Are We Done Yet? Page #3

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...who's probably 1 0 times

more patient and heavenly...

...than any stepfather

should have to be--

Baby.

--we give thanks.

I know at times it seems Iike...

...we're nothing but a bunch of

back-talking sass mouths...

...who don't know when we got it good

in a nice, beautiful home.

At Ieast the table's strong.

I can fix that.

Honey, I think you should

just call the contractor.

Suzanne, the electrical parts

alone is a 30 percent markup.

And a contractor?

You're talking about

Now do you want the number?

Contractor's here!

Coco! Oh, Coco.

Coco, sit.

How did you do that?

That's German.

It's the Ianguage of discipline.

I was fortunate a couple of years back

to spend some time...

...and study with the friars

of New Skete.

Nick!

I found Coco by the highway,

but it's no problem...

-...because he had his tags on.

-Chuck, what you doing here?

I got a message down at the office

that you were Iooking for a contractor?

But you're the Iocal real-estate guy.

Yes, I am.

And I'm also the Iocal contractor.

Do you Iove it?

-What's that smell?

-Fifty pounds of fish.

Do you know the power

went out Iast night?

On it.

What you mean, "ruh-roh"?

Nick, when exactly

did you buy this home?

Are you serious?

You know exactly

when I bought this dump...

...because you the one sold it to us.

And that's what makes it

so very unpleasant for me...

...to have to tell you that your home's

electrical system is shot.

AII right, all right, all right.

FIag on the play.

Why didn't you tell us this

when you showed us the house?

Nick, in all fairness,

I did have my Realtor's cap on.

You know, might remember

that great blue blazer and the khakis.

My contractor's hat was safely

at home in the closet.

They're two distinctly

different chapeaus...

...but they should have told you

when you had the place inspected.

How's it going, guys?

Nick didn't have

this dump inspected.

I had it inspected. It was inspected.

It was just inspected by me.

Honey, how could you not

hire an inspector?

We talked about this.

How could you be so irresponsible?

I trusted you on this.

-Don't blame me, it's his fault.

-Well, how is it Chuck's fault?

He Iied!

No, he didn't. You was just too cheap

to hire an inspector.

That's besides the point.

They're kicking, aren't they?

Feels Iike they're playing soccer.

You okay?

They say that the move

was very traumatic for them...

...and that you shouldn't sleep

on your right side.

How do you know, Chuck?

I'm a baby whisperer.

A baby what?

AIso, they'd Iove it if you could Iay off

the Indian food. Curry is a no-no.

Oh, brother.

Unfortunately, you gotta upgrade

the main panel and pull all the wires.

That just sound Iike a bigger job.

Oh, crap.

You got raccoons.

Oh, yeah. Raccoons

that Iike Corn Nuts.

Word to the wise, careful with those

raccoons. They're vicious.

Hey, hey, Chuck.

When it comes

to this electrical stuff....

How much this gonna cost me?

Oh, gosh, I don't know.

A home this size...

...you're Iooking at 8, 9.

-Hundred?

-Thousand.

Get off my property.

I might fixed.

-Oh, yeah?

-Yeah.

Perfect.

That's what I'm talking about.

I'm professional.

Thanks. Appreciate it, Serge.

Come again.

Did you see that? Look and Iearn,

Iittle girl. 1 50 bucks. Painless.

Are you sure it's safe?

Of course it's safe.

He said all we gotta do...

...is not use the microwave

and the toaster at the same time.

That's just common sense.

Eight thousand dollars.

I knew that dude Chuck

was a crook the minute I met him.

Oh, honey, I think

you're a Iittle bit stressed out...

...with the move and everything and,

you know...

...there's one thing

that we haven't been able to do...

...in this big old drafty mansion.

Insulation. That'II be perfect.

If we do that, we'II save

a Iot of money on heating bills.

Baby, I was actually thinking of

something else we could do...

...to stay nice and warm.

Oh, I know what you're thinking.

Honey, what was that?

The raccoon.

-He's on the roof?

-Yeah.

You gotta show him who's boss.

If you don't do that,

you'II never get rid of him.

Baby, but Chuck says they're vicious.

Yeah, if you're a baby whisperer.

But me, I'm the man.

You are the man.

-You got my back?

-I got your back.

Watch this.

Is that my Corn Nuts?

You should know

not to mess with a man's nuts.

Be prepared

to pay the ultimate price.

Honey. Honey, what are you

doing out there?

Step back, baby.

What you wanna do?

Look, he ain't even running.

He think he bad. You think you bad?

I've dealt with rats in the city

bigger than you, boy.

Kids, go to bed. I got this.

-Baby!

-I got him!

Did I get him?

-No.

-No.

Sucker.

Nicholas J. Persons?

-Chuck?

-Charles Mitchell. City inspector.

We got a problem. Let's go.

What's with the badge, Chuck?

Look, I don't have time for

none of this, okay? So make it quick.

Sir, you can't just go around tapping

into other people's power supplies.

It's dangerous, it's against the Iaw...

...and quite frankly, Mr. Persons,

it's rude.

What are you talking about?

I'm gonna go ahead and guess...

...that that work wasn't done

by a Iicensed contractor.

You know, I didn't even know

they was gonna Ieave it Iike that.

You went ahead and availed yourself

to the cheap, unskilled Iabor pool...

...that congregates outside

the hardware store?

I know. Tell you what I'm gonna do.

For reference, I'm gonna

provide you with a Iist...

...of all the Iicensed,

bonded contractors...

...we have here in the Iocal vicinity.

I am also going to fine you $1 000

for breaking the Iaw.

What? A thousand bucks?

If you knew what you were doing...

...you'd be facing jail time,

so consider yourself Iucky.

We're shutting your power down

till further notice.

What am I supposed to do?

Build a windmill?

Well, that's not a bad idea, so Iong as

you contact the city zoning officer first.

Quality guy.

Would you Iike his card?

-No.

-I'm out of here.

Hey, wait a minute, Chuck.

Chuck, come on, man. It's me. Nick.

Help me get my power back on.

I'm the city inspector, Mr. Persons.

Restoring power's

a Iittle beyond my purview.

Okay, I know what this is. And I seen

this one before. What's it gonna take?

You realize if I accepted that,

I'd have to arrest myself on the spot...

...and I'm not that guy.

But you're a contractor.

But I'm not wearing

that hat right now.

Well, you can put it on.

It's your Iucky day.

It happens to be in the car.

Oh, God. Oh, what,

they shut you down?

The heartless bureaucrats.

They're the worst.

Can you help me?

Well, restoring power's

not as easy as it sounds.

It just might take a couple days.

A couple of days?

Man, I'm trying to Iaunch a magazine.

AII right? What am I supposed to do

without a computer?

We're gonna get your power

back on.

It's not even gonna be an issue.

Trust me.

Here you go, honey.

Your sandwich.

-What?

-Okay.

-Hey, Suzanne.

-Hey, Chuck. Come on in.

What smells good?

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