All language subtitles for Empty Nest s04e04 Food for Thought.com

♪ Life goes on, and so do we ♪

♪ Just how we do it
is no mystery ♪

♪ One by one - ♪ one by one

♪ we fill the days

♪ we find a thousand
different ways ♪

♪ Sometimes the answer
can be hard to find ♪

♪ Hard to find

♪ that's something
I will never be ♪

♪ I'm always here
for anything you need ♪

♪ Anything you need

♪ rain or shine

♪ I'll be the one
to share it all ♪

♪ As life goes on

♪ we share it all

♪ as life goes on

uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

No, you just hold on there!

You just back up a minute.

You said my car'd
be ready at 2:00.

Then you said 4:00.

Now you say it's tomorrow?

No, it's not so complicated

if you know what you're doin'.

And I resent you talkin'
down to me like a woman,

just 'cause I'm a woman.

No, I do not have to
ask my husband

when we change the oil.

I change it myself
every 3,000 mile.

Yes, I know what a dipstick is.

You are a dipstick.

- Hi, daddy.
- Carol, sweetheart!

Oh, what brings you here
in the middle of the day?

Something's wrong.

No, daddy, just the opposite.

I'm here to pay you
the money I owe you.

Oh, ho, that's great!

Okay, is this the $35
for the hairdresser,

or the $60
for the theater tickets,

or the $100
you borrowed last month

for the new sunglasses?

That's the one,
the $100 for the sunglasses.

And here it is, $20 of it.

Why do feel
there's more to this story?

I'm giving it to you
because I pay my debts,

in a responsible
and timely manner,

my handsome incorporated daddy.

- Okay, how much?
- $133.50 plus tax.

I know it's a lot,
but it's an emergency.

What kind of emergency has tax?

It is the most adorable
bolero jacket.

I've just got to have it.

Carol, no one has got to have
a bolero jacket,

except maybe a bolero.

Daddy, it's for
Michelle's wedding.

I'm already economizing.
I'm not buying her a gift.

Carol, I am not
giving you this money.

Oh!

Well, this is a joke, isn't it?

Carol, come on.
You're a grown woman!

You have to learn how to
stand on your own two feet.

Daddy, just because
you pay my rent,

my bills, my gas,

and my dry cleaning,
and a few incidentals

does not mean I don't
stand on my own two feet.

I am an independent woman...

With a slight cash flow problem.

Then cut down on your expenses,

or find some extra work!

I pay for your dry cleaning?

You know, extra work
might not be such a bad idea.

Except with my regular job
at the library,

you'd never see me.

I could live with that.

Yes, I have basic
secretarial skills.

Well, no, I don't take
actual shorthand,

but I do have
a very fast longhand.

Oh, I'd be happy to
send you a resume.

What's the address?

7, 6... could you
slow down little?

I'm writing this down.

Hello?

Hey, westons.

Carol, I think I've found
the job for you.

There's an opening on my ship
you'd be absolutely perfect for.

- What, what?
- Masthead.

Just think of it,
your face pulling into Portugal.

You know what
I'd really love to find

is just some small business
that needs a little help.

I was in one today,
a little catering company.

Catering company,
that would be perfect.

Do you think they need
any part-time help?

Not likely,
this place was a front

for a money laundering
operation.

We busted them today.

Catering, why didn't I
think of that?

It's perfect.

Do you think they'd want
to sell the business?

Carol, you can't run a business.

You're not the type.

You have to be tough,
realistic, hardheaded.

I am hardheaded.

That's why you'd be
a good masthead.

It's not so bad, really.

It definitely has potential.

But it also has roaches,

and five people
sleeping in the doorway.

Oh, Barbara, you have no vision.

I can see things happening here.

Oh, my god! What is that?

It's one of the things
that happened here.

- Seen enough?
- No, I like it.

It has a lot of...
Je ne sais quoi.

Well, a good cleaning
will take care of that.

See ya.

That's not a bad looking oven.

- Hope no one's in it.
- Boo!

Yes, I think this is
going to work out great.

Hello, Carol's catering.

The white house?

A party?

Yes, I think that I can
squeeze you in.

How many will there be?
Just me and Mrs. bush.

- Who are you?
- Jose Martinez.

Joe, I work here, or I used to.

Were you involved in the,
uh, money laundering?

Oh, no, no, no, no.
I was strictly catering.

I was the cook, the dishwasher,

the delivery man,
the cleaning crew.

I was what we call in Cuba,
cansado.

What's that?

Tired.

Oh, I'm, I'm sorry.

I'm, I'm Carol Weston.

Ah.

I'm thinking of
buying the business.

Oh, buy the laundering part.

Joe, uh, if you don't
mind me asking,

how much did they pay you
to work here?

500 a week, 300 for catering,

and 200 for keeping
my mouth shut.

Well, I couldn't
pay you that much,

but, of course, you wouldn't
have to keep your mouth shut.

Hey, that was
the best part of the job.

Poor whitey
should've learned that.

Who's whitey?

Him.

- You knew him?
- Mm.

They done him wrong.

Oh, yes. They shouldn't
have killed him.

No, they done him wrong.

No mustache, no gold chains,
no glasses.

Carol, I said a part-time job.

You don't know anything
about running a business.

So I'll learn.

It'll be good for
my self-esteem.

It might even give you some.

I thought
you'd be pleased, daddy.

You told me you wanted me
to do things on my own.

I do want you to do things
on your own.

And now, completely on your own,

I want you to forget
this whole thing.

I'm sorry, daddy,
but my mind is made up.

All right, all right, all right!

At least go over the details
with my lawyer.

That won't be necessary.
I found my own lawyer.

He has an office
in the Brisbane mall.

You, you have a mall lawyer?

I know it sounds tacky,

but he handled
Myrna bendler's divorce,

and he got her the house,
the car,

and the condo in Bermuda.
She didn't get the kids.

She didn't want the kids.

Carol, it says here

that you're going to buy
this business for $3,000.

I hope you are not expecting me

to lend you this money.

No, daddy. I have my own money.

What? When did you get
that kind of money?

I refinanced my car.

Proud of me, daddy?

22% interest!

Isn't that great?

And I did it all on my own.

Carol, this is not a good idea,

you're going to be working
very long hours,

you're going to be exhausted,
and you're going to jeopardize

your whole future
at the library!

No, daddy. Once we celebrate
Dewey decimal days,

I'll be on autopilot.

Besides, the library
is just a job.

Catering, catering is a,
a form of creative expression.

Cooking transports me.

It excites me.

It's a high.

Not as high as 22%.

Say that again.

$400?

No, no, no.

I have your famous kimmel motors
extended warranty.

What do you mean, not covered?

Since when is a transmission

goin' wappety, wappety, wappety
an act of god?

You put me on hold
one more time,

I'm gon' put you
on life support.

Laverne, uh,
when you get a minute,

type that up for me,
will you, please?

Business license,
health inspection,

workman's comp. What is this?

Well, it's a list of things
for Carol to take care of

for her new business,

things she probably
did not think of.

Doctor, can I make
an observation?

Sure.

You crumpled my list.

That is not an observation.
That is a...

It's a crumple.

You told Carol to stand
on her own two feet,

and that's a good thing.

Now you've got to butt out
and let her do it.

But it's just
so hard to stand by

and watch her making
all these mistakes.

Well now, they're her mistakes
to make, aren't they?

- Hi, daddy.
- Hi, sweetheart.

Hi, Laverne.

Oh, daddy, I've got big news.

What is it?

I just took my first
catering order.

I'm on my way!
Oh, sweetheart, that's great!

Now, you listen to me.

You get them to sign
a contract and you...

Ah, you can handle it,
whatever it is.

It's a sit-down dinner
for 200 people.

Two, two hundred?

Hmm, never cooked for six
in her entire life.

I knew you'd be
proud of me, daddy.

Oh, yes, yes.
Oh, I am, dear, I am.

I mean, but do you think
you're gonna have the time?

Oh, yes, daddy, I'm gonna
have plenty of time.

I quit my job at the library
this morning.

She quit her job!

Gutsy move!

I think you're doing
a wonderful job here, dear.

Thank you, daddy.

Look, now, I know how you feel,

so I'm not going to offer
any more advice or suggestions.

However, Laverne was wondering,

do you have liability insurance?

Please, daddy.
You said you wouldn't interfere.

I'm just trying to give you
the benefit of my experience.

But I don't need
the benefit of your experience.

I already have
my first customer.

Before long, I'll be
completely in the black,

and I'll have
the satisfaction of knowing

that I did it on my own.

Now, can't you understand that?

Yes, dear.
It's easy to understand,

it's just not easy
to stay out of it,

but... I'm going
to just try harder.

It'll be a whole lot easier
if I'm not here.

So I'm out of here, I'm gone.

You're on your own,
I'm not saying another word!

Sprinklers,
you have no sprinklers.

Oh, welcome to
"the elegant epicure,"

where elegant
is our middle name.

Hiya. I'm, uh, John Edgar moss,

where, uh,
Edgar's my middle name.

The sit-down dinner for 200.
We spoke on the phone.

- Hors d'oeuvres?
- Yeah, nice.

Uh, can we get down to business?

Oh, certainly.
I've prepared a sample menu.

Of course, everything
is subject to your approval.

No, no, no, any way you
want to handle this is fine.

Uh, here's the dough,
200,000 bucks.

200,000?

My god, for that,
you could have lobster newburg.

Oh, wait a minute,
I don't understand.

Oh, yes, I think I do.

Is this money laundering?

What did you think it was?

But on the phone,
you said dinner for 200.

- Yeah, those are
the code words: 200, 200 grand.

Code words, code words?

How am I supposed to know that?

- You gave the code answer.
- What code answer?

Sit-down or buffet?

See you around, red.
Wait a minute!

Where are you going?

I bought all this food!
I'm stuck with all this food.

Look, can't we make a deal?

Don't you people
have parties or weddings?

How about a party
for your whole family, huh?

You can surprise
your whole family!

Lady, if I surprise
the family I'm in,

you know
what would happen to me?

Funerals!

I also do funerals!

- How's it going?
- Great, great.

How about you?

Oh, just fine, fine,
fine, fine, fine, fine.

A lot of traffic
on the way home, tonight.

Really?

Yeah, there's
a building on fire.

I guess it had no sprinklers.

Hi.

- You okay?
- Never better.

How's your catering
business going?

Who says anything's wrong?

Why wouldn't everything be okay?

I know what you're thinking.

You're jealous.

No, I'm not.

You'd like to see me fail,
wouldn't you?

Yeah.

Oh, god.

Hey, Carol. You okay?

Oh, Charley!

Whoa, I got to write
a thank you note

to the makers
of this aftershave.

Oh, Charley. I'm so miserable,

and I've got no one to talk to.

If I talk to you,
would you promise

not to be disgusting
for a while?

Do you think
you could handle that?

You want to talk to me?

You mean, like, confide in me?

Believe me,
if there were anyone else,

I wouldn't even consider it.

Aw, hey, kid, come on, sit down.

You just tell uncle Charley
what the trouble is.

I can't believe I'm doing this.

Well, it's like this, Charley.

Would it be all right if
I didn't call you by your name?

I think it would help

if I pretend
that you're someone else.

What the hell?
Make it easy on yourself.

Thank you.
Well, it's like this, mister.

My big order turned out to be
a complete phony.

I quit my job, I'm out of money,

I'm in debt up to my ears,
and I'm a complete failure.

Oh, hey, hey, hey, hey.
Now what kind of talk is that?

You know,
you say things like that,

and pretty soon,
you start to believe 'em.

Well, yeah.

I suppose you're right.

This is so cool!

We're like really relating
to each other, aren't we?

Please, I feel bad enough.

Well, I hope
it all works out for ya.

Is your dad home?

I want to know
if I can borrow his tux.

My club's having
their annual party.

What club? What party?

Oh, this group I belong to.

Every year,
we have this big bash.

- Who's catering it?
- Well, I don't know.

The same people
that always do, I guess.

Well, forget them!
They're no good!

They use animal fat!

Well, you don't even know
who they are.

It doesn't matter, Charley.
Use me!

I'm better, I'm cheaper,
I'm cleaner, I'm quicker,

and I've got 200 dinners
ready to go.

Take it easy, Carol.
You're starting to scare me.

Please, Charley.
I've got to have this job.

Give it to me.

Well, you know,

I, I'd, uh, really like
to help you out, Carol,

but I, you know, I don't think
you'd like my club.

Why, what kind of a club is it?

Well, it's a bunch of guys
like me,

with similar interests.

It's called
the stallion society.

I'll take it.

I mean, how much can
liability insurance cost?

Okay, sprinklers,
sprinklers are expensive.

Daddy, can I talk to you?

Is this about
your catering business?

- Yes, it is.
- I'm leaving.

- I have something to confess.
- I'm staying.

What is it, Carol?

I didn't get that big order
I was expecting.

The one that was so good
you quit your job

and staked your entire future,

including every penny
you had on it?

Why are you rubbing it in?

Just recapping.

Well, as it happens,
I have a chance at another job,

but it means working for a group

whose beliefs go against
every moral, ethical,

and spiritual principle
that I hold dear.

What are they, Republicans?

Honey, just because
you do business with somebody

doesn't mean
that you endorse their beliefs.

So are you saying
I should take the job, daddy?

Oh, no, no, no.

I, I, I, I don't
want to interfere.

No, it's all right.
I'm asking you.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Are you sure?

Yes, you have my permission.

Very well.

Take the job!

You just take it.
That's my advice.

Listen to me. I'm your father.

I know best. Just do it!

Do what I tell you!

Boy, that felt good.

I guess you're right, daddy.

I should take the job.

Not my... it's not my fault.

I mean, she asked me.

She practically begged me.
It's not interfering

when she asks herself.

Daddy, relax.
I didn't say you interfered.

I'm not talking to you.
I'm talking to me.

Stay out of this.

Enjoy.

Ah, hey, there she is,
right there.

Oh, hi, daddy, Barbara.
Thank you for coming down.

I really need help.

I've been telling you that
for years.

Is this the job
you were agonizing about?

Oh, no, daddy.

My conscience wouldn't
let me take that one.

I'm sorry, I finally
let you give me advice,

and then I didn't take it.

Who are all these people?

They're from the neighborhood.

They're homeless.
I had all this food.

I wanted them to have it.

Carol, you are a wonderful lady.

This is a terrific thing
you're doing here.

Well, thank you, daddy.
Now, come on!

You dish out the coq au vin.

- Okay.
- And, Barbara...

You can serve
the boeuf en croute.

Okay.

We're serving boeuf en croute?

Excuse me, are you the one
who's responsible for all this?

Uh, yes, yes, I am.

The sauce is awful rich.

We have cholesterol problems,
too, you know.

Oh, honey, look,
I know you're having

a rough time right now.

Now, how much would it take
to keep you in business?

Ah, thank you, daddy,
but I don't need your money.

I found a last minute lender.

Can I have the money
you're not giving Carol?

Get off me!

You can't keep on
borrowing money, dear.

The interest
is going to kill you!

But it's all deducible
from my income tax.

Yes, but what
you don't understand is,

you have to have an income
to deduct it from.

Now, what I would do here
is this:

Mind my own business.

Thanks for not saying
anything to daddy

about giving me the money.

Shut up!

You saved my life
with this loan.

Shut up!

You are the best sister
anyone could ever have.

I'll never be able to repay you.

Daddy!

Doctor, this is Kathy Larkin,

the new patient referred
by Dr. fleishman,

and this is her father.

Mr. Larkin, how are you?

Kathy?

Are you married?

Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo!

Good, a giggler.
We'll get along just fine.

Kathy, you go on in with doctor.

I just need to get

a little more information
from your father.

I'll be along in a minute,
sweetheart.

Let's see what you got here.

Okay, everything
seems to be in order.

I just need your insurance card
and the name of your employer.

Oh, that's kimmel motors.

Kimmel motors?

You work for kimmel motors?

I'm the service manager there.

Bud?

You bud Larkin?

You've been givin' me
the runaround all week

about my car! I'm Laverne Todd.

Oh.

Hi!

Um, here's my insurance card.

Card?

Sorry, bud, I'm gonna
need to see the policy.

The policy?
But, but that's at home.

Uh-oh.

Let me ask you, how often
do you bring in your daughter

for the recommended maintenance?

Now, look, maybe I should
just take my daughter and go.

Oh, I'm sorry.

We're gonna have to
keep her overnight.

We're havin' trouble
gettin' parts.

- Now, look...
- I'm just so sorry.

But you know what?
We'll give you a loaner.

We keep a bunch
of kids out back.

Course, they're
kind of old and beat up.

Okay, okay, you win.

You'll have your car at 5:00.

That's mighty nice of you.

You'll have your daughter
at 5:05.