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Or another teddy in a f***ing tutu.

- Now, what are you doing with Step?

- Huh?

You're the only reason

that he's suing this company, right?

Do you have any idea how much work

I put into building up that company?

Do you have any clue? Do you care?

I'm gonna go. I'm gonna take this.

If it really is your bag,

you can call the police,

you can tell them that I stole it.

All right?

On second thought,

I'm gonna call them right now

and I'm gonna tell them

that you stole it.

- Joel, please don't.

- Why?

Joel, please don't call the police.

I'm on probation,

and I will go to jail

for a really long time.

Well, maybe you should have

thought about that

before you started

ripping off my employees.

Joel, please? Listen, I promise you

I will leave Step alone

and he will drop the lawsuit.

How do I know that?

You can keep the bag.

If I don't leave Step alone,

if he doesn't drop the lawsuit,

then you can turn me in.

Yeah, that...

And Sylvia's wallet and Jim's watch?

You got those? Can I have those, too?

I guess that works. I mean, great.

I bet you weren't even

into food flavoring, were you?

Mmm-mmm.

What is your deal?

How do you end up like this?

(SOBBING)

Hey?

Hey? This is what I'm talking about.

This manipulation here with the tears.

I'm not gonna fall for that.

Forget it.

You better not be faking it, okay,

because I'm actually feeling bad.

Hello?

Are you faking it?

Well, I'm sorry. You know, I just...

You know, I just...

I was just curious about

how somebody ends up like this.

All right. Just...

(SHUSHING)

Very sorry. Okay? Don't worry about it.

I just thought I'd just ask how a...

Cindy? Cindy?

Sh*t.

(SINGING) Who were you thinking of

when we were making love last night?

Was it a good-looking stranger

or a close friend of mine?

You didn't want to quit

when we was into it last night

Joel hasn't been in all morning.

Can you believe that?

If we come in late, we get in trouble.

Mmm-hmm.

(GASPS)

And Hector didn't steal it. Cindy did.

Can you believe that?

Blaming Cindy just to protect Hector.

Typical.

We really do need to go

to the grocery store, Step.

You heard from Cindy lately?

It's been over three days

since she borrowed your truck.

Maybe we ought to call the cops

or something...

Look, she'll be back, all right?

She wouldn't steal my truck.

Okay.

That's the last bottle of Pepsi.

Maybe I'll just call Domino's

and have them deliver some Pepsi.

Still, if she didn't steal your truck

and she didn't get into an accident,

what do you reckon...

Shut up about Cindy, already,

before I kick your fat ass!

WOMAN:
Domino's.

Hello, Mr. Wilkinson.

Hello.

- BRIAN:
Hey.

- Hey, Brian.

Step's here to see you.

Is he? Great. Bring him in.

He's outside at the loading dock.

He wants to talk to you alone out there

for some reason. You know?

Man to man.

I'm sick and tired of dealing

with that Adler fellow.

Truth is, I just want my old life back.

I just wanna get back to work.

You know? I'm a working man.

That's what I do.

The problem is,

if I bankrupt the company,

there won't be a job for me

to go back to.

You don't have to bankrupt

the company.

Well, if I drop the lawsuit,

you'll sell the company,

and the new company, well, who'd

want to hire somebody with one ball?

Well, you know, listen, I don't think

they're actually allowed to ask,

so you're okay.

You know, I'm a working man, too,

Step. You know?

I make extract. That's what I do.

You know? Vanilla.

Cherry. Root beer. S'mores.

And a lot of people don't think that

that's very cool,

but I think that it is pretty cool, so,

why would I want to sell this place?

I think that I just got distracted

with Dean and the drugs

and the gigolos and...

You know, what I'm saying is

that I'm thinking about maybe

not selling the company.

That is, if there isn't a lawsuit.

There is going to be

that insurance money, Step,

so what do you think?

Yeah, that sounds fair to me.

But under one condition.

What's that?

You make me floor manager.

(WHISTLES)

Hold the line!

(BELL RINGING)

Thank you.

Okay.

Everybody gather around! Listen up!

Okay. First of all, I want to say that

I've decided not to sell the company.

All right?

And, secondly, I'm making Step here

the new floor manager.

Anybody doesn't like that,

I hear they're hiring over at GemCo.

Remember, though, at GemCo,

the owner doesn't know your names.

You'll probably never even meet him.

He's, like,

in some corporate office somewhere.

Here, you know, I'm just upstairs.

You can come up there and you can

tell me if you got a problem, okay?

That's all. Okay?

Step, the floor is yours.

(MARY SCOFFS)

You're not selling?

(BELL RINGING)

I'm not selling.

You better start learning

their names, Brian.

(GROANS)

- You just go off to work and do...

- Yeah.

Hey! You two get back to work!

Quit your yapping.

(SPEAKING SPANISH)

Hey, man.

Look, I know you probably

want to kick my ass.

I just wanted to tell you that

I'm not gonna see Suzie anymore,

so you don't have to worry.

She's really into you, dude.

I guess that's why

she married you and sh*t.

Whatever.

You're a really lucky guy,

and I'm sorry if I messed sh*t up.

Why'd you have to get hung up

on Suzie?

You could have any girl you want.

Yeah, but I want Suzie.

I can't have her.

You had her 15 times.

Well, yeah.

But she doesn't love me, dude.

It's just not the same.

- Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that.

- All right. You told me.

All right. Later.

Hey, so, I was wondering,

I quit my landscaping job,

and I don't really think I'm cut out

for the whole gigolo thing.

You know? So, do you think

you might have, like, an opening

or whatever at the extract plant?

I'm not going to give you a job. Okay?

Yeah. Sorry.

Or just come by the office

and fill out an application.

I'll see what I can do, okay?

Cool. Thanks, man.

There he goes.

Johnny Horse-cock. Rolling.

You know, I'm starting to think

this might have been a mistake.

- Really?

- Maybe it was my fault, you know?

- Maybe it was your fault.

- No, it's yours.

A lot of blame to go around here.

I think there are some people

who just aren't meant to do drugs, Joel.

I think you're one of those people, man.

Hello?

Sh*t.

Why are you cleaning

the pool yourself?

New guy didn't work out?

Yeah, no, didn't work out.

Boy, it's just hard

to get good help, huh?

Yeah.

(CHUCKLES)

Hey. Did you get a chance

to write that check?

Nathan, Joel and I are not going

to that dinner. Okay?

Gee, I wish you would have told me that

before I went and bought those tickets.

Joel never agreed to it,

and neither did I.

Well, it sure sounded like

you guys were coming.

I mean, Leslie was going

to talk to you about it,

but you don't return our calls.

I mean, I already bought those tickets,

and they're non-refundable.

I really wish you guys had been

a little more clear with me.

Well, then,

let me be clear with you now.

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