The Dilemma Page #3

exactly what we're gonna have.

I want 900,000, you want 400,000.

We don't need to get a Chinese auction where

I go, "850." You go, "450," right?

"Eight." "Five."

Let's just cut it right down the middle

at 775, and close this thing.

(LAUGHS)

I appreciate your spirit, Mr. Valentine.

But we're taking all the risk,

so we'll stick with the 400,000.

And I think you need to focus

on the bigger picture, here.

With success and a good working relationship,

we're prepared to offer you an overall

deal, which means up-front money

and an option for an exclusive long-term

contract with your company.

And with that deal, you gentlemen

won't be disappointed.

You made a great decision today, Tom.

Thank you. Thank you.

You'll be under the supervision of Susan Warner, here.

She's from the outside, but we've

had great experience with her.

SUSAN:
You know, I was at Ford

until about five months ago.

They're still talking about you guys over there.

They said you could whittle down a supplier

to less than 15 cents on the dollar just by talking.

And you were like a mad scientist that

wouldn't leave the lab for days.

Well, boys,

it takes one to know one.

I'm one of you.

I'm a visionary, I'm a maverick,

I'm a gun-slinger, just like you.

And this idea of yours, this vision...

(CHUCKLES)

I'm inspired by what y'all throwing down.

I got some serious lady wood here.

I want to have sex with your words.

I want to bang your brain!

(LAUGHS)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Oh. I got to go. I'm late for Mommy

and Me. I'll call you.

Bye. Okay.

At least she's enthusiastic.

(STAMMERING) Ronny, I got to tell you,

(CLEARS THROAT) I think I'm starting

to have a panic attack.

What if I can't deliver? I mean, we

sank every cent we have into this.

We're mortgaged to the hilt, we're

borrowing against borrowing.

Okay, listen, just relax.

I think you're taking this all in a little

too fast, just a little too soon.

Now, you said it yourself.

We're on the five-yard line, we just got to punch it in.

Twenty-five. What?

I said we were on the 25-yard line.

Nick, are you suggesting that we're

not even in the red zone?

Oh, man, what if I can't do it?

Everybody... Just think, Dodge is gonna

know, they're gonna laugh at us.

That guy, that security guard, he's just laughing.

Look at him, he's just staring... Hold on.

Look at the security guard, he's looking at me.

Okay, stop. Get it together. Stop looking at me.

Just take a breath for a second.

Don't lose perspective here.

You're only five yards from the red zone.

Now once we get in the red zone, we're a mortal lock.

You're a red-zone guy!

Still 25 yards out, do you understand that?

By the way, I don't care how you spin

it, how you want to ice the cake,

we're only 75 % of the way there,

and I'm having trouble breathing now.

(WHISPERING) You need to relax!

Everything is going to be fine.

(WHISPERING) I never said we were in the red zone.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING) (PLATES CLATTERING)

So, it's been 10 days since the meeting,

and he still hasn't calmed down.

I'm doing my best to keep his head in the game,

but he's still a little shaky.

All right, we are going with the opakapaka tonight.

Okay, but we need to educate the servers,

please. They know, chef.

They know. No, they don't know!

They're fish-illiterate.

What about you, Ronny?

Also fish-illiterate. I don't know fish.

I'm saying, how are you doing?

How are you coping with all of this?

I'm great, honey.

It's been 16 months and nine days since

I made a bet, I'm easy-breezy.

I'm not talking about gambling.

I'm just saying, if you're feeling stressed,

or if things start to feel heavy...

Yes, heavy.

...then you can come talk to me.

Honey, if I'm lucky enough to get

you alone for five minutes,

the last thing I'm going to do is talk.

Is that so? Mmm.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

When did you say her birthday was?

Two weeks.

Oh, good, we'll have the new Pacific Calendulas in.

Oh, great. She'll love that.

Yes, we had a hybridizing program this winter.

This is awesome!

Wow. This is what I'm talking about.

See this, right here, this place here is beautiful.

And the music that you're playing,

that's really beautiful, too.

People say that music is the highest art form.

It can go the farthest, the fastest, emotionally.

And the smells here are really nice

as well. I love all the smells.

What I'm trying to do is get all five senses

really coming alive here, really cooking.

Mmm-hmm. Do you have a plug

in the garden somewhere?

Somewhere I can plug my iPod dock into.

Anywhere in here? Back here? Oh, see, wait, wait, no.

We don't like the guest touching the plants.

Why? I mean, if you talk to them, they grow.

They like a little affection. I wouldn't pull it out.

I just wanna make sure that you're taking

care of all the things on your end.

Because I'm going today. I'm going to have the ring.

So that'll be taken care of.

I trust you'll have a ring.

And I just want to make sure that

this is the greatest proposal

in the history of the world of all proposals.

All right? That's it.

Let me see if I can track down where that outlet is.

Okay. Get me in here for a team.

Let's go, "Proposal," on three.

Let's have fun with it. Ready? Okay.

One, two, three... Proposal! Proposal!

My man! Get out of here, baby!

Make it good.

I'm counting on you.

(WHISPERING) Beth, come here.

Beth...

GENEVA:
Come on.

(IMITATES ELECTRIC GUITAR PLAYING)

(LAUGHING)

Can we go already? I'm tired of looking at plants.

Damn it!

Mr. Valentine?

(PANTS)

Son of a b*tch.

Don't do it, Geneva. Jesus.

Oh, God.

What are you doing?

(GRUNTING)

Ah! Those plants are poisonous!

Awesome.

You can expect diarrhea,

challenging urination with possible bloody discharge,

fever, dry-heaving,

painful swelling of the gums and

a loss of feeling in the tongue,

which will affect speech and give you very bad dreams.

You are banned from these gardens indefinitely.

(ECHOING) So you can forget about

popping the question here!

"Proposal on three."

We are not teammates.

As far as damages,

it's going to run into the thousands.

I just saw my best friend's wife with another man.

I'll send you a check.

It's very red.

Looks really angry.

(SHARP EXHALE)

I didn't think you were allergic

to anything. Neither did I.

Huh. What kind of plants were they?

Street plants.

Street plants?

Yeah. It must've happened when

I was walking on Clark,

because I had to go... These kids lost their ball,

and I had to go in the bushes and get their ball.

Why couldn't they get their own ball?

Well, you know how these kids are

today, they're so damn lazy.

I mean, with all the gaming, and

texting, and Happy Meals.

I mean, childhood obesity is completely out of control.

You know that, Beth.

And these kids were just overly huffing

and puffing, and they were sweating.

All right. Well, I don't see why that means

they can't go get their own ball.

Well, to their credit, these little porkers were trying,

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