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usually I can resist, but...

Oh.

Oh, well, please have some.

I'll probably get fired over this.

Did you ever have a smell

that triggers a memory?

This smells like my mama's house.

Thank you.

That's incredible. Incredible.

You know,

I'm just trying to sell the cookware.

Where did you become a chef?

France, or someplace European

or something?

Oh, no, I'm not a chef.

I've never been to France.

I ain't never been further north

than Mobile, Alabama.

You know, it's just a hobby.

Something I really enjoy doing.

- A hobby, huh?

- I never trained or anything.

- You gonna train?

- I don't know.

Someday. Maybe.

Look. I was wondering,

sometime, if you're free...

I thought maybe we could...

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- I'll get it. I'll get it.

You got...

Oh... Georgia!

Whoa! What happened? Is she okay?

She hit her head.

- Give me a hand, please.

- So what? It's just a bump.

Watch her head.

Don't hit her head again.

Miss Byrd, can you hear me?

Can you hear me, Miss Byrd?

Can you hear the words

that are coming out of my mouth?

How many fingers am I holding up?

Is it one, two, or more?

- What's going on here?

- Georgia, are you okay? Georgia?

Oh, man.

I think we should do a CAT scan.

What?

That's a big ticket number, isn't it?

I didn't think we did that kind of thing

around here.

Well, we got a new machine.

Used, but new to us.

Yeah, I don't know.

Sir, there could be

a huge workman's comp payout...

if we don't follow procedure.

All right,

only if it's absolutely necessary.

I knew you'd understand.

Paperwork. Follow me.

- Are you okay, Miss Byrd?

- Kind of nice to be off my feet.

Here we go.

Now, don't worry now, Miss Byrd.

Everything will be just fine.

What?

No, this can't be right.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

We're just going to try

one more time, Miss Byrd.

This is not good.

This is not good at all.

What are we looking at?

Well, we're looking at the results

of a virus you have, ma'am.

- Virus?

- I believe it to be Lampington's disease.

It's very rare and it's very harmless,

in most cases.

- In most cases?

- Yes.

What about my case?

Well, I thought I'd misread

the first scan, so I did the second scan.

But that just confirmed it, you see?

- Okay, so I have Lampington's?

- Yes.

Well, which one do I have

if not the harmless one?

Ma'am, I'm very sorry to tell you...

But l...

You see,

in my opinion it's the kind that...

Ma'am, please! This is very, very

difficult for me. I'm just...

Oh, dear.

I need to lie down.

You see this area here?

- This is your mass.

- My mass?

Your tumor.

And this, and this, and this.

I'm sorry, Georgia,

but the virus has caused...

a very advanced case

of Lampington's lesions.

Okay, well, exactly what

does that mean, Lampington's lesions?

And Dr. Gupta hasn't told you anything

about this, right?

Well, I tried.

Thanks.

Without treatment, it's terminal.

What? Like I'm gonna die?

I'm very, very sorry.

But I feel fine.

I feel great.

I just finished a Fat Flush and...

No dizziness or fainting?

No. I got a tiny bump on my head,

that's all.

It's diabolical. Such a sneaky disease.

I'm afraid, in your condition,

you've got about three weeks to live.

What? I got three weeks to live?

Are you shitting me?

Four on the outside. I'm sorry.

You're sorry? Well, I'm sorry.

I can't accept that.

Then I think you should see

Katherine Lenz.

Okay. Fine.

That's what I'm talking about.

Katherine Lenz, okay.

- Is that the brain specialist?

- No.

She's your HMO administrator.

Let me just save you some time here,

Miss Byrd.

We won't cover you for this operation.

Well, what do you mean,

you won't cover me?

I'm covered through my HMO.

If you feel you're being treated unfairly,

these are our appeals procedures...

which you have every legal right

to pursue.

Well, what if I pay for it myself?

How much would that cost me?

The cost

of a median cranial debulking surgery...

is around $340,000.

That's without anesthesia.

You'll want that.

Check again,

make sure I'm not covered.

You wait and you wait

for something big to happen...

and then you find out you're gonna die.

I really wanted to meet you.

And I should've ate that.

I should've ate all that stuff.

Especially this.

Put my foot in that. Darius loved that.

Now I'll never get to Karlovy Vary.

Chef Didier.

- Hello?

- Hi.

Hiya, sis!

I was just getting ready to call you.

You know, there's this guy

that I met in this club...

and he said he's gonna introduce me

to some of his friends in Nashville...

I just need you

to take care of the kids for three days.

What you gonna do in Nashville?

Girl, I am finally going to be

a country western singer.

Isn't that great?

Tanya, ain't no such thing

as a black country singer.

You know, I am not asking you to

comment on the validity of my dreams.

Now can you...

Hold on. Anton, would you stop it?

- This child is going to kill himself!

- Listen, that's why I'm calling you...

What are you doing? Why can't you

watch the kids? What are you...

- I'm gonna have to call you back.

- But, I'm...

I told you to stop jumping.

Do it again and see what happens.

You think I'm playing?

Georgia, where have you been?

Adamian's been looking for you.

Good, 'cause I'm looking for him, too.

- Why?

- I'm gonna take your advice.

Huh?

Look, remember when you said

life was too short to live the way I do?

- Oh, I say a lot of things.

- Yeah, well, you were right.

What? What did I say?

What are you gonna do?

Georgia?

What did I say?

You don't knock?

You better have a hell of an excuse

for where you've been, Ms. Byrd.

I do, I do.

You see, Mr. Adamian...

Excuse me, would you mind?

This is very important.

- Actually, it's a matter of life and...

- What?

Just turn it off.

Yeah.

You're killing me

with the potato peelers.

Move them

or I'll shove them down your throat.

You got a problem?

Yes, I do.

That's a $400 phone.

Now I feel better.

That's company property.

That's going to come out

of your paycheck.

Take it. Take the whole thing, okay?

It's worth it.

This is not about you, okay?

It's not about me.

It's about business.

- It's about the company.

- Mr. Adamian.

I want you to hear this.

This man lives his philosophy.

Rule One:

Life is not a popularity contest...

but it is a contest.

Boo-hoo, they don't like me.

Rule Two:
You grab

that scared little loser inside you...

and beat the living crap out of him!

Rule three:
When is enough, enough?

Enough is never enough.

Enough is enough right now,

Mr. Adamian!

I'm trying to talk to you!

I'm trying to tell you what's...

Why am I even wasting my time

trying to talk to you?

You know what? I quit.

- You what?

- I quit.

- You can't.

- Why can't I?

Fourth quarter sales are in the toilet

in this store...

and all the other stores, too,

for that matter.

Your department has

the highest profit record in the place.

I just... I can't afford to lose you.

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