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[JET ENGINES ROARING]
[MAN] Hey, Jim. You ready for your Christmas present?
We're now the biggest little ad agency on the West Coast.
[MAN ON PHONE] We got it back? Yeah. I pitched. They caught. We closed.
We got the Infinity Airlines account for the next two years.
They love us. This is great, Buddy.
I thought he was gonna give me a corsage.
I thought he was gonna kiss me right there.
Did he sign? Yeah. I got the signed contract in front of me.
I'm looking at it. You want a quote?
He said, "I can't see why we would ever leave."
Buddy, this is great. You did great, man. You did it!
[LAUGHING] Yeah, no problem.
I'm on the 6:00 flight.
I think I'm flying free for life.
Hey, Buddy, you really came through on this one. What can I tell you?
That's some Christmas present. No problem, man.
All right. I'll see you in a bit. Bye-bye.
Is it supposed to snow like this all night?
[WOMAN ON P.A.] We thank you for your patience this snowy holiday season.
[CONTINUES, INDISTINCT] [SIGHS] Shit.
O'Hare is hell with runways and a couple of TCBYs.
L.A.? Yeah. Why, does it show?
I-I think I flew out with you on Tuesday. Ron Wachter.
Oh, yeah. Yeah. Buddy Amaral. Good to see you.
I don't know. I've seen worse. I think we'll get out of here. Good.
Hey, Buddy. You made it out.
Janice. I was gonna call you.
Yeah. I was gonna hold my breath.
Nice talking to you.
So, did we like your dog and pony show?
Well, what can I say, you know? Love at first sight.
Mmm. Lucky us. So, you on the 6:00?
Yes, I am. Just about to push it back.
No. Mm-hmm.
Goddamn it.
Well, time for a drink?
Yeah, that's why they called me in on my day off—
drinks with the freight.
So, next time, yeah? I'll call you.
Whatever.
♪♪ [BACKGROUND: LOUNGE] [PEOPLE CHATTERING]
Whoa. Sorry. Sorry, it's this bag. I don't know where I am.
It's all right, man.
You got your whole Let's Go Europe thing happening there.
I understand. Eurail pass, yogurt,
get stoned, see the Anne Frank house. Sorry?
Sit down. Join us. Have a drink.
Hi. This is Mimi.
We've known each other for, uh— What, five minutes?
I think she's bored with me already.
[MAN] Thanks. Sure, why not?
The line at the snack bar is, like, an hour.
Oh, God.
Let me guess.
Uh, English teacher.
Let me guess. Agent.
[LAUGHS] Advertising.
It's like agenting— without the heart.
Am I that much of a cliché?
Hey, don't look at me.
I'm just sitting here eating nuts.
And I'm not a teacher. I'm a writer.
A writer? That's what I started out at. Couldn't make a living.
I write for TV.
TV, huh? So that "I'm so much better than you" look...
I saw on your face when I said advertising,
I must have— I must have imagined it.
Maybe on his face you imagined it.
[MAN] I got nothing against advertising. It pays me, I guess.
That's right. It does. What do you do again?
I told you. I'm with the National Organ Center.
- I'm in development. - You gotta love that. She's in organ development.
Can't, uh— [LAUGHS]
Gee, there's this whole great speech on here that David Crosby gives, actually,
about, uh, transplants and stuff.
It's pretty— pretty compelling.
I write plays too. That's what I was doing in Chicago.
A play of mine opened. Oh. Good for you. Where?
[BUDDY] What TV shows? It was no big deal. It was a little theater.
Oh. I'm here again next week. I love plays. What's it called?
No, it closed. It closed.
Um, it was a limited— It was—
It's called Lilacs in the Dooryard.
I wonder why we have plays anymore.
Hello? We got movies. Check a movie out.
[LAUGHING] Know what I mean?
Hmm. It's not in here.
Yeah.
What's a dooryard?
It's from a Whitman poem.
"When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed."
Well, yeah, but— [LAUGHS]
What is a dooryard?
Oh, look. They just put sandwiches out.
Oh, great. Okay.
Oh, man. Another line.
I think I'm actually gonna go check on my flight.
You guys want me to check yours? Where you headed? Dallas.
[MAN] Dallas? L.A.
Oh, yeah? L.A. Me too. Okay, I'll just be back in a minute.
[BUDDY] Thanks a lot. All right.
And, uh, thanks.
You don't know what a dooryard is.
This is what it is. You have no idea. [LAUGHING]
[BUDDY] This Greg guy better stick to writing TV.
Did you read this review?
Boy, they don't like something, they don't keep it a secret, do they?
[MIMI] Ooh. Here he comes.
Hey. We thought we'd lost you.
So, you're still on for 10:00. They say it's gonna take off.
Nothing for Dallas yet. Oh.
Yeah, it'll be tomorrow at the earliest.
I bet the airport hotels are swamped. Hey, you know what?
Why don't you take this hotel voucher? Room's guaranteed.
I'm gonna stick around here and see if something opens up. What, you took a bump?
You know, two coach tickets anywhere in the U.S. or Mexico,
plus 200 bucks.
I did this show down in Mexico, and I promised my kids I'd take them, so—
200 and coach? It's—
- I should have haggled? - [SCOFFS]
He's pulling your leg. You did great.
Tell my wife that—Abby. Just gave her the good news.
Turns out I was supposed to work the Christmas tree lot with Scott tomorrow.
I forgot. It's a father-son Cub Scout thing.
You have any pictures? Yeah, sure.
Oh, she's pretty. Isn't she?
Our neighbor Donna and Abby,
they went to the mall and did these glamour-photo things.
How old are your boys? Scott's seven, and Joey's four.
Oh, he's so cute.
[BUDDY] Say hello.
Oh, Jesus, you're not taping over the Crosby speech?
Oh, relax. I fast-forwarded. Crosby's fine. He's there, okay?
Here you go. Say something for the transplant kids.
Well, uh, save a life and become a donor.
Do what David Crosby said. What did David say?
"Uh, sorry I drank. Thanks for the liver." [BOTH LAUGH]
We-We are here, for one thing,
to celebrate the opening and the closing— Oh, no, please.
of the new play, When Lilacs— something on the dooryard. Right.
And we're here with the author, Greg— Greg.
Janello.
And I want to say that the critic for the Chicago Weekly Times is an idiot and an asshole—
- You read the review? - that wouldn't know a good play if it punched him in the face.
And, Abby, please, forgive him, huh? Yeah, please.
He did it for you, wherever you are. I did. I love you.
[WOMAN ON P.A.] ...boarding Flight 82 to Los Angeles— Ah, that's me.
[CONTINUES, INDISTINCT] Well.
I'm gonna go to the men's room.
So, it was great meeting you guys.
Thanks for, you know, nuts and everything.
Yeah. Yeah. You too, man.
Nice meeting you. It was nice hanging out with you guys.
Hey, good luck getting wherever you're going. You too.
[GRUNTS] Good night.
See you.
Well, if you ever get to Dallas.
Hey. Greg. Greg.
Hey.
Go sell a Christmas tree for me.
What? Go ahead, take it.
I want the layover, if you know what I mean. [CHUCKLES]
You know, Mimi— organ development, video camera.
Think about it.
[GREG] This is incredibly generous. I just wanna say that.
It's a comp. It's free. Take it. It's fine.
Oh. Oops.
Hey.
Hello, sir.
I really appreciate it. Look, man, you're doing me a favor.
You're saving my marriage. You have no idea.
Take care of yourself. Thanks a lot.
All right, see you. It was great meeting you.
Your ticket?
You know what? You just took it.
What?
[NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
Still have that, uh, hotel voucher?
- Don't you just love air travel? - [WOMAN ON P.A.] ...Flight 82 to Los Angeles.
[STEWARDESS] Can I get you something else, sir? Something to drink?
What?
Sorry.
Can I get you something to drink— some coffee, soda, water?
Oh, no, thanks. I'm fine.
[EXHALES]
[CABIN JOLTS]
[VEHICLE DOORS OPENING, CLOSING]
[PEOPLE CHATTERING, MUFFLED]
[SIREN WAILS]
[EMERGENCY RADIO CHATTER]
[TV: CHANNELS CHANGING] What time is it?
[FEMALE REPORTER] We're here at the O'Hare Airport Sheraton— Something happened.
where friends and family of passengers of Flight 82 have gathered...
to a wait bulletins from Infinity Airlines.
Now, once again, if you are just tuning in,
about an hour and eight minutes after takeoff,
Infinity Flight 82— the last flight to take off from O'Hare before it closed—
disappeared from radar screens over Kansas.
Now this has not been officially confirmed by Infinity,
but we're hearing reports from Marysville, Kansas,
that a crash site indeed has been found.
[PHONE RINGS] [INHALES]
[RINGS]
Hello?
Mom, what is it? Is something wrong?
Chicago. No, he's coming back tomorrow. Why—
Oh, what?
[EXHALES] Oh, Jesus. They said Infinity?
No, no, no. Okay, he's not taking that— I spoke to him.
Mother, stop it.
Will you put Les on the phone, please?
Just put—
[OBJECT CLATTERS] [MUTTERS]
Les.
What's the flight number?
[SIGHS]
Oh, thank God. No, he's not on that flight.
He's coming back tomorrow. He hasn't even left yet.
[SNIFFLES]
Tell her—What is she saying?
Because he probably doesn't know.
He's in an airport hotel or something.
Listen, I'll-I'll call you as soon as I know anything. Okay?
I just don't want to tie up the phone right now.
Okay. [BEEPS]
[TV: CHANGING STATIONS]
[MALE REPORTER] Aviation sources tell us that in an air disaster of this magnitude,
those aboard the plane— 208 passengers and eight crew members—
would be unlikely to survive.
Witnesses near the scene, some 75 miles north west of Topeka,
report seeing a huge fireball seconds after impact.
We are looking now at pictures of the field—
[NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]
Hey, Janice. Oh, God, Buddy!
I knew three girls on the crew, and the copilot was my friend.
Yeah, listen. We got a problem, okay? The roster's not right.
Oh, Jesus.
You got to get into the system. Can you do that?
Who was he?
J-A-N-E-L-L-O. Greg Janello.
Was he on that flight?
[EXHALES] Thank you.
Okay. So, um,
Flight 31, that's leaving when?
Okay. Thank you. Thank you.
Okay. See? Now you can relax.
I just wish he would call me.
[SILVERWARE CLATTERING] Yeah. Well, he's asleep.
You don't get news reports when you're sleeping.
Come on. Drink this. Then I'm gonna go home.
And if you need me, I'm just across the street.
Don't you have anything better than this to eat?
I'm so hungry. I want something bad.
Mama? Hey, what are you doing up?
Can I watch TV?
No, silly-billy. You can't watch TV.
Now, come on. Let Aunt Donna tuck you right back in.
It's okay. I'll take care of him.
[GRUNTS] My big boy.
[WATER RUNNING]
What time is it in Chicago?
[DONNA] It's 9:00.
[CRYING] Christ, Donna! Where the hell is he?
I don't know. [BOY] Hey.
There's someone at the door.
Mrs. Janello?
Are you from the airline?
Yes. I'm Kevin Walters, and this is Ellen Seitz.
Ma'am, the reason that we're— No. He's taking a later flight.
When's the last time you spoke to him?
Um, well, last night at about 8:00.
8:00. That's 10:00 p.m. Chicago.
We have conflicting manifests.
One of them— We can't tell yet if it's accurate or not.
One of them lists your husband on Flight 82.
No. See, I know he got— He got bumped.
He's on a later flight.
We have a crisis center at L.A.X.
That's where the first news will be.
Okay. Just a minute.
No. Okay, okay. We're gonna go together.
[VOICE BREAKING] And Jack is gonna watch the children. Donna.
Do not cry.
Please do not cry. I'm not crying.
[ENGINES CHANGING PITCH]
[CABIN BELL DINGS]
[STEWARDESS ON P.A.] Ladies and gentlemen, we are making our final approach into Los Angeles.
Are you all right? Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine.
So this flight was okay? [SCOFFS] Well, it landed.
Yeah, well, that's good.
- How you been? - Scared. How you been?
Those poor people. It's terrible.
[EXHALES]
Mrs.Janello.
[HUSHED, INDISTINCT]
Don't touch me! Don't touch me!
[SHOUTING, SOBBING]
- You want a drink? - Uh, no, thanks.
Infinity's already called. They want us to help out with damage control—
TV spots, print, you know.
Yeah.
[MALE REPORTER ON TV] Weather conditions there improved some what this afternoon,
allowing for the removal of several sections of the downed plane's fuselage—
So you might want to go easy on the drinking.
[CONTINUES, INDISTINCT] I don't want you hungover.
So, first thing tomorrow, okay?
- [PHONE RINGING] - [PEOPLE CHATTERING]
[WOMAN] Yeah, take down the blue ones.
Hey, Dionne, where's Jim?
[DIONNE] No, they're all in a meeting.
Jim. Conference room.
Hey, what is this?
What happened to six months trying to create a consistent,
you know, brand image in the public eye?
Who okay'd—What is this? This is dog shit.
Buddy, come on, it's just giving families numbers to call, okay?
It's not like tomorrow's ad.
Hey, weren't you supposed to be on that flight?
No, I, uh, stayed over another night.
What do you mean tomorrow's ad?
[JIM] We want to recut the commercial. That's Todd Exner.
Damage control— Infinity.
Please, people, um— We don't have a lot of time today.
I'll be brief. I want to thank you all for your ideas,
but, uh, I'm gonna recommend to the board that we go with the concept...
that Josh and Sharon have been working on.
That's Karen actually.
It's based on a wire photo out of Chicago.
I'm gonna need someone to lock down the rights on this, pronto.
[SCOFFS] Is that a joke?
You gotta be kidding me. We're not gonna run this sentimental, self-serving crap.
Excuse me?
Who cares how Infinity Airlines feel? Who gives a shit?
They crashed the plane. So what? Right? Happens all the time.
They'll do an investigation. The F.A.A., in 10 months, will say it was a hydraulic line...
or a fuel line or a rudder or something, right?
I mean, shit happens. Happens to TWA.
Happens to Delta. Happens to United.
Why are we gonna take responsibility for bad luck?
I don't think we want to hide our heads in the sand.
Plus, you don't originate campaigns.
Okay, Karen? Neither do you, Josh.
We all do, together.
Buddy, this is not about running the ball around you.
Okay, let's get on this, all right?
I want to fax a copy to the board by noon.
USA Today, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times.
Okay, come on. Let's go. [SNAPS FINGERS]
♪♪ [ACOUSTIC GUITAR: BALLAD]
[MALE ANNOUNCER] She was the little girl who won prizes for her art in grade school.
♪♪ [FEMALE CHORUS VOCALIZING]
Swam on her high school team.
Married her college sweetheart...
and started a family.
While the people of Infinity mourn the loss of Carol Wilson, flight attendant,
the people of Clayton, Missouri, mourn the girl they grew up with. [ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS]
[KAREN] Hey, Buddy, Look, I can cover you for, like, five months of staff meetings,
but not six, okay?
Will you call me, please?
[ANNOUNCER CONTINUES] Carol, who told friends,
"When you fall down, get up and try again."
Who said, "When it's dark outside,
it's up to us to look for the light."
Boy, kind of makes you wish you crash more often, doesn't it?
[ANNOUNCER] There are 216 stories of our friends and family on Flight 82.
This one is Carol's.
[APPLAUDING]
And this year's winner for the best national campaign is...
Tang Weller.
Client— Infinity Air.
- [MOUTHING WORDS] - The "We Remember" series.
Thanks.
Buddy, please sit down. Jim, what are you doing?
Sit down. Please. No, Jim. It's my account. It's my account.
Can't you control this idiot?
Next year. Next year.
Congratulations.
[APPLAUSE ENDS]
♪♪ [HUMS COMMERCIAL THEME MUSIC]
[SCATTERED LAUGHTER]
This is, uh—This is terrific. Thank you.
Thank you for this award. It's great.
Um, boy, it's so heavy.
That's what you're supposed to say, right?
That and, uh, "Oh, this is what it looks like up close."
It's, uh— But thank you. This is great.
It's good to see all of you. It really is.
'Cause I've been, uh—
I haven't been around much this year, and, uh, you know—
You see, I was supposed to be on that flight.
Yeah.
Yeah, it's ironic, 'cause I could've been one of those people who—
who believed so much in Infinity Airlines that they were glad to die...
just so we could show how well it handled it really.
Isn't that what we're saying?
"Hey, we crashed, but we're hurting,
and we're humble, and, uh,
we're ready to sell some tickets."
All right. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Um, thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much.
Shame about the dead people.
It's an ill wind, but it blew us right onto the map!
[JIM] Please, come on.
It's fine, Jim. I'm fine.
All right, get off of me.
No more, no more. Please.
- [BUDDY GROANS] - [CROWD GASPING, CHATTERING]
[GROANS]
So, is there a party after?
[JIM] Now that you're done with rehab,
what's next— meetings, counseling?
[BUDDY] No, I'm good. I'm fine. I just want to get back to work.
You know what? You should take your time.
I mean, we're in good shape.
How could you be in good shape? I've been gone for 90 days.
[CHUCKLING] Hey, you've been gone for a year—since the crash—
but who's counting?
You look good though. A bit, um— [CHUCKLES]
Think it'll take?
Yeah. Hmm?
Feeling good? Good.
[CAR ALARM CHIRPS]
[JET PASSING OVERHEAD]
♪♪ [BACKGROUND: WOMAN SINGING, AFRICAN JAZZ] [CROWD CHATTERING]
What we have here— two floors, 24,000 square feet.
Employee and client parking.
And within one block, we have two banks,
a Kinko's and a couple dozen Starbucks.
Oh. What's the rent? No, no, no. We buy.
I've already got a deal with the owner. He wants to get out of the landlord business.
Old guy, not very savvy.
He'll do it for 1.8 and without a broker.
[EXHALES] Wow. Sounds great.
When do I, uh— When do I get to see it?
That is assuming, you know, you want my input.
Look, it's gonna be great, Buddy. You're gonna love it.
Don't fight it because you were out of the loop.
I— I don't, man.
Jim, come on. It's great. It's fine. It's gonna be great.
Uh-huh. Okay?
Just—Just excuse me for a second.
♪♪ [POP, MUFFLED]
[SIGHS]
You sure you want to do that?
Whoop. [CHUCKLES]
Wrong drink. This is mine. It's apple juice.
[MAN] Right.
Uh, you don't want to stare at me like that in the men's room.
It's sexual harassment. [CHUCKLES]
Are you kidding? I'm not gay.
No, but I am. And you are my boss.
At least, officially, so—
Since when?
Since about a week after they shipped you to Palm Springs.
You had some sort of a breakdown during an awards ceremony or—
That-That's what I heard.
It wasn't a breakdown, okay? It was an episode.
What do you do here exactly?
Uh, P.A. Just office floater.
I work with the computers mostly.
Would that have been your first drink since they released you?
[FAUCET TURNS OFF]
Boy, you got some nerve, kid.
Relax. I'm a drunk too.
Six years sober. A.A. and N.A.
And we hired you?
Well, I had to sign a "no episode" clause.
But, yeah. [CHUCKLES]
Look, if you want some help with your re-entry, I'd be happy to oblige.
Just don't screw up. [SIGHS]
There's a lot of really nice people working here,
and why should they pay for your shit?
'Cause I own 20% of the company.
And in case you were picking pimples when they covered this in your rehab, alcoholism is a disease.
Yeah. Yeah. You can catch it from open bottles.
You're not gonna make me feel guilty for something I had no control of.
Oh, you're that type. Cool.
When was the last time anything was your fault?
[LAUGHS] I don't believe this guy.
Did they do A.A. up where they dried you out?
You know, the whole 12 steps, all that jazz?
Yeah. Yeah, they tried, but I don't believe in God.
He'll be crushed when he finds out.
You're not gonna last a week sober.
[DOOR OPENS] Fuck you.
Welcome back, boss.
[DOOR SLAMS] Hey, P.S. You're fired!
[SIGHS]
[PHONE LINE RINGS]
[SPEED-DIALING]
[FAX MODEM BEEPING, STATIC]
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES] [DOG BARKING]
[WOMAN] ♪ Livin' in the middle of the ocean ♪
♪ With no future, no past ♪
♪ And everything that's good right now, well ♪
♪ I don't wish for it to last ♪
♪ I'll step through brilliant shades ♪
♪ Every color you bring ♪
♪ This time, this time, this time ♪
♪ Is fine just as it is ♪
♪ And today is whatever I want it to mean ♪
♪ Today is whatever I want it to mean ♪
♪ Ooh, hey, hey ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪♪
[DOG BARKING] Hello?
[WOMAN] Ah, just a minute.
[BARKING CONTINUES] Okay, come on. Get in here.
Come on. [KISSES] Come on, come on. [DOOR CLOSES]
[BARKING CONTINUES, MUFFLED]
- Hi. Hello. - Hi.
I'm sorry. I just had to, uh, put the dog in the bathroom.
I'm-I'm Abby Janello, Vinegrove Realty.
Buddy Amaral. Just driving by, saw your sign. [BARKING]
You know what? Actually, the dog's not supposed to be here,
but, um, my friend who was supposed to watch him—
He can't be left alone— She has a doctor's appointment.
[BARKING] [DOOR THUMPING]
Everything's fine, and then— involuntary urination.
Well, I hope the doctor doesn't keep her waiting.
No, the dog.
Oh, right. You're kidding. That's very funny.
[EXHALES] Well—
This is a wonderful property. It's— Buddy, right? Are you interested?
You want to check it out? It'll just take a minute.
[CHUCKLES] Sure. Sure.
[DOG WHINING]
Um— [COUGHS] Sorry. [MAN ON RADIO, INDISTINCT]
The last, uh, person I showed this to smoked.
Um— [DOG BARKING]
Oh, God. Well, there's been a lot of interest in this property.
Um, Let me just— [RADIO OFF]
Ah! That's better, right? [DOOR THUMPING]
[DOG BARKING]
Um, okay, well, here is the setup.
[DOOR THUMPING] And there's my card.
Um, that beeper number's actually—
Ow!
I'm— I'm actually between beeper numbers at the moment.
So, you know, just ignore that. Um— Maybe you should let him out.
So, um, what line of business are you in?
What's his name? [BARKING CONTINUES]
The dog, what's his name?
Fred.
[BARKING] [DOOR THUMPING]
You know what? He doesn't like people.
And he's not trained 'cause I've only had him a year.
[SNARLING] [WHISTLES] Hey, Fred, it's okay.
Hey, Fred, Fred, come here.
- That's it, Fred. See? I'm great with dogs. - [DOG WHINING]
Fred. Rottweilers are great. I had one when I was a kid.
Fred, good boy. Here you go. See?
[INTERMITTENT BARKING] Yeah.
You know what? Actually, do you mind coming back?
Oh, my God. My boss is— My boss is coming right now,
and, uh, I think it would be better if you came at, like, noon.
[BARKING RESUMES] I'm sorry. Is something wrong?
I didn't say it was a rottweiler, okay?
[BARKING CONTINUES]
[CHUCKLES] I saw you— I saw you with the dog outside.
That was half an hour ago.
You said you were just— you were just passing by.
I was. I was passing by half an hour ago.
I went to a meeting, and I came back.
I swear to God, if you say one more word, I'm gonna open this door.
All right, just calm down— [DOOR OPENS]
- Whoa, all right. Hold on. - [BARKING, SNARLING]
All right. You don't understand. Everything's fine, okay?
Easy. Easy, Fred. Fred! Get out!
Fred! Fred! No, Fred! [GROANS]
Buddy! Stop it!
Buddy! Buddy, stop it!
I'm just lying here. I'm not doing anything!
Not you, the dog! Buddy! The dog?
Come on, Buddy! Ow! My leg!
[GROWLING] Come on.
[BARKING, SNARLING] Let's go. Come on.
You told me the dog's name was Fred.
Sorry. Goddamn it.
My God! [DOOR CLOSES]
I probably pissed him off calling him Fred.
What was I supposed to do, you know? You can't go around telling a client that they've got a dog's name.
Are you all right?
No, I'm not. Look at this. The jacket, the pants.
I didn't see a license on the dog. Does the dog have a license?
Oh, my God, please. You don't understand. I cannot lose this job, okay?
If you cause trouble, I-I—
Please, you've gotta let me take care of it. [BARKING CONTINUES]
[ABBY] I got him about a year ago for my boys.
They like him. It's just— [SIGHS]
It's a lot of work, and— I don't know.
I think they think of him as a consolation prize for their father.
He, um, divorced me last year.
Well, we-we divorced each other.
Oh.
I didn't do it to bribe them. I swear.
I just thought that, you know, it would be a good distraction.
[EXHALES] It worked better on Joey, 'cause he's only five.
Yeah. I was almost married once myself. A couple of years ago.
Really? What happened? Oh, I don't know.
Some couples are lucky. Some aren't.
Yeah. We weren't so lucky.
Greg used to, uh, write for this TV show called The Midnighter.
Did you— Do you ever watch that? It's syndicated.
He wrote some episodes.
I mean— I mean, he still, you know, writes episodes 'cause he's on staff.
You only took two puffs of your last one.
That's 'cause I don't really smoke. [COUGHS]
Yeah. Well, last year, I started chewing the gum, you know?
Because my friend Donna, she was trying to quit smoking,
and she found that the gum was soothing to the nerves.
So I started chewing it. Then I got hooked on the gum.
And then I got T.M.J. from the chewing,
so this I just do to get me off the gum. [LAUGHS]
I'm 10 days off the gum.
Sounds like a good plan.
Next week, you'll be on heroin.
[LAUGHS]
[WOMAN] Hey, mister. Hey, mister, it's ready.
See? An hour or less.
Look at that.
Um, listen, when you— when you get the bill,
you know, for having the pants rewoven, I want you to send it to me.
There's my number. I'm serious. Please. Please. Not a discussion.
Thank you.
[SIGHS]
Oh.
Thanks. Sure.
Come on, babe.
Well, it was nice to meet you, Buddy.
You, uh— You weren't really interested in seeing any property, were you?
Copies. The sign's still up there.
Then you launched into your whole spiel. And the dog, and I—
Okay. Okay. I know, I'm— I'm sorry.
It was nice to meet you. Yeah, you too.
Take care. Bye-bye.
[DOG COUGHS]
[COUGHING] Oh, for God's sake.
What the hell did you eat?
- [SIRENS WAILING] - [HORNS BLARING]
[MALE ANNOUNCER] The thing about heroes—
Yeah, Judy. Tell Karen that the color on the GMC animatic...
is way, way too hot.
And before we test, I want to go nonannounced on the V.O.
You know, get the guy who did Southwest for us last summer.
You— Listen to this.
...in the tradition of the great GMC truck—
Okay? Not that.
Come on, guys. [TV OFF]
Get it together.
♪♪ [HUMMING]
[ABBY] Hey, Scott, I said lights out.
I mean it. [PHONE RINGS]
Hello.
[BUDDY] Uh, hello. Uh, is this Abby Janello?
Uh, yes. This is— This is her—she.
Uh, this is Buddy Amaral.
Oh. You know, the guy from the strip mall.
Mm-hmm. Of course. Um, did— Did you get an estimate on the pants?
No. Don't worry about the suit.
It's business, right? Listen.
My firm, Tang Weller, we're, uh— We're relocating here.
We're trying to get out of this building.
And our current Realtors aren't quite cutting it,
and I thought, you know, maybe you could help us out.
Me?
Uh, you know what? I don't, uh—
We have about 7,000 square feet here.
We need about three or four times as much.
To buy, not to lease. Somewhere under two.
Can you do that? [COUGHS] Million. Two-Two million.
Yeah. What do you think?
You know, why me? You know?
I honestly don't have the experience.
'Cause you're hungry. You'll try harder, you know?
I'm hungry because I suck.
Okay? You know what? Let me put you in touch with Norma,
because she 's really the one that handles—
You know, I would rather that, uh, you did it.
And could you come by the office around 10:00 on Monday?
And it'd be great if you had two or three properties to show us right then.
You know, same area— Venice, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey.
And there's one property in particular...
that I'd like you to show us on Abbott Kinney.
18385—
Uh, hold on one sec.
18385 Abbott Kinney. The seller's primed.
In fact, he doesn't even have a broker, so—
Who knows? Maybe you can book a double commission.
[SIGHS] I can give it a shot, you know, but, uh—
Great. I'll call you at your office tomorrow and fax over the specifics— [WHISPERING] Say "Thank you."
[MOUTHING] What? what we're looking for, that kind of thing.
[WHISPERING] Say "Thank you." You okay with this?
Uh, yes. Yeah, sure. It's fine. Thank you.
Great. All right. Good night.
[BEEPS]
[HANDSET CLATTERS]
[EXHALES] He wants to give me some business.
I'll bet.
[PHONES RINGING] [DIONNE] Yeah, yeah. I know. I know.
Well, when do you need it by?
Hi. I'm Abby Janello. I'm here to see Buddy Amaral.
I'm early. Should I just sit down?
Oh, sorry.
Okay, well, it's on its way.
Abby? Oh, hi.
Hey. Gee, I hope you're not getting too optimistic.
You know, packing already?
Oh, no. There—
There was a problem with this, uh— The matte job.
I don't think they were acid-free, which is key for matting.
You should always make sure that your mattes are acid-free.
Otherwise, you'll, uh—
You'll— Have acid.
Exactly.
Well, I read through the materials that you faxed over...
about your setup and your business here.
And, uh— Oh, I— I don't know much about advertising,
if you don't count Be witched.
Well, we got our share of twitching noses here,
but, with our drug-intervention program, that's on the decline.
Joke. Oh, that's very funny.
Did you find any properties?
Yeah, I, uh— I have three, besides the one that you mentioned.
The owner gave you the listing?
Yeah, but I had to promise him that I'd get a higher price...
to make up for the commission.
Um, there is an offer for 1.8, but it— It seems fishy.
Yeah, look, you know what?
When you bring it up to Jim, just say you found it.
Who's Jim?
Jim's my partner. Partner and boss, sort of.
Remember Larry Tate?
He doesn't always like my ideas.
I think if you said it was yours— Oh, I don't know.
I don't know if I'm so comfortable with that. No, it's fine. Believe me.
- Ah. You must be— - Abby Janello, Vinegrove Realty.
You must be Larry. Jim.
Jim. I'm pleased to meet you.
Ah. Well, hey, any friend of Buddy's.
Um, so, you two guys met at Palm Springs?
No. No, I— Well, should we get going?
Is your car outside? Listen, I've got the meeting with the attorney at 1:00,
so we should probably take two cars.
Okay. Um, I'll drive us, if that's okay with you.
Uh, sure. Great. I just have some papers in the car that I should—
Oh, we can just meet you right out front? Okay.
Don't mention Palm Springs.
It's supposed to be anonymous. Oh, right. Oh, right.
And—And you made a Larry Tate crack before I came in.
No.
Half an hour maybe. She's got one more space to show me.
So I should be there before—
Oh, shit.
No. Not this building.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
[CAR ALARM CHIRPS]
Buddy. Can I speak with you?
I do have other—
This is the building. Oh, you think so?
No, no. This is the building— the one I want.
The photos? Well, I gave her the specs.
I guess there's only so much inventory on the market. I'm gonna kill him.
I mean, we had a deal, and now he goes and gets himself a broker.
Look, we can't let her show us this. We got to get out of here before the broker shows up.
Hey, Abby, when's the seller's broker showing up?
Um, I'm— I'm the seller's broker. It's my listing.
Look, I understand your disappointment,
but the seller was bound to get some advice.
No one would let him do a deal of that size...
without a broker or a lawyer or someone.
Thank you. And how did he happen to, uh, find you?
Um, I approached him.
Look, he's gonna list it 2.1, and that's still under market.
He was gonna sell it to me for 1.8.
Well, say, you go in at 1.9. What were you putting down?
We were thinking of 30% of 1.8 at a fixed 8 1/2.
You'd be tying up a lot of cash for a commercial property.
I say you go in at 20, 25 at the most and free up some of that cash.
30% of 1.8 is what? 540K.
I say you go in at 20%— 1.9.
That's 380K.
Meaning we finance 1.520 at 7 3/4,
and I can source that cheaper for you.
[CALCULATOR CLICKING] [ABBY] That's, um— 10,880 a month.
That's a $1,200 difference. You can pass that on easy.
I don't know.
Are you, uh, waiting for me to offer to kick in some commission?
Well, this is an easy deal for you.
It's not like you had to knock around for six months to find it.
Okay. One point.
That's a check for 20K at escrow.
But that's it, you know, because—
He can get 2.1 if he waits even two months, but—
You know, whatever you want to do, so—
Well, thank you for your time.
All right, all right.
Bring it by my office, and, uh, I'll sign it.
Thank you. Yes, I will. Mm-hmm.
[MOUTHS WORD]
[GASPS] I did it. Wow.
How long you been doing this?
[LAUGHING] Oh, my God.
I don't even know where the words came from. [LAUGHS]
I do feel terrible about lying though.
Oh, you didn't lie. You just didn't tell the whole truth.
Yeah, well, like I tell my kids, that's called lying.
My God.
[GASPS] Norma is gonna die.
This is so out of my league.
I always got the feeling that she gave me the job out of pity.
You know, my divorce and—
Well, maybe this will get you off strip mall patrol.
God, wouldn't that be great?
Um, so, why did he think that we, uh, met in Palm Springs?
Is he mixing me up with a girlfriend or something?
Mmm. I don't know.
I might have told him you were a friend of a friend.
Jim doesn't like Realtors.
I'm the salesman, you know? He doesn't like salesmen. I like salesmen.
[CHUCKLES] Greg had a thing against salesmen too.
He wouldn't let Scott sell chocolate bars for the school...
'cause he didn't want his kids selling anything.
I mean, he still doesn't.
And now I am. It's funny.
Okay, so, um, do you just want me to write this up here, or—
Yeah, that's fine.
Okay.
Um, thank you. I owe you.
Don't worry about it.
[BUDDY] Take care. Okay.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
Yeah. Thanks.
Well, we're gonna have trouble from Legal on eight.
You know what? Forget it.
Ship it. Let them tell us.
[PEN SCRIBBLING]
[KAREN] There you go. Thanks.
Hey. Hey.
What are you doing here?
Uh— [EXHALES]
Well, I was just in the area, I guess.
Wow. It looks like the move's on track.
Yeah. Yeah. It's, uh, this weekend.
You need Jim?
Um, no, I just, uh— [LAUGHS]
Um, I just wanted to— What? [LAUGHS]
Well, I wanted to thank you.
It's, uh— I, uh—
Well, I got two tickets for the Dodgers.
I know you like them because I saw your coffee mug.
They're for Friday.
I thought we could, you know, go or—
If you want, or-or you could just have them.
Both, if you're— if you're— if you're seeing—
I mean, if you have a friend who likes them.
Well, that's really nice. I— I, um—Thank you.
Oh, shit. Friday.
I have a—a business dinner. These clients are coming down from San Francisco.
No, that's been moved to Monday, remember?
Is it? Mm-hmm.
And it's a lunch.
Well, great. The Dodgers.
Excuse me, I think this is my seat.
Oh, hi.
Um, I think that's back there.
Someone's sitting here. I'm sorry.
[WOMAN] ♪ I didn't hear you leave ♪
♪ I wonder how am I still here ♪
♪ And I don't want to move a thing ♪
♪ It might change my memory ♪
♪ Oh, I am what I am ♪
♪ I'll do what I want ♪
♪ But I ♪
♪ Can't hide ♪
Hey. Hi.
How you doin'? I'm good, but I feel bad.
I think I told you to come way too early. No, this is great.
♪ I can't breathe ♪ [CROWD CHEERING]
♪ Until you're resting here with me ♪
♪ And I won't leave ♪
♪ And I can't hide ♪
Oh! Come on! Come on!
Beat it out! Beat it out! Beat it out!
He's out now.
♪ Until you're resting here with me ♪
Still here, huh? Yeah.
That was rude of me. I should have taken longer.
♪ Oh, I am what I am ♪
♪ I'll do what I want ♪
[CHATTERING] ♪ But I ♪
♪ Can't hide ♪
♪ And I won't go ♪
♪ I won't sleep ♪
♪ And I can't breathe ♪
♪ Until you're resting here with me ♪
♪ And I won't leave ♪
♪ And I can't hide ♪
♪ I cannot be ♪
♪ Until you're resting here with me ♪
I don't think I've ever bought a woman a grilled-cheese sandwich before.
[LAUGHS]
Well, that's what my boys always order.
And after a while, you know, you kind of get hooked on them.
There's probably some kind of gum for that too, right? [LAUGHS]
♪ I'll do what I want— ♪♪
You want to sit for a while?
Yeah, sure.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Is this your car? No. [LAUGHS]
This is Greg's, my— my ex.
Mine's in the shop, so—
Sittin' in cars at the diner.
I never did that. Did you?
No. No diners.
Bars.
I had a baby in a car.
Yeah? Joey.
I mean, not actually in the car. We made it to the E.R., but—
Not this car. [LAUGHING]
It was a Datsun. Remember those?
I had it in school.
I was— Oh. Well, Greg was driving.
And I just knew I was gonna have this baby,
and he would not pull over.
So I got it into my mind that, you know, I didn't want to have the baby in the front seat.
You know, like, it wasn't safe.
So I tried to climb into the backseat.
And I broke his nose with my foot.
Oh, my God.
I had this contraction and— pow.
I just got him right there.
And he could not drive. I mean, the blood was pouring.
So I had to drive the rest of the way to the hospital—
screaming and crying and driving.
[SIGHS]
And he had a beautiful nose.
I mean, you know, a good face. Handsome, but...
a beautiful nose.
That's all I could think about the whole time I was delivering.
"Oh, I ruined his nose." [DEEP BREATH]
And later, you know— He didn't even know he did this, but—
When we'd have a fight, you know, he'd kind of touch his nose like—
You know, like Danny Kaye in White Christmas with the arm. [LAUGHS]
Like, "You owe me, pal."
Oh, God, it used to make me so mad.
What?
I don't know how women get so brave. That's all.
You think that's brave? I was so scared.
God, I'm always so scared.
It's not brave if you're not scared.
Well—
You have a good face too.
Okay. [SIGHS]
[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY] Well—
Um, thank you.
Thanks for the tickets. No problem.
Good night.
[ENGINE STARTS]
Good night.
Hey, how's it goin'?
What do you think?
It's fine.
You get a window. I get to work for a guy who gets a window.
What are you doing in here already? It's not even 8:00.
I'm early.
How'd the date go with the Realtor?
It was fine, I guess.
Fine, huh?
I thought she was nice. What happened?
What is this, Gay Confidant Day?
Want me to hang on while you go get a blow-dryer? [CHUCKLES]
Hey, I don't give a shit. I'm just making conversation.
Well, it went fine, you know.
I'm not interested, so, uh, if she calls, just, uh, tell her I'm out,
or tell her I'm busy and take a message...
and tell her I'll get back to her, okay?
And if she calls back?
Just keep taking messages. She'll get the point.
You know, that's what I love about working for you.
It's a total freedom from hero-worship.
It's very refreshing.
Look, you're the client. That's not what I'm saying.
I'm just saying it's not in sync with your brand positioning.
It's Jim on three. Urgent.
Right. Oh— Can I call you right back?
All right, thanks. Bye. What's up, Jim?
No, it's Abby.
It's— It's Abby Janello. H-Hi.
Hey. I just— I thought you were somebody else.
Um, how are you? I, uh—
I had a really good time the other night.
Really? [CHUCKLES]
Um, listen, I'm just across the street,
and I've got all these extra sets of keys for the doors and everything,
and I thought maybe I could, um,
you know, buy you and Jim a drink to celebrate moving in.
Jim's in a meeting. Uh, and I— I don't drink.
Um— Oh.
Um, uh, okay. I can just, uh, mail them.
How about 10 minutes?
Okay. Great.
I'll see you there.
[PHONE BEEPS]
You know what, Seth? That's not funny.
Okay? You don't know what you're messing with.
Hey. Hey.
I ordered you a club soda. I hope that's okay.
Yeah. That's fine. [CLEARS THROAT]
You know, my husband didn't drink either.
Not even champagne at our wedding.
I used to drink. I just don't anymore.
Oh.
A.A.?
Yeah. Six months.
Oh. Well, that's great.
I had an uncle who was in A.A.,
and he was, like, a really bad drunk.
[LAUGHS] So was I.
I'm sorry. I don't know why I said that.
The drinking wasn't the worst part.
It was the thinking I was such hot stuff.
I've always been one of those people.
Born salesman. A closer. A people person.
Ew.
But I wasn't, not by a long shot.
It's like how everybody thinks that they have a good sense of humor...
or good taste.
Or they're a good driver.
[SIGHS]
I'd be driving along, and I'd, uh, happen to look up in the rearview mirror.
And there'd be all these...
bloody people and crashed cars in the street,
and I'd think, "Jesus, there's a lot of bad drivers in this neighborhood."
That was me with people.
I'd like to, uh— [SIGHS]
I'd like to tell you that I've wised up.
But I don't know.
Yeah.
I get it. [CHUCKLES]
You're bad with relationships.
And as a person who's standing in the road ahead of you, thanks.
I'll be, uh, getting on the sidewalk now.
Abby— No. You know, it's okay. I—
I took a shot, you know?
I think I misread stuff, and...
I'm sorry.
I'm just really grateful to you for throwing me the sale and everything.
Bye.
Abby. Abby.
Abby, wait a second, all right? I am not divorced, Buddy.
My husband died a little over a year ago,
and I am sorry that I wasn't honest with you about it, but you know what?
It's too soon for me, and it is way too soon for my boys,
so just leave me alone.
I'm sorry.
Everybody's sorry.
And nobody's to blame, except, you know,
sometimes I think exactly the opposite is true.
God. Do you have a cigarette?
No. Abby, I—
I'm sorry that I lied to you,
but I liked thinking of me and Greg as divorced.
Everybody's divorced.
It feels like a decision we made...
instead of fate or bad luck or chance.
Plane crash.
Come on, please. Let's just go back inside and start over, okay?
Don't be nice to me. Everybody is nice to widows.
You were the first person in over a year...
who was nice to me who didn't know.
Listen, I was wrong in there.
I just didn't want you to think I was this great guy.
I wanted to tell you before you found out for yourself.
I got scared.
What is it that you want, Buddy?
Your company.
The pleasure of your company.
I want your input on video rentals.
I stand there for hours, and I can't pick anything out.
I want someone to say good night to,
a last call of the day.
I don't have a last call of the day. Do you?
Don't feel sorry for me.
I'm happy.
I'm widow happy. I'm widow-with-two-kids happy.
If you grade on a curve, I'm happy.
I don't feel sorry for you.
Okay?
Oh. Oh, well.
Okay, then nothing with knives, snakes,
or women that have to go undercover as hookers.
The videos.
[CHUCKLES] Okay.
[NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE]
[DONNA] Don't worry. I don't think he's bored. Do you?
[ABBY] Honey, it's a cookout.
Of course he's bored. Aren't you? [DONNA] So, how far's he gone?
Nowhere. You know, he's nice.
It's no big deal. Mm-hmm.
It's just that, um, you know when you go to a table,
and a guy does that, like, halfway thing, like he's going to stand up?
He does that. I love when guys do that.
[BOY YELLS]
[MOUTHING WORDS]
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
Mom, can I be excused?
Yes, you may be excused. Wait. Wait a minute.
CD-Rom, not AOL, okay? It costs money.
Hey, do you have Where's Waldo?
I'm eight, okay?
Come on, Joey.
Mama?
It's okay. You can take that in. Just don't put the drink on the desk.
Okay.
I knew I shouldn't have brought up Waldo. [SIGHS]
- Well, he is eight. I mean— - [WOMAN] By the way.
[WOMAN #2] Hey, here, let me help you.
[ABBY] Oh, no, no. I'm going to do it later.
[CARTOON PLAYING ON TV]
[TV OFF]
[MAN] Get ready for takeoff. [JET ENGINE WHIRRING]
[BUDDY] Hey, Scott. What are you doing?
[MAN] We're losing altitude. Losing.
[MAN] Pull up! Pull up!
Yeah? Is it hard?
I'm done. You can play.
[SIGHS]
[MAN] Get ready for takeoff.
We're losing altitude.
Pull up! Pull up!
[ABBY] Sorry.
He's still, uh, very angry.
Thanks. It's okay.
He's angry at me.
He's angry at Greg. He's angry at Joey.
Sorry.
And he's scared to fly.
You know, I was thinking of maybe taking them...
on a little flying trip somewhere close,
so that if they can't make it, I can rent a car and drive back.
Sounds good. Could work.
That's a nice computer.
Yeah. [CLEARS THROAT]
Greg got it to celebrate his play.
He had this play on in Chicago.
That's why he was there.
Lilacs in the Dooryard.
Not the title I voted for.
I mean, who knows what a dooryard is anyway? [CHUCKLES]
It's weird.
[LAUGHS]
He wasn't even supposed to be on that flight.
Even the paperwork was all wrong, you know?
Which really made me crazy, because it got me thinking.
Like, if I was, you know, getting the boys ready to put them on the bus,
and Donna would say, "Oh, I'm going down there. You know, I'll just take them."
And I would think— [SIGHS]
"Well, which one's supposed to crash?"
You know? Do I send them with Donna, or do I put them on the bus?
Which one is doomed?
Or is the whole thing going to happen tomorrow?
It's crazy.
Abby—
What?
Do you have a good lawyer?
For your case against the airline.
Uh, I don't really know.
I think so. You know, I'm just sort of in with the group of other families.
I have his card right here if you want to see it.
I've got a meeting with him on Thursday.
Yeah.
[CLEARS THROAT] Well—
What I can do, if you like, is have our lawyers call around...
and ask some questions about him.
For free.
Oh, I see. You're after my money now. Is that it?
Yeah. Well, not just the money— what the money can buy.
[BUDDY] Hey, Scott.
Uh, thank you very much.
Yeah, thanks. Thanks for coming by. It's great to see you.
I'll let myself out, okay? Okay.
Mm-hmm. [CLEARS THROAT]
See you, pal.
[SHOUTS]
[BOTH LAUGHING]
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
[BUZZING] [BUDDY] Okay, coming.
Hi. Hi.
I'm sorry. I just— I didn't know where to go, and Donna has the kids.
That's fine. I'm glad I was here when you called. Come on in.
Do you want some dinner or a drink or—
Here. Sit down.
[SIGHS]
I settled.
I saw my lawyer today, and I settled.
Okay.
It's not okay. [SIGHS]
It's like saying, you know, I'm fine. I'm over it.
That's what everybody wants me to feel anyway.
Even Donna, who's been so good.
Or my mother.
"Only the plane crashed, sweetie. You got to bounce."
That was her take on it.
So that's what I've been doing— bouncing.
It's just like crashing, except you get to do it over and over again.
Yeah. I know what you mean.
I mean, I can imagine how that might feel.
It's the way they talk about him—
like he's this saint.
And I don't even recognize who they're talking about anymore.
[SIGHS]
It's not that he wasn't a really good man, you know?
He was. He was a really good man.
But he wasn't perfect.
He was a little tight with money, for one thing.
I want to blame him...
or to be angry at him or whatever, because...
when I don't,
he gets really far away.
God. [SNIFFLES]
And I did love him, you know? I really did love him.
[SIGHS]
[EXHALES]
[FOOTSTEPS]
You sure you don't want me to drive you home? At least follow you?
No. I'm fine.
Listen, I know what you're thinking.
I'm this widow and I've got these two kids and I'm probably not ready.
At least, that's what I think myself half the time.
So—You're off the hook, okay?
You don't have to say another word.
Can I see you this weekend? [CHUCKLES]
No.
No. This weekend is our little test trip down to Palm Springs.
Oh, right.
We had to drive to the funeral because Scott wouldn't get on the plane.
And I really don't want my kids...
to spend the rest of their lives afraid to fly.
But Monday maybe. Yeah.
Or I could come with you guys.
Uh— I wouldn't mention Waldo. [LAUGHS]
I did promise them the water park.
What? They're afraid of water now too? [LAUGHS]
Come on. It'll be fun. Okay.
It's— It's a big plane, right?
I think so.
'Cause those would be better for the kids.
[ABBY] The captain let you go up there and everything.
[SCOTT] Whatever.
That was all right, huh, guys?
There was a few bumps, but I was, you know—
[ABBY] Sir, do we need to discuss a little attitude adjustment...
before we get to the water park?
- [BUDDY] Come on. - [ABBY] What do you think?
[MAN] ♪ Though you may not drive ♪
♪ A great big Cadillac ♪
Here, let me test this out for you. Because I'm worried that maybe it's not—
♪ You may not have ♪
Yeah. It's good.
[BUDDY] I don't know. What do you think?
Can you handle it?
Hey! Got it!
You got it. Very nice.
Mm!
Forget it. We don't want to go on this dumb ride anyway.
We want snow cones down at the bottom.
Abby? Abby? Abby?
♪ Just be thankful ♪
Can you teach me how to dive, Mom?
[BUDDY AND SCOTT YELLING]
[BUDDY] Aah! I'm scared! I'm scared!
♪ Though you may not drive ♪
♪ A Cadillac ♪
[SCOTT] That was fun. That was a good one.
Ohh!
♪♪ [CONTINUES, INDISTINCT]
[LAUGHING]
[SCOTT] Hey, Mom! Mom, Mom, Mom, look!
All right, let me go now. Ahh.
♪ You may not have ♪
♪ A Colorado home ♪
♪ Just be thankful ♪ ♪ Drivin' to the bank, sunroof top ♪
♪ Diggin' on the scene with gasoline ♪
♪ For what you've got ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪♪
[ABBY] Hey, boys.
Yeah?
You ready?
Yep. Where is it, Scott? Oh. Right down here.
I want to do it. Okay.
Okay. Close your eyes and pick one.
What is this?
Oh, come on, just do it. We'll tell you later.
[SIGHS]
[JOEY CHUCKLES]
You can open your eyes now.
[JOEY] Okay, now read it.
We couldn't decide on a name, so it's up to you.
Uh, Darth.
Yes! That was mine. That was mine.
It was my second choice, okay?
The boys don't think you should have the same name as the dog.
Oh.
That's good, because that's a good name for him—
Darth— because the dog's black, and he kind of looks like Vader.
No. That's your new name.
[BOYS LAUGHING] [SIGHS]
Hey, seat belts, please.
What are you, uh, doing tomorrow?
You tell me.
There's just something that I wanted to, uh, tell you...
which is sort of hard to say.
So I wanted to just tell you now...
that I was going to tell you, so that, uh,
tomorrow, you'd hold me to it.
[SIGHS]
You know, it's probably nothing. It's not a—You know—
It's just something I want to tell you. Then tell me now.
No, I'll tell you tomorrow. It's, you know—
I mean—
You just got to make me tell you.
Oh, great. Well, this will be a fun 24 hours.
It's nothing. Relax. It's fine. You know.
All right. Well, whatever it is, thank you for today.
It's the least I could do.
Can I help you?
Hi.
Are you— Are you Mrs. Janello?
[ABBY] Yes.
Now that I'm here, I wish I'd just mailed this.
Hi. I'm Mimi Prager.
Hello.
Here.
[EXHALES]
Would you like to come in?
[MIMI] And I hadn't looked at it since then,
but I— I was looking up this speech I'd given, and there it was.
I remembered the review for his play was in the Chicago paper,
so I checked their archives, and—
You probably don't even want to see it.
You know, I just— I thought since I had this business trip—
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
He seemed like a very nice man.
[FEMALE VOICE] Oh! Uncultured creatures!
Hey, Joey, Scott. Hi, Mr. Amaral.
[GROANS]
What's going on? Shh.
Where's your mom? She's in the bathroom. She's been in since Rosie.
Boy. Who was on Rosie? I don't know.
Abby?
You all right?
I'll be out in a minute. Okay.
[CARTOON CONTINUES ON TV]
[JOEY] Give me that! [BUDDY] Guys. Hey, Scott.
Hey. Hey, stop. Joey, Scott.
Joey, Scott, your mom's trying to relax, okay?
Relax. Watch TV. What do you want to watch?
- [SCOTT] I want to watch my video. - All right, great.
[SHOUTS] Scott. Scott.
Scott, stop it. Scott, don't hit your brother, okay?
He bit me. Well, he's younger than you.
Joey.
Joey, apologize, all right? Say you're sorry. Can you do that for me?
Say you're sorry. That's Dad.
[BUDDY] ...to celebrate the opening and the closing, sadly,
of the new play, Lilacs— something on your dooryard.
That's you. We're here with the author tonight—
Greg.
- [BUDDY] Greg. - Janello.
[BUDDY] And I would like to say, for one thing, that the critic for the Chicago—
[TV OFF] [JOEY] Hey, That's my dad! I want to see that.
[SCOTT] You knew him? When was that taken?
Uh—
Boys.
Go to your room until I call you.
But that was Dad.
Scott, please.
Who gave this to you?
Mimi. Mimi Prager.
Remember her? Abby.
Abby, I said I was gonna tell you something.
Remember I said I had something to tell you?
That's what I was gonna tell you. That's a lie.
Another lie.
He took my place, and I felt responsible.
And I wanted to make sure you were okay—you and your kids.
Who the hell do you think you are?
God?
Some goddamn angel come to make sure the victims are alive and well?
You lied to me.
I never expected to fall in love with you.
Oh, my God. You're a liar.
No. You know that's true.
I want you out of this house.
I don't want to see you again.
I don't want you to call.
I don't want to hear your voice on my machine.
Look, you have to let me explain.
You son of a bitch. You lied to me. Get out.
[SCOTT] What's wrong, Mom?
[ABBY SIGHS]
[ABBY] Do you want me to say what you did in front of them?
Because I will do almost anything to get you out of here.
You better go, Mr. Amaral.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Yeah, I think so too, Scott.
I think you're right.
I'm going to go.
I'll call you.
Joey, come out here.
I want you to say good-bye to them.
I don't want another guy just disappearing from their lives.
Abby, please.
Mr. Amaral won't be coming around anymore.
Abby—
You can leave, or you can say good-bye and leave.
[SNIFFLES]
Uh,
I got to go away for a while.
Why?
Because I— I kept a secret from your mom.
You're not supposed to tell a secret.
Well, then it wasn't a secret.
It was just—
I just didn't want to tell her.
Why can't you say you're sorry?
I am sorry.
[SCOTT] Don't worry about it, Joey.
All right? Come on.
Come on.
[SIGHS]
Look, you have to let me call you.
Get out...
before I tell them who you are.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]
[DIAL TONE]
[TELEPHONE BEEPING]
[LINE RINGS]
[JOEY ON MACHINE] Hi, you've called the Janello house.
You can leave a— Please leave us a message.
Thanks. Bye.
[BEEP]
Hey, Scott.
Uh, she's not home.
And even if she was—
She doesn't want to see me.
Nope.
You know, Scott, I'd understand it if you were pretty mad at me too.
It's okay.
All right, pal. I'll see you.
Did he say anything about Christmas trees?
What?
My dad.
He was supposed to sell Christmas trees with me the next day,
and maybe that was why he got back on the plane.
And he did, and it crashed, so—
I was just wondering if he said anything about that.
Nah. He didn't mention that to me.
He just said, you know, he— He said he just wanted to get home.
Everybody at the airport kind of just wants to get home. That's all.
Yeah, because he didn't need to sell those trees with me.
I didn't even want to.
Everyone has fake ones anyway.
Yeah, no, he just— He said he wanted to get home to work.
I remember him saying something about work,
but nothing about any trees. I'm sure of that.
Do you think I should tell my mom?
Because...
maybe she thinks it's because she yelled at him over the tree thing.
You know, Scott, I don't think your mom will believe me.
But you believe me, right?
Yeah.
Yeah. That's good.
[DONNA] Could you help me with these?
Donna, he should've told me.
Of course. Lying like that is terrible.
It's like telling people you're divorced when you're not...
or that you found a property for your biggest client on your own without help.
[SIGHS] Look, he just wanted to see if you guys were okay.
Yes, but then he should've left us alone.
Yeah. I keep forgetting. Who bought who the Dodger tickets?
Look, guys screw up. That's what they do.
It's in their manual right after "Love your grill," "Leave socks on floor."
[CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
But if you can't forgive him, you can't.
It's not that I can't forgive him.
Do you know how I spent the night after he left?
Trying to figure out if I was glad that he didn't get on that plane.
If I say I'm glad he's alive, I'm glad he found me that day,
or if I lie and I say I'm not,
either way, it feels like I'm doing something wrong to someone I—
To both of them— to him and Greg.
Being with him is like making a choice.
You don't have that choice, Abby.
You have other choices.
[SCOFFS] It just can't be him. That's all.
Okay, then, fine, but whether it's Buddy...
or someone else a year from now,
whoever you choose will be there because Greg isn't.
That's just how it is.
Hey, Jim.
Seth said you wanted to see me.
How's it going, Frank? What's up?
Are we being sued or something? Infinity Airlines, according to its marketing V.P.,
is deciding today whether our services will be required in the future.
What? Why?
Apparently, they received some information...
that you coerced an Infinity employee to illegally board a passenger...
under your name onto Flight 82.
Yeah. I mean, we dealt with this a year ago after the crash.
It was a computer problem or something.
They have a correct version of the roster in their system.
Yes, they do.
Uh, do you know a Janice Guerrero?
She was fired six weeks after the accident for altering the roster—
removing your name, in fact, and adding the name of a Greg—
What does this have to do with our situation with Infinity?
The suit is being brought against Infinity by the victims' families.
They want to prove that the airline didn't follow procedures—
even technicalities.
So Infinity wants to make sure that if you get called to testify,
that you'll tell the court what you told us today—
that you did not persuade this gate attendant to board someone else.
Is this woman going to testify?
Maybe. But she's not the most credible witness.
She's a bitter ex-employee, ax to grind.
Infinity's position is that the roster screwup is a harmless computer glitch.
It's no big deal. They just want to know if you have a problem with that.
[PEOPLE CHATTERING]
Mr. Amaral?
[REPORTER] For those of you just joining us, it is day seven of the civil trial against Infinity.
And believe me, tensions which have been running high since the trial began...
are likely to reach their peak today.
The plaintiffs in this case are the survivors of three passengers—
two of whom, ironically, were seated just across the aisle from each other in seats 18—
And here comes today's principal witness.
Her testimony about the flagrant disregard...
for safety procedures was extremely damaging.
We're gonna move over and just see if we can get a word with her.
Uh, Ms. Guerrero? [REPORTERS SHOUTING QUESTIONS]
[REPORTER] Ms. Guerrero, this is Stan Peters.
Do you feel that your testimony was—
Quick question. Ms. Guerrero.
- [MAN] Please. Please. Stand back. No comment. Thank you very much. - [KNOCK ON DOOR]
[DOOR OPENS] [TV MUTES]
Hey, I'm gonna go get the kids. You want to come along? We'll grab some dinner.
No, no. I'm okay. I'm fine. Thanks.
Okay. I'll be back.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[MANDEL] Mr. Amaral. [BUDDY] Yes.
[MANDEL] You were scheduled to be a passenger on Flight 82, were you not?
[BUDDY] Yes, that's right.
In fact, when the plane went down,
your name was on the first list of passengers, was it not?
Uh, that is correct.
But, instead, a Mr. Greg Janello was in your seat. Isn't that correct?
I believe so, yes. You believe so?
Uh—
Yes, he was in my seat.
Do you know how Mr.Janello happened to be on that plane occupying your seat?
No. I don't know.
Excuse me?
I'm— I'm— I'm just very confused about a lot of things that happened that day.
I don't—
Well, you're not confused about having just taken an oath to tell the truth, are you?
[DEFENSE LAWYER] Objection, Your Honor.
I'll rephrase, Your Honor.
Mr. Amaral, did you have a conversation that night with Mr.Janello?
Mr. Mandel, I had a lot of conversations with a lot of people.
You know, everything was delayed,
and I— I— I don't remember every—
This is Mr.Janello.
Did you have a conversation with this man?
Yes, I did.
And did you offer to switch boarding passes with him?
No, I did not. No?
I just gave him mine. I didn't take his.
And when Ms. Guerrero recognized you at the gate?
Yeah, I talked her into it.
By telling her if they didn't board you or someone claiming to be you,
they'd have to wait while they took your luggage out of the hold.
Basically, yeah.
Are you aware that airlines have to deplane the luggage...
of passengers who don't make the flight as an antiterrorism measure?
Yes. It's, uh, so that somebody doesn't check a bomb...
and then not get on the plane.
Mm-hmm.
So this employee of Infinity disregarded a safety measure due to her desire to make the schedule.
Objection. Argumentative.
[JUDGE] Sustained.
You know, she was just trying to do me a favor. It wasn't—
No one's blaming you, Mr. Amaral.
It wasn't your job to make sure...
the airline followed their own safety procedures, now, was it?
He was scared.
Excuse me?
I didn't remember that until now.
Not scared, just nervous.
Not a good flier.
He told me he used to be braver when he was like me—
by himself, no family.
No, uh, people in his wallet.
He had a wife now, two kids.
Two boys.
He knew that if something happened to him,
if he didn't come home, that wasn't something that anybody could make up for.
If— If you tried, I mean.
Only somebody who—
Only somebody who didn't understand anything would try.
[BUDDY SIGHS]
I didn't know that then.
I just thought,
"Here. It's a ticket. It's free.
Take it. You'll be fine."
And he did.
And he died.
So that's what I got to carry.
I'd just like to say that I'm sorry.
[JUDGE] You're excused, Mr. Amaral.
Am I... excused?
[SIGHS]
[TV NEWSCASTER] Infinity Airlines today settled the last of the lawsuits...
that have gone to trial as a result of the 1999 crash in Kansas...
in which the 216 people aboard Flight 82 lost their lives.
Hey, Seth.
[SETH] Hey.
Word is you pretty much single-handedly sank Infinity.
Yeah.
I noticed a chill on the way in.
Yeah? Well, bundle up, Nanook. Jim wants to see you.
Could you do me a favor and type this up for me, please? Mm-hmm.
[CHATTERING]
[SETH] I thought Jim's speech was nice.
[BUDDY] Yeah, but everyone else—whew!
[SETH] I know. I don't think I've ever been to a farewell party where the theme was relief.
Well, I like to leave a place happier than when I found it.
They were happy, all right. I was dodging cartwheels all afternoon.
So, are you gonna find a new job, or are you gonna go out on your own?
I stole you plenty of office supplies.
Yeah. I don't know.
I'm kind of all "sold" out, you know what I mean?
I told Jim you can handle the transition.
He said he was going to move you into account traffic.
He came up with that all on his own? Roughly.
Means you get your own assistant.
Is this you asking me for the job?
[LAUGHS]
You want to catch an A.A. meeting tonight?
Yeah. Uh, there's the one—
Hey.
Uh,
I— I need to get back to work and take down the "Good Riddance" banners.
We love the new building— lots of space.
Even more after today.
I resigned...
about three minutes before Jim was going to fire me.
You're moving.
Yeah. I can't afford this place anymore.
How are the boys?
They're good.
Scott told me that you came to see him,
and he told me what you said.
Well, it wasn't Scott's fault.
Or yours.
Or even mine, which is something that I thought for a really long time.
And you really helped me see that, and I wanted to tell you, so—
Can you just stay for, like, a few more minutes?
Please?
You know what Greg said that last night he called?
That he had met some really nice people in the bar.
And I think he was right.
Abby, wait.
What?
[SIGHS]
Should I sell this place right away or, uh,
lease it out until the market peaks?
I was really hoping you could help me handle that.
Why me? I mean, I really don't have the experience.
Yes, you do.
Can we try?
I know you're scared, Abby.
I am too.
It's not brave if you're not scared.
You'd better not be waiting for me to kick in any commission.
[LAUGHS] Deal.
Come on. I'll show you how it looks from the beach, okay?
[LAUGHS]
[WOMAN] ♪ Been running from these feelings for so long ♪
♪ Telling my heart I didn't need you ♪
♪ Pretending I was better off alone ♪
♪ But I know that it's just a lie ♪
♪ So afraid to take a chance again ♪
♪ So afraid of what I'd feel inside ♪
♪ But I need to be next to you ♪
♪ Need to be next to you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to share every breath with you ♪
♪ Share every breath with you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to know I can see your smile each morning ♪
♪ Look into your eyes each night ♪
♪ For the rest of my life ♪
♪ Here with you, near with you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to be next to you ♪
♪ Need to be next to you ♪
♪ Right here with you is right where I belong ♪
♪ I'll lose my mind if I can't see you ♪
♪ Without you, there is nothing in this life ♪
♪ That would make life worth living for ♪
♪ I can't bear the thought of you not there ♪
♪ I can't find what I feel anymore ♪
♪ 'Cause I need to be next to you ♪
♪ Need to be next to you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to share every breath with you ♪
♪ Share every breath with you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to know I can see your smile each morning ♪
♪ Look into your eyes each night ♪
♪ For the rest of my life ♪
♪ Here with you, near with you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to be next to you ♪
♪ I need to have your heart next to mine ♪
♪ Mine ♪
♪ For all time ♪
♪ Hold you for all of my life ♪
♪ I need to be next to you ♪
♪ Need to be next to you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to share every breath with you ♪
♪ Share every breath with you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to know I can see your smile each morning ♪
♪ Look into your eyes each night ♪
♪ For the rest of my life ♪
♪ Here with you, near with you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to be next to you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ Oh, I need to be ♪
♪ Need to be next to you ♪
♪ Share every breath with you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to feel you in my arms, baby ♪
♪ In my arms, baby ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ I need to be next to you ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪
♪ Oh, I ♪♪