Killing the Joneses Page #2

Synopsis: It's a normal dinner with the neighbors until some one is accidentally stabbed. But what happens when there is no answer from 911 is another issue.
Year:
2009
7 min
30 Views


- Oh.

- Bye. Love you.

l love you.

- You lucky b*tch.

- I know.

You know what

I'm gonna do for you?

l'm gonna have

a special lunch

to introduce you to my ladies.

l would love that.

You got it.

ello?

How'd it go today?

Very well.

Did you make friends?

l did.

I made friends.

Oh. Did you get their,

uh, contact info?

Of course l did.

Great. Well, your dinner's

in the fridge.

You like that?

Jenn?

Ow!

Come on. Let's go.

Sh*t!

Let go of me!

Kate-

Get your clothes on.

- Whoa.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

- I'll handle this.

No. Nothing happened.

Ladies, come on.

Goddamn it, Jenn.

We told them that this

was not going to happen again.

What, are you jealous?

Oh, that's ridiculous.

Now, hold on!

lf you're not gonna do him,

why can't I?

Do you want me to call KC?

Freak's back in action, huh?

F*** you!

Mick, stay out of this.

Go get in your room now .

Night, Dad.

Sh*t.

- Why did you let her

in your room?

- Come on. I was sleeping.

You're not blaming me?

She's got a problem.

What am l supposed to do?

Well, we're not gonna

solve this tonight,

so we're gonna discuss it

in the morning.

Good morning.

You have a nice glow about you.

Did you sleep well?

hat's very funny.

Hi.

- l really think

we should talk-

- Good morning.

Good morning.

We should talk about-

Good morning.

What happened-

Morning.

Good morning.

What happened last night.

Jenn, do you have

something to say?

Oh, yeah.

I'm so sorry.

You know, you're new

and I totally took advantage

of the situation.

l shouldn't do that.

I'm so sorry.

his really wasn't covered

in my orientation.

- Well, we may not be

a normal family-

- You think?

but we do have to operate

as a team.

We have a huge

opportunity here.

l'd like to see us

keep our focus.

- Our first review

is in 30 days.

- Gotta sell, sell, sell.

All right.

Can I get a ride with you?

Bite me.

Kate, this is why

l need a car.

I don't wanna hear it.

Mick, wait.

l'm gonna be late

for my hot yoga class.

- Oh, you know, sure.

hat's really-

- Have a nice day.

You have a nice day too.

Hi. l'm Steve Jones.

You can call me Steve.

I don't know

My right from wrong

Or Mr. Jones.

Steve's fine.

I won't sing

No broken song

Now some say love

Is a splendid thing

But ain't nobody

Gonna clip my wing

I'm singin'

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Till I turn you around

I'll set your blood

on fire

I'm gonna break it all down

Gonna break it all down

Whoo!

I don't know

Up from down

Ain't nobody

Gonna push me around

Gonna push me around

Yeah, yeah, yeah

- Yeah, yeah, yeah

- I'll set the world on fire

- Yeah, yeah, yeah

- I'll set the world

Set the world

- Yeah, yeah, yeah

- I'll set the world on fire

- Yeah, yeah, yeah

- I'll set the world

Set the world

Come on

Bye.

See ya, Jenn.

Bye, Jenn.

All right, then.

l'm sure you're all eager

to hear your results...

from our first month

of sales.

Let's start with Steve.

Total sales

in this first month...

up three and a half percent.

Boo-yah!

- All right.

- Here are a few highlights.

Sporting goods,

four percent increase.

Watches, up two percent.

Golf-related merchandise,

three percent.

- Nice.

- Okay, Mick-

Overall sales up 16%.

Yes.

Video games, up 13.

Whoa.

- Sportswear is up 21 .

- Cool.

Excellent.

Way to open up

the market, Mick.

Good work.

And Jenn-

Up 14% overall.

- Solid work, my dear.

- You did good.

Hey, you're still two down.

Kate-

- Congratulations

on being our top producer.

- Thank you.

Up 20%.

Wow. Okay.

Wow. Thank you. Thank you.

Cosmetics, up 24.

Great form.

Thank you.

Are you focused?

Am I focused?

Yeah, I'm focused.

You know, you were

a great car salesman.

People trusted you

and they liked you,

so they bought

what you were selling.

But you're not

selling things anymore.

To succeed here,

you can't just sell things.

You're here to sell a lifestyle,

an attitude.

Right.

If people want you,

they'll want

what you've got.

Um, do the clients know

how this works?

Of course not.

hat's why it's called

"stealth marketing."

The fact is,

we get results.

How we go about that

is our business.

he question you have

to ask yourself is-

ow far are you willing

to go to get what you want?

lt's called killer instinct.

lf you can find it,

you could have

anything you want.

Anything.

hanks.

l don't think he's got it.

I think we may have to bag him.

No, no. l-

l know he's green.

He just needs some time.

And-And l-l can deal

with this.

l warned you

not to pick a rookie...

in your first

"head of household."

You've known me

a long time.

I can handle this.

l'll give you 60 days.

But this is your ass

on the line, not mine.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You won't regret it.

We'll see, won't we?

We're in a terrible

situation right now.

Why are you talking

about spending?

Have you read

my new book?

I have, and I

disagree with you completely.

Oh, okay.

Looks like

sales for luxury items have

been up for the last two months.

You think we're

in a bulI market?

That's what l said.

Spend, spend, spend.

Bull market's

around the corner.

I understand

that bulls are bad.

Anyone can see

how upside-down

the entire market is.

Foreclosures

at an all-time high-

hat's true.

About four million

foreclosed homes this year.

The dollar is

on its way up.

I'm telling you.

If you want

to spend your way out,

the dollar will end up

the same way as the peso.

ey.

Hey.

So we need to step it up,

so l've decided that

we're gonna throw a party.

Jesus. Look at Larry.

He is a miserable bastard.

My guess is they sleep

in separate bedrooms.

Yeah, l know

how that feels.

This is serious,

and l'd really like you

to focus.

Okay?

Hmm?

l mean, we really need

to pull out all the stops.

l'd like to put

our contact list to good use...

and start to showcase

all we've got.

lt's a good time

for me to wear the YSL dress.

l'd really like to roll out

the Van Cleef earrings.

l think you have some

of those Costume National that-

Oh, ho, ho, ho.

have a chance to-

Thank you.

l really have some things

that I'd like...

to-to talk to you-

S-So l- here's some things

that I want-

ey, Larry.

Come on. Come on.

Hey.

Hey.

I'm on poop patrol here.

Nice. Mind if I ask you

a question?

mm?

Think Kate'll like these?

Cha-cha, bling.

Yeah. Yeah, I think so.

What's the occasion?

No occasion.

Oh, geez.

Summer would love those.

Yeah.

Well, business is good,

isn't it?

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

errific. Absolutely.

This is what it's all about.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, l guess so.

You, uh- Are you

gonna play today?

Oh, uh, no.

You know, l pulled-

I kinda pulled a muscle.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

Kate and l are into

this new tantric sex thing.

l don't know

how I got in the-

But it, you know-

lt went too far.

Yeah.

Well, l, uh-

l sure haven't pulled

any muscles lately.

No?

You know how l keep it fresh

between Kate and me?

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