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- Al, he really wants the car.

- Ash.

I...

Come on.

I-I'm sorry.

A little oil

will fix that right up.

That's nothing.

Slide on in there.

Can I start the engine,

please?

Sorry?

Can I start the engine?

Yes, by all means.

There you go.

May I?

This is nothing.

It's just a loose wire.

Barlow!

I'm gonna have my mechanic

take a look at it.

And I guarantee you,

he's gonna fix this up

in about two minutes' time.

Barlow, I think we have

a little ignition issue here.

Can you take a look?

It'll just

take a second, folks.

I thought you told me

this car's ready to roll?

Well, no.

Have you been drinking?

Yes, Mr. Klein, I have.

It's ten in the morning.

What's going on?

I come to my house last night

and my wife is not there.

She goes to her mother

And she says I don't

make her happy no more.

Shh, okay.

Look, I understand

that you're upset.

But we can't do anything

about your wife at this moment.

Would you agree with that?

Barlow. Barlow.

You can't do this right now.

You gotta pull

yourself together.

Barlow, you ca...

Figured it out.

Just what I thought.

It's a, it's a loose wire.

We'll have it done in a second.

Listen to me.

Sometimes things break down,

right?

It happens.

Right?

And we just don't

sit around and mope.

We fix them.

You're a fixer.

Now if you can

get this car to run,

you can get your wife back.

You really think so?

I know so.

Come on.

Try it now.

Try it now.

There we go!

A loose wire,

just like I thought.

Cash!

She pulls out a stack

of hundreds this thick.

Outstanding.

What'd we clear

on that car, a G?

Uh, a little less.

I had to throw

in some floor mats,

which we're out of so call

Jerry.

I'll call Jerry.

So uh, guess what I got

the kid for graduation?

I don't know.

A bond.

A bond?

Yeah, a bond.

A bond.

What?

Nothing. It's terrific.

I'm sure he'll love it.

Well, what did you get him?

Just this.

I had it engraved.

It's nice.

Is that a Rolex?

No it's not a Rolex.

Why are you

busting my stones?

Why are you

busting my stones?

Now I feel bad about

buying the kid a bond.

Don't feel bad about it.

I'm sure it'll mature

when he's 80.

He'll be able to buy

medication with it. A cane.

New teeth.

Hey, cowboy, slow down, man.

We got time.

one high school

graduation in my life.

I am not gonna be late.

Excuse me, miss?

Where's everybody going?

The graduation's over.

No it's not.

It starts at noon.

It started at nine.

Al.

What?

Come on.

I still can't believe

she lets that one drink

monkey put his hand up

her skirt.

Al, how are you?

- Hi, Chicky.

- Martini.

Where's Fred?

Where were you?

We were in the back.

Were you really here?

Would I miss my only kid's

high school graduation?

We were here, Barb.

Wasn't it wonderful

seeing him get his diploma?

It was incredible.

Well, I gotta get back

to the office, so...

I'm not rushing

out of here, Chick.

If you want to go, go.

If you want to stay,

I'll stay.

So where's Fred?

With his friends.

His graduation.

Still hustling cars

out there in the valley?

Yeah, we're in Covina.

Don't play this game, Al.

What game is that?

You're a Century City

stockbroker,

bilking old ladies out

of their piggy bank money.

First of all,

I don't bilk anyone.

Second of all,

I'm a venture capitalist,

not a stockbroker.

- You're a stockbroker.

- Al.

- You're an idiot.

- Ash, shut up.

- Nice pinky ring.

- Who are you?

- Who are you?

- What are you?

There he is.

- Dad.

- Hey. Hey, Hey.

Hey, Hey, you made it.

You made it!

Buddy boy!

Where were you guys?

I didn't see you anywhere.

- We were in the back.

- Congratulations.

- Look at that.

- Oh, thank you, Martini.

- Hm-hmm.

- Well, let's open that later.

I want a kiss.

Mmm!

Here you go, Fred.

Congratulations.

It's from your mother and me.

Whoa!

It's a Julian Jacquard,

the finest watch in the world.

Oh, it's unreal.

It's what a Rolex

wants to be when it grows up.

Eh?

Yeah.

Thanks, mom.

Well, it was Chick's idea.

I thought it was

a little much.

He deserves it.

He did great.

- You did great, Fred.

- Thanks.

Could you take a picture

of the three of us?

Uh, which three?

Yeah.

All right, big smiles everybody.

Come on, Chicky, smile.

Don't act like you have

a pinecone up your ass.

Just take the picture

all right?

There you go.

There you go.

Al?

Would you like a photo?

Yeah, that would be great.

- Hey, Martini.

- What?

- Get in here.

- What, you sure?

Yeah, all right.

Yeah, come on.

Yeah, you and me.

- What's this?

- Try it on.

Let me wear that.

All right.

You uh, you been laid yet?

I think so.

What does that mean?

- I don't know.

- Oh, you'll know.

Smile!

Rabbi Mendelsohn,

how are you?

Oh, our mistake.

A shaygetz who eats

creamed herring.

What's the world coming to?

Well, that's what they

feed them on the farm.

Can you be Amish and Jewish?

I don't know.

Anyway, judgment

came up on the TRW.

Lou's not gonna do the deal

unless he can slice

20 percent off the top.

- He's nuts.

- What'd you do?

It's the only game in town.

I took the deal.

You have a vagina, right?

She's at her mother's.

Nice!

Hey, Martini,

what's with quiet boy over here?

He's fine.

- Cheeseburger to go, please.

- Hey, easy.

Go shoot up yourself, Lennie.

With what?

I'll bring you a bologna.

It might be big enough.

And pour some

coleslaw on that.

A bologna and coleslaw

for the a**holes.

Hello?

Hey, it's me.

Freddy's not back yet, Al.

Yeah, I'm not, I'm not

looking for Freddy.

Is everything all right?

You sure looked

pretty today, Barb.

Thank you, Al.

Let's have dinner tonight.

Mr. Klein,

I am Mrs. Barnett.

Come on. Come on.

Come on, we'll go downtown.

I'll break out my silk shirt,

you put on your high heels,

we'll have a great time.

Well, that's a hell of an offer,

but Chick really

hates it when I date.

It's no date.

Come on.

My son just

graduated high school.

We need to talk

about his future.

Look, my other line

is ringing.

So let it ring.

I have to go.

If it's important,

they'll call back.

Why are you

doing this to me?

Why did you call, Al?

Does Chick still tell you

how pretty you look?

I'm sorry, Barb.

I shouldn't have called.

It was a dumb... idea.

Freddy?

Freddy?

Hey, dad.

Graduate.

Hey, I'm glad you're here.

What's up?

Uh, I wanted to talk to you

about something.

Anything wrong?

I don't want

to go to Cal Poly.

Okay.

Where do you want to go?

I want to work

at the car lot.

And do what?

Are you gonna follow Barlow

around with a wrench?

I want to be a salesman.

Okay.

I'm listening.

Didn't you always

tell me that,

you know, what you need

to get by in this world

you don't learn from a book?

I did.

Yeah, well I'm sick of school

and I want to live

in the real world.

Don't they like college degrees

in the real world?

Not always.

You know, it depends on

what you do.

- Is that a fact?

- Hm-hmm.

You talk to your mother

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