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Fort Knox.

The black is the sire.

- Easy.

- More the dancer, wouldn't you say?

Easy, easy.

Look out there.

- Easy.

- Easy, easy, easy.

Easy, easy.

Excuse me, I...

I'm sorry.

I guess...

Listen, let's go back to the house,

have some drinks.

Oh, God.

Drink it.

Good boy.

I'm afraid...

...I finished your drink.

What are you,

the last civilized man?

I'm...

...just embarrassed.

Half the people I know

are on Thorazine...

...so your little anxiety attack

barely arouses my interest.

You're very kind.

No, I'm not.

I'm Laura Alden.

Alden's my father.

I'm Will Randall.

Nice to meet you.

You're not an easy guy to surprise,

are you?

Not tonight.

He just fired you, didn't he?

Demoted, I think, is the word.

I've been offered a choice

between no job...

...and a job no one would want.

So, what will you do?

I'll probably take the job

no one would want.

I don't have the courage

to be jobless at my age.

Old guy, huh?

Yeah. Old guy.

Well, I better get back.

Was that on purpose?

Oh, God.

No.

You're perfectly safe. I'm married.

And that makes you perfectly safe?

Well, yes.

You better clean yourself up

if you're gonna face the crowd.

Here, wipe your face. It's all sweaty.

Thank you.

There you are, dear.

All ready for company.

Thank you.

How did it go?

Come on, speak.

We've been going nuts.

Well...

...first, let me say congratulations...

...on being the new editor in chief.

I- What? Alden said that?

What did he say?

I mean-

It happened this evening,

just before the party. He called me.

Told me

he wanted me to take the job.

I said, Will Randall's editor in chief.

I mean,

I didn't even know if he was serious.

Look, Will, I didn't ask for this.

I mean, it just landed in my lap.

Say the word, I'll turn it down.

What do you think I should do?

That's up to you, Stewart.

No, Will, it's up to you.

I'll do whatever you say.

I'm afraid you're asking the one person

in the world who can't advise you.

Sh*t. Now I'm sorry you said that.

That son of a b*tch.

Prick.

I had no idea

he was offered your job.

Why would you?

It must have been hard

to turn down Alden's offer...

...but he could have told you.

Yes.

Why didn't you say something

to him?

Why did you let him walk away

with your blessing, guilt-free?

Charlotte, please.

I can't...

I can't talk now.

May I just say one more thing about it?

The last thing?

No.

Will, come on, it's 7:30.

Give me till 8.

Will?

It's 7:
40.

I asked you to give me till 8.

It's 7:
40 at night, you dope.

You've been sleeping all day.

Are you all right?

How do you feel?

I feel...

...good.

So I said,

"Why assign me mastectomies...

...and new trends

in estrogen therapy?

Why can't I do the article

on genetic engineering...

...and give Pete mastectomies?"

You know what he said?

"You'll do it so much better.

You're a woman. "

I said, "That's like telling

a black food writer she can only-"

Hey. What are you doing?

I have to catch up.

I haven't eaten, I haven't drunk...

...I haven't made love in a long time.

A very long time.

You think we ought to do it

right here...

...in front of the dome of The Second

Church of Christ, Scientist?

What else can you do

without hands?

You'll see.

What was in that stew?

Thank you.

Morning.

How the f*** can you drink tequila

this early?

How the f*** did you know?

You kidding?

You can smell it a mile away.

- Oh, Mr. Randall, are you all right?

- Perfect.

I heard about Alden's decision.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah. Was Stewart just in here?

Well, not just. About an hour ago.

That's how I found out.

Are you all right?

I'm fine. Never been better.

I just wanna say, I think it sucks.

Thank you, Roy.

Are-?

What'd you do, get contacts?

Well, I'll be damned.

You've edited about 60 pages

of this manuscript since Monday.

What are you on?

Nothing.

I just caught up on my sleep.

I got 20 hours of sleep, and I feel...

...20 years younger.

And so now you can see

without your glasses?

Yeah, you've got a point.

Can't trust anybody. Even

married people can't trust each other.

Oh, thank you.

We can offer $75,000 advance

against foreign sales.

Nicole, Mike on 3.

You know what that prick says to me?

"How could you drink this early?"

I mean, I put a drop of tequila

in my coffee this morning...

...and he said he smelled it.

It doesn't make sense.

And we couldn't give them away

in South America.

He's huge in Mexico and in Japan,

so go figure.

- It's incredible.

- F*** you. No, I'm not gonna do it.

- You hear Alden replaced Randall?

- Are you sure?

I'm absolutely positive.

It's official. Will Randall's out.

Stewart Swinton is in.

I can't take it anymore.

I just can't take it.

We'll take care of it. See you later.

I mean, who did he think he was?

Simon House or something? I mean...

Get me Gary on the phone.

You mean, like,

a manual on owning animals?

No, no, not animal possession.

Animal possession.

Demonic possession. The possession

of the spirit by an animal.

Give me a minute.

How many do you want?

One. The top one.

The most respectable.

Vijay Alezais.

Wrote Something Wild, 1948.

Old but breathing.

He's not some kind of mystic

out of the jungle, is he?

No, no. He has a string of letters

after his name.

In fact, he's Dr. Alezais.

All right. Thank you. Can you

give his number to Mary, please?

All right.

- And Gary?

- Yeah?

Don't tell people

that you had a drop of tequila...

...with your coffee this morning.

You didn't have coffee this morning.

Hi, I'm just letting you know

I got to New Haven in one piece.

I'll be home tomorrow,

after the seminar.

If you get hungry, there's still

some stew left over from last night.

Let's see if it still works,

you animal.

- Yes?

- It's Will.

I'll come down.

Hey, Will. What's going on?

What is it?

Hey, what the f***'s wrong-?

Jesus Christ.

F***.

What did he-?

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

I'll get dressed.

Morning, Mr. Randall.

Get out your Rolodex, Mary.

I've moved to the Mayflower.

- Okay. Is that permanent?

- Yes.

Call Legal and find out

if the deal with Alden is really closed...

...or if they're still dicking around

on points.

Then get Roy to come in here...

...and bring a list of every name author

he's ever worked with in this house.

Then get me a list...

...of every name author

that I've ever worked with.

Then call Alden. See if you can

get me an appointment...

...this afternoon at his house.

Yes, sir.

Is the worm turning, Mr. Randall?

The worm has turned

and is now packing an Uzi, Mary.

It's about f***ing time, sir.

What do you want me to do?

I'll do it. Resign today?

Promise never to see Charlotte

again?

Just tell me what to do.

I want you to resign today.

Well, I can't do that.

So why did I say it?

I guess it's just a way...

...of telling you...

...how bad I feel

about being such a sh*t.

I love you, Will.

I know how that sounds, but I do...

...and I know how much I've hurt you,

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