Dangerous Company Page #5

let that happen to you.

( sobbing )

It just--I feel like I'm

letting her down, you know.

Like, this company

was her legacy to us,

to your girls.

And if I'm not here to run it,

if I screw it up,

I mean, this is--business is

all she had, is all I have.

Hey, look at me.

I'm here, okay.

I am here and

I'm gonna take care of you.

( sobbing )

So, don't worry.

Wow, I really need

a cigarette.

Seorita Deanna, ooh.

Ooh, Emelina.

Of course,

you remember Emelina,

Eme's agreed to give

us some time to help

look after Pauline.

If you remember,

she's a godsend during

much of your mom's illness.

Yeah, not like me,

right, Aaron?

Um --

Listen, Deanna, I'm just

trying to make it

a little easier here

for all of us, okay?

Emelina's here tonight.

So why don't you and

I get out of the house,

we'll go get some dinner?

We can talk.

Perhaps we can work out

a plan to deal

with Pauline's

condition, together.

I pick the restaurant.

So she knew

that Elizabeth was off

with her sister in Vegas?

And she swore that she

saw the two of us

going at it in

the guest room.

Wow.

That is crazy,

but I don't know

what's the illness and

what's the medication.

We should get some wine.

You wanna share

a bottle, chardonnay?

( sighs )

What?

Deanna, I am so sorry,

I forgot.

How long has it been?

Three years,

four months, 22 days.

Good, I'm glad.

Third time in rehab's

a charm, I guess.

Still going to your meetings?

Every day I can.

Look, Aaron...

I want to stay

for a while.

You know, as long

as Pauli wants me to.

There's really

no need for that.

I'm working out

of the house.

I'm there most of the day.

Besides, what about

your girls?

If this disease is anything

like it was with my mother,

you're gonna need help.

( scoffs )

Okay, look, I know that

I was totally AWOL

when my mom was declining

and I feel bad about that.

Okay, I feel bad about

that every day,

but I was out of control.

The drinking and

the prescription pain killers

and the coke.

But Dave had just left

with the girls.

He sued me for

full custody and he won.

I have been working really,

really hard at getting

my life back together.

And I want to be there

for Pauline, now.

So this is about you feeling

better about yourself?

No, this is about

what's best for her.

Really? And what was best

for your mother?

Forgive me if I sound a little

skeptical here, Deanna.

You lied to all of us,

every one of us.

Drank everything

in the house,

stole your mother's money

and her medication.

You even emptied

our medicine chest.

Aaron...

I don't want to fight

with you, especially now.

You must be going crazy.

I know the business is

in trouble and now this,

but I remember what it

was like when my mom

was struggling

and Pauli had to assume

Power of Attorney,

and it was rough.

I see Pauline's health

is not your only concern.

What is that

supposed to mean?

How do you think

she's gonna feel

when you start meddling into

her business affairs?

The two of you parted ways

over that very subject, Deanna.

Okay, you are twisting

everything I say.

I'm scared, Dee.

I'm scared that if

I let you back in,

that you'll quit this job,

just like every other job

that you ever had.

Don't you think Pauline

feels the same way?

Don't you think

that she's afraid, too?

I'm prepared to spend

every dime that I have

for her peace of mind.

I will get her

everything that

she ever needs for

the rest of her life.

So why should we trust you?

Fool us twice?

I don't think so.

You should really try

the Veal Picatta,

I hear it's very good here.

I'm so sorry Pauli

and it's really stupid

to think that I could

come here and help you out

and I was wrong.

Wow, big surprise.

You're running out on me?

That is what I do best.

I'm really, really

excellent at quitting.

( sniffs )

You know what

I regret most?

Mom created a company

that brought people together

and you and I are just never

seem to be able to reconcile.

The one thing that

she wanted most,

we failed her.

Just realizing that now?

Look, as someone who has

been a failure my whole life,

I can tell you that it,

it doesn't get any easier.

I gotta go.

( camera shutter clicks )

( knock on door )

Your late, Liz,

I was getting worried.

Why, what's the matter?

I just need Pauline

to think that

she's losing her mind, okay.

It's not my intention

to hurt her

or anyone else

for that matter.

Of course, that's the plan.

Is your sister-in-law

going to be a problem?

I think I

convinced her to leave.

She should be back

in Houston by tomorrow.

And what about

that actor you hired?

Don't worry about the actor,

he's been paid in full,

he's not gonna talk.

Then what's the problem?

Look, I have so much

riding on this.

If I don't make

the margin call soon,

they're gonna block

the entire account.

Look, it's okay.

There's more than

enough for everyone.

When you brought me in on this,

I told you it'd be easy.

I just want it

to be over, Liz.

And it almost is.

All we need to do now

is to get Pauli

to give you Power of Attorney.

Look, the board meets

Tuesday at six,

so when are we gonna

go for it Aaron?

When? Tomorrow?

Yeah, tomorrow.

( heavy breathing )

Mrs. Mitchell will be

gone for a few days.

So, she's blown me off, again.

Please don't

take it personally.

She's had to go deal

with a problem

with one of our

suppliers in Idaho.

Just so she knows,

money coming together

like this is rare

and it will move on

quickly unless

the deal closes.

So please, give me

something positive

that I can tell my clients?

Everybody I've talked to says,

it's a great opportunity--

Please, tell Mr. Chan

that Mrs. Mitchell

and everyone at Wendy Blue

is very impressed

with his offer.

Does that mean that--

That means that

we're doing our due diligence,

and we're going to

respect his deadline.

When our board

meets on Tuesday,

we're hopeful that we'll have

the answer he's looking for.

Uh-huh.

Thank you.

Where's Mrs. Mitchell?

Really, what's going on?

- Ray, it's complicated.

- It's complicated?

I can handle something

that's complicated.

I happen to know

the board member--

Look, Pauline never does

anything by the book.

But she always has our

best interest at heart.

This is a tough one for her,

so cut her some slack.

( sighs )

( cellphone ringing )

( cellphone rings )

( cellphone ringing )

( ringing continues )

( ringing continues )

Emelina.

Ohh!

Oh my!

Hola Seor Mitchell.

Como estas?

( panting )

Hey, what are you

doing out of bed?

I, uh, I don't know.

I was thirsty and I--I--I was

trying to find the bathroom.

( sighs )

You're not mad at me?

No--no, of course not.

Let's get you back into bed.

Okay.

Again? Already?

It's, uh, Aaron,

I'm just--I'm scared.

I don't expect any of

this to make sense to you.

( phone rings )

Hello?

What do you want?

Why are you calling me?

What, now?

( camera shutter clicks )

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