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Who's the best boss ever?

♪ It's bad bitch o'clock ♪

♪ Yeah, it's thick-thirty ♪

♪ I've been through a lot ♪

♪ But I'm still flirty ♪

Okay ♪

Keep it up, everybody.

You and you and you and you, strong cores.

Strong brand.

♪ How you feelin'? How you feel right now? ♪

♪ Oh, I been so down ♪

♪ And under pressure... ♪

No. No. No.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Ooh, no.

♪ Oh... ♪

Mm, puppies over polka dots.

♪ Uh, bitch, I might be better ♪

♪ Turn up the music ♪

♪ Turn down the lights ♪

♪ I got a feelin' I'm gon' be alright ♪

♪ Okay * * Okay ♪

♪ Alright * MAN: Ms. Wheeler?

♪ It's about damn time, turn up the music ♪

Ms. Wheeler?

Oh. Hi, sorry.

I was just, uh, doing a little creative meditation.

Oh, didn't mean to interrupt.

No, no, no. No. What can I do ya for?

I don't know if you remember me. Jared, Customer Relations.

Sure, Jared.

Customer Relations, of course. (chuckling)

I just wanted to say your memo on brand engagement

was really insightful.

You read my memo?

Read it?

I memorized it. (chuckles softly)

No.

"Our brand relies on four core principles

"or, as I like to call them...

BOTH: ...the four toes of success."

Oh, my God!

I'm kind of a marketing nerd.

Hoping to do what you do some day.

Well, that is great. You know, dream that dream.

And stay hungry. But also stay curious.

(chuckling) Would you ever have time to...

to give me some career advice?

Yeah, I kind of just did.

Right, sorry, uh... Thank you for your time.

Uh, h-hang on.

You feel stuck, don't you?

I do. Oh...

I know what that's like.

I wish I had someone like me to help me when I was you.

Sure. Mm-hmm.

You know what? I'm taking you on.

You just got yourself a mentor.

Really? Mm-hmm.

Thank you, Ms. Wheeler.

Christina. Christina.

(chuckles) Okay, well,

I-I should get back to the phones.

Oh, you go get 'em, Jerry from Customer Relations.

It-it's Jared.

It's J... Yeah, Jared.

That's what I said. So... (chuckling)

I got to write another memo.

♪ Alright ♪

♪ It's about damn time ♪

♪ In a minute, I'm-a need... ♪

Ow, ow, ow.

("Ifanla" by Sola Akingbola playing)

Damn.

He cooks dinner and makes a mean mojito.

Bob, I might have to leave my husband for you.

Well, I do not want yours.

It's so funny.

You married a businessman, and now you have a wife.

Hey, I am a modern man.

There is strength and masculinity

in being a caretaker.

You keep telling yourself that.

Don't listen to her, Bob. You put in your 30 years.

If you want to sit around and make us lamb chops,

I'll be right here, baby. Gloria.

Hmm? You have your own husband.

Why do these towels smell funny?

Ooh, what's that-- lavender?

Straight from my herb garden.

You have a herb garden? I do.

Okay.

Bob makes his own fabric softener.

It's just baking soda, vinegar and essential oils,

and a cap full of love.

Can I get some of that?

Uh, you want lavender or bayou breeze?

Oh, take me to the bayou.

(chuckles) Uh, what about me?

Do I not deserve nice-smelling sheets?

There's a Costco on the way home,

knock yourself out.

He even holds a grudge like a woman.

(indistinct conversations)

(sighs)

Are you expecting anyone else?

Oh, maybe someday.

Not tonight.

Oh, thanks.

It's less sad if you take it.

You guys on a date? (chuckles)

Must be nice.

Uh...

r-room for one more?

Hey. Oh, uh, I guess, sure.

Thanks. (chuckles)

Oh, uh,

I had a business dinner,

but my client's...

dog had puppies.

At least you have an excuse,

I was drinking alone like a loser.

Oh. I remember that feeling.

So, how do you do it?

How do you break through

to an executive position?

Oh, it's simple.

I had to be willing to do whatever it takes.

Do whatever it takes, okay.

I'll tell you a secret,

I quit my family's company for this job.

Wow. Yeah.

Wow. (chuckles)

This Thanksgiving, I'm gonna be eating KFC

alone in my apartment.

But when I'm crying into that bucket,

I'll still be winning.

Christina, that must've been scary.

It was.

But I faced my fear and I overcame it.

That sounds like the subject for another memo.

Oh, my God. Yes.

Excuse me.

You forgot to set this table.

After working a double,

those jets feel so good on my feet.

Mm-hmm. My back has been killing me.

'Cause you been on your feet all day.

Because I was on my back all night.

Wait until I tell you what happened yesterday.

Oh, is this the Dr. Chakraborty story?

This is great. You guys are gonna love it.

We were scrubbing in for surgery... BOTH: Mm-hmm.

and then he takes a personal call.

It wasn't even an emergency,

it was his girlfriend Cheryl. Mm-hmm.

Cheryl from the gift shop?

Yep. Apparently, they're a thing.

No. ABISHOLA: Yes.

It's been going on for, like...

For three months.

Sorry. I should let you tell the story.

You have told it all.

Well, not the part where they spent

a steamy weekend in Cleveland together.

You go.

They were in Cleveland together.

It's boring the way you tell it.

Bob, please continue.

You guys ready for this?

Mm-hmm. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Rumor has it, Cheryl's pregnant.

BOTH: (gasp) Ooh, no!

Yes. She's going from gift shop clerk

to the thoracic surgeon baby mama.

Ooh... Now, that is how you tell a story!

Spill that tea, sock man.

(chuckles weakly)

So, when I left the company,

my mother said I was dead to her. (groans)

But you know what? Right now, I feel more alive than ever.

(chuckles)

But it's still kind of sad

that you don't have her support,

that she's not proud of all your success.

No. It's not sad.

It's just life.

So, where you from?

Toronto.

Ooh. Exotic. (chuckles)

(Canadian accent): Hey, where's that Canadian accent, eh?

(laughs)

I moved here when I was six.

Kids in school kind of beat it out of me.

(American accent): Aw...

We can be so cruel to our immigrants.

I apologize for saying "eh".

It's all right.

(sighs): Okay.

So, um, what do you think--

should we get another round?

Or maybe--

and I'm taking a chance here--

have a nightcap at my place?

Okay, Jared.

I had a feeling we might be headed in that direction, um...

But lesson number one:

when you scale the corporate ladder,

you don't mix the personal with the business.

Can't blame me for trying.

No, I cannot.

And you haven't even seen me naked.

(chuckles)

That was fun, huh? Yes.

You had a good time.

I'm all done here. You want to watch a movie?

Mm, I think I'm going to go and read.

Oh, okay.

What are you doing?

Well, you read,

I'll watch the iPad right next to you.

Everybody wins.

Oh.

What's the matter? (sighs)

I do not want to offend you.

Don't worry about it. What's up?

I have been at the hospital all day

and we've spent every moment together

since I got home.

I need a little space.

Got it.

You are offended.

No, I'm not.

I actually want some space, too.

Good. Enjoy your movie.

TV HOST: And welcome to Fact or Fiction. (phone rings)

I'm your host, Bob Baker.

Hello, Bob.

What are you doing tomorrow?

What are we doing tomorrow?

Eh, my sister wants to go fabric shopping.

I'm not doing anything.

Let's go fishing.

Oh, have you learned how to drive the boat?

Nope, but if I can drive my wife crazy,

I can certainly drive a boat.

Wonderful. See you then.

(TV continues indistinctly)

What's going on?

Uh, Bob is having problems in his marriage,

so I get to go fishing.

(snorts softly)

Morning, boss.

Hi.

This was certainly not the plan.

No. Certainly not.

Regrets?

Yeah, maybe. (chuckles)

I can't help feeling like I'm a bad mentor.

Oh, I disagree.

You taught me quite a bit last night.

I should go.

Are you sure? You can hang out for a while.

My mom's making pancakes.

Your-your mom?

What, is she visiting from out of town?

No. No. Of course she's not.

This is wonderful. Thank you for the invitation.

You're welcome.

Would you like to talk about your marital strife?

No, thank you.

Good.

You know, a lot of women would be very grateful

to have a husband waiting on 'em hand and foot.

So we are talking about it.

I'm fine with her friends busting my chops,

but I expected more from her.

Oh! Here we go! Olu will be eating fresh fish tonight.

(chuckles) No.

Tell the truth-- do you think I made a mistake

stepping back from MaxDot?

I think you did what you needed to do

to be happy. Exactly.

Which was a mistake.

Never mind. Bob,

you married a traditional Nigerian woman.

She was brought up to believe that

if her husband is home all the time,

he is either lazy or close to death.

Well, maybe what she was brought up to believe is wrong. (short chuckle)

Interesting.

Tell her that, see what happens.

Maybe I will.

Uh, w-what are you doing?

I'm gonna tell her.

No, I did not mean now.

I-I want to catch a fish.

Well, we can stop at the market on the way home.

Nobody needs to know.

(motor sputters)

Uh-oh.

What is it?

There's something wrong with this thing.

(motor sputters)

Oh, why?

Perhaps God is trying to save your marriage.

That's cute. That's very cute.

(motor sputters)

(groans)

(phone rings)

Christina Wheeler.

HR? Why do they want to see me?

Yeah. I didn't file a complaint.

Oh.

Oh.

Oh, God. Oh, God.

Oh, God. Oh, God.

Really, Jared?

You told them I coerced you? You said

to do whatever it takes.

Not to me, to other people!

For what it's worth...

...you're a really good mentor.

Well, for what it's worth,

the only good thing

about hooking up with you was your mother's pancakes.

(elevator dings)

(footsteps approaching)

There she is.

Ah, Christina.

How do you find your way out of here every day?

(chuckles)

What are you doing here?

Oh, I just had a free afternoon.

You know, for the rest of my life.

Are you drunk? Don't worry.

I Ubered.

I may be a sexual predator,

but I am not irresponsible.

Boop. (laughs)

What are you talking about? (sighs)

I was terminated

for having inappropriate sexual relations

with a "subordinant."

No.

Yeah, it was a big whoopsie for me.

So, what do you want to do-- want to get out of here,

go see a movie?

I am working.

Have you called Bob or your mother?

I can't, they hate me.

No, they do not.

You're the only one who still loves me.

Okay...

You do love me, right?

(sighs) Of course.

Say it.

Christina, I am working.

Oh, God.

You hate me, too. What's going on?

I'm a monster!

Where's the damn Coast Guard?

Coast Guard is for oceans.

We are in a lake.

Well, then where's the Lake Guard?

Did you check to see if we are out of gas?

Uh, yeah, we're good.

I would like to look.

Okay, we're out of gas.

Did you not think to check before we left?

I thought when I bought the boat it came with a full tank.

That's not unreasonable.

No. Just stupid.

All right, let's not turn on each other till we get hungry.

(sighs) I want to go home.

Yeah. Me too.

My wife loves me.

My wife does, too.

Sometimes.

Can I ask you a question?

If it's gonna make me feel dumb, I'm already there.

Why did you buy this boat?

'Cause I earned it.

I deserve nice things.

Is it making you happy?

Not at the moment, no.

When was the last time you were happy?

I know where you're going with this, Tunde.

You can stop.

It was not on a lake,

and certainly not sitting in a jacuzzi

with your wife's girlfriends.

You heard about that?

I wish I had not.

Bob,

I believe the last time you were truly happy

was sitting at your father's desk,

selling socks.

You trying to get me to jump overboard?

You have a gift, Bob.

Selling socks?

Well, it's not a very glamorous or sexy gift,

some might even call it boring.

But it is yours.

I guess.

Go back to work.

Your wife will like you better.

You will like you better.

I will like you...

about the same.

Thanks, Tunde.

Yeah. What are you doing?

Eh, maybe there is a flare gun in here

and we can signal for help. Good idea.

This appears to be a container of gasoline.

Oh, cool, we're saved.

How could you not know this was here?

I didn't even know that seat lifted up.

If anybody asks,

you are here because of a medical emergency.

My life is over!

Very good.

Actually, her blood pressure's pretty high.

Here, have a Jell-O and try and forget

that you threw your career away

for a man who lives with his mother.

Thanks for taking care of me.

You girls are my best friends.

Hmm. That's strange.

You are barely an acquaintance to me.

We have to go back to work now. Will you be okay?

Oh, sure, go ahead.

I'm used to being alone.

Good.

Christina, I don't know what else to do for you.

Give her some words of encouragement.

This mistake you have made is just one of

the many mistakes in your life,

and you will make many more.

Oh, God.

Maybe try some different words.

You are a resilient and determined woman.

And I know that before long

you'll put all of this behind you.

My LinkedIn page has an alert

for sexual misconduct.

Perhaps you'll put it behind you in a different country.

You will find a way.

I believe in you.

Thank you so much for saying that.

Okay.

Hug?

Oh, her blood pressure's coming down.

There's my poor baby.

You called my mother?

Oh, her blood pressure's going back up.

Oh, God.

(sighs) Here's your coffee, honey.

Thank you.

Are you cold? You look cold.

I'm fine.

No, you're not. You're cold.

I'm surprised you're not ripping me a new one.

Maybe later, when you're feeling a little better about yourself.

You know, you're the reason I left MaxDot.

I know, and if it helps to blame me,

I can take it.

No, I screwed up.

It's all my fault.

It's society's fault.

Call me old-fashioned,

but mutually-consenting coworkers

ought to be able to hump one another.

You'd think so, right? Oh,

you'll get through this.

Doesn't feel like it. Oh, you will.

And I'll be with you every step of the way.

I love you, Mom.

I love you, too, sweetie.

(sighs)

So, did you use protection

or am I gonna finally get that grandbaby?

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