Burlesque Page #8

I told you that opportunity

wouldn't knock forever.

You're right. It doesn't.

Hey.

You.

It's Mark.

Mark.

Do you want to have some lunch?

Yeah. Sure.

You're cooking.

I just wasted my whole

goddamn afternoon...

...talking with

the vice president of loans.

This a**hole- No, wait.

He didn't even look me in the eye.

He just sat there, playing with

this wooden thingy on his desk.

- What thingy? What?

- The long wooden block thingy.

The nameplate?

Yes. Nameplate.

Yeah, and?

And he's not gonna give me the money.

- Are you sure?

- Yes, I'm sure.

I'm not a good risk.

And I've got two days

before the bank takes the club.

Well, then...

...I would say that the situation

is pretty bleak.

And I would say that you are a master

of the f***ing obvious.

Why did you say that?

What do you mean, "Why did I

say that"? Because it's the truth.

Tess, it's not a judgment,

it's the truth.

You don't have any money.

The bank won't give you a loan.

It's the eleventh hour.

Hello?

If I were you,

I would take Marcus's offer right now.

No.

And you don't get to say that to me.

I can take "the sky is falling" from

everyone else, but not you.

You know, I need you to be the one

that says:

"It's only a number, Tess."

We have killed ourselves trying

to keep this place going.

How can you just walk away?

I don't care if you walk away,

I don't care what happens.

I will beat down the door

of every bank in L.A.

I will never give up this club.

Are you sure?

I will never give it up.

There she is.

I thought I'd lost you for a minute

at the beginning there.

You are such an a**hole.

Thank you.

Hope you're hungry.

Steaks are on.

What is this?

Right now it's a model.

When it grows up

it'll be multi-use space...

...residential, retail.

But this is the address of

the Burlesque Lounge.

Best view on the Sunset Strip...

...with no windows.

When I'm through with it,

it'll have a thousand.

Does Tess know about this?

Tess knows I've made an

offer to buy her space.

What makes you think she'd ever sell?

I don't think she has a choice.

She's going under.

I've made a very generous offer.

It's a win-win situation for everyone.

It's business, baby, not personal.

I think it's pretty personal for Tess.

And for Coco and Sean and...

- What about me?

- Hey, hey, hey. Listen,

There are other clubs that you can

sing and dance in. Better ones.

You don't get it.

I don't understand. I'm trying to do

something that benefits everyone.

- How does that make me the bad guy?

- It doesn't, Marcus.

It just makes you the wrong guy.

Hi.

So how'd it go at the bank?

This good.

You want a glass for that?

No, no. I am way beyond a glass.

- Tess, I gotta talk to you.

- Honey, not right now.

Marcus is gonna tear down the club

and build a skyscraper.

And how do you know this?

- I saw the model.

- I didn't know that you

and Marcus were that close.

We're not that close. I rushed

over here, so I could tell you.

Don't you think you're spreading

yourself a little bit thin.

Jack, Marcus, whoever.

Tess, I'm trying to help you.

- Ali, let it go.

- She's gotta listen to me.

Okay. Go! Let it go, let it go.

- She needs to listen to me.

- She can't right now.

Well, she's gonna hear me. Watch this.

Tess, I gotta talk to you.

You could knock.

This is still my office for 48 hours.

Well, then you really need to hear

- what I have tell you.

- No, I don't.

I am tired of talking.

I am talked out.

- This time you're gonna hear me out.

- No, I don't wanna hear you out.

Do you ever listen to anything other

than the sound of your own voice?

Talk.

Have you ever heard of air rights?

No, I've never heard of air rights.

What are air rights?

Now, that's funny.

Jim, let me call you back, huh?

Please sit down, ladies.

A few years ago you wanted to buy

my club and I said no.

Yeah, and now you changed your mind?

No, no but just bear with me

for a second...

...because I promise this is gonna

have a happy ending for both of us.

How much are you planning

to sell your condos for?

Well, they start at a million and go

up from there, depending on the view.

That's beautiful.

So, what if I told you

that a 20-story office building...

...was going up where my club is?

That would block his view.

- Ten stories would block his view.

- Yeah. Gone.

The way I see it, your beautiful

million-dollar ocean and city views...

...are just gonna vanish

into thin air.

- Vanish.

- Yeah.

Because tomorrow I am going to

sell my club to this developer...

...and his 20 stories are

gonna be well

underway by the time

you start selling.

- Trying to sell.

- Yeah. Right.

And so I think that we should talk.

I'd listen to her.

We're gonna have to

auction off everything.

Anything you want me to

try and keep for you?

No.

I just wanna try and do what's best

for both of us.

You gonna shoot me? Please?

No. I'm gonna buy you out.

In the next 24 hours?

No, in the next 24 seconds.

Where did you get this?

Thin air.

Oh, baby.

Thank you.

Just put it out in the universe.

What would really make me so happy...

...is to hear from you...

...a great, big, giant, fat:

"Thank you, Ali."

I didn't really sleep with Vince,

I just said that to hurt you.

I crossed the line.

You think?

I wanna come home.

Okay, you're home.

Now get your crazy ass upstairs and

get ready, you're on in 20 minutes.

And if you ever pull half of the crap

that she pulled...

..you are gonna be out on your ass so

quick it's gonna make your head spin.

Yes, ma'am.

And don't ever call me "ma'am" again.

I'm gonna go get dressed

for the show.

Thank you, Ali.

So, this is what happens

when you get a little money, huh?

You stop doing manual labor.

I'm back there with broken zippers...

...and ostrich feather fans

that won't open or close.

You have no idea what it's like.

No idea.

I quit. Quit.

- Can I use this?

- Don't touch my stuff.

I've been looking for you.

Well, you found me.

I wanna talk to you.

Jack, I really have to

get ready, okay.

I know I messed up, okay? Big-time.

When? When you lied to me

about your engagement being over...

...or when you kicked me out

of your apartment?

It really was over. Okay?

And she's gone.

I'm here to apologize.

No, no. Hey.

I never should have let you

walk out that door.

Go on.

I want you to come back.

So, what's the proposal, exactly?

Well...

...I still have that full box

of cookies.

And an empty day bed.

I want the bedroom.

Half.

So are you in or are you out?

Oh, Jack. Now, see...

...I'm the kind of girl that,

when a friend's in trouble, I help.

That's just who I am.

Shut up.

Okay, then. All right.

I...

I finished a song.

I think it's pretty good.

- Can I hear it?

- No.

But you can sing it.

Underneath the city lights

There is a world few know about

Where rules don't apply, no

And you can't keep a good girl down

She going through the club

looking for a good time

Gonna make that

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