Solitary Man

Ben.

There he is..

How're you doin', Chuck?

I cant decide if

you look better in

person or on those commercials.

Smoke and mirrors, doc.

What can I tell you?

Hey. I got a new dealership. Right

across the bridge.

I cannot keep them on the lot.

Nancy was there for

the grand opening, you know.

Its a tradition weve had

since, well, since, I guess she

was pregnant with Susan,

our, our second dealership.

Wow.

She just shook so

many hands, you know,

after we cut the ribbon?

Uh-huh.

And she sold three cars herself.

And she asked me for

a commission, right?

I mean, I thought she was

joking. She was serious.

So, I paid her. And

you know what she did?

She went out and she

bought me three suits.

Said I should look like a

businessman, not a car dealer.

Well, some things

you cant change.

Which reminds me.

That lease comes up on your

wheelbarrow, you call me.

Im gonna give you a

ride make you look like

a Madison Avenue doctor, okay?

We have to do this.

Lay it on me,

Chuck. Lets go.

Okay.

Okay. Ill see you in

a year, chuck, huh? Better yet,

why dont we get a round of eighteen

in before the summer?

Uh, before that, I think. I,

I dont love your EKG.

You dont love it?

Theres an irregularity.

Could be serious so we,

we need a better look.

Uh, Im gonna set you up

for this, uh, diagnostic

sixty-four slice. A new

kind of, uh, CAT Scan.

Itll give us a peek of whats

really going on in there.

There he is. Dad!

Hey, Grandpa!

Dad!

Grandpa!

Dad?

Dont call me that.

What?

Dont call me Dad.

And you, you dont

call me Grandpa. Not now.

What can I call you?

You, you can call me Dad.

No.

Thats what I call my Dad.

Well, then, I dont know.

Call me Captain Ben.

Wheres this one?

Do, dont look, dont look. Youll

screw things up.

The Miami blonde?

Yeah, she was checking

me out on my way in.

Hey, give me a hug. Maybe

she'll think were married.

Yuck. Dad!

I told you.

Dont call me that.

Oh, yeah. Shes gonna

be really happy to see me.

My favorite

grandson. Hi, sweetie.

Mom.

And, you, I cant believe

you have the time for us.

What happened to all the

divorcees on the eastside?

That's not fair, Nance.

No, thats true. I

left out the widows.

Why is it still so

good to see him?

Why is it still so

good to see you?

Because you're not

married to me anymore.

Thats why. Why dont

you sit down. Join us?

Uh, maybe I can stay

for a couple of minutes.

Benny, youre too old for her.

I dont know what

you're talking about.

Oh, deny, deny, deny,

all the time, deny.

How are you, folks?

Great, thank you.

May I take your order?

Yeah. Uh, yeah, Ill have

a, uh, cheeseburger.

Have the turkey burger.

A cheeseburger.

Well, its just a matter of time

before I get that phone call.

Youve been waiting for that

phone call for thirty years.

All right. Ill have the chicken

paillard with a little salad.

Very good.

Uh, tuna

on toast, please.

Okay..

Young man?

Uh, grilled cheese, please.

Grilled cheese??

Be right back, folks.

Oh, dad, Im gonna take

Scotty to the natural history

museum this weekend. Gary

has to work. You wanna come?

I cant.

Oooh. Why not?

Im sorry, Scotty.

Oh, youre gonna love this one.

What?

Im going up to our old

alma mater this weekend.

No. Oh, my gosh. What,

did they finally, uh,

convince you to see

the Kalmen Library?

No. Jordan and I are

taking her daughter

up for her college interview.

Doesnt she have her own father?

Well, apparently

hes got a life.

Why cant she take

the kid herself?

Because of my

relationship with the dean.

Oh, do you even like

this Jordan person?

Dad, youre

a sixty year old man.

I am not.

Almost. And you are

dating a woman

because of her

fathers connections.

No, Im not going

up there alone. Im not going.

You promised.

I promised to go with you.

Well, Im sick..

I cant go.

Well... reschedule.

Allyson cant reschedule

her college interview

just because I have the flu.

I told you, you should

have taken the shots.

I hate shots.

Now you got the flu.

Mom, its fine..

Ill fly up there myself.

In fact, Id prefer that.

See that? She doesnt

want me going with her.

Id cramp her style.

Thats exactly why I want an adult up

there with her.

Her style could use

a little cramping.

Otherwise she might

come home pickled.

Mom, I stopped getting

drunk in eighth grade.

It doesnt matter. Youre

not going up there alone.

Can I have a moment

with Benjamin, please?

I dont think this

is a good idea.

Didnt you retire from thinking?

Why, why cant she

go with her father?

Hes in McLaughlin in some

factory or something.

Before I forget, I just got the

confirmation e-mailed to me.

I printed it out for you.

So its all set.

It is. So, think of this

as a family weekend.

First youll go to the meeting

my father had arranged for you.

Then youll take my daughter

on her college interview.

This is a hell

of an open point.

Nice traffic pattern.

Nice? Its outstanding. With my

banking relationships, well be

up and rolling in no time.

And this zip code, it spends.

Daughter graduates from high

school, SUV, six airbags.

Son moves into his own house,

little two seater

with a lot of zip.

Your, uh, old flagship.

It was north of here,

about, uh, twenty five miles.

But the, uh, family name is

good here in the community.

Yeah, well, the research

certainly shows that the name is

known in the community. But,

uh, the negative numbers.

Pete, I paid my fine.

Okay? Full restitution.

And you think thats painful. You

should try it sometime.

You know, Ill sponsor the

little league, football team,

uh, school carwash.

Negatives will disappear.

Mr. Kalmen, Im gonna speak

freely, okay, out of respect.

Im recommending you get the

dealership because the numbers

make sense, because my

first job was in the finance

department at one

of your old places.

I grew up watching your

commercials on TV.

"Im Ben Kalmen, New

Yorks finest car dealer."

You know, you probably

inspired me to go into

this business in

the first place.

Pete, I am honored.

But, I, I dont think my

recommendations gonna do any

good. You know, the dealership

development committees not in

the habit of handing out open

points to people who have caused

the kind of public embarrassment

in the industry you have.

You put the recommendation

before the committee,

Ill make sure about it

getting signed off.

Okay. Fair enough.

All right. Let me show

you the service area now.

Youre gonna like this.

No, no, I think it

went as well as it could but,

but Jordan. Please, you gotta

have your dad talk to the three

guys from Munich. The three

younger guys, you know

were, werent

there when I had my, uh.

Shall I lay out his

clothes out from him, too?

Or do you think

you can handle it?

Yes, sir... roger, I got

that, colonel, yeah.

Good. Dismissed..

Hey, I like this.

So, uh, about this weekend.

Yves? Would you turn the sauna up as

high itll go, please?

I wanna sweat this

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