1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,608 Man on TV: Cleanup is still under way in both Galveston and Houston 2 00:00:03,610 --> 00:00:07,979 due to the damage caused by Hurricane Alicia last week 3 00:00:07,981 --> 00:00:10,948 with storm costs projected into the billions. 4 00:00:10,950 --> 00:00:16,620 1983 is shaping up to be the costliest hurricane season in Texas history. 5 00:00:16,622 --> 00:00:19,089 The death toll currently stands at 21 6 00:00:19,091 --> 00:00:21,124 with reports of hundreds injured. 7 00:00:21,126 --> 00:00:22,125 The Red Cross... 8 00:00:22,127 --> 00:00:24,193 ( crackling on TV ) 9 00:00:25,828 --> 00:00:27,862 - ( Cameron laughs ) - What are you doing? 10 00:00:27,864 --> 00:00:30,164 - Come play with me. - Play with yourself. I gotta work. 11 00:00:30,166 --> 00:00:32,132 - You gotta work. - Joe. 12 00:00:32,134 --> 00:00:34,000 I can't look at code right now. 13 00:00:34,002 --> 00:00:36,669 Come. It's not as much fun to beat the computer. 14 00:00:36,671 --> 00:00:38,237 - I want to beat you. - Why? 15 00:00:38,239 --> 00:00:39,938 It's just better when you know your enemy. 16 00:00:39,940 --> 00:00:42,006 - Love your enemy. - Please. 17 00:00:42,008 --> 00:00:43,841 Racing, huh? ( blows raspberry ) 18 00:00:43,843 --> 00:00:46,243 - Easy win. - We'll see. 19 00:00:46,245 --> 00:00:48,979 ( game beeping ) 20 00:00:48,981 --> 00:00:50,213 - Uh-oh. - Mm-mm. 21 00:00:50,215 --> 00:00:52,915 Oh, oh, oh! ( kisses ) 22 00:00:52,917 --> 00:00:54,950 Joe, that's cheating. 23 00:00:54,952 --> 00:00:56,751 Victory. 24 00:00:56,753 --> 00:00:58,419 Okay, rematch. 25 00:00:58,421 --> 00:01:00,754 - Come on. - ( chuckling ) 26 00:01:02,690 --> 00:01:04,957 Oh, you can't do it, can you? 27 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,225 You can't just sit and play for five minutes. 28 00:01:07,227 --> 00:01:09,093 I'm sorry, I can't. Not right now. 29 00:01:09,095 --> 00:01:12,029 We gotta keep working on the Giant's new OS. 30 00:01:12,031 --> 00:01:14,331 COMDEX is closer than we think. We gotta be ready. 31 00:01:14,333 --> 00:01:16,666 We will be. 32 00:01:16,668 --> 00:01:18,401 Come on, one more game, please? 33 00:01:18,403 --> 00:01:20,836 Don't play all day. 34 00:01:20,838 --> 00:01:23,905 "Birds Fly" playing 35 00:01:40,789 --> 00:01:42,856 ( modems screeching ) 36 00:01:44,758 --> 00:01:46,391 ( whistles ) 37 00:01:49,728 --> 00:01:51,462 Well, good morning, good morning. 38 00:01:51,464 --> 00:01:53,330 - Good morning. - Lev: Yo, hey! 39 00:01:53,332 --> 00:01:55,765 Hey, hey, you're getting that shit everywhere, man. 40 00:01:55,767 --> 00:01:58,734 Uh, pardon our dust, but expand we must. 41 00:01:58,736 --> 00:02:00,736 - What's going on? - We're running out of room for cables. 42 00:02:00,738 --> 00:02:02,304 We're stuffing them anywhere we can. 43 00:02:02,306 --> 00:02:04,939 - ( buzzing ) - Morning! 44 00:02:04,941 --> 00:02:08,776 - Including the walls. - Good, great idea. 45 00:02:08,778 --> 00:02:11,245 This guy just opened with F3. 46 00:02:11,247 --> 00:02:13,013 Why is everyone bad at chess? 47 00:02:13,015 --> 00:02:14,280 Chess is hard. 48 00:02:14,282 --> 00:02:16,815 I'm hard. ( laughs ) 49 00:02:16,817 --> 00:02:19,317 Um, "Parallax" just crashed again. 50 00:02:19,319 --> 00:02:21,786 Oh, God. Find out why. 51 00:02:21,788 --> 00:02:25,156 - Lev, how's our speed? - The networks are lagging like a bitch. 52 00:02:25,158 --> 00:02:27,424 ( typing ) Lots of fritzing out from overload. 53 00:02:27,426 --> 00:02:29,426 - Man: Heads up! - I feel like the new phone lines we installed 54 00:02:29,428 --> 00:02:31,795 should be able to handle the volume. 55 00:02:31,797 --> 00:02:34,397 No, there's still delay and drop. 56 00:02:34,399 --> 00:02:37,800 - ( hammering ) - ( saw buzzing ) 57 00:02:37,802 --> 00:02:40,068 ( Russian accent ) Okay, who put Stormtrooper in microwave? 58 00:02:40,070 --> 00:02:43,104 Oh, Arki, I need the aux LAN online by noon, okay? 59 00:02:43,106 --> 00:02:45,739 - Arki: No problem. - Oh, God, this is gross. 60 00:02:45,741 --> 00:02:48,208 Hey, Lev, can we check the wiring? 61 00:02:48,210 --> 00:02:49,809 Yeah, sure. 62 00:02:49,811 --> 00:02:51,844 I'm redirecting users over to "Tank Battle" 63 00:02:51,846 --> 00:02:53,312 while we reload "Parallax." 64 00:02:53,314 --> 00:02:55,047 Give me about 15 minutes. 65 00:02:55,049 --> 00:02:57,482 Getting this thing live again is like launching a yacht. 66 00:02:57,484 --> 00:02:59,417 Can someone please deactivate the top menu item? 67 00:02:59,419 --> 00:03:01,051 I don't want users blowing the system 68 00:03:01,053 --> 00:03:02,352 trying to enter a game that isn't there. 69 00:03:02,354 --> 00:03:04,253 I'm blowing the system. ( laughs ) 70 00:03:04,255 --> 00:03:06,922 - ( loud crash ) - Yo-Yo: Oh, shit. 71 00:03:06,924 --> 00:03:09,024 What? What is it? 72 00:03:09,026 --> 00:03:10,492 Dude! 73 00:03:12,394 --> 00:03:14,161 Went through a stud. 74 00:03:14,163 --> 00:03:17,197 - ( sighs ) - Great, there goes our security deposit. 75 00:03:17,199 --> 00:03:19,832 - ( phone ringing ) - We said good-bye to that a long time ago, boys. 76 00:03:19,834 --> 00:03:22,134 Mutiny support. 77 00:03:22,136 --> 00:03:25,403 Man on phone: Hi, my name is Chet Jensen, user handle KickAssasaurus. 78 00:03:25,405 --> 00:03:28,272 I'd like to report a programming error in "Parallax." 79 00:03:28,274 --> 00:03:30,440 The narrow hall with a bunch of mirrors has no door. 80 00:03:30,442 --> 00:03:32,375 No, not mirrors, holograms. 81 00:03:32,377 --> 00:03:34,043 Oh, flummoxing. 82 00:03:34,045 --> 00:03:36,211 But if I say, "Look at hologram," 83 00:03:36,213 --> 00:03:39,113 it just says, "You see an object, but it isn't real." 84 00:03:39,115 --> 00:03:42,983 - Okay, can you touch it? - Hmm, no, it says, 85 00:03:42,985 --> 00:03:45,552 "You put your hand into the light, but cannot grasp it." 86 00:03:45,554 --> 00:03:48,454 - And there's no way out. - Okay, well, think about it. 87 00:03:48,456 --> 00:03:51,423 If you can put your hand in the hologram, what does that mean? 88 00:03:51,425 --> 00:03:55,160 I mean, you have to think about the physical space of the room, you know? 89 00:03:55,162 --> 00:03:56,961 And remember, the android sorcerer 90 00:03:56,963 --> 00:03:59,096 - is brilliant and cunning. - ( loud crash ) 91 00:03:59,098 --> 00:04:01,498 - Guys! - Hey, Frosty, don't strip any more screws, okay? 92 00:04:01,500 --> 00:04:03,266 Gotta-- gotta make 'em tight, real tight. 93 00:04:03,268 --> 00:04:05,835 Oh, my God, we have got to rewire this. 94 00:04:05,837 --> 00:04:08,938 We can't build the cabinets fast enough. Wiring's an afterthought. 95 00:04:08,940 --> 00:04:10,906 - Donna: Oh, boy. - Chet: Wait just a darn minute. 96 00:04:10,908 --> 00:04:13,041 Can I walk through the hologram? 97 00:04:13,043 --> 00:04:15,143 - Maybe. - Holy cow! 98 00:04:15,145 --> 00:04:17,044 Whoever came up with that is brilliant. 99 00:04:17,046 --> 00:04:19,212 Thank you. I came up with that. 100 00:04:19,214 --> 00:04:21,080 - You're the creator of "Parallax"? - Network problem. 101 00:04:21,082 --> 00:04:23,248 - Serious lag. - That's good, we're popular. 102 00:04:23,250 --> 00:04:25,516 No, I don't know that the server host can handle the strain 103 00:04:25,518 --> 00:04:27,918 or even if the modem bank can stay up with the load. 104 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,820 - Lev: Then screw backgammon! - Thank you. 105 00:04:30,822 --> 00:04:32,488 ( men struggling ) 106 00:04:34,424 --> 00:04:36,558 Hey, hey, hey. What is going on here? 107 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,927 You guys, cut it out. 108 00:04:38,929 --> 00:04:41,829 "Parallax" keeps crashing because his version of backgammon is too big. 109 00:04:41,831 --> 00:04:43,530 - No frickin' way! - Well, how big is it? 110 00:04:43,532 --> 00:04:45,131 Over 500K. 111 00:04:45,133 --> 00:04:47,032 Why does backgammon have to be half a meg? 112 00:04:47,034 --> 00:04:50,001 It's a square with some circles and some triangles. 113 00:04:50,003 --> 00:04:53,471 - It could be all the colors. - Color is good. 114 00:04:53,473 --> 00:04:57,107 Hello, our games have to run on phone lines, 115 00:04:57,109 --> 00:04:59,576 not on a plastic cartridge with a crap ton of memory. 116 00:04:59,578 --> 00:05:01,377 Yeah, and that's why they keep sucking. 117 00:05:01,379 --> 00:05:03,846 Look, nothing sucks, okay? 118 00:05:03,848 --> 00:05:06,348 "Parallax" crashes all the time. 119 00:05:06,350 --> 00:05:09,984 Because you installed a big-ass version of backgammon. 120 00:05:09,986 --> 00:05:12,219 Okay, look, backgammon cannot be the only reason 121 00:05:12,221 --> 00:05:14,988 that we're having problems, but until we figure it out, 122 00:05:14,990 --> 00:05:17,924 Yo-Yo, just recode it and make it grayscale, okay? 123 00:05:17,926 --> 00:05:20,126 Yo-Yo: What? No way! 124 00:05:21,862 --> 00:05:23,929 ( sighs ) 125 00:05:31,036 --> 00:05:33,303 What was that about? 126 00:05:33,305 --> 00:05:35,138 I think we should unplug the cabinets. 127 00:05:35,140 --> 00:05:37,640 Figure out a better power solution. 128 00:05:37,642 --> 00:05:41,944 Maybe rewiring everything more carefully will help with the lag. 129 00:05:41,946 --> 00:05:43,545 ( chuckles ) You mean take the network offline? 130 00:05:43,547 --> 00:05:46,180 - Yeah, for a couple hours. - We can't do that. 131 00:05:46,182 --> 00:05:49,183 - We're already getting complaints about the outages. - It's only gonna get slower 132 00:05:49,185 --> 00:05:52,085 - if we don't figure out what's wrong. - Donna, no. 133 00:05:52,087 --> 00:05:54,921 "Birds Fly" playing in background 134 00:05:59,659 --> 00:06:01,960 ( blows ) 135 00:06:03,562 --> 00:06:05,396 Whatcha playing? 136 00:06:05,398 --> 00:06:07,631 Another fat-ass game with color. 137 00:06:07,633 --> 00:06:09,265 ( TV turns on ) 138 00:06:09,267 --> 00:06:11,200 ( all shouting ) 139 00:06:11,202 --> 00:06:13,135 ( scoffs ) 140 00:06:13,137 --> 00:06:14,569 We blew a breaker, didn't we? 141 00:06:14,571 --> 00:06:17,171 We didn't blow the breaker. 142 00:06:17,173 --> 00:06:19,406 I think we blew the whole block. 143 00:06:22,676 --> 00:06:24,409 Going. 144 00:06:27,479 --> 00:06:30,547 ( theme music playing ) 145 00:06:58,208 --> 00:07:02,044 Man's voice: Does your work have you feeling small and insignificant? 146 00:07:02,046 --> 00:07:06,515 Is it as boring as a hand full of beans? 147 00:07:06,517 --> 00:07:08,550 Add adventure to your life. 148 00:07:08,552 --> 00:07:11,452 Climb that ladder and discover the Giant 149 00:07:11,454 --> 00:07:13,053 from Cardiff Electric-- 150 00:07:13,055 --> 00:07:15,822 personal, portable, affordable. 151 00:07:15,824 --> 00:07:19,225 And now introducing the Giant's golden egg-- 152 00:07:19,227 --> 00:07:21,560 the Giant Professional. 153 00:07:21,562 --> 00:07:24,996 Up to three times faster than the IBM XT. 154 00:07:24,998 --> 00:07:28,766 And with better graphical capability than the Apple Macintosh, 155 00:07:28,768 --> 00:07:31,168 the Giant Pro puts your business 156 00:07:31,170 --> 00:07:33,636 at the top of the stalk. 157 00:07:36,806 --> 00:07:39,674 Good morning, I'm Chip Rowlett with "DFW Moneyline," 158 00:07:39,676 --> 00:07:41,776 and I'm joined by Gordon Clark, 159 00:07:41,778 --> 00:07:44,912 current president of Dallas mainstay firm Cardiff Electric. 160 00:07:44,914 --> 00:07:46,513 Gordon, thanks so much for being with us today. 161 00:07:46,515 --> 00:07:48,548 Ahem, thanks for having me, Chip. 162 00:07:48,550 --> 00:07:51,551 Chip: So what we just saw was the latest national spot 163 00:07:51,553 --> 00:07:54,687 for two computers designed over the last two years 164 00:07:54,689 --> 00:07:57,156 - by Cardiff Electric. - Uh, yes. 165 00:07:57,158 --> 00:08:00,125 And that was a lot of fun to do-- 166 00:08:00,127 --> 00:08:04,062 But personal computing is only the latest chapter in Cardiff's history. 167 00:08:04,064 --> 00:08:05,930 In fact, you yourself were instrumental 168 00:08:05,932 --> 00:08:08,165 in the change to the business model, weren't you? 169 00:08:08,167 --> 00:08:11,001 Uh, yes. Yes, I was-- 170 00:08:11,003 --> 00:08:14,104 But now Cardiff is closing up shop? 171 00:08:14,106 --> 00:08:17,207 Uh, well, not closing exactly. 172 00:08:17,209 --> 00:08:20,777 I guess we didn't expect so much success so quickly. 173 00:08:20,779 --> 00:08:23,045 We've been acquired by a large overseas company. 174 00:08:23,047 --> 00:08:25,147 Chip: But you will stay on as president, then? 175 00:08:25,149 --> 00:08:27,249 ( whispers ) Hi, could you just-- could you tell him... 176 00:08:27,251 --> 00:08:30,885 Actually, I think it's time for me to move on. 177 00:08:30,887 --> 00:08:32,953 ( whispers ) I need to go to the power company. 178 00:08:32,955 --> 00:08:35,822 - I need to leave. - Oh, so, sayonara, 9:00 to 5:00, huh? 179 00:08:35,824 --> 00:08:38,191 Uh, I've given serious thought 180 00:08:38,193 --> 00:08:40,760 to starting my own investment firm... 181 00:08:40,762 --> 00:08:42,695 out of my garage. 182 00:08:42,697 --> 00:08:45,898 Interesting. Why the garage? 183 00:08:45,900 --> 00:08:49,801 Because, Chip, uh, good ideas 184 00:08:49,803 --> 00:08:51,536 don't come out of a boardroom, do they? 185 00:08:51,538 --> 00:08:53,005 - ( Chip laughs ) Very good. - That was good. 186 00:08:53,007 --> 00:08:54,272 - Gotta go. - Well, Gordon, again, 187 00:08:54,274 --> 00:08:56,340 thanks so much for being with us. 188 00:08:56,342 --> 00:08:58,308 We've got a lot more to talk about in the world of business, 189 00:08:58,310 --> 00:09:00,310 and we'll do that when we come back right after this. 190 00:09:00,312 --> 00:09:01,978 Thanks. Thank you. 191 00:09:01,980 --> 00:09:04,013 - Thanks, Gordon. Good job. - ( bell rings ) 192 00:09:04,015 --> 00:09:06,081 Man: Okay, we're back in two, guys. Let's go. 193 00:09:15,824 --> 00:09:17,891 ( panting ) 194 00:09:26,733 --> 00:09:29,134 ( phone ringing ) 195 00:09:32,104 --> 00:09:33,771 Hello? 196 00:09:35,673 --> 00:09:36,873 All right. 197 00:09:38,909 --> 00:09:40,376 Yeah. 198 00:09:42,212 --> 00:09:44,379 Yeah, that's good news. 199 00:09:45,781 --> 00:09:47,748 Thank you. 200 00:09:55,122 --> 00:09:56,856 Ah. 201 00:09:59,292 --> 00:10:02,761 - Who was that? - My attorney. The sale went through. 202 00:10:02,763 --> 00:10:06,464 - Really? - They're giving me my share. 203 00:10:06,466 --> 00:10:10,401 - ( laughs ) - That's fantastic, Joe. 204 00:10:10,403 --> 00:10:13,437 I gotta go up and pick it up tomorrow. 205 00:10:13,439 --> 00:10:15,305 This is good. 206 00:10:28,084 --> 00:10:31,453 You earned this. You deserve it. 207 00:10:31,455 --> 00:10:33,888 Don't doubt that for a second. 208 00:10:35,924 --> 00:10:39,793 Just-- just going back there, 209 00:10:39,795 --> 00:10:41,094 seeing those people... 210 00:10:41,096 --> 00:10:43,796 I know. 211 00:10:43,798 --> 00:10:45,898 You want me to cancel tonight? 212 00:10:45,900 --> 00:10:47,499 We don't have to have all these people over. 213 00:10:47,501 --> 00:10:49,801 - No, no. - We can just talk it through. 214 00:10:49,803 --> 00:10:53,104 It's a good distraction, yeah? 215 00:10:53,106 --> 00:10:56,307 ( exhales ) 10 miles. 216 00:10:56,309 --> 00:10:59,443 - I can tell. ( laughs ) - Okay. 217 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,928 Okay, so I am male. 218 00:11:51,930 --> 00:11:54,430 Uh, I am in entertainment. 219 00:11:54,432 --> 00:11:57,299 Um, a singer sometimes, right? 220 00:11:57,301 --> 00:12:00,302 - I'm dead. - Well, allegedly you're dead. 221 00:12:00,304 --> 00:12:02,904 Oh, allegedly. Okay. 222 00:12:02,906 --> 00:12:04,972 Damn it. 223 00:12:04,974 --> 00:12:06,907 Um, okay, let me think. 224 00:12:06,909 --> 00:12:10,143 I am-- oh, oh, what's his name? 225 00:12:10,145 --> 00:12:13,846 - From "Taxi," Andy Kaufman? - Man: Ah. 226 00:12:13,848 --> 00:12:16,215 - ( cheering ) - Finally! 227 00:12:16,217 --> 00:12:18,817 I was Andy Kaufman. 228 00:12:18,819 --> 00:12:21,419 And I was Big Bird, so I guess we make quite the couple. 229 00:12:21,421 --> 00:12:23,421 - ( laughing ) - Evan told me on the way over here 230 00:12:23,423 --> 00:12:25,022 that you two met at a planetarium? 231 00:12:25,024 --> 00:12:26,556 You tell it. 232 00:12:26,558 --> 00:12:30,493 All right, well, um-- well, we knew each other in school. 233 00:12:30,495 --> 00:12:32,261 We were just friends, though. 234 00:12:32,263 --> 00:12:33,495 We met in a rhetoric course. 235 00:12:33,497 --> 00:12:35,129 We argued all the time. 236 00:12:35,131 --> 00:12:38,265 Well, 'cause you were wrong most of the time. 237 00:12:38,267 --> 00:12:42,102 I mean, we kind of lost touch after school. 238 00:12:42,104 --> 00:12:45,338 And as you guys know, last year was a rough year for me. 239 00:12:45,340 --> 00:12:50,042 Anyway, this assignment came through from "Texas Monthly" 240 00:12:50,044 --> 00:12:53,178 to go profile Fiske Observatory, to live up there for a while, 241 00:12:53,180 --> 00:12:56,381 and getting out of town seemed like a good thing to me at that point, 242 00:12:56,383 --> 00:13:01,418 so I did, and I started writing about their SETI program. 243 00:13:01,420 --> 00:13:03,620 Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. 244 00:13:03,622 --> 00:13:05,421 - Group: Oh... - Yep, yep. 245 00:13:05,423 --> 00:13:10,058 And so there I was, searching the skies, waiting for contact. 246 00:13:10,060 --> 00:13:13,961 - And Joe... - Woman: Then Joe walked through the door. 247 00:13:13,963 --> 00:13:16,129 ( laughing ) 248 00:13:16,131 --> 00:13:18,598 - What do you do, Joe? - I worked at IBM for a long time 249 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:21,901 and then I was in personal computers here in Texas. 250 00:13:21,903 --> 00:13:24,536 - And then I got out of it. - How come? 251 00:13:24,538 --> 00:13:27,138 I needed to reevaluate. 252 00:13:27,140 --> 00:13:30,474 At the time, I thought I was unhappy with the project, 253 00:13:30,476 --> 00:13:34,377 but in hindsight I realized I was just unhappy with myself. 254 00:13:37,514 --> 00:13:41,617 So I guess that's what I've been working on. 255 00:13:41,619 --> 00:13:44,419 Well, Joe is being very modest. 256 00:13:44,421 --> 00:13:46,220 What he didn't tell you 257 00:13:46,222 --> 00:13:49,456 is he took this tiny regional company 258 00:13:49,458 --> 00:13:52,425 and turned it into a national competitor for PCs almost overnight. 259 00:13:52,427 --> 00:13:54,994 - Wow. - He's driving up to Dallas tomorrow 260 00:13:54,996 --> 00:13:57,129 to collect his share of the company sale. 261 00:13:57,131 --> 00:13:59,498 - But that's not the whole story. - No, it-- it's not. 262 00:13:59,500 --> 00:14:02,234 But the outcome is the same. 263 00:14:04,136 --> 00:14:06,137 So what are you gonna do with all that dough? 264 00:14:06,139 --> 00:14:08,139 I'm going to start my own company. 265 00:14:08,141 --> 00:14:10,474 Man: That's great. Here? 266 00:14:10,476 --> 00:14:13,376 No, in California. 267 00:14:13,378 --> 00:14:15,010 - In Silicon Valley. - Woman: What? 268 00:14:15,012 --> 00:14:16,211 Oh, you're moving? 269 00:14:16,213 --> 00:14:18,580 Nothing is written in stone. 270 00:14:18,582 --> 00:14:20,481 But we're really excited. 271 00:14:20,483 --> 00:14:23,550 My point is, the past is past, 272 00:14:23,552 --> 00:14:26,386 but tomorrow is tomorrow. 273 00:14:29,392 --> 00:14:33,228 - This is ridiculous. - I wonder how often the power goes out at Atari. 274 00:14:33,230 --> 00:14:34,495 ( electric buzz ) 275 00:14:34,497 --> 00:14:37,431 - Oh, finally. - ( scattered cheers ) 276 00:14:38,966 --> 00:14:42,001 Okay, what is that? 277 00:14:42,003 --> 00:14:46,271 Uh, Cameron fixed our power problem. 278 00:14:46,273 --> 00:14:48,506 Yeah, we just ran extension cords 279 00:14:48,508 --> 00:14:50,341 to the outdoor sockets next door. 280 00:14:55,146 --> 00:14:57,981 Okay, please tell me that you asked the Andersons' permission 281 00:14:57,983 --> 00:14:59,382 to siphon off their meter. 282 00:14:59,384 --> 00:15:01,517 Donna, the Andersons are loaded. 283 00:15:01,519 --> 00:15:04,353 Think of it as trickle-down electricity. 284 00:15:06,055 --> 00:15:08,189 This is a bigger problem than you might think. 285 00:15:08,191 --> 00:15:10,691 Dallas Power and Light knows that we overrode our circuit breaker. 286 00:15:10,693 --> 00:15:12,659 City Planning is probably on its way with a notice 287 00:15:12,661 --> 00:15:14,560 saying that the house isn't zoned for commercial use. 288 00:15:14,562 --> 00:15:16,395 We're facing all kinds of fines, 289 00:15:16,397 --> 00:15:18,230 so it would be really great if we stop breaking more laws 290 00:15:18,232 --> 00:15:19,731 on top of the ones we've already broken. 291 00:15:19,733 --> 00:15:21,632 Donna, power is power 292 00:15:21,634 --> 00:15:23,333 and we can handle the fines, okay? 293 00:15:23,335 --> 00:15:25,201 The only real issue is the lag 294 00:15:25,203 --> 00:15:27,636 and we can fix that with more network equipment and PCs. 295 00:15:27,638 --> 00:15:30,071 I'll call my guy tonight and see if he has any more XTs in the warehouse. 296 00:15:30,073 --> 00:15:32,339 - Problem solved. - Okay, that's a patch, not a fix. 297 00:15:32,341 --> 00:15:35,208 Yes, which is what we need to hold us over until we can fix it for real. 298 00:15:35,210 --> 00:15:38,210 Power company on line one. 299 00:15:40,012 --> 00:15:41,312 Do you want me? 300 00:15:41,314 --> 00:15:43,747 ( sighs ) 301 00:15:43,749 --> 00:15:46,316 ( TV playing ) 302 00:15:46,318 --> 00:15:49,319 - Woman on TV: The winner is F. Murray Abraham. - ( cheering on TV ) 303 00:15:49,321 --> 00:15:52,622 Shoot, Eddie Murphy should've won for "Beverly Hills Cop." 304 00:15:52,624 --> 00:15:55,324 I don't know who that Salieri is. 305 00:15:55,326 --> 00:15:57,659 That's the whole point. 306 00:15:57,661 --> 00:15:59,661 He's not Mozart. 307 00:15:59,663 --> 00:16:02,664 - Two Shiners. - Walker Red, rocks. 308 00:16:02,666 --> 00:16:06,000 - Put it on his tab. - Yeah, we're unemployed. 309 00:16:09,637 --> 00:16:11,437 - Hey, man. - Hey, Stan. 310 00:16:11,439 --> 00:16:13,272 Don't worry about those guys. 311 00:16:13,274 --> 00:16:15,274 They're not actually unemployed. 312 00:16:15,276 --> 00:16:18,777 Larry's interviewing at Tandy and Ed's likely going to EDS. 313 00:16:18,779 --> 00:16:21,780 He's probably just pissed 'cause he'll be at a place called "Ed's," 314 00:16:21,782 --> 00:16:23,448 but he won't own it. 315 00:16:23,450 --> 00:16:25,583 Get it? Ed's? 316 00:16:25,585 --> 00:16:28,686 Yeah, no, I got it, Stan. 317 00:16:28,688 --> 00:16:32,056 But you have to understand that we weren't intentionally trying to damage it-- 318 00:16:32,058 --> 00:16:34,391 Hey, they just got "Dig Dug II" at the arcade. 319 00:16:34,393 --> 00:16:37,026 - Research trip. - Look, I know that we use a lot, but-- yes, I'll hold. 320 00:16:37,028 --> 00:16:39,395 ( overlapping voices ) Amazing! Hey, guys, wait up. 321 00:16:39,397 --> 00:16:41,130 - Ready to do it? - Yeah. 322 00:16:41,132 --> 00:16:42,731 - Donna? - Shotgun! 323 00:16:42,733 --> 00:16:45,200 - Do you want to go with them? - What? No. 324 00:16:45,202 --> 00:16:47,468 No, I have to take care of this anyway. 325 00:16:47,470 --> 00:16:49,403 If you want to go, you don't have to wait for them to ask. 326 00:16:49,405 --> 00:16:51,405 You can just go. 327 00:16:51,407 --> 00:16:53,607 Oh, yeah? Then who's gonna deal with the power company? 328 00:16:53,609 --> 00:16:56,443 I don't know. Let them send a bill. It'll take care of itself. 329 00:16:56,445 --> 00:16:59,579 That's great. That's a really amazing system you've discovered. 330 00:17:00,814 --> 00:17:03,448 - Do you have a problem? - Yeah, Cameron, I do. 331 00:17:03,450 --> 00:17:05,516 You made this a place without a boss, 332 00:17:05,518 --> 00:17:07,684 and that sounds really nice, but what that translates into 333 00:17:07,686 --> 00:17:09,385 is a bunch of crap falling through the cracks 334 00:17:09,387 --> 00:17:11,253 that I end up having to deal with. 335 00:17:11,255 --> 00:17:12,621 God, well, if you're so good at dealing with it, 336 00:17:12,623 --> 00:17:14,089 then why don't you just keep being the savior 337 00:17:14,091 --> 00:17:15,490 we all supposedly need so much? 338 00:17:15,492 --> 00:17:18,192 Because I don't want to be the mom here. 339 00:17:18,194 --> 00:17:19,760 Look, I do that at home. 340 00:17:19,762 --> 00:17:22,129 I came here to do what I love, 341 00:17:22,131 --> 00:17:24,364 - and I don't love dealing with the power company. - Donna. 342 00:17:24,366 --> 00:17:27,300 And I don't love managing the checkbook to make sure we don't overdraw 343 00:17:27,302 --> 00:17:29,101 and I don't love playing wet nurse to a bunch of coders 344 00:17:29,103 --> 00:17:30,669 who act more like kindergarteners-- 345 00:17:30,671 --> 00:17:34,239 Then don't do those things! Nobody asked you to! 346 00:17:34,241 --> 00:17:37,275 - Jesus. - Damn it. 347 00:17:37,277 --> 00:17:41,145 I did everything I could to keep things going, but Nathan-- 348 00:17:41,147 --> 00:17:43,514 Nathan wanted to sell. 349 00:17:43,516 --> 00:17:45,682 You know, I fought for everyone's jobs, I really did. 350 00:17:45,684 --> 00:17:47,517 You don't have to apologize 351 00:17:47,519 --> 00:17:50,186 - for making out like a bandit in the sale. - Oh, God. 352 00:17:50,188 --> 00:17:52,388 Man, I'd have done the same thing if I were in your shoes. 353 00:17:52,390 --> 00:17:56,759 Before you took over, I was updating systems software packages. 354 00:17:56,761 --> 00:18:02,097 After you, we built two machines in two years from the ground up. 355 00:18:02,099 --> 00:18:04,265 The Pro was just a Giant with a bag on the side of it. 356 00:18:04,267 --> 00:18:07,568 The Pro was amazing. Giant was amazing. 357 00:18:07,570 --> 00:18:10,771 I would never have gotten the opportunity to do any of it if it weren't for you. 358 00:18:12,106 --> 00:18:13,840 Gosh, you remember that one night 359 00:18:13,842 --> 00:18:15,208 when you couldn't find the music? 360 00:18:15,210 --> 00:18:17,310 - What? - Remember? 361 00:18:17,312 --> 00:18:19,745 We were three weeks deep on debugging the Pro. 362 00:18:19,747 --> 00:18:22,881 It was maybe 4:00 AM. We're in the kill room. 363 00:18:22,883 --> 00:18:25,216 You couldn't focus because you were convinced 364 00:18:25,218 --> 00:18:28,452 somebody was cranking "Dream Weaver" in the parking lot. 365 00:18:28,454 --> 00:18:29,886 - So you go out to check-- - What? 366 00:18:29,888 --> 00:18:31,721 yeah, you go outside, you check, 367 00:18:31,723 --> 00:18:34,256 you come back in, you take a ceiling tile out, 368 00:18:34,258 --> 00:18:36,458 and you climb up into the ceiling. 369 00:18:36,460 --> 00:18:39,694 Remember? Come on, it was amazing. 370 00:18:39,696 --> 00:18:41,395 Yeah. 371 00:18:41,397 --> 00:18:43,597 Yeah, I... 372 00:18:43,599 --> 00:18:46,232 sort of. 373 00:18:46,234 --> 00:18:48,535 When was this? 374 00:18:48,537 --> 00:18:50,737 I mean, I think it was you. 375 00:18:50,739 --> 00:18:52,538 Jesus, we were all so coked out of our minds 376 00:18:52,540 --> 00:18:53,672 trying to hit those deadlines. 377 00:18:53,674 --> 00:18:55,006 Who knows? 378 00:18:57,777 --> 00:19:00,812 You know, Donna, I'm feeling really good about it. 379 00:19:00,814 --> 00:19:04,415 I mean, this really is the best way that this chapter could've ended. 380 00:19:04,417 --> 00:19:05,883 - Can I have-- - Here, cream, two sugars. 381 00:19:05,885 --> 00:19:07,484 - Oh, thank you. - Now I got time. 382 00:19:07,486 --> 00:19:09,719 And time is such a valuable, precious resource. 383 00:19:09,721 --> 00:19:11,754 - And now I got boatloads of it, you know? - Yeah, that's great. 384 00:19:11,756 --> 00:19:13,522 I can start this investment thing and-- 385 00:19:13,524 --> 00:19:15,323 - Oh, my keys? - Couch. 386 00:19:15,325 --> 00:19:17,158 - Try the cushion by the lamp. - Thank you. 387 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:19,393 But you know what I'm gonna spend it on first is our kids. 388 00:19:19,395 --> 00:19:21,161 And I know I've been saying that for a long time, 389 00:19:21,163 --> 00:19:22,929 but this time I really mean it. 390 00:19:22,931 --> 00:19:25,398 I mean, did you know that Joanie can sing all the lyrics to "Hey, Jude"? 391 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,266 I mean, I'm sorry, isn't that incredible? 392 00:19:27,268 --> 00:19:29,234 - Wait, where are the girls? - It's absolutely phenom-- 393 00:19:29,236 --> 00:19:32,170 - they're dressed and in the car. - Oh, good. 394 00:19:32,172 --> 00:19:34,305 - Oh, my God. - What? 395 00:19:34,307 --> 00:19:35,806 The closing-- Gordon, it's today. 396 00:19:35,808 --> 00:19:37,541 - I completely forgot. - It's okay, it's okay. 397 00:19:37,543 --> 00:19:39,843 Look, I'm just gonna go in. I'm gonna sign my name. 398 00:19:39,845 --> 00:19:43,179 - It's not a big deal. - And collect an incredible amount of money. 399 00:19:43,181 --> 00:19:44,914 You really did it. You worked so hard. 400 00:19:44,916 --> 00:19:47,850 - I'm really proud of you. - Yeah. 401 00:19:50,220 --> 00:19:53,622 Look at this. Their "Tank Battle" round timed out 15 minutes ago 402 00:19:53,624 --> 00:19:55,857 and they're still talking to each other in the chatbox. 403 00:19:55,859 --> 00:19:57,358 Well, I've seen users do it longer. 404 00:19:57,360 --> 00:19:59,293 They're paying five bucks an hour 405 00:19:59,295 --> 00:20:02,763 just so they can talk about what they're doing over spring break? 406 00:20:02,765 --> 00:20:05,932 Hey, I'm gonna go meet my XT guy. 407 00:20:05,934 --> 00:20:08,668 - You good? - Yeah, I'm fine. 408 00:20:08,670 --> 00:20:10,302 Good. 409 00:20:20,779 --> 00:20:22,446 ( elevator dings ) 410 00:20:26,584 --> 00:20:29,953 ( sighs ) Of course. 411 00:20:29,955 --> 00:20:32,655 Of course you'd show up for your piece of the pie. 412 00:20:34,557 --> 00:20:36,824 Unbelievable. 413 00:20:45,433 --> 00:20:47,667 To keep this efficient, I'll be calling out shareholders, 414 00:20:47,669 --> 00:20:49,535 starting with the largest first. 415 00:20:49,537 --> 00:20:51,737 Once you hear your name, please enter the conference room, 416 00:20:51,739 --> 00:20:53,872 sign the documents we've laid out for you, 417 00:20:53,874 --> 00:20:55,640 and you'll receive your checks. 418 00:20:55,642 --> 00:20:58,709 Ronald, Frank, and Garrett Cardiff. 419 00:21:15,493 --> 00:21:17,460 Did you get my letter? 420 00:21:19,329 --> 00:21:21,596 How was Shangri-la? 421 00:21:23,865 --> 00:21:26,867 It's good. Healthy. 422 00:21:28,736 --> 00:21:31,370 Lawyer: Representatives of Sunningdale Holdings, Limited. 423 00:21:37,009 --> 00:21:39,910 Nathan's making a mistake selling off so soon. 424 00:21:39,912 --> 00:21:42,979 Company's worth at least 20% more than this valuation. 425 00:21:45,983 --> 00:21:49,485 Well, I think it was a mistake to burn a truck full of our computers 426 00:21:49,487 --> 00:21:51,887 and then go running off into the woods. 427 00:21:56,992 --> 00:21:58,726 A lot of mistakes. 428 00:21:58,728 --> 00:22:01,328 A lot, yeah. 429 00:22:01,330 --> 00:22:03,630 A lot of mistakes. 430 00:22:05,633 --> 00:22:07,700 The estate of Nicholas Mundy. 431 00:22:17,643 --> 00:22:21,579 You know, honestly, I'm just glad it's over. 432 00:22:21,581 --> 00:22:25,082 I mean, last year was a grind. 433 00:22:25,084 --> 00:22:27,617 I mean, nothing like it was before. 434 00:22:29,019 --> 00:22:31,720 Although that wasn't much fun either. 435 00:22:35,491 --> 00:22:38,392 Second machine was a lateral move. 436 00:22:38,394 --> 00:22:41,461 Less inspired. 437 00:22:41,463 --> 00:22:43,563 The new owners didn't even want the machines, 438 00:22:43,565 --> 00:22:45,964 they just wanted the patents so they could build something better. 439 00:22:48,067 --> 00:22:50,634 The Pro wasn't that bad. 440 00:22:53,471 --> 00:22:55,004 Not that bad. 441 00:22:55,006 --> 00:22:57,873 We should've put that on the box. 442 00:22:59,942 --> 00:23:03,010 ( both laughing ) 443 00:23:08,682 --> 00:23:10,716 Lawyer: Gordon Clark? 444 00:23:20,726 --> 00:23:23,561 - And... sign right there. - Ahem. 445 00:23:23,563 --> 00:23:26,931 - Nathan. - Just sign on page three. 446 00:23:44,449 --> 00:23:46,683 So I can just take this to the bank? 447 00:23:46,685 --> 00:23:49,552 Yes, that's still how checks work. 448 00:23:50,887 --> 00:23:52,921 All right, then. Thanks for the memories. 449 00:24:00,695 --> 00:24:02,027 Lawyer: Joe MacMillan. 450 00:24:05,131 --> 00:24:07,565 Just sit there. 451 00:24:14,639 --> 00:24:16,806 And just sign on page three. 452 00:24:26,415 --> 00:24:28,082 ( knocks ) 453 00:24:49,470 --> 00:24:54,207 This is your cut minus the first shipment that you burned. 454 00:25:07,187 --> 00:25:09,221 You get nothing. 455 00:25:09,223 --> 00:25:11,489 Not one red cent. 456 00:25:11,491 --> 00:25:13,891 Now, you go ahead and you sue my ass if you want to 457 00:25:13,893 --> 00:25:18,929 because I'd love nothing better than to tell a jury what you did here. 458 00:25:18,931 --> 00:25:21,731 You destroy lives. 459 00:25:21,733 --> 00:25:26,102 You cost dozens of good, honest people their jobs. 460 00:25:26,104 --> 00:25:31,540 You sent my SVP of Sales, my friend John Bosworth, to prison, 461 00:25:31,542 --> 00:25:33,508 and for what? 462 00:25:33,510 --> 00:25:35,810 A doorstop of a computer 463 00:25:35,812 --> 00:25:38,979 with a fancy screen and no legacy. 464 00:25:38,981 --> 00:25:40,580 ( huffs ) 465 00:25:40,582 --> 00:25:44,150 Some folks say this sale's a success. 466 00:25:44,152 --> 00:25:48,154 I think my father would've called it cutting the nuts off of a bull 467 00:25:48,156 --> 00:25:50,589 and turning it into a steer. 468 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,026 It's good you're getting out now. 469 00:25:58,763 --> 00:26:00,096 What? 470 00:26:00,098 --> 00:26:02,698 Something's coming. 471 00:26:02,700 --> 00:26:05,767 It's gonna be big and it won't include this place. 472 00:26:05,769 --> 00:26:07,635 And it certainly won't include you. 473 00:26:08,803 --> 00:26:11,604 You entitled little bastard. 474 00:26:11,606 --> 00:26:15,975 You just keep going on believing your own bullshit if you need to, 475 00:26:15,977 --> 00:26:20,612 but you're always gonna be the same selfish 476 00:26:20,614 --> 00:26:25,116 son-of-a-bitch rustler trying to get his. 477 00:26:31,923 --> 00:26:34,591 You stay healthy, Nathan. 478 00:26:54,177 --> 00:26:56,678 So... 479 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,914 what are you gonna do with your share? 480 00:26:59,916 --> 00:27:01,982 ( elevator dings ) 481 00:27:01,984 --> 00:27:04,284 I don't know. 482 00:27:20,834 --> 00:27:22,634 You? 483 00:27:25,638 --> 00:27:29,974 I think I'm probably gonna head back into the garage, you know? 484 00:27:29,976 --> 00:27:33,777 - Get my hands dirty. - Good for you. 485 00:27:33,779 --> 00:27:37,179 You're a builder. That's what you should do. 486 00:27:39,015 --> 00:27:42,017 ( elevator dings, doors open ) 487 00:27:42,019 --> 00:27:44,119 Thanks for the letter. 488 00:27:47,658 --> 00:27:50,726 "Pink Turns to Blue" playing on Walkman 489 00:28:01,904 --> 00:28:03,704 - ( Walkman button clicks ) - ( music stops ) 490 00:28:20,087 --> 00:28:22,888 You said that I didn't have to wait to be asked. 491 00:28:22,890 --> 00:28:24,956 Lev told me where you were. 492 00:28:33,098 --> 00:28:34,197 He's always late. 493 00:28:34,199 --> 00:28:39,336 Oh, I was just-- I was supposed to go to dinner with Gordon to celebrate. 494 00:28:39,338 --> 00:28:40,837 What? 495 00:28:40,839 --> 00:28:43,773 Oh, it's his last day at Cardiff. 496 00:28:44,708 --> 00:28:47,710 ( laughs ) Oh. Wow. 497 00:28:47,712 --> 00:28:50,579 Love to see a wrecking ball swing through that place. 498 00:28:51,847 --> 00:28:54,381 Oh, here we go. 499 00:28:54,383 --> 00:28:57,417 How do you know this guy again? 500 00:28:57,419 --> 00:29:00,019 You know, he plays "Parallax," sells secondhand equipment. 501 00:29:02,022 --> 00:29:03,889 Fine, he's a fence. 502 00:29:08,728 --> 00:29:10,929 Mamacitas. 503 00:29:10,931 --> 00:29:12,463 The gear is here. 504 00:29:16,734 --> 00:29:18,968 Do you mind if I...? 505 00:29:21,771 --> 00:29:24,240 You said XTs, I got XTs. 506 00:29:24,242 --> 00:29:25,908 Yeah. 507 00:29:26,976 --> 00:29:28,977 What's with Mrs. Garrett? 508 00:29:28,979 --> 00:29:31,779 - Excuse me? - She's cool. 509 00:29:33,715 --> 00:29:35,515 They're both pretty banged up. 510 00:29:35,517 --> 00:29:38,584 I mean, this one doesn't have either of its video cards. 511 00:29:38,586 --> 00:29:41,086 - Yeah, but we have more, right? - They're not hard to find. 512 00:29:41,088 --> 00:29:43,221 I'm just saying that the price should come down a little. 513 00:29:43,223 --> 00:29:45,590 This is retail, not wholesale. 514 00:29:45,592 --> 00:29:47,692 Oh, well, technically they're stolen. 515 00:29:47,694 --> 00:29:50,227 Donna, what is wrong with you? 516 00:29:50,229 --> 00:29:52,062 You want the XTs or not? 517 00:29:52,064 --> 00:29:53,730 Do you mind if I plug these in? 518 00:29:53,732 --> 00:29:56,532 - I brought a power inverter. - Yeah, I do mind. 519 00:29:58,234 --> 00:30:00,134 Yeah, okay, we'll take them. 520 00:30:00,136 --> 00:30:01,735 Three grand. 521 00:30:01,737 --> 00:30:04,970 ( laughs ) Aw, 500. 522 00:30:07,573 --> 00:30:10,575 These things list for 7,500 each. 523 00:30:10,577 --> 00:30:12,944 Yeah, we're not paying list. 524 00:30:12,946 --> 00:30:14,779 That's pretty ballsy, 525 00:30:14,781 --> 00:30:17,847 the two of you out here alone. 526 00:30:20,050 --> 00:30:22,785 Yeah. 527 00:30:22,787 --> 00:30:24,686 Okay. 528 00:30:28,890 --> 00:30:30,857 Here you go. 529 00:30:44,104 --> 00:30:46,571 You ladies look me up post-Armageddon. 530 00:30:48,907 --> 00:30:51,241 Especially you, Mrs. Garrett. 531 00:30:56,980 --> 00:30:58,714 ( car engine starts ) 532 00:30:58,716 --> 00:31:00,215 ( computer screeching ) 533 00:31:00,217 --> 00:31:03,051 - Well, it sounds functional. - Whoa! 534 00:31:04,653 --> 00:31:06,987 - What the hell? - Hang on. Flashlight. 535 00:31:13,227 --> 00:31:14,860 It's a counterfeit. 536 00:31:14,862 --> 00:31:16,695 Can we still use them? 537 00:31:16,697 --> 00:31:18,697 Can you code in Chinese? 538 00:31:18,699 --> 00:31:21,700 He ripped us off. 539 00:31:21,702 --> 00:31:23,735 ( shouts ) 540 00:31:23,737 --> 00:31:25,737 Mm-hmm. 541 00:31:25,739 --> 00:31:27,138 Okay. 542 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:30,874 Mommy isn't coming, is she? 543 00:31:30,876 --> 00:31:33,910 No, Mommy's got to work late again. 544 00:31:35,612 --> 00:31:40,215 Hey, we could still go celebrate. 545 00:31:40,217 --> 00:31:42,717 Y'all wanna go get some ice cream for dinner? 546 00:31:42,719 --> 00:31:44,251 - ( giggles ) - Y'all wanna go to Braum's? 547 00:31:44,253 --> 00:31:46,119 - Both: Yeah! - Whatever you want? 548 00:31:46,121 --> 00:31:48,287 - Yes! Yes! - Yeah, all right! Let's go. 549 00:31:48,289 --> 00:31:50,589 We'll get some vanilla ice cream, 550 00:31:50,591 --> 00:31:52,924 - hot fudge, and bananas. - Yes! 551 00:31:55,227 --> 00:31:57,328 Daddy, are we rich now? 552 00:31:57,330 --> 00:32:01,131 I'm not quite sure how to answer that question, sweetheart. 553 00:32:01,133 --> 00:32:03,199 Well, are we millionaires? 554 00:32:03,201 --> 00:32:07,069 Mm, with some smart investments 555 00:32:07,071 --> 00:32:08,703 in the next four or five years, 556 00:32:08,705 --> 00:32:10,838 yeah, we certainly could be. 557 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:13,941 - Can we buy an elephant? - Maybe. 558 00:32:13,943 --> 00:32:17,945 - I mean, theoretically. - So, can we? 559 00:32:17,947 --> 00:32:22,149 Well, you never wanna get just one elephant. 560 00:32:22,151 --> 00:32:25,886 Elephants are sensitive creatures and if you just get one, 561 00:32:25,888 --> 00:32:28,154 then it'll get lonely. 562 00:32:28,156 --> 00:32:31,023 You got to get at least two elephants. 563 00:32:31,025 --> 00:32:35,127 And, frankly, sweetheart, 564 00:32:35,129 --> 00:32:39,197 I don't think we have the room. 565 00:32:39,199 --> 00:32:44,068 If we're rich now, then why does Mommy have to work so late? 566 00:32:44,070 --> 00:32:47,404 You know what? That's a good question. 567 00:32:47,406 --> 00:32:50,340 Daddy, your nose. 568 00:32:50,342 --> 00:32:53,676 - Daddy! - Hmm? 569 00:32:53,678 --> 00:32:56,378 Oh. Oh, my God. I'm okay. 570 00:32:56,380 --> 00:32:58,880 I'm okay, girls. I'll be right back. 571 00:33:00,716 --> 00:33:02,116 ( chatter ) 572 00:33:02,118 --> 00:33:04,151 Jesus, I remember the first time I met you, 573 00:33:04,153 --> 00:33:09,221 just a perfect Dillard's catalogue businesswoman 574 00:33:09,223 --> 00:33:10,922 with big judging eyes. 575 00:33:10,924 --> 00:33:12,957 Oh, I wasn't judging. 576 00:33:12,959 --> 00:33:15,726 I'm just used to looking at Gordon. 577 00:33:15,728 --> 00:33:17,127 ( both laugh ) 578 00:33:19,296 --> 00:33:21,297 Oh, where is this asshole? 579 00:33:21,299 --> 00:33:24,867 - You're just as intimidating. - No. 580 00:33:24,869 --> 00:33:28,170 You know you are. You pride yourself on it. 581 00:33:28,172 --> 00:33:30,805 You remember when we launched the network? 582 00:33:30,807 --> 00:33:33,073 It took four days straight to get it live. 583 00:33:33,075 --> 00:33:35,141 It was like raising a barn. 584 00:33:35,143 --> 00:33:38,911 And "Parallax" wouldn't boot from the menu. 585 00:33:38,913 --> 00:33:42,147 You know, halfway through, a bunch of us thought it was never gonna happen. 586 00:33:42,149 --> 00:33:44,949 We were done. Mutiny was over before it even started. 587 00:33:44,951 --> 00:33:47,318 But not you. You didn't give up. 588 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:51,322 Yeah, well, it was intense. 589 00:33:57,929 --> 00:34:01,231 So... 590 00:34:01,233 --> 00:34:05,435 you think I should be the boss. 591 00:34:05,437 --> 00:34:07,069 I think someone should be. 592 00:34:07,071 --> 00:34:09,471 Look, I know we're doing fine, 593 00:34:09,473 --> 00:34:13,241 but this point right now is when most companies like us go under. 594 00:34:13,243 --> 00:34:15,243 We're plateauing. 595 00:34:15,245 --> 00:34:20,081 We need to grow in a big way or we're not gonna make it. 596 00:34:20,083 --> 00:34:22,116 Okay, well, we can't let that happen. 597 00:34:22,118 --> 00:34:24,751 We're in dire need of some major essentials. 598 00:34:24,753 --> 00:34:27,353 We need more users. Our subscriptions have topped out. 599 00:34:27,355 --> 00:34:31,824 We need another game. We haven't put anything out in, what, six months. 600 00:34:31,826 --> 00:34:34,059 Yes, I know, Donna, but I need to wait for the right idea. 601 00:34:34,061 --> 00:34:35,994 And we need to expand the network 602 00:34:35,996 --> 00:34:40,998 because buying stolen XTs isn't gonna cut it anymore. 603 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,133 You're right. 604 00:34:43,135 --> 00:34:45,435 You're-- yes, you're totally right. 605 00:34:45,437 --> 00:34:48,438 But here's the thing. I-- 606 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:51,507 I'm not interested in being in charge. 607 00:34:51,509 --> 00:34:53,942 I want to work, I want to do my thing. 608 00:34:53,944 --> 00:34:58,179 I'm not interested in product managing. 609 00:34:58,181 --> 00:34:59,813 Well, I'm not either. 610 00:34:59,815 --> 00:35:02,048 ( groans ) 611 00:35:02,050 --> 00:35:04,383 Look, I've been watching people chat on the network 612 00:35:04,385 --> 00:35:08,019 while they're playing, sometimes even after for hours on end, 613 00:35:08,021 --> 00:35:09,887 and I think there's a real opportunity 614 00:35:09,889 --> 00:35:13,056 for a community to exist outside the games. 615 00:35:13,058 --> 00:35:18,060 So if you just help me with the managerial side, 616 00:35:18,062 --> 00:35:20,395 then I can play around with that 617 00:35:20,397 --> 00:35:24,231 and still keep my hands in the guts of the network and I'm a happy camper. 618 00:35:26,067 --> 00:35:27,534 ( door closes ) 619 00:35:28,536 --> 00:35:30,837 Son of a bitch. 620 00:35:35,042 --> 00:35:36,942 Hey, dickhead. 621 00:35:36,944 --> 00:35:39,377 Those computers you sold us were counterfeits. 622 00:35:39,379 --> 00:35:40,544 Bummer. 623 00:35:40,546 --> 00:35:42,779 We want our money back. 624 00:35:42,781 --> 00:35:46,915 - Sorry, ladies. - Uh, no, 500 on the bar now. 625 00:35:48,117 --> 00:35:50,485 Come here. 626 00:35:50,487 --> 00:35:52,186 - Joe! - Okay! 627 00:35:52,188 --> 00:35:54,521 Okay, okay, we're sorry we bothered you. 628 00:35:57,258 --> 00:35:58,958 Good-bye. 629 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:01,026 Okay. 630 00:36:10,302 --> 00:36:13,570 Well, I think we pushed our luck about as far as it's gonna go. 631 00:36:15,172 --> 00:36:16,906 What? 632 00:36:16,908 --> 00:36:18,540 How did you--? 633 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:30,017 Hey, that little shit has two brand-new XTs back here in boxes. 634 00:36:30,019 --> 00:36:31,485 What?! 635 00:36:31,487 --> 00:36:33,220 Leave the money, just grab the gear. 636 00:36:33,222 --> 00:36:35,255 Open the trunk! 637 00:36:43,964 --> 00:36:45,597 Give it to me. 638 00:36:45,599 --> 00:36:48,032 Okay, I got it. 639 00:37:00,110 --> 00:37:03,178 Hey! Scavengers! 640 00:37:09,084 --> 00:37:12,319 Hey, you still want my number? 641 00:37:20,495 --> 00:37:22,095 What the hell? 642 00:37:22,097 --> 00:37:23,463 ( door opens ) 643 00:37:25,766 --> 00:37:29,468 - Hey. - Hey. 644 00:37:29,470 --> 00:37:30,869 You all right? 645 00:37:30,871 --> 00:37:32,604 Yep. 646 00:37:33,973 --> 00:37:35,440 What happened to your nose? 647 00:37:35,442 --> 00:37:37,875 - Allergies. - Mm. 648 00:37:37,877 --> 00:37:39,943 Gordon: We missed you at dinner. 649 00:37:39,945 --> 00:37:43,079 - I know, I'm sorry. - It's fine. 650 00:37:43,081 --> 00:37:45,848 We'll just go out next time I sell a company. 651 00:37:49,018 --> 00:37:51,886 - Are you drunk? - I'm fine. 652 00:37:51,888 --> 00:37:56,056 Work just went-- oh, I don't know. Work went insane. 653 00:37:56,058 --> 00:37:58,391 I got you a slice of Braum's pecan pie. 654 00:37:58,393 --> 00:38:00,059 - Oh. - It's in the fridge. 655 00:38:00,061 --> 00:38:02,027 Thanks. You mind if I just save it? 656 00:38:02,029 --> 00:38:04,562 I'm exhausted. I'm gonna go crash. 657 00:38:04,564 --> 00:38:06,964 Yeah, sure. 658 00:38:07,999 --> 00:38:09,766 Hey, Donna? 659 00:38:11,603 --> 00:38:14,004 Yeah? 660 00:38:14,006 --> 00:38:16,940 - This is good, right? - Hmm? 661 00:38:16,942 --> 00:38:20,777 Selling Cardiff, you know, moving on. 662 00:38:20,779 --> 00:38:21,844 Right? 663 00:38:23,046 --> 00:38:25,113 Yeah, it's very good. 664 00:38:25,115 --> 00:38:27,682 Yeah, I just... 665 00:38:27,684 --> 00:38:31,819 And besides, it wasn't up to you. 666 00:38:38,526 --> 00:38:40,527 Hey. 667 00:38:41,695 --> 00:38:43,562 I was getting worried. 668 00:38:43,564 --> 00:38:45,730 Did everything go okay? 669 00:38:45,732 --> 00:38:47,832 At dinner last night... 670 00:38:49,501 --> 00:38:52,269 do you believe those things you said about me? 671 00:38:52,271 --> 00:38:54,304 Of course I do. 672 00:38:54,306 --> 00:38:57,807 Yes, I left some details out. 673 00:38:57,809 --> 00:39:01,277 I didn't say that you hurt a lot of people 674 00:39:01,279 --> 00:39:05,314 or that you lied your way through the door, 675 00:39:05,316 --> 00:39:08,482 but you made that company what it is today. 676 00:39:10,351 --> 00:39:11,517 I didn't get the money. 677 00:39:14,187 --> 00:39:15,787 They shut me out. 678 00:39:19,925 --> 00:39:24,427 Well, we don't need the money. 679 00:39:27,597 --> 00:39:29,164 Marry me. 680 00:39:29,166 --> 00:39:31,666 What? 681 00:39:36,204 --> 00:39:39,306 - Why? - Because I love you. 682 00:39:40,675 --> 00:39:43,476 Or because I was the first person to forgive you? 683 00:39:43,478 --> 00:39:46,178 I get that you're scared. 684 00:39:46,180 --> 00:39:48,747 You've been down this road before. 685 00:39:48,749 --> 00:39:52,750 ( laughs, grunts ) 686 00:39:55,286 --> 00:39:57,654 Marry me. 687 00:39:57,656 --> 00:40:01,391 Yes. 688 00:40:01,393 --> 00:40:04,494 ( keyboard keys clacking ) 689 00:40:08,232 --> 00:40:11,300 - ( video game gunfire ) - ( keyboard keys clacking ) 690 00:40:39,996 --> 00:40:42,430 ( video game explosion ) 691 00:40:59,313 --> 00:41:02,815 "The Old Man Down the Road" playing 692 00:41:09,622 --> 00:41:13,391 ♪ He take the thunder from the mountain ♪ 693 00:41:13,393 --> 00:41:16,827 ♪ He take the lightning from the sky ♪ 694 00:41:16,829 --> 00:41:20,530 ♪ He bring a strong man to his begging knee ♪ 695 00:41:20,532 --> 00:41:23,833 ♪ He make the young girl's mama cry ♪ 696 00:41:23,835 --> 00:41:27,603 ♪ You've got to hidey-hide ♪ 697 00:41:27,605 --> 00:41:31,273 ♪ You've got to jump and run ♪ 698 00:41:31,275 --> 00:41:34,943 - ♪ You've got to hidey-hidey-hide... ♪ - ( door buzzes ) 699 00:41:34,945 --> 00:41:40,515 ♪ The old man is down the road... ♪ 700 00:42:02,603 --> 00:42:06,606 - ( laughing ) - ♪ The old man ♪ 701 00:42:06,608 --> 00:42:08,841 ♪ Is down the road... ♪ 702 00:42:11,811 --> 00:42:13,878 ( instrumental music playing )