New In Town Page #5

Badgers? Really?

Is he serious?

Just in case.

Oh, come on.

Ted!

Okay, where is it?

Where is it, where is it, where is it?

Where, where, where? Okay.

What?

You can really show a girl

a good time, you know?

I'm trying to give you a chance

to patch things up...

...if you would be a sport about it.

I'm being a sport.

But just... I'm stuck.

Then talk to him about fishing.

He loves fishing...

No, no, no,

I'm not stuck for conversation.

I'm stuck in your stupid overalls.

- All right, hold on.

Turn around.

Don't move.

Stop moving.

Okay, hold on, hold on.

Hold on a second.

Hold on, hold on.

I got it.

Oh, that's not good.

Turn around.

- Okay.

No, wait...

- For real.

What are you gonna do?

- Bend over.

What are you gonna do?

- Bend over.

Oh, okay, okay.

Bend over.

- Hurry, just hurry.

Cool.

You could have just cut the zipper.

Are you wearing a thong?

- You said something dirty.

I said what? I said wear something

you can get dirty.

Just go.

And don't watch. Go. Go.

Go!

I'll be damned.

- I'm not really certain about that.

I did hear they knew each other...

Sorry there, pal.

I didn't figure her for much of a shot.

Can you give me word

about Ted's condition?

Yes, I understand

it's a lower body injury.

Somewhere around

the buttock area.

Some said the shooting

might be a lover's vendetta...

...or that the woman is deranged.

Oh, that's great.

The lead story on the news is my ass.

So you should sign off

on the spring mount there.

All right.

Very good.

Bobbie.

How you doing?

I'm okay, how are you doing?

- Okay.

You baked?

Yes, I don't really bake...

...but it seems to be the thing

that people do around here.

I'm sorry, again.

- Oh, cake.

Now you decide to show up?

- Hi, Bobbie.

I think that means she forgives you.

- Okay.

Why don't you come in?

Mr. Arling on the line.

Oh, good.

Hey, did you look over the proposal?

I know I can work

with the existing equipment.

What do you mean, no product line?

You can't just decide like that.

I need to be in that meeting.

I understand.

Okay. I'll see you tomorrow.

Blanche, I need to get

on the first flight to Miami.

I'm gonna need

my alternate production figures.

They'll be in the confidential file

in my desk.

The key is in the center drawer.

Okey-dokey artichokie.

- Thank you.

The Rocket Bars test markets

are tanking.

We're dumping the product line.

And the plant.

Because it's worth more

to this company dead than alive.

Well, I disagree.

That would be a terrible mistake.

- Lucy.

The people of New Ulm

are hardworking...

...and they could create an opportunity

that we should take advantage of.

Rocket Bars were the opportunity.

Well, then we'll reformulate

and rename them.

And we'll strategize with...

The product line is dead,

and so is the plant.

We can't just write

these people's livelihoods off.

Lucy.

That's enough.

We need a timetable for shutdown.

We'll keep a skeleton crew on...

...until we move any remaining

physical assets off-site.

Blanche.

You never said anything about layoffs.

Oh, no.

I made that a long time ago.

I made that list

before I even knew you.

And that's okay? It's okay

to pull the rug out from under folks...

...as long as it's nobody

that you know?

It's okay because we're just

silly Podunk Minnesotans, right?

We talk funny and we ice-fish

and we scrapbook...

...and we drag Jesus

into regular conversation.

We're not cool like you, right?

So we don't matter.

And it's okay to lie as long as you're

just pretending to be my friend.

I didn't lie. I just didn't tell you.

Well, I mean it is the same thing.

I guess I lied.

But I wasn't pretending, Blanche.

You are my friend.

Folks need to know, you know?

They need to be able to file protests

with the union.

Ted.

- I had to tell him.

Maybe you can keep

that kind of thing secret, but I can't.

Blanche, it gets so much worse.

Oh, yeah, what could be worse?

I just found out in Miami

that they wanna close the plant.

I know that this is gonna sound

like a hollow promise to you...

...but I'm determined

to figure something out.

I really am. I mean,

there has to be something, right?

I just... You just can't eliminate

people's livelihoods, you know?

Sure you can.

It happens all the time.

Look, this doesn't mean

that we're friends or anything...

...but when I get upset, I cook.

And right now, me and Harve

are up to our ears in tapioca.

So there you go, okay?

Ted.

Is it true?

Then we ain't got nothing to say.

Don't leave.

Please, I need you here.

- To type pink slips?

Besides what's another couple

of months gonna make a difference?

I hope so.

Hey, let's talk tapioca.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Hi there.

We're doing market research today

on a new product...

...called Power Pack Protein Pudding

with Fortified Zappy-oca.

That's your fourth sample already.

That's enough Zappy-oca for you.

Keep them coming, Lucy.

It's like a stampede.

Go ahead.

If you like it, just put in "I like it. "

Put a little nutmeg on top if you like.

And if you don't like, don't do it.

Every lassie, a champion skier

of the first water.

That's called the forward squat.

What the hell are you doing here?

I'm here to see Stu.

What the hell are you doing here,

Flo?

I live here.

Hey, Stanley.

Annie Oakley's here.

You and Flo.

Yeah, no...

Yeah, she's my ex-wife

and this is my ex-house.

And now I pay rent

to live in my ex-basement.

Ain't that a kick in the keister?

So let's get back to that part

about you giving me my old job back.

Corporate is shutting down

the plant.

Goddang...

But...

- I knew this was gonna happen.

I have a plan.

- What is going on down there?

None of your damn business,

you nosy old hoot owl!

We've come up with a new product.

If we can produce it

and test-market it in four weeks...

...well, then we can prove to corporate

that this plant is still worthwhile.

A month?

What? That's impossible.

I mean, you're just gonna get

everybody's hopes up...

...and then they'll all end up

out of work anyway.

See, I think...

- No, I am not taking the fall for that.

You're on your own, lady.

So that's the plan,

and to make it work...

...we're gonna recommission

the old-fashioned yogurt equipment.

It's gonna take a lot of long hours.

How much overtime

are you authorized for?

None.

And if the Munck-ees don't buy it?

We'll put in a whole lot of work

and end up out on our asses anyway.

Yeah, yeah, I'm not gonna lie to you.

The odds are that's what will happen.

But if it's any consolation...

...I'm gonna be out of a job

right alongside the rest of you.

I mean,

I am betting my career on this.

Why? I don't know.

When I came here

did I think that this...

...was gonna matter this much? No.

But does it matter? Yeah.

Yeah, absolutely. It matters a lot.

And you can sure betcha we'll be out

on our asses if we don't try.

You got something

better to do there, Lars?

And I gotta say I don't exactly

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