Imagine That Page #8

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This won't take Iong.

l assume that Tom

has aIready toId you about...

- Mr. DanieIson, everything okay?

- Yes. Yes, sir.

Just had to kill the phone. lt's dead now.

Okay, l assume Tom

had aIready toId you that

he's decided to throw away

the rest of his Iife pIaying goIf.

Which means one of you is going to be

running the western division of D.D.E.

Now, you won't be surprised to know

that I've been reviewing your fiIes,

and, frankIy, you're both

appIying quite unorthodox methods.

And I don't reaIIy care, as Iong as you

get resuIts, which you seem to be doing.

But, unfortunateIy, gentIemen,

there's onIy one chair

behind the big desk.

So I have a decision to make,

and I'II be stopping in Denver

on my way back from Beijing tomorrow

to make that decision.

In the meantime,

you have approximateIy 17 hours

to suss out what Mr. Pratt

is about to hand you.

And as far as preparation is concerned,

I'II just share with you

the best advice that l ever heard...

No, that's not the advice.

The advice is, if I had eight hours

to chop down a tree,

I'd spend the first six sharpening my ax.

- Abraham Lincoln.

- You read my book.

- Three times, sir.

- lt wasn't clear the first time?

No, that's not what l meant.

I think I know what you meant,

Mr. Danielson.

AII right, gentIemen,

it's 2:
00 a.m. in Beijing.

Do you know where your ax is?

I'II see you tomorrow.

May the best man win.

These are a few of the strategies

Mr. D'Enzo is considering.

We will require your most

detailed analysis and recommendations.

l'll leave you with Mr. Pratt.

Okay, page one.

Olivia! Hey! Olivia!

Big night! Big, big night tonight! Hey!

Where are you?

l want to talk to princesses

and Qwali and all your friends!

Got a lot of questions!

Get to stay up late!

Hey, Olivia! Hey! Where are you?

Graciella, where is she? You picked

her up from school, didn't you?

Yes, seor. Then Mrs. Trish came

and took her away.

- What? When?

- About one hour ago.

Now, why would she do that

without calling me?

You know why? Because

l took the battery out of my phone.

Hey, listen!

Hey, did Olivia leave that little blanket?

- The goo-gaa?

- Let me check, okay, seor?

- Hello!

- Trish! Hey!

Evan, where are you?

Olivia called you, like, five times,

then she got upset and called me.

And then l had to leave the pledge drive

to make sure...

lt's a long story.

l took the battery out of my phone.

But, listen, you'll never guess

who l was just talking to.

Not now, Evan. l'm at the party.

- The party? What party?

- Ella's party.

- Which you obviously forgot about.

- Forgot it. Forgot all about the party.

Okay, listen, tell Olivia l'm gonna be

there in 20 minutes to pick her up.

Why? I'm aIready here.

Look, you did your week.

l'll just stay here

and take her to Ella's for the sleepover.

Sleepover! No, no, no. l don't know if

a sleepover works for me tonight, Trish.

l actually need Olivia here with me.

Here with me and her blanket, yes.

Her what?

Listen, l know this is going to sound

a little crazy.

l know this is going to sound a little wild,

but the fact of the matter is...

l need... l need the goo-gaa.

l don't have a response for that, Evan.

- No, Trish, Iisten.

- l'm hanging up now.

- Bye.

- No, no, no, Trish, Trish, Trish!

Okay, if you're here

for EIIa's birthday party,

make your way to the orange sIide

and into the Kidz Only zone

for some Fo Fo FiggIey fun.

Olivia!

- Trish, you want me...

- No, l'll deal with this.

Olivia!

Evan, what is going on?

What are you doing here?

l know, l know. Everything's fine.

Everything's cool.

Look, where did she go just now?

She went into the Kidz Only room.

What is this, Evan?

Nothing. Everything's fine.

Everything's cool.

- Hey. How we doing over here?

- What's going on? How you?

l'm good.

Trish, do you mind helping Lori

with the cake for me?

Yeah, help Lori with the cake,

and l'm gonna do

what l was going to do.

- lt's my daughter's seventh birthday!

- Congratulations.

You're going to think this is hilarious,

but l got to go get Olivia's blanket for,

like, six hours.

- You need her blanket.

- Yes, l need her blanket.

l see, so that's what you're here for,

to cause a scene.

l'm not trying to cause a scene at all.

You're making it a scene by stopping

me from going to get the blanket.

You should just let me go get the

blanket, and there's no scene at all.

- Let me talk to you for a second.

- What's the problem?

Now we've all seen what happens

when you take Liv's blanket, right?

- Okay, that's duly noted.

- And now is not the time nor place for it.

Let me explain something to you.

Let me say something.

What l'm going to do

is going to take all of 10 seconds.

l'm gonna get the blanket,

and l'm going to be gone.

And that's the end of the deal,

you know what l'm saying, John?

Let me do my thing.

Hey, what's the matter with you?

John...

Hey, what's up

with the football block, man?

- Hey, be cool.

- You be cool, okay?

l am being cool. l just need the goo-gaa!

Okay, when a grown man says

"goo-gaa," it's time to go.

Okay, all right.

Okay, all right. lt's cool. All right.

You made your point.

You got it. You gotta be cool.

l'll tell her you said happy birthday.

Yeah.

She'll be touched.

Hey, John. ls everything okay?

- l took care of it. He's gone.

- What did you say?

Don't worry about it.

l put my foot down, okay?

That's the last we're gonna see

of Evan today.

You wanna play, boy? Man, stop.

No, you didn't.

Hey, little brother. Hey, brother.

Hey, my man. Hey, little man.

Hey, why don't you do me a favor?

l want you to go into the Kidz Only room

and talk to Olivia Danielson and tell her

her dad's out here.

l'm gonna give you $20. Go in there

and tell her that her dad's out here

- and needs the goo-gaa.

- A what?

lt's a goo-gaa. lt's a pet name for

the blanket. l need the blanket.

Just go in, tell Olivia Danielson

her dad's out here and get the blanket.

$20, man. Come on, brother.

- l'll take $50, my brother.

-50?

Or you can take your grown self up there

and get the goo-gaa on your own.

Hey, stop it! l'm not in here

to play with you kids. Stop it!

Look, man, l haven't been to the

cash machine. All l got is $26 in here.

See, that's more than half of $50.

And l got this.

A Peet's Coffee card.

l got $15 worth of credit on it.

You know how much coffee

you can get for $15?

You drink that coffee, you just keep

playing and playing and playing!

- l'm a kid. l don't drink coffee.

- They got other things.

They got cookies and cakes and scones.

You like scones?

Scones? What do l look like,

the Queen of England?

Hey, you stop that right now!

l'm not here to play with you!

- l'm talking to this child!

- That's a nice Rollie.

Yes, that is a nice Rollie,

and you just back on up.

You're not getting my Rollie.

Come on, man. This is $26.

$26, a Peet's Coffee card. That's some

easy money. You want it or not?

Not. Get this fool!

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