Stranded in Paradise Page #3

- OKAY.

- OKAY.

WELL, YOU GUYS HAVE

A GREAT LUNCH.

A BILLION PEOPLE

IN THE WORLD:

LACK ACCESS TO SAFE WATER.

NOW, SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY,

"IT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.

LET THOSE PEOPLE

FIGURE IT OUT."

AND IT'S THEIR RIGH TO THINK THAT.

I HAPPEN TO BELIEVE

THAT I AM:

MY BROTHER'S

AND SISTER'S KEEPER.

AND WHEN YOU SEE SOMEBODY

IN NEED,

YOU SHOULD REACH OUT,

THE SAME WAY:

THAT SOMEONE'S PROBABLY

REACHED OU TO EACH OF US IN THE PAST.

THAT'S

THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

OF LIVING IN A COMMUNITY.

A GREATER COMMUNITY,

FULL OF ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE.

AND I'M HERE TO SHOW YOU

HOW WE CAN BRING

THOSE PEOPLE:

THE HELP THEY NEED.

COME ON, HENRY.

COME ON.

"MAN CANNOT DISCOVER NEW OCEANS

"UNLESS HE HAS THE COURAGE

TO LOSE SIGH OF THE SHORE."

MY LATE HUSBAND:

ALWAYS LOVED THAT QUOTE.

AND WHEN HE'D SAY IT TO ME,

I KNEW WE WERE ABOUT TO

EMBARK ON ANOTHER ADVENTURE.

- THAT'S A CAT...

- THAT'S HENRY.

ON A LEASH.

HE LOVES WALKIES.

WHY DID YOU SAY:

THAT QUOTE TO ME?

YOU LOOK LIKE:

YOU COULD USE IT.

WHATEVER IT IS, DEAR,

IT'S NOT AS BAD AS IT SEEMS.

I FEEL LIKE MY LIFE

MIGHT BE GOING:

IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

DIRECTION IS RELATIVE.

AS MY LATE HUSBAND

USED TO SAY,

"WHEREVER YOU GO,

THERE YOU ARE."

- COME, HENRY.

- [laughs]

- HENRY!

- BYE.

SO AS ALL OF YOU KNOW,

IN TWO WEEKS,

WE HAVE OUR BOARD MEETING.

AS I UNDERSTAND IT,

THERE'S BEEN SOME CHANGES

TO THE COMPANY'S BENEFITS

PACKAGE.

THAT'S THE KIND OF THINKING

I LIKE.

WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THAT?

WELL, MR. CONNOR,

TESS HAD ACTUALLY

TAKEN POIN ON THAT DEVELOPMENT.

BUT DO WE HAVE:

A STATUS OR NOT?

JEFF JACKSON.

NOT YET.

"NOT YET" IS NOT SOMETHING

I LIKE TO HEAR.

I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU

TO GET ON THA AND FIND OUT WHERE WE'RE AT.

- YES, SIR.

- ALL RIGHT, MOVING ALONG.

REGINALD GREEN IS

A MARKETING GENIUS

AND EXACTLY:

WHAT THIS COMPANY NEEDS

TO GET ON TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

SO WHY IS THIS MAN STILL

IN LONDON?

GUYS, THIS IS

A STAFF MEETING,

NOT A MONOLOGUE.

LOOK, TESS--

DOES NOT WORK:

AT CONNOR.COM ANYMORE.

JEFF, DIDN'T I ASK YOU TO TALK

TO TESS BEFORE SHE LEFT?

I DID. IT'S JUST--

SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE

FOR A LOT OF INFORMATION.

I HAVE MY FIRST BOARD MEETING

AS A PRESIDEN IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.

I NEED TO HAVE A LOT OF

INFORMATION AT MY FINGERTIPS.

- I-I UNDERSTAND.

- DO YOU?

YES, IT--

IT'S JUST SHE'S--

TESS WAS:

YOUR FATHER'S RIGHT HAND

FOR A LONG TIME.

I'M-- I'M AN ACCOUNTANT.

I'M A GOOD ACCOUNTANT,

BUT I'M NOT ABLE TO LEARN

IN TWO WEEKS:

WHAT SHE'S LEARNED

IN MORE THAN 15 YEARS.

UH, SIR.

[birds crying]

HOLA, DENVER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?

I THOUGHT YOU'D BE SHOWING

OFF YOUR POWER SUI TO THE OTHER CORPORATE TYPES

TILL THE WEE HOURS.

I BOMBED.

- "BOMBED"?

- YEAH, I BOMBED.

[laughs] HOW DO YOU BOMB

A CONFERENCE?

I DIDN'T REALLY GE A JOB AND--

OR A LEAD ON A JOB,

AND THE TRUTH IS, UM...

I NEED A JOB.

YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB?

WELL, OF COURSE, I HAD

A JOB A COUPLE DAYS AGO.

AND THEN I GOT FIRED,

SO IT WAS JUST KIND OF

A SURPRISE:

'CAUSE I THOUGHT I WAS

ABOUT TO GET A PROMOTION.

I THINK EVERYONE THOUGHT THA I WAS GONNA

GET A PROMOTION,

ESPECIALLY MY MOM,

AND, YOU KNOW, SHE LIKES

TO THINK OF ME AS SUCCESSFUL,

WHICH I HAVE, YOU KNOW,

REALLY BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE,

REALLY,

BUT THEN NOW I'M JUST--

- KIND OF LOST?

- YEAH.

UH...

YEAH, I GUESS SO.

YOU KNOW, I JUST--

I GUESS I THOUGH I WAS COMING OUT HERE

TO TAKE CHARGE 'CAUSE

THAT'S WHAT MONA ALWAYS SAYS,

THAT WHEN THINGS GO WRONG,

I SHOULD JUST TAKE CHARGE.

OH, THAT'S MY MOM.

WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T.

- WHAT?

- TAKE CHARGE.

I MEAN, JUST NOT RIGHT NOW.

YOU SEEM A LITTLE FRAZZLED.

I SOUND FRAZZLED?

WHY DON'T YOU THINK

ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO

INSTEAD OF:

WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO NEXT?

GO AND CHANGE OUT OF THA AND ENJOY THE SUN,

ALL THIS, RELAX.

THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

I'M RELAXING.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT.

I, UM--

I JUST NEED TO BUY

A BATHING SUIT.

AND THEN I'M GONNA COME BACK

OUT HERE AND REALLY RELAX.

I'M JUST GONNA FORGE THAT THIS WEEK

EVER HAPPENED, ACTUALLY.

- SO THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

- YEAH.

- YEAH. THANKS.

- GOOD.

- I FEEL BETTER.

- GOOD.

- SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU--

- CARTER.

JUST CARTER.

RELAX.

[laughs]

[keys clicking, beeping,

register humming]

[upbeat "tropical" music]

WHAT--

OH.

[loud construction noises

in background]

- HI.

- HEY.

HEY, HOW DID

THAT RELAXING WORK OUT?

I FORGOT TO PUT SUNSCREEN

ON MY FEET.

[laughs]

YEAH, YOU SURE DID.

- SORRY.

- YEAH.

SO ARE YOU JUST EVERYWHERE

ALL THE TIME?

WELL, I COULD SAY

THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU.

I WAS HERE FIRST.

I'M JUST GETTING SOME WATER

BEFORE I HEAD:

INTO OLD SAN JUAN.

YOU EVER BEEN THERE?

I HAVEN'T.

I'M ACTUALLY HEADED HOME

TO LOCK MYSELF IN MY CLOSET.

- AT LEAST YOU HAVE A PLAN.

- EXACTLY.

YOU KNOW,

OLD SAN JUAN REALLY IS

ONE OF THE MOS BEAUTIFUL PLACES.

I NEED TO CATCH:

THE NEXT FLIGHT HOME

BEFORE THE NEXT CATASTROPHE

HAPPENS IN MY LIFE.

- WELL, GOOD LUCK.

- THANKS.

HEY.

UPDATE ON THE CONSTRUCTION

WHICH IS A TINY BI MORE FREQUEN DUE TO SOME CIRCUMSTANCES.

[drilling]

NOT TO WORRY.

NOT TO WORRY.

HERE'S THE SCHEDULE OF

WHEN THIS GENTLE CONSTRUCTION

WILL BE TAKING PLACE,

SO THANK YOU:

FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

[drilling,

construction sounds continue]

WOW, I LITERALLY THOUGH THAT THERE WAS NO WAY

THIS WEEK COULD GET ANY WORSE,

AND IT--

DON'T SAY THAT.

YOU'RE TEMPTING FATE NOW.

- THAT'S A BAD IDEA.

- YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S A GOOD IDEA?

GETTING OUT OF THIS RACKET.

- COME ON, YOU CAN'T STAY HERE.

- OKAY.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF

MY FAVORITE PLACES TO TRAVEL.

THERE'S SO MUCH HISTORY.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T--

I DON'T REALLY KNOW

WHAT MY FAVORITE PLACE

TO TRAVEL IS:

'CAUSE I HAVEN'T REALLY

TRAVELED, UNFORTUNATELY.

- WHY NOT?

- I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS...

WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE THE MONEY

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP,

AND THEN SUDDENLY

I DID HAVE THE MONEY,

AND I JUST DIDN'T.

WHAT-- OH, THE JOB.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

YOU KNOW, IN COLONIAL DAYS,

THEY USED TO RACE HORSES

FROM FORTALEZA STREE RIGHT THROUGH HERE.

AND THE STORY GOES THA THERE WAS A YOUNG GUY

WHO ACCIDENTALLY MISSED

THIS TURN:

AND RODE HIS HORSE STRAIGH OFF THE CLIFF.

AND WHEN HE WAS FALLING,

HE SCREAMED OU FOR GOD TO SAVE HIM,

AND HE DID-- THE GUY LIVED.

SO THEY BUILT THIS CHAPEL

TO, I GUESS,

COMMEMORATE THE MIRACLE.

AND MAYBE TO KEEP OTHER PEOPLE

FROM RIDING:

THEIR HORSE OFF THE CLIFF.

[both laughing]

IT'S CALLED

ESCALINATA DE LAS MONJAS,

WHICH MEANS "THE NUN STAIRS."

THIS USED TO BE A CONVENT.

[bomba music plays]

AND THERE'S

A REALLY GREAT OLD CAFE RIGH AROUND THE CORNER,

WHICH IS PROBABLY

WHERE THAT MUSIC'S COMING FROM,

ESPECIALLY ONSABADO.

- SABADO.

- YEAH.

- SATURDAY.

- YES, SATURDAY.

IN FACT, IF YOU WEREN' SO DEAD-SET ON LEAVING,

YOU COULD STAY FOR THE WEEKEND

AND REALLY HAVE SOME FUN.

OH, WELL,

THERE'S THIS STORM, SO--

- IT MIGHT NOT EVEN HIT US.

- WHAT IF IT HITS US?

- WELL, IT MIGHT NOT.

- I'M SAYING IT MIGHT HIT US.

WELL, IT'S POSSIBLE,

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