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[THE HIGHFIELD’S "BOLD"]

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♪ Ah ah ♪

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♪ Ah ah ♪

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[PHONE DINGS]

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- ♪ Ah ah... ♪
- [SCREEN CLACKING]

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- _
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♪ Ah ah ♪

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- Liza!
- [PHONE BLIPS]

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- Hey.
- Hey.

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- When did you get back?
- Oh, late last night.

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I thought you were
flying there to stop it,

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but I guess not.

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So, these are real?

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[SIGHS] It’s Josh.

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Impetuous, romantic,
selfless, a little crazy,

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and yes, I think he’s making a mistake,

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but I’m the last person
who can tell him that.

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I feel like you are the one
person who could tell him that.

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I tried, Kels. I really did.

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But it wasn’t Josh
that wanted me there.

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It was Clare.

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She wanted pictures
of me at the wedding.

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It’ll come in handy when I
vouch for their relationship

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to immigration.

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Oh, you got yourself into a pickle.

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Yep, a real pickle.

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♪ Ah ah ♪

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♪ Ah ah ah ♪

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♪ We ain’t gotta do
anything we’re told ♪

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♪ Express yourself ♪

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♪ There’s only one way to go ♪

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♪ We go big we go bold ♪

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Okay, let’s take it one step at a time.

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[KNOCKING]

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Yes.

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I will let you know how it goes.

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- Welcome back.
- Thank you.

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And sorry for leaving
on such short notice.

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Josh got married to a girl
that I introduced him to.

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She’s Irish, so they got
married in Ireland.

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Right.

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It’s really green.

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[SOFT LAUGH]

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[INHALES]

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Liza, um,

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I’ve been reviewing

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some of the things that went on here

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over the past year,

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and I’m concerned that
you have been put in a

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compromising position.

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It’s been weighing on me,

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and if you think that the
behavior was inappropriate,

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you have to let me know.

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No, no, no. Never.

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What happened in this office was...

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incredible.

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I think about it all the time.

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But with Pauline back

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and wanting to reconcile
with you and the family,

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you know that I could not
stand in the way of that.

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But my feelings are there.

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And they’re real.

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Thank you for that, Liza.

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I appreciate it. I really do.

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But in this case, I
wasn’t referring to me.

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I was talking about Edward LL Moore.

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[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

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♪ ♪

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Oh.

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It hasn’t yet been announced,
but he’s decided to write

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a new book in the "Crown
of Kings" series:

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"The Pam Pam Chronicles," a
prequel that could launch

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an entirely new and very
lucrative franchise.

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- That’s wonderful.
- Yeah, yeah, could be,

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but there has been an
anonymous accusation made

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on a "Crown of Kings" fan site.

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A woman who goes by the handle
of the Mistress of Thandor

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has accused Moore of making lewd

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and inappropriate comments.

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- What did he supposedly say?
- Unclear.

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The offensive remarks were
allegedly made in Kronish.

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Edward insists he said
he would like to,

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"Come to her Kraka,"

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and she claims that he said,

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"I would love to come in your Krashka."

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- I don’t speak Kronish.
- Oh, well,

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one means house, the other means mouth.

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- Oh.
- [KNOCKING]

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Come in.

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Liza, I wanted to speak
to you before you...

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- So, are we good?
- Not quite.

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Wait, you realize this
anonymous accusation

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is nothing but a smear
campaign from Rivington

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because we stole LL Moore.

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It’s like what the Russians
did to our election.

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Liza, I can’t help but think

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about his last book
release in Times Square.

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Now, my princess, I get to eat you,

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[BOORISH LAUGH]

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So if there’s anything that
you would like to discuss,

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now would be the time.

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[MISCHIEVOUS MUSIC]

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Do you want to say something, Liza?

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Could destroy the company,
but we’ll support you.

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♪ ♪

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He’s a flirty old man,

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but he never crossed the line, no.

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You sure?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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Okay, so we announce
"The Pam Pam Chronicles"

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at Comic-Con tomorrow.

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All of the former Princess
Pam Pams will be there.

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Edward specifically requested you.

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Your support would
mean the world to him.

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Wearing the fur bikini?

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Princess Pam Pam is a heroine.

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I mean, she’s all about
female empowerment.

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I don’t hear anybody criticizing

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Wonder Woman’s costume.

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Actually, the bikini is from
her slave girl origins.

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- That’s right.
- The costume is not

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- the point here.
- No.

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What is important is
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we have clear guidelines
at this company

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regarding appropriate behavior.

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Long overdue.

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HR wants a seminar today.

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Looking forward to it.

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Liza.

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[MELLOW MUSIC]

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♪ ♪

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While you were cavorting
around Ireland,

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I was meticulously planning the
surprise Comic-Con launch.

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There is a list on your desk

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of every former Princess Pam Pam.

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Edward wants them on
stage and in costume

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- during the announcement.
- Got it.

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Oh, and pick me up a chopped salad

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so my blood sugar doesn’t
drop during that seminar.

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Of course, and again, sorry for taking

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a couple of days off
at such short notice.

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Books never sleep, Liza.

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Remember that the next time
you chase a former lover

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halfway around the world.

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Hey, I have a surprise
for you in my office.

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Can I have a hint?

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I don’t think I could
take another one today.

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[GROANS QUIETLY]

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- [SQUEALS]
- Pauline!

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Liza! Oh, I missed you this week.

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Did you see "Good Morning America"?

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- I did.
- I wish you had been there.

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That was your victory too.

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What’s all this?

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These are the first copies
of "Marriage Vacation."

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[LAUGHTER]

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I wanted us all to be together

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when I hold my book for the first time.

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Okay.

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Oh, my gosh.

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You know, a year ago, I
wouldn’t have trusted myself

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around one of these things... [LAUGHS]

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But now, thanks to both of you...

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[HUMS GLEEFULLY]

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[LAUGHS]

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Oh, my God.

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Whoa.

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It’s beautiful.

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Thank you both for believing in me,

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for helping me bring
this dream to life.

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Thank you... [LAUGHS]

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Oh, just doing our job.

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- Thank you so much.
- You are so welcome.

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All right, will you help me

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take a picture for my
Instagram account?

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- Of course.
- Dopey, I realize, but...

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- Ready?
- [CAMERA CLICKING SOUND]

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No, no, no, no. I don’t believe this.

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"Empirical"?

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This is our book.

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I cannot believe Charles did this.

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[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

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♪ ♪

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Uh-oh.

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So, why bother with an imprint

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if you’re just going to steal my books?

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Whoa, will you slow down?

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Apparently, you’d prefer if
I just stopped altogether.

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It is going to be a bigger book

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as an Empirical title,

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especially now that
we’re about to announce

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a new "Crown of Kings" prequel.

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Think she’s a little
behind on this one.

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- When did that happen?
- We’re announcing tomorrow

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at Comic-Con, and it is going to shine

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a big spotlight on "Marriage Vacation."

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Basically, your book is
getting a promotion, Peters,

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published by the flagship brand.

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This has zero to do with you, Zane.

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Can you please clarify
hierarchy around here for Zane

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’cause someone’s really chiming in

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- when they shouldn’t be.
- We’re all one company here.

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Stop. Stop.

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You are equals.

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Zane focuses on Empirical,
and obviously, Kelsey,

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you are Millennial.

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Yeah...

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whatever that’s supposed to mean.

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[UPBEAT MUSIC]

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♪ Run don’t walk if you
really want it bad ♪

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♪ It’s yours for the taking ♪

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♪ Yours for the taking ♪

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[HARMONIZING]

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♪ This could be yours if
you really want it bad ♪

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Liza?

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Bob? Hi.

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How... what are you doing here?

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Well, I have a meeting nearby.

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What are you doing here?

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Oh, I, uh,

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just really love this
chopped salad place.

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Seriously?

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They don’t have chopped
salad places in Brooklyn?

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[LAUGHS] This is the best one.

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- Ah.
- How’s Rose?

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Caitlin said she got accepted
to the honors program

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- for environmental studies?
- Yes.

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She’s going to save the
planet, evidently.

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- Oh, thank God.
- [LAUGHS]

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Diana?

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Diana? Diana?

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Diana. That’s me.

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Thank you. I never use my real name.

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That’s a pro tip... [CLICKS TONGUE]

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[LAUGHS] Love to Julia.

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[UPBEAT MUSIC]

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♪ ♪

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When touching a colleague

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to make a point or just to say hello,

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we recommend using the
back of the hand,

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or the safe hands technique.

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- Like this?
- Exactly right.

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The palm is too intimate.

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And what is the company’s position

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on dating someone you work with?

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More specifically, working with someone

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you used to date.

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It’s acceptable as
long as the employees

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are of equal rank.

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Interesting.

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The issue becomes more complicated

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when a senior employee enters
into an intimate relationship

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with someone of a lower rank.

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That is completely unacceptable.

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And they can’t get you
on a prior, can they?

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Well, let’s throw that to our lawyer.

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Thank you, Sheila.

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Sorry I’m late, everyone.

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What are you doing?

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That’s Caitlin’s roommate’s father.

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Sexual misconduct can
come in many forms.

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Go.

264
00:09:58,841 --> 00:10:00,618
We all know the obvious ones...

265
00:10:00,643 --> 00:10:03,327
sexting, masturbating
in front of a coworker.

266
00:10:03,352 --> 00:10:05,039
Everyone knows that’s just wrong.

267
00:10:05,064 --> 00:10:07,080
- I’ll handle this.
- But let’s talk about

268
00:10:07,105 --> 00:10:08,791
some of the less obvious offenses.

269
00:10:08,816 --> 00:10:10,877
They come in many forms.

270
00:10:12,595 --> 00:10:13,975
Liza?

271
00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:15,932
In here.

272
00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,569
Were you... triggered?

273
00:10:22,594 --> 00:10:24,183
No, I’m fine.

274
00:10:24,208 --> 00:10:26,192
Go back to the meeting. Thank you.

275
00:10:26,217 --> 00:10:28,248
You know, back in the day,

276
00:10:28,273 --> 00:10:30,396
we didn’t call it sexual harassment.

277
00:10:30,434 --> 00:10:33,811
We just called it business as usual.

278
00:10:33,836 --> 00:10:35,742
The dirty innuendos,

279
00:10:35,767 --> 00:10:37,803
men always bragging about
the size of their penises.

280
00:10:37,828 --> 00:10:39,784
I would just give it
right back to them,

281
00:10:39,809 --> 00:10:41,507
ask them to prove it.

282
00:10:41,532 --> 00:10:43,932
Very few of them called my bluff.

283
00:10:44,622 --> 00:10:46,719
Maybe six... no, seven.

284
00:10:46,744 --> 00:10:48,445
My point is, when I was younger,

285
00:10:48,470 --> 00:10:50,406
I was valued for my appearance,

286
00:10:50,431 --> 00:10:53,733
but... over time,

287
00:10:54,108 --> 00:10:56,648
my experience surpassed my looks.

288
00:10:57,479 --> 00:10:59,653
Rising skills, falling breasts.

289
00:11:00,290 --> 00:11:01,556
Am I right?

290
00:11:03,833 --> 00:11:07,402
- Okay.
- [KNOCKING]

291
00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:11,776
Is everything okay?

292
00:11:13,187 --> 00:11:14,628
You know this generation.

293
00:11:14,653 --> 00:11:17,894
I guess she needed a safe space.

294
00:11:18,045 --> 00:11:20,649
Liza, Charles wants to
know if you’re all right.

295
00:11:21,176 --> 00:11:24,331
Is the seminar over?
Is the lawyer gone?

296
00:11:24,356 --> 00:11:25,821
Yeah, he just left.

297
00:11:25,846 --> 00:11:27,540
[TOILET FLUSHES]

298
00:11:28,153 --> 00:11:31,233
[WATER RUNNING]

299
00:11:33,854 --> 00:11:35,034
You all right?

300
00:11:35,059 --> 00:11:36,599
I...

301
00:11:37,601 --> 00:11:39,907
Just very bad diarrhea.

302
00:11:40,546 --> 00:11:43,032
[MELLOW MUSIC]

303
00:11:43,606 --> 00:11:47,657
♪ ♪

304
00:11:48,318 --> 00:11:51,658
[ENERGETIC MUSIC]

305
00:11:52,204 --> 00:11:55,104
[MELLOW MUSIC PLAYING]

306
00:11:55,876 --> 00:11:59,442
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

307
00:11:59,467 --> 00:12:01,164
I was about to give up on you.

308
00:12:01,189 --> 00:12:02,589
Well, now you know how I feel.

309
00:12:02,614 --> 00:12:03,800
Oh, come on, if you’re gonna

310
00:12:03,825 --> 00:12:05,312
have a drink with me,
you gotta be nice.

311
00:12:05,337 --> 00:12:06,837
No promises.

312
00:12:06,862 --> 00:12:08,693
A tequila on the rocks.

313
00:12:08,825 --> 00:12:10,430
Mm.

314
00:12:10,942 --> 00:12:13,231
Do they give awards for the
best legs in publishing?

315
00:12:13,256 --> 00:12:15,684
Did you hear anything that
lawyer had to say today?

316
00:12:15,709 --> 00:12:17,571
We’re not at work, all right?

317
00:12:17,596 --> 00:12:19,935
But we do need to figure out
how we’re gonna work together.

318
00:12:20,191 --> 00:12:21,643
Well, I think it’s best

319
00:12:21,668 --> 00:12:23,892
if we each stick to our
side of the street.

320
00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,774
I wonder if you
understand just how much

321
00:12:26,799 --> 00:12:28,249
I’m bringing to Empirical.

322
00:12:28,274 --> 00:12:29,569
- [SCOFFS]
- Thanks to me,

323
00:12:29,594 --> 00:12:31,386
LL Moore is writing that new trilogy

324
00:12:31,411 --> 00:12:33,014
which will basically
bail the company out

325
00:12:33,039 --> 00:12:34,658
of the foreseeable future.

326
00:12:34,704 --> 00:12:37,526
Oh, so now I should be thanking you

327
00:12:37,744 --> 00:12:40,093
for returning LL Moore to the company?

328
00:12:40,118 --> 00:12:42,603
After poaching him and
nearly costing me my job?

329
00:12:42,628 --> 00:12:44,979
"The Pam Pam Chronicles" was my idea.

330
00:12:45,004 --> 00:12:47,429
Moore was blocked until
I pitched it to him.

331
00:12:47,454 --> 00:12:49,227
And now there’s gonna be new books,

332
00:12:49,252 --> 00:12:51,898
TV series, merchandising.

333
00:12:51,923 --> 00:12:55,378
Wow, you are so desperate
for my approval.

334
00:12:55,403 --> 00:12:57,702
Oh, give it up, Peters.

335
00:12:57,727 --> 00:13:00,149
This whole thing is quite
the coup for all of us.

336
00:13:00,576 --> 00:13:02,747
You know, sometimes I
get a little tired

337
00:13:02,772 --> 00:13:04,677
hearing you talk about
how great you are.

338
00:13:04,712 --> 00:13:07,212
Well, I don’t have to tell you.

339
00:13:07,237 --> 00:13:09,237
Let me show you something.

340
00:13:12,872 --> 00:13:14,390
Come on.

341
00:13:16,702 --> 00:13:22,508
♪ ♪

342
00:13:22,771 --> 00:13:25,502
- Where are we going?
- You’ll see.

343
00:13:25,527 --> 00:13:27,400
- [SIGHS]
- Now, look up.

344
00:13:28,748 --> 00:13:30,330
Wow.

345
00:13:31,075 --> 00:13:33,463
Okay. Now I’m impressed.

346
00:13:33,488 --> 00:13:34,862
Yeah? All right.

347
00:13:34,887 --> 00:13:36,528
Pretty proud moment.

348
00:13:37,242 --> 00:13:39,646
It’s a three-month buy,
and Charles loves it

349
00:13:39,671 --> 00:13:41,791
because he can see it from his office.

350
00:13:42,692 --> 00:13:44,399
How about dinner to celebrate?

351
00:13:45,244 --> 00:13:46,824
Good night, Zane.

352
00:13:46,924 --> 00:13:48,245
Hey.

353
00:13:48,357 --> 00:13:50,354
That skirt isn’t safe for work.

354
00:13:50,379 --> 00:13:52,481
And I can see the
outline of your wiener

355
00:13:52,506 --> 00:13:54,399
in those pants.

356
00:13:55,376 --> 00:13:56,687
[LAUGHS]

357
00:13:56,712 --> 00:13:58,305
[MAIL ORDER BRIDES’ "BAD BAD BAD"]

358
00:13:58,330 --> 00:13:59,585
♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

359
00:13:59,610 --> 00:14:02,415
♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

360
00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,184
♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

361
00:14:04,715 --> 00:14:07,536
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

362
00:14:07,561 --> 00:14:10,253
♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

363
00:14:10,278 --> 00:14:13,107
♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

364
00:14:13,132 --> 00:14:15,188
♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

365
00:14:17,510 --> 00:14:20,392
Liza, God, everyone’s
been looking for you.

366
00:14:20,417 --> 00:14:21,950
Sorry, I was in the bathroom changing.

367
00:14:21,975 --> 00:14:24,020
I didn’t exactly ride the
subway looking like this.

368
00:14:24,045 --> 00:14:26,486
Come on... [LAUGHS]

369
00:14:26,763 --> 00:14:28,943
Once all of the princesses
have gathered on stage,

370
00:14:28,968 --> 00:14:30,757
Charles will announce the new book,

371
00:14:30,782 --> 00:14:32,291
at which time you

372
00:14:32,316 --> 00:14:34,244
will be lowered dramatically
from the heavens,

373
00:14:34,269 --> 00:14:36,286
through a sea of smoke and fire.

374
00:14:36,311 --> 00:14:38,507
[LAUGHS] Fabulous.

375
00:14:38,532 --> 00:14:40,232
So Wagnerian.

376
00:14:40,257 --> 00:14:42,038
The fans will go wild.

377
00:14:42,063 --> 00:14:43,391
As they should.

378
00:14:43,416 --> 00:14:46,162
My princess, you are divine.

379
00:14:46,187 --> 00:14:48,765
I certainly look forward to
working on the new series.

380
00:14:48,790 --> 00:14:50,779
And I look forward to your...

381
00:14:50,831 --> 00:14:52,973
wise counsel.

382
00:14:52,998 --> 00:14:56,617
Liza’s had a big promotion
since you last saw her.

383
00:14:56,642 --> 00:14:58,613
She’s still my assistant.

384
00:14:58,638 --> 00:14:59,987
Liza, please gather all the Pam Pams.

385
00:15:00,012 --> 00:15:02,124
Make sure they understand they
need to be in a V formation

386
00:15:02,149 --> 00:15:03,321
when Edward descends.

387
00:15:03,346 --> 00:15:05,301
Got it. Okay.

388
00:15:06,270 --> 00:15:08,050
[CHAIR WHIRRING]

389
00:15:08,330 --> 00:15:12,146
Zbotinik slezza booshki.

390
00:15:12,171 --> 00:15:15,035
I’m so sorry, I don’t speak Kronish.

391
00:15:15,060 --> 00:15:17,114
Let me tell you a secret.

392
00:15:17,139 --> 00:15:19,358
When I sit down to write every morning,

393
00:15:19,383 --> 00:15:23,058
I think about burying my
face in your royal fur.

394
00:15:23,242 --> 00:15:25,782
[CREEPY CHUCKLE]

395
00:15:25,807 --> 00:15:27,250
[COUGHS]

396
00:15:27,275 --> 00:15:30,031
[CONTINUES LAUGHING]

397
00:15:30,149 --> 00:15:33,049
[MELLOW MUSIC]

398
00:15:33,665 --> 00:15:36,625
♪ ♪

399
00:15:45,666 --> 00:15:48,926
Hi, I’m Liza Miller from
Empirical Publishing.

400
00:15:48,951 --> 00:15:50,633
Thank you all so much for being here.

401
00:15:50,658 --> 00:15:53,183
- How are ya?
- Hi.

402
00:15:53,746 --> 00:15:57,297
Before we continue here,
I, um, I just have to ask.

403
00:15:57,849 --> 00:16:01,789
Has Edward ever made any
inappropriate remarks

404
00:16:01,814 --> 00:16:04,237
or unwelcome advances

405
00:16:04,262 --> 00:16:08,492
that has made any of you
feel uncomfortable?

406
00:16:08,517 --> 00:16:10,857
[TENSE MUSIC]

407
00:16:11,102 --> 00:16:16,277
♪ ♪

408
00:16:16,901 --> 00:16:18,181
Okay.

409
00:16:18,206 --> 00:16:20,236
He told me my tits were big enough

410
00:16:20,261 --> 00:16:22,211
to nourish a tribe.

411
00:16:22,541 --> 00:16:24,281
He said my vagina spoke to him

412
00:16:24,306 --> 00:16:26,068
in his dreams at night.

413
00:16:26,466 --> 00:16:28,175
Why would he say that to me?

414
00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,421
I work at a bookstore.

415
00:16:30,884 --> 00:16:33,022
[SIGHS]

416
00:16:33,452 --> 00:16:36,352
ALL: [CHANTING] We want Moore!

417
00:16:36,377 --> 00:16:39,026
[DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]

418
00:16:39,051 --> 00:16:42,433
♪ ♪

419
00:16:42,807 --> 00:16:44,969
And he told Nadine from Tallahassee

420
00:16:44,994 --> 00:16:47,037
that if she really wanted
to stroke his ego,

421
00:16:47,062 --> 00:16:49,343
- she should just stroke his...
- Okay.

422
00:16:49,545 --> 00:16:51,185
I’ve heard enough.

423
00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:53,565
ALL: [CHANTING CONTINUES]
We want Moore!

424
00:16:53,590 --> 00:16:55,071
I gotta get out there.

425
00:16:55,379 --> 00:16:58,000
♪ ♪

426
00:16:59,204 --> 00:17:01,731
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

427
00:17:02,466 --> 00:17:06,762
♪ ♪

428
00:17:06,787 --> 00:17:08,662
Good afternoon.

429
00:17:09,490 --> 00:17:11,972
I’m Charles Brooks from
Empirical Publishing.

430
00:17:11,997 --> 00:17:14,616
[DIGNIFIED TRUMPET TUNE]

431
00:17:14,753 --> 00:17:16,941
[CHEERS AND WHISTLING]

432
00:17:16,966 --> 00:17:18,924
Thank you all for being here today.

433
00:17:19,454 --> 00:17:21,747
[WHOOSHING]

434
00:17:22,150 --> 00:17:25,114
♪ ♪

435
00:17:25,299 --> 00:17:28,256
[LAUGHING]

436
00:17:28,425 --> 00:17:30,370
[DEVICE WHIRRING]

437
00:17:30,395 --> 00:17:32,443
What?

438
00:17:32,730 --> 00:17:35,810
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

439
00:17:38,483 --> 00:17:42,347
Unfortunately, I must share
some distressing news.

440
00:17:43,318 --> 00:17:45,818
Due to recent disturbing allegations

441
00:17:45,843 --> 00:17:49,039
- against Edward LL Moore...
- [CROWD GASPS]

442
00:17:50,803 --> 00:17:53,595
We’re going to postpone the publication

443
00:17:53,620 --> 00:17:56,937
of "The Pam Pam Chronicles"
until further notice.

444
00:17:56,962 --> 00:17:58,302
What?

445
00:17:58,402 --> 00:18:00,625
[CROWD OBJECTING]

446
00:18:00,943 --> 00:18:03,537
[TENSE MUSIC]

447
00:18:03,938 --> 00:18:06,426
♪ ♪

448
00:18:07,262 --> 00:18:09,284
That’s absurd.

449
00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,100
We have a contract.

450
00:18:11,497 --> 00:18:12,923
How dare you!

451
00:18:12,948 --> 00:18:15,121
- [DEVICE WHIRRS]
- Get me down!

452
00:18:15,146 --> 00:18:16,617
No, down, not up!

453
00:18:16,642 --> 00:18:18,334
That’s ridiculous.

454
00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,638
Charles, bring me down!

455
00:18:20,663 --> 00:18:22,662
You’ll pay for this!

456
00:18:22,885 --> 00:18:25,036
[CROWD BOOING]

457
00:18:25,430 --> 00:18:27,518
♪ ♪

458
00:18:28,275 --> 00:18:30,582
Oh, God.

459
00:18:31,620 --> 00:18:34,520
[MELLOW HIP-HOP MUSIC]

460
00:18:34,620 --> 00:18:39,000
♪ ♪

461
00:18:39,929 --> 00:18:42,405
With multiple allegations reported,

462
00:18:42,430 --> 00:18:45,201
a beloved author may be no more.

463
00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:47,659
I understand.

464
00:18:47,684 --> 00:18:49,777
I can’t blame them considering...

465
00:18:49,802 --> 00:18:52,109
We have no comment at this time.

466
00:18:52,134 --> 00:18:54,201
Netflix just cancelled the series.

467
00:18:54,226 --> 00:18:56,161
Amazon just pulled his
titles from their site.

468
00:18:56,186 --> 00:18:58,806
So what are we gonna do?
Push the publication date?

469
00:18:58,831 --> 00:19:02,184
I don’t see how we can
publish him at all.

470
00:19:02,346 --> 00:19:04,348
Rivington must’ve known about this

471
00:19:04,373 --> 00:19:05,993
when they let him come
back to Empirical.

472
00:19:06,018 --> 00:19:07,596
Well, let’s be honest. We all knew.

473
00:19:07,621 --> 00:19:08,629
We just didn’t wanna believe

474
00:19:08,654 --> 00:19:10,654
our golden goose was a horny toad.

475
00:19:10,992 --> 00:19:13,736
So, what are we gonna do about that?

476
00:19:15,905 --> 00:19:18,076
It’s a three-month buy.

477
00:19:18,845 --> 00:19:21,282
Dear God, she’ll be
coming till Christmas.

478
00:19:21,307 --> 00:19:22,801
We gotta get it down.

479
00:19:22,826 --> 00:19:24,592
Wait.

480
00:19:24,700 --> 00:19:26,738
I have an idea.

481
00:19:27,022 --> 00:19:28,842
Just give me some time.

482
00:19:28,867 --> 00:19:31,628
[ELECTRONIC MUSIC]

483
00:19:31,951 --> 00:19:38,270
♪ ♪

484
00:19:38,657 --> 00:19:41,008
Liza, about what you said
yesterday in my office...

485
00:19:41,033 --> 00:19:44,159
I’m so sorry. It was
a misunderstanding.

486
00:19:44,184 --> 00:19:47,261
I was ridiculously jet lagged.

487
00:19:47,430 --> 00:19:49,617
I appreciated your candor.

488
00:19:50,077 --> 00:19:51,662
Oh?

489
00:19:52,467 --> 00:19:55,504
I just saw the news.
I’m so sorry, Charles.

490
00:19:55,529 --> 00:19:57,763
[SIGHS] I keep thinking
about the Christmases

491
00:19:57,788 --> 00:20:00,976
he spent at our house like
some perverted Santa.

492
00:20:01,001 --> 00:20:03,061
There’s a lot to process right now.

493
00:20:03,086 --> 00:20:04,266
Yeah.

494
00:20:04,466 --> 00:20:06,921
So, what’s the big surprise?

495
00:20:06,946 --> 00:20:08,783
Oh, oops.

496
00:20:09,446 --> 00:20:11,196
Look up.

497
00:20:13,605 --> 00:20:15,126
[GASPS] Oh, my God.

498
00:20:15,151 --> 00:20:16,569
- Yes!
- Wow.

499
00:20:16,594 --> 00:20:19,093
- Wow.
- I’m sorry about LL Moore,

500
00:20:19,118 --> 00:20:21,361
- but this is amazing.
- [LAUGHS]

501
00:20:21,866 --> 00:20:23,642
Thank you.

502
00:20:26,768 --> 00:20:29,359
So, it’s a Millennial book now?

503
00:20:29,384 --> 00:20:30,842
Given the circumstances,
we’re gonna have to

504
00:20:30,867 --> 00:20:32,895
pulp the first run and print again.

505
00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:34,991
- [PHONE VIBRATING]
- [WHISPERS] Yes.

506
00:20:35,016 --> 00:20:36,451
Excuse me.

507
00:20:36,764 --> 00:20:38,480
- Yes?
- Charles.

508
00:20:38,505 --> 00:20:39,975
- [EXCITED CHATTER]
- This is a witch hunt.

509
00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,496
I’m being tried in the public square!

510
00:20:42,521 --> 00:20:43,670
Edward, I’m sorry.

511
00:20:43,695 --> 00:20:46,572
We are all being held accountable here.

512
00:20:46,597 --> 00:20:50,010
After all our years together,
you at least owe me a meeting.

513
00:20:50,035 --> 00:20:52,183
Of course. Happy to
meet with you anytime.

514
00:20:52,208 --> 00:20:53,702
Your office tonight.

515
00:20:53,727 --> 00:20:56,200
I think you’ll be very surprised

516
00:20:56,225 --> 00:20:58,025
by what I have to tell you.

517
00:20:58,540 --> 00:21:00,781
This isn’t over, my friend,

518
00:21:01,156 --> 00:21:03,055
not by a long shot.

519
00:21:03,350 --> 00:21:06,110
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

520
00:21:09,350 --> 00:21:12,341
This accuser is a woman I
met at a fantasy convention

521
00:21:12,366 --> 00:21:15,112
who’s been trying to
shake me down for years.

522
00:21:15,137 --> 00:21:18,303
This fan says I grabbed
her ass during a photo,

523
00:21:18,328 --> 00:21:21,217
but my arm is actually
around her lower waist.

524
00:21:21,242 --> 00:21:24,068
And this one has absolutely

525
00:21:24,093 --> 00:21:26,221
zero credibility.

526
00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:28,958
That’s Liza.

527
00:21:28,983 --> 00:21:30,932
We did some investigation.

528
00:21:30,957 --> 00:21:34,598
She represents herself as
a young woman in her 20s.

529
00:21:34,623 --> 00:21:37,603
The fact is, she’s a divorced

530
00:21:37,628 --> 00:21:40,426
40-something housewife from New Jersey.

531
00:21:40,451 --> 00:21:42,238
What the hell are you talking about?

532
00:21:42,263 --> 00:21:44,154
Oh, you didn’t know?

533
00:21:46,318 --> 00:21:49,098
Birth certificate. Marriage license.

534
00:21:49,123 --> 00:21:50,743
Bankruptcy report.

535
00:21:50,832 --> 00:21:53,078
The woman is a con artist.

536
00:21:53,103 --> 00:21:56,643
I would never have asked her
to be Pam Pam if I’d known.

537
00:21:56,743 --> 00:21:58,603
[SOMBER MUSIC]

538
00:21:58,703 --> 00:22:00,723
♪ Take it in... ♪

539
00:22:00,748 --> 00:22:02,309
So...

540
00:22:02,617 --> 00:22:05,652
what do you have to say
about that, Charles?

541
00:22:05,677 --> 00:22:08,394
[DARK CHUCKLE]

542
00:22:08,419 --> 00:22:12,105
♪ I’m on the edge of it all ♪

543
00:22:12,476 --> 00:22:15,711
♪ ♪

544
00:22:16,213 --> 00:22:18,807
♪ I feel it coming ♪

545
00:22:18,850 --> 00:22:24,283
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546
00:22:24,308 --> 00:22:28,828
♪ I feel it coming ♪