All language subtitles for Mind.Games.S01E11.1080p.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H.264-NTb-eng

PREVIOUSLY ON "MIND GAMES"...

YOU'VE BEEN SETTING ME UP
BEFORE YOU EVEN SHOWED UP
AT MY FRONT DOOR.

HOW COULD YOU DO THIS
TO ME?

THE LEAST YOU COULD GIVE ME,
ALL I'VE DONE FOR YOU.

WE'RE NOT PLANNING ANYTHING.

NO! NO! NO! NO! YOU DON'T
NEED TO PUT A HOLE IN MY...

NO! WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GET
MILES' MONEY! I SWEAR!
[ DRILL WHIRS ]

VINCENT AND MARTIN
WILL DISCOVER

THAT ALL THAT MONEY'S BEEN
TRANSFERRED TO A NEW ACCOUNT.

MINE...
RIGHT BACK TO MILES.

THEY NEED TO THINK
THAT I MADE OFF WITH IT ALL.

YOU HAD SOMETHING
TO TELL EVERYONE?

WAIT. HOLD ON.

IF IT'S FOR EVERYBODY, THEN
WE SHOULD WAIT FOR SAM, RIGHT?

[ SIGHS ]

SAM'S NOT COMING.

OKAY.
WELL, GO AHEAD, THEN.

NO. THAT'S IT.

SAM'S NOT COMING.

ROSS?

YOU MEAN LIKE,
"SHE'S NOT COMING IN TODAY"?

TO WORK... ANYMORE.

SAM'S GONE. W-WE HAD A BLOWUP,
AND IT ENDED POORLY.

I CALLED THIS.
I CALLED IT.
OH, MY GOD. ROSS.

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
A CHASTITY BELT?

LOOK, I'M JUST...
I'M SORRY.

WHERE IS SHE, THEN?
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS.

THAT'S...
THAT'S HOW SHE WANTS IT.

BELIEVE ME, I WISH THINGS
COULD'VE ENDED DIFFERENTLY.

SOME OF US ARE STILL WAITING
FOR THE DETAILS

TO SEE HOW CLOSELY WE CAME
TO PREDICTING THIS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
I'M NOT COMFORTABLE

DISCUSSING THE PARTICULARS
OF MY PERSONAL LIFE.

SUFFICE IT TO SAY...
THANKS FOR TELLING US!

EVERYBODY,
BACK TO WORK.

CLARK, I KNOW
THAT YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE

WITH THIS SORT
OF INSTABILITY.

I'M FINE.

BUT LET ME REMIND YOU

THAT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO HIRE SAM
IN THE FIRST PLACE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?!
Y-YOU SEE THE PATTERN, RIGHT?

FIRST... FIRST, YOU CHASE CLAIRE
OUT THE DOOR, THEN SAM.

HEY. CLAIRE SPECIFICALLY SAID
SHE DID NOT LEAVE BECAUSE OF ME.

YOU WERE A NO-SHOW
DURING THE LAST CASE, OKAY?

A C-CLIENT
THAT YOU SCHEDULED.

AND...

THEN,
AT A CRITICAL MOMENT,

I GET A TEXT FROM YOU
SAYING, "I'M BUSY."

WHAT... NO TIME
TO ADD A LITTLE FROWNY FACE?

OKAY, LOOK,
THAT WAS AT THE HEIGHT

OF A LOT OF PROBLEMS
BETWEEN ME AND SAM.

I... I'VE HEARD
YOUR EXPLANATION.

YOU'VE HEARD
HOW LITTLE I LIKE IT.

WE HAVE A CLIENT
WAITING FOR US,

AND I HAVE A DINNER
THAT I CAN'T PUSH BACK.

WHAT'S THIS DINNER
THAT YOU CAN'T PUSH BACK?

I'D RATHER NOT GET
INTO THE PARTICULARS
OF MY PERSONAL LIFE.

[ SCOFFS ]

GUYS, THIS IS OUR CLIENT,
DELLA CARNEY.

ROSS EDWARDS.
VERY PLEASED TO WELCOME YOU...

I HOPE
I'LL BE PLEASED, TOO.

CAN I LET YOU KNOW
AFTER OUR MEETING?

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND
IF MY GRANDMA SITS IN.

SHE'S MY
FINANCIAL BACKER.

OF COURSE.

PLUS, SHE'S MY RIDE HOME.
YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

[ CHUCKLES ] I DO.

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU,
DELLA?

WELL, MY MOM DIED
TWO YEARS AGO.

OH, I'M SORRY
TO HEAR THAT.

I'M FINE. THANKS.

IT'S MY DAD.

I MEAN,
HE'S FINE, TOO.

HE'S A GREAT DAD.
HE TAKES GREAT CARE OF ME.

BUT HE CLEANS UP THE HOUSE
A LOT.

THIS IS A PROBLEM?

A LOT.

YOU MEAN IN AN...
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE WAY?

[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
HE GOES TO WORK,

TAKES CARE OF ME,
AND CLEANS THE HOUSE.

THAT'S NOT A LIFE.

HE DOESN'T DATE.

HE'S A VERY HANDSOME MAN,
AND HE HAS HIS OWN BIKE SHOP.

HE CAN GET
ALL THE BIKES HE WANTS.

[ CHUCKLES LIGHTLY ]
HE'S A CATCH.

YES. I JUST WANT HIM
TO GO ON A DATE.

UH, I KNOW OF A LOT OF GOOD
WEBSITES FOR FINDING DATES.

A DATE WITH MY KARATE TEACHER,
JESSICA.

SHE'S SUPER-GREAT AND SINGLE
AND REALLY PRETTY.

HAVE YOU TOLD YOUR DAD
THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT?

OVER AND OVER...
EVERY TIME I GO TO KARATE.

[ SIGHS ]
HE JUST SAYS, "DROP IT."

IT'S PROBABLY
'CAUSE I'M 10.

I MAY ONLY BE 10,

BUT I KNOW
WHEN A HOUSE IS CLEAN ENOUGH.

HM.

I'M SURE YOU DO.

OKAY, WELL, LOOK,
I THINK I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.

UM, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND
EXCUSING US FOR A MOMENT

WHILE WE SPEAK
WITH YOUR GRANDMOTHER...

IT'S ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS
OF THE CASE.

PLEASE DO.

OKAY, FIRST OF ALL,
YOUR GRANDDAUGHTER IS ADORABLE.

BUT YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED
IN MAKING MONEY?

IS THAT THE FINANCIAL MATTER
WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS?

LOOK, EVEN IF WE WERE
A DATING SERVICE,

WHICH WE'RE NOT...

SOMETHING WE HAVE TO REMIND
OUR STAFF FROM TIME TO TIME...

WE'D NEED
MORE TO GO ON

THAN JUST THE WISHES
OF A 10-YEAR-OLD.

I MEAN, DO YOU KNOW
IF THIS KARATE INSTRUCTOR

IS EVEN INTERESTED
IN YOUR SON?

I COULDN'T SAY.

BECAUSE ATTRACTION DEPENDS
ON A COMPLEX SERIES OF FACTORS.

PLUS, YOUR SON
ISN'T EVEN OPEN TO DATING.

WELL, MAKE HIM BE OPEN.

THAT IS THE SERVICE
YOU PROVIDE, CORRECT?

BUT WHAT IF WE GET
HER DAD ON A DATE

AND IT'S A DISASTER?

DELLA'S MOM
DIED OF BREAST CANCER

AFTER ENDLESS ROUNDS
OF CHEMO AND SURGERY,

SO "DISASTER"
IS A RELATIVE WORD.

AND THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO
IS... HURT HER MORE.

SO YOU WANT TO DO NOTHING?

[ SIGHS ]

OKAY, WELL,
DOING NOTHING IS SOMETHING

THAT DELLA
DEFINITELY UNDERSTANDS.

THOSE FINAL MONTHS
OF HER MOM'S LIFE,

EVERYONE TOLD HER
THERE WAS NOTHING TO BE DONE.

"WE'VE DONE
EVERYTHING WE CAN, DEAR.

THERE'S NOTHING MORE
TO BE DONE."

INCLUDING ME.

[ SIGHS ]

INSTEAD OF LIFE
JUST HAPPENING TO HER,

SHE WANTS TO AFFECT
SOME SMALL PIECE OF IT

AND FEEL LIKE
SHE'S STEERING THE BOAT FOR ONCE

INSTEAD OF JUST BEING
SWEPT ALONG IN THE CURRENT.

YOU KNOW, ONE DATE
MIGHT SEEM NOT A LOT TO US,

BUT IN A WORLD
WHERE A YOUNG MOTHER

CAN BE TAKEN AWAY
FROM HER LITTLE GIRL...

FULFILLING A WISH
OF A 10-YEAR-OLD

SEEMS TO ME LIKE
AN EXCELLENT USE OF OUR TIME.

[ SIGHS ]

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

MAN.
[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU'D THINK A LONELY BAR
IN MEXICO WOULD BE THE ONE PLACE

YOU COULD COUNT ON
NOT SEEING ANOTHER AMERICAN.

I COULD BUY
THE NEXT ROUND.

MY SPANISH IS LOUSY.

BE NICE
TO GIVE IT A REST.

DARLE UN DESCANSO.

WHAT'S THAT?

GIVE IT A REST.

AH. [ CHUCKLES ]

"DARLE UN DESCANSO."

AS IN, "GIVE IT A REST."

NOT TO SEEM UNGRATEFUL
FOR YOUR OFFER,

BUT WHY DON'T WE PLAY THIS OUT
FOR A SECOND?

SHALL WE?

MM-HMM. YEAH.

EXPENSIVE SHOES
MEANS DISPOSABLE INCOME,

HARD LIQUOR BEFORE SUNSET

MEANS YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET LOST
IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE,

AND HERE I AM,
NURSING A HEARTACHE

THAT'S EVEN STRONGER
THAN MY COCKTAIL.

SO DRINKS BECOMES DINNER,

DINNER BECOMES A ROOM-SERVICE
MARATHON IN YOUR HOTEL ROOM,

AND BECAUSE WE'RE BOTH
FISH OUT OF WATER,

WE'LL FEEL LIKE IT'S KISMET,
BUT REALLY,

IT'S THE COMPARATIVE FAMILIARITY
AND CUT-RATE TEQUILA.

SO THEN WE START
TO GET SICK OF EACH OTHER,

BECAUSE YOU DON'T COME
TO SMALL-TOWN MEXICO

IF YOU'RE EASY
TO GET ALONG WITH.

AND THEN
WE'RE SICK OF THE FAMILIAR,

WE'RE TOTALLY ALIENATED
BY THE FOREIGN,

I'M ON THE FIRST FLIGHT
OUT OF HERE,

WHICH IS A SOMBRERO-SIZED
PROBLEM FOR ME

BECAUSE I'M SORT OF RUNNING OUT
OF COUNTRIES TO ESCAPE TO.

SO, WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK
TO YOUR END OF THE BAR,

AND WE'LL SAY THIS WASN'T FUN
WHILE IT NEVER LASTED?

BUENOS DÃAS.

THAT ONE I GOT COLD.

Philip:
UNUSUAL BUSINESS MODEL...

SCIENCE FOR HIRE.

WE'RE STILL WORKING
ON THE "HIRE" PART.

UM, THE "UNUSUAL" PART...
ROCK SOLID.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WHAT'S THE CULTURE LIKE?
DIFFERENT FROM ACADEMIA?

[ GROANS ]

I'D SAY...
ACADEMIA'S DOG-EAT-DOG.

THE BUSINESS WORLD,
IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

[ CHUCKLES ]

SO, ARE YOU HAPPY
WITH YOUR CAREER CHANGE?

I HAVE TO BE.

I WAS FIRED
FROM SO MANY PROFESSORSHIPS.

IF THERE WAS A CARD
TO GET STAMPED,

SOMEBODY WOULD OWE ME
A CAPPUCCINO BY NOW.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WELL, UM...
GUESS WHO JUST GOT NAMED CHAIR

OF THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT

AT SOUTHERN KENTUCKY STATE.

I START ON THE 1st.
NO.

CAPPUCCINO ON TAP.
[ CHUCKLES ]

PHILIP,
THAT'S FANTASTIC!

YOU... Y... [SIGHS]

I'M HAVING MIXED FEELINGS...
NOT BECAUSE OF YOU.

JUST BECAUSE OF HOW THINGS ENDED
WITH MY OWN CAREER, BUT TH...

I'M SORRY. THERE.

I'M HAPPY FOR YOU, AND...
CLARK, COME ON.

YOU THINK I CAME TO CHICAGO
TO RUB IT IN?

I'M EXPLAINING
HOW I GOT THE POWER

TO DO THAT HIRING THING
YOU TALKED ABOUT.

ARE YOU OFFERING ME
A JOB?

A JOB IS
WHAT YOU HAVE NOW.

I'M OFFERING YOU
AN ENDOWED CHAIR.

NO TEACHING REQUIREMENTS.

IT'S WHAT
WE ALWAYS FANTASIZED ABOUT...

[ Chuckling ] THE PENTHOUSE UNIT
IN THE IVORY TOWER.

PHILIP...
AND I KNOW YOU.

I DON'T WANT AN ANSWER NOW,
BECAUSE IT'D BE A NO.

YOU DON'T LIKE CHANGE.
I GET THAT.

JUST... SIT WITH THIS.

GO BACK
TO THAT BUSINESS WORLD.

SEE IF YOU PREFER
THE DOG-EAT-DOG [CHUCKLES]

OR IF YOU'D RATHER
SIT AT THE HEAD TABLE WITH ME

AND ENJOY A NICE FILET.

I NEED A 10-LETTER WORD
FOR "CAPITALIST SYSTEM."

CAPITALISM IS A SYSTEM.

I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'RE NOT
ASKING FOR COMMENTARY...

JUST 10 LETTERS.

HOW ABOUT GOING WITH "REDUNDANT"
AND SHADING IN THE EXTRA BOX

AND SENDING IN A SCATHING LETTER
TO THE EDITOR?

WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOU?

[ SIGHS ]

I WAS OFFERED A JOB.

AT SOUTHERN KENTUCKY STATE...
AN ENDOWED CHAIR.

CLARK,
THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

YEAH.
YEAH.

IT WOULD BE A RESET BUTTON
ON MY ACADEMIC CAREER...

AS IF THE LAST THREE FIRINGS
NEVER HAPPENED.

OR LAST TWO.
I DON'T WANT TO OVERSTATE IT.

OKAY.

HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT IT?

I FEEL LIKE
I HAVE A BUSINESS,

AN OFFICE FULL OF
PROFESSIONAL DEPENDENTS...

AND A GIRLFRIEND
WHO'S NOT ABOUT TO LEAVE CHICAGO

FOR A LIFETIME SUPPLY

OF CORN WHISKEY
AND CHEWING TOBACCO.

I WOULD'VE TURNED IT DOWN
ON THE SPOT,

BUT THEY WANTED ME TO
SIT WITH IT FOR A WHILE, SO...

WELL,
IT'S A BIG HONOR.

MM-HMM.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

HYPOTHETICALLY...

IF I WERE
CONSIDERING IT,

WOULD YOU CONSIDER
GOING WITH ME?

HYPOTHETICALLY?

MM-HMM.

YEAH. I WOULD.

[ CHUCKLES LIGHTLY ]

[ SIGHS ]

"FREE MARKET."

THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM.

Clark: SO, YOUR SON HASN'T
REDECORATED HIS HOUSE AT ALL

SINCE HIS WIFE DIED.

IT'S INTERESTING.

IT'S LIKE HE LIVES HERE,
BUT WHERE IS HE?

OH. WHEN YOU SAY "INTERESTING,"
YOU MEAN...

DEEPLY CONCERNING.

SO, HOW SOON'S
MY DAD'S DATE?

Ross: I THINK THAT'S GONNA
DEPEND ON, YOU KNOW, RESEARCH.

STOP! NO!
YOU CAN'T TOUCH THAT!

THAT'S THE PUZZLE WE WERE DOING
WITH MOM WHEN SHE GOT SICK.

SHE KEPT WANTING
TO FINISH IT...

BUT SHE GOT TOO TIRED
AT NIGHT.

AND THAT'S
EXACTLY HOW IT WAS?

CAN YOU TAKE AWAY
ANY PIECES YOU ADDED?

DAD WILL NOTICE.

JUST THAT ONE.

THANKS.

WHY DON'T YOU AND I
GET A SNACK

AND LEAVE THEM
TO THEIR WORK?

WELL, THIS IS
JUST A WILD THEORY,

BUT IF HE STILL HAS
HIS WIFE'S PARTING
JIGSAW PUZZLE UNDER GLASS,

THEN I'M ASSUMING
HE'S NOT REALLY READY

FOR THE WHOLE
DATING THING.

READY STANCE.

[ ALL SHOUT ]

STEPPING FORWARD.
FACE-LEVEL PUNCH.
THAT'S JESSICA.

OH.

ONE. TWO.

[ ALL SHOUT ]

YAME.

BOW.

CLASS DISMISSED,
MY FRIENDS.

OKAY, THERE HE IS.
THERE'S DELLA'S DAD.

YEAH,
AM I THE ONLY ONE WORRIED

ABOUT HOW
THE THREE OF US LOOK,

HOVERING AROUND
A BUNCH OF KIDS?

WE'RE JUST SEEING IF
THERE'S ANYTHING BETWEEN
DAD AND THE SENSEI

OR IF THIS IS
JUST IN DELLA'S HEAD.

SO...
HEY!

HOW'S MY LITTLE, UH,
GREEN BELT DOING?

AMAZING.

IF SHE ASKS FOR MORE TOYS,
I SUGGEST YOU DON'T ARGUE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

CLARK CAN USUALLY PREDICT
A RELATIONSHIP'S SUCCESS

BASED ON FACIAL CUES
AND BODY LANGUAGE

IN ABOUT THREE MINUTES.

HM. USUALLY TAKES ME NINE YEARS
AND A DIVORCE HEARING.

Clark: LOOK AT THAT.

THEY'RE IN A STATE
OF POSITIVE SENTIMENT OVERRIDE.

VENTRAL EXPOSURE AND...

OOH!
NASAL WING DILATION.

GO, JESSICA.
[ CHUCKLES ]

SO, DOES THIS MEAN THAT
THEY PASSED THE CHEMISTRY TEST?

IT MEANS,
DEEP IN THEIR COGNITION,

THEY MAY NOT KNOW IT,

BUT THEY'RE
PRACTICALLY A COUPLE ALREADY.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

SEÑOR.

DÃGAME.

GRACIAS.

DE NADA.

AAH!

[ MUFFLED GRUNT ]

WE GOT HER.

I'LL CALL WHEN WE KNOW
WHAT THERE IS TO KNOW.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

ROGER: Sam gave the money back,
Mr. Vincent.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
SHE GAVE IT BACK?

SHE PUT EVERY CENT BACK
IN THIS MILES KID'S ACCOUNT.

SHE'S GOT NOTHING ON HER?
SHE'S GOT NOTHING LEFT?

No.

WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE US TO DO?

WELL, I GUESS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
KILL HER, AREN'T WE?

I MEAN...

this is a hell of a waste
of time and effort, Roger.

I MEAN,
I'VE NEVER BUILT A WHOLE BANK

JUST TO PUT ANOTHER BODY
IN THE MEXICAN DESERT.

I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

Clark: SO,
HERE'S OUR STRATEGIC PROBLEM.

WE NEED TO GET DELLA'S DAD

TO START SEEING HIMSELF
AS A DATER...

WHICH HE DOESN'T.

IN ORDER
TO GO OUT ON A DATE...

WHICH HE WON'T.
WITH A WOMAN

THAT HE CONSCIOUSLY SEES
AS ONLY A SENSEI,

BUT SUBCONSCIOUSLY,
AS SENSEI-TIONAL.

THAT IS ACTUALLY THREE PROBLEMS,
WHICH MEANS THREE STRIKES.

THEY AIN'T GOING OUT.

Miles: EXCEPT CLARK AND I
HAVE ALREADY DEVISED

A THREE-PART
STRATEGIC COCKTAIL

TO LOWER
DAD'S ROMANTIC INHIBITIONS

SO THAT THEY DO GO OUT.

IT STARTS WITH SOMETHING
CALLED EMBODIED COGNITION.

THE MOTOR SYSTEM HAS
A HUGE INFLUENCE ON THE BRAIN...

SO MUCH THAT GOING THROUGH
THE MOTIONS OF SOMETHING

CAN ACTUALLY LEAD
TO FEELING IT.

"FAKE IT
TILL YOU MAKE IT."

"ACT AS IF."
YEAH.

"STOP THAT CRYING,
OR I'LL GIVE YOU
SOMETHING TO CRY ABOUT."

YES...
BUT NOT THAT ONE.

BUT IT IS WHY
SIMPLY ENGAGING MY SMILE MUSCLES

CAN MAKE ME FEEL HAPPIER.

[ Muffled ] YOU SEE?

WELL, IT MAKES ME FEEL SCARED.
PLEASE TAKE THAT OUT.

SO, WE'RE GONNA SEND
DAD AND JESSICA

ON AN EVENING THAT FEELS
LIKE A DATE BUT ISN'T ONE,

BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE
GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS

OF A REAL DATE, HOPEFULLY,
HE ASKS HER OUT ON ONE.

THAT'S SO ROMANTIC!

OH, YOU GUYS SHOULD DO
STUFF LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME.

IT'S ACTUALLY
NOT THAT ROMANTIC.

IF WE'RE LUCKY,
THEY'LL GO OUT ON ONE DATE,

AND THEN THE ODDS ARE HIGH
THEY'LL FADE PRETTY FAST.

WHY?

UM...

IT'S LIKE ACTORS PLAYING LOVERS
ONSTAGE OR IN A MOVIE.

THEY GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS
BUT NOT THE EMOTIONS,

AND THEN WHEN IT'S...
YEAH, BUT IF THEY FALL IN LOVE,
THEY FALL IN LOVE.

CAN'T IT BE
AS SIMPLE AS THAT?

YEAH, BUT IF THE BEGINNING
IS STAGED

AND IT DOESN'T START
FROM SOMETHING REAL,

THAT... THAT PART
WILL ALWAYS FADE.

UH, PART 1 OF 3
IS... IS WHAT?

THE FAKE DATE.

BOTH BRAM AND JESSICA

ARE SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS
IN WICKER PARK.

Miles:
AT JESSICA'S KARATE STUDIO,
WE SAW A FLIER

FOR THE LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS
OF THE YEAR GALA,

WHICH IS THIS WEEK.

Clark: LATRELL WILL PRETEND
TO WORK FOR THE ASSOCIATION,

AND HE'LL TELL
BOTH BRAM AND JESSICA...

HELLO, BRAM?
HEY.

HI. I'M WITH THE GREATER CHICAGO
SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION.

UH, YOU ARE AN UNOFFICIAL
FINALIST THIS YEAR.

I-I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
I'D ENTERED.

OH, WELL, SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS
ARE NOMINATED BY THEIR PEERS.

NO ONE'S SUPPOSED TO KNOW
THE COUNT,

BUT YOU WERE JUST A FEW VOTES
SHY OF TAKING THE PRIZE...

WHICH IS WHY WE'D LIKE TO
INVITE YOU AS OUR SPECIAL GUEST

WITH A COMPLIMENTARY
DOOR-TO-DOOR LIMO.

THAT'S UNEXPECTED.

THANK YOU.

THE SAME LIMO WILL PICK UP
BOTH BRAM AND JESSICA,

WHO WILL BE DRESSED UP,
SITTING AT THE SAME TABLE,

SO THEY'LL FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE ON A DATE
FROM THE WORD "GO."

OF COURSE, FOR DAD TO
BE OPEN TO A REAL DATE
AFTER THE FAKE ONE,

HE FIRST HAS TO BE OPEN
TO ROMANCE AGAIN.

SO, PART 2.

TOMORROW MORNING,
WE RENT MEGAN A BIKE,

GIVE IT A SLIPPED CHAIN,

THEN SEND HER TO DAD'S
BIKE SHOP TO GET IT FIXED.

MORNING.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

HI. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
THE CHAIN POPPED OFF.

AND ONCE SHE'S GOT HIM TALKING,
THAT'S WHEN WE EMPLOY

SOME PROCLAMATION-BASED
SELF-CONDITIONING.

MEGAN WILL TELL GRAHAM

THAT HER ONE TRUE LOVE
LEFT HER IN THE DUST

AND SHE HAS NO INTEREST
IN DATING ANYMORE,

MIRRORING
HIS OWN SITUATION.

I'VE NEVER FELT
ANYTHING LIKE IT...

THAT I COULD TALK TO HIM
FOR DECADES,

THAT ANYTHING
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HIM

WAS LIKE SOME GREAT NOVEL
I COULDN'T WAIT TO READ.

[ SIGHS ]

AND NOW I CAN'T READ
ANY OTHER BOOKS,

BECAUSE I... I KNOW
NOTHING WILL EVER BE AS GOOD.

DAD WILL GIVE
THE ONLY LOGICAL ADVICE...

STAY OPEN TO LOVE,

"GET BACK ON THE BIKE,"
IF YOU WILL.

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

BUT...

THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT BOOKS
OUT THERE...

WHOLE SHELVES OF THEM.

AND Y-Y-YOU JUST
HAVE TO...

RENEW YOUR LIBRARY CARD.

I'M... I'M SORRY. I DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING ANYMORE.

AND THE MORE
HE GIVES ADVICE,

THE MORE HE'LL START
TO BELIEVE IT HIMSELF.

MEGAN'S ON HER WAY BACK.
SHE SAID IT WENT GREAT.

YES!
GREAT!
OKAY, NOW PART...

3.
YES.

HERE'S WHAT'S
GONNA HAPPEN...

YOU'RE GONNA GO BACK
TO THE KARATE STUDIO

AS IF YOU'RE PICKING UP
YOUR OWN KID.

YOU'RE GOING TO TALK
TO DELLA'S DAD,

ASK HIM QUESTIONS
ABOUT JESSICA...

UH... IF SHE'S SINGLE,
HOW HOT SHE IS, WHATEVER.

THIS WILL HELP HIM
RECONTEXTUALIZE JESSICA

AS NOT ONLY HIS KID'S TEACHER,
BUT ALSO A SCARCE RESOURCE

ON THE VERGE
OF BEING SNAPPED UP BY A RIVAL.

ME.
YES.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

I SHOULD ALSO MENTION...

DON'T ACTUALLY
SLEEP WITH HER.

HEY. COME ON.

LOOK, SAM'S NOT THE ONLY ONE
IN PAIN OVER ALL THIS.

THIS JUST CAME...
FOR CLARK.

[ SIGHS ]

PUPPY DOGS AND...
PSYCHOLOGY TEXTBOOKS?

YEAH. NO. I...
IT'S AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE.

THAT CARD HAS
A SOUTHERN KENTUCKY STATE
INSIGNIA ON IT.

YEAH, I HAVE A FRIEND
WHO TEACHES THERE.

I KNOW THE FRIEND.
IT'S PHILIP LARRIER.

HE'S THE NEW
PSYCH-DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN.

AND I... SENT HIM
A MUFFIN BASKET,

SO THIS MUST BE HIS FORM
OF MUFFIN RECIPROCITY.

IS HE WOOING YOU?

'CAUSE I KNOW
HE'S HIRING.

HOLD ON...
IS [SNAPS FINGERS]

IS THIS THE DINNER
THAT YOU COULDN'T MOVE?

HE OFFERED ME A JOB...
AN ENDOWED CHAIR.

THAT'S WHY
HE TOOK ME TO DINNER.

I HAD NO IDEA THAT YOU WERE
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB.

I'M NOT.

AND I WASN'T
PLANNING ON TAKING IT.

"PLANNING TO"... SO YOU HAVEN'T
TURNED IT DOWN YET?

CLARK.

HEY. I HEAR
IT WENT GREAT WITH DAD.

IT DID
GO GREAT...

EXCEPT I JUST CHECKED
MY VOICEMAIL.

DELLA'S DAD
JUST ASKED ME OUT.

[ SCOFFS ]

WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS,
I'D SAY IT SEEMS LIKE

DELLA'S DAD IS PRETTY OPEN
TO DATING AGAIN.

THAT'S AWESOME.

OKAY, WHAT IS THE PLAN
HERE, PEOPLE?

WE NEED AN URGENT STRATEGY
TO GET ME OUT OF THIS.

NO, NO.
NO, YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THIS.

Miles:
I'M WITH CLARK HERE.

I MEAN, WE BARELY GOT THIS GUY
INTERESTED IN ROMANCE AGAIN,

AND IF MEGAN SHOOTS HIM DOWN,
THEN IT'S GONNA DESTROY

WHAT LITTLE BIT OF CONFIDENCE
WE GAVE HIM.

[ SIGHS ] OKAY, NOW,
YOU WANT ME TO GET DAD

TO SEE JESSICA
AS A ROMANTIC PROSPECT.

CAN'T I JUST DO THAT
ON THE WAY TO THE GALA?

RIDE ALONG AS A FINALIST
IN THE SAME LIMO.

UH, LAVISH JESSICA
WITH ATTENTION,

PRAISE HER TO THE DAD
AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE,

THEN AS SOON AS I HAVE HER
TEED UP FOR HIM, I DISAPPEAR.

YEAH,
BUT WHAT ABOUT ME?

GUYS, IS THERE A WAY
TO GET ME OUT OF THIS,

OR DOES THIS END IN ME
PICKING OUT CHINA PATTERNS?

WA...

DOES HE KNOW
YOUR OCCUPATION?

NO.

THEN CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU'RE A SURGICAL ASSISTANT,
WHICH MEANS YOU'RE ON CALL 24/7.

Miles: SO,
WHEN I GIVE THE SIGNAL,

THEN YOU HAVE JUST BEEN
CALLED INTO THE O.R.,

AND THEN YOU AND ROSS
CAN BOTH LEAVE.

LEAVING THE TWO OF THEM
AT THE TABLE...

FULLY PRIMED
TO BE DRAWN TOGETHER

LIKE TWO LITTLE
SCOTTIE DOG MAGNETS.

REMEMBER THOSE?
LITTLE SCOTTIE DOGS?

NO?

PERFECT. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET TO WORK.

[ CLICKS TONGUE ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

THIS ISN'T A GOOD TIME.
COULDN'T THIS WAIT UNTIL LATER?

IT COULDN'T.

CLARK MIGHT BE LEAVING THE FIRM.
HE GOT SOME JOB OFFER AT S...

YEAH, AT SOUTHERN KENTUCKY
STATE. I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.

[ CHUCKLES ]
OF COURSE.

WHY WOULDN'T HIS OWN
FLESH AND BLOOD BE
THE LAST PERSON TO KNOW?

HAS HIS DENTIST
WEIGHED IN ON THIS YET?

OKAY, SO, NOW YOU KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

BETH, COME ON.
THE FIRM IS GOOD FOR HIM.

WHAT WE DID IS GOOD FOR HIM.
YOU KNOW THAT.

OKAY, IF YOU'VE THOUGHT UP
SOME BRAND-NEW SCAM...

NO, NO, NO.
I'M ASKING FOR HELP HERE. OKAY?

I MEAN, THE... THE...
THE PRESSURE, THE BACKBITING,

THAT WHOLE "PUBLISH OR PERISH"
STEEPLECHASE...

CLARK WOULD UNRAVEL
ALL OVER AGAIN.

WHY DON'T YOU
TELL HIM YOURSELF?
[ SIGHS ]

BECAUSE I DIDN'T SHOW UP
FOR WORK A COUPLE TIMES,

AND THEN SAM DISAPPEARED,
AND...

CLARK'S NOT EXACTLY USING ME
AS A SOUNDING BOARD RIGHT NOW,

AND IT'S THE ONE RELATIONSHIP
I CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE,

AND I KNOW THAT HE WOULD
NEVER LEAVE TOWN WITHOUT YOU.

YEAH, WELL...

I DON'T KNOW IF CLARK AND I
BELONG TOGETHER AT ALL.

WAIT.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

THAT WHEN I ACTUALLY
WANT YOU IN HIS LIFE,
YOU'RE JUST GONNA...

YOU KNOW, WE HAD
A MANUFACTURED BEGINNING...

MANUFACTURED BY YOU.

YOU HEARD HIM.

THEY FADE. THEY END.

UNLESS
IT'S THE REAL THING.

[ SIGHS ]
HOW DO I KNOW IT IS?

BECAUSE IT IS!
OF COURSE IT IS!

HE'S NUTS ABOUT YOU.
YOU'RE NUTS ABOUT HIM.

THE IDEA OF YOU GOING BACK
TO ACADEMIA MAKES NO SENSE.

HERE'S WHY
YOU'RE THE LAST TO KNOW...

IT'S BECAUSE CLARK KNOWS
THAT AS SOON AS YOU
FIND SOMETHING OUT,

YOU START TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO SPIN, H-HOW TO GAME IT,

HOW TO MANIPULATE EVERYONE INTO
DOING EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT.

HOW ABOUT THIS TIME...
OH, FOR VARIETY...

YOU LET ME FIGURE OUT
WHAT I WANT?

[ SCOFFS ]

AND TRUST CLARK
TO DO THE SAME.

BETH.

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT?

WHAT?!

I AVOIDED ALL THE COLORS
THAT SIGNAL FERTILITY, AND I...

JESSICA HAS TO
HAVE A SHOT HERE.

THAT'S TOO... TIGHT.
IT'S TOO SHORT.

OH, MY GOD.
YOU'RE MY DAD.

[ CELLPHONE CHIMES ]
UHP. LIMO'S HERE.
LET'S GO.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

HEY, DELLA.

How are you?

EXCITED. I CAN'T BELIEVE
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING.

YEAH.
CROSS YOUR FINGERS.

Uh, we're not there yet, though.

GREEN'S MY DAD'S FAVORITE
COLOR... AVOCADO GREEN...

SO MAYBE JESSICA COULD WEAR
AVOCADO GREEN.

Well, I don't think
we get to choose what
color Jessica wears.

BESIDES, SHE'S PROBABLY
ALREADY WEARING IT.

BUT, HEY,
MAYBE WE'LL GET LUCKY.
And natural wood.

MY DAD LIKES NATURAL WOOD,
SO MAYBE YOU COULD...

WH... I'M SORRY. WHAT DOES
NATURAL WOOD HAVE ANYTHING TO...

For, like, furniture and floors
and things like that.

I don't know what kind
Jessica's place has,

BUT I KNOW
WHAT MY DAD LIKES.

THE KARATE STUDIO HAS
NATURAL-WOOD FLOORS, OF COURSE,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
SHE WANTS IT IN HER HOUSE.

I mean...

HOUSE.

UM... DELLA...

LOOK, WE AGREED
ON ONE DATE,

AND EVEN IF IT GOES WELL,

uh, we don't know
if they want a second one, so...

SURE. RIGHT.

I KNOW.

BUT THE THING IS,

when they're together,
he's so much happier.

SO, THEN, IF SHE WAS, LIKE,
HERE ALL THE TIME, HE WOULD...

DELLA, UH...

HEY, CLARK,
WE GOT TO GET GOING

IF WE'RE GONNA MEET THE LIMO
THERE, OKAY?

OKAY.
I know. You got to go.

BYE.

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

[ SIGHS ]

I HOPE
YOU DON'T MIND SHARING.

WE'RE ECONOMIZING
SO THAT EVERY MEMBERSHIP DOLLAR

GOES INTO
SMALL-BUSINESS-RELATED ADVOCACY.

OF COURSE NOT.

OKAY.

[ GASPS ]
BRAM! HI!

HI.

HI.

MEGAN,
THIS IS JESSICA.

JESSICA
TEACHES MY DAUGHTER.

GET OUT.
[ CHUCKLES ]

I'M A SURGICAL ASSISTANT.

OH.

IS THAT LIKE A NURSE?

KINDA.

[ DIALING ]

TELL ROSS HE'S THE NEXT STOP.
FIVE MINUTES.

ROSS!

NO. NO. PLEASE. HEY.
GOOD TIMING.

I COME IN PEACE.
I HIGHLY DOUBT THAT.

I JUST NEED TO ASK YOU
A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I HAVE NO IDEA
WHERE SAM IS.

THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE HERE.
SEE, I'VE GOT HER.

I JUST NEED TO KNOW...

HOW MUCH YOU REALLY CARE
ABOUT HER.

ROSS IS
NOT ANSWERING HIS PHONE.

HE'S AWOL, MEANING
"ABSENT WITHOUT LIMO."

OH, HE... HE...
HE WOULDN'T DO THIS AGAIN.

THERE'S NO...
THERE'S NO WAY.

HE'S NOT...
HE'S NOT DOING THIS AGAIN.

HOW COULD HE
DO THIS AGAIN?

WHERE IS SHE?

HOW DO I KNOW
YOU REALLY HAVE HER?

HER FRIEND MARTIN
GAVE HER UP,

BUT THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT
RIGHT NOW.

THING IS, I DON'T WANT TO...
I DON'T WANT TO HURT HER.

YOU KNOW, I WANT TO SETTLE THIS
ANOTHER WAY.

BUT SEEING AS
HOW CLOSE YOU TWO ARE,

I THOUGHT
YOU'D WANT TO HELP OUT.

WHAT ARE YOU...
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

WELL, LOOK,
THIS BUSINESS YOU RUN...

I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC,

AND I THINK YOU AND CLARK
ARE PERFECTLY SUITED

TO TRY AND HELP ME WITH
THIS REAL HEADACHE I'VE GOT.

YOU WANT TO HIRE US?

YEAH.

FINE. HIRE US.

BUT LEAVE SAM OUT OF IT,
ALL RIGHT?

Y-YOU GOT TO LET HER GO.

YOU SEE, THIS THING I WANT
FROM YOU IS NOT TOTALLY LEGAL.

AND I DIDN'T WANT
TO JUST COME TO YOU,

JUST ASK TO PAY YOUR FEE,

'CAUSE I DIDN'T THINK
I COULD GET YOU ON MY SIDE.

BUT NOW WE GOT
THIS SAM SITUATION.

I'M THINKING, "HEY.
MAYBE YOU'LL COME ON BOARD.

YOU'LL HELP ME OUT
WITH THIS."

ALL RIGHT?

AND IF YOU DO,
I'LL WIPE OUT HER WHOLE DEBT.

IF YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED,
THAT'S FINE.

I'LL SETTLE THIS WHOLE DEBT
WITH HER.

I JUST THOUGHT
IT'D BE BAD BUSINESS
NOT TO COME AND ASK.

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT IS IT EXACTLY
YOU WANT US TO DO?

I THINK YOU'LL FIND

IT'LL BE A VERY INTERESTING
CHALLENGE FOR YOU.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

[ SIGHS ]

I'M REALLY GLAD
YOU'RE HERE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW, I AM...
I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE GLAD.

I'M GLAD
THERE'S A FULL BAR.

TELL MEGAN
TO LEAVE NOW.

THEN THE DAD AND JESSICA
WILL BE ALONE TOGETHER.
ISN'T THAT THE GOAL?

NO.
NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO, NO.

IF MEGAN LEAVES

BEFORE THE DAD HAS SEEN JESSICA
IN A ROMANTIC CONTEXT,

THEN HE'S JUST GONNA LEAVE, TOO,
AND THERE'LL BE NO FAKE DATE.

AND IT IS TOO LATE
TO PLANT THE SUGGESTION

THAT SHE'S ATTRACTIVE
AND ELIGIBLE.

IT NEEDS TIME
TO PERCOLATE.

LOOK. [ SIGHS ]

WE NEED SOMETHING
MORE... DRAMATIC,

MORE IMMEDIATE.

Miles: OKAY, OKAY, OKAY,
HOW ABOUT YOU...

YOU'RE GONNA GO OVER,
AND YOU'RE GONNA ASK THE DAD

IF JESSICA IS SINGLE
AND SHE'S AVAILABLE,

AND THEN I...

I'M GONNA GO OVER

AND VISIBLY HARASS
AND ANNOY JESSICA.

AN OUT-GROUP THREAT SCENARIO...
THAT'S BRILLIANT.

OKAY, IF BEING ANNOYING
IS BRILLIANT,

THEN DON'T FORGET TO INVITE ME
TO THE NOBEL CEREMONY.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
THIS IS TOTALLY GONNA WORK.

THAT'S OUR PLAN "B,"
ALL RIGHT?

MAN YOUR
ANNOYANCE STATIONS.

HI.
HEY.

EXCUSE ME, UM, I NOTICED
THAT THE TWO OF YOU WALKED IN

WITH THAT INCREDIBLY ATTRACTIVE
WOMAN OVER THERE.

YEAH, SHE IS...
SHE IS VERY ATTRACTIVE.

[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE TELLING ME.

SMOKIN'.

I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK
THIS IS RUDE OF ME TO INQUIRE,

BUT, UM...

YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO KNOW
IF SHE'S...

ON THE MARKET?

UM...

WELL, APPARENTLY NOT.

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

HEY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HM?

HOW COULD YOU LET
THAT SORRY EXCUSE
FOR A GAME-SHOW HOST

WALK IN WHILE I'M OVER THERE,
HELPING...
I HAVE BEEN HERE,

READY TO IMPLEMENT
MY OUT-GROUP THREAT SCENARIO.

WE NEED TO CREATE
A MINI DISASTER HERE...

SOMETHING I HAVE
A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH

IN THE LAST 20 YEARS.

UH...

WAIT.

EVERYONE
WEARING YELLOW NAME TAGS

IS A SMALL-BUSINESS OWNER,
RIGHT?

YES. YES.
YES. YELLOW. YES.

WHAT IS HE...
OH. AND WE'RE OFF.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU RIPPED ME OFF.

NOT YOU.

DO YOU NEED A MOMENT
TO...

YEAH,
I NEED A MOMENT,

AND Y-YOU MAY NOT WANT
TO WITNESS THIS.

NO, WE DON'T NEED
A MOMENT.

I-I DON'T KNOW THIS GUY
FROM ADAM.

WHAT Y-YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
IS BUSINESS ETHICS, OKAY?

BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE
IN T-THE KIND OF SITUATION
THAT WE WERE IN...

THE UNSCRUPULOUS,
SOME WOULD SAY ILLEGAL...

AND HE KNOWS EXACTLY...

I HAVE A KIOSK
THAT SELLS BAKED POTATOES

WITH A VARIETY
OF TOPPINGS.

SO, WAS IT THE POTATO
OR THE TOPPINGS

THAT YOU FOUND
UNSCRUPULOUS?

DOES... THE... G-G...

PATHOGENIC POTATO VIRUS
MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU, BUDDY?

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I'M NOT GONNA STAND HERE
AND LET YOU BERATE ME LIKE THIS.

YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA STAND HERE
TILL I GET SATISFACTION...

NOW. GO.
DON'T YOU EVEN BEGIN
WITH PANIC ATTACKS, MAN.

OH, REALLY?
PANIC ATTACKS?
GUYS,
LET'S JUST CUT IT OUT,

CUT IT OUT NOW.
I-I GREW UP
ON A POTATO FARM!

Miles: THERE YOU ARE!
WHERE? WHERE?

I'M SERIOUS!
YOU... H-HAVE YOU EVER...

HEY,
HE'S FINE, GUYS.

[ CHUCKLES ]
THAT'S GREAT, EDDIE.

PHEW.

[ Chuckling ]
ARE YOU OKAY?

[ Chuckling ] YEAH.

MAYBE I WILL
COME BACK TO THE TABLE NOW.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

[ SIGHS ]

OH! I-I...
I GOT TO RUN.

I GOT A...
A TEXT.
OH.

SO I JUST GOT TO...

IT WAS SO NICE
TO MEET YOU.

YEAH.
SURE, SURE. YEAH.

YOU WERE OVER HERE,
RIGHT?

YEAH.

THANK YOU.
YEAH.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

YES.

GREAT.

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

♪ I'M A FOOL
FOR THAT SHAKE IN YOUR THIGHS ♪

♪ I'M A FOOL
FOR THAT SOUND IN YOUR SIGHS ♪

♪ I'M A FOOL FOR YOUR BARELY

♪ I'M A FOOL FOR YOUR LOVE

♪ I WANNA MAKE THIS PLAY

♪ OH, I KNOW YOU'RE FADED

♪ HMM, BUT STAY

♪ DON'T CLOSE YOUR HANDS

♪ I WANNA MAKE THIS PLAY

♪ OH, I KNOW YOU'RE FADED

♪ HMM, BUT STAY

♪ DON'T CLOSE YOUR HANDS

♪ CAUGHT IN THIS POOL
HELD IN YOUR EYES ♪

♪ CAUGHT LIKE A FOOL
WITHOUT A LINE ♪

♪ WE'RE IN A NATURAL SPRING

♪ WITH THIS GENTLE STING
BETWEEN US ♪

♪ I WANNA MAKE THIS PLAY

♪ OH, I KNOW YOU'RE FADED

♪ HMM, BUT STAY

♪ DON'T CLOSE YOUR HANDS

OH.

I GUESS THIS IS ME.

FEELS LIKE
TWO MINUTES AGO

THAT I GOT IN THE LIMO
WITH YOU AND...

OH, WHAT'S HER NAME?

I...
I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

MAYBE WE CAN DO THIS AGAIN
SOMETIME...

WITHOUT THE POTATO RIOT.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

WHY DON'T I, UH...
WHY DON'T I GET YOUR NUMBER?

YEAH.
YOUR NON-KARATE NUMBER.

JUST...

YOU'RE A WONDERFUL PERSON.

AND, UH...

AND I'M...
I'M SORRY IF I...

I'M... I'M SORRY.

SORRY.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

HEY.

LATRELL TOLD ME
YOU GOT DELLA HER DATE

BUT THE DAD RETREATED
BACK INTO HIS SHELL.

I CALLED.
I GUESS YOU DIDN'T GET...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
UH, W-WE'RE TALKING HERE.

NO.
YOU NEED TO LISTEN.

[ SIGHS ]

YOU KNEW I WAS UPSET

ABOUT YOUR TOTAL ABSENCE
FROM THE LAST CASE.

YOU KNEW I WAS UPSET
ABOUT SAM.

AND YET,
YOU WERE A NO-SHOW AGAIN.

CLARK, LOOK,
I KNOW THAT IT LOOKS BAD,

BUT IT WASN'T...

DID YOU KNOW THAT I WANTED TO
TURN DOWN KENTUCKY ON THE SPOT

BECAUSE OF THIS FIRM,
BECAUSE OF YOU?

HOW AM I GONNA COMMIT
TO OUR PARTNERSHIP?

HOW DO I TURN DOWN A WHOLE
NEW CHAPTER OF MY CAREER,

OF... OF...
OF BETH AND ME,

IF NOT COUNTING ON YOU IS
THE ONLY THING I CAN COUNT ON?

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT... WHAT... WHAT DO YOU NEED
TO TALK ABOUT?

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S... IT'S NOTHING.
JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.
OKAY.

[ HURRIED FOOTSTEPS ]

[ Voice breaking ]
WHY DID YOU MESS UP LAST NIGHT?
WHAT'S YOUR PLAN TO FIX IT?

DELLA...
[ CLEARS THROAT ]

PLEASE...
NO. NO. NOW MY DAD'S
REALLY UPSET.

HOW ARE WE GONNA MAKE SURE
THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN NEXT TIME?

I DON'T KNOW
IF ANOTHER...
NO. NO.

I HIRED YOU, SO WE'RE NOT DONE
TILL I SAY WE'RE DONE.

I'M TIRED OF EVERYONE
SAYING WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

WHY IS EVERYONE
QUITTING ON ME?!

HOW DID YOU GET HERE?

DOES YOUR GRANDMOTHER KNOW
THAT YOU'RE HERE?

NO! YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME!
WHY WON'T ANYONE LISTEN TO ME?!

I'M LISTENING TO YOU.

OKAY?

[ SOBS ]

OKAY,
HERE'S OUR NEW PLAN.

I SENT AN E-MAIL TO JESSICA
FROM MY DAD'S ACCOUNT,

INVITING HER TO DINNER.

SHE ACCEPTED.
SHE'S REALLY EXCITED.

WE NEED EVERYTHING TO GO MUCH,
MUCH BETTER THAN LAST TIME.

[ SIGHS ]
[ DOOR OPENS ]

DELLA. SWEETHEART.

WHAT IS HE DOING HERE?
WHY'D YOU TELL HIM?

'CAUSE WE FELT THAT
YOU AND YOUR DAD SHOULD TALK.

NO!
YOU'RE RUINING EVERYTHING!

IT WOULD'VE WORKED!
IT WOULD HAVE!

YOU HIRED ALL THESE PEOPLE
TO GET ME ON A DATE?

SOMEONE HAD TO DO
SOMETHING.

EVERYONE WAS SITTING AROUND,
DOING NOTHING.

DOING NOTHING?

HONEY, WHAT ABOUT
ALL THE HOURS I SPEND

TRYING TO MAKE A HOME FOR YOU,
MAKE A LIFE FOR YOU?

[ Voice breaking ] I WANT YOU
TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU.

DELLA, YOU DON'T NEED
TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

I'M FINE.

YOU AND ME, WE'RE...
WE'RE DOING FINE.

YEAH,
BUT WE USED TO BE GREAT.

YOU SAID EVERYONE WOULD BE SAD
FOR A WHILE,

AND THEN
WE'D BE GREAT AGAIN.

BUT WE'RE NOT.

[ SNIFFLES ]

WE'RE JUST FINE.

I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING...

I'M JUST SOME SAD GUY,
CAN'T LET GO OF THE PAST.

NO. LETTING GO OF THE PAST
ISN'T THE ISSUE.

LIVING IN IT IS.

YOUR HEART IS BROKEN.

PROBABLY FEELS LIKE
EVERYTHING ELSE IS, TOO, RIGHT?

YEAH.

WELL, YOUR HEART
IS JUST WAITING TO SEE

WHAT THE REST OF YOU
DOES.

BUT HOW DO I TELL HER

THAT THINGS WILL NEVER BE
LIKE THEY WERE,

THAT I WILL NEVER BE HAPPY
IN THAT WAY AGAIN?

SHE'S NOT LOOKING FOR YOU
TO BE HAPPY IN THAT WAY AGAIN.

SHE'S JUST LOOKING FOR YOU
TO BE HAPPY.

ONE LEAP FORWARD...
EVEN IF IT'S TINY,

EVEN IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS.

YOU MAY SURPRISE YOURSELF.

YOUR HEART MIGHT BE
RIGHT THERE WITH YOU.

[ CHUCKLES LIGHTLY ]

HEY! WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

OH, UH, THIS JUST ARRIVED
AT THE APARTMENT FOR YOU

FROM
SOUTHERN KENTUCKY STATE.

IT'S, UH,
T-SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS.

THE PERFECT GIFT
FROM A COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGIST.

SEE, HE THINKS
IF I START WEARING THIS GEAR,

I'LL START
DEFINING MYSELF...

THEY REALLY WANT YOU.

[ Chuckling ] YEAH.

YOU'RE REALLY INTERESTED.

I THINK
WE BOTH SHOULD BE.

UM...

I KNOW I SAID I'D GO WITH YOU,
BUT THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT,

THE MORE I THINK
MAYBE IT'S NOT SO SIMPLE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW, WE JUST...

WE MET UNDER
SUCH HEIGHTENED CIRCUMSTANCES.

YOU KNOW, M-MAYBE WE HAVE
ONE OF THOSE BEGINNINGS

THAT'S JUST DESTINED
TO FADE.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT
MANUFACTURED BEGINNINGS.

YOU KNOW, M...

MAYBE IT'S JUST THAT

WE SHOULDN'T MAKE
ANY MAJOR LIFE DECISIONS

UNTIL WE'RE SURE
IT'S GONNA LAST...

YOU KNOW, THAT...
THAT WE HAVE A REAL FUTURE.

OF COURSE
WE HAVE A FUTURE.

HOW COULD YOU EVEN DOUBT THAT
FOR A SECOND?

[ CHUCKLES LIGHTLY ]

UM...

I DON'T...
I DON'T WANT TO.

I JUST NEED
TO THINK ABOUT IT. THAT...

THAT'S ALL.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HI.

HI.

THANKS
FOR HAVING ME OVER.

UH, COME IN.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS?

PLEASE
DON'T BE MAD AT ME.

I INVITED JESSICA TO DINNER...
AS YOU...

BUT I FORGOT
SHE WAS GONNA SHOW UP.

CAN WE PLEASE
BE NICE TO HER?

PLEASE?

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

[ JIM JAMES' "A NEW LIFE"
PLAYS ]

♪ MMM-MMM

♪ HEY, OPEN THE DOOR

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

♪ I WANT A NEW LIFE

♪ HEY, AND HERE'S WHAT'S MORE

♪ I WANT A NEW LIFE

♪ A NEW LIFE

♪ BABE,
LET'S GET ONE THING CLEAR ♪

♪ THERE'S MUCH MORE STARDUST
WHEN YOU'RE NEAR ♪

♪ I THINK
I'M REALLY BEING SINCERE ♪

♪ I WANT A NEW LIFE

♪ MMM-MMM, A NEW LIFE

♪ WITH YOU

♪ AND WHAT'S MORE

♪ IT'S WORTH LOOKING FOR

THIS ONE.

♪ OOH-OOH-OOOH

[ BUTTONS CLACKING ]

[ Ringing ]

IT'S ROSS.

VINCENT:
This means you've discussed
my proposal with your firm?

YES.

WE'RE ACTIVELY
WORKING ON A STRATEGY.

Excellent.
That's exciting news.

JUST TELL SAM
TO SIT TIGHT.

Well, I don't see
that she's got much choice.

Has she?