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NO, I THINK EVERYONE

WILL BE GOOD NEIGHBORS

ABOUT THIS IN THE END.

THANK YOU.

YOU, TOO, SIR. BY.

SPEAK OF THE DEVIL,

THAT WAS YOUR BOSS

ON THE PHONE.

DON'T SEND THE LAND DEEDS.

OH, I JUST MESSENGERED THEM

ALL TO THE LAWYERS

THREE MINUTES AGO.

IT'S A DONE DEAL.

IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO

GO TO A VOTE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

(cell phone vibrates)

THIS IS MEL.

MEL? DEAN.

Nice work.

You got 'em, Hammer.

Now I need you

to get back in--

(telephone rings in distance)

(clanging)

OH,

WHAT DID THE MAYOR SAY?

WHAT'S THAT?

"EMINENT DOMAIN."

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IF THE CITY DECIDES

IT'S IN THE BEST INTERES OF THE MUNICIPALITY,

THEY CAN TAKE:

WHATEVER THEY WANT.

THEY CAN TAKE ANYTHING

FROM ANYBODY, LIKE IT OR NOT?

YEAH.

SO THEY'RE GOING

TO TEAR DOWN THE INN?

(sighs)

CAN'T WE STOP THEM?

NO.

IT'S OVER. I'M SORRY.

TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE.

(clanging over door)

(door closes)

YOU OKAY?

MOM, I SHOULD'VE

BEEN HERE MORE,

AFTER DAD DIED, TO MAKE SURE

THAT YOU WERE OKAY.

BUT I DIDN'T.

I SHOULD'VE COME BACK MORE

OVER ALL THE YEARS AND--

OH, IT WAS A MISTAKE.

A BIG ONE. I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.

I APPRECIATE IT.

BUT I UNDERSTOOD.

I KNEW YOU WERE BUSY.

HEY, DID YOU EVER REGRE LEAVING CHICAGO?

NEVER.

YOU GIRLS WANTED A YARD

TO PLAY IN.

YOUR DADDY AND I

FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS TOWN--

THE PEOPLE, THE ARCHITECTURE,

THE HISTORY.

THE FIRST TIME WE EVER VISITED,

WE STAYED RIGHT HERE.

(chuckles)

IN CARTER'S INN.

A WHO'S WHO OF PEOPLE

HAVE STAYED HERE.

BUILT IN 1870, RIGHT?

YEP.

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I LIKE

ABOUT THIS TOWN?

ON ALMOST EVERY STREE THERE IS AN OLD BUILDING

THAT IF YOU ASK WHAT STOOD

THERE A HUNDRED YEARS AGO,

IT WOULD BE:

THAT SAME BUILDING.

WE MAY BE OUTNUMBERED

BY THE MONEY PEOPLE

WHO THINK VALUE:

IS IN THE FUTURE,

BUT THERE IS VALUE

IN THE PAST, TOO.

CAN I BORROW THESE, MOM?

SURE.

SO, WHEN ARE YOU

HEADING OUT?

(sighs) I THINK THE SOONER

I GET OUT OF DODGE, THE BETTER.

LOVE YOU.

(voice breaks) LOVE YOU.

(woman) WHOA, OH-OH

WHOA, OH-OH,

SHINE YOUR LIGHT

IT'S ALL ABOU THE LITTLE THINGS

THAT MAKE YOU COMFORTED

WHEN YOU WERE HERE

I HAVE WHAT I NEED

WHOA, OH. HI.

WHOA, RELAX, MS. MIYAGI.

DEAN IS LOOKING FOR YOU.

LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND

(laughter)

OH.

MEL, GOOD TIMING.

CONGRATULATIONS:

AND A GREAT JOB.

UM, DEAN, I NEED

TO SPEAK TO YOU ALONE.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

WHAT DO ALL OF THESE

HAVE IN COMMON?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEY'RE ALL DEAD?

YES, THAT. BUT WHAT ELSE?

MOST OF THESE BUILDINGS

ARE STILL THERE.

THEY MEAN SOMETHING

TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE.

THE--THE PEOPLE THA WERE BORN IN THEM,

THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA

DIE IN THEM.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT?

WHAT I'M GETTING--

WHAT I'M SAYING

IS THEY HAD VALUE

WHEN THEY WERE BUILT.

THEY STILL HAVE VALUE TODAY.

DID YOU BUMP YOUR HEAD

OR SOMETHING?

YES, BUT THA IS BESIDES THE POINT.

THE POINT IS,

IS WE BREAK GROUND

ON OUR 100th STORE

TOMORROW.

AND WHAT I'M HEARING

FROM MY HAMMER,

IS THAT MAYBE:

WE OUGHT TO RECONSIDER.

YES! THESE PEOPLE--

THESE PEOPLE--

I'M AFRAID TO SAY, MEL--

ARE GONNA BE:

LIKE THESE PEOPLE

IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH--

DEAD AND GONE.

PROGRESS LIVES ON.

OH, AND WHEN

THIS DEAL CLOSES,

THAT INTERNATIONAL

POSITION'S YOURS.

HEAD OF OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT?

YOU'RE GIVING ME

THE POSITION?

YEAH, SHARK LIKE YOU,

NO KIDS,

NOTHING TO TIE YOU DOWN.

YOU'RE THE PERFECT PERSON

FOR THE JOB.

(telephone ringing in distance)

(sighs)

YOUR ITINERARY.

ITINERARY?

THE BAHAMAS.

AND CONGRATULATIONS

ON THE INTERNATIONAL GIG.

I ALWAYS KNEW YOU

WOULD GET IT.

THANKS.

(door closes)

(dance music playing)

AND THEN HE SAYS,

"OH, MY GIRLFRIEND

GAVE IT TO ME."

(chuckles)

AND I'M LIKE, REALLY?

I JUST SPENT 45

OF THE BEST FLIRTING MINUTES

OF MY LIFE:

AND NOW YOU TELL ME

YOU'VE GO A FREAKING GIRLFRIEND?

HELLO, EARTH TO MEL?

YEAH?

WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M RIGHT HERE...

WHERE WE ALWAYS ARE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

ARE WE BORING YOU?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW

ABOUT DREAMS?

WHAT, LIKE, FAILED ONES?

IT WAS SO REAL.

IT WAS LIKE:

IT WASN'T A DREAM.

IT WAS LIKE:

I WAS REALLY THERE.

BUT I WASN'T. WAS I?

WAS I?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

COME ON, WE LEAVE TOMORROW

FOR THE BAHAMAS.

YOU'RE ACTING LIKE

WE'RE AT A FUNERAL.

AND YOU JUS GOT A PROMOTION.

WHAT COULD YOU:

POSSIBLY BE DEPRESSED ABOUT?

I'LL SEE YOU GUYS

AT THE AIRPORT.

(woman)

I'M GONNA RULE THE WORLD

YEAH:

(switch clicks)

(door closes)

(keys jangle)

(keys clatter)

(beeps)

(Elaine) Mel, it's Mom.

Um, honey, I know

under the circumstances

you don't wanna show

your face around here,

but it would mean

so much to us if you could

just come back home

for Thanksgiving.

But no matter what you decide,

I want you to know that

you're a wonderful daughter.

Okay, bye, sweetheart.

(beep)

(beep)

KARL? I NEED YOUR HELP.

(typing)

PUBLIC ARCHIVES,

1870 TO 1900.

THANK YOU.

OH, AND I'M SORRY

I CALLED YOU A SUCK UP.

(telephone ringing in distance)

NO, NO, NO,

COME ON, PEOPLE.

OH. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

SAMUEL CLEMENS. MARK TWAIN.

MEL.

WHAT ARE YOU STILL

DOING HERE?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE

ON A FLIGHT TO THE BAHAMAS.

UH, NO, I, UM

HAVE A COUPLE HOURS.

WELL, I'D RATHER STILL

SEE YOU AT THE CEREMONY.

I MEAN, AFTER ALL,

IT'S ALL HAPPENING

BECAUSE OF YOU.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO,

YOU DON'T WANT ME THERE.

I AM PRETTY MUCH

PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE.

BESIDES, I'M, UH,

LOOKING INTO:

A NEW E.P.A. FILING.

YEAH,

WE COULD HAVE A PROBLEM.

DON'T LIKE PROBLEMS,

MEL.

BRADLEY, OUR C.E.O.,

IS FLYING IN FROM NEW YORK.

AND, UH, NOT IN

A VERY FORGIVING MOOD.

I AM WORKING ON IT.

DON'T START UNTIL I SAY SO.

FIX I BEFORE BRADLEY FIXES ME.

AND TWO GUESSES:

WHO I FIX.

I INTENDED TO.

(Carter) Hey, it's Carter.

Leave a message.

(beep)

CARTER? HI.

I KNOW I AM THE LAST PERSON

THAT YOU WANT TO TALK TO

RIGHT NOW.

BUT I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, OKAY?

SO CALL ME BACK.

OH!

YOU DO KNOW:

TOMORROW'S THANKSGIVING?

YES, I'M AWARE OF THAT.

WE USUALLY LIKE:

TO CLOSE EARLY:

THE DAY:

BEFORE THANKSGIVING.

GIVE US MORE TIME

TO PREPARE:

FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER

WHICH IS TOMORROW.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IT'S NO SMALL THING

COOKING DINNER:

FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.

I'M SORRY.

(line ringing)

(Carter) Mel?

CARTER.

THEY'RE ABOUT TO STAR THE BULLDOZER.

I CAN'T--I CAN'T EVEN GET IN

TO FINISH GETTING MY STUFF OUT.

IT'S A REAL NICE COMPANY

YOU WORK FOR.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN.

I NEED YOUR HELP.

YOU WANT MY HELP?

YES, STALL THEM.

AND HOW DO I DO THAT?

USE YOUR IMAGINATION.

(line disconnects)

HELLO?

MEL! MEL,

HOW DO I DO THAT?

CARTER?

(phone rings and beeps)

(Elaine) HELLO?

MOM, MOM, I NEED YOUR HELP.

OKAY, LISTEN.

GET EVERYBODY OVER

TO THE INN:

right away.

OKAY.

W-WHAT'S HAPPENING?

DON'T LET THEM

TOUCH THE INN, OKAY?

DO WHATEVER IT TAKES.

TELL THEM:

TO STALL THE BULLDOZERS.

GOT IT. I'M ON THE CASE.

(sighs) HI, OKAY.

I NEED YOU:

TO FILL THESE OUT.

(indistinct conversations,

camera shutter clicking)

CARTER!

HEY.

HEY.

WH-WHAT ARE YOU GUYS

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