Moonlight Serenade Page #5

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I see a rainbow blending now

We'll have

our happy ending now

Taking a chance on love

Taking a chance on love

Thank you.

Yeah, sorry.

They were friends.

You know

what I'm worried about?

Now that you're

gonna be singing with me,

I have to bring

my "A" game every night.

- Yeah, Frank, no more slackin' off.

- Well, here's to the "A" game.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

And, you, I don't

even know you anymore.

- You want a gig, too?

- No, Frank, I'm retiring.

Goin' out on top.

Well, you're gonna have to come

play a duet with me sometime.

You're not just

gonna sit there.

- Yeah.

- All right.

- Yes, yes, yes, yes. Yay!

- Alright, alright, alright.

- Cheers.

- That'd be great.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

But I don't want you singing.

You just stick

to the organ, Frank. Okay?

Mmm...

You're like a piano.

Play something on me.

Like what?

I don't know.

You choose.

Okay.

What is that?

Schubert.

Mmm. It's wonderful.

My mother used to play this

every time she sat down to practice.

Which was right about the time

I got home from school.

So...

I must have heard that

hundreds of times.

Used to hate it.

Now it's what I think about

every time I look at a piano.

Mmm.

Do you miss her?

I wish she hadn't

died unhappy.

If I could figure that out,

that would probably lead me to

knowing whether I miss her or not.

I...

Well, that's a pretty

complicated answer

for somebody

who thinks in absolutes.

Well, I thought I had

everything figured out.

And then I met you.

Holtzman's been here for 3 hours.

This doesn't look good.

- Good morning.

- I've gone over everything.

About half of Beretsky's portfolio

can absorb some overall market damage.

The other half I would

classify as vulnerable.

- Mm-hmm.

- We have two options:

short anything that gets

an initial uptick,

or we just dump everything right away and

start again once the market's stabilized.

What do you wanna do?

We don't have a lot of time.

Well...

I think we should

just ride it out.

Ride it out.

Are you kidding?

No. I like this portfolio

for the long term.

Nate, you're gonna lose his money!

We need to sell everything in the Beretsky

portfolio as soon as the market opens.

I'm not gonna

do that, Paul.

Excuse me?

I'm not going to give up

on a good thing

because I'm scared that

something bad might happen.

I believe

in the stocks we chose.

I don't have time to get

into this with you right now,

but we have 40 million dollars...

tied up in a market

that's about to crash.

So if you don't mind...

You don't know that,

and even if it does,

this portfolio

can withstand...

Beretsky will lose

half his money by noon!

And I can't

withstand that!

So just dump

the damn stocks!

Or I'll find

somebody who will.

You better

start looking, Paul.

- You got five minutes.

- Stop it! You made your point!

It's not about making a point.

I am not going to be bullied

into doing something

I do not believe in.

That's fine.

I'll sell

the Beretsky portfolio.

You clear out

your desk.

You're fired.

Excellent.

Mr. Holtzman, wait.

I haven't

got time to wait!

Mr. Holtzman!

Aw, come on.

Angelica, let him go. It's okay!

Hi. No, it's okay.

You don't have to be afraid of me.

I'm-I'm here to help.

I don't need any help.

Well, I'm here

to help Jesse.

I don't know

where Jesse is.

Well, I do.

He's in the bedroom.

I would give it

a couple of hours.

It's not really

a good time right now.

What did you do to him?

Who are you?

No...

I'm Vince.

Jesse didn't tell you

about me, did he?

No.

I'm the guy people call when...

when they can't get clean.

Call me tomorrow.

Holtzman will have cooled off by then.

- I'm sure I can get him to reconsider.

- Don't bother.

Nate, you need this job.

You need it so that you eventually

have the leverage...

to start something

for yourself.

I already have started

something for myself.

Finally.

And... I have

all the leverage I need.

Seeing as Holtzman

had to have the last word,

I should get

a pretty good severance.

That's not

gonna last forever.

Well...

who knows?

Call me!

Life's gonna be

pretty simple for Jesse.

He's gonna have

two kinds of people.

People that

help him stay clean,

and people that don't.

It's your choice.

It is your choice.

I haven't seen Jesse

for a few weeks,

and I didn't know...

when he was coming back.

And, um...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. Um...

You were already gone,

weren't you?

You're already outta here.

Yeah.

Oh...

I'm sorry. I should have said this

from the beginning.

You don't have to do this.

You don't.

Can I help you?

Uh, I'm looking for Chloe.

Is she here at all?

Chloe's not available

right now.

Can I give her

a message?

Is she here or... not?

She's here,

but she's not available.

Is there a message

I can give her?

Yeah, just tell her

Nate dropped by, I guess.

Nate. Okay, Nate.

I'll tell her.

All right?

Thanks.

Nate? Hey.

What's going on?

I'm going to explain.

Um...

You wanna grab some breakfast?

I need to talk to you, too.

No, I, um...

I have to stay here.

What's the matter?

Um, that man

that you met upstairs

is here to help us

get Jesse clean.

"Us"?

Yeah, Jesse and me.

He came back

last night.

Um, and the next few days are

supposed to be kind of crazy,

so Vince is gonna hang around

for a couple of days

and make sure that nothing bad

happens to Jesse.

What about you?

I'm-I'm going to help.

Oh, Chloe.

It's not what

you're thinking.

- You're doing what we always do.

- No, I'm not.

Yes, you are!

You just can't see it!

If you had a chance to go back right now

and try to help your mom,

you would do it no matter how bad

the odds were.

That's different.

That's totally different.

That's only because it's too late.

I'm sorry.

The thrill is gone

The thrill is gone

I can see it

In your eyes

I can hear it

In your sigh

Feel your touch and realize

The thrill is gone

- I'll get Vince.

- Stay.

This is the end

Jesse?

So I pretend

And let it linger

It's gonna be

one hell of a write-off.

Here's your receipt.

On

The thrill is gone

So, you know, basically I'm just

exploring my options right now,

figuring out what I'm gonna do.

There's no rush,

right?

Did you quit,

or were you fired?

Which one was it,

'cause I'm not totally clear on that.

Uh, uh, I quit.

Well, you know, for all

intents and purposes, I quit.

Right.

Ah.

Hey, Nate, it's Frank.

I haven't seen you around

The House lately. Where you been?

Where's that gig you promised me?

Give me a call.

Why do I let you do the things you do

'Cause, baby,

when it comes to you

I should know better

Once upon a time your love

was my great passion

Shined just like

the colors of a rainbow

Happiness

Ours for the asking

I remember

when you loved me

Then I looked around

And without a sound

Love is gone

Still I can't let go

I keep holding on

When I know

I should go

- Up.

- Uh, what...

What is...

What's that?

What's what?

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