Joy Page #5

What did the patent search find?

Trudy just wanted to be careful,

and this guy found

a man that's in Texas

who works another guy

in another country where they have an

idea that MIGHT be similar to my mop.

- What country?

- Hong Kong.

Hong Kong man has a

representative in Dallas, Texas.

The Dallas man was very

reasonable with my lawyer.

Okay.

So, this guy in Texas...

We're supposed to pay him a royalty

on the patent, as a protection, right?

Right.

- To be safe from any claims.

- Yes.

- Is that correct?

- Please, stop using the word "we".

None of this is YOUR

money or your business.

But the same guy also

owns a manufacturing plant

that your guys say is

cheaper than any other place?

In California.

A metal and plastic

injection mold factory.

- Okay, so it's the same guy, he owns the patent...

- This happens all the time in business,

- You find the best partner, it's smart.

- He doesn't understand business.

He doesn't know business.

- I know, I'm just...

- I understand business.

Dad and I, we buy parts for

the trucks all the time at the garage.

Maurice did it all the time.

One stop shopping,

it's the cheapest.

- They're telling major story... yes!

- Is that normal?

But is it normal like

the same guy who has the

patent is the same guy who

has the manufacturing?

- Yes, best, better, better, if you look at it that way.

- Yes.

And the lawyer?

Why Morris' lawyer?

- Yeah, he's very good.

- Yeah, but he specialized in garment business.

- Tony...

- Not in manufacturing.

Tony...

Let's quit while we're ahead.

I know that you want Tony to be

your counselor, if you will, and

I will respect that,

as Tony and you should

respect what we're

proposing as the lawyer for

this whole business endeavor.

Well, all right,

the parts have arrived from California,

and we can start

manufacturing here.

I have the first assembled mop.

I told you it was gonna be

more refined, and it is.

Father Martinez is here, you need to set

those women up right now and get going.

They're gonna be so grateful

- I'm gonna go talk to those ladies.

- for work, Joy.

Now we finally

have jobs for them.

I'm a little proud o'ya,

I gotta admit it.

But... it cost much more than

$15,000 to make the first run.

I know, Trudy, but with all due

respect, that actually wasn't my fault.

Look at this, more bills.

- WHAT?

- Another bill from Gerhardt.

This guy keeps billing

me for his mistakes.

That's business.

That's not the way I do business,

I'm calling this guy.

Gerhardt, I not gonna keep payin' for these parts

that are taking you four times to get right.

That was your design,

you have to pay for those parts.

That's mold making,

that's the process.

My client's pay

when we figure it out.

It was not my design,

Gerhardt, it was your mistake.

- I'm not payin' it.

- That was your design, you have to...

Did he just hang up on you?

This guy was supposed to

be easy and inexpensive.

He keeps overbilling us,

I'm not payin' for it.

Nobody pay it.

I'm gonna fight it

out with this guy.

Just assemble them

and try to sell them.

Just put it in your window, let your customers

decide, my family's been goin' here my whole life.

Look, the big companies,

they pay me for my shelf space.

Maybe you could sell one of your mops

to one of those big companies,

and maybe THEY'LL

put it on my shelf.

It's expensive at nineteen ninety-five, but

it's the only mop you'll ever have to buy.

But I don't want people... to buy ONE mop for

$20, and never have to buy another mop again.

I'd rather they keep buying OUR mops

at $5 dollars 50 times, 100 times.

Ah, you were broke,

and bored and you had an idea.

So what,

lots of people have ideas.

Go home, please,

take care of your family.

Hi,

would you like to try a new mop?

Well, it's the only mop

you'll ever have to buy.

Hi, would you like to try

a new mop?

- No.

- It's self-wringing.

You can remove the mop head...

throw it in the washing machine.

- No germs.

- No.

- No.

- No?

You wanna just try it?

You can try it...

It's self-wringing, ya see?

No other mop does this.

Come and try the

brand new mop!

- It's the mop of the future.

- No thanks.

- Wanna try this mop, Lady?

- What's this?

It's a brand new mop.

You can wring it without

getting your hands dirty.

Naw, I don't think so.

C'mon, try it,

it's the mop of the future.

- Self-wringer, huh?

- Yeah.

All right.

I do like the idea of that, ya know,

I hate havin' to touch the mop head

after I get done cleaning the bathroom

floor... I always think that disgusting.

Wow, it really does get all the corners

that my sponge mop won't get...

all those crannies where

my kids spill their juice.

- I really like it, can we buy it?

- Take it easy, Christie.

Wow, I mean, that's just amazing,

you really don't have to touch it.

Look at that! You know what would

make this perfect, if

you could remove the mop head,

put it in the washing machine...

really get it clean.

- You can.

- What!?

Are you serious!?

- How much is this mop?

- Nineteen ninety-five.

No, that's too much.

But, I guess, I mean, but if it is the only mop

that you ever have to buy, I mean we keep buying...

- Hi, Daddy.

- Hi, Baby.

You... you remember Angela...

and two brothers, right?

I do... hello.

- Mommy, the policeman.

- Ma'am.

Did we break the law?

- We're takin' this with us.

- No! Don't! We're leavin'.

Now I'm gonna let you

off with a warning.

- No! Sir! I feel like it's a couple of minutes...

- If I catch you around here again...

- you WILL be prosecuted.

- the mop can do it...

- Where would I go?

- You cannot sell on

- Kmart property.

- Sir, please, I made those mops myself.

I paid for them, please!

I won't come back but you

don't have to take my stuff!

Please!

- Are you even allowed to do this?

- How embarrassing for you,

to be seen here like this with your

daughter, what kind of parent are you?

- Yeah, Tony.

- Enough!

- Come, let's go c'mon, let's go./i

- Tony, let's go.

Yeah, I'm comin', I'm coming.

Honey, it's okay, Mommy's okay.

This stupid thing...

this place is fallin' apart!

No! No!

- Honey, the telephone isn't working.

- I know, I just got the notice.

I had to go next door

to use the phone.

- Tommy's got a fever.

- Tommy has a fever!?

A simple cold, it's a cough,

it's goin' around, all the kids have it.

Thank God the

heat's still working.

- Mommy, why isn't this phone working?

- Because I'm late on paying the bill.

- Not you, too?

- Are we going to lose this house?

No, we're not gonna lose our house.

Come on, get upstairs,

get in the bath.

Listen to your Mom,

get right in that tub.

- I don't have to.

- I don't care.

Christie, you get in that hot bath, listen to

your mother, I don't want you getting sick, too.

Lauren Rose said you're a cleaning

lady and you sell used mops.

Lauren Rose said that?

Yeah, and I really hurt my feelings.

First of all,

even if I was a cleaning lady, so what?

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