A Very Merry Toy Store Page #7

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- Oh, hey, Francine.

Yeah, my Blu-ray copy

of The War for the Planet of

the Ap es came in today, so...

- I love Planet of the Apes.

- Wait, you do?

- Yes, I love it so much.

- Wow, so cool.

- I know, right?

- Yeah.

Definitely going to have to

lend it to you sometime then.

Remind me, okay?

- Okay.

[slow music playing]

- Well, you're quite

the dancer.

I...I took a couple

of lessons

while I was stationed

in Madrid.

It seemed safer

than studying bullfighting.

- [laughs]

So you were in the service?

- Marine Corps,

23 years.

- Wow. That's very

impressive.

- [laughs]

Well, I don't know

about that.

A lot of guys were in

the Marine Corps.

Better than me.

Let's try it again.

- Whoo!

- Whoo!

[laughs]

[mellow music plays]

- Listen, I know I can be

a little sarcastic sometimes...

- Oh, stop the presses!

Hold the headline.

- Speaking of sarcasm.

But, no, this is from

the heart.

I can't thank you

enough, Will.

- Well, TJ did most

of the work.

- No, I don't mean

just about the race today.

I mean about everything.

You know,

the whole partnership.

It was a good idea.

You were right.

And if business keeps going

the way it's been...

- Why wouldn't it?

- And the board rejects

Barnes's waiver on the 24th...

- How could they not?

- Well, then everything will go

back to the way it was before.

- Not a minute too soon.

- So...dissolving our new

partnership,

that's good news, right?

- The best ever.

- I hate it too.

[tender music plays]

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

See you later.

Hi. Did you find

everything you need?

I'll just curl this

for you real quick.

Make it nice and...

There we go.

- [sighs]

I don't know about this.

I never liked

the chandelier, really.

- Does Liberace live here?

- I was also thinking about

putting in a porch light

right here.

- Oh, nice.

That's very

Pepperidge Farm.

You think Connie

will like it?

- What do you mean?

- Come on, Will.

Am I blind?

You think handsome and sexy

equals blind?

Everybody in town knows what's

going on between you two.

She's a great girl.

You're a very lucky guy.

- That I am.

It's my family home.

- There is one piece

of bad luck, I'm afraid.

This couple down in Philly,

they're interested in making

an offer on the place.

I can stall them for a while,

but not indefinitely.

So do you think you're close

to raising the 80 grand?

- Well, I got 37 so far.

Forty if I cash in

my bonds.

- That's not enough.

- How much time do I have?

- Two, three weeks, maybe.

- Oh, that's not enough.

[sighs]

- Will...

I know you were

happy here with Laura.

- For a while.

- And I know you think

buying back this house

will somehow make you

whole again.

But maybe there's an argument

for not buying it back

and moving on

with your life.

- Get a hold

of yourself, Ben.

- The forecast:
cloudy,

windy and cold this morning...

- By the way, what was your

favorite toy growing up?

- Dizzy Doll.

- Dizzy Doll.

What is that?

Like a baby doll?

- Mm-hmm. Yeah.

His eyes would sort of

light up when he speaks.

- I know a girl

just like that.

- Come on down to Roy's Toys,

where everything at my

New Britain store is 80% off.

Nope, there's nothing wrong

with your television,

and you don't need

a hearing aid.

But if toys

are what you're after,

at Roy's they're 80% off.

No, no, no.

Go on back home, Santa.

Roy's got it covered this year

with this 80% off sale.

80%.

That's spelled 8-O-M-G.

It's 80% off, only at Roy's.

See you soon.

80% off.

- New Britain only.

He's doing this to sink us.

- Man, we're dead.

- Over my dead body.

[dramatic music]

[indistinct chatter]

[inaudible]

- Oh, my gosh.

Whose puppy is this?

- What's going on?

- What's your name,

little fella?

- Oh, is it a doggy?

Is he okay?

Miss Forrester...

[pants]

- I love these figures, Rick.

You guys are going to love

your bonuses this year.

Speaking of lovely figures.

- Sorry, Roy.

She stormed right past me.

- Oh, that's no problem.

Guys, you want to give us

a minute?

So, Miss Forrester,

how are you?

Let me guess.

Seething.

- No, I passed seething

back on Route 15, Roy.

You're looking

at full-on rage.

I want you out

of New Britain.

- I don't blame you.

- This is just another drop in

the corporate bucket for you.

You know, you don't have

to be here, but we do.

- Look, it's nothing personal.

My team did a field study

last year,

and realized that a store

in your part of the state

would optimize market share.

So we opened one.

- To optimize market share?

- Exactly.

- For what does it profit a man

to gain the world

but forfeit his soul?

- He gains the world.

- You really are hopeless,

you know that?

- Everybody should be

so hopeless.

But, hey, I need a manager

for my New Britain store.

Somebody local, somebody smart.

You know,

knows all the parents' names,

sold toys to all the kids.

What do you think?

I'll give you a great salary.

I'd even buy your store.

How about it?

- I think you know what you can

do with your offer, Roy.

Neil Armstrong!

- What is with

the Neil Armstrong thing?

Field estimate.

Forrester's chances

of staying in business

if I take no further action

from here?

- Three to one.

- Here you go.

[phone rings]

Here you go, boys.

Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

- Merry Christmas.

- Sis, telephone.

- Hello?

Yeah. Mike.

- Connie, I just had a call

from Mr. Harris.

I'm afraid he's rescinding

your extension.

- What do you mean

he's rescinding it?

- You need to have the rest

of your loan

repaid by the 24th.

- Mike, today's the 22nd.

- It's out

of my hands, Connie.

- Did Roy Barnes

put him up to this?

Mike?

It's nothing official,

you understand.

- Then tell me

unofficially.

Barnes is a VIP customer

at the bank.

He threatened to take

his money elsewhere

if we didn't play ball.

I'm very sorry, Connie.

- Hey, sorry I'm late.

I didn't know Joe

had a liquor license.

- He got it two weeks ago.

Just in time.

- I'll have a beer,

please, Francine.

- You got it.

- Thanks.

[sighs]

I'm really sorry.

- Got room for another clerk?

Experienced, hardworking,

and she'll even

go on dates with you.

- Oh, I'd hire you

in a flat second,

but it turns out

my doors are closing too.

- Hmm?

- Um...

Connie, I don't know

how to tell you this, but...

I just took a job

with Roy Barnes.

It's the same one

he offered you.

Even if the board votes

to get him out on the 24th,

he still wants to hire me.

He promised to buy

my shop.

- No.

- I want that house,

Connie.

I need that house.

- No, you can't do this.

- I'm so sorry--

- No, you can't be doing this.

- Connie, please listen.

You have to tell me

you understand.

You have to, Connie,

otherwise the guilt's

just going to eat me alive.

- Well, you know, they have

cures for everything now.

[dramatic music]

- Eleanor. You got here

just in time.

- What do you mean?

- Well, we're having

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