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I kind of like it. In the afternoon,

it brightens the place up quite a bit.

Anyway, here's the closet.

You could put your dollies in there,

or, you know, Mom could use it for storage.

- Let me show you the bathroom. OK?

- OK.

Come on, honey.

Is this another closet here?

Yeah, that's the foyer closet.

The bathroom's pretty self-explanatory.

It's in decent shape. Once we clean it up.

You got the toilet, of course,

the sink, bathtub.

This glass is safety glass.

I mean, you could hit that

as hard as you want, it will not break.

And that is great for your peace of mind,

you know, when Ceci's taking a bath.

Hey, Ceci.

Come look in here.

Ah, you're right. That's much better.

You can smell the river. Can you smell it?

- Yeah.

- Let me show you the other bedroom here.

You know, it's tough

to get two bedrooms in Manhattan,

any of the boroughs,

for under a thousand dollars.

OK, that's a closet.

Scratch that. That's a closet.

Um... Kitchen.

Got the refrigerator,

sink, stove,

and this is kind of

a country eat-in dining room.

You see this.

It's just really smart how they did this.

See that little thing?

Boom dining room.

You can put your stools around it,

and when you're done......

....out of the way, no clutter.

The dishwasher, if you're entertaining,

very convenient to have.

Kitchen. OK.

And then here

is the other bedroom.

So, where's the living room?

Well, it's kind of

a living room slash bedroom.

It's called a dual-use room. You can see

it's the size of two rooms. It's huge.

Anyway, did you see the view?

Did you see that?

Look at that. That is a million-dollar

view for $900 a month.

I mean,

I don't even have that where I live.

You're not going to do better than that,

I guarantee it.

Listen, I am just going to

cut to the chase here.

We could have this painted this weekend.

You could move in on Monday,

and, you know,

we could just fill out the forms right now.

I understand you want some time

to walk around, think about it.

- Let me just check on Ceci.

- Sure, sure. Yeah.

Ceci.

She's just making herself at home.

That's OK, Mom.

Ceci.

You know how they are.

She's just exploring.

- Mr. Veeck. Mr. Veeck.

- Did my daughter come down here?

- What?

- My daughter.

The little girl I came in with.

The little girl. Did she get on the elevator?

No. I see no one.

Just him.

Yeah, there was a little girl

in the stairwell.

Ceci.

Ceci.

Ceci.

Ceci.

Are you in there?

- Hello.

- Yeah?

- What are you doing down here?

- I saw someone go in.

Did you check the stairs

all the way to the roof?

Ceci.

Look, Mommy.

Hello Kitty. I got a Hello Kitty bag.

Ceci. Don't you ever do that again.

Do you understand?

Don't you ever run away from me,

and you never come up on the roof.

- Sorry.

- Do you understand me?

It's not safe for you up here.

You could have fallen.

- Sorry, Mommy.

- OK?

How can you leave this unlocked? There's no

railing here. It's totally irresponsible.

- It's supposed to be locked.

- Well, it wasn't.

Yeah. Sorry.

- Are you OK, honey?

- Yeah.

You're so lucky you found that.

My niece loves Hello Kitty.

Did you look inside it?

- No. Mommy, can I look?

- It's not yours, sweetie.

Oh, I am sure she can keep it. There's no

other children in the building. Someone...

No children?

Why? It's so close to the school.

They all grew up.

You know, they're all teenagers now.

You know, hardly anybody

ever moves out because of rent control.

Oh, there are other children on the island.

You know, in the other buildings.

You would have

many, many friends.

So cute.

Mr. Veeck, why was the door

to the roof open?

- What?

- The roof.

My daughter

found this on the roof.

- The roof? Where?

- Just lying there.

Mr. Veeck. Why didn't you

lock the door to the roof?

- I did.

- No.

She opened it and walked right out.

Now, what if she'd gotten hurt?

That's negligence, Mr. Veeck,

and I will call the union myself.

You get fired for cause,

and you can kiss that pension goodbye.

What do you talk about?

I check it. Hour ago, it was locked.

- Someone else open it.

- Well, whose bag is this?

- What do I know?

- Well, look inside it, please.

I am so sorry about this.

As you can see, we're having a little bit of

a communication problem. We will work it out.

I was wondering

if you have a card, so...

Oh, absolutely.

Absolutely.

- Just don't wait too long.

- Hey. Hey.

Ceci.

That's not yours. OK?

You can't keep that. Look, it's brand-new.

Someone's going to come back for it.

Can you give it back,

please?

- Doll.

- Ceci.

- Aw. Poor thing.

- Good girl. Thank you.

I will tell you what. Mr. Veeck will hold

onto it for a week, and if no one comes,

then you can come by

and get it. OK?

- In one week.

- No one comes, it's yours.

You see? You will see,

no one will come.

Thank you, Mr. Veeck.

Please check on that lock again.

Thank you.

We're going to live here,

right, Mommy?

- What?

- We're going to move here, right?

I want to.

I really want to move here.

See?

From the mouths of babes.

- Excuse me just one moment.

- OK.

Talk about it, I guess.

Now, we don't have to move here

for you to get a Hello Kitty backpack.

- I know that.

- You know that?

I really like this place, Mommy.

I want to live here.

You said it was

the right kind of price for us.

I did say that.

It's a little bit smaller than I hoped.

Please, Mommy.

Can we live here?

I am over here.

Over here.

Over here.

- We will take it.

- Oh, I have the Bernsteins...

I will give you a deposit right now.

- You're sure?

- Yeah. I am sure.

- OK.

- OK.

Yeah. I have the forms here, if you want.

We can go in... Let's go back in the office.

OK. Ceci,

you want to come?

I will be right back. I can explain to them.

That's all right. They have a lot of choices.

Come on, honey.

Because it's insanely inconvenient,

that's why.

I got to drive through the tunnel, get uptown

to cross the 59th Street Bridge to Queens,

so I can cross another goddamn bridge

to get to the island.

- You could take the subway.

- The subway?

You want me to take the PATH to the F?

Are you kidding me? It will take an hour.

I am suing.

What?

You move there, I will sue for full custody.

Mr. Williams.

Threats are not appropriate.

- Ms. Williams has a right to rent...

- Are you moving to Roosevelt Island?

- Look at this.

- I want an answer.

Look at this. The elementary school there

is one of the best in the city,

and it's practically next door, so all Ceci

would have to do is walk two blocks.

Just look at it.

If this is really about Ceci, maybe

you could move to Roosevelt Island,

because there are

lots of places for rent there.

- That's ridiculous.

- Is it? Why?

- I already signed a lease.

- You're lying.

- I am not listening to this.

- She's there.

She's in Jersey City,

and that's what this is really about.

I am done talking.

Better get yourself a lawyer.

A good one.

I am sorry to say

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