The Omnipotence of Dreams

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(suspenseful music)

(sound of projector)

(suspenseful music)

(lightning cracks)

(melancholy music)

(jazz music)

(electricity buzzes)

(distorted jazz music)

(lightning cracks)

(rain patters)

(thunder rumbles)

(rain patters)

(lightning cracks)

Wow, I can't believe this

weather, it's just miserable.

(sighs) Top shelf.

(thunder rumbles)

Yeah, but I'm not

sure this is any better.

(loud thud)

Thanks.

(man mumbles)

(thunder rumbles)

Bet you Wilson's place

is worse than this place.

(laughing)

You guys staying at Wilson's place?

(laughs) No.

Well, he's married the boss's daughter.

(faint speaking)

(suspenseful music)

(faint speaking)

(laughter)

I hope he does (laughs).

She does have a little

extra padding (laughs).

(faint speaking)

(suspenseful music)

(faint speaking and laughter)

(suspenseful music)

What a dump.

Okay, so getting back to Wilson.

The very day of the closing.

Wilson, check the current

number on the Anderson account.

Don't use the current numbers,

use the projected numbers I supplied.

You know, I brought him into this deal.

(thunder rumbles)

I said to make

a quarter-of-a-mill on this one.

A couple more sales like this

and I can write my own ticket.

Just pad numbers and the Andersons pick up

the rest of the cost.

Okay, so you know what he says to me?

He says, "But, that's not honest!"

Iay hey, I'm not in business to be honest.

I'm in business to make money.

What a dink!

Okay, so after all my

reworking the numbers,

make sure to use the numbers

that I gave you, Wilson.

But no, Wilson's got it

all figured out (laughs).

So what happened?

The numbers are dropped.

Wilson didn't recalculate my adjustment

and instead of making

my four-quarter-a-mill,

I ended up walking away with half of that.

Oh man.

Well, what does he care?

He's the boss's son-in-law,

he doesn't have to worry.

The family's worth a fortune.

What a dink.

- What a day.

- What a day.

Right (laughs).

Sometimes I can't believe

how these idiots get in

these positions with authority, you know?

But he's honest.

Yeah.

What did the old man say?

What could he say?

The holidays are coming up.

You can't show up to Thanksgiving dinner

with bad blood between he and Wilson.

What will his precious little girl say?

He's content to have me

keep the holiday peace

in this house and all it cost me was 1/8th

of $1 million.

(laughter)

(sighs) With a handicap like him,

you won't retire until

you're well over 50.

Well, it affects you too.

I know!

Because of Wilson, I barely

cleared half-a-mill last year

and with the economy

the way it is and having

to interact with people like him,

it's no wonder we can

make a living at all.

- Dink!

- Dink!

(laughter)

It's too late.

It's too late.

No, it's wrong.

She's here for you.

You, she's here for you.

(thunder rumbles)

I don't know what I'm complaining about.

I don't want to have that money anyway,

not with the way the wife spend it.

Yeah?

The other day I came home

and she had all new drapes

made for the entire house.

Didn't she just have that

done a couple years ago?

Yeah, but she has a new friend who is

an interior designer.

They met at the club and

they go out on Thursdays,

girls' afternoon tea.

They go out for tea (laughs)?

No (laughs)!

Well, I don't know, I just said that.

Who knows what they do?

Think of ways to spend my money, no doubt.

(laughter)

I say to her, you had two

professional career choices

in life, marry a rich

man or go on Welfare.

(laughter)

Either way, it's a free ride.

(laughter)

And then the son comes

home with a pink mohawk.

Wonderful.

Pink mohawk?

Yeah.

He's in a band, he's expressing himself.

I don't understand that boy.

He never listens to me.

Last Saturday, I had a

6:
00 a.m. tee off time,

so I get up, shower, dress,

and as I'm walking out the

door, I mean literally,

walking out the door, my wife says to me,

"Are you going to make it

back in time for the party?"

The party, what party?

Dakota's 10th grade graduation ceremony.

We've been talking about

it for the last two weeks.

What are you going to do?

So what did you do?

I had to cancel with Robertson.

Your chance to play Fairview?

Yes!

Oh, man.

I'd kill to play that course.

(thunder rumbles)

How'd you find a

replacement on short notice?

I spent the next hour on the phone.

I finally found the only person we know

that did not have the game schedule.

- Who?

- Guess?

(laughs) Oh no, not?

That's right,

- Wilson!

- Wilson!

(laughter)

So I'm sitting at the ceremony

and they're rattling off

the subjects and clubs

he is in and the entire

time I'm thinking to myself,

what are they teaching

these kids these days?

Jeez!

Not like our day.

You can say that again.

And my wife is complaining the entire time

because our trip to Cancun

is postponed one week.

Huh, what's that?

It's because of the

new BMW and the leather

- interior takes a week.

- Sweet.

And she can't wait!

Nag, nag, nag.

I've been looking at that new Z4.

I'll pick one up in the spring

when the weather breaks.

I like the new Z4.

You gonna watch your dad drive it?

That'll be the day.

(laughter)

It'll end up like the Lexus.

How's that?

I didn't tell you that one?

No.

Oh, you know, he's retired.

67, 68, or something.

You know, late 60s.

Okay, so last year, Super Bowl Sunday,

remember that big snowstorm we had?

- Yeah.

- Well, I had to watch

the super bowl, so I said,

"Look, I have this new

(thunder rumbles)

(mumbles), right?

Stereo sound and new

(mumbles) with keg and taps.

Eric and his wife, his new wife, actually,

Jessica were gonna come

over and watch the game.

You should see Jessica.

Whoa (laughs)!

Whatever happened to his first wife?

Remember, she got that skin disease.

Well yeah, I remember now.

Right after that Christmas

party, he filed for divorce.

Yes (laughs).

Eric and his wife were

standing at the punch bowl

when the boss's wife said,

"Don't let anything fall in!"

Did she think it was going

to fall in or something?

(laughs) it was ugly.

What, the situation?

No, his wife's face.

(laughter)

But anyway, his new wife is the knockout.

Now where was I?.

Oh, oh, oh, so I tell my

dad, "Come over if you want."

you know, I'll stick him in

the car or someplace (mumbles)

or anything, put him in charge

of taking peoples' coats

when they arrive.

So anyway,

(fly buzzes)

there's a snowstorm and

he's driving my Lexus.

Wouldn't you know, he doesn't show.

Well, okay by me, but right

after two minute warning,

two minutes left in the game,

I get a phone call. From whom?

- The state police.

- The state police?

Oh!

(fly buzzes)

Is this Mister?

Yes, it is.

Is your father named?

Yes, it is.

Well, he's been involved in an accident.

Oh, man!

Two minutes left in the super bowl!

What happened?

(glass clinks)

He totaled the car, went into a ditch

and broke his leg.

Total the Lexus.

Oh, man!

He kept trying to call me,

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