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-What surprise?

-Rumor is you're getting passed over.

-I'm not getting the VP job?

-That's the rumor. All I can tell you.

Rumors are always true.

Garvin hasn't said anything?

Came by the office. I was late,

Susan had a conference.

-You were late? Today?

MAN:
What brings you to Seattle?

-Good to see you again. Ha-ha-ha.

-Nice to see you, Mr. Blackburn.

Somebody tells Garvin

I was talking to you, phew.

You know how he is about leaks.

Now it's a leak?

I thought it was a rumor.

It was different when we were in the

Valley together. I could watch your back.

Who gets the job, Stephanie Kaplan?

Rumor is he's going outside the group.

You'd still head up Manufacturing...

...presumably.

Wait a minute.

I might be out of a job?

-Don't get paranoid all of a sudden.

-I'm a quick learner.

You wouldn't make somebody VP

and not let them appoint their own team.

How would that look?

Phil, am I out of a job?

Come on, Tom.

I'm already out on a limb.

You gonna be okay? You want a Prozac?

No, I'm fine. I'm, uh--

I'm disappointed, but I'm fine.

You sure?

Don't have to worry about me.

I'm a stockholder. Whatever's...

...best for the company.

[PHONE DIALING]

SUSAN [ON MACHINE]:

If you wanna leave a message...

...for Susan, Tom, Matt and Eliza...

...please do after the beep.

Thanks for calling. Bye.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

-Obviously, he's disappointed.

GARVIN:
But he took it well?

Overall, I'd say yes.

I don't want any bumps before the merger.

I don't want him quitting.

It's up to you.

Just one big happy family.

You got that?

I have to tell you, going down to see him

this morning was a masterstroke.

It really put him on the defensive.

I'll keep an eye on him.

He'll get on the program.

When push comes to shove,

he doesn't have the guts.

[SIGHS]

Let me ask you something.

You know Susan.

If I heard a rumor about the...

...future of the company...

...my future...

...you know, nothing crazy,

a real rumor...

...what would Susan say?

You think she'd say go see Garvin?

Hey. Here's a guy you should meet.

Tom Sanders.

He heads up our Manufacturing.

Steven Chase, Crescent Capital.

John Conley.

You're John Conley?

Junior. Dad's coming on Friday

with members of the Board.

-Catch you at the lunch.

-Tom, come on in.

You wanted to see me about something.

Yeah, sorry about this morning.

-You know how it is with kids.

GARVIN:
Yeah.

-Have you ever met Meredith Johnson?

-Hi.

What's the matter?

That's a hello you'd give to a rash.

I'm preoccupied.

It's nothing to do with you.

Sanders and I go way back.

He broke my heart.

She's making that up.

I thought your heart was made of

that plastic they use for helmets.

He said I could be anything I wanted.

GARVIN:
He got that right.

-It was a line.

-It wasn't a line.

-I had no idea you knew each other.

What's that Wilde line? "I like a man

with a future and a woman with a past."

Somebody said you were in Operations.

I don't know. Bob, am I?

The last few years,

I've been cleaning up the mess...

-...Bob's made of this company.

-Ha-ha-ha.

If it's such a mess,

how come I'm so rich?

MEREDITH:

Yes, but you're a lot richer now.

We should catch up. Get together.

I'd love that.

GARVIN:

Plenty of time for that now.

I remember flying over Wyoming,

I thought this merger was dead.

Conley was choking on the valuation.

The spin-off was Meredith's idea.

Don't say that too loud.

Conley thinks it was theirs.

-Really?

-Lit them up like a Christmas tree.

Meredith saved the merger.

You have money now.

You could even buy yourself a new tie.

[LAUGHING]

So, what was it

you wanted to see me about?

Meredith-f***ing-Johnson!

Son of a b*tch. Goddamn Garvin.

-What?

-I didn't get it.

-You're not the new VP?

-He announced it?

It was a secret.

He's got her installed in the office...

...bouncing back and forth

like it's the Tonight Show.

-Who's Meredith Johnson?

-Will this affect the spin-off?

This is a technical division.

She doesn't know the difference

between software and a sweater.

What aren't you telling us?

I might be out of a job. Is that enough?

You know what it's like out there?

-He said something about the spin-off.

-They didn't tell me about me!

Think they'll tell me about the spin-off?

I'm sorry.

This is the worst day of my life.

All right?

Who is she?

Let me guess:
attractive?

-What does that have to do with anything?

-Nipples like pencil erasers?

She's attractive. Very attractive.

-Sleeping with Garvin?

-That's why he bought the Nordic Track.

It's a curse to be me.

Life holds no surprises.

This is such a clich.

How do you think a clich

becomes a clich?

You mean like, "Size doesn't matter"?

I have such a thing for you.

All right, please,

can we get some work done?

We got a small problem with Arcamax.

-It isn't the design.

-It's not the code.

Any woman has to be twice as good

as a man and work harder for less pay.

See that, Hunter? Clich grande.

How do you think a clich

becomes a clich?

Hunter, it is very weird.

We don't know anything about this woman.

I do. I had a thing with her.

Ha, ha, you are amazing.

-It was years ago.

LEWYN:
Tommy.

You've seen more ass than a rental car.

Get a few more women in your life

so you can be a census.

Maybe you can sleep your way up.

Yeah, right.

Wait, why? Why her and not Tom?

He's not attractive?

Because men and women are different.

Not in a way that matters to you.

Are you saying I'm a virgin?

Meanwhile, you were asking me

about the spin-off.

Garvin said it was her idea.

GARVIN:
It's always such a pleasure

to come to Seattle...

...and spend time with the

Advanced Products Group.

I feel such a warmth for the people here.

On the cutting edge. I feel a kinship.

And I've always wanted to give you....

Is this seat taken?

GARVIN:
...the most advanced original

leadership that I could. Push the envelope.

How are you?

-Sorry you didn't get your promotion.

-I'm sorry you didn't get it either.

How long have you known?

Really? That long?

Every time I've wanted

to promote a woman...

...to break the glass ceiling...

...it's always been the same story:

"But, Bob.... But, Bob...."

I've thought about it often since

my daughter's death, that had she lived...

...it would be extremely rare...

...that she ever got to run a company.

So it has a special meaning

for me when I tell you...

...that Friday,

when we announce the merger...

...we will also announce that the new VP

for Advanced Operations and Planning...

...here in Seattle...

...will be Meredith Johnson.

[MOUTHS]

Unbelievable.

Thanks, Bob. Can I have the lights?

The Advanced Products Group has been

the heart of DigiCom for the last 10 years.

Advanced Products has historically

consisted of four divisions....

You seem to be spending

a lot more time up here.

My son's a freshman at the university.

This way I get to see more of him.

I thought it had to do with the merger.

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