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this junior analyst position.

It's gonna take a lot to convince

that board of mine...

to pick you over

the other five candidates.

You know, playing hockey

and becoming a Kappa,

that helps, but now they have

such high expectations.

- You think you can match that?

- Match and exceed.

The board's gonna make its decision

five days after the final competition.

Bob Bellweather wants

to spend some quality time

with each of the candidates.

So, here you go.

Floor seats, Knicks game, Friday night.

- Floor seats?

- [Chuckles]

Oh, wow.

We'll be joined by Arlo Vickers.

- From Vickers Mining?

- That's right.

He's considering becoming a client.

Now, if you can impress him

as much as you've impressed us,

that would help quite a bit.

Sir, say no more.

No problem.

Not another word, babe

Oh, that may have been

the best meal I've ever had.

- Well, thank you.

- Where'd you learn to cook like that?

Oh, I've just been experimentin'

a little lately.

See, cooking, it's all about balancing

your taste and smell and texture.

It's magic.

Is there anything you can't do?

Take my eyes off you.

Why no one wants

to be in love anymore

Don't know what you feel

or think, baby

You can overlook the doubting

And trying to be perfect

[Sports Announcer Calling Game]

"Love is a ripe plum

growing on a purple tree."

"Love is a ripe plum

growing on a purple tree."

[Tim] "Taste it once,

and the spell of its enchantment

will never let you be."

"Taste it once, and the spell of

its enchantment will never let you be."

Langston Hughes.

You know Langston Hughes?

Yeah, I know Langston Hughes.

"Love is a bright star glowing

in the far southern skies."

"Love is a bright star glowing

in the far southern skies."

"Look too hard, and its burning flame

will always hurt your eyes."

[Darryl] "Look too hard,

and its burning flame...

will always hurt your eyes."

"These feelings of love,

truth be told,

- [Sportscaster Calls Game]

- All I want is..."

"All I want is to..."

[Scott] Score!

Score!

[Intense Panting, Moaning]

[Panting Intensifies]

Oh.

Oh, God. Uh.

No touch...

No touching.

[Sighing] Whoo!

You the best.

You've got to be kidding.

Excuse me, how much will I get

for filling this?

Oh, um, ooh...

[Laughs]

[Man Chattering On TV]

Hey.

Ha-Ha.

- [Kids Shouting]

- What a surprise.

Hey, relax,

I just saw you last week.

Everybody, hi.

This is Janice.

[Kids Together] Hi!

- This is April,

my beautiful little sister.

- Hi.

- And this is my little man, Darius.

- Hi.

And that's Brandon.

And this right here is...

Hello there, my beautiful sister.

Hey, man. Watch out.

This one's mine.

You better watch your back.

[Kisses]

Let me get a good look at my Darryl's

girl. Oh, you are a pretty thing.

- [Brandon Laughing]

- Hey, come here.

- Hey, hey. You been smokin' cigarettes?

- Uh-uh.

Don't lie to me. Yes.

[Sniffs] Yes, you have.

Menthol. Let me tell you something.

If I catch you smokin' cigarettes,

I'm gonna put somethin' on you,

you understand me?

- We good? All right.

- Mm-hmm. We good.

- Come here.

- Oh, man.

Uh-huh. Go on.

Now we good.

So, Janice, were you

in the gifted class?

- Oh, we had a program at sc...

- 'Cause you know my Darryl

needs a gifted woman.

After all, he was the smartest child

in his high school class.

Except for that Korean girl.

What was her name, Darryl?

Fat Crack Ho, or somethin' like that.

Hey. About in the hall, I heard Mom

talking with your teachers on the phone.

- You messing up in school again?

- No.

I didn't do nothin'.

Where'd you hear that from?

I got magic ears

like a superhero, see?

- Yeah, right.

- Hey, look.

I make you a deal. I'll give you

a quarter for every "A" you get.

- A quarter?

- Okay, all right. A dollar.

Man, you're an economics major.

Ain't you heard of inflation?

- Hey, Ma. Here.

- Uh-uh, honey.

Take it.

You need it more than I do.

Thank you, Darryl.

Normally I wouldn't take this.

When I get this job, gonna be

a whole lot more where that came from.

You know, Janice, whenever I get angry

about their daddy leaving,

I just remember

what he left behind.

- [Door Opens]

- What's up, dude?

[Metal Jangling]

Hello, baby.

[Clicks Tongue]

[Unzipping]

- [Straining]

- [Spraying Sound]

Aah!

[Door Opens]

Hey.

- Taking more medicine?

- Yep.

How's that goin', eh?

Dude, it's going great. It's like

the best thing that ever happened to me.

Ever since I started taking

this medicine, I feel so focused.

I mean, things are absolutely great

between me and Janice;

I'm this close to getting into a frat;

I'm a shoo-in for the Smythe-Bates job...

- You're playing like an

all-star hockey goalie, huh?

- It's the medicine!

You act like you're invincible.

That medicine doesn't make you

a different person.

- You're still the same old Darryl.

- Yeah?

Well, tomorrow, I'm gonna be

the same old Darryl... times two.

A double dose won't kill me.

[Exhaling]

[Unzipping]

[Ringing]

[Ringing Continues]

[Ringing Stops]

What the hell's wrong with my arm?

[Grunts]

My arm is asleep.

[Grunting]

[Groans]

[Objects Clattering]

[Groans]

[Voice Distorted]

You didn't...

exceed the dosage, did you?

What? Exceed the...

Come on, Doctor.

What am I, stupid? Yes, I did.

Darryl, what were you thinking?

I don't know.

I have to generate all new data.

To hell with your data.

What is my problem?

A flood of serotonin...

has desensitized your receptors.

- The neural plasticity...

- [Amplified Whooshing]

[Voice Echoing]

Of your brain has compensated...

by allowing you the use of only four

of your given senses at any given time,

with the missing one

constantly switching.

So, if you can see,

smell, taste and hear,

you can't feel anything.

And if you can feel, smell,

taste and hear, you can't see.

- And if you can see, feel...

- Okay, okay!

Doc, I get the point.

Just tell me, how do you fix it?

[Echoing Stops]

It's nothing I can fix.

The drug just has to...

[Voice Echoing]

Pass through your system.

Trust me.

You'll know when it's gone.

And how long will that take?

Three days.

And I suggest you stay in bed.

Doc, the next three days

are going to decide my life.

The Smythe-Bates competition

is on Monday.

- God, this is like a bad dream.

- Darryl.

Your condition is...

[Voice Echoing] highly unstable.

[Voice Fading] With your senses

switching on and off...

without warning, anything...

Doctor, I'm pretty sure

what you're saying...

would make a whole lot more sense

if I could hear you!

[Car Horns Honking,

People Chattering]

[Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,

welcome to Madison Square Garden,

the home of your New York Knicks.

[Darryl] Man, I love the Knicks.

You know, when I was little,

I used to always watch the game on TV...

and I used to always say,

"I wonder who all those lucky

people are sitting courtside."

- Now you're the lucky one, huh?

- Thanks to you.

- Hey, you the man.

- I am.

Gentlemen.

- Tyson.

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