Holy Man Page #12

I trusted you.

- You can trust me.

- Oh, please!

Okay, honey, that was wrong.

That was wrong.

Listen, sweetie, don't be upset with me.

I need-need more time.

But don't be upset.

Not when everything's goin' good for us.

Going good? I just watched you

lie to our friend.

No, but that was isolated. I didn't

wanna do it. I'll tell you all about it.

I had a meeting with McBainbridge

this morning. I had this idea...

which I alluded to last night,

about phasing him out eventually...

but he said my job depends

on getting him to sign this contract.

Oh, so all's fair, never mind

what's good or right for anybody else.

- No, no, I think

you're being irrational.

- Trying to persuade me...

- I'm stupid is not a good way

to win the argument.

- Okay, okay.

Just tell me what you want me

to do to make it right. Please.

Okay. Okay.

No, Kate.

John, I wanted to talk to you

about Ricky's contract.

Speaking of contracts,

is it settled?

- Is what settled?

- I'm putting G on prime time.

His own show. Hayman's gonna produce,

if he doesn't screw up.

Oh, he won't screw up.

Ricky's a go-to,

game-on-the-line guy.

In fact, that's what I wanted

to talk to you about, John.

I wanted to recommend

that you renew Ricky's contract.

I think the two of you

make an excellent team.

What the hell

is that supposed to mean?

You two are cut from the same cloth.

Anything for a buck. Destroying G--

Hold it a second! lf I recall, you're

the one who talked me into using G...

with your 30%%% rise in calls.

Well, I was wrong.

I wish I never had.

Well, if you don't like it, fine!

Now you've said your piece.

But it's not your network,

it's my network...

and nobody tells me

how to run my network.

I created you. You walk when I tell you

to walk. You run when I tell you to run.

And you sell what

I tell you to sell!

I will not sell my soul.

- Kate, wait a minute. Wait a minute.

- [ Phone Ringing ]

Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate, Kate!

I just can't believe I was

right about you after all.

I never wanted to be wrong

so much in my life.

- Ricky Hayman?

- Yeah.

[ Phone Beeps, Dialling ]

[ Ringing ]

- Hello?

- Kate, hi, it's Ricky.

- [ Clicks ]

- Hello?

- [ G ] A contract?

- Yeah, it's, uh...

it's for six months with provisions for

extending it if things are going well...

and you're gonna be paid...

very well, of course.

But you can put some aside

for your future...

or, or, uh,

give it to a charity.

Is this what you want?

Because if this is what you want, all

you have to do is ask, and I'll do it.

[ Sighing ]

Yeah. Would you sign?

[ Woman Vocalizing ]

Well, Mr Hayman,

what have we here?

Ah. Is this

what I think it is?

Well, I'll be dipped in sh*t.

You have done it, my boy.

I can't believe it!

[ Laughing ]

I like spaghetti, I love meatballs

Viva la compagnie

[ Laughing ]

Proud of you! Proud of you!

Come on.

Let me usher you

to your new digs.

Follow me. Follow me.

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

Well, here you are, Hayman.

The command module.

All systems go.

[ Chuckles ]

And I want you to screw your courage

to the sticking post and blast off!

[ Chuckles ]

Proud of you, my boy. Proud of you.

I like spaghetti, I love meatballs

Viva la compagnie

[ Laughing ]

Viva la, viva la, viva I'amore

Viva la, viva la, viva I'amore

Viva I'amore, viva I'amore

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

- Hello?

- Please don't hang--

I just want you to know that G's in

the studio, and we're almost ready...

so you should get down

to the control booth.

Okay, be there in a sec.

- Okay.

- Thank you.

[ Vocalizing Continues ]

Here we go.

Camera one, you are wide shot.

Camera two, you're tight on G.

Camera three, you are roaming

on product. Camera four,

you're ready. Stand by.

- Camera three, are you ready?

Come on. Back it up.

- G's ready. He's out of make-up.

- Oh, there you are.

- Here I am.

- Ready?

- Very much so.

- Okay.

- [ Man ] One minute!

- Show time.

- Yeah-- Wait, wait.

Uh, you know what?

Don't do it.

Don't-Don't do the show.

Don't do the show.

Leave the studio right now.

- Continue your journey.

- What?

Yeah. You know, it's not you.

The show's-- if you do it,

you're gonna be big, big.

Everybody's gonna be

crazy about you, but, uh--

Just go and--

[ Sighing ]

You had a call two days ago

from Dr Simon.

That was Barry pretending to be

Dr Simon. I put him up to it...

and your heart is... fine.

- What?

- I know my heart's fine.

So is yours, Ricky.

So is yours.

- What do you mean? You knew?

- Oh, yes, I've known all along.

Well, so why'd you stay?

I stayed 'cause I wanted to help you,

and because I like you.

But most of all, you really

make me laugh. You're a very funny man.

Yeah, well, I've gotten--

I've gotten...

so that I don't wanna strangle you

so much as I used to.

But-But, uh--

You know, really...

take off, 'cause, you know,

I'm gonna, you know--

I don't wanna change my mind,

you know--

Beautiful man, Ricky.

I'm a dead man.

All right.

[ Choir ]

G, G, G, G

- G, G, G, G

- And cue announcer.

It's The G Spot!

Philosophy,

a higher state of consciousness...

and nonstop shopping!

- Here's G!

- Fade up, camera one. Cue G.

[ Applause ]

[ Chanting ]

G! G! G! G!

He's always full of surprises.

- Surprise, surprise, surprise.

- Hang in there, guys.

- [ Applause Subsides ]

- Hi, I'm Ricky Hayman.

[ Scattered Applause ]

What is he doing?

Thank you.

And G, um...

is my friend.

And he's... a special fellow.

- [ Applause ]

- I know-- Yeah, I know

you guys know that.

That's why you're here

or why you're watching.

But that's also

the reason that, um...

I couldn't let him

do this tonight.

So-- Yeah. I'm here to apologize

to you and to our viewers...

'cause G agreed to continue

doin' this show if I asked him to...

but I had to, uh, let him go.

- [ Together ] Let him go?

- [ All Chattering ]

Because I knew that he...

would be happier in his heart...

if he continued on his journey.

And it wouldn't have been

right of me to keep him here.

I mean, you don't know me, but this is--

For once in my life...

I wanted to do the right,

the right thing.

I mean, he doesn't care

about worldwide audiences, certainly...

or fame or money,

for that matter; that's me.

[ Ricky ]

I'm, I'm guilty--

Get me Security!

I want Hayman out of here! Now!

- All G cares about

is for us to see life...

- [ Ringing ]

as the gift that it is.

- Kill this!

Yank that son of a b*tch!

- [ Applause ]

Okay. Sure.

What would you like me to go to?

- Anything!

- Okay, sure. Let me find--

Oh, for Christ's sake.

I'll do it myself. A**holes!

...real, real hard.

Of course, I'm not G.

I'm just a...

a regular, a regular type,

but, um...

I think...

I'm finally gettin' it.

That you never...

feel more whole...

and right...

than when you love...

another person...

and when you know that

that other person loves you back.

And I had that.

But I might have

messed it up just a...

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