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[typewriter clicking]
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[wind whooshing]
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[car approaching]
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[car door opens]
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[car door closes]
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- [car door opens]
- [wind whooshing]
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[car door closes]
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[Orson] On the day
after the first snow fell,
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I parked my car in the lot
and carried my things inside.
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It felt like
the first day of school.
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I was anxious, sure,
but also full of hope.
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[slow music playing]
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I could view the world
as something ominous, looming,
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or I could choose
to see the light.
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I chose to see the light.
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[beeps]
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[turnstile clanks]
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The woman in reception smiled.
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There was something about her.
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I knew then that I'd come
to the right place.
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Elevator's to the right.
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[Orson] I had gotten used
to being one of the leaders
in my last job.
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Not a manager
or even a team leader,
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but someone who could sometimes
show other people what to do.
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[elevator bell dings]
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I was determined to build up
the same position at
my new place of work
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as soon as I could.
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Finally, I would be
able to blossom
to my full potential...
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become the person
I've always wanted to be.
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A person to be reckoned with.
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I knew I had to make
a platform for myself
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and show the boss
what I was capable of
from day one.
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I shared my desk with Rakesh,
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who helped me
with various practical details.
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That's how
the coffee machine works.
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[Orson] I guess it was
a welcome break from work,
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because he was always
coming up with new things
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I ought to know about.
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[Rakesh] Rubber bands.
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In here are paper clips.
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And this is where
the pencils go.
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This is how the blinds work.
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[electricity flickering]
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[water dripping]
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[Orson] I arrived 15 minutes
early every morning,
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then followed my own timetable
for the rest of the day.
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Fifty-five minutes
of concentrated work,
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followed by
a five-minute break.
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- [indistinct chatter]
- [keyboard clicking]
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I was confident
I'd adapt quickly
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and soon be on the way
to success.
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[squeaking]
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[water bubbling]
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Slowly but surely,
I built up a profile
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of my closest neighbors,
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their character,
and place in the hierarchy.
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Shannon had been
at the company
longer than Rakesh,
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- though not as long as Carol.
- [clears throat]
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Carol seemed knowledgeable,
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but also the sort of person
who thought she knew everything
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and liked being right.
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Shannon, look,
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you do see what it says
right here, don't you?
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[laughs]
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[Orson] Shannon was
the kind of person
who laughs at everything,
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even when whatever's
just been said...
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- Right. Right, right.
- ...isn't funny at all.
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Because it says that.
I get it. [exhales]
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Can you explain it
to me, though?
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[keyboard clicking]
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[Orson] Everyone turned to Carol
when they didn't dare
approach the boss.
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[water drips, splashes]
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Opposite Carol sat Mitchell.
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- Open the door.
- He'd been there longer
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- than the rest combined...
- Carefully, yes.
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- ...but how he had managed
that feat...
- Carefully open the door,
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- and to your right
you will find...
- ...wasn't immediately clear.
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Yes, the umbrella.
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[Orson] Carol had a framed
child's drawing
near her computer.
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It showed a sun
sinking into the sea,
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but the drawing was wrong.
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On the horizon,
there were land masses
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sticking up on both sides
of the sun,
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which, of course,
is impossible.
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I wondered if she was aware
of its flagrant inaccuracy.
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[Carol] Can I help you?
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Maybe she was blinded
by her emotional involvement.
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No matter what
the circumstances,
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the child deserved to be
made aware of their mistake,
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so that the error
could be avoided next time.
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[keyboard clicking]
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You, uh, want a cup of coffee?
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Okay.
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[Orson]
Mitchell's lengthy tenure
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had, unfortunately,
not made him secure.
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He seemed constantly
in mortal fear.
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Did you hear
about the layoffs?
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[keyboard clicking continues]
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[Orson] I stuck to my schedule
and did not allow myself
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to be disturbed
in the middle of a period
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with small talk
or coffee breaks.
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Sometimes I felt like taking
a leak after five minutes
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but always made sure
I sat out the whole period.
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It was character-building,
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and, obviously, the relief
of finally easing the pressure
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was that much greater.
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[eerie music plays]
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I was heading that way
when I first discovered
the room.
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♪
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A musty smell hit my nose,
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but I don't remember
thinking much about it.
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Oh...
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a room.
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[typewriter clicks, dings]
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[urine dripping]
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- [sniffs]
- [zipper zips]
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[toilet flushes]
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By the end of the day,
I had almost forgotten
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ever having looked
through the door
leading to that extra space.
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[electricity buzzing]
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A few days later,
I found myself looking
for copy paper.
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Despite all the exhortations
to ask about things,
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I was unwilling
to expose myself
to humiliation and derision
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by displaying gaps
in my knowledge of the setup.
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[indistinct chatter]
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The last place I'd worked,
there was a strictly
enforced policy
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regarding the use
of office supplies.
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It occurred to me
that hiding the paper
in an unlikely place
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might be a strategy
to avoid waste.
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At first, I couldn't
find the light.
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I felt along the walls
on either side of the door,
then gave up.
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What an odd place
to put a light switch.
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I was quickly able to ascertain
that there was no paper there,
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but, even so, I got
an immediate sense
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that there was something
special about this place.
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I went out,
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closed the door...
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and switched off the light.
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I opened the door again,
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just to make sure the light
wasn't still on in there.
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[Orson] You know, everyone else
has a little wall,
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or divider, between the desks...
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and we don't.
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I think I asked for one
a while back, but cutbacks.
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Doesn't matter.
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We got nothing to hide.
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We try to think about the floor.
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Of course.
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- Naturally.
- Hm.
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[chuckles softly]
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[slurps]
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[Orson] I was annoyed
I hadn't thought
about the shoe covers myself.
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Obviously, I would have,
if I'd had time.
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Andrew had managed to make me
feel both stupid and insecure,
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when, in actuality, I was one
of the smartest there.
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Don't people usually try
to smooth over that sort
of remark with a joke
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or a little smile?
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Besides, it was just rude
to walk off like that.
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I reasoned that this
55-minute period
was already ruined.
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I would just have to sit it out
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and start again
with the next one.
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[tube light flickering]
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[electricity buzzing]
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It would be a simple task
to unscrew the broken one
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and replace it with a new one.
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I couldn't believe
no one had done anything
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about such a simple problem.
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When combined
with his long sideburns
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and the rings under his eyes,
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Rakesh's jacket
made an unusually
scruffy impression.
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To be honest, his jacket
had been bothering me
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since first thing that morning,
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even before that nonsense
with the shoe covers.
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- [electric sharpener whirring]
- [pencil breaks]
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I seriously disliked
that jacket.
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I had to do something
to clear my mind.
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That's when I went
into the room
for the third time.
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My suit fit better
than I thought it did,
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and there was something
about the way it hung
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that made my body look virile.
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I looked incredibly relaxed,
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simultaneously confident
and aware.
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I had never thought of myself
as attractive,
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but I realized it was time
to start doing so...
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because the best thing
was the look in the eyes.
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This was a new asset--
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a pair of eyes that
could demand anything
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and get it.
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Rakesh carried out his duties
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with the same
devil-may-care attitude
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as everyone else.
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He used the phone
whenever he liked,
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took breaks whenever
he felt like it.
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He would spend eons
gazing off into the distance
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without it apparently having
anything to do with work.
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Now and then, he would even
try to talk to me.
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- What's happening?
- I would rebuff him,
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gently but firmly,
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usually with a simple
gesture of the hand.
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It worked.
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[busy line beeping]
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Rakesh had an irritating habit
of shoving his papers
across his desk
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every time he started
something new,
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which meant that eventually,
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maybe not today,
maybe not tomorrow,
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but someday soon,
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Rakesh's desktop
would overflow.
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[laughter echoing]
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[inhales, exhales]
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[exhales]
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Rakesh.
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- Yeah?
- Do you have a minute?
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- Yeah. Yeah, sure.
- Take a look around you.
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Uh...
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What do you see?
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Uh... [exhales]
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- Yeah, I don't know.
- We should deal
with this right away.
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- W-with what?
- Before this gets out of hand,
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I want you to hear me out.
I think you'll see
what I'm saying.
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Let's take a walk.
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Okay.
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- Yeah. All right.
- Yeah. Let's take a walk.
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[Orson] It would be best
to deal with this in private.
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[exhales] There's something
I've noticed.
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What?
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[inhales deeply]
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You don't put
your old files back
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whenever you take out new files.
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- Wait, what did you say?
- Well, what I'm saying is
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that you're letting
all of your papers
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spread out
all over your desk.
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Now, soon, they're
gonna be on my side,
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and then they'll be
encroaching in my space.
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Now, I am, as I'm sure
you can understand,
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very eager to utilize
the full space of my desk.
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Yeah.
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I mean, it's inconvenient enough
that we have to work
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without even a modicum
of privacy.
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I mean, how hard is it
to put up a simple divider?
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- Right.
- [inhales deeply]
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But don't worry about that.
That's not your problem.
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All I'm asking is that
you adopt some new habits
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that don't run the risk
of disturbing my work.
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Do you understand?
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Great.
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[chuckles softly]
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Great. Great.
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Well, then, I suggest
we get back to our duties.
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If it all goes smoothly,
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we needn't ever
mention this again.
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[Orson] Rakesh sat and looked
at me for a long while
252
00:20:37,453 --> 00:20:39,759
after we had returned
to our places,
253
00:20:39,890 --> 00:20:42,240
without doing anything
about his papers.
254
00:20:43,894 --> 00:20:47,289
I let him. Presumably,
he wasn't used
to being corrected
255
00:20:47,419 --> 00:20:50,117
in such a clear
and effective way.
256
00:20:50,248 --> 00:20:52,990
Don't think of it
as a reprimand...
257
00:20:55,862 --> 00:20:57,168
more as an observation.
258
00:21:07,352 --> 00:21:10,703
[office chair squeaks]
259
00:21:10,834 --> 00:21:12,575
[wind whooshing]
260
00:21:19,059 --> 00:21:20,278
[elevator bell dings]
261
00:21:33,030 --> 00:21:37,295
[eerie music playing]
262
00:21:50,830 --> 00:21:51,962
[elevator bell dings]
263
00:22:12,112 --> 00:22:14,550
[Orson] Inside the room,
there was a calm.
264
00:22:15,638 --> 00:22:20,207
A concentration that felt like
early mornings at school.
265
00:22:22,122 --> 00:22:26,823
It contained the same
relaxed feeling
and limited freedom.
266
00:22:26,953 --> 00:22:29,129
[exhales contentedly]
267
00:22:29,260 --> 00:22:31,784
The whole room
breathed tradition.
268
00:22:35,658 --> 00:22:38,312
There was an air
of old-fashioned
quality to it.
269
00:22:39,575 --> 00:22:42,839
Each line seemed perfectly
connected to the next.
270
00:22:43,709 --> 00:22:46,320
Everything messy
and unsettling vanished.
271
00:22:47,409 --> 00:22:49,628
Precision returned.
272
00:22:49,759 --> 00:22:51,369
[exhales deeply]
273
00:22:51,500 --> 00:22:53,371
Is this what monks feel like
274
00:22:53,502 --> 00:22:56,287
as they walk the corridors
of their monasteries?
275
00:23:01,814 --> 00:23:03,555
[phone ringing]
276
00:23:03,686 --> 00:23:07,037
Rakesh hadn't yet found
a better solution
for his papers,
277
00:23:07,167 --> 00:23:09,126
but I felt fine about it.
278
00:23:09,256 --> 00:23:12,303
He probably didn't want
to change his behavior
just like that
279
00:23:12,434 --> 00:23:14,958
- after being ordered to.
- [phone ringing continues]
280
00:23:15,088 --> 00:23:17,090
I couldn't deny him
a degree of pride.
281
00:23:17,221 --> 00:23:19,876
If it turned out that
he was consciously
being obstructive,
282
00:23:20,006 --> 00:23:22,966
and if things hadn't improved
within a week,
283
00:23:23,096 --> 00:23:25,011
I would have to raise
the matter again.
284
00:23:26,578 --> 00:23:29,494
[keyboard clicking]
285
00:23:39,025 --> 00:23:40,200
Can I ask you something?
286
00:23:44,901 --> 00:23:45,989
Yes, go ahead.
287
00:23:56,695 --> 00:23:57,696
What are you doing?
288
00:23:59,219 --> 00:24:00,569
What do you mean?
289
00:24:00,699 --> 00:24:02,658
What are you doing
when you stand like that?
290
00:24:06,531 --> 00:24:08,098
What are you talking about?
291
00:24:11,014 --> 00:24:12,189
All right, man.
We can talk about it--
292
00:24:12,319 --> 00:24:13,799
No, please. What-- what...
293
00:24:15,627 --> 00:24:16,672
What do I do?
294
00:24:18,500 --> 00:24:22,373
You stand out there,
completely still.
295
00:24:22,504 --> 00:24:23,505
Do I?
296
00:24:24,418 --> 00:24:27,204
Yeah. It's like
you're just not there.
297
00:24:29,467 --> 00:24:31,338
Do I say anything?
298
00:24:32,688 --> 00:24:33,558
No.
299
00:24:36,648 --> 00:24:38,520
I mean, you're, like
completely gone.
300
00:24:38,650 --> 00:24:40,826
Like, completely
out of reach.
301
00:24:40,957 --> 00:24:42,393
You didn't move an inch.
302
00:24:42,524 --> 00:24:43,568
It was like
you couldn't hear me,
303
00:24:43,699 --> 00:24:44,787
like you were somewhere else.
304
00:24:44,917 --> 00:24:45,831
And...
305
00:24:46,789 --> 00:24:48,094
when do I do this?
306
00:24:48,225 --> 00:24:49,705
This morning.
307
00:24:52,969 --> 00:24:54,971
And the other day, you made me
come out there with you,
308
00:24:55,101 --> 00:24:58,061
and then you just
stood there like that.
309
00:25:01,978 --> 00:25:04,502
How long do I stand there
like that?
310
00:25:04,633 --> 00:25:09,115
I don't know, it varies.
Like, last time it was,
like, five minutes.
311
00:25:09,246 --> 00:25:12,205
Anybody else see me like that?
312
00:25:15,557 --> 00:25:16,645
Everyone.
313
00:25:29,179 --> 00:25:30,484
Mitchell.
314
00:25:31,660 --> 00:25:33,487
I need you to be honest
with me now.
315
00:25:34,314 --> 00:25:35,402
Think you can do that?
316
00:25:36,969 --> 00:25:40,582
- Uh... okay.
- I'm being very serious.
317
00:25:41,495 --> 00:25:45,282
Now, this might sound strange,
but I need you
to answer me truthfully.
318
00:25:46,979 --> 00:25:47,937
What?
319
00:25:48,067 --> 00:25:49,416
What is this room for?
320
00:25:52,855 --> 00:25:54,030
What room?
321
00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,119
- This room right here.
- [tapping]
322
00:25:56,249 --> 00:25:58,034
Oh, well...
323
00:25:59,775 --> 00:26:01,603
there's the elevator
and there's the john.
324
00:26:01,733 --> 00:26:05,084
No, I'm talking
about this room.
325
00:26:06,042 --> 00:26:06,956
Uh...
326
00:26:12,439 --> 00:26:13,615
That's a wall.
327
00:26:14,659 --> 00:26:16,095
Is that all you have to say?
328
00:26:16,226 --> 00:26:19,272
Why are you so interested
in this wall?
329
00:26:20,186 --> 00:26:21,753
Don't drag me into this.
330
00:26:24,538 --> 00:26:28,325
[Orson] I realized
in that moment that Mitchell
was only a poor subordinate.
331
00:26:28,455 --> 00:26:29,761
He didn't want trouble.
332
00:26:30,588 --> 00:26:34,026
No. Whoever was responsible
for this deception
333
00:26:34,157 --> 00:26:36,246
was on a different level
of the hierarchy.
334
00:26:37,726 --> 00:26:39,249
The higher level.
335
00:26:39,379 --> 00:26:40,946
[whispering]
Do you have any idea
what that's about?
336
00:26:41,077 --> 00:26:44,515
- I think it's very strange.
- He doesn't make any sense.
337
00:26:44,646 --> 00:26:46,473
[Carol] I saw him do it
last Thursday.
338
00:26:46,604 --> 00:26:49,520
[whispering continues]
339
00:26:49,651 --> 00:26:52,697
[Orson] I lost patience
and decided to gather
the staff together.
340
00:26:54,917 --> 00:26:57,833
I had the whole division
with me, except Andrew,
341
00:26:57,963 --> 00:26:59,878
who was stuck
in some meeting all day.
342
00:27:00,009 --> 00:27:02,664
Well, I'd like to thank you all
for joining me in here today.
343
00:27:07,799 --> 00:27:11,890
So now I've seen through
your little joke.
344
00:27:12,021 --> 00:27:16,025
I don't know who the brains
behind it is, but, uh...
345
00:27:19,681 --> 00:27:22,118
I've figured out enough
346
00:27:22,858 --> 00:27:24,729
to let you know that out there
347
00:27:25,556 --> 00:27:28,864
you can pretend all you want
that there is no room,
348
00:27:30,300 --> 00:27:32,215
but in here, you can't pretend.
349
00:27:33,651 --> 00:27:34,957
There is a room.
350
00:27:36,436 --> 00:27:39,004
This is it. We're in it.
351
00:27:42,704 --> 00:27:45,837
So it's pointless to continue
this little game.
352
00:27:47,534 --> 00:27:50,189
And I expect,
now that we've had this chat,
353
00:27:51,364 --> 00:27:53,671
that all the bullying can stop
354
00:27:55,151 --> 00:27:56,892
and we can all get back
to business.
355
00:28:00,939 --> 00:28:01,897
All right?
356
00:28:06,205 --> 00:28:07,119
Great.
357
00:28:10,949 --> 00:28:12,342
[door opens]
358
00:28:22,787 --> 00:28:26,399
[Orson] The next thing I knew,
the whole division
was called to Andrew's office.
359
00:28:26,530 --> 00:28:28,010
It was quite a squeeze.
360
00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:31,883
- Come in.
- Rakesh was wearing
a darker jacket,
361
00:28:32,014 --> 00:28:33,667
and I was much happier with it.
362
00:28:33,798 --> 00:28:35,757
It had a decent, classic cut.
363
00:28:35,887 --> 00:28:38,194
It made him fit in better
with the rest of us.
364
00:28:40,196 --> 00:28:42,589
You know, it's not every day
that we have a...
365
00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:46,811
a division-wide meeting
on such short notice, but, um...
366
00:28:47,681 --> 00:28:48,726
[Andrew inhales]
367
00:28:49,553 --> 00:28:51,555
Carol here has something
she'd like to discuss.
368
00:28:52,208 --> 00:28:54,819
Not just me. I think I can speak
for the whole division.
369
00:28:57,213 --> 00:28:59,650
We all think this is
getting to be too much.
370
00:29:00,825 --> 00:29:03,262
- What is?
- No, let Carol finish.
371
00:29:03,393 --> 00:29:06,613
Obviously, I was going
to let her finish,
but all of a sudden,
372
00:29:06,744 --> 00:29:09,573
it was as if his supposition
that I had interrupted her...
373
00:29:09,703 --> 00:29:11,053
- [Carol] Thank you.
- ...were true.
374
00:29:11,183 --> 00:29:13,969
The truth is, we're all
getting worried about you.
375
00:29:15,579 --> 00:29:17,711
Why would you be
getting worried?
376
00:29:20,671 --> 00:29:22,368
It's the standing.
377
00:29:22,499 --> 00:29:25,371
Didn't I tell you
it was pointless
to try and conduct
378
00:29:25,502 --> 00:29:27,983
psychological warfare
against me?
379
00:29:31,247 --> 00:29:32,509
You can't bully me.
380
00:29:33,553 --> 00:29:35,164
What are you talking
about, Orson?
381
00:29:36,252 --> 00:29:38,471
I have a feeling that
this has its origins in the fact
382
00:29:38,602 --> 00:29:41,735
that some of you
may have noticed that I have,
on two or three occasions,
383
00:29:41,866 --> 00:29:46,001
taken myself aside
to garner my strength alone,
384
00:29:46,131 --> 00:29:50,048
having a short rest
in that little room
next to the elevator.
385
00:29:51,267 --> 00:29:55,271
I can understand
that to some of you,
this may seem annoying.
386
00:29:55,401 --> 00:29:57,012
Obviously, we all
have work to do,
387
00:29:57,142 --> 00:29:59,057
and we can't just take breaks
whenever we feel like it.
388
00:30:03,757 --> 00:30:07,587
But I want to assure you
that I will always take care
389
00:30:07,718 --> 00:30:10,982
to make up any concomitant
loss of efficiency...
390
00:30:13,158 --> 00:30:14,507
Hmm.
391
00:30:14,638 --> 00:30:16,466
And if any of you have
any secrets hidden in there
392
00:30:16,596 --> 00:30:18,816
that for whatever reason
you don't want me to see,
393
00:30:18,947 --> 00:30:20,992
you're welcome
to tell me right here.
394
00:30:22,472 --> 00:30:23,603
Anyone?
395
00:30:26,171 --> 00:30:27,390
Otherwise, you may go.
396
00:30:29,609 --> 00:30:31,437
Orson and I will handle this.
397
00:30:35,267 --> 00:30:37,095
[phone ringing]
398
00:30:39,793 --> 00:30:42,405
- What the hell was that?
- Weird, is what it was.
399
00:30:48,411 --> 00:30:49,934
Are you not feeling well, Orson?
400
00:30:54,634 --> 00:30:58,290
You appreciate you simply
can't behave like this?
401
00:31:01,119 --> 00:31:02,642
It's unacceptable.
402
00:31:02,773 --> 00:31:04,079
Unacceptable.
Do you understand me?
403
00:31:04,209 --> 00:31:07,604
You simply can't dismiss people
from my office.
404
00:31:13,479 --> 00:31:15,612
This room...
405
00:31:18,223 --> 00:31:19,311
in the hall?
406
00:31:21,835 --> 00:31:26,275
Past the elevators,
across the hall
and right next to the bathrooms.
407
00:31:29,104 --> 00:31:30,932
What sort of room is it?
408
00:31:34,196 --> 00:31:37,590
As far as I can tell,
it isn't being used,
or hasn't been in a long time.
409
00:31:37,721 --> 00:31:41,290
I haven't taken anything
or made a mess,
or anything like that.
410
00:31:41,420 --> 00:31:43,945
If there's anything
shady going on,
I don't know about it.
411
00:31:47,078 --> 00:31:49,037
I just...
412
00:31:49,167 --> 00:31:51,604
go in there a few times,
and that's it.
413
00:31:52,736 --> 00:31:54,129
And what do you do there?
414
00:31:54,259 --> 00:31:55,608
- In the room?
- Mm-hmm.
415
00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:59,134
[mutters] Spend time in there.
416
00:31:59,264 --> 00:32:01,614
But what exactly do you do?
417
00:32:03,703 --> 00:32:05,401
Well, nothing,
but I can understand
418
00:32:05,531 --> 00:32:07,533
why others are jealous
and freaked out.
419
00:32:07,664 --> 00:32:09,796
Don't worry about anybody else.
420
00:32:10,972 --> 00:32:15,367
Why, Orson, do you want
to spend time there?
421
00:32:17,979 --> 00:32:20,546
Well, it makes me feel good.
422
00:32:23,636 --> 00:32:24,550
Okay.
423
00:32:33,733 --> 00:32:35,518
There is no room, Orson.
424
00:32:35,648 --> 00:32:37,346
Yes, there is.
It's right behind the--
425
00:32:37,476 --> 00:32:39,304
Listen to me carefully
now, Orson.
426
00:32:39,435 --> 00:32:41,567
There is no room
next to the elevator.
427
00:32:41,698 --> 00:32:43,308
There's never been a room there.
428
00:32:44,918 --> 00:32:48,270
You've possibly...
created it in your head.
429
00:32:49,445 --> 00:32:51,273
Maybe it's there for you.
I don't know how this
sort of thing--
430
00:32:51,403 --> 00:32:52,709
Fine. Look, if you're
gonna start with--
431
00:32:52,839 --> 00:32:54,624
Listen to me now, Orson.
432
00:32:54,754 --> 00:32:57,496
I must insist that
you stop going to it.
433
00:32:59,194 --> 00:33:03,285
You can't go into
the room anymore.
434
00:33:06,070 --> 00:33:08,899
You telling me that
the room isn't there
435
00:33:09,856 --> 00:33:13,295
is as strange to me
as me telling you
436
00:33:13,425 --> 00:33:16,472
that that chair isn't there.
437
00:33:17,908 --> 00:33:20,519
That chair is there.
438
00:33:20,650 --> 00:33:22,565
I'm glad we can agree on that.
439
00:33:24,306 --> 00:33:25,698
[splutters mildly]
440
00:33:26,830 --> 00:33:30,138
Evidently, things have
changed dramatically.
441
00:33:30,268 --> 00:33:32,053
We knew you were
a complex character,
442
00:33:32,183 --> 00:33:36,187
but no one ever said
you were so...
443
00:33:37,101 --> 00:33:38,755
peculiar.
444
00:33:38,885 --> 00:33:41,062
[cart squeaking]
445
00:33:44,891 --> 00:33:46,806
You'll just have to stop
going to that room.
446
00:33:48,330 --> 00:33:51,115
Otherwise, we'll come up
with a different solution.
447
00:33:51,246 --> 00:33:52,943
Do you understand me?
448
00:33:56,033 --> 00:33:58,731
[Orson] It doesn't see
very fair, if you ask me.
449
00:33:58,862 --> 00:34:01,256
Why does Andrew get a room,
and I don't?
450
00:34:02,213 --> 00:34:04,955
And I have to ask you
to see a psychiatrist.
451
00:34:07,218 --> 00:34:08,741
And that's how I met you.
452
00:34:10,134 --> 00:34:12,267
[metal clanging]
453
00:34:12,397 --> 00:34:14,486
So this... room...
454
00:34:16,358 --> 00:34:17,620
What sort of room is it?
455
00:34:20,144 --> 00:34:21,102
An office.
456
00:34:23,321 --> 00:34:24,627
And where is it?
457
00:34:26,063 --> 00:34:28,021
Between the bathroom
and the elevator.
458
00:34:30,546 --> 00:34:31,764
And you go in there?
459
00:34:32,635 --> 00:34:34,463
Yes, but they're saying
that I can't.
460
00:34:37,727 --> 00:34:39,685
You wanna go on sick leave?
461
00:34:39,816 --> 00:34:41,426
- No.
- Oh.
462
00:34:48,477 --> 00:34:53,046
Explain to me why he doesn't
want you to go in the room.
463
00:34:53,177 --> 00:34:54,787
Because he says
it doesn't exist.
464
00:34:56,049 --> 00:34:57,094
So does it?
465
00:34:58,574 --> 00:34:59,618
Yes.
466
00:35:01,620 --> 00:35:03,013
Can you describe it to me?
467
00:35:06,625 --> 00:35:10,325
Everything is exactly
in the right place.
468
00:35:12,805 --> 00:35:15,243
It's nice, but it's not showy.
469
00:35:16,418 --> 00:35:19,638
It's comfortable,
but it's not worn out.
470
00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:25,209
The upholstery
is soft and springy.
471
00:35:27,342 --> 00:35:30,171
The designs, the details,
the patterns are...
472
00:35:32,260 --> 00:35:33,609
unique and tasteful.
473
00:35:34,392 --> 00:35:37,526
The light is soft and warm
474
00:35:38,570 --> 00:35:41,051
and it hits your face
just the right way,
475
00:35:41,182 --> 00:35:44,315
never glinting into your eyes.
476
00:35:45,360 --> 00:35:48,058
Even the records on the shelves
and the books...
477
00:35:49,581 --> 00:35:54,020
perfectly chosen by someone
who, I can only assume,
cares very much.
478
00:36:02,246 --> 00:36:06,511
It sounds lovely.
But, this perfect room...
479
00:36:07,512 --> 00:36:09,253
does it exist for anyone else?
480
00:36:10,602 --> 00:36:13,126
I don't know.
They tell me it doesn't.
481
00:36:13,257 --> 00:36:14,824
But you know it exists.
482
00:36:16,826 --> 00:36:17,740
Yes.
483
00:36:20,873 --> 00:36:22,179
Are we done here?
484
00:36:24,834 --> 00:36:27,837
Is there anything going on
that you need to talk about?
485
00:36:27,967 --> 00:36:29,708
Something stressing you out?
486
00:36:30,796 --> 00:36:32,233
I don't see how that's relevant.
487
00:36:32,363 --> 00:36:34,060
Well, we're here
to talk about Orson.
488
00:36:34,191 --> 00:36:35,671
Do you know who that is?
489
00:36:45,463 --> 00:36:46,464
That settles it.
490
00:36:47,335 --> 00:36:49,989
Orson and I have agreed
to get rid of the room.
491
00:36:51,252 --> 00:36:53,341
You mean...
he's going to stay?
492
00:36:53,471 --> 00:36:55,168
It's a health-and-safety issue.
493
00:36:55,299 --> 00:36:56,561
No, it's not.
494
00:36:56,692 --> 00:36:58,389
If he's allowed
to stand there like that,
495
00:36:58,520 --> 00:37:00,870
then I should be allowed
to practice Reiki
in the break area.
496
00:37:01,827 --> 00:37:04,700
- Hmm.
- Don't we need to be
functioning at full capacity?
497
00:37:04,830 --> 00:37:07,485
Seriously, he's fucking crazy.
You have to admit that.
498
00:37:07,616 --> 00:37:09,226
[Orson] She said there was
nothing wrong with me,
499
00:37:09,357 --> 00:37:12,490
and that I'm perfectly capable
of continuing to work,
500
00:37:12,621 --> 00:37:14,536
and Andrew knows it.
501
00:37:14,666 --> 00:37:16,277
He's perfectly capable
of working.
502
00:37:17,103 --> 00:37:18,496
Hm, I've seen the report.
503
00:37:19,541 --> 00:37:21,020
I'm inclined to agree.
504
00:37:21,151 --> 00:37:24,023
But he's mental.
Anyone can see that.
505
00:37:24,154 --> 00:37:26,635
Surely we can't have a moron
who goes and stares at the wall
506
00:37:26,765 --> 00:37:28,201
the minute things get busy.
507
00:37:29,333 --> 00:37:31,292
[Shannon] Although I do think
we all should be allowed
508
00:37:31,422 --> 00:37:34,251
to do what we like
during our breaks.
509
00:37:34,382 --> 00:37:36,340
I'm not so sure about that.
510
00:37:36,471 --> 00:37:39,169
I say fire him.
511
00:37:40,736 --> 00:37:44,000
Orson has been carrying out
his duties faultlessly.
512
00:37:44,783 --> 00:37:46,524
Really, we oughta feel
sorry for him.
513
00:37:51,224 --> 00:37:52,878
- Andrew's right.
- [sighs]
514
00:37:53,009 --> 00:37:55,272
There's no justification
for firing him.
515
00:37:55,403 --> 00:37:56,926
Listen, I don't give
a shit what he does,
516
00:37:57,056 --> 00:37:59,058
but he keeps dragging the rest
of us over there as well.
517
00:37:59,189 --> 00:38:00,582
[Shannon] Exactly.
518
00:38:00,712 --> 00:38:02,061
[Carol] I think it's creepy
519
00:38:02,192 --> 00:38:04,586
seeing him stand there
like that.
520
00:38:04,716 --> 00:38:06,239
It's like he's just not there.
521
00:38:07,371 --> 00:38:08,677
Why don't we say...
522
00:38:10,983 --> 00:38:16,249
it's okay, as long as Orson
doesn't go into the room?
523
00:38:19,557 --> 00:38:21,820
- I could say that.
- Are you serious?
524
00:38:27,609 --> 00:38:28,610
It's okay.
525
00:38:29,524 --> 00:38:31,134
It's okay.
526
00:38:32,091 --> 00:38:34,180
- It's okay.
- It's okay.
527
00:38:34,311 --> 00:38:35,399
Yeah, it's good.
528
00:38:36,444 --> 00:38:38,271
[Orson] I did my best
to imitate the others
529
00:38:38,402 --> 00:38:40,665
and pretend the room
didn't exist.
530
00:38:42,363 --> 00:38:44,060
It felt ridiculous.
531
00:38:47,498 --> 00:38:50,501
When they were all at lunch,
I couldn't see any reason
532
00:38:50,632 --> 00:38:52,938
not to go in there
for a short while.
533
00:38:53,069 --> 00:38:56,289
[clock ticking]
534
00:39:05,386 --> 00:39:08,084
♪
535
00:39:18,573 --> 00:39:22,403
♪
536
00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:04,836
I saw what you did.
537
00:40:07,970 --> 00:40:09,711
Don't act all innocent,
I saw you.
538
00:40:10,581 --> 00:40:11,800
If I see you again...
539
00:40:12,888 --> 00:40:13,889
I'll tell.
540
00:40:16,544 --> 00:40:17,936
[Orson] Whenever anyone
looked at me,
541
00:40:18,067 --> 00:40:19,895
I fired off a broad smile.
542
00:40:21,026 --> 00:40:22,941
A smile disarms your opponent
543
00:40:23,072 --> 00:40:25,422
and makes them doubt
their own enmity.
544
00:40:31,036 --> 00:40:33,082
Hmm. How's it going, Rakesh?
545
00:40:34,083 --> 00:40:36,259
- Good. Yeah, good.
- Great.
546
00:40:36,389 --> 00:40:38,870
No problems then, huh?
547
00:40:39,001 --> 00:40:40,176
No, everything's fine.
548
00:40:41,482 --> 00:40:42,700
Excellent.
549
00:40:44,876 --> 00:40:46,051
How are things
with you, then?
550
00:40:48,967 --> 00:40:50,055
What sort of things?
551
00:40:51,622 --> 00:40:55,408
Well, what have you spent
the last few days doing?
552
00:40:56,801 --> 00:40:58,281
Why do you need to know?
553
00:40:58,411 --> 00:41:00,936
- Because I'm your boss.
- [exhales heavily]
554
00:41:01,066 --> 00:41:02,851
I'm working on
an improved metric
555
00:41:02,981 --> 00:41:05,201
for customer service
here in the division.
556
00:41:07,377 --> 00:41:08,334
What is this?
557
00:41:08,465 --> 00:41:09,771
I plan to use it to measure
558
00:41:09,901 --> 00:41:11,686
the benefits I'm providing
my customers.
559
00:41:11,816 --> 00:41:14,340
Uh, to that purpose,
I've created a questionnaire
560
00:41:14,471 --> 00:41:17,343
that's meant to find out
what you customers think
of my services.
561
00:41:18,606 --> 00:41:20,042
"Us customers"?
562
00:41:20,172 --> 00:41:21,652
I usually think of you
as customers.
563
00:41:21,783 --> 00:41:23,828
What for, huh?
564
00:41:23,959 --> 00:41:25,917
Are you really asking me that?
565
00:41:26,048 --> 00:41:26,962
Yes.
566
00:41:28,137 --> 00:41:30,226
I am really asking you that.
567
00:41:31,314 --> 00:41:35,057
You maximize your potential
better if you imagine
a customer on the other end.
568
00:41:36,711 --> 00:41:37,625
Huh.
569
00:41:38,713 --> 00:41:39,670
Hmm.
570
00:41:40,497 --> 00:41:42,804
So I would be grateful
if you could fill out
this questionnaire
571
00:41:42,934 --> 00:41:44,980
which you can find
by clicking this link here.
572
00:41:45,110 --> 00:41:48,070
There are five questions
in the survey relating
to the quality of our services,
573
00:41:48,200 --> 00:41:50,115
and one question asking
if there are any other services
574
00:41:50,246 --> 00:41:51,987
you can think of
that we should provide.
575
00:41:52,117 --> 00:41:54,511
Home number, cell number,
although, of course,
that's voluntary,
576
00:41:54,642 --> 00:41:56,948
but I'd be grateful if you could
fill out the questionnaire
577
00:41:57,079 --> 00:41:58,384
as fully as possible.
578
00:42:00,778 --> 00:42:03,520
But, Orson, I asked you
to compile a list
of phone numbers,
579
00:42:05,087 --> 00:42:06,088
didn't I?
580
00:42:16,098 --> 00:42:17,665
[Orson] All my energy
drained away.
581
00:42:19,014 --> 00:42:21,799
I suddenly had
difficulty concentrating,
582
00:42:21,930 --> 00:42:24,585
and a stiffness spread
across my shoulders.
583
00:42:38,337 --> 00:42:39,948
After three days
without the room,
584
00:42:40,078 --> 00:42:42,167
I started to feel unsettled.
585
00:42:42,298 --> 00:42:45,780
I became irritable and noticed
I was sweating more than usual.
586
00:42:46,868 --> 00:42:50,741
The most acute
abstinence anxiety
was starting to subside,
587
00:42:50,872 --> 00:42:53,744
but it was as if the habit
was still in my body.
588
00:43:02,187 --> 00:43:04,059
I constantly had to stop myself
589
00:43:04,189 --> 00:43:08,106
when I realized my body
was on its way there
of its own accord,
590
00:43:08,237 --> 00:43:11,544
like an ex-smoker fumbling
for a pack of cigarettes.
591
00:43:12,937 --> 00:43:15,070
I tried to think about
something else,
592
00:43:15,200 --> 00:43:19,074
and every time I felt the urge,
I counted down from 20.
593
00:43:19,204 --> 00:43:29,171
[voice counting down]
594
00:43:29,432 --> 00:43:39,137
[voice counting down]
595
00:43:39,572 --> 00:43:43,925
[voice counting down]
596
00:43:44,490 --> 00:43:45,840
[Orson] I didn't go in.
597
00:43:45,970 --> 00:43:47,102
I'm sure of that.
598
00:43:54,805 --> 00:43:56,328
[beeps]
599
00:43:56,459 --> 00:43:58,243
The next morning, I woke up
thinking about the room.
600
00:43:58,374 --> 00:43:59,941
[Alyssa] ...then a left,
and then another right,
601
00:44:00,071 --> 00:44:01,464
- and then a left door...
- I tried to distract myself
602
00:44:01,594 --> 00:44:03,161
by indulging
in some light small talk
603
00:44:03,292 --> 00:44:04,989
with that engaging woman
in reception.
604
00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:06,512
Good morning.
605
00:44:08,993 --> 00:44:10,734
I bet you say that
to all the guys.
606
00:44:10,865 --> 00:44:11,692
[chuckles]
607
00:44:11,822 --> 00:44:12,910
Yeah, I do.
608
00:44:15,826 --> 00:44:18,655
Uh, you don't have
any floor plans back there,
609
00:44:19,787 --> 00:44:20,788
do you?
610
00:44:22,267 --> 00:44:23,616
Floor plans?
611
00:44:24,792 --> 00:44:28,926
Uh, blueprints,
like, maps of the building.
612
00:44:30,145 --> 00:44:33,191
No. I can help you find
anywhere you're trying to go.
613
00:44:36,847 --> 00:44:39,458
No, that's okay. I'll-- I'll--
I'll figure it out.
614
00:44:39,589 --> 00:44:41,547
Okay. Are you sure?
It's kind of my job.
615
00:44:41,678 --> 00:44:44,376
No. No, I'll... I'll be okay.
616
00:44:47,075 --> 00:44:48,119
[elevator bell dings]
617
00:44:54,299 --> 00:44:55,997
[Orson] I went up
to the fourth floor, got out,
618
00:44:56,127 --> 00:44:57,738
and was almost at the door.
619
00:45:02,830 --> 00:45:04,396
I crept toward
the forbidden place
620
00:45:04,527 --> 00:45:06,224
like a child
on Christmas morning,
621
00:45:06,355 --> 00:45:08,966
stopped right next to it,
622
00:45:09,097 --> 00:45:12,056
stood there feeling what
it was like to be so close.
623
00:45:15,190 --> 00:45:18,671
No. No, no, it's not
what you think.
624
00:45:25,113 --> 00:45:26,592
- He was there again.
- I wasn't.
625
00:45:26,723 --> 00:45:28,159
- I saw you.
- No.
626
00:45:28,290 --> 00:45:30,509
I-- I saw you. You were
standing like that again.
627
00:45:30,640 --> 00:45:32,250
No, I was just standing.
628
00:45:32,381 --> 00:45:34,339
He was just standing.
629
00:45:35,036 --> 00:45:36,602
- That's what I'm saying.
- Yeah, well,
630
00:45:36,733 --> 00:45:38,648
people are allowed
to stand still.
631
00:45:38,779 --> 00:45:41,085
No one can stop you
just standing there
for a moment.
632
00:45:41,216 --> 00:45:42,957
Orson, how long
are we talking about here?
633
00:45:43,087 --> 00:45:45,002
Minutes? Seconds?
634
00:45:45,133 --> 00:45:46,525
I didn't go inside.
635
00:45:50,312 --> 00:45:53,750
He didn't go inside.
636
00:45:57,232 --> 00:45:59,321
[indistinct whispering]
637
00:45:59,451 --> 00:46:02,019
[Orson] Word spread from Carol
like a group email.
638
00:46:03,020 --> 00:46:05,849
During the day,
practically everyone
passed her desk,
639
00:46:05,980 --> 00:46:09,374
and before they walked on,
they managed to glance
in my direction.
640
00:46:10,375 --> 00:46:12,900
I decided to go home
slightly early that day.
641
00:46:13,857 --> 00:46:15,337
I wasn't feeling very well.
642
00:46:25,042 --> 00:46:28,654
- [slow music playing]
- [car lock beeping]
643
00:46:32,136 --> 00:46:33,181
[car lock beeping]
644
00:46:41,363 --> 00:46:43,800
I had forgotten how difficult
it was to locate my car
645
00:46:43,931 --> 00:46:45,584
in the parking lot
at that time,
646
00:46:45,715 --> 00:46:47,978
used, as I was,
to leaving later
than everyone else
647
00:46:48,109 --> 00:46:49,893
when the lot was mostly empty.
648
00:46:58,815 --> 00:47:01,426
[wind whooshing]
649
00:47:06,388 --> 00:47:10,174
For the first time,
I realized how weird I'd been.
650
00:47:10,305 --> 00:47:12,263
Thinking about all
the stupid things I had done
651
00:47:12,394 --> 00:47:14,483
and what they had led to
gave me a headache.
652
00:47:16,441 --> 00:47:18,182
If I was to get where I wanted,
653
00:47:18,313 --> 00:47:21,359
I would need to adopt
an entirely new
tactical approach.
654
00:47:23,274 --> 00:47:24,188
[sniffles]
655
00:47:30,934 --> 00:47:32,196
How high can I get?
656
00:47:33,850 --> 00:47:36,505
If I carry on like this,
who could stop me?
657
00:47:46,689 --> 00:47:49,387
[wind whooshing]
658
00:47:53,652 --> 00:47:55,916
- Why are you late?
- [Orson] I overslept.
659
00:47:56,046 --> 00:48:00,094
I'm very sorry. I--
I had trouble falling asleep.
660
00:48:00,224 --> 00:48:01,312
[breathes in]
661
00:48:02,226 --> 00:48:03,967
I lay there thinking...
662
00:48:04,098 --> 00:48:06,230
thinking about recent events,
663
00:48:06,361 --> 00:48:09,059
things that I've said,
and done, and so on, and...
664
00:48:10,321 --> 00:48:12,584
I can see I've been
behaving strangely,
665
00:48:13,542 --> 00:48:15,109
and I'd like to do
what I can to...
666
00:48:16,588 --> 00:48:19,026
well, to make right
any problems
I may have caused.
667
00:48:20,288 --> 00:48:23,117
Orson. Orson, Orson.
668
00:48:26,294 --> 00:48:28,339
But, I know I've caused
problems for you too,
669
00:48:28,470 --> 00:48:30,211
and I'd like to ask
for your forgiveness.
670
00:48:30,341 --> 00:48:32,691
It was never my intention
to cause any trouble.
671
00:48:33,736 --> 00:48:37,218
I can promise you,
from here on out,
there will be no more of that.
672
00:48:39,916 --> 00:48:41,178
Sit down.
673
00:48:42,832 --> 00:48:43,876
[inhales]
674
00:48:44,007 --> 00:48:45,400
You're an unusual person.
675
00:48:46,967 --> 00:48:48,925
I'm glad you've taken the time
to think things through.
676
00:48:49,056 --> 00:48:52,320
Maybe it was worth
getting a late start.
677
00:48:52,450 --> 00:48:54,539
Obviously, I'll make up
for any time I've lost.
678
00:48:54,670 --> 00:48:56,759
Don't worry about that.
If we can get you back on track,
679
00:48:56,889 --> 00:48:59,892
this little break will have been
entirely justified. So,
680
00:49:01,198 --> 00:49:03,244
we're agreed on the rules now?
681
00:49:04,201 --> 00:49:06,987
- Yes.
- And we can forget
all about the...?
682
00:49:10,816 --> 00:49:11,817
Of course.
683
00:49:12,644 --> 00:49:15,212
No one will be happier than I...
[smacks lips]
684
00:49:15,343 --> 00:49:17,475
if we can find a solution
to this.
685
00:49:17,606 --> 00:49:22,263
Oh, and I've, uh, finished
that list of phone numbers
you asked for.
686
00:49:22,393 --> 00:49:26,006
Oh, excellent.
Do you know what?
Tomorrow...
687
00:49:26,136 --> 00:49:28,878
could you put together
a list of which projects
have gone through QA
688
00:49:29,009 --> 00:49:31,533
and which ones haven't?
It'd be good to have
that on paper.
689
00:49:32,490 --> 00:49:33,839
And you can tell
where they come from by--
690
00:49:33,970 --> 00:49:35,189
Oh, yeah. I know.
691
00:49:36,016 --> 00:49:38,018
Look to see if there
are two signatures
at the bottom of the report.
692
00:49:38,148 --> 00:49:39,845
I can-- I can do it.
693
00:49:39,976 --> 00:49:40,933
Great.
694
00:49:50,726 --> 00:49:52,119
[Orson] Owing to my late start,
695
00:49:52,249 --> 00:49:54,295
I thought I may as well
stay a bit late.
696
00:49:58,995 --> 00:50:02,781
An hour or so later,
I took the elevator
straight to the lobby,
697
00:50:02,912 --> 00:50:04,479
without passing the room.
698
00:50:04,609 --> 00:50:07,221
- [button beeps]
- [bell dings]
699
00:50:13,096 --> 00:50:16,491
[tube light flickering]
700
00:50:20,582 --> 00:50:24,151
The threat of closure
hung like an evil spirit
over the whole division.
701
00:50:25,500 --> 00:50:28,329
Rakesh and Andrew
had endless heated discussions,
702
00:50:28,459 --> 00:50:31,506
which always ended with talk
about the possibility
of the entire company
703
00:50:31,636 --> 00:50:33,334
- being closed down.
- [indistinct chatter]
704
00:50:33,464 --> 00:50:36,598
I assumed this was management
keeping us on our toes
705
00:50:36,728 --> 00:50:39,035
and not letting anyone think
they were safe.
706
00:50:41,472 --> 00:50:43,561
- If this works...
- I don't understand
what you're...
707
00:50:43,692 --> 00:50:45,563
[continues indistinctly]
708
00:50:45,694 --> 00:50:48,218
Okay, I'm telling you,
I can't produce a clearer text
709
00:50:48,349 --> 00:50:49,959
- from this--
- Of course, you can.
710
00:50:50,090 --> 00:50:51,961
[Orson] Just before lunch,
another printout
711
00:50:52,092 --> 00:50:53,658
was delivered
to Andrew's office.
712
00:50:57,619 --> 00:50:59,055
Uh, what shall I do now?
713
00:51:01,405 --> 00:51:02,319
Hmm?
714
00:51:03,233 --> 00:51:05,757
If there's perhaps,
any messaging
715
00:51:05,888 --> 00:51:07,846
or clarity issues
in any of the texts?
716
00:51:07,977 --> 00:51:09,109
What are you thinking?
717
00:51:11,111 --> 00:51:13,635
I was just wondering
if I could help.
718
00:51:15,680 --> 00:51:17,247
No, thanks.
719
00:51:17,378 --> 00:51:19,162
I don't think so. It'll be fine.
720
00:51:21,033 --> 00:51:22,470
Oh, but you could...
721
00:51:24,559 --> 00:51:28,780
check all the printers.
Make sure there's
enough paper, and so on.
722
00:51:40,879 --> 00:51:43,055
[Orson] I realized
that my humiliation
had to be dragged
723
00:51:43,186 --> 00:51:44,796
right down to the very bottom.
724
00:51:45,797 --> 00:51:47,625
I didn't mind.
725
00:51:47,756 --> 00:51:49,497
It was all part of the plan.
726
00:51:49,627 --> 00:51:50,933
[Nicholas] ...shuffled up
or shuffled down?
727
00:51:51,063 --> 00:51:53,153
[Carol] What the hell
does "shuffled" mean?
728
00:51:53,283 --> 00:51:54,763
[Shannon] I don't think
I'm comfortable with people
knowing about my shuffling.
729
00:51:54,893 --> 00:51:57,635
It's probably just when
they put you in a position
730
00:51:57,766 --> 00:52:00,290
- that is basically
the equivalent of--
- Mm-hmm.
731
00:52:04,903 --> 00:52:07,993
[Orson] I took care
to participate in all
the group coffee breaks.
732
00:52:08,124 --> 00:52:09,604
I was taking part.
733
00:52:09,734 --> 00:52:13,216
I was there as a physical
presence among them.
734
00:52:13,347 --> 00:52:17,307
[Carol] So, like I was saying,
these cutbacks are killing us.
735
00:52:17,438 --> 00:52:19,309
[Orson] They got used to me.
736
00:52:19,440 --> 00:52:21,659
I assumed the role
of passive participant,
737
00:52:21,790 --> 00:52:23,531
the person no one
really notices,
738
00:52:23,661 --> 00:52:25,315
but whose presence
is a precondition
739
00:52:25,446 --> 00:52:27,709
for the general character
of social interaction.
740
00:52:27,839 --> 00:52:29,145
You have excellent productivity.
741
00:52:29,276 --> 00:52:31,539
It really was astonishing
742
00:52:31,669 --> 00:52:33,802
that still,
no one had fixed the light.
743
00:52:33,932 --> 00:52:35,369
I thought your numbers
were down a bit.
744
00:52:35,499 --> 00:52:37,066
How many office workers
does it take
745
00:52:37,197 --> 00:52:39,024
- to screw in a light bulb?
- She's got excellent--
746
00:52:42,811 --> 00:52:44,726
No sooner had I returned
to my place
747
00:52:44,856 --> 00:52:49,339
when I saw that the inevitable,
dreaded moment
was finally upon me.
748
00:52:49,470 --> 00:52:53,430
Rakesh's papers had finally
overflowed onto my desk.
749
00:52:53,561 --> 00:52:55,693
I shoved the whole pile
back onto his side,
750
00:52:55,824 --> 00:52:59,088
causing some of the files
to fall on the floor.
751
00:53:07,662 --> 00:53:11,056
When Rakesh came back,
I felt a pang
of my old intolerance,
752
00:53:11,187 --> 00:53:14,712
a gust of my old self
who had been
far too excitable,
753
00:53:14,843 --> 00:53:17,846
too guileless,
in purely tactical terms.
754
00:53:18,847 --> 00:53:21,502
My initial impulse
was to repeat the procedure
755
00:53:21,632 --> 00:53:23,895
and this time push everything
a bit further,
756
00:53:25,201 --> 00:53:27,377
but then it dawned on me...
757
00:53:27,508 --> 00:53:30,250
this was the opportunity
I had been waiting for.
758
00:53:30,380 --> 00:53:32,121
Without even asking for it,
759
00:53:32,252 --> 00:53:34,254
I had been given
a helping hand.
760
00:53:37,648 --> 00:53:40,912
An almost meditative calm
spread through me.
761
00:53:43,698 --> 00:53:45,787
Rakesh spent a large part
of the afternoon
762
00:53:45,917 --> 00:53:48,529
trying in vain to find
the missing case file.
763
00:53:49,921 --> 00:53:52,968
He didn't say anything,
but I know that's
what he was doing.
764
00:54:12,292 --> 00:54:13,858
[door opens, closes]
765
00:54:17,427 --> 00:54:19,951
[indistinct chatter]
766
00:54:45,716 --> 00:54:47,152
[garbage can clanks]
767
00:55:18,358 --> 00:55:21,926
And that's when I slipped
inside the room
for the eighth time.
768
00:55:23,319 --> 00:55:26,366
[slow music playing]
769
00:55:34,635 --> 00:55:37,464
Formulations that would usually
take a long time to grasp
770
00:55:37,594 --> 00:55:41,337
flowed into my consciousness
in a perfectly natural way.
771
00:55:41,468 --> 00:55:43,252
I understood at once.
772
00:55:44,166 --> 00:55:45,602
Most of it seemed obvious,
773
00:55:45,733 --> 00:55:47,125
like I'd been asked
to fill in the answers
774
00:55:47,256 --> 00:55:48,692
in a second-grade math book.
775
00:55:53,001 --> 00:55:55,830
I formulated a couple
simple phrases in my head,
776
00:55:55,960 --> 00:55:57,092
simple and clear.
777
00:55:58,093 --> 00:56:00,138
It was as if I had
cleaned the document
778
00:56:00,269 --> 00:56:02,793
in order to reveal
its pure lines.
779
00:56:05,448 --> 00:56:07,711
[electricity buzzing]
780
00:56:20,463 --> 00:56:23,640
That's exactly what I meant.
It's brilliant, Rakesh.
781
00:56:23,771 --> 00:56:26,556
Fopdoodlin' genius,
factual and concise,
782
00:56:26,687 --> 00:56:28,645
no room for misunderstanding.
783
00:56:35,870 --> 00:56:37,262
- That isn't mine.
- What?
784
00:56:41,484 --> 00:56:42,833
Boss, I didn't write it.
785
00:56:46,315 --> 00:56:48,056
What do you mean
you didn't write it?
786
00:56:51,494 --> 00:56:53,104
Someone else
must have written it.
787
00:56:55,933 --> 00:56:57,544
[keyboard clicking]
788
00:57:16,867 --> 00:57:17,781
Carol!
789
00:57:19,217 --> 00:57:20,131
Mitchie?
790
00:57:22,656 --> 00:57:24,875
[Orson] If one of them
had falsely taken credit
for my work,
791
00:57:25,006 --> 00:57:26,834
the situation would have
been even better.
792
00:57:27,617 --> 00:57:31,447
We would've been able
to increase the bounce
of my trampoline, so to speak.
793
00:57:31,578 --> 00:57:35,190
But, evidently, neither of them
was brazen enough.
794
00:57:42,371 --> 00:57:45,026
When the working day was over
and everyone had gone home,
795
00:57:45,156 --> 00:57:46,897
I felt my heart begin to pound.
796
00:57:47,811 --> 00:57:50,118
It felt like
I was robbing Fort Knox.
797
00:57:55,776 --> 00:57:59,519
I started work on case 1842.
798
00:57:59,649 --> 00:58:02,130
The whole process
went much quicker this time.
799
00:58:02,260 --> 00:58:05,437
It was like I'd learned
something about the way
things fit together,
800
00:58:05,568 --> 00:58:09,006
something about the way
time and space interact.
801
00:58:11,095 --> 00:58:13,881
At last, I'd found a structure
that suited me.
802
00:58:26,458 --> 00:58:27,938
Shannon, is this your 1842?
803
00:58:28,069 --> 00:58:30,114
Do you recognize this form? No?
804
00:58:39,907 --> 00:58:43,606
[Orson] The next day,
I repeated the process
with case 1199.
805
00:58:44,564 --> 00:58:46,783
- [car door closes]
- [beeps]
806
00:58:59,143 --> 00:59:02,233
I felt her eyes on me
the moment I entered
the little glass cube.
807
00:59:10,546 --> 00:59:12,200
And just after Andrew arrived,
808
00:59:12,330 --> 00:59:14,985
sure enough,
there she was, telling tales.
809
00:59:15,116 --> 00:59:17,161
[indistinct chatter]
810
00:59:21,122 --> 00:59:22,863
I couldn't have
arranged it better.
811
00:59:33,047 --> 00:59:36,093
I understand you're the one
who left this on my desk.
812
00:59:39,923 --> 00:59:40,924
Who wrote it?
813
00:59:42,578 --> 00:59:43,623
I did.
814
00:59:44,972 --> 00:59:48,192
Who... Who asked
you to write it?
815
00:59:49,106 --> 00:59:51,631
I just took it for granted
it was my responsibility,
816
00:59:51,761 --> 00:59:53,676
seeing as how the files
were on my desk.
817
00:59:56,461 --> 00:59:57,637
Who put it there?
818
00:59:59,160 --> 01:00:00,161
I have no idea.
819
01:00:00,291 --> 01:00:01,466
- Please.
- I just assume--
820
01:00:03,164 --> 01:00:04,165
Follow me.
821
01:00:10,301 --> 01:00:11,520
Close the door, please.
822
01:00:17,831 --> 01:00:19,093
What's going on, Orson?
823
01:00:20,964 --> 01:00:24,489
Oh, I-- I didn't mean
to cause any trouble.
824
01:00:24,620 --> 01:00:27,057
I-- I wasn't trying to take
someone else's work.
825
01:00:27,188 --> 01:00:28,363
I just assumed that...
826
01:00:30,017 --> 01:00:32,541
I was supposed to do it
because the case files
were on my desk.
827
01:00:32,672 --> 01:00:36,588
Can you tell me who wrote
cases 1834 and 1636?
828
01:00:36,719 --> 01:00:37,677
I did.
829
01:00:40,636 --> 01:00:42,029
The truth now, Orson.
830
01:00:43,683 --> 01:00:44,771
That is the truth.
831
01:00:49,906 --> 01:00:51,255
The EVP...
832
01:00:52,866 --> 01:00:55,738
- is very pleased.
- Oh?
833
01:00:55,869 --> 01:00:59,089
He says we've finally found
the right tone. Hm.
834
01:01:00,874 --> 01:01:04,225
These texts ought to be
the template
for all future decisions.
835
01:01:04,355 --> 01:01:06,401
I, I... I...
836
01:01:08,490 --> 01:01:09,665
I didn't know.
837
01:01:13,451 --> 01:01:15,584
[Orson] I could've exploited
my lowly status
838
01:01:15,715 --> 01:01:17,804
and made the turnaround
even greater,
839
01:01:17,934 --> 01:01:20,720
even more of a shock,
but this was where we were.
840
01:01:21,851 --> 01:01:24,593
At last, he had realized,
841
01:01:24,724 --> 01:01:27,727
and maybe I should be happy
that he was at least
intelligent enough
842
01:01:27,857 --> 01:01:29,729
to recognize talent
when he saw it.
843
01:01:31,121 --> 01:01:32,383
You surprise.
844
01:01:38,389 --> 01:01:41,218
I think it would be best...
[clears throat]
845
01:01:41,349 --> 01:01:43,003
...if you felt you could
handle some more.
846
01:01:43,133 --> 01:01:44,744
I'd be happy to help
in any way that I can,
847
01:01:44,874 --> 01:01:48,008
but bearing in mind
my other duties,
848
01:01:48,138 --> 01:01:51,663
I just think finding the time
to look after the printers
is-- is...
849
01:01:51,794 --> 01:01:53,491
Obviously, you wouldn't have
to do any more of that.
850
01:01:53,622 --> 01:01:55,102
Quality assurance is...
851
01:01:57,191 --> 01:02:00,585
I'm sorry, Orson,
if I underestimated you.
852
01:02:00,716 --> 01:02:03,545
It isn't always easy
to see the skills
of your fellow colleagues,
853
01:02:03,675 --> 01:02:05,895
especially not... Ah.
854
01:02:10,987 --> 01:02:12,162
I apologize.
855
01:02:13,642 --> 01:02:16,297
Knowing when to keep
your mouth shut is an art.
856
01:02:17,689 --> 01:02:19,474
Had a lot going on recently.
857
01:02:22,346 --> 01:02:24,653
I could've easily drawn
this out a bit longer.
858
01:02:32,226 --> 01:02:34,619
[chuckles softly]
Apology accepted.
859
01:02:35,533 --> 01:02:37,187
[sighs] Thank you.
860
01:02:38,710 --> 01:02:42,149
A short time later,
I was able to run my fingers
slowly over the numbers
861
01:02:42,279 --> 01:02:43,803
on the cover
of a brand-new edition
862
01:02:43,933 --> 01:02:46,370
of our company's
gold standard reference.
863
01:02:46,501 --> 01:02:48,590
[Alyssa] Good morning.
How can I help you?
864
01:02:48,720 --> 01:02:51,375
Uh, I'd like to see
revision 16-C.
865
01:02:51,506 --> 01:02:53,203
One moment, please.
866
01:03:08,436 --> 01:03:10,830
From the way she looked at me,
I could tell she'd
caught a glimpse
867
01:03:10,960 --> 01:03:12,701
of the author's name
on the spine.
868
01:03:13,702 --> 01:03:15,660
She seemed suitably impressed.
869
01:03:15,791 --> 01:03:16,923
Excuse me.
870
01:03:17,880 --> 01:03:21,971
It's none of my business,
but did you write that?
871
01:03:24,321 --> 01:03:25,757
It's mine.
872
01:03:25,888 --> 01:03:27,368
Congratulations.
873
01:03:27,498 --> 01:03:29,022
I hear it's now
the standard framework
874
01:03:29,152 --> 01:03:31,154
being used for case
decisions company-wide.
875
01:03:33,330 --> 01:03:34,723
That's very gratifying.
876
01:03:34,854 --> 01:03:37,247
I only started working
here recently.
877
01:03:37,378 --> 01:03:40,468
It's taken me a while to get
the swing of things, but, uh...
878
01:03:40,598 --> 01:03:42,252
Yes, I've seen you come in.
879
01:03:43,253 --> 01:03:44,864
You're always a little early.
880
01:03:46,953 --> 01:03:48,693
I like to keep
to a specific schedule.
881
01:03:49,956 --> 01:03:51,958
Well, seems to be
working out for you.
882
01:03:52,088 --> 01:03:53,394
What's your secret?
883
01:03:53,524 --> 01:03:56,963
- [turnstile clanks]
- [gate beeps]
884
01:04:02,577 --> 01:04:04,622
I actually do have
a small secret.
885
01:04:04,753 --> 01:04:06,624
- Oh?
- Would you like
to know what it is?
886
01:04:06,755 --> 01:04:07,930
Yeah.
887
01:04:09,410 --> 01:04:10,411
I don't know.
888
01:04:11,325 --> 01:04:12,892
Come on. You have to tell me.
889
01:04:13,022 --> 01:04:14,676
You can't tease
a girl like that.
890
01:04:14,806 --> 01:04:16,852
You promise not to tell anyone?
891
01:04:18,332 --> 01:04:20,551
All right, fine. I promise.
892
01:04:23,598 --> 01:04:27,254
I found a secret room,
and when I work in there,
I'm able to do anything.
893
01:04:30,561 --> 01:04:32,041
A secret room.
894
01:04:33,260 --> 01:04:35,001
- Here, in the building?
- On the fourth floor.
895
01:04:36,045 --> 01:04:39,135
Is it like a bookshelf
you push away, or...?
896
01:04:39,266 --> 01:04:41,659
Nothing like that.
It's just a regular door.
897
01:04:41,790 --> 01:04:44,401
It's just that most people
aren't able to see it.
898
01:04:46,534 --> 01:04:47,448
Yeah.
899
01:04:48,840 --> 01:04:50,581
People are like that sometimes.
900
01:04:53,280 --> 01:04:54,716
Yeah.
901
01:04:54,846 --> 01:04:56,239
What's the room like inside?
902
01:04:58,111 --> 01:05:00,417
I mean, comfortable.
903
01:05:01,331 --> 01:05:02,854
Maybe a little old-fashioned.
904
01:05:05,074 --> 01:05:06,554
Sounds nice.
905
01:05:19,610 --> 01:05:21,003
[Orson] Rumors of my success
906
01:05:21,134 --> 01:05:23,527
swept through the whole
division like a wave.
907
01:05:23,658 --> 01:05:26,226
[Carol] How can he be
so good at this?
908
01:05:26,356 --> 01:05:29,620
[Nicholas] So you're telling me
he could do this all along?
909
01:05:29,751 --> 01:05:31,361
[Shannon] Maybe he's
some kind of savant.
910
01:05:31,492 --> 01:05:34,321
[indistinct chatter continues]
911
01:05:34,451 --> 01:05:38,107
♪
912
01:05:44,070 --> 01:05:45,419
Hey.
913
01:05:45,549 --> 01:05:48,509
So, um, how come
you can suddenly--
914
01:05:48,639 --> 01:05:50,728
I mean, we had no idea.
915
01:05:50,859 --> 01:05:53,862
Hard work. As Aristotle said,
"Excellence is a habit."
916
01:05:53,993 --> 01:05:58,258
Huh. But, um, how do you
go about it, exactly?
917
01:05:58,388 --> 01:05:59,999
[sighs]
918
01:06:00,129 --> 01:06:01,957
Obviously, each individual
has different ways
919
01:06:02,088 --> 01:06:03,480
of reaching a decision.
920
01:06:03,611 --> 01:06:05,961
Some people find it hard
or they can feel strange.
921
01:06:06,092 --> 01:06:09,008
I find it very easy
to make decisions,
it comes very naturally to me.
922
01:06:10,313 --> 01:06:14,796
And I think you'll understand
that, uh, I can't reveal
my reasoning.
923
01:06:14,926 --> 01:06:19,061
That would be both impossible
and undesirable.
924
01:06:21,020 --> 01:06:22,804
The best thing for the company,
and for you yourself,
925
01:06:22,934 --> 01:06:26,416
would be for you to work out
your way of reasoning
on your own.
926
01:06:38,037 --> 01:06:41,214
- [keyboard clicking]
- [Rakesh] Um...
927
01:06:44,739 --> 01:06:45,783
Mm...
928
01:06:49,700 --> 01:06:52,225
So how long were you
planning on keeping
your talent hidden, then?
929
01:06:54,618 --> 01:06:57,621
Do you think it's funny
going around
pretending you're unstable
930
01:06:57,752 --> 01:07:00,885
just so you can show everyone
your tightrope routine later on?
931
01:07:05,977 --> 01:07:07,588
When did you steal those files?
932
01:07:12,027 --> 01:07:14,203
Don't you think you should go
and change your shirt?
933
01:07:22,646 --> 01:07:26,085
[wind whooshing]
934
01:07:26,215 --> 01:07:28,087
[Orson] Soon,
the open-floor-plan
office around me
935
01:07:28,217 --> 01:07:30,480
was full of protracted
and unstructured discussion
936
01:07:30,611 --> 01:07:32,091
about the coming
Christmas party.
937
01:07:32,221 --> 01:07:34,702
Is Shannon gonna make
that awful tropical punch again?
938
01:07:34,832 --> 01:07:37,313
I did my best to stay out
of the whole fractured debate.
939
01:07:37,444 --> 01:07:39,185
Why don't you make the punch
this year, hmm?
940
01:07:39,315 --> 01:07:42,231
- I can really use the help.
- Oh, sure, love to.
941
01:07:44,451 --> 01:07:47,889
Orson, haven't heard
back from you about
the Christmas party.
942
01:07:48,019 --> 01:07:49,064
You coming?
943
01:07:49,978 --> 01:07:52,328
I used Carol's trick
of completely ignoring her
944
01:07:52,459 --> 01:07:54,243
and carrying on with my work.
945
01:08:02,208 --> 01:08:05,298
With all the commotion,
it would be impossible
to get into the room
946
01:08:05,428 --> 01:08:07,213
- without being detected.
- [elevator bell dings]
947
01:08:08,388 --> 01:08:11,478
So I did the sensible thing
and left.
948
01:08:12,522 --> 01:08:15,003
[wind whooshing]
949
01:08:20,313 --> 01:08:21,662
[engine starts]
950
01:08:21,792 --> 01:08:24,795
["Here Comes Santa Claus"
playing over radio]
951
01:08:24,926 --> 01:08:27,885
♪ Are pulling on the reins ♪
952
01:08:28,016 --> 01:08:31,106
♪ Bells are ringing,
children singing ♪
953
01:08:31,237 --> 01:08:34,283
♪ All is merry and bright ♪
954
01:08:34,414 --> 01:08:37,068
♪ Hang your stockings
and say your prayers ♪
955
01:08:37,199 --> 01:08:40,376
♪ 'Cause Santa Claus
comes tonight ♪
956
01:08:40,507 --> 01:08:43,510
♪ Here comes Santa Claus
Here comes Santa Claus ♪
957
01:08:43,640 --> 01:08:46,730
♪ Right down Santa Claus Lane ♪
958
01:08:46,861 --> 01:08:48,993
♪ He's got a bag that
is filled... ♪
959
01:08:51,170 --> 01:08:53,128
["Here Comes Santa Claus"
playing over speakers]
960
01:08:53,259 --> 01:08:54,869
[Orson] It didn't look like
the other guests
961
01:08:54,999 --> 01:08:57,350
were paying much attention
to the shoe code that evening.
962
01:08:59,787 --> 01:09:01,310
[distant laughter]
963
01:09:02,268 --> 01:09:04,139
Look who decided
to come after all.
964
01:09:05,358 --> 01:09:06,968
Well, I can probably
find you a plate.
965
01:09:07,795 --> 01:09:11,494
It was obvious that they were
all more relaxed than usual.
966
01:09:11,625 --> 01:09:13,496
Just a heads up. It's gonna take
about six of these
967
01:09:13,627 --> 01:09:16,282
to equal one shot of liquor,
so drink up.
968
01:09:17,848 --> 01:09:20,199
How's that punch?
It's got guava in it.
969
01:09:20,329 --> 01:09:21,548
I don't taste guava.
970
01:09:22,462 --> 01:09:23,767
It's in there.
971
01:09:23,898 --> 01:09:25,160
I don't taste guava.
972
01:09:27,075 --> 01:09:28,729
[Orson] I had to agree
with Rakesh
973
01:09:28,859 --> 01:09:30,818
that it was hard
to taste the guava.
974
01:09:30,948 --> 01:09:32,776
I resolved to drink
my cup slowly,
975
01:09:32,907 --> 01:09:34,865
so as not to lose my composure.
976
01:09:34,996 --> 01:09:37,128
This was a work party,
after all.
977
01:09:37,259 --> 01:09:39,827
Oh. Congratulations.
978
01:09:39,957 --> 01:09:42,612
It's great that things
are going so well for you.
979
01:09:43,222 --> 01:09:45,049
- Thanks, Mitchell.
- [exhales]
980
01:09:45,180 --> 01:09:46,660
Sorry about what I said before.
981
01:09:46,790 --> 01:09:49,097
You know how things get
in a stressful workplace.
982
01:09:50,185 --> 01:09:53,667
But I'm really pleased that
you're back on track again.
[exhales]
983
01:09:53,797 --> 01:09:56,713
I just wanted you to know.
I mean, even the EVP is pleased.
984
01:09:56,844 --> 01:10:00,543
People made various
excruciating attempts
to engage me in conversation.
985
01:10:00,674 --> 01:10:02,893
You might manage
to save all our jobs.
986
01:10:03,024 --> 01:10:05,244
As you might imagine,
it was a pointless task.
987
01:10:11,685 --> 01:10:13,687
Outside, the snow
was still falling.
988
01:10:13,817 --> 01:10:15,471
[wind whooshing]
989
01:10:17,299 --> 01:10:19,780
I'd just made up my mind
to leave when...
990
01:10:26,265 --> 01:10:27,440
Oh, uh...
991
01:10:29,224 --> 01:10:31,487
I didn't expect
to see you here.
992
01:10:31,618 --> 01:10:33,533
I get invited
to all the parties.
993
01:10:34,577 --> 01:10:36,840
I guess everyone thinks
I don't have my own division.
994
01:10:37,885 --> 01:10:40,191
Oh. Oh, let's see,
there must be, what...
995
01:10:41,323 --> 01:10:43,499
- Twenty-eight divisions.
- Twenty-nine, actually.
996
01:10:44,413 --> 01:10:46,197
Maintenance has
their own division.
997
01:10:46,328 --> 01:10:47,721
A lot of people forget.
998
01:10:49,766 --> 01:10:51,725
They invite me
to their party as well.
999
01:10:53,117 --> 01:10:54,249
Well, that's not fair.
1000
01:10:55,163 --> 01:10:56,207
[giggles]
1001
01:10:58,340 --> 01:11:00,473
You really do have
a firm grasp of details.
1002
01:11:00,603 --> 01:11:02,039
That's very admirable.
1003
01:11:02,692 --> 01:11:05,129
Do you know how many employees
we have here in the building?
1004
01:11:08,916 --> 01:11:12,136
- Well, there's you and me--
- Sixteen hundred forty-seven.
1005
01:11:13,050 --> 01:11:15,792
Wow, that is--
that is something.
1006
01:11:18,447 --> 01:11:20,188
My name's Alyssa, by the way.
1007
01:11:21,494 --> 01:11:24,279
[Orson] She looked like
she was expecting a reply,
1008
01:11:24,410 --> 01:11:27,543
but what could I possibly
have to say about her name?
1009
01:11:27,674 --> 01:11:29,284
Her name was Alyssa.
1010
01:11:29,937 --> 01:11:32,156
"Okay"? "Good"?
1011
01:11:32,287 --> 01:11:33,854
"Nice name"?
1012
01:11:33,984 --> 01:11:37,161
I-- I don't-- I don't care much
for the Christmas lights.
1013
01:11:37,292 --> 01:11:39,860
No. I think Shannon put them up.
1014
01:11:42,036 --> 01:11:43,603
Wow, you sure do know a lot.
1015
01:11:45,082 --> 01:11:47,171
- [laughs]
- [chuckles softly]
1016
01:11:48,695 --> 01:11:50,044
Would you like a glass?
1017
01:11:57,138 --> 01:11:58,835
I recalled a man
from out of town
1018
01:11:58,966 --> 01:12:00,707
who took me
on a bar crawl once,
1019
01:12:00,837 --> 01:12:04,450
and insisted on us drinking
until the last bar closed.
1020
01:12:05,146 --> 01:12:07,496
I felt sick
for a week afterwards.
1021
01:12:07,627 --> 01:12:09,716
[Alyssa] All right,
I'm dying of curiosity.
1022
01:12:09,846 --> 01:12:11,021
You-- You are?
1023
01:12:13,328 --> 01:12:14,329
The room.
1024
01:12:15,765 --> 01:12:17,071
The famous room.
1025
01:12:20,727 --> 01:12:22,250
Oh, um...
1026
01:12:22,381 --> 01:12:24,078
Wouldn't you like
to show it to me?
1027
01:12:25,732 --> 01:12:27,690
[wind whooshing]
1028
01:12:43,793 --> 01:12:44,664
[laughs]
1029
01:12:45,578 --> 01:12:46,448
Um...
1030
01:12:49,538 --> 01:12:51,497
There it is. Do you see?
1031
01:12:54,630 --> 01:12:55,501
No.
1032
01:12:57,241 --> 01:12:58,286
But I want to.
1033
01:12:59,722 --> 01:13:01,115
Oh, well...
1034
01:13:02,508 --> 01:13:03,422
Um...
1035
01:13:07,077 --> 01:13:10,472
Okay, this is the... door frame.
1036
01:13:11,995 --> 01:13:14,084
- Yeah?
- Okay.
1037
01:13:16,347 --> 01:13:17,958
Put my hand on the doorknob.
1038
01:13:18,915 --> 01:13:22,789
♪
1039
01:13:27,837 --> 01:13:29,012
Am I holding it?
1040
01:13:30,666 --> 01:13:31,537
Yes.
1041
01:13:35,541 --> 01:13:37,194
Go ahead and open the door.
1042
01:13:39,849 --> 01:13:40,807
[door opens]
1043
01:13:44,593 --> 01:13:45,638
[light switch clicks]
1044
01:13:47,944 --> 01:13:49,729
Oh, Orson.
1045
01:13:51,339 --> 01:13:52,688
It's perfect.
1046
01:13:54,037 --> 01:13:55,256
Do you like it?
1047
01:13:55,386 --> 01:13:56,300
Yes.
1048
01:13:57,519 --> 01:13:58,477
It's...
1049
01:13:59,826 --> 01:14:00,696
Well...
1050
01:14:03,177 --> 01:14:04,308
It's you.
1051
01:14:05,962 --> 01:14:06,920
What do you mean?
1052
01:14:07,747 --> 01:14:09,705
You're different
from the other people here.
1053
01:14:09,836 --> 01:14:10,793
I can tell.
1054
01:14:12,403 --> 01:14:14,101
They just want to succeed.
1055
01:14:16,582 --> 01:14:17,800
I want to succeed.
1056
01:14:18,932 --> 01:14:23,371
Yeah, I know, but you aren't
only in it to make money.
1057
01:14:24,720 --> 01:14:29,377
Well, I want to make money,
of course, but...
1058
01:14:29,508 --> 01:14:31,205
- Money isn't everything.
- Money isn't everything.
1059
01:14:32,511 --> 01:14:34,251
[both laugh]
1060
01:14:41,041 --> 01:14:43,783
You know, the way I see it...
1061
01:14:44,914 --> 01:14:46,829
everyone needs this, right?
1062
01:14:48,396 --> 01:14:50,441
A place that's only theirs.
1063
01:14:51,573 --> 01:14:52,879
And this is yours.
1064
01:14:56,665 --> 01:15:00,190
Don't you think this is a place
where you can be yourself?
1065
01:15:01,540 --> 01:15:06,980
A private space that you share
only with someone close...
1066
01:15:08,895 --> 01:15:11,245
someone just like you.
1067
01:15:17,164 --> 01:15:20,471
I think that I know
everything there is
to know about you.
1068
01:15:22,996 --> 01:15:24,258
What do you think about that?
1069
01:15:26,782 --> 01:15:27,653
Yeah.
1070
01:15:27,783 --> 01:15:29,568
[laughs softly]
1071
01:15:31,004 --> 01:15:33,789
You know, it sounds crazy,
1072
01:15:33,920 --> 01:15:35,748
but all day long,
1073
01:15:35,878 --> 01:15:37,880
I'm just smiling at people,
1074
01:15:38,011 --> 01:15:39,752
trying to make them
feel welcome.
1075
01:15:41,318 --> 01:15:43,494
I like that I don't have
to do that with you.
1076
01:15:46,106 --> 01:15:48,717
I have to be nice all the time,
1077
01:15:50,327 --> 01:15:51,894
but I'd rather be honest.
1078
01:15:54,593 --> 01:15:56,682
You might not be
the nicest person,
1079
01:15:58,248 --> 01:15:59,510
but I can tell...
1080
01:16:03,297 --> 01:16:04,907
you're the most honest.
1081
01:16:31,325 --> 01:16:33,675
♪
1082
01:17:26,902 --> 01:17:29,122
[Orson] She stood there
looking at me for a long time,
1083
01:17:29,252 --> 01:17:32,038
charged, changed,
1084
01:17:33,822 --> 01:17:37,217
as if I'd shown her something
she hadn't quite been
prepared for.
1085
01:17:42,048 --> 01:17:44,746
As far as I'm aware,
she went straight home.
1086
01:17:51,927 --> 01:17:54,930
Jesus. You startled me.
1087
01:17:55,061 --> 01:17:56,715
Oh, did I? I didn't mean to.
1088
01:17:58,151 --> 01:18:00,109
I wondered whether
I should say anything
1089
01:18:00,240 --> 01:18:02,633
about the events in the room
the previous evening...
1090
01:18:02,764 --> 01:18:04,505
- Early.
- Yeah.
1091
01:18:04,635 --> 01:18:05,941
...but decided
that it would be best
1092
01:18:06,072 --> 01:18:07,638
to simply ride
the wave of impressions
1093
01:18:07,769 --> 01:18:08,857
I had been given.
1094
01:18:08,988 --> 01:18:11,033
Eventually, I said...
1095
01:18:11,164 --> 01:18:12,731
You too, huh?
[laughs nervously]
1096
01:18:12,861 --> 01:18:13,949
[gate beeps]
1097
01:18:15,951 --> 01:18:18,301
- Uh, legal department?
- Oh, yes. You can take
the elevator...
1098
01:18:18,432 --> 01:18:20,521
[Orson] I could see
she didn't know
how to broach the topic
1099
01:18:20,651 --> 01:18:22,784
of our life-altering encounter.
1100
01:18:22,915 --> 01:18:25,569
I decided to give her a moment
to gather her thoughts.
1101
01:18:31,227 --> 01:18:33,839
- [man] Got it, thank you.
- [Orson] Alyssa.
1102
01:18:33,969 --> 01:18:35,405
- Hi. Um...
- How can I help you?
1103
01:18:35,536 --> 01:18:37,973
Can I, uh, borrow a quarter
for the coffee machine?
1104
01:18:41,803 --> 01:18:43,674
I have an appointment
with Mr. Goring.
1105
01:18:44,893 --> 01:18:46,895
J-Just-- just one quarter.
1106
01:18:47,026 --> 01:18:48,679
Just a quarter
for the coffee machine.
1107
01:18:48,810 --> 01:18:50,246
Yes, one sec.
1108
01:18:52,683 --> 01:18:54,598
All right, you can have a seat
right over there.
1109
01:18:54,729 --> 01:18:57,079
- I'll let him know you're here.
- Thank you.
1110
01:18:58,167 --> 01:19:01,736
Hello. Yes, Meredith is here
to see you, Mr. Goring.
1111
01:19:02,606 --> 01:19:03,782
Yes, thank you.
1112
01:19:06,175 --> 01:19:08,395
I decided to counter
her irritation
1113
01:19:08,525 --> 01:19:10,658
with a forgiving,
worldly attitude.
1114
01:19:12,268 --> 01:19:13,443
"Money isn't everything."
1115
01:19:27,109 --> 01:19:30,504
[Orson] Mm. You know,
I actually think
the coffee's better down here.
1116
01:19:33,986 --> 01:19:36,510
I have to ask you something
personal. Is that okay?
1117
01:19:40,079 --> 01:19:40,949
Yeah.
1118
01:19:42,342 --> 01:19:43,430
Last night...
1119
01:19:45,475 --> 01:19:47,129
were you on drugs?
1120
01:19:49,958 --> 01:19:51,525
Why would she ask me that?
1121
01:19:52,308 --> 01:19:53,527
Was she a drug user?
1122
01:19:55,050 --> 01:19:56,008
What a shame.
1123
01:19:56,791 --> 01:19:58,010
I really liked her.
1124
01:19:59,141 --> 01:20:01,100
I felt my whole body ache.
1125
01:20:02,101 --> 01:20:04,146
What do you-- what do you mean?
1126
01:20:07,106 --> 01:20:08,411
I-- I just mean...
1127
01:20:09,717 --> 01:20:10,587
Well...
1128
01:20:12,938 --> 01:20:15,462
what are you doing
down here now, for instance?
1129
01:20:16,202 --> 01:20:17,333
It's work time.
1130
01:20:24,645 --> 01:20:26,516
Without knowing how
it had happened...
1131
01:20:26,647 --> 01:20:27,996
- [coffee pours]
- [gasps] Oh!
1132
01:20:28,127 --> 01:20:30,520
...I felt something warm
and wet on my legs.
1133
01:20:31,782 --> 01:20:33,610
I'd walked straight
into the trap.
1134
01:20:34,524 --> 01:20:37,440
All that smiling,
that optimistic outlook,
1135
01:20:38,311 --> 01:20:40,879
clearly, it was
a chemically-produced
friendliness.
1136
01:20:41,009 --> 01:20:42,663
You can head right on up.
1137
01:20:42,793 --> 01:20:45,448
Being taken in by the surface
appearance of a drug user
1138
01:20:45,579 --> 01:20:48,756
was one of the dangers
of being an open,
honest person.
1139
01:21:01,769 --> 01:21:04,119
Something about the room
didn't make sense,
1140
01:21:05,077 --> 01:21:07,035
so I figured I may
as well investigate.
1141
01:21:12,475 --> 01:21:13,389
Hello!
1142
01:21:14,825 --> 01:21:16,784
I went down to the third floor.
1143
01:21:25,053 --> 01:21:28,187
The layout was the same,
but no room.
1144
01:21:43,506 --> 01:21:45,769
I was forced to admire
the elegant artistry
1145
01:21:45,900 --> 01:21:48,511
of whoever had constructed
the secret space.
1146
01:21:48,642 --> 01:21:51,601
What had the architect done
to conceal a room
1147
01:21:51,732 --> 01:21:55,083
when it was right
in front of the noses
of everyone working here.
1148
01:21:57,912 --> 01:22:00,436
I know you've only
ever done four,
1149
01:22:00,567 --> 01:22:03,352
or the occasional
three-figure cases, but...
1150
01:22:04,658 --> 01:22:09,184
how would you feel
about taking on number 97?
1151
01:22:10,533 --> 01:22:13,710
It's a direct request
from the EVP.
1152
01:22:16,496 --> 01:22:17,497
I'd be happy to.
1153
01:22:18,585 --> 01:22:21,370
Your first double-digit case.
1154
01:22:22,328 --> 01:22:24,504
Come on. I'll help you
pick out the material.
1155
01:22:28,508 --> 01:22:30,118
[Orson] As Andrew
walked next to me
1156
01:22:30,249 --> 01:22:31,598
along the halls
of the fifth floor
1157
01:22:31,728 --> 01:22:33,556
with the heavy burden
in his arms,
1158
01:22:33,687 --> 01:22:35,210
it felt like
he was my assistant.
1159
01:22:35,341 --> 01:22:38,909
Orson, we should've
brought a cart.
1160
01:22:39,040 --> 01:22:41,086
He had started to rely on me.
1161
01:22:48,397 --> 01:22:50,617
As the days passed,
I grew irritated,
1162
01:22:50,747 --> 01:22:53,663
having to keep quiet
about my real workplace.
1163
01:22:53,794 --> 01:22:56,057
Besides, I was tired
of having to wait
1164
01:22:56,188 --> 01:22:57,928
until all the others
had left each day
1165
01:22:58,059 --> 01:22:59,669
before I could get
anything done.
1166
01:23:04,239 --> 01:23:06,937
I was thinking about it
as I passed Alyssa
in reception,
1167
01:23:07,068 --> 01:23:08,765
who hadn't looked at me
for several days now,
1168
01:23:08,896 --> 01:23:11,246
and thus, hadn't given me
an appropriate opportunity
1169
01:23:11,377 --> 01:23:13,857
to show that I was keeping
my distance.
1170
01:23:13,988 --> 01:23:15,381
[keyboard clicking]
1171
01:23:16,730 --> 01:23:20,038
I've taken the liberty
of purchasing,
at company expense,
1172
01:23:21,735 --> 01:23:22,997
a small gift...
1173
01:23:29,917 --> 01:23:32,572
to emphasize how you've adjusted
to the new protocols
1174
01:23:32,702 --> 01:23:34,574
and to show how proud
I am of you.
1175
01:23:34,704 --> 01:23:37,968
Thank you very much, Andrew.
I appreciate the gesture,
1176
01:23:38,099 --> 01:23:42,060
uh, but there's something
more important to discuss.
1177
01:23:43,931 --> 01:23:45,585
Uh...
1178
01:23:45,715 --> 01:23:48,240
Obviously, I'm not making
any kind of demand,
1179
01:23:49,197 --> 01:23:50,198
but, uh...
1180
01:23:51,243 --> 01:23:55,464
you would be making it easier
for me to choose you here
1181
01:23:56,291 --> 01:24:00,817
if there were ever any chance
of me considering anything else.
1182
01:24:01,514 --> 01:24:03,168
Are you thinking of leaving us?
1183
01:24:04,256 --> 01:24:05,692
I can't get into that.
1184
01:24:05,822 --> 01:24:07,085
Hmm...
1185
01:24:08,956 --> 01:24:10,392
What would you like
to talk about?
1186
01:24:11,872 --> 01:24:14,353
Well, I don't wanna mention
anyone by name, but...
1187
01:24:14,483 --> 01:24:16,181
[exhales]
1188
01:24:16,311 --> 01:24:19,314
I could think of at least
one person at the company
1189
01:24:19,445 --> 01:24:21,099
who is a drug user.
1190
01:24:26,104 --> 01:24:27,714
But that's not my main concern.
1191
01:24:30,717 --> 01:24:33,067
I think we can take for granted
that of everyone here,
1192
01:24:33,198 --> 01:24:37,637
I contribute the most
in terms of work,
1193
01:24:39,204 --> 01:24:43,556
and I find it reasonable
that I should have
a space of my own,
1194
01:24:43,686 --> 01:24:48,169
an office, if you will,
in which to do that work.
1195
01:24:50,519 --> 01:24:52,391
I would like to propose that...
1196
01:24:54,349 --> 01:24:58,614
the room is a place
I could work.
1197
01:25:01,530 --> 01:25:04,229
- You mean "the room"?
- Mm-hmm.
1198
01:25:04,359 --> 01:25:05,926
No. No, no, no, no, no.
1199
01:25:06,056 --> 01:25:07,449
I thought we were done
with that.
1200
01:25:07,580 --> 01:25:09,364
Well, not exactly.
1201
01:25:10,670 --> 01:25:13,716
Okay, it is very important
that we do the right thing
in a situation like this.
1202
01:25:13,847 --> 01:25:15,283
It's important
for the whole company.
1203
01:25:15,414 --> 01:25:17,198
We're not going to make
any hasty decisions.
1204
01:25:17,329 --> 01:25:20,332
Well, obviously, I can't decide
what happens to anyone else...
1205
01:25:20,462 --> 01:25:22,247
- No, exactly.
- ...apart from myself.
1206
01:25:22,377 --> 01:25:28,296
So just give me
free access to the room.
1207
01:25:30,516 --> 01:25:32,300
[Orson] I could understand
where he was coming from.
1208
01:25:32,431 --> 01:25:35,347
Creative people have always
encountered resistance.
1209
01:25:35,477 --> 01:25:38,480
It's perfectly natural for more
straightforward individuals
1210
01:25:38,611 --> 01:25:40,917
to feel alarmed
by someone of talent.
1211
01:25:42,136 --> 01:25:44,007
But I was done playing nice.
1212
01:25:49,709 --> 01:25:51,319
Thank you for the slippers.
1213
01:25:56,455 --> 01:25:57,934
[Mitchell] Maybe we've
reached the point now
1214
01:25:58,065 --> 01:26:00,285
where the room
has a certain significance,
1215
01:26:00,415 --> 01:26:02,765
and on those terms, then,
it does exist.
1216
01:26:02,896 --> 01:26:04,811
[Bradley] How crazy do I have
to be to get the free slippers?
1217
01:26:04,941 --> 01:26:06,508
[continues indistinctly]
1218
01:26:12,166 --> 01:26:13,820
[coffee pours]
1219
01:26:16,301 --> 01:26:17,302
What's going on?
1220
01:26:19,782 --> 01:26:21,349
Andrew went upstairs
to the EVP.
1221
01:26:23,830 --> 01:26:24,831
What for?
1222
01:26:26,049 --> 01:26:27,225
Well, he's gonna ask him.
1223
01:26:28,661 --> 01:26:29,705
About what?
1224
01:26:31,838 --> 01:26:34,449
About the room.
That's what we agreed.
1225
01:26:34,580 --> 01:26:36,799
This is a matter
for the executive
vice president.
1226
01:26:38,497 --> 01:26:40,150
That's probably right.
1227
01:26:40,281 --> 01:26:43,545
What exactly is it
that you want?
1228
01:26:43,676 --> 01:26:45,330
I just want to do my job.
1229
01:26:46,156 --> 01:26:47,984
What do you think we're doing?
1230
01:26:48,115 --> 01:26:51,249
I can't say
with total certainty.
1231
01:26:52,946 --> 01:26:57,298
Now, this is such a grandiose
and detailed project...
1232
01:26:58,256 --> 01:26:59,387
[chuckles]
1233
01:26:59,518 --> 01:27:01,694
...and it's so
ingeniously malicious.
1234
01:27:01,824 --> 01:27:04,392
I have to admit,
I'm kinda fascinated by it.
1235
01:27:07,656 --> 01:27:09,615
But it will be exciting to see
what the EVP says
1236
01:27:09,745 --> 01:27:11,225
when Andrew comes back down.
1237
01:27:14,010 --> 01:27:14,924
Yeah.
1238
01:27:16,361 --> 01:27:19,929
And with that, I put on my coat
and went off to lunch early.
1239
01:27:40,820 --> 01:27:43,431
[beeping]
1240
01:27:47,522 --> 01:27:50,569
Orson! They asked me to grab you
the second you came in.
1241
01:27:52,310 --> 01:27:55,095
Andrew needs to see you
in his office.
1242
01:27:55,225 --> 01:27:57,315
He said you could go right in
and wait for him.
1243
01:28:04,017 --> 01:28:07,325
[Orson] Any minute,
Andrew would be here
begging for my forgiveness,
1244
01:28:07,455 --> 01:28:10,328
and with, I hope,
some reasonable explanation
1245
01:28:10,458 --> 01:28:12,068
for what's really
been going on.
1246
01:28:14,070 --> 01:28:17,900
I would admit to him
I have made use of the room
for all manner of activities.
1247
01:28:18,727 --> 01:28:22,470
I have done most of my--
and he will have to forgive me
for putting it like this--
1248
01:28:22,601 --> 01:28:24,516
"singularly-successful"
work in there
1249
01:28:24,646 --> 01:28:27,040
during the evenings
and at night.
1250
01:28:27,170 --> 01:28:29,564
And, yes, I intend
to keep on doing so.
1251
01:28:29,695 --> 01:28:31,436
[cart squeaking]
1252
01:28:33,655 --> 01:28:36,179
But Andrew's betrayals
would not be forgiven.
1253
01:28:36,919 --> 01:28:39,705
I would only stay
on the condition that he goes.
1254
01:28:49,367 --> 01:28:53,719
Five, six, maybe seven minutes
of intense silence passed.
1255
01:29:27,405 --> 01:29:28,667
Hello, Orson.
1256
01:29:28,797 --> 01:29:30,669
I've come straight from the EVP.
1257
01:29:30,799 --> 01:29:31,887
Finally.
1258
01:29:33,541 --> 01:29:36,326
We, uh... we spent
a long time talking.
1259
01:29:37,371 --> 01:29:38,764
So, um...
1260
01:29:38,894 --> 01:29:42,071
Well, I informed him
about everything, about you,
1261
01:29:42,811 --> 01:29:45,205
and your extraordinary accomplishments,
1262
01:29:45,335 --> 01:29:47,642
your peculiar way of working,
1263
01:29:47,773 --> 01:29:49,905
and your request for the, uh...
1264
01:29:51,907 --> 01:29:52,908
the room.
1265
01:29:56,085 --> 01:29:57,391
[Andrew inhales deeply]
1266
01:29:57,522 --> 01:30:00,133
He very seriously
considered the situation.
1267
01:30:01,656 --> 01:30:02,701
He showed me
1268
01:30:04,006 --> 01:30:05,399
the floor plans.
1269
01:30:05,530 --> 01:30:07,793
Orson, we looked
at them together.
1270
01:30:08,620 --> 01:30:10,448
He was in no doubt, very...
1271
01:30:11,318 --> 01:30:12,362
How can I put it...
1272
01:30:12,493 --> 01:30:14,843
Persuasive in his argument.
1273
01:30:18,412 --> 01:30:23,591
On this, the fourth floor,
between the elevators
and the bathrooms,
1274
01:30:23,722 --> 01:30:30,337
there is absolutely
no other space.
1275
01:30:38,824 --> 01:30:42,523
And I'm sorry, Orson,
but his decision is final.
1276
01:30:44,525 --> 01:30:45,613
I have to let you go.
1277
01:30:49,399 --> 01:30:52,620
- Andrew was threatened by me.
- Come on.
1278
01:30:52,751 --> 01:30:55,231
He'd set out to hire
an invalid, a drone
1279
01:30:55,362 --> 01:30:58,147
who could never approach
his modest level of competence.
1280
01:30:58,278 --> 01:30:59,584
Let's clear out your desk.
1281
01:31:00,672 --> 01:31:03,326
When he realized
I was more capable than he was,
1282
01:31:03,457 --> 01:31:05,459
I naturally became his enemy.
1283
01:31:12,988 --> 01:31:15,338
You're making
a terrible mistake.
1284
01:31:25,784 --> 01:31:28,221
[indistinct whispering]
1285
01:31:36,577 --> 01:31:39,667
I am sorry, Orson.
I did try to warn you.
1286
01:31:47,632 --> 01:31:49,677
Please, Andrew,
I don't blame you.
1287
01:31:50,983 --> 01:31:52,680
You know, little people
can't be held accountable
1288
01:31:52,811 --> 01:31:55,988
for striving to undermine
their betters.
1289
01:31:58,033 --> 01:32:00,906
But you people, you all
should be very, very proud.
1290
01:32:01,036 --> 01:32:02,168
I'm impressed.
1291
01:32:02,908 --> 01:32:04,431
You wanna tell me
how far in advance
1292
01:32:04,562 --> 01:32:06,128
all of this got, uh,
got worked out?
1293
01:32:06,259 --> 01:32:07,652
Was-- was it before
I even arrived?
1294
01:32:07,782 --> 01:32:10,611
Was I even one of the original
intended victims?
1295
01:32:11,786 --> 01:32:12,961
Huh?
1296
01:32:14,659 --> 01:32:16,051
I mean, you can tell me,
you won.
1297
01:32:17,749 --> 01:32:18,793
No?
1298
01:32:18,924 --> 01:32:19,925
No one?
1299
01:32:22,710 --> 01:32:24,103
Fine, have it your way.
1300
01:32:24,233 --> 01:32:25,931
You can go back
to your sagging trolleys
1301
01:32:26,061 --> 01:32:27,759
of imprecise wording,
1302
01:32:27,889 --> 01:32:30,892
and your banal,
meteorological obsessions,
1303
01:32:31,023 --> 01:32:34,679
- and your absurd rituals.
- [objects clatter]
1304
01:32:34,809 --> 01:32:37,638
And because, because,
because-- because the EVPs,
1305
01:32:37,769 --> 01:32:41,163
and then the CEOs,
and the-- and the VIPs,
and all the other acronyms
1306
01:32:41,294 --> 01:32:44,036
are gonna-- are gonna go on
with their collateralized debts,
1307
01:32:44,166 --> 01:32:45,994
and their short stocks,
and their long options,
1308
01:32:46,125 --> 01:32:47,953
and you can't even see it.
1309
01:32:48,083 --> 01:32:50,999
- You can't even see it!
- [Andrew] Orson...
1310
01:32:53,349 --> 01:32:54,655
They don't care about you.
1311
01:32:57,615 --> 01:33:00,618
They don't. You're,
you're-- you're a number
in a column on a spreadsheet.
1312
01:33:02,358 --> 01:33:04,273
This is a corral
and you're all livestock,
1313
01:33:04,404 --> 01:33:06,014
but instead of slaughtering you,
1314
01:33:06,145 --> 01:33:08,234
they just show you
the efficiency metrics
1315
01:33:08,364 --> 01:33:10,628
and then encourage you
to slit your own throat.
1316
01:33:12,238 --> 01:33:13,500
[laughs]
1317
01:33:13,631 --> 01:33:15,763
And you? You...
1318
01:33:15,894 --> 01:33:17,417
If you think you're gonna get
the same kind of work
1319
01:33:17,547 --> 01:33:19,680
you got out of me
out of these-- these people
1320
01:33:19,811 --> 01:33:21,421
that can't even see a door
right in front of their face,
1321
01:33:21,551 --> 01:33:23,118
then you got
another thing coming.
1322
01:33:32,562 --> 01:33:34,477
That's impossible, by the way.
1323
01:33:34,608 --> 01:33:37,393
[indistinct whispering]
1324
01:33:39,657 --> 01:33:40,875
[elevator button beeps]
1325
01:33:43,878 --> 01:33:47,708
♪
1326
01:33:51,016 --> 01:33:54,933
[Orson] It's easy to let
yourself be taken in
by new acquaintances.
1327
01:33:55,063 --> 01:33:57,239
You ascribe to them
all manner of noble qualities,
1328
01:33:57,370 --> 01:33:58,893
simply because you don't
know them well enough.
1329
01:33:59,024 --> 01:34:00,547
[elevator bell dings]
1330
01:34:00,678 --> 01:34:03,332
But you will almost always
end up disappointed.
1331
01:34:04,943 --> 01:34:07,641
Sooner or later, you always
reach a certain point,
1332
01:34:07,772 --> 01:34:12,602
an occasion where their
true self breaks through.
1333
01:34:12,733 --> 01:34:16,911
One way of dealing with that
is simply to assume
the worst of people.
1334
01:34:37,192 --> 01:34:41,414
- [turnstiles clanking]
- [gate beeping]
1335
01:34:43,024 --> 01:34:46,375
It's good to realize
that we aren't as remarkable
as we might imagine.
1336
01:34:47,812 --> 01:34:51,641
We wanna make a lot of money,
eat good food,
1337
01:34:51,772 --> 01:34:53,600
and generally have a nice time.
1338
01:34:55,297 --> 01:34:57,691
We are all relatively
simple creatures.
1339
01:34:59,345 --> 01:35:02,478
Deep down, we just want
peace and quiet.
1340
01:35:09,747 --> 01:35:11,139
The problem
with ordinary people
1341
01:35:11,270 --> 01:35:13,968
is they don't see the world
as it really is.
1342
01:35:14,099 --> 01:35:17,406
They don't see the nuances,
the little differences.
1343
01:35:20,192 --> 01:35:21,628
You have to show
people like that
1344
01:35:21,759 --> 01:35:23,151
what their shortcomings are.
1345
01:35:23,282 --> 01:35:24,805
[wind whooshing]
1346
01:35:26,546 --> 01:35:28,722
- [clatters]
- [Orson grunts]
1347
01:35:28,853 --> 01:35:30,942
- [gate beeps]
- [turnstile clanks]
1348
01:35:31,072 --> 01:35:33,074
- [officers grunt]
- [elevator bell dings]
1349
01:35:45,347 --> 01:35:46,522
Stop! [grunting]
1350
01:35:49,830 --> 01:35:51,701
[panting]
1351
01:35:55,401 --> 01:35:56,794
[grunting]
1352
01:35:57,751 --> 01:36:00,014
[people exclaiming]
1353
01:36:00,145 --> 01:36:02,364
[panting]
1354
01:36:02,495 --> 01:36:03,409
[grunting]
1355
01:36:07,108 --> 01:36:08,109
Follow him!
1356
01:36:10,198 --> 01:36:12,244
[grunting]
1357
01:36:15,769 --> 01:36:18,641
♪
1358
01:36:23,124 --> 01:36:24,778
- [door closing]
- [panting]
1359
01:36:32,960 --> 01:36:34,570
♪
1360
01:36:46,800 --> 01:36:49,020
- Orson?
- Orson?
1361
01:36:49,150 --> 01:36:51,413
Finally, I could breathe again,
1362
01:36:51,544 --> 01:36:53,851
and think more or less clearly.
1363
01:36:56,462 --> 01:36:57,855
Orson?
1364
01:36:57,985 --> 01:36:58,986
[co-workers] Orson?
1365
01:36:59,117 --> 01:37:00,422
- Orson?
- [lock clicks]
1366
01:37:22,227 --> 01:37:25,056
♪
1367
01:37:29,190 --> 01:37:30,800
It smelled like the sea...
1368
01:37:31,932 --> 01:37:33,107
and lilacs...
1369
01:37:34,108 --> 01:37:36,981
and Lindenwood Park
at five in the morning
at the end of May.
1370
01:37:45,163 --> 01:37:46,642
You'll never find me here.
1371
01:37:47,992 --> 01:37:51,169
["No Surprises"
by Radiohead playing]
1372
01:40:22,015 --> 01:40:23,277
[music fades]
1373
01:40:24,278 --> 01:40:26,585
[slow music playing]
1374
01:41:26,035 --> 01:41:27,254
[music ends]