♪ Let the river run ♪
♪ Let all the dreamers wake the nation ♪
♪ Come the New Jerusalem ♪
♪ Silver cities rise ♪
♪ The morning lights ♪
♪ The streets that lead them ♪
♪ And sirens ♪
♪ Call them on ♪
♪ With a song ♪
♪ It's asking for the taking ♪
♪ Trembling, shaking ♪
♪ Oh, my heart is aching ♪
♪ We're coming to the edge ♪
♪ Running on the water ♪
♪ Coming through the fog, your sons and daughters ♪
♪ We, the great and small ♪
♪ Stand on a star ♪
♪ And blaze a trail of desire ♪
# ...Tess Happy birthday to you #
Did you make a wish?
Yeah.
♪ Come run with me now ♪
♪ The sky is the color of blue ♪
♪ You've never even seen in the eyes of your lover ♪
♪ Oh, my heart is aching ♪
♪ We're coming to the edge ♪
♪ Running on the water ♪
♪ Coming through the fog, your sons and daughters ♪
♪ Let the river run ♪
♪ Let all the dreamers wake ♪
No lunch. I got speech class.
What do you need speech class for?
You talk fine.
All right. I'll pick you up at 5:00. We'll ride back together.
I can't. I've got Emerging Markets seminar at 5:30.
Jeez! It's your birthday.
Can't they emerge without you just this once?
What time is my surprise party?
What?
Come on.
I'm supposed to take you to drinks, have you home at 7:00.
Okay, I'll cut out early and be home at 7:15. Okay?
All right.
Thank you very much.
♪ Let the river run ♪
♪ Let all the dreamers wake the nation ♪
♪ Come the New ♪
Hi, Tess.
Morning.
♪ Jerusalem ♪♪
Morning, Tess.
Morning.
Hello, Tess.
- Hi, Tess. - Hi.
I've got a little secret I wanna tell you, okay?
Mr. Turkel's line.
Who's calling, please?
Hold on a moment.
Mr. Lutz.
Hold on a second, all right?
I wouldn't do that to you.
So relax and tell me how many you want.
Mr. Turkel?
Mr. Turkel!
Huh?
Mr. Alagesh...
Hi.
Mr. Alagesh is on the phone. He's real, real anxious to talk to you.
You couldn't, maybe, get him to hold for a minute?
Well, you got him in Denatech,
you know, the one I said go short on,
and it's fine, but he don't want to hear it from a secretary.
- There's no paper. - What?
There is no goddamn paper in the stall. Get me some.
Thanks.
You're very kind.
He's short on Denatech at 18,
and he'll be right here.
You see Denatech closing?
17 and 1/8? Come Monday, I bet it's 16 and still sitting there.
How you figure?
They went public at 23 with one product,
plaque-removing mouthwash.
You know, you rinse, you get this glob of plaque you got to spit out.
I mean, maybe it'll be big, but I said that no one ever got rich
overestimating what the American public wants to taste.
Maybe.
Before I run, Tess,
I have some good news and some bad news.
The straight shot, Tessie, is,
they turned you down for the entrée program again.
Why?
Did all we could, Tessie.
You know, you have to remember
you're up against Harvard and Wharton graduates.
What do you got? Some night school,
some secretarial time on your sheet?
Christians and lions, Tess.
And the good news?
Dave has a friend.
Bob in Arbitrage.
You're so hungry, they're looking for hungry down there.
Really?
Hungry's the name of the game down there.
Bob's looking for a new assistant and wants to meet you for a drink.
This isn't another setup?
Do I look like a pimp?
Bob says he's looking for hungry,
I think to myself, Tess.
The rest is up to you.
Bob in Arbitrage.
Bob Speck. Extension 256.
Expecting your call.
Go get 'em, Tessie.
- # Happy birthday to you # - Oh, no!
- # Happy birthday to you # - You should've told us! Congratulations, Tessie.
# Happy birthday dear Tess #
# Happy birthday to you #
Thanks.
Mick?
Surprise!
Hey!
Happy birthday!
What is this?
You look great.
Come here.
You know, Mick, just once I could go
for, like, a sweater or some earrings.
You know, a present that I could actually wear
outside of this apartment.
So...
Is this where you usually meet for drinks?
Mm. This is a big week. It's a super week.
We are celebrating!
So, Arbitrage...
Talk about adrenaline, huh?
What do you think is the most important quality for a great arbitrager?
Well, we'll go through all that at the hotel.
- The hotel? - Yeah.
The company keeps a suite at the Ritz Carlton.
And, you know, when it's empty, they give it to us boys on a bonus basis.
Woo! We're gonna party!
- Hey! - I'm sorry. Oh, allow me. I'm so sorry.
Hey! Bob, please!
I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just... I get a little carried away.
You know what? Arbitrage has put out this sort of "introduction-to" tape
for the business schools.
Why don't we put it in, and if you have questions...
That would be great, thanks.
It's the wrong tape, unless, of course, you--
Bob, you're not seriously looking
for a new assistant, are you?
Wel, not exactly at this moment.
But I'm always on the lookout for new blood.
I am hungry, Bob, but I am not that hungry.
- Tessie, I wouldn't put it that way. - I would.
Would you just pull over here, please?
What are you doing?
No.
Party, Bob.
Hello, Tess.
You're late, Tess.
Yo, David!
Little bitch!
You got to see this to believe it.
Take it easy!
Bastard!
Tess, Tess, Tess...
I know.
You don't get ahead in this world
by calling your boss a pimp.
Well, he is.
Been looking at your file here.
This is the third time in six months I had to place you.
It wasn't my fault.
Where have I heard that before?
Ruth, look it, I'm 30 years old.
Took me five years of night school,
but I got my degree and I got it with honors.
I know I could do a job.
I mean, you ask any of my bosses, even Lutz,
- if Tess McGill hasn't called a few. - You ask them.
I don't think they're gonna sing your praises, Tess.
Here;s something for you.
Transferring down from Boston,
Mergers and Acquisitions.
Name is Parker.
- Starts Monday. - Okay.
You go home and cool off.
- Okay. - Tess!
Yeah.
This is the last time I can help you.
Four strikes, you're out.
Hi. Tess McGill for Katharine Parker's office.
It's the last desk at the end of the aisle.
Hi. I'm Katharine Parker.
You must be Tess.
Hi.
Oh, great bunny!
I don't usually have a bunny on my desk.
- It was my birthday a few days ago. - No kidding!
- Mine's next Tuesday. How old? - 30.
Really? Well, I'll be 30 next Tuesday.
We're practically twins.
Except that I'm older.
Just barely.
I've never worked for somebody
who was younger than me before.
Or for a woman.
Well, there is a first time for everything.
That's not gonna be a problem, is it, Tess?
- No, no. - Good.
Why don't you pour us a couple of coffees and come on inside?
I'm light, no sugar.
The stock is at 38, the tender's at 56.
Come in.
Yeah, what do we do about that?
Well, I just checked my three. What are yours?
Uh-huh. Yeah, I have that one.
Well, I think he's in an underwater position.
All right, so that's our first and second call,
and then we'll see where we are.
Right. I'll count the minutes. Bye.
Thanks.
So, Tess, a few ground rules.
The way I look at it, you are my link with the outside world.
People's impression of me starts with you.
You're tough when it's warranted,
accommodating when you can be, you're accurate, you're punctual,
and you never make a promise you can't keep.
I'm never on another line. I'm in a meeting.
I consider us a team, Tess.
And as such, we have a uniform,
simple, elegant, impeccable.
"Dress shabbily, they notice the dress.
"Dress impeccably, they notice the woman." Coco Chanel.
How do I look?
You look terrific.
You might want to rethink the jewellery.
- I want your input, Tess. - Okay.
I welcome your ideas and I like to see hard work rewarded.
It's a two-way street on my team. Am I making myself clear?
Yes, Katharine.
And call me Katharine.
Okay.
So, let's get to work, shall we?
This department's profile last year was damn pitiful.
Our team has got its work cut out for it.
Okay, thanks.
Damn! I forgot my pills again! It's the third time this month.
You know, did you hear about that shot they got in Europe?
Yeah, they give it to the women. They give it to their arm.
And it's good for five years.
I tell you, the damn pills, I'm always forgetting them.
- I thought you might like this. - Oh, thank you.
Tess, would you come in here, please, and bring a notebook?
They've already sold off both the paper and the printing divisions.
They sell Distribution too. We're talking real scorched earth.
Come on in.
Tess, this is Ginny. Ginny, Tess.
Being new in town, I thought I'd throw a little cocktail thing
to introduce myself to the department.
And Ginny here has some great ideas.
- Will you jot them down? - Sure.
The caterer is called Acme Eats.
You can get the number from information.
They do the usual hors d'oeuvres and such.
The Raging Bull has a bartender service.
And the liquor store on Broadway and Liberty delivers.
Got that, Bess?
Tess, yeah. If that's the way that you wanna go.
You have another idea?
I was just reading a thing in W about this dim sum,
these little Chinese dumplings.
There's a restaurant on Mott Street
that does them for cocktail parties.
Oh, I just love those little dumplings.
It might be more fun than the usual tidbits.
I have it on my desk. I could get it.
- You read W? - I read a lot of things.
I mean, you never know where the big ideas could come from. You know?
Well, I guess you're right.
If dumplings can be considered a big idea.
Well, that ought to get you started.
Ginny, thank you so much.
- Back to the gold mines. - Right.
You'll set those up?
Yeah, right away.
Dim sum, Tess.
I like it, contribution-wise.
Keep it up.
The chief says, "We will respect your wish.
"We will give you an honorable death.
"But first, Kiki."
Excuse me.
Dim sum?
Yes, yes, yes.
Now, listen. You work with him.
- Thank you. - Thank you.
And you keep with him.
So come on, Katharine, what do you say?
Jim, the man who spends
every weekend in August glued to his desk
that man knows that I can't just sneak out of my own party.
I'll tell you what, though.
You get me in on the Southeast Air divestiture plan,
I'll buy you a drink.
A bottle of Cristal, two straws.
Deal?
Okey-dokey.
Dim sum?
Hi.
Thank you.
What a slob.
You were so smooth with him.
- I probably would have... - Never burn bridges.
Today's junior prick,
tomorrow's senior partner.
So, how do you think the party's going?
Pretty well, I think.
Should I stop serving now?
- Better make one more round. - Right.
I'd love to help you, but you can't busy the quarterback
with passing out the Gatorade.
Arnie, my hero, you've come.
Yeah?
I have an idea, and you said I could come to you.
Shoot.
Well, you know how Trask Industries
has been looking to buy into broadcasting?
Something about the department is...
Working on it. Yeah.
I've been following it myself,
and all of a sudden I thought, "Radio".
Trask is looking for television stations.
Well, so is every Tom, Dick and Harry.
See, my idea is that they get their feet wet in radio and build from there.
I mean, it's not as glamorous as jumping right into TV,
but it's a solid place to start, and there's a lot more of them for sale.
Plus, it would solve Trask's problem
with his Japanese competitors trying to take him over.
Because FCC forbids foreign ownership of radio as well as TV.
Interesting.
You've been... following this, you say?
Yeah.
No chance you overheard it,
say... on the elevator?
No. No way.
Somewhere?
It's my idea.
Good, good.
Discuss it with anyone else?
Nope. You think that there's something there?
Well, I can think it through for you.
Why don't you leave me your notes and I'll have a look-see.
Okay.
I've been trying to get into the entrée program
and this would be a big push.
I mean, if anything happens--
Absolutely, Tess. Two-way street, remember?
Yeah. Thank you.
It's just... it's so exciting.
I mean, she takes me seriously.
And I think it's because,
and I know you hate when I say this,
but I think it's because she's a woman.
There's none of that chasing-around-the-desk crap.
And it's like she wants to be my mentor, which is exactly what I needed.
I mean, I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere, Mick.
Tess, that's great, but let's step on it,
or the pizza's gonna freeze, honey. Come on.
Maybe we could all go out sometime,
you know, dinner in the city.
You would like her, I think.
God, remember when all you had to do was a few buckles?
Yep. Those were the days.
I called the inn.
They said all they can give you is a ground-floor single in the new wing.
Did you tell them it was me?
Well, I said Parker.
[in German] Helmut, this is Katharine Parker.
[in German] Wonderful, thank you, and you?
[in German] How is your back?
[in German] Good. And Tomalena?
[in German] Marvelous.
[in German] Listen, is it possible to book the 314?
[in German] Thank you very, very much. You are a sweetheart.
[in German] Good. Till tonight then.
[in German] So...
Ciao.
It's this tower room with a canopy bed
and a fireplace big enough to stand in.
Perfect.
Everything's in place.
For what?
The man I've been seeing for a while.
I think he's it.
And I think this could be the weekend we decide.
He said there was something very important
he wanted to discuss with me.
- I think he's gonna pop the question. - You do?
I think so. We're in the same city now.
I've indicated that I'm receptive to an offer,
I've cleared the month of June,
and I am, after all, me.
Well, what if he doesn't pop the question?
I really don't think that's a variable.
Tess, you know, you don't get anywhere in this world
by waiting for what you want to come to you.
You make it happen.
Watch me, Tess.
Learn from me.
Oh, by the way, you know, I ran your Trask radio idea by some of our people.
It seems Trask is dead set on television.
But, hey, it wasn't out in left field either.
I really liked the idea.
You just keep plugging. And bring me your ideas,
and we'll see what we can do.
Thank you, Katharine.
Tess.
Tess, look at me.
Who makes it happen?
I do.
Who does?
I do. I make it happen.
That's right. Only then do we get what we deserve.
Miss Parker's office.
Hi, Katharine.
You what?
Broke it skiing.
And they won't be able to move me for at least a couple of weeks.
So this is what I need you to do.
Water plants, okay.
Cable comes on Friday, right.
Hey, easy with the leg, will you?
Quit staring up my gown.
Now, I'm staying at my parents' house,
and the housekeeper is in Barbados for a month.
Wouldn't you know it? What a mess.
You need to let in the flower man and the cleaning lady.
Sort through the mail.
The entrance code for the front door is...
It's 7-5-4-3-2000.
And I know there's more, but I can't think of what.
Go through the calendar on my desk.
There's a bunch of invitations to be RSVP'ed.
I know I'm asking an awfull lot, Tess.
But I don't know what else to do.
I need you to take over.
Okay. Bye.
Regarding those horrid little knick-knacks from the Alberts...
Dear Eleanor and Gary.
Thank you so much for the beautiful salt and pepper shakers.
Not only are they the perfect house-warming gift,
but it was so dear of you to think of me so far away.
Dear Sister. It's hard to believe, but it's been eight years
since we said goodbye to Wellesley.
But of course, we never really say goodbye.
And on behalf of the Alumni Giving Fund, I am writing to you to ask...
- Dear sister, - Dear sister,
it's hard to believe that it's been eight years
since we said goodbye to Wellesley.
But of course, we never really say goodbye.
And on behalf of the Alumni Giving Fund,
I am writing to you to ask...
To ask. To ask.To ask.
I am writing to you to ask.
Dear Momo and Ba.
- Here I am back in New York - Momo and Ba.
living in Mummy's house while I brave the New York real-estate market
looking for a place of my own.
Of course, it makes me miss you all terribly,
but it'll be so lovely to see you when you return from Barbados.
Till then, have fun. Much love to you and, of course, to Claudette.
Love, Kiki.
To Jack Trainer, Dewey Stone & Company, from me.
Re: Trask Industries, radio network acquisition.
Hard copy on this from the home computer.
Do not go through Tess.
To Jack Trainer, Dewey Stone & Company, from me.
Re: Trask Industries, radio network acquisition.
Hard copy on this from the home computer.
Do not go through Tess.
Two-way street.
And you make it happen.
What, no class?
No class.
Tess, this is not what it looks like.
I mean it is what it looks like, but I can explain.
Well, not exactly explain...
You snake!
Shit!
Come on, Tess! I'm sorry! I really am!
I love you! Come on!
Come back and hit me!
Please!
Hello. Mr. Trainer's office, please.
Hello. Tess McGill calling from Petty-Marsh. May I put her through?
Thank you.
Mr. Trainer?
Hi. This is Tess McGill.
I work with Katharine Parker
over here in Mergers and Acquisitions.
I have a proposal that I'd like to discuss with you.
Not over the phone, though.
I have an opening tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Okay.
I'll messenger an outline over to you right now.
Bye.
Yes, I'm calling for Katharine Parker
in regard to your invitation.
Miss Parker is out of town,
but Miss Tess McGill will be attending in her place.
Yes. Thank you. Bye.
Why does it do that?
For cleaning.
Are you kidding me?
No.
What is this thing you're going to, anyway?
It's a closing party for the Minadine-Dalton merger.
Dewey Stone's throwing it,
which is where this guy, Trainer, works.
It's the perfect time to meet him.
Mix business with pleasure.
Fringe times are crucial.
Uh-huh. What did you do, snatch her invite?
Well, she can't use it.
Besides, it's important for me to start interacting with people
not as a secretary.
But as a total impostor.
Right.
This is it.
It needs some bows or something.
No.
It's simple, elegant, yet makes a statement.
Says to people, confident, a risk-taker,
not afraid to be noticed.
Then you hit them with your smarts.
Here. Shoes, I need shoes.
$6,000?
It's not even leather!
$6,000?
$6,000!
I can't breathe so good.
Oh, God, come here.
Sit down.
Let's see if she's got anything soothing.
Valium.
In the convenient economy size.
You sure?
It just chills you ever so slightly. You won't even notice it.
Are you sure about this?
You want to be taken seriously,
you need serious hair.
Look, I've been telling you this for three weeks.
They got 19 million shares outstanding.
We got 25%. We get another 5%,
we've got them by the throat!
Listen, Trainer, let's grab them by the balls.
- Leave our hearts at home. - Cut them off at the knees.
They'll be eating out of our hands. What do you say?
Anybody thirsty?
We need this one, Trainer.
You need this one.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I've been looking for you.
Why? Do you know me?
No, no. But I promised myself that when I saw you,
I would get to know you.
You're the first woman I've seen at one of these damn things
that dresses like a woman,
not like a woman thinks a man would trust if he was a woman.
Thank you, I guess.
What are you doing here?
Actually, I'm looking for someone myself.
His name is Jack Trainer.
He works at Dewey-Stone.
Do you know if he's here?
Why are you looking for him?
Well, because I have a meeting with him tomorrow,
and I thought I might be nice to say hello
and get a head start.
Well, he...
just left.
Oh.
Well, I should be going myself.
Well, have a drink with me.
I can't. What's your name?
No. No names,
no business cards,
no "You must know so and so."
- What is this? - No résumés.
Let's just meet like human beings,
for once.
Well, it's nice to meet you, whatever your name is,
but I really do have to go.
Please?
Please, one drink.
Okay, one drink, but I'm buying.
Okay, but it's an open bar.
Right. I knew that.
I meant that if it wasn't,
- I would be buying. - Yeah.
Tequila gold. Doubles.
- Tequila. - Yeah.
I promised myself that when we met,
we'd drink tequila.
No Chardonnay, no frog water.
Real drinks.
These things are usually
so boring.
I wouldn't know.
Power to the peop¤e.
The little people.
Oh, boy!
You okay?
I'm fine.
I'm just fine.
I took a...
antihistamine before,
and it just
makes for a nice little buzz.
Oh?
I didn't know they let bad girls into these things.
Do I look like I don't belong here?
No. No, no, I'm sure you're a real ace
at whatever it is that you do do.
Damn straight.
But how you look...
I have a head for business
and a bod for sin.
Is there anything wrong with that?
No. No.
Hello! Hi!
And I have to go now.
- Well, I'll come with you. - You look great.
- No. - Tess, don't go.
Hey, Tess!
Tess!
I need some air. Meet me outside.
Thank you.
Excuse me, please.
Hello?
- Hi. - Hi.
Hello.
Where do you live?
Hmm?
Where do you live?
Mmm...
park...
trees...
tall building.
1-66 Morton, near Hudson.
1-66 Morton.
It might be kind of a mess.
The cleaning lady keeps changing
days on me.
Anybody's guess.
I'm just warning you, 'cause...
if it's the day before,
it could be pretty bad.
I don't notice so much myself,
but some of the people I've had over have,
you know,
remarked on it.
It's not so bad.
Would you...
Would you like a nightcap?
I guess not.
I guess it's too late for coffee.
Herb tea?
Herb tea. No.
I don't have any.
It always sounds good when people offer it to me when I'm in your shape.
I might have a little brandy, myself.
Boy.
You sure are pretty.
Don't fuck up.
Hi. Tess McGill to see Jack Trainer.
May I take your coat?
Yes, please.
Thank you.
Gentlemen, Tess McGill.
Okay.
Miss McGill, I'm Jack Trainer.
How are you?
This is John Romano and Bernie Kotarka.
Sit down, please.
Coffee?
Sure.
Milk or sugar?
Yes, both. Thank you.
Well, I suppose we should just get right down to it. Is that okay?
Sure. Please.
I've lost my briefcase.
In each of the last three quarters,
Trask Industries has announced plans
to acquire a major market television station,
each time unsuccessfully.
At the same time, they've expended time and money
fighting off a hostile takeover attempt
by one of their Japanese competitors.
Buying into radio would in one fell swoop
accomplish two important tasks.
It would give Trask a solid base in broadcasting,
and because of FCC regulations
forbidding foreign ownership of radio stations,
it would wipe out the threat of a Japanese takeover.
Interesting idea.
But I don't like it.
Trask has got a lot of cash on their balance sheet.
It's one of the big reasons they're a takeover target.
A radio station is small potatoes.
I can't see them biting.
Well, I've already thought of that.
I figure that we look for a radio network,
one with a real high profile.
Then with the surplus cash,
we implement a major stock repurchase.
So Trask is protected, and their stock goes up,
and everybody's happy.
Or not.
Oh, shoot me, just shoot me.
Would you cut that out? They didn't throw you out, did they?
They don't exactly have bouncers, you know?
They're a little more subtle than that, Cyn.
Oh, God, and last night!
Yeah, I should have checked the milligrams.
Live and learn.
Well, you know, maybe he'll feel sorry for you
and make it up to you by doing your deal or whatever it is.
I'm not looking for sympathy, you know?
I had a shot at it, you know?
- It's him. He's here. - Him? Him where?
Do me a favor. Do me a favor.
Be me. Be my secretary.
Tess...
Cyn, please. Do it for me, okay?
Tess!
- Hi. - May I help you?
Jack Trainer to see Miss McGill.
Let's give her a shout, shall we?
You decent?
A Mr. Jack Trainer to see you, Miss McGill.
Thank you, Cynthia.
Hold all calls, Miss McGill?
Yes, Cynthia, thank you.
Can I get you anything, Mr. Trainer? Coffee, tea, me?
Isn't she a riot?
That'll be all, Cynthia.
Why did you say you weren't you last night?
Because I knew what would happen.
All Mergers and Acquisitions.
No lust and tequila.
That was...
I mean, that just happened, okay?
I want to make it clear...
Yes?
What did happen, exactly?
The earth moved.
The angels wept.
The Polaroids are...
are in my other coat.
Nothing happened. Nothing happened.
I woke up in my underwear.
I'll bet you looked nice.
Did you get me that way?
I... I took off your shoes.
I took off your dress. I put you on the bed.
I kept my eyes closed the whole time.
And that was it?
I might have peeked. I don't remember.
Look, I don't have all day to hang out here
and discuss your sex life. Here.
What's this?
Open it.
What's this for?
I thought you could use a better briefcase
if we're gonna put this deal together.
You liked it.
It has possibilities.
I want to go first to Metro Radio Systems.
They're a solid, family-owned, mid-sized network in the South.
Had offers before and rejected them,
but father's about to retire, and the son's just been forced out by his board of directors.
A lot of squabbling, good time to go in.
Okay.
There's one thing we don't get though.
Why didn't you just put it together with your people here?
Why did you come to us?
Will you excuse me for one second?
Sure.
You cannot help me. No!
Bess, my computer's out and I'm right in the middle of something.
I need Katharine's office right away.
Sure, of course. No problem. I'll be with you in five minutes.
I need it five minutes ago.
I'll be right with you.
What's going on in there?
She's dusting?
Jack, listen, my 1 o'clock is getting a little antsy,
so can I walk you to the elevator?
Yeah, sure, but first answer my question.
Right...
I came to you because...
I wanted an ace on this.
The best.
Good thinking.
Well, I'll fly down to Memphis in the morning and feel them out.
Absolutely.
Fine.
Look, everyone wants a part of the McGill mind.
I'm afraid, you'll just have to wait.
Ginny, go right in and I'll be with you in just a second.
She's backed up.
What are you talking about?
Can I get you anything? Coffee, tea?
You free for dinner tonight?
No. Sorry.
Okay.
How about tomorrow? I'll be back around 8:00.
I can't.
When, then?
I don't think that we should get involved that way.
What are you talking about? What about last night?
Look, I'm not that girl.
Last night was special.
It wasn't so special.
I had to carry you up three flights of stairs.
I meant unusual special.
Look, we're in a business deal together now,
and I just don't think that we should get involved that way.
My life is real complicated as it is.
I don't want to complicate it either. I just thought dinner, maybe a movie.
We both know what we're talking about.
I certainly hope so.
You know,
maybe I just don't like you.
Me?
Nah.
[I'm so Excited, by The Pointer Sisters]
You sure she's gonna show?
It's my engagement party.
She knows she's dead meat if she doesn't.
Hi, Tess.
I'm real sorry I'm late. I got stuck at work.
You're gonna be out of work, you keep scamming like you are.
Look, I am nervous as hell.
And I think Mick's about to drown himself in the scotch bottle.
He's bad, huh?
Throw him a bone, will you?
I want happy humans here tonight.
Tess.
Snake.
You look different.
Yeah, well, I'm not the same pathetic, trusting fool
that I was a couple of days ago. It shows, huh?
Hey, Tess, how're you doing? What are you having?
Stow this behind the bar for me, will you, Tony?
And I'll have a Chivas,
and buy Mick one of whatever.
You got it.
No, I just meant the hair and the duds and the briefcase.
What's going on?
Make fun if you want.
No, no. You look good.
Classy.
What, did you have to go to traffic court or something?
No, I just got off work.
I sort of got a promotion.
Well...
to Cyn and Tim...
to you and me...
to you and your promotion...
to me getting a boat loan.
You what? You did?
My loan was approved just this morning.
Put a down payment on Jimmy Noonan's old boat.
That's so great!
[Lady in Red, by Chris DeBurgh]
"Hours of fun for the entire family.
"Love, Tess and Mick."
Thank you.
I put from both of us.
I didn't know if you'd gotten something or what.
Okay, toast. We need a toast!
Thank you, thank you.
From me and Tess, and everybody here,
may your life together be long and happy,
and may the road always rise up to meet you.
Hey, when are we gonna we toast for the two of you, Mick?
Well, we haven't really discussed it.
- I mean, not recently. - No.
You don't discuss it, boy. You just ask.
- That's right. - Yeah.
Here?
Yeah!
Now?
Yeah!
On your knees, man. Come on, do it.
Mick!
Tess, will you marry me?
Maybe.
That's an answer?
You want another answer, ask another girl.
You fucking humiliated us in there.
Well, you set us up, Mick, doing it like that.
What did you expect me to do?
Lie in front of all those people, just automatically say yes?
Didn't know you'd have to lie.
I thought maybe you would want me to ask.
Three nights ago, I find you in bed with Doreen.
We barely have a drink and a dance, and then, boom,
you want an answer about the rest of my life.
All right. Okay.
Here we are, just the two of us. Will you marry me or what?
Jesus, Mick. Do we have to decide this right now?
I want to get things solidified, things in my life.
You're not the only one who's got plans, you know.
I said maybe.
Maybe means dick! Fuck maybe! I want an answer now!
Please don't yell at me. You treat me like--
Why do we always end up talking about the way you get treated, huh?
Who the fuck died and made you Grace Kelly?!
I am not steak.
You can't just order me.
Look, I don't need this.
You get your priorities straight, maybe we'll talk.
Right now, we're history.
Katharine Parker's office.
I'll switch you over.
Tess, it's me.
I couldn't find the right shoes, but...
Tess McGill's office.
Who's calling?
One moment, please.
Jack.
Went well in Memphis. Yeah.
Really well, I think.
We're gonna have to move fast and hit them high.
Armbrister thinks of Metro as family.
You know how that can be.
He's willing to listen,
but we got to get Trask to talk sweet.
He's thinking about 70 mil.
I've been up here all night, working the numbers.
I'd like to go over it with you.
Can we meet for lunch?
I mean, lunch is all right, isn't it? Daylight, lot of people around.
There's a real romantic souvlaki stand
in front of your place.
You're in no particular danger, I think.
Yeah. Meet you there around 1:00.
Okay, I'll see you then. Bye.
Mick's really raw.
He says he's gonna throw the rest of your stuff out.
He kept me there talking at me till 5:00 this morning.
Oh, God, Cyn, I'm sorry.
How hard would it be to crash a wedding?
What are you talking about?
Oren Trask's daughter is getting married tomorrow,
and there's a reception following at the Union Club.
So I figured I blend in,
I get to Trask.
I mean, how hard could that be?
Plus I figured that the wedding party's not gonna admit
that they've never seen you before.
I mean, nobody knows everybody at those things, right?
- Tess, wait a minute. - And all I need is five minutes with Trask.
Tess, I'm talking to you.
What?
First of all, look me in the eye
and tell me you're not thinking, even in your wildest dreams,
Mr. Briefcase-Let's-Have-Lunch-Today
is like gonna take you away from all of this.
We're doing a deal together, that's all.
'Cause you know going in's gonna get your heart stomped
just like you're stomping Mick's.
Hey, it wasn't me popping Doreen Dimucci in our bed, okay?
How come you're all on his side?
I'm not.
You're not even giving him the slightest chance
to make it up to you, and that's not like you.
Look, all I'm saying is
if you're so smart, why don't you act smart
and save your ass while you still can?
The second they're gonna find out, you're not gonna have your job or any job.
You're out of your man and your home already.
I'm gonna come clean as soon as I get my end set up.
I swear. I know what I'm doing.
Yes, so do I. Screwing up your life.
No, I'm trying to make it better.
I'm not gonna spend the rest of my life
working my ass off and getting nowhere,
just because I followed rules that I had nothing to do with setting up, okay?
Tess McGill's office.
Katharine! No!
Of course it's still your office.
I don't know...
I'll see you, Tess.
Cyn.
Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear.
It doesn't make me Madonna. Never will.
Are you there?
Yes, Katharine.
Don't get too used to those long lunches, Tess.
They're letting me go a week from today.
A week from today?
Isn't that a little faster than you thought?
Well, the doctor says I've got great bones.
Of course, his aren't too bad, either.
Anyway, I need you to summarize...
Hi, Shatz!
And send that along to me along with the last two quarterly reports.
You are a sport.
Yes, I am a sport.
Thank you so much. I'll talk to you real soon.
Okay. Bye.
What kind of figures have you thrown at them?
No exact figures yet.
Well, what's their ballpark?
Well, I wanted to get them excited about the concept
before I started throwing actual figures at them.
Are they excited?
They're going to be.
Wait a minute.
I've been working on this thing for 36 hours straight
trying to put it together.
I got a progress meeting with the head of my department at 2 o'clock.
Where the hell exactly are we?
Don't yell at me.
Hey, answer me.
Well, as a matter of fact,
I'm gonna see Trask himself tomorrow.
I feel that we're strong enough to go right to him.
Where are we meeting him? What time?
He's not expecting both of us.
Are you trying to fly this thing without me?
No. I wouldn't do that.
You're gonna set up this meeting without me. What does that say?
What the hell kind of way to do business is this?
Would you calm down?
How am I supposed to calm down?
One lost deal is all it takes to get canned these days.
Look, the line buttons on my phone all have an inch of little pieces of tape piled on.
The names of new guys over the names of old guys,
good men who aren't at the other end of the line anymore,
all because of one lost deal.
I don't want to get buried under a little piece of tape.
No one's trying to burry you under a little piece of tape.
Okay, so I've been in a little bit of a slump.
I'm not afraid to admit it. There it is.
But give me a break here. Don't go leaving me out.
If you've got doubts about me, say them to my face. Give me that much.
I don't have any doubts about you.
Okay.
You need me, you know.
I mean any doubts about your abilities.
You need me at that meeting.
Is he jet-lagged from somewhere, or he just lunches late?
Huh?
3 o'clock is a late lunch.
Well, it's not exactly lunch, but there will be food there though.
What's the story, Tess?
It's his daughter's wedding.
That's the meeting?
Well, it's the perfect opportunity. He's happy, he's had a little champagne,
we look for an opening... Trust me.
What are we supposed to do, jump out of the wedding cake?
Don't be silly.
We¤come to our party. Come in.
Hello. Nice to see you.
Do you know which table you're at?
- No. - Yes.
I do, darling.
Oh, I see Phyllis. Come on.
Glad you could make it.
Oren and Barbara Trask.
Tess McGill. What a great idea.
- Jack Trainer. - So nice to see you again.
Well, the kids thought it would be fun.
- You must be friends of Mark's. - Right.
Well, let's get you over there.
Actually, I really should go powder my bathroom... nose.
- Darling, will you wait here? - Sure.
It's so nice to see you... later.
I think I'll get a drink.
Oh, Bunny.
Get a grip. Get a grip. Tess, get a grip.
We're not even invited to this thing, are we?
Okay, so we're not exactly invited,
but he's here and we're here, so that makes us--
Total idiots!
In the right place at the right time.
You're like one of those crazed cops, aren't you?
The kind nobody wants to ride with,
because his partners all end up dead or crazy.
Just act like you belong.
Oh! Do you ¤ove it, or do you hate it?
Love it.
So do I.
But Mark says it looks like Nicaragua
and that we're making some kind of statement.
Oh, no. It's just like paradise.
It's like paradise with little gold palm trees.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
I hope I'm not being rude,
but who are you?
I'm Tess. I'm a friend of Mark's.
I'm just so happy that I could be here for you today.
Glorious. Fabulous. Stunning. Really.
Super. Elegant.
Perfect.
You're right. This is crazy, so let's just go.
Excuse me.
The woman that's dancing with Oren, what's her name?
Oh, Elizabeth Stonenfield.
That's right.
Liz? Beth?
Bitsy.
Bitsy. That's right.
Jack.
You want to do it, do it.
Excuse us. Bitsy, don't break my heart
and tell me you don't remember me.
Of course I do.
Excuse us.
Talk about a small world, huh?
I mean, here we've just met,
and yet I feel as though I've spent
so much time working with you
in a way.
I'm in Mergers and Acquisitions at Petty-Marsh.
Well, I really wish we were having more luck with your team.
So do I. So do I.
I've been trying to set you up with a radio network.
But my bosses, they think that you're just stuck on acquiring television
and won't even listen.
Well, that's not true.
Well, that's what I said.
I said that the man who in 1971 looked into the future
and saw that it was named microwave technology,
the man who applied Japanese management principles
while the others were still kowtowing to the unions...
The man who saw the Ma Bell break-up coming from miles away...
I mean, this man did not get to be this man - you, I mean -
by shutting himsel off to new ideas.
Am I right or am I right?
- I think you're right. - Damn straight, I'm right.
If you've got the right property, I'd love to hear about it.
You would?
Absolutely.
There she is.
You know, I just realized that...
I'm hogging the father of the bride,
and I see Phyllis coming in.
Well, what do you say that I give you a call on Monday?
Our media consultant is Tim Draper.
Tim. Right.
Honey, I'm starved.
So am I.
- Bye. - Bye.
Go ahead and laugh.
He wants us to meet with his people first thing on Monday.
Oren Trask, the man who said,
what if we slice the bread before we sold it?
All right.
No, no, no. I loved it. I had fun.
And you were amazing.
You think so?
Amazing.
The Fort Worth station projected revenues
should read up 8% not 6.
And where it says the FCC ruling
on Metro's Memphis transmitter is pending,
that's outdated. FCC approved it Friday.
Doubles the signal reach.
Ups the station's value by 30%.
And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.
I guess we're ready.
Trainer and McGill.
- Yes. Top of the stairs. - Thank you.
Are we waiting for Mr. Trask?
Mr. Trask doesn't sit in at this level.
Of course, he doesn't.
Here's the way we see it.
Trask Industries has two important needs to meet at this point in time.
By acquiring Metro Radio Network,
you nail two birds with one stone.
Excuse me, do you have any other proposal besides Metro?
No. Why?
Metro's a terrific opportunity.
Well, I'm sure it is, but a Chicago group
just put a bear hug on Metro this morning. The company's in play.
Just this morning?
Who?
The Slade Brothers.
Trask isn't aiming at radio anyway.
We certainly don't want to get into a bidding war.
A moment, please.
Armbrister looks at Metro as if it were part of his family.
He cares who he's selling to.
Yes. And he holds the majority of the stock.
Look, if the Slades are uninvited,
and I'm sure they are,
and Armbrister and Trask can agree on a deal,
then we won't have a war.
If I can get Armbrister up here, will Trask take the meeting?
A lot of "ifs". We really don't want to get involved.
24 hours.
Sorry. Not interested.
Yes, sir?
All right, sir.
Yes, he'll take the meeting.
That was Mr. Trask?
Yes, it was.
How did he know?
He knows everything.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks.
How did you get this scar?
Some guy pulled a knife in Detroit.
Really?
No. No. I was 19.
I thought it would be cool to have a pierced ear.
My girlfriend stuck the needle through and I heard this pop
and fainted and hit my chin on the toilet.
And you've been telling that story ever since?
You're the only one who knows the true story.
Except the girlfriend.
I had her... disappear.
It's too bad.
Nice girl.
Real shame.
Jack, there's something that I have to tell you.
Hello.
Hi.
Oh, no. No. It can't wait?
Yeah, okay.
Well, call me when you get in.
Okay.
Me, too.
Okay, bye.
Bye.
Okay. There's this woman.
It's over.
But technically, it's not.
I just haven't got a chance to break it off yet.
It's okay. You don't have to explain.
No, really. Look, we were supposed to go away
together a couple of weeks ago,
and I was gonna tell her then.
But I had to work straight through the weekend, and I never got there.
It's just a... timing thing.
It's just she broke her leg skiing and was laid up
and I couldn't see doing it over the phone.
You know, kicking somebody when they're down.
I wouldn't have mentioned it,
except she's in your department at Petty.
You mentioned her the first time you called.
Katharine.
Parker, yeah.
Now, what did you want to tell me, huh?
Oh, it's not important.
120 even.
Oh, Miss! Miss, you forgot your book.
Tess, it's me! I'm back!
Thanks.
Oh, God.
She took a muscle relaxant for the flight down.
- Oh, let's all have one, shall we? - I don't think so.
Oh, telephone. I need a telephone.
Oh, Tess, take care of the bags. I'll meet you at the car.
# Oh Tannenbaum #
Oh, I love these pills.
Just for a minute, Jack. Please.
I must see you, darling.
My apartment in one hour,
and I won't take no for an answer.
No, I won't take no for an answer.
Oh, I'm home! I'm home! I'm home!
Oh, God.
Did you happen to see this?
What is it?
It's an outline of your idea for a Trask radio acquisition.
Oh?
I was planning to send it over to Jack Trainer to have a look.
I thought I'd give your idea one last go-round.
It just occurs to me, looking at it,
that it reads as though it were my idea.
See, Jack got burned once. He was accused of
stealing a plan for taking a company private.
He's very sticky about the ethics of reviewing
other people's formative strategies.
He wouldn't have looked at it
if I'd said it was from a colleague,
and I couldn't very well say it was a secretary's notion.
Anyway, the point is, Tess, that I'm still trying to get you heard.
Oh.
What am I saying?
If you had seen it,
you simply would have asked me about it.
Trust.
I'll need help bathing and changing.
Oh, I need something to cover this cast.
There's an afghan on the chair.
Perfect.
If that'll be all...
Oh, and some perfume.
Shalimar, on the dresser.
He loves shalimar.
He who?
Jack Trainer who.
He's on his way over.
I have to go. Doctor's appointment.
Oh, one last thing.
Run down to the drugstore and get my pills.
I really have to go.
The doctor will understand.
Thanks.
Keep the change.
Who is it?
It's Jack.
Katharine?
In the bedroom.
Jack.
Katharine.
Boy, did I ever miss you.
Does it hurt?
Look at you.
You said it was urgent, Kath.
I'd forgotten how damn handsome you are.
Thanks. Look...
I meant what I said. I really am swamped...
Boy, some welcome home. I haven't even gotten a kiss.
There's some champagne in the little fridge.
You want to get it for us?
Sure, and then I really do have to go.
Where are the glasses?
Try the dishwasher.
There you are.
You know I love you, Jack.
You know that.
Katharine, I really do have to get going.
These past few weeks,
I've heard this funny little sound way deep down inside.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.
My biological clock.
Big deal going. Principals are all meeting--
And I've been thinking, let's merge.
You and I.
Think of it, darling.
Mr. and Mrs. Fabulously Happy.
Katharine, it's really not a good time to talk.
You're right.
Can Big Jack come out to play?
Little Jack really has to get going.
Little Kate has been so lonely.
No, no, no!
Jack!
What is it?
Kath, there's something I have to tell you.
- There's someone else and I... - Someone else?
Someone else that I have to be meeting with right now. Big deal going.
Can't be in two places at the same time.
Talk to you later. Bye.
Here we are.
Okay, I've got to run. Sorry. Bye.
Tess, you forgot your...
...notebook.
That little slut!
God damn you, bitch secretary!
Hi. I have a meeting with Mr. Trask.
Yes. Your name, please.
Tess McGill.
- All right, it's at the top of the stairs. - Thank you.
- Miss McGill. - Yes.
Good afternoon.
Let me take your coat.
Thank you.
This way, please.
Thank you.
- Hi. - Hi.
Is everything okay?
Yeah, yeah.
You're the only one from Petty here so far.
What's going on?
I'm flying solo on this.
Good.
Armbrister and Trask are over there in the corner.
We're waiting to see what color smoke comes out of the chimney.
Tell me something.
If a colleague of mine had a strategy that they needed help with,
would you look at it if I asked you to?
Yeah, sure.
No ethics problem?
You know, open to accusations about stealing?
I look at stuff all the time.
- Nobody's ever accused me of stealing. - Uh-huh.
What's it about?
I don't know.
I'm so nervous I can't...
stand still.
You'll be fine.
I love you.
I love you, too.
Gentlemen.
There was a story on the news last night
showing life imitating an old children's riddle.
It seems that a truck got stuck at the entrance to the Holland Tunnel.
Too high for the clearance.
For hours, the experts tried to find some way
to unwedge the vehicle, but to no avail.
Finally, a 10-year-old girl in a passing car
suggested simply letting the air out of the truck's tires,
thus lowering it to the clearance level,
which they did, and it worked.
By letting some of the air
out of our strategy to expand into broadcasting,
Miss McGill and Mr. Trainer
have effectively shown all of us here at Trask
the light at the end of our tunnel.
Gentlemen,
and ladies,
I've decided to sell Mr. Trask
the Metro Radio System
for $68.5 millon in cash and securities.
Now, of course, this is an agreement in principle.
As to...
what constitutes principles in this day and age,
I'm gonna leave that up to you barracudas to squabble over.
I'm certain they'd want to hear this!
This is a closed meeting, and you can't--
Thank God, I'm here.
What the hell is going on?
You're being tricked! That's what's going on.
Katharine, what--
Jack, just trust me and sit down.
My name is Katharine Parker,
and I'm an associate partner in Mergers and Acquisitions at Petty-Marsh,
and this woman is my secretary.
She's not!
Oh, no?
Ask her.
You're not her secretary!
I can explain, Jack.
Jesus! You are her secretary.
While I was laid up with broken bones,
she riffled through my desk,
found my memo outlining a Trask radio acquisition,
and has been passing it off as her idea.
It was my idea! She stole it from me, I swear.
Good God, Tess! Don't you know when to stop?
But you're lying!
Thank you.
Oh, thank you.
Thank you all so much.
The up side is that I have found out
in time to control the damage.
We have containment,
and we have a deal on the table.
I say... pass me a set of papers,
and let's get on with it.
Who's running this thing?
Just a second, please.
I know you don't believe me, but...
Oh, it doesn't matter.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Well, gentlemen.
The players may have changed
but the game remains the same,
and the name of the game is let's make a deal.
If you all turn to page 22 in your prospectus,
I'd like to take you through the terms of transferal.
Well, they did it.
Yeah, they sure did.
You really look great.
How are you?
Good, good.
Business is great, and...
Mick, did you see me?
I caught it one-handed.
Oh, hi.
Hey, Doreen.
And my boat's booked through three weeks from now.
Doreen's working the lines for me.
That's great.
Really.
So how's life in the fast lane?
Well, it's... fast.
It's real fast and busy and...
It's good to see you, Mick.
I guess I better get.
It's good to see you, too.
Cyn told us about what happened.
It really bites the big one, Tess, really.
We took up a little collection.
- Thanks. - It's not much.
It's just enough to go out and get toasted
some night when you really need it.
Don't say no. We really wanted to.
And no paying the Con Ed with it.
Okay, thanks.
So what are you gonna do now, huh?
Oh, you know, play some golf,
redecorate the country house.
I don't know. Start all over.
Find a job, a place to live,
and just wise up
and not take the whole thing so seriously.
I'll be okay.
Bye.
Bye, sweetie.
- Thank you. - We'll miss you.
Thanks.
- So long, Tess. - Good luck.
Bye, Tess.
Don't work too hard!
Good-bye, Tess.
I'm sorry.
Shit!
I've been trying to find you.
Just leave me alone.
Just one thing.
Was you and me just part of the scheme, too?
No! Look, if I had told you I was just some secretary,
you never would have taken the meeting.
I mean think about it. Maybe you would have fed me a few drinks,
then tried to get me into the sack, end of story.
That's not true.
Are you sure about that?
Can you honestly tell me that it wouldn't have made a difference?
I mean, who's foolling who here?
What's this, more stolen files?
No, it's my stuff from the desk.
Your stuff?
Now, there's a broad term.
No. It's my stuff.
Look, maybe you can fool these guys with this saint act that you got down,
but do not ever speak to me again like we don't know what really happened.
You got me?
Tess, this is business.
Let's just burry the hatchet, okay?
You know where you can burry your hatchet?
Now get your bony ass out of my sight.
And if you really think that I said I loved you as part of some scheme,
then that is really pathetic, you know?!
Oh, my God! She'll stop at nothing!
What the hell kind of show are you people running here?
Oren, I'm sorry you had to see this, but it means nothing to us.
Jack, let's get upstairs.
- Not without her. - Jack!
Trainer, are you trying to blow this deal?
No, sir. I'm trying to make sure that it gets done right.
Tess is this team's leader. She put this deal together.
We shouldn't proceed without her.
And you shouldn't go letting your johnson
make business decisions for you.
I'm not, sir. I'm telling you, she's your man.
Oh? And what brings you to that conclusion?
She said so, and I believe her.
I'm afraid that's not good enough. Now are you with us or not?
No.
Jack, I forgive you.
Now get on this elevator.
Sorry, Katharine.
You will be sorry, Jack.
Ask her to tell you about the hole in your deal.
What hole?
Oren, she's just playing games again. Let's get going.
Fine. Go.
- No! What hole? - Look.
The people page?
- Now this is ridiculous. - Come on, you guys.
"Former Miss America Dawn Bixby has been house hunting here.
"It seems Dawn and hot, hot, hot DJ-hubby Slim Slicker
"are getting ready to take a bite out of the Big Apple."
So?
Slim Slicker's one of Metro's major assets.
Syndicated to all their stations. Number one in their slot.
The cornerstone of their programming.
You lose him and Metro's just some O.K. real estate with falling ratings,
and you're not exactly buying it for a write-off.
Better make sure he's locked in before they sign anything.
Oren, I have this covered.
- Upstairs, shall we? - Yes.
Oren!
Hear the lady out, sir.
There's another elevator.
You're on.
Okay.
See, this is Forbes.
It's just your basic article
about how you were looking to expand into broadcasting, right?
Okay, now. The same day - I'll never forget this -
I'm reading page 6 of the Post,
and there's this item on Bobby Stein,
the radio talk show guy who does all those gross jokes
about Ethiopia and the Betty Ford Center.
Well, anyway. He's hosting this charity auction that night.
Real blue bloods, and won't that be funny?
Now I turn the page to Susie, who does the society stuff,
and there's this picture of your daughter. It's a nice picture.
And she's helping to organize the charity ball.
So I started to think,
"Trask. Radio. Trask, radio."
And then I hooked up with Jack,
and he came on board with Metro,
and, and... So now, here we are.
Oren, we really don't have any more time for fairy tales.
Miss Parker, let me ask you a question.
How did you come up with the idea
for Trask to buy out Metro?
How did I...
Well, let's see.
The...
The impulse.
What led you to put the two together?
Well, you know, I would have to check my files.
I can't recall exactly the...
Oh, generally. It's not as if it was in the mainstream.
You know, it would have to be the...
Jack, help me out here.
Oren, I beg your pardon, but if...
if you are insinuating--
Miss Parker, if I were you,
I'd go to your office and take a long, last look around.
Because in about five minutes,
I'm going to see to it
that you get the boot, but good.
Oren, this is a simple misunderstanding and I...
You cannot--
I can and I will!
Now get your...
What did you call it?
- Bony ass. - Bony ass.
Right.
...bony ass out of my sight.
I'm sorry.
But I simply won't stand for that kind of talk.
Will you excuse me, please?
Why didn't you tell us all this in the board room that day?
Well, no one was gonna listen, sir, not to me.
I mean, you can bend the rules plenty once you get upstairs,
but not while you're trying to get there.
And if you're someone like me, you can't get there without bending the rules.
You've got a real fire in your belly.
Or was this just a one-time stunt that you pulled?
I'm not sure what you mean.
I have something in my belly, but I think it's nervous knots.
I mean, are you willing to go out on that limb every day,
working for me, legitimately?
Yes, sir.
Have to be right at the entry level.
Any problem with that?
No, sir.
Gumption, Miss McGill.
Yes, sir.
See you tomorrow.
Okay.
Trainer, Dwayne.
Let's go back to my office
and see about this Slim what's his name's contract.
Be right with you, sir.
Way to go, Tess! Way to go!
Beauty!
For you.
You like it?
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Milk money.
Twinkies.
Pen, pencil, ruler,
apple for the teacher.
Now, remember...
Play nice with the other kids.
Make sure you're home before dark.
Hi. Tess McGill.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
The director's out sick today.
So, she'll wanna see you first thing tomorrow.
Miss Baxter's already up there.
- She'll show you the layout. - Okay.
It's all the way at the end of the hall.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Anybody's gonna be an improvement over that terrorist.
I mean, something semi-human.
Oh!
I didn't hear you come in.
I'm Alice Baxter.
Tess McGill.
I was just... using the phone.
Yes, well, that happens.
How about some coffee?
Sure, just tell me where.
No. I'll get it.
Oh. How?
Mi¤k and sugar, please.
Thank you.
Miss McGill?
Yes?
That's your desk...
in there.
I don't think so.
Oh, yes. I sit out here.
I'm sorry. I thought the secretary would sit out here.
That's right.
I'm the secretary.
If it's okay, I prefer assistant.
You've got a 10 o'clock meeting with Slater from Development here,
11 o'clock with Donahue from Logistics,
his office on 23,
and lunch with Mr. Trask,
his office downtown, 1 o'clock.
It's all right there in the computer.
Just hit shift-S for your schedule.
When I saw you
in here on the phone with your feet up,
I figured this was your office.
I'm sorry about that, Miss McGill.
It won't happen again ever.
It's okay.
Maybe now would be a good time to go over what you expect of me.
I expect you to call me Tess.
I don't expect you to fetch me coffee,
unless you're getting some for yourself,
and...
the rest we'll just make up as we go along.
Okay?
Okay.
I'll be right outside if you need anything.
Fine.
Cyn.
Guess where I am.
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♪ Oh, my heart is aching ♪
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