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to meet your staff?

Please.

It would help me.

All right, all right.

I don't like

to go out, so...

why don't you

have them come over?

Thank you.

How many we talkin'?

About eight.

Ten.

Twelve.

Eight, ten, twelve?

Brian...

Beginning to sound

a lot like Granada.

Okay, guys.

Guys, guys, guys.

I know we're having

a good time here...

but I wanna thank Brad,

who stepped in officially

into the business,

and who's now basically

our partner, my partner.

And, um, and I wanna

thank all of you

for doing the work

you're doing,

which I think

is fantastic.

We've gone through

the difficulties,

and we're okay now.

Uh, the business is doing great

and we should all be fine.

We all have to wake up

early in the morning

and so does Brad.

So I'm gonna

ask you, please -

you know, I see

the plates are empty.

We all ate.

It's, uh,

it's time to go, right?

Thank you so much.

Thanks, Brad.

Thank you, Brad.

Cheers, Brad.

Cheers.

It's Brad, please.

Come on, guys.

Let's go.

Brad, do you mind if

I finish my glass of wine?

What are you

doing down there?

I'm cleaning, baby.

I promised I'd

clean the eyesore.

I'm cleaning the eyesore.

Do you know how much

I love you right now?

You don't know how

much I love you, my love.

In two weeks we're gonna

be sitting in that jacuzzi.

In two weeks?

Three weeks.

Come on, Biggie-Boy.

I'm getting dizzy.

You're not dizzy, baby?

You have one of those?

What else do you want?

You want one of those?

Ooooh, feel it.

- That's what you want?

- Yeah.

You want this?

Okay, we take this.

- And this, too.

- Okay.

You want this one?

Okay, we take this.

Okay, all of that, please.

I had such a beautiful day.

It's good for you, you know?

And it's good for us.

I have to slow down, baby.

Don't...

don't answer the phone.

Don't answer the phone.

Don't.

Hello.

Amer, hello.

Yes.

Pleasant evening at home

with your family, I hope.

Yes.

Good.

And did you have a nice

celebratory day today?

Wonderful day, yes.

And you?

I'm wondering if that

vivacious woman on your staff

called today to report

back to you.

She had a fun

party last night.

Woke up on my

sofa this morning.

Puked in a vase...

which is neither

here nor there.

I don't wanna

get her in trouble.

I'm calling because, Amer,

you promised me

pizza and beer.

I promised you

And I didn't get

pizza and beer,

so you're not gonna

get 12 million dollars.

I'm sorry.

If you feel like calling

down the road -

for pizza and beer -

feel free.

What happened?

- You okay?

- Yeah.

What are you

doing out here?

You know what time it is?

I'm sorry.

I think you should

come to bed now.

I think you couldn't

have picked a worse timing.

The board of

director is frantic.

They do not want me to invest

anymore in any brand activity.

They want me to stick to

our core competency,

which, as you know,

is manufacturing.

But I thank you for being so

honest and so open about it.

There is nothing

I can do at this point.

If you cannot put your

financing together

in the next

I'm afraid to tell you,

we have to stop production.

I wanna preserve

my friendship with you.

I love you.

My family loves you.

It's not about money.

I just don't wanna lose your

friendship over this situation.

Please...

I'm like a... like a dog

on a short leash.

It's a little

embarrassing for me.

I live off the charity.

I repeat the terms.

Half in six months.

Half in twelve month.

Half in eighteen month.

Half in twenty-four month...

Look, you have

prime real estate.

You gotta pay

your rent on time...

I'm sorry.

I'm so tired...

for no reason.

I mean, I'm just

laying in there.

It's weird that

Charley's four, you know?

She's in pre-school

almost all day now.

And Amer's working and...

the house is just empty.

It's so quiet.

That's why I have the TV

on the whole time.

Sweetie, sweetie.

- I'm so sorry.

- No, no.

I know

you're lonely, but...

I was watching this

videotape of mom.

She was just being mom

and she was really funny,

and I was kind of

annoyed with her.

You know,

and I felt like I'd let...

maybe I let too

much time go by

that I should've spent

with her, you know?

I mean, I know

that's grief and...

But, you know...

I love Amer so much.

So I realize that

sometimes I'm more lonely

when he's here

than when he's not here.

When he's in

this house, he's not...

he's not with me.

And I'm so much

a part of that man,

he's so much

a part of my soul that...

when he's...

absent from me... it's...

it's like a betrayal

and I'm mad as hell.

This is it.

This is life.

- This is what you chose.

- I know it's what I chose.

Maybe he was just

always like this...

Well, I...

Now I'm more

selfish or something.

You're not selfish.

Don't say that.

I mean, the thing is,

it's not selfish to want

the man that you love

to be present with you.

Luke was never present -

truly present - with me.

Was it selfish

that I said I need love?

How did you know that...

not to go on for another,

you know, three, four years?

Because I was dying.

Are you dying?

The bank only

gave me 30 days.

I've been here an

hour and a half, man.

No, I was supposed to

meet him at the park.

Okay...

I bring the paperwork.

It's hot.

Honey, that's not playing

with your daughter.

That's not paying

attention to her.

She knows that.

It's affecting her

and it's affecting

our marriage...

our home.

She's not even asking

where you are anymore,

'cuz Daddy's

always at work.

And...

so maybe that's

where you should be.

I think you should...

I think you should go

stay at the office

for just a little while...

because I need

some time.

Something has

to change, my love.

I'm sorry.

What is it, Brian?

You change the

f***ing deal on me?

We need...

We need ten grand, man.

$7500 - all in!

That was the f***ing deal.

A couple of things came up.

We could really

use the extra 2500.

I know you know

what I'm talking about.

That is not

the f***ing deal, a**hole!

I know you know what

I'm talking about.

Shut the f*** up!

You're a f***ing loser.

Wipe out the f***ing blow, man!

Go back home!

Don't waste my f***ing time!

Preferred equity.

They'll get a primary

return on their investment.

The first 20% out

will get their money back...

We have an unbelievable space

on Sunset at the moment...

We may have to push the

campaign by a couple of weeks.

I think you should go.

I've come here because there's

something I need to tell you.

I was always

scared to tell you,

but it's part of my life

and you must know.

When I first

came to America,

I drove back to

Los Angeles one day.

And a man

crossed the street...

out of nowhere.

And I hit him.

Sometimes I wonder if the man

wanted to simply kill himself.

All I know

is that I hit him

and that he got

hurt very bad.

Did he survive?

He's alive, baby.

He's in a wheelchair.

Oh, my God.

I parked the car

and I came down running.

And there was

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