Dim the Fluorescents

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Which is, uh, why

it's always a good idea

to, uh, personalize

your incentives.

[projector clicks]

Uh, next, we'd like to give

you a little demonstration

of some of the principles that

we've discussed here today.

Um, enjoy!

[door opens]

[tape switch clicks]

[indistinct chattering]

[telephone ringing on tape]

[ambiance grows louder]

- [clamoring stops]

- [telephone ringing]

MultiCorp Industries, this is Catherine

speaking. How may I help you?

Frankly, I'm not sure

that you can.

Well, surely, I can be

of some assistance.

My name is Gertrude Alan. I don't have

much time. I run a very large company.

Well I understand, Ms. Alan, we're

all of us very busy these days.

Oh, well, with faulty products like

yours, I don't doubt that you are.

- I'm sorry you feel that way.

- Products have come to me damaged, Catherine.

And how do you explain

such slip-shod service?

[Lillian] Well, this is the first

I've heard of such a problem.

Thank you for bringing it

to my attention.

This is more than

just an inconvenience.

Tell me that

you understand that.

- I understand.

- [sighs] Picture this, Catherine.

Picture a middle-aged, slightly

frazzled, overworked executive, okay?

And she comes in

just like she does everyday

and she has her mug of coffee,

and the mug has

a picture of her dog on it

that's slowly peeling,

you know? It's faded.

So, she comes in

and she hasn't had much sleep,

she's just returned from

a long absence,

and her department has just

gone to pieces without her.

Everything's just fallen apart without her.

Are you still there?

[Lillian] I'm seeing it.

I'm 42 years old, Catherine.

[Lillian] Ms. Alan, I'm I'm confident

that if you just tell me what ha...

Once, I tried

to change things.

Can you picture me with kids?

They told me I was too old but

I, I was reasonably healthy

so I thought to myself,

"Yes, let's see this through."

And I...

I just don't know...

- [cries]

- I'm sorry.

Things were going to be

different, Catherine. Better.

I wasn't going to work my life away.

I was going to be home more.

But, no, not for me.

All right. I just try

to stay busy.

I focus on the task at hand, I

just get through it day by day.

Maybe that will be enough.

This could have been

a good day.

- Why don't you tell me what happened?

- I opened it up

- and it was all f***ed!

- It's not supposed to be...

[shouting] Can't I just have

this one thing, Catherine?

- [firmly] It's not supposed to be like that.

- You can't help me.

Listen, I can't pretend that I know

what you're going through right now.

But you can rest assured that

MultiCorp will make this up to you.

- How?

- Well, for starters,

we're going to resend all your

product at no extra charge,

and we'll even throw in

a few more on the house

as a token of appreciation

for your business.

Well, thank you.

I really appreciate your

understanding in this circumstance.

- Catherine?

- Cathy, to my friends.

I'll give you a call

in a week's time

just to make sure that everything's

been resolved to your satisfaction.

How does that sound?

Cathy, I can't complain.

I'd like to announce

that that was great.

Really? I felt better

about it in rehearsal.

They liked it,

and you, they loved.

You don't mind that I ad-libbed, right?

I loved your writing.

- It felt very natural.

- Yeah. I've realized I guess, in the moment,

that I didn't really

know her, you know?

That's not purely

a script criticism,

my performance

was a bit inhibited.

I think there's a lot of great

stuff to take from this.

- Agreed.

- Absolutely.

[both] Professionals.

[smooth jazz playing]

[phone keypad beeping]

[phone line ringing]

[Peter over voicemail] Hi, you've

reached the office of Peter Fielding.

I'm afraid I can't come

to the phone right now,

so please leave a message after the

tone and I'll get back to you soon.

- Bye for now.

- [voicemail tone beeps]

[Audrey] Peter, hi.

It's Audrey Green calling.

I don't know if you got

my last message,

but I have an audition today,

so wish me luck.

I haven't read the whole thing,

but it seems pretty interesting.

Based on the sides, anyway.

- Also, I got a new head shot.

- [photographer] Big smile, Audrey.

- I'll e-mail it to you so you have it on file.

- [camera shutter clicks]

Lastly, I just wanted to see if you

had put me up for anything recently,

um, commercials

or, or anything, really.

Anyway, I'd love to chat with

you when you have a moment.

Um, so I'll speak

with you soon, I hope.

Um, take care, bye-bye.

[Lillian] You were always good

to me, Ms. Sommersby.

[door opens]

[woman] Audrey Green.

[cell phone ringing]

- How did it go?

- Uh, I think I came off pretty nervous, because I was.

I'm sure that was more apparent

to you than it was to them.

[girl] I think they really like me, but I

don't feel as confident as I'd like to.

- I certainly hope so.

- They didn't ask about my ability...

- How's your writing going?

- I've got a new draft,

and I think it addresses

a lot of your concerns.

Great. Can't wait to read it.

No, it was actually that bad.

I don't know how

I'm going to break it to Barry.

[dance music playing]

[knock at door]

I can't sleep.

Do you wanna watch me

do my taxes? It might help.

You wanna narrate for me?

- Sure.

- [chuckles] Okay.

- No detail too small.

- Okay.

This one is for

a lunch at Phil's.

It was for $12.77.

We can file that

under entertainment.

[chuckles] This is perfect.

And this one

is for printer ink.

- It was $37.99.

- Mmm-hmm.

- That can be filed under office supplies.

- Mmm.

[Audrey sighs]

And this one here is for

that Kingston production

of Memory Card at The Jupiter.

- We can file that under research.

- Hmm.

So much paper.

- This one's for that wig from April.

- Hmm.

New stapler. $6.99.

Guess office supplies, again.

So many lunches.

So many.

[water running]

It's become a significant

source of income for us

and now I'm wondering, you know,

because we have all these expenses,

rent, lunches with potential

clients, business cards...

Have you seen the business

cards, by the way?

It's very nice.

Anyway, I'm wondering if now isn't

the time for us to incorporate.

Okay, wonderful.

Can I assume that your company

will clear over $60,000 this year?

How much do you anticipate

you'll make this year?

Let me buy you lunch.

You okay for money?

You know, a few thousand wouldn't

make much difference to me.

- Dad, please.

- Hmm.

[Audrey on voicemail] Hi,

you've reached Audrey Green.

I'm sorry I can't take

your call right now,

but if you leave a message I'll

get back to you as soon as I can.

- Thanks for calling and have a great day.

- [sobbing]

- [voicemail tone beeps]

- [woman] Hello, this is a message for Audrey Green.

Hi, Audrey, thank you for

auditioning for A Different Trench.

- Unfortunately...

- [sobbing intensifies]

Can I give you some advice

as your accountant?

[cell phone ringing]

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