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if he says no,

there's nothing we can do.

- Boy, you really like that movie, huh?

- I love that movie.

It's been ages

since I've been to the movies.

I feel like I'm 16 again.

Those were fun summers.

What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

Maybe I'll...

Graduate school,

maybe travel for a while...

Try and figure out what I want to do

with the rest of my life.

Do you remember

when we were 12?

The summer I taught you

how to sail.

Summer before that.

What you told your mom.

That we were gonna get married

when we grew up.

I guess some dreams don't die.

It's the wrong dream, Mike.

Youre right.

You little creeps, get out of here.

I'll see you on Friday.

- Bye, Tim.

- That was great!

That was boring.

- I didn't think youd come.

- I didn't think I was going to.

Well, youre right on time

to the second.

It's a little problem I have...

compulsive promptness.

I thought maybe

we could take my boat out.

- Great.

- Okay.

She's beautiful.

She's no Obsession.

But she was Daddy's pride and joy.

When did he die?

When I was 12.

Mrs. Morrison says

that your mother died recently.

Yeah. A couple of months ago.

Both my parents were killed

in a plane crash eight years ago.

We should be getting back.

You want to take her?

Okay. Ready about?

Hard alee!

Want to grab a beer?

We can get one at my house.

- Where do you live?

- Dune Road.

Longview Cottage.

Cute cottage.

My grandparents built it in28.

They had a house in Bar Harbor,

but Gramps got fed up with spending

most of the summers alone.

Sh*t!

- Who's that?

- Gateworth's girlfriend.

Anne Briscoe, Tim Whalen.

- Hi.

- How do you do?

I'm doing fine.

Nice to meet you.

Just can't stay away

from the help, Olivia?

I don't want to listen to this, Tony.

Then you listen, Romeo.

Keep sniffing around my stepdaughter,

youre gonna be out of a job.

I am talking to Cantrell

in the morning.

You can talk to your heart's content.

Youre not getting me out of here.

I think I should be getting back

to the club.

Good idea. Get back

and hump Brooke Morrison.

Tony!

I'm sorry about that.

Don't worry about it.

Would you like

to have dinner sometime?

Go out?

Well, I'm not much of a cook.

Sure. I'd love to.

- Friday?

- Okay.

- About that thing Gateworth said...

- That's none of my business.

I spend a lot of time

with Mr. And Mrs. Morrison.

All I know is she's really in love

with her husband.

How long had you been

on Morningstar?

Three years.

Skipper for the last two.

It was a good boat,

but I just couldn't win with her.

When Mr. Morrison

offered me Obsession.

I jumped at the chance.

Thanks.

You were awfully young

to be on the helm, weren't you?

I was the youngest captain

on the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit.

You race?

I've beaten every guy my age

in Solings

from Montauk to City Island.

Any ocean racing?

Nobody would ever give me a shot

Youd be too much of a distraction.

All I really wanted to do was sail.

I barely lasted

two semesters at college.

The day classes ended,

I ferried a one-ton

from Santa Barbara to Palm Beach.

Daddy would have really liked you.

She changed husbands around

as often as she changed cars.

She had three in eight years,

but Gateworth,

he was by far the worst.

- What was she looking for?

- I don't know.

I think she wanted someone

to love her for her.

That was a really good movie.

Why are we whispering?

I don't know.

It sort of feels like we ought to.

Good night.

Your mother made it quite clear

that I was to keep an eye on you.

What I'm seeing

would make her spin in her grave.

From the Virgin Mary

to Mary Magdalene in under a month.

- I don't want to talk about it.

- I don't want to, either.

I just want you to stop seeing him.

You'll embarrass me,

youll embarrass the family.

All right, I'll embarrass the family.

You've been an embarrassment

ever since you conned my mother

into marrying you.

Don't you ever touch me!

I'm going away for the weekend.

When I get back,

I want the boat n*gger out of your life!

I hate him.

I really hate him.

Look on the bright side.

At least we'll get to spend

the weekend together.

Oh, at my house.

I'll give the staff the weekend off.

God, I want to kiss you.

I've been warned

against public displays of affection

on club property.

Lobster roll!

Pick up!

Lobster roll!

- Everything okay over here?

- It's very good.

Two lobster rolls

and a chicken-fried steak.

Sorry I'm late.

What do you know about him?

He's from California.

Both his parents are dead.

He has a married sister

in San Francisco.

He loves sailing as much as I do.

He's the first man

I've ever been comfortable with.

We have too much money.

You know that.

He doesn't care about that.

If he really doesn't care, grab him.

Ones like that

are as rare as your father.

The important thing is to establish

a psychological dominance.

Once she sees you can handle me,

she's gonna be totally

dependent on you.

Just be careful when youre waving

that damn gun around.

I am not about to hurt the guy

who is going to lay the golden egg.

Come on. Cheer up.

A year from now,

the late Olivia Lawrence-Whalen's

grieving husband and stepfather

will both be on the Forbes 400.

I have a better idea.

Well, I'd just love to hear it.

There's so much money,

maybe we'd be better off

with her around.

Forget it.

Look, I think the heat

will be too much.

Think? You don't think.

I think. You perform.

The only way this deal goes south

is if you f*** it up.

You want out? Fine.

Youre on the first bus back

to Palookaville,

and I find myself another $2 gigolo.

You think it's that easy?

You think she'll just fall

for whoever you drag in?

She fell for you, didn't she?

We can get everything we want,

maybe more,

by keeping her healthy.

I'll make it real simple.

Youre either in now,

or youre out.

You even think of f***ing with me,

she's gonna know your

whole life story... the real one.

You got that?

Yeah, I got it.

That's better... partner.

More coffee?

- What was that?

- What's wrong?

I heard something.

You f***ing little whore!

Bringing this garbage

into your mother's house?

That's enough!

- Shut the f*** up.

- Give me the gun!

I told you to stay away

from her, you little prick.

Calm down.

Nobody wants...

- Maybe I'll just blow your...

- For God's sakes, Tony!

You fu...

Is he...

Call the police.

Oh, my God.

Do you realize

how this is going to look?

They're gonna think

we planned this.

Yeah.

Youve got to go.

You go. I'll call the police.

What will you say?

I don't know.

I'll say...

I'll say that I was here alone,

and he came in,

and I thought he was a burglar.

You just happened

to have a gun.

That's Tony's gun,

so I'll say that I got it

out of his night table this afternoon.

- There was nobody in the house.

- It won't work!

It will work!

It was fired point blank.

They can tell things like that.

Then I'll say that he came in

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