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for instance.

Turns out to be

a lousy business.

It's third-generation

management,

and they've let it

run down terribly.

But they have

a small subsidiary

that's a real gem.

The cannery itself is sitting

on prime waterfront land.

So we buy the company,

close it down,

then we sell off the

subsidiary business,

then we sell the land.

You ever thought of maybe

running these companies?

There's no money

in that, Dad.

The world has changed, Johnny.

You wouldn't believe how

the world has changed.

When you were a boy,

you used to go to work

at Lockheed with me,

you remember?

I used to separate

all the nuts and bolts.

32 cents a day and all the

ham-and-cheese sandwiches I could eat.

You used to say

when you grew up,

you wanted to

work there, like me.

Now I guess you'd just

buy it and close it down.

You ever hear

from any of those

old Lockheed guys, Dad?

Rick Malinson?

Tommy Williams?

By the time I retired,

I was the last of us

still working there.

They all moved out.

To the Valley,

Palm Springs...

My last day,

I finished my work,

cleaned out my locker

and went home.

There was no one even

there to say good-bye to.

Next morning,

someone else doing my job

like I'd never been there.

The world is divided

into two groups:

workers and bosses.

I'm a worker.

Always have been.

I don't know, Dad, I think...

It's okay, Johnny.

There's nothing

wrong with it.

I'm a worker, that's all.

But you, you're different.

You like to be in control.

You like that responsibility.

You're a boss.

And Mom?

What do you think?

Okay, Dad.

"If you hit a parked vehicle

and cannot find the owner

"you must A:
Leave

a note on or in the car,

Wait for the owner to return

or C:
Leave a message

at the nearest house?"

Why are you doing this?

I've already passed

the written test.

I know, but you can't

be too careful.

One of these

very situations

may appear during the

driving portion of the test.

I want you to be ready.

If I hit a car in

the driving test,

it isn't gonna matter

if I "A:
Leave a note on

or in the car or not. "

Very good.

Thank you.

We've come this far.

I don't want to see

anything go wrong now.

They want us to pull

ahead here. Go ahead.

Ease up, ease up,

not too fast.

All right, stop.

There he is now.

Jake Tremont?

Yes, sir.

Here. Right here.

Actually,

he's Jake Tremont.

I'm his son, John.

You probably don't

need to know that,

but now you do anyway.

You can't sit there

during the test, sir.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Uh, you can't be

in the car at all.

What are you talking about?

This is my father.

It's against the law.

I won't say a word.

You won't even know I'm here.

I can't administer the

test with you in the car.

Either you get out now,

or your father

gets a failing grade.

You going to be okay?

I will be

as soon as you go.

Before opening the door on the

traffic side of your parked car...

John.

I'm going.

Look for bicycles

and other vehicles.

Yes!

When waiting to

make a left turn,

give the right of way to cars

coming in the opposite direction.

Until all dangerously

close cars have passed.

On a highway with fewer than

four lanes in one direction

a passenger vehicle

towing a trailer...

Must travel in the lane

farthest to the right

or a specially marked lane.

Yes!

Well, look who's here.

Yo, Dad.

Yo, Billy.

Well...

I was down

at the American Express

office in Tecoman

and I got a letter

from Aunt Annie.

Told me that

Grandma was sick.

So I hustled back.

I figured you might need

some help, Grandpa.

Never mind

helping your Grandpa.

When was the last

time you ate?

Why are you Americans

so obsessed with food?

Excuse me, senor.

You're not...

You know, when in Rome...

What were you

doing down in Mexico?

Semester break.

A bunch of kids

went down there.

You look good.

I think you've grown.

Dad, you say that

every time you see me.

And I stopped

growing two years ago.

How's your mother?

She's fine.

In her third year of law,

top of her class.

It's embarrassing

when your mother

has a higher grade point

average than you do

but we're working that out.

Send her my best.

How about you?

You know? How's business?

You know.

The same.

You win some,

you lose some.

Knowing you, I'm sure you're

winning more than you're losing.

When you finish with that,

you can wash it down

with a piece of cake.

He looks really good.

What's been going on?

Well, we've been spending

a lot of time together.

Quality time, huh?

They say it's good

for parents and kids.

Maybe you and I should spend

some more time together.

Take it easy, Dad.

Let's not get carried away.

This place looks great,

Grandpa.

You've added a lot.

You look good.

I'm gonna name this

one after you, Bill.

Butter, anyone?

You want some butter, honey?

I would like to make a toast.

Uh-oh.

A lot's happened

in the past two weeks.

We've overcome

a lot of adversity,

overcome a lot of pain.

Pulled together as a team.

And now we're taking

time to say thanks.

That's beautiful, Mario.

It's my regular

halftime speech.

Actually,

I just wanted to say

how happy I am to see

the family together.

It's a thrill for me, too.

Are you finished?

My chicken's getting cold.

I'm finished.

Very good.

I'd like to make a toast.

Hmm.

Well, hey, Dad.

To my lovely bride.

Your bride?

Did you have

a drink today, Jake?

Before you came home, Mom,

we had a couple of

glasses of coq au vin.

To my lovely bride.

Bette, you're back in

the bosom of your family,

where you belong.

It's good to be home.

Hear, hear.

Well said, Dad.

It's good to have

everybody here, too.

I can't remember

the last time

we had John and

Billy together.

Billy looks good.

I like that earring.

Think I should

get one of those?

Yeah.

It's very nice.

I have a pin that goes

with that if you want.

Oh, leave him alone, Mom.

He looks fabulous.

I bet the girls are

falling all over themselves.

Don't worry about me.

This isn't at

all embarrassing.

I hear the dorms are

co-ed now. Is that true?

Yeah our dorm's co-ed.

Good thing they didn't have

it when I was in school.

I never would've got

any studying done.

Some student you were.

Mario was an

excellent student, Mom.

He was a physical

education major.

He didn't read books,

he ran laps.

Yes, but good students

like me read books

and ran laps

at the same time.

Now John was

a good student.

Thank you, Mommy.

From kindergarten on,

every Saturday we'd

go to the library.

Get out four books.

You'd read them,

we'd go back,

get out another four books.

It worked, too.

I learned how to read.

You did more than that.

So how does it work?

Are the girls on another floor?

How do you find them?

Somebody hose

this man down.

What is it, Dad?

What's the matter?

I'm just happy.

Let's try to make it easy

for Grandma and Grandpa

while you're here.

Okay?

Sure, you get so used

to hearing it,

you don't even

realize it's on.

It was on, believe me.

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