False Pretenses

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Do you mind if I steal one?

- No go ahead, have one.

- Thanks.

- Hey! - Oh! I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

- Sure you are.

Hey, I wasn't the one who...

Who was watching

where he was going?

Oh well, that's me.

A regular one-man roadblock.

Oh, you think you're going to

charm your way out of this?

This? What?

Misdemeanour sidewalk blocking?

Felony produce endangerment?

Are you making a citizen's

arrest here?

You're no farmer, are you?

I could be.

I don't think so. Silk shirt,

Italian jeans, Rolex.

Well, there's good money in

peaches you know.

How'd you like to get out

of those clothes,

mister peach farmer?

My wife might have something

to say about that.

So might my husband.

Whoo!

[ Laughter ]

So, what does my wife

have to say?

About your way with words?

No, about my boyish charm.

Charming defenseless women

in the street?

Ha-ha. Hey! It's just...

It's just a phase, it'll pass.

Not if I've got anything

to do with it, it won't.

[ Cell phone rings ]

- Oh!

- Don't you answer that.

- I've got to!

- No, no!

- I have got to.

- You are not indispensable.

- Come on.

You're not indispensable.

Not to them.

Luckily they have not figured

that out yet.

Hey Nabil.

Oh, not much. Just meeting with

a very important client.

[Whispering]:
Very important.

No, I won't be back

in the office today.

I will tell you about it tonight

at the party.

Nabil, just relax, okay?

We've been through this. I...

yeah, well just trust me.

I've got us covered.

I will, tonight.

Yeah, I'll see you then.

Hmmph! It looks like

I am indispensable.

You've been so stressed lately.

That's why I get paid the big

bucks, don't you know.

Could we just go away

somewhere, just the two of us,

away from all the office

politics and pressure,

and never come back?

Please! Please, please,

please, please!

How would I support you in the manner

to which you have become accustomed?

We could support each other.

- Uh-huh.

- We could open our own little B & B.

- Uh-huh.

- Roll up our sleeves,

get our hands all dirty and

spend a little time together.

That's what we're doing.

You know what I mean.

Nope.

I want to give you everything.

I've got everything.

Uh-uh. I want to make you proud.

Oh ho! I am proud.

Really proud.

I am really proud.

[Whispering]:
I love you.

Oh, we're going to be late.

We can't be late.

It's our own party.

You tell that to the caterers.

Perfect.

Chandra! Nabil!

Glad you could make it.

Hi!

Hey.

- Diane. - Nabil.

So, what do you think.

Diane did an amazing

job or what?

- Very nice.

- Thank you.

So, our major distributor goes belly

up and my CFO decides to have a party.

Charity fundraiser.

Besides, I already told you,

I got us covered. Our reserve

fund is parked in a...

High yield, low risk,

short term...

- Investment. - Yeah.

- It's totally liquid.

Thanks. So, how come the half

million dollars didn't show up

in the corporate account this morning,

or yesterday, or the day before?

It'll be there tonight.

- Tonight?

- Uh-huh.

- Who does business at 8pm on a Friday?

- I swear it.

That's Rand's boss.

Chandra's his wife.

All these big financial types. I

cannot believe they all came.

Vulture capitalists.

Anything for charity

and an open bar.

Oh my, God. Hey, how are you?

Relax, kiddo. You did good.

Really? For the new kid

on the block.

For any kid on any block.

Great food, great music,

cute waiters.

Shh!

You've got a great eye, Diane.

Finding the good ones early

is a real gift.

Uh-hmm.

Excuse me ladies.

I can see why you and Rand haven't

gotten around to having kids.

[Diane]:
Oh, we're

working on it.

And who can blame you.

[Speaking softly]: If I

thought for a second this deal

would jeopardize our friendship.

I never would have...

Come on.

So, can you get me out?

It's a short term investment,

Rand, but it's not that short.

- I thought you said you could get it.

- I said I'd try.

Oh!

I've got to get this money back

on the company books.

When you didn't call me back,

I had to tell my boss.

You know, my ass is really on

the line here, Mitchell.

Come on.

You got the

running instructions?

Yeah.

Do you got someone

to buy me out?

No, but I can't leave you

hanging out like this.

I'm going to cover you out of my operating

account until I find another investor.

I so owe you.

Hey, a guaranteed 100% return.

How hard could it be?

The funds will go through now,

they'll be waiting there when

the bank opens on Monday.

Thank you.

Bye, Glen.

- Feeling better?

- Yeah, I am better.

- Hmm.

- I am better than better.

Hmm. Who was that man you were

talking to before?

So.

Mission accomplished.

Really? Show me.

Well, everything's under

control, so, trust me.

Show me.

Hey, you're the boss.

We'll be right back.

No people skills.

Even in college.

Back in a flash.

Thank you.

- I don't see it buddy.

- It's got to be here, okay.

It's kind of hard to miss a half

million dollar electronic deposit.

Well, I watched him

make it myself.

He said when the bank opens on

Monday it would be there.

Monday? Two days from now?

Yeah.

You're kidding, right?

Rand? Honey?

Mitchell Thompson, he's about

my age, dark hair.

He was driving a Silver Lexus convertible.

Do you know where he is?

Oh yeah, yeah. He was parked

over there, but he's long gone.

- Where, where?! There?!

- Yeah, right there.

- Honey, talk to me.

- He's gone. He's gone. - Who?

Mitchell.

The transfer was not a mistake.

It was...

He was giving himself

a head start.

The weekend.

What are you talking about?

- Oh, God.

- Rand?

He called for months with no

charge stock...

no charge stock tips.

Never once tried to push

anything on me. Infallible.

Checked him out with his

other clients.

His rate of return on investment

was... it was amazing.

I trusted him.

You know, he was...

he was my friend.

I don't understand, Rand.

He had a once in

a lifetime deal.

I invested a million dollars.

Do we even have that kind

of money?

Rand?

[ Slam ]

No, I leveraged everything I...

took a second on the house,

our savings and my 401K,

it was only $500,000.

So I just borrowed

the rest from the company

reserve fund.

You borrowed?

Oh, it was just sitting there in short

terms CD's, earning next to nothing.

A couple of months I could have

put it all back with interest.

No harm, no felony.

We would have been set,

so freaking set!

But why?

Diane, we're drowning.

Rand, this house,

the cars, your job.

We're not drowning, Rand.

You play in the bigs, you

know, you gotta look the part.

Oh yeah, sure, Nabil,

he pays himself huge.

The rest of us?

This was my chance.

This was our chance.

Why didn't you tell me?

Huh?

Rand?

I wanted you planning parties,

raising our kids,

buying art.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

[ Quiet sobbing ]

Nabil is your friend.

He's your friend.

You were college buddies.

No.

Rand, you borrowed the money.

It's going to be okay.

You borrowed it.

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