Moonlight Serenade Page #2

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It's my job.

I'm very good at it.

- Well, I'm sorry for you.

- Well, I'm not.

I believe

in what I do, but...

I need music

to keep me sane.

That's why I go

to the club every night.

That's why I play

a song or two before bed.

It helps me...

I don't know,

it helps me keep in touch

with a part of my...

- A part of your soul?

- Yeah!

Yeah. Do you know how many drunken

confessions I hear from suits like you?

Every week.

"Oh, I hate my job.

I should have been a musician".

Look. You apologized,

and I accept your apology.

So let's stop this before it

gets any more annoying, okay?

But I'm not drunk.

And I'm not

confessing anything.

I just want you

to play music with me.

- That's...

- No, thanks.

- I don't do charity work.

- It wasn't charity work the other night.

No, it wasn't.

It was a vocal warm-up.

Excuse me?

I play a gig

near your house.

I was warming up.

You're a decent piano player, but there

are a lot of them in this city

that I should be playing with before you,

including my boyfriend.

Yeah, right.

- What is so funny?

- Come on.

You're walking home alone late

at night in this neighborhood?

There is no way

you have a boyfriend. No way.

Look, I don't have to prove

anything to you, Mister...

- Just call me Nate.

- But since you asked, here.

Photograph

doesn't prove anything.

Here. You should

read the back.

It's kind of cute,

actually.

Anyway, this is

my building.

Thanks for

the walk home... Nate.

Yeah.

- Morning.

- Morning. You should take a look at this.

Okay, but before I forget,

this is Sunset-Western and DEK.

I'd like you to take

a look before lunch.

- Sure.

- And one more thing.

- I'm sorry about yesterday.

- Oh! Stop it. Stop.

- And I appreciate your concerns.

- Stop it.

No. Look.

I think I got a little overwhelmed

there for a couple of days,

but it's over and done with,

so thank you.

Well...

Come on!

They're lovely.

Speaking of which, this is

what Vogler gave us on Hil-Co.

That's it?

Don't waste

my time, David.

I know you have more on Hil-Co

than two quarterly breakdown sheets.

I did, but I don't anymore.

- Where is it?

- I honestly don't know.

Right.

You lost the research.

I don't have what you're looking for

You could check my files.

No, no. I'll let

Holtzman do it.

Wow.

You're first really big case,

and you're running to Holtzman

with some lame conspiracy theory

that I'm, what,

shredding documents?

Not the best show of poise

under pressure, kid.

I mean, you might want to do

your own research.

That is, if you don't find

what you're looking for here.

Life gets a lot easier when you're not

betting against people.

We should do lunch sometime.

Is Chloe coming on soon?

Yeah. Should be.

Comin' right up.

All right.

But I just talked to him.

He's gonna be here any minute.

- Don't lie to me.

- Please?

Look, I know

it's annoying,

but Jesse just needs to feel

like people are waiting on him,

but then he's fine.

Three nights in a row

he's been AWOL,

while you and I are

wasting our time here.

You gotta stop

doing this, Chloe.

What Jesse needs is help.

I know. I know.

If I...

From somebody

other than you.

You're too nice

to be in this business.

I can't afford

to lose this gig, Rudy.

Rudy...

- Hey, Rudy, how ya doin'?

- How ya doin'?

Good night.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Do you know

"In The Wee Small Hours"?

Uh... yeah.

Can you play it?

"A" flat?

Uh, well, actually,

I was just doing some work.

In the wee small hours

of the morning

While the whole wide world

Is fast asleep

You lie awake

And you think about the boy

And never ever think of

Counting sheep

When your lonely heart

Has learned its lesson

He'd be here

If only he'd call

In the wee small hours

Of the morning

That's the time

You miss him most

Of all

Do you want a glass

of wine or something?

If you're still interested

in playing together,

I can be back here tomorrow night

at the same time.

Did something

happen to you?

Look, if you don't mind,

I'd like to keep this about music, okay?

Sure. Same time

tomorrow night?

Yeah, same time

tomorrow night.

Pick up a hundred thousand

on the first uptick.

- Ten thousand-share increments?

- Right. Now it's at 72 and a half.

- So, say we start at...

- Sixty-eight.

Exactly, and watch it

drop like a rock.

Good, good. That's great.

Love walked right in

and drove the shadows away

Love walked right in

and brought my sunniest day

One magic moment

and my heart seemed to know

That love said hello

Though not a word

was spoken

One look and I forgot

the gloom of the past

One look and I had found

my future at last

One look and I had found

a world completely new

When love walked in

with you

So far we're

ahead of schedule.

Good.

We're gonna build it

around Hil-Co.

Hil-Co was Vogler's baby.

He give you any problems?

David's been great.

Thanks.

I'm gonna work

on these at home.

- Snappy.

- Ah ahh

Right.

Can I at least

give you cab fare?

No, I'm fine.

I'll see you tomorrow. Bye.

Reinhardt, it's Holden.

Oh, boy, have I got a story to tell you

about a company called Hil-Co.

Love walked right in

and drove the shadows away

So, listen. Rumor has it that

you're shorting Hil-Co.

Where'd you

hear that?

Nate, come on.

Don't tease us.

We pay our secretaries

good money for that.

love said hello though not

a word was spoken

You have a good night.

See you tomorrow.

One look and I had found

my future at last

One look

And I had found

a world completely new

When love walked in with you

Hey, Dot.

Oh. Excuse me.

- Cream?

- Oh, thank you, I...

Say when.

Uh... when.

Sugar?

Oh. No. Thank you.

Sweet enough already, huh?

- Ready, Terry?

- Sure thing.

Have a great day.

These guys could hire

Superman to run their company,

and they'd still be looking

at 12 to 15 months...

of tough times.

Oh, yeah, we're talking about

years of dysfunction here.

- One minute.

- Right.

Uh, Jimmy, I'm gonna

have to call you back.

Yeah, thanks. Bye.

Nate, I want you

to meet a friend of mine.

Terrence Hill,

this is Nate Holden,

our brightest young

portfolio manager.

What a pleasure

to meet you.

Well, any friend

of David's is...

Terry is the CEO of Hil-Co.

So, this is where it all happens.

Word is you see our stock dropping

We run

a family business.

When you tell the business world

we are mismanaged

or irresponsible,

not only are you doing

damage to our company

but to my family as well.

Well, facts are facts,

Mr. Hill.

These people you love have made

a series of financial mistakes,

and this little ambush that

David has set up here for us

won't change that or the negative impact

it will eventually have on your stock.

Which you have

no qualms profiting from.

David, please.

This is not an ambush,

Mr. Holden.

- No...

- This is an invitation.

I'm here simply to invite you

to consider our approach,

to think as we do.

It's easy to focus on

the mistakes of the past.

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