False Pretenses Page #3

No, no, no. It's immediate...

No, no, the man who killed my husband

is sitting in the restaurant...

No, he didn't exactly...

Could you just...

just send someone.

Are you sure it was even him?

You said that you never

even met the men, just saw him

once at a party.

How long ago was that?

Sir, my husband is dead

because of him.

I know what he looks like.

I'm sorry for your loss, m'am,

but Midland County's got enough

on its plate without trying

to clean up after some jurisdiction

halfway across country.

Now, if there was an

outstanding warrant...

He disappeared before we could

file charges against him.

As I said before, his name may not even

be Mitchell Thompson, but he's here.

There must be something

you can do.

Our hands are pretty much tied.

Without a name, there's really

nothing we can do.

If we were talking

Enron here, sure.

But we're not.

[ Sigh ]

[ Clunk ]

- Your iced tea.

- Perfect, thank you darling.

Had a chance to look at your...

Menu? What's good today.

Well, we're famous for our ribs.

It brings in the

City Hall crowd.

Well, ribs it is.

Top it off with a slice of our

homemade apple pie.

A scoop of French vanilla?

You working on commission,

Dee Dee...

Martin. Dee Dee Martin.

Dee Dee Martin from Casey, Mo.

Your customers must all be the

size of Volkswagens.

Wholesome food and

friendly service.

We leave the calorie counting to

Richard Simmons.

Well, if you ever need

bean counting,

I'm your guy.

Mark Taylor, estate planning,

asset management.

I make money for people.

Usually a lot of money.

Mark Taylor.

Well you need to, just to

afford these.

I'm a certified

investment counsellor.

Do you know anybody

in the market?

And I'll be passing this along

out of the goodness of my heart?

Referral fee.

The goodness of my heart.

Ah, the profit motive.

What made this country great.

And here I thought it was

honesty, hard work, fair play.

That too.

You don't sound like you're

from around here.

Neither do you.

New in town. I'll tell you my

story if you tell me yours.

- Some other time.

- How about tonight?

I really don't think so.

Hey, what happened to that

friendly service?

Come on, we could trade life

stories over some real food.

This is real food.

If that'll be all.

Why not have somebody wait

on you for a change?

Really?

Really.

I won't bite, if that's what

you're afraid of.

A gentleman never bites.

We'll go for drinks anyway.

Fair enough, drinks it is.

Carmen's? 9-ish?

8-ish.

8-ish.

Big tipper.

He can afford it.

Hey, what's up?

We pretty much got the place

to ourselves.

And I'm on break.

Oh, what? No pie and coffee?

How'd you like that

coffee to go?

This guy really put you

through the ringer, huh?

Not exactly the best

6 months of my life.

Well, look.

The good news is

he doesn't remember you.

Well, I never really met him

and he certainly doesn't know

Dee Dee Martin.

Martin's my maiden name.

It's what I gave him.

You know, a guy like that,

it's just business.

He's working your husband and

you're just background.

Wallpaper. Anyways,

look, 6 months,

1,500 miles later he lands

in your lap.

You know, when I saw him

just sitting there,

I didn't know what to do.

I just wanted to...

You've got his name, his

number, his address.

I mean, you've got

a dinner date.

I just wanted to keep him

talking. I thought maybe drinks,

I could get him to tell me

some more, or...

You did good, Dee Dee...

Diane.

How about I go pay Mr. Taylor

a little visit.

You know, put the fear

of God in him?

He'll just run.

Yeah, he would just run.

Print up some more business cards,

start someplace else in a week.

I feel like I'm at the bottom

of a pit, you know,

and up above there is

fresh air and sunlight,

people living their lives,

and him.

And you want out of that pit.

No...

I want him in it.

Hi.

- Hi. - Hey. Wow.

Have you been waiting long?

No, that's

the thing about owning a

company. If I don't do it...

It doesn't get done.

Wow, amazing view.

Tell me. You clean up nice.

I could say the same

thing about you.

No, really. You belong in West

Texas about as much as I do.

So, what are we both

doing here then?

Making money, lots of it.

I'm glad one of us is.

Me too. What a waste.

What's a nice girl like me

doing working in "The Cash Cow"?

Yeah.

College? Husband?

Let's just say sometimes things just

don't work out the way you planned.

Did thing work out the

way he planned?

He's no longer in the picture.

That's it? That's all I get?

No sad tale of marital meltdown,

no who's been sleeping

in my bed?

Sorry. Just me,

starting over.

All right then.

To starting over.

My turn.

Why Midland, Texas?

Why not?

Ranchers and oil barons, they

need investment counselling too.

But developing a client

base:
Cold calls,

seminars, get-acquainted

cocktail parties.

It sounds very social.

All I ever meet are middle aged business

prospects and myself coming and going.

You must have help, you know,

in your office.

People doing things to... What?

A little secretary with a

bible belt diploma

and a dress size to

pick out for her?

No, I need somebody who

can carry on

an actual conversation,

make an impression.

- It's mostly evenings?

- Yeah, it's odd hours.

Too much to be part-time, not enough

to be fulltime. I'm usually finished

by the afternoons.

I have been known to carry on an

actual conversation, now and then.

You'd be interested? Really?

- It depends.

- On what?

The pay.

Ah-ha, the profit motive.

Of course, it's what made this

country great, or so I'm told.

Well, I'll think about it.

Maybe once we get to know

each other better.

Isn't that what we're

doing right now?

The good news is the market

always come back.

Long term, they offer the

highest return.

Better than bonds,

gold, commodities

and even better than

real estate.

Now, the really good news is

that these historic lows

offer us a once in a lifetime

opportunity to buy into

a highly discounted market,

positioning the smart investor

to make amazing gains when

it takes off again.

If you know what to buy.

LBOs, IPOs, small caps,

large caps, foreign or

emerging markets.

It's enough to make

your head spin.

Which of course is

where I come in.

[ Laughter ] Everybody,

this is Dee,

my research associate.

Dee helps me track market

trends, separate the winners

from the world coms. Smile

for the people, Dee.

Thank you sir, thank

you for coming.

Do you guys have one

of my cards?

If you have any questions, any at

all, please feel free to call.

I also have a website.

Wow.

Research associate.

Moonlighting waitress might

not set quite the right tone.

And I help separate the

winners from the world coms,

how exactly?

Not yet, but you will.

I'll show you how to download

this stuff off a dozen websites.

There's nothing to it.

[Tape recording]: But you will, I'll

show you how to download this stuff off

a dozen websites. There's

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