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BRAD:

It’s not bad. Listen, thank you so

much for getting Troy in to see

that music professor and the Dean

of Admissions. That’s huge. He

had great meetings.

CRAIG:

Oh, I’m glad. Can’t believe he’s

already looking at colleges.

BRAD:

Me either!

CRAIG:

Well, I guess my girls are, too.

They’re only twelve and they’re all

over it. Already filling out

applications. They’re so much more

on it than we were.

BRAD:

Troy’s got a great attitude about

it all.

CRAIG:

Is he medicated?

BRAD:

No.

The HOSTESS brings Craig’s drink and sets it down.

CRAIG:

So how’s Melanie?

BRAD:

She’s great. She likes her job.

She’s always been pretty happy.

CRAIG:

Diane just sold an article to HBO.

They’re gonna make a series out of

it.

BRAD:

Oh. Cool.

(beat)

So we went to Tufts today. Bob

Connor died.

CRAIG:

I know, I know.

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BRAD:

You knew?

CRAIG:

Oh, yeah, I spoke at his memorial.

BRAD:

You did?

CRAIG:

Yeah, we’d been in touch. He’d

asked me to come speak at his class

a few times about journalism and

government...

BRAD:

(slightly stung)

He did, hunh? That’s flattering.

CRAIG:

I try to get out of stuff like that

-but for him. Such a great

person.

BRAD:

Yeah. He was the closest thing I

had to a mentor.

CRAIG:

I remember. You were his favorite.

At the time.

BRAD:

I wish I’d been there at his

memorial. I wish I’d known.

CRAIG:

If I’d seen you at Nick’s wedding,

I would have told you about it - it

happened right after...

BRAD:

Yeah, I didn’t know about Nick’s

thing either.

CRAIG:

You didn’t miss much. Nick’s

gotten so... I mean, I love the

guy. But the more successful he

gets, the gayer he gets.

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CRAIG (cont'd)

He’s now like a full-on flamer -

with hairless dudes in banana

hammocks running around his house,

humping each other.

BRAD:

I saw his house in an Architectural

Digest.

CRAIG:

Yeah, it’s like a set for a sci-fi

gay porno or something.

BRAD:

I talked to Jason today.

CRAIG:

Yeah? How’s he?

BRAD:

Well, he sounded stressed. His kid

is sick. I think she has something

wrong with her spine.

CRAIG:

That sucks. Which one? He has

like four.

BRAD:

I think I might have offended him.

I thought he had his own jet for

some reason - and I brought it up -

maybe I sounded glib - I don’t

know. But he seemed annoyed that I

accused him of having his own

plane. I felt bad.

CRAIG:

He does have a plane.

BRAD:

No, he doesn’t.

CRAIG:

Yes, he does.

BRAD:

No. His company maybe leases one.

CRAIG:

Yeah, his company. That’s his

company. That’s his plane.

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BRAD:

Are you sure?

CRAIG:

Didn’t you read the piece in the

Times?

(off BRAD’s blank look)

He’s getting sued. He lost a lot

of money for a lot of powerful

people. He’s running scared. And

there was this brutal take-down

piece in the Times - actually

written by a friend of mine - which

put me in a really awkward

position. It talked about his

lavish lifestyles - the houses in

the Hamptons - the private planes.

BRAD:

Oh my god.

CRAIG:

Might be why he was a little

sensitive.

BRAD:

Oh. I thought... I got it all

wrong, I guess.

CRAIG:

Jason’s a pillar of society. He’s

a family man. He’s a good dude.

And he’s a total crook.

Craig laughs.

BRAD:

Really?

CRAIG:

He’s a thief. And there’s a chance

-albeit slight - he goes to jail.

BRAD:

Jesus. Wow.

CRAIG:

In his business - you don’t want to

stay at the tables too long. Get

your money. And then get the f***

out. ‘Cause somewhere along the

line, you probably did something

shady.

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CRAIG (cont'd)

You don’t get rich like that by

being an Eagle Scout. He should do

what Billy did. Flee.

BRAD:

Right. Billy really seems to be

living the dream. Two girlfriends.

CRAIG:

Just don’t call him after 5pm.

BRAD:

Why not?

CRAIG:

What do you mean? He’s a drunk.

BRAD:

He is?

CRAIG:

Yeah - and a...

(pantomimes snorting coke)

And a...

Craig pantomimes injecting his arm with heroin.

BRAD:

Shut up.

CRAIG:

Don’t be naive. You knew that.

BRAD:

When we talked on the phone, he

sounded okay. He was like walking

his dog early in the morning...

CRAIG:

He’d probably been up all night on

a bender. In his defense, he’s got

a lot of time on his hands. You

pick up vices.

BRAD:

I’m so in the dark.

CRAIG:

That’s what happens when you drop

out and move to Sacramento.

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BRAD:

I moved to Sacramento. I didn’t

drop out.

CRAIG:

Why did you move to Sacramento?

BRAD:

Melanie got a job there. And I can

work anywhere right now.

CRAIG:

Oh, right - with your little...

thing. That’s a cool thing you’re

doing.

BRAD:

(stung)

Yeah. Thanks.

CRAIG:

Good stuff. I’m sorry I never got

back to you about that.

BRAD:

It’s all right.

CRAIG:

It just came at a moment when I was

getting bombarded. It’s like every

day I get hit up with requests.

Speaking engagements, writing

introductions to someone’s book...

(points to BRAD)

...asking to be put on boards,

executive boards, non-profit

boards. There’s just not enough

time in the day - sometimes you’ve

gotta just draw the line. As hard

as it is - you just have to learn

how to say no. Yesterday, I got

asked to speak at the Aspen Ideas

Festival in June. Well, that I’m

going to do. That’s cool, you

know? Interesting people, well

curated...

BRAD:

Yeah. Listen - Craig - I just want

to say - I’m proud of you. I

really am.

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BRAD (cont'd)

I mean, I know it must be pretty

stressful to have so many balls in

the air and have so much going on,

but from the outside...

CRAIG:

Not that stressful. It’s fun.

BRAD:

Well, I’m just happy for you. To

be honest, at first, I’d see you on

TV - and it kind of... bothered me -

just because we always had a little

competitive thing going. But I’m

happy with my life - and you’re

doing what you want to do - things

work out the way they should.

Craig nods - then furrows his brow.

CRAIG:

I was never competitive with you.

Brad takes a beat, his eyes narrow.

BRAD:

Oh, come on. Really?

CRAIG:

Maybe in school for like a second.

But I haven’t thought of you in

that way for years.

BRAD:

What is that supposed to mean?

CRAIG:

It means... I dunno. Why would I

compete with you?

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