Worth Winning Page #3

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- Thanks, Paul.

Have a good weekend, Iry.

Are you at least a meteorologist?.

This must be... Veronica?.

- You just say the weather?.

- Harder than you think.

It would have to be.

Look, Taylor, I'm gonna save us both

some time and foryou a few bucks.

I'd like to giveyou a little test

to see ifwe're psychologically compatible.

- Shoot.

- Imagine this.

You walk into a room, you see a hole

in the floor, you walk up to it and look in.

- What doyou see?.

- A meteorologist.

Reliable birth control devices?.

Perfect.

Thankyou very much.

Good luck and good-bye.

Imagine this.

You walk into a studio,

you meet a guy...

you talk to him

for a couple seconds.

- What doyou see?.

- A man who reads the weather...

- wearing a lot of makeup.

- Yeah.

Doesn't that pique

your curiosity at all?.

I mean, aren'tyou saying toyourself, ""I wonder

ifhe wears more makeup in the evenings??"'

Let me takeyou to dinner.

You can find out foryourself.

I'll call you.

I've gotyour number.

[Man ]

742 minus 619?

[Bou]

487 minus 356?

1 31.

663 minus 421?.

1 42.

Maybe on Mars.

- [ Laughs ]

- [ Laughs ]

[Husterical LaughterContinues ]

[Laughter Continues In Distance ]

A woman with all this

should look happier than that.

[Laughter Continues In Distance ]

It really doesn't matter.

It really doesn't matter

what shoe you choose.

Any shoe would look good

at the end ofyour leg.

Maybe I can help you

make a decision.

Walk over there.

Let me take a look.

I really can't tell anything

unless you stand up.

Nice.

How about something like this?.

- No.

- Please.

Allow me.

No.

[ Gasps ]

How does that feel?.

Fine.

Please, come with me.

How about... this?.

Try it on... for me.

[ Snickers ]

I can't come out.

[ Giggling]

It may take a while,

but Eleanor's going to blossom.

- [ Eleanor Screams ]

- [ Yells ]

[Phone Ringing]

This is TaylorWorth.

Talk to me.

[ Beeps ]

Hi, Taylor. It's Leanne.

Hopeyou're having a good time

with your foster child.

Gimme a call when Kim Su

goes back to Korea, you big softie.

- Kim Su.

- She sounded hot.

Oh, she is.

But what am I supposed to do about it?.

Between being a perfect gentleman

every night with Erin...

the perfect stud every day

with Eleanor, who has the time?.

- In or out?

- The only time I'm going to be worried...

is when I see three tapes

with three proposals and threeyes's.

By then it'll be too late.

You'll have lost Claire's Picasso,

your marriage will be destroyed.

Ned, look,

I'm your best friend.

You just say the word, we can call off

this whole stupid bet.

Raiseyou five.

Threeyes's, Taylor,

and you only got two months left.

Veronica will call. So?.

I seeyour five.

I raiseyou five.

- [ Phone Ringing ]

- Oh, sh*t, it's Claire.

I will... seeyou.

[ Answering Machine ]

This is TaylorWorth. Talk to me.

[ Beeps ]

Taylor, this is Veronica Briskow.

Nedand Claire are coming to dinner

tomorrow night. Whu don'tuoujoin us?

My number's 555-3299.

Bye.

- [Ned] Sh*t.

- Oh, and, Ned, go home.

Double sh*t.

- No, no, no, no, no. It's legato, legato.

- [Piano On Stereo ]

- Don't you understand?.

- Legato.

Here. Listen to it again.

I've already listened

to it three times.

- Hmm?.

- No. I don't know what legato is.

- Sounds like a boat race.

- Boat race. [ Laughs ]

- Taylor hates music.

- [Continues ]

Well, why don'tyou tell us

what legato means?.

[ Laughs ]

Nice sweater, Taylor.

It's very Brooks Brothers.

Oh, areuoustill having trouble

withuourBMW?

I can name that segue

in five words.

Name that segue.

Sweater, cold,

Alps, Germany...

[ Both ]

BMW.

[ Chuckles ]

So, what diduour managersau

about the rehab centerbenefit?

He hates it when I play for free,

but I'll do it.

Oh, great.

Thankyou.

Hell, I mean, if I can't play

for 1 5 minutes...

to keep a bunch of drugged-out teenagers

from stealing my car...

- what kindofcitizen am I?

- Yeah, a real philanthropist.

- No, I leave that to Claire.

- Mm.

My tombstone's going to read,

""What's in it for me??"'

Nothing ifyou marryTaylor.

Let's eat. Taylor, you come join me

in the kitchen.

Claire, check Ned's pockets

for hallucinogens.

Ifyou can't speak English with the rest of us,

I'm gonna have to send you home.

Mm-hmm. Come on. I wanna see

Taylor's reaction when he sees the painting.

- You didn't tell him about the painting?.

- No.

[ Laughs ]

Let's go.

Why doyou ask?.

Just curious.

I can't stand that term ""new age."

I was doing it long before it was ever called that.

I had a classical background--

Oberlin,Juilliard, the whole competition circuit.

It was basicallu

too rigidforme.

I mean, I reallu

hate that kind ofstuff..

- Remember the critic that sits on my shoulder?.

- [ Continues, I ndistinct ]

Well, he just passed out.

I mean, what the hell

am I supposed to do?.

Must be another one

ofher psychological tests.

I tell you, ifl hadn't signed

that damn contract...

I wouldn't put up

with this crap for a minute.

I thought the hole

in the floorwas hard.

[Veronica ]

So, the rest is history.

I'm having a little trouble concentrating

on whatyou're saying...

so could you just shut up?.

[ Continues ]

Taylor.

[ Laughs ]

[ Giggling ]

- Thankyou so much. It was great.

- Oh, I'm glad you came.

How about a game of Monopoly?.

- Ned, I'm a little beat.

- Ned, turn around and walk out.

Come on, Taylor.

Let's let the girl get to bed.

Now.

- Bye, Ned.

- Bye.

Oh,uou know what?

[ Chains Door]

Come on, Taylor.

Let the girl get to bed.

[BedSqueaking]

- [Taulor] How about this?

- [ Veronica Laughs ]

- Does that feel good?

- It's fine. You're crushing mu bone.

- Sorry.

- That's okay.

- How-- [ Groans ]

- [ Veronica Screams ]

I 've had better times

taking out splinters.

I wish it was yesterday.

Hey, it happens.

There wouldn't be great sex

ifwe didn't have awful sex.

Awful. Mechanical.

Slightly painful.

Unsatisfying sex.

I'm gonna hop in the shower.

Coulduou letuourselfout, please?

Sure.

[ Water Running]

[ Gasping, Moaning]

[ Woman Laughing]

[ Tires Skid ]

[ Tires Screech ]

I love my lingerie.

[ Giggles ]

Eleanor, what do you say

next time we just talk?.

Why?.

I don't know.

Romance?.

I get to know you.

You get to know me.

I thinkwe're getting

to know each otherjust fine.

[ Clears Throat ]

Oh, would you give me

a special signal on the show tonight?.

When you rubyour nose...

it means you wished--

[ Whispers, Indistinct ]

Thank God

it was just my nose.

[ Car Engine Starts ]

Dinner at Erin's

will be a welcome change.

You know, I thought

I'd find you here.

I'm only gonna say this once.

Erin is a flower.

A rare and beautiful flower.

And I don't know

what she sees in a guy likeyou...

but ifyou mess with her

or lay a hand on her...

I'll ripyour head off.

Seems reasonable.

Terry, I'm so glad you dropped by.

Can you stay for coffee?.

Put Taulor down.

He doesn't knowuou're kidding.

[ Laughing ]

Oh, I get it now.

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