Solitary Man Page #5

Honey.

Hes right about a lot

of that stuff, you know.

Guys like Gary are

right about everything.

Thats why hes got clients

bringing him 450 an hour

and partners fast tracking

him and all that crap.

I mean, I, I never said your

husband wasnt a smart man.

It s, just he, uh,

doesnt take any risks.

I gotta hand it to him though.

You know, he had the balls

to come at me, you know,

and go toe-to-toe with me.

That took balls.

But he didnt... stay there.

You didnt used to talk like this.

Well, you know, I

used to shield you.

Now I dont bother

shielding anybody anymore.

Theres no point to it.

I learned that when I was in jail.

You werent in jail.

You paid a fine and settled.

I know. Well, I was

in jail for a night.

And before I made the deal I

used to think about it, a lot.

We can have this

conversation another time.

But you came over this

late for a reason.

Yeah, its about my, uh, rent.

Uh, you know how close I am

to getting the dealership

and rolling up.

It hasnt happened and my,

uh, income stream is short.

Um... Gary handles the checkbook.

I mean, I handle it,

but he goes over it.

Its his money.

The money he earns

by not taking risks.

Um... here.

Mom gave this as a gift.

Half her commission

on a classic six.

I was gonna cash it tomorrow.

It should cover two months or so.

Thats all I can do.

It wont be long.

Ben, this is

Pete Hartofilias. BMW.

Uh, no easy way to say this.

You didnt get the dealership.

Someone, uh, moved the board

to vote seven to zero against you.

Seven to zero.

So, thats that.

So the gals three down from the

one who looks like an Eskimo.

Tan bag.

Im gonna say, uh,

divorced three years.

Kids are with the

dad tonight and, uh,

shes looking to

play for all its worth.

FBI should hire

you out as a profiler.

If they were smart they, they would

but its not that difficult.

Look, shes got no wedding ring on.

Shes showing her pictures in

her phone to the bartender.

By his reaction,

they gotta be of her kids.

This is why I was

so good on the lot.

I know exactly what kind

of car to put her in.

And I know what shes looking for.

I imagine you do.

Listen, Ben, Ive always

enjoyed our dinners, but

I cant let you out of here

without turning the conversation

into a different direction.

We will.

We will.

Uh, the lady at

the bar with the tan bag,

can you get two of

whatever shes drinking

and, uh, tell her Ill

be over there in just a second.

Yes, Mr. Kalmen.

Youve been a private

banking client for...

one sec, let me just see this.

Sorry.

Okay.

So I can concentrate now.

The reason institutions like ours

have private banking

clients in the first place

is so that our highest net worth

individuals dont have to deal

with financial minutia.

Youre kicking me out of the bank.

After all these years.

Must have been why you didnt

eat your lobster cobb.

Bank usually sends a letter.

I wanted to tell you in person.

Well, Im gonna try

to say this nicely.

F*** you, Steve.

I dont expect your sympathy.

But I have earned your faith.

Ive been successful in business

since I was twenty two years old.

You had my belief.

Thats why when New Yorks

honest car dealer decided

to engage in a scam

for planting phantom cars to

rip off the manufacturer

and got caught, we continued

to keep you and your family

in the bank. Continued

to steer deals your way.

I call bullshit.

Im sorry, you call what?

Thats what they say. Bullshit!

The point is, you pretend to

defend your clients when theyre

going through tough times

when in fact youre just

waiting to write off the debits.

Were not the ones who changed.

You used to stay up til three

Oclock in the morning

reviewing business

plans and sales reports.

Now you cant even get through

a meal without jumping up and.

I was yanking you, okay?

I know the lady.

Shes the mother of one of

Scottys friends in school.

Carol Salomonde.

I wasnt planning to

take a roll with her.

I wanted to say hi.

You were yanking me?

Steve, come on.

Just give me a year

to get this together.

This is gonna cripple me.

We have to do this.

Were finished.

Jason.

Yes, Mr. Kalmen.

Can I get a check, please?

About your house account.

All right.

Hell pay for it. Its

the least he can f***ing do.

Baby aspirin, huh?

Uh-huh.

Did you have an incident or

are you, uh, just cautious?

Do I seem the cautious type to you?

Not the first word Id use, no.

Yeah, no, I dont

really know for sure.

Some doctor said he saw

something on an EKG,

he wanted me to get some tests.

What did he see?

I never went there.

God, I couldnt live like that.

If you were my husband.

No, thank God for

all of us involved.

I mean, what do I

wanna know for anyway?

I just wanted to do the things

I wanted to do and only

the things I wanted to

do until it happens.

Whatever, you know, it is.

You seem to have infected

me with a little bit

of that spirit.

Oh, sh*t.

How did I even end up

here with the grandfather

of my sons friend?

Because youre in your

late thirties, Carol.

And if you were in your late twenties

you would have ended up

with a dissatisfied father

of one of your sons friends.

Who even talks like that?

Everybody. They just say

that sh*t to themselves.

I let it fly.

And you think thats a good thing.

I think that conversation

is not our long suit.

So maybe you ought

to get dressed.

Fine by me.

And I know, for sure, that

youre not gonna share this

with Susan, right?

Believe me, that is

the last thing I want.

Can you do me a favor?

Can you just check on

the time on the clock?

The clock?

Yeah, its in the,

uh, in the drawer.

I threw it there last night so

the alarm wouldnt wake us.

Isnt that the idea?

I was drunk, you know,

what do you want?

Its early.

Well, thats good.

Yeah, I dont have to

get the kids til two.

Ive got another three hours.

Its eleven?

Thirty.

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, great.

Hey.

Happy birthday, Scotty.

You missed the

party, Captain Ben.

I know, buddy.

I, you know, I had a

business meeting came up.

But, hey, Im here now, huh?

Yeah. But the partys over.

You didnt get to

sing happy birthday.

You didnt get any cake.

Capital work there, Ben.

Every time I lower

the bar of expectation,

you limbo right under it.

Thanks, Gare.

You know what?

Well have an after party party.

Itll even be better than

your birthday party. I promise.

We will?

Definitely.

You going back to the apartment?

Come on, Scotty..

Lets go, Susan.

Can he come over?

Please, mom?

No, theres no room

in the cab, sweetie.

Suse, just put the

presents in the trunk.

I can ride there.

If you wanna come,

get yourself there.

And you better have a cake

and presents with you.

Yes, all right.

Good job.

Oh, were gonna save

that for after dinner.

But its my cake.

You already had cake.

Oh, come on.

Its his birthday.

Let him have a bite.

At least let me see it, right?

Okay.

Prevent defense never works.

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