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IS THAT OKAY?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I DON'T WANT I TO NOT BE REAL EITHER.

THIS COULD BE:

THE LOVE THAT WE...

(whispers)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT

THAT RIGHTS ALL WRONG

WILL LEAVE ALONE

(train horn blows in distance)

DID YOU GET YOUR SCONE YET?

NO? OKAY, HANG ON.

OH, YOU ARE GONNA LOVE THAT.

UH, LET ME GRIND THA FOR YOU BEFORE YOU GO.

CHAR, CAN YOU TAKE BOBBY

HIS SCONE?

OOH, RUSS, UH,

I ORDERED THOSE EXTRA

CHRISTMAS DINNERS FOR THE DRIVE.

SO TELL PATTY TO CALL ME.

OKAY, WILL DO.

OKAY.

(woman) MAYBE YOU'LL WISH

FOR SOMETHING BETTER

ALL RIGHT,

SO I GOT TABLE SEVEN.

PERFECT, YEP.

YEAH, I JUST ARRIVED.

CAN I GET A COFFEE, PLEASE?

YEAH, I'M RIGHT THERE.

BECAUSE MAYOR GORDON

HAS ASSURED ME:

SHE HAS ALL THE VOTES

ON CITY COUNCIL.

LOOK, WE WERE SUPPOSED

TO HAVE BROKEN GROUND

BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

UH, I KNOW THE INVESTORS

ARE BREATHING DOWN MY NECK.

WHAT I NEED IN STREETSVILLE

IS A MOLE ON THE INSIDE

OF THE OTHER SIDE.

APPARENTLY, I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY

AT SAVE NOW WHO KNOWS

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON

IN THIS TOWN.

BUT THAT'S WHY I'M HERE

PERSONALLY TO SEAL

THE DEAL MYSELF.

OH! OH,

I AM SO, SO SORRY.

OH, THAT'S--THAT'S FINE.

YOU'RE DEAN WILCOX.

HAVE WE MET?

WELL,

THAT'S A LOADED QUESTION.

EXCUSE ME?

YOU'RE DEAN WILCOX.

I'M SORRY

BUT I DON'T REMEMBER--

NEITHER DO I.

BUT SOMEHOW I DO.

EXPLAIN THAT.

AM I MISSING SOMETHING?

HEY, MEL.

OH, CARTER.

CARTER McCLURE?

YEAH.

OH, DEAN WILCOX.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A HARD MAN

TO REACH.

YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY,

BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WERE

PERFECTLY CLEAR THA THE ANSWER IS STILL NO.

OH, BUT I HAVE SOME NEWS

FOR YOU--

NEWS THAT WILL AFFEC YOUR BUSINESS.

(paper rustling)

WHAT IS THAT, MEL?

THE INN HAS BEEN DENIED

ITS BUSINESS PERMITS.

IMAGINE THAT.

OH, THEY'RE ALL IN CAHOOTS.

THOSE DIRTY RATS.

WELL, THEY ARE OFFERING

DOUBLE MARKET VALUE

IN HOPES THAT WE'LL WALK.

WELL, SINCE THEY WON' LET YOU DO BUSINESS ANYWAY,

IT MIGHT BE AN OPTION

TO CONSIDER.

EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT'S NO EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT.

WHAT I WANT IS JUST TO KEEP

WHAT'S OURS.

THAT--THAT'S IT.

I MEAN, WE DIDN'T BUILD

THIS PLACE UP:

JUST SO THEY COULD

TEAR IT DOWN.

THEY'RE NOT GONNA STOP

UNTIL THEY GET WHAT THEY WANT.

WE'RE IN THEIR CROSSHAIRS NOW,

AND IT'S NOT JUST THE INN.

NO BUSINESS IN THIS TOWN

CAN COMPETE:

WITH A STORE LIKE THAT.

(indistinct conversations)

(gavel bangs)

SETTLE DOWN PEOPLE.

THIS MEETING IS NOW

IN SESSION.

THIS IS:

THE FINAL PUBLIC HEARING

FOR THE MEASURE TO APPROVE

CONSTRUCTION OF THE SAVE NOW.

(whispers) THANK YOU.

(normal voice) LET ME

INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MY NAME IS DEAN WILCOX.

AND I JUST WANT TO STAR BY SAYING THAT WE ARE NO THE ENEMY HERE, FOLKS.

SAVE NOW IS:

ON THE SIDE OF THE PEOPLE.

WELL, I GUESS THAT MEANS

THAT NEITHER OF US

WANT A MEGA STORE, THEN.

HEAR, HEAR! MM-HMM.

NOW, COME ON, ELAINE.

THE DATA CLEARLY SHOWS

THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD

FOR EVERYONE.

EVEN MEL'S CAFE.

DO YOU INTEND TO TEAR DOWN

MY INN TO MAKE ROOM

FOR YOUR NEW SAVE NOW STORE,

MAYOR GORDON?

THERE IS A LEGAL RIGH TO PURSUE CERTAIN PROCEDURES

IF THE CITY BELIEVES THA IT'S IN THEIR BEST INTERES OF THE CITY.

WHAT ABOUT A MORAL RIGHT?

YOU. (chuckles)

YOU'RE THE WAITRESS WHO

SPILLS COFFEE ON HER CUSTOMERS.

I AM THE WAITRESS

THAT OWNS THE CAFE...

WHERE I SPILL COFFEE

ON MY CUSTOMERS.

(scattered laughter)

WELL, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,

DO YOU--

DID YOU SHOW THEM

THE SIPHON REPORT?

OH, NO. THAT'S IN-HOUSE

ONLY, ISN'T IT?

THAT REPORT DETAILS

THE EXPANDED MARKET SHARES

OF LOCAL BUSINESSES.

IT ALSO SHOWS THAT THERE IS

AN AVERAGE EXPECTANCY

OF 5 YEARS BEFORE 92%

DOMINANT PROFIT MARGINS

ARE ACHIEVED:

IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.

(lowered voice)

HOW DOES SHE KNOW THAT?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

(clears throat)

WHO IS THIS WOMAN?

YOU DO HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL LEGAL.

THAT'S HOW YOU

SLEEP AT NIGHT, RIGHT?

CAN WE BRING THIS

TO A VOTE?

YES, YES, I MOVE TO--

ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO USE

THE EXISTING PLOT PLAN?

EXCUSE ME?

WHAT ABOU THE UTILITY SERVICES?

SETBACK REQUIREMENTS,

THE EASEMENT?

(chuckles) YOU WANT A FIGHT?

IT'LL RUIN THIS TOWN.

NO, SAVE NOW IS GONNA

RUIN THIS TOWN,

AND WE'RE NOT GONNA

LET THAT HAPPEN.

NO!

(gavel bangs)

WE HAVE NO INTERES IN A FIGHT.

I'M GONNA FILE

A 4-4-1 INJUNCTION.

THERE'S GONNA BE SO MUCH

RED TAPE,

YOU WON'T EVEN BE ABLE

TO OPEN A TOOLBOX.

WHO ARE YOU?

I WISH I KNEW.

WELL,

YOU FILE YOUR INJUCTION.

IT'LL DRAIN EVERY RESOURCE

YOU HAVE.

(applause)

YAY, MEL!

WHOO!

(Elaine) WOO-HOO!

CAN YOU REALLY FILE

A 4-4-1 INJUNCTION?

NO, I MADE THAT PART UP.

WHAT?

BUT DID YOU SEE HIS FACE?

HE'S UNNERVED.

OKAY, RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE

AN 11B ZONING PERMIT.

HOWEVER, LAST YEAR

A NEW PROVISION WAS MADE

WHICH REQUIRES:

A 6-MONTH ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

NOW THEY HAVE TO FILE THA WITH THE STATE,

BUT SOMETIMES THEY PURPOSEFULLY

FILE THAT AS A P.E.P.

PROGRESS REPOR WHICH CAN BYPASS

CERTAIN LINE ITEM REQUIREMENTS.

THEY KNOW IT'S JUST GONNA GE BUMPED RIGHT BACK

TO ENVIRONMENTAL,

BUT THEIR HOPE IS

THEY ALREADY HAVE ALL

THE STATE SIGNATURES THEY NEED,

SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF

PAYING A FINE.

ALWAYS EASIER TO BEG FORGIVENESS

THAN ASK PERMISSION.

ANGELA, I WANT YOU TO GO

TO THE DEPARTMEN OF BUILDING AND SAFETY.

GET ME THAT 11B PERMIT.

MOM, GO DOWN TO CITY RECORDS.

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND

ANY GRANDFATHERED

ZONING LAWS.

MAYBE WE'LL GET LUCKY

AND THE INN WAS BUILT ON

SACRED BURIAL GROUND

OR SOMETHING.

OKAY.

CARTER, FIND ALL

THE DOCUMENTATION ON THE INN--

TAX RECORDS, PURCHASE

AGREEMENT, EVERYTHING.

YOU SHOULD ALL BE SO LUCKY

TO BUMP YOUR HEAD.

GO!

OH.

LOOK, RACHEL,

YOU'RE A CAREER POLITICIAN.

I HAPPEN TO KNOW

WHAT VOTES COUNT MOST FOR YOU.

AND FOR SOME REASON,

I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY,

I KNOW IN GREAT DETAIL

HOW SAVE NOW DOES BUSINESS.

AND WHATEVER PROMISES

THEY'VE MADE YOU,

YOU ARE GONNA END UP

FOOTING THE BILL.

THEY'VE ASSURED ME

THE TOWN--

THE TOWN AND SAVE NOW

ARE EQUAL PARTNERS.

JUST GIVE ME SOME TIME,

AND I WILL SHOW YOU

THAT THEY'RE NOT.

WE STILL HAVE 48 HOURS

BEFORE THE COUNCIL VOTES.

BUT WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES

TO FIGHT 'EM, MEL.

BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING BETTER.

SOMETHING WE DON'T WANNA LOSE.

SO WE ARE GONNA FIND

THEIR ACHILLES HEEL

AND EXPLOIT IT.

WHEN I WAS AT SAVE NOW...

COMPANIES LIKE SAVE NOW

PUT PUBLIC IMAGE

ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO

DO THIS THE OLD FASHIONED WAY.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU

TO TAKE ACTION:

AGAINST SAVE NOW?

WELL, SO OFTEN,

PEOPLE FEEL LIKE

THEY DON'T HAVE A VOICE.

LIKE THE SYSTEM:

IS BIGGER THAN US.

WE'RE SIMPLY SAYING,

NOT IN OUR TOWN, NOT ANYMORE.

YAY, MEL!

LET'S PUT THE PRIORITY

BACK IN THE COMMUNITY,

AND NOT SO MUCH:

ON THE PROFIT.

DAVID, OR IN THIS CASE,

MEL VERSUS GOLIATH.

ONLY THIS TIME,

IT'S NOT A SIMPLE STONE

SHE CARRIES IN HER SLING.

IT'S A WAY OF LIFE.

BUT WILL IT BE ENOUGH...

WHO THE HELL IS THIS WOMAN?

SHE KNOWS TOO MUCH.

THEY MUST'VE HACKED

OUR SYSTEM.

THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING.

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