New In Town
Oh, I bet you that's Trudy right now.
Harve, would you get that?
Harve, get that,
will you?
To the 35, 40. What a block.
Forty-five, still going.
Brought down at the 50.
Okay, buster, no tapioca for you.
Hey, everybody.
- Hi.
Hi, Trudy.
I froze my patootie off waiting
for someone to open that door.
You know how those New Ulm men
get when the Vikings play.
Yeah, I know.
- So, Trudy, I've got cocoa, tea or cider.
Cider. Thank you.
So, what's the latest?
You girls are terrible.
You start right in on that gossip.
It's not gossip, it's news.
Yes, Blanche, it's news.
So spit it out.
The reason I was late
is because I just got off the phone...
...with Munck headquarters in Miami.
- What did they want?
To rent a house for the new
plant manager they're sending here.
No way.
- Yes way.
We remember what happened
to that last plant manager...
...that Stu and his fellas
ran out of town.
The one that choked
on the knackwurst...
...during the Braunschweiger
competition?
Or what about the manager Stu had
stand too close to the glockenspiel?
You know I heard
he still has tinnitus?
What's that?
- Well, it's like:
All day long for the rest of your life.
Oh, my God, that's horrible.
Don't forget
the Land O' Lakes manager...
...that mysteriously got locked into
the dairy cooler.
What that man had to do
in that cooler to survive...
It's unmentionable.
God bless our new plant manager
whoever the poor guy is.
Amen.
Amen.
Good morning. Munck Foods.
Sorry I'm late.
We haven't gotten far.
- We had to wait for you.
We were discussing
how getting the New Ulm facility...
...dumped on our division
is going to affect our bottom line.
Well, wouldn't it just be better
to close the plant?
It looks like a lost cause to me.
Yes, but Marketing wants to cross
our branding in the youth demo...
...with the adult protein craze with
Rocket Bars, protein snacks for kids.
Now, we can use
the existing facility...
...but we'll have to automate it
to produce the new line...
...downsize production,
reduce the workforce by 50 percent.
The question is, who will oversee it?
Don't all of you volunteer at once.
I can do it.
And, hey, Lucy's single.
She could do the conversion on-site.
That's not in the proposal.
You'll go immediately.
Joan, book Lucy to Minnesota
this weekend.
This...? Minnesota?
Can I give you a hand with that?
- Oh, I've got it. Thank you.
All right.
How bad can it be?
Holy mother...
Traveling on Flight 116
to New Orleans.
Flight 116.
I'm spending winter in a theme park.
Okay.
Oh, my Lord,
locked the door at 5 out of habit.
Can we help you?
Yeah, I'm looking
for Blanche Gunderson.
My assistant, Cathy, called.
You must be Miss Hill.
I'm Blanche Gunderson.
You're my executive assistant?
Oh, heavens, no.
I'm just a secretary.
Did you need me to find you
one of those?
We'll see.
What you need to find
is a place to live.
Right. So this is your realtor, Trudy.
Trudy Van Uuden at your service.
That's with two U's.
A double U, not a W.
I'll drive. What do you say
you follow with Ms. Hill?
Oh, good idea.
Oh, your luggage all matches.
That's so nice.
Say cheese.
Are you a scrapper?
Excuse me?
Oh, there's Merle. Hey, Merle.
That's our mailman, Merle.
That's what we call him.
Mailman Merle.
Because he delivers the mail,
and he's our mailman.
So, you know?
Oh, yeah,
do you keep a scrapbook?
Because I do.
I'm a scrapper, see.
We even got a club.
I got a mini in my bag here.
Okay, so this here is our dog,
Winston Churchill.
He's dead.
He was a bit of drooler, I'm afraid.
And this here is my kitty, Snowflake.
She's dead too.
We had to put her down
on account of that kitty-leukemia thing.
You should've seen the kinds of things
she was barfing up on our couch.
Poor thing. Bless her heart.
She's not dead in the picture though.
She's just sleeping.
Could I look at that later maybe?
Okay?
So...
Are you married?
Do you have children?
No, no. I'm not married.
Oh, you're still young, you know?
Relatively.
I mean, you still got time, I suppose.
Do you eat meat, or are you one
of those vegetarian people?
No. I'm not a vegetarian.
Why?
- Because it's your first night in town.
Don't think we're gonna let you
go hungry.
You're coming to my house for dinner.
Nothing fancy, of course.
Meatloaf.
Do you mind
if I ask you a personal question?
Isn't that what you've been doing?
Have you found Jesus?
Well, I didn't know he was missing.
It was just a joke.
Normally we don't joke
But I can see how you'd think
that was sort of funny.
Imagine Jesus gone missing.
Imagine.
It's clearing. Chill coming on.
It's gonna get a heck of a lot colder.
This place is big, but what the hey.
Colder?
It gets colder?
Oh, yeah.
Oh, good. Electric is still on.
Heat's LP. Tank's out back.
Furnace is a Norge.
The pipes are wrapped.
Windows are two-paned.
And there's a double layer
of Owens Corning.
Hardwood. You got rugs to keep from
freezing the bejesus out of your toes.
Wait, you just lost me.
No problem. What didn't you get?
Well, I understood
that the electric is still on.
Does that work?
- Oh, sure as shooting.
Okay. Then I'll take it.
Want me to go over the fireplace?
No, I'm a city girl,
but I know how to light a fire.
Where's the switch?
She seems nice enough.
I doubt she'll last a week.
Poor thing.
There you are.
I was starting to wonder.
I got lost.
You said it was around
the other side of the lake.
Every direction I went,
there was a lake.
That's not even a lake.
That's Luden Pond.
I turned around.
Oh, I bet you went
to Van Meyer Slough.
And then I went left.
- That's actually a stone quarry.
But you made it.
Yeah.
Oh, Harve, company.
I didn't know whether
to get red or white.
But all they had
was Zinfandel anyway, so...
Oh, hell, anything you can uncork,
uncap or unscrew, I'll drink it.
This is my husband, Harve.
You'd think he's joking, but he's not.
Take your coat?
- Yes. Please.
That would be great.
Thank you.
You okay like that?
You're not too cold?
No. I'm fine.
Oh, okay,
because you look a little cold.
I'm fine.
Anyhow, there's someone
that I want you to meet.
I'm hoping that you hit it off.
If you do, it's gonna make your stay
here in Minnesota a lot more pleasant.
So, Lucy Hill, this is Ted Mitchell.
Damn.
Damn.
Oh, so it's a whole dinner party.
- Oh, yeah.
Lovely. Thank you.
How you doing?
You've got beer dripping
from your chin.
Awesome.
- Can I use your powder room?
You betcha. It's right through
the kitchen to the right.
Yeah?
- Lucy, we thought we'd open...
...that wine with dinner.
Would you like a glass?
Yeah, that would be great.
You know,
I actually am feeling a little chilly.
Would you mind
bringing my jacket?
Oh, you betcha.
God.
Blanche, this meatloaf is good.
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