(BLUES MUSIC PLAYING)
RONNY: You've got to picture this.
It was freshman year, there he is,
completely naked, right outside the office!
RONNY: And he says, "Ronny told me to show up."
GENEVA: Hey, I have a question for the table.
How long does it take to really know someone?
BETH: I think you're continually getting to know someone.
'Cause I think people change when they grow.
But I do think if you go through hell with someone,
then you get a pretty good sense of how they handle stuff,
which is important.
Come on, we're on the other side of that one.
I don't know.
I think you can know someone within the first 10 seconds of seeing them.
I mean, I fell in love with Geneva the second I saw her.
Aw...
It's true. I did.
RONNY: Well, I don't know if you ever really know someone entirely.
And what is that supposed to mean? Yeah.
Well, I mean, you know someone, you think pretty good,
and then you find out stuff that's shocking that you didn't know existed.
I think that happens every day.
Look at that show 20/20, it's always the same thing, right?
They're a couple, they're happy, no one could believe it.
There are a lot of these cases.
What about the guy with the crossbow?
He buys a crossbow, he's practicing in the garage.
"By the way, bring me some lemonade.
"Oh, my goodness, I had no idea you walked through at that moment. Oops!"
Continue, please. Continue. BETH: That is gross!
But she forgives him. It was an accident, and guess what?
Six months later, same accident. Yes, and it kills her.
No! Yes!
(LAUGHS) No!
And, lookit, you hear all the time about these families
that have entirely other families.
The dad, who knows what he does for a living,
he leaves to go to Connecticut.
But he was never going to Connecticut on business.
He's really going to Harlem. He's got a Puerto Rican family
that no one ever heard about. Yeah.
You think when he's watching the game, instead of pretzels, he's eating Goya beans.
Red flags, but they don't catch it.
So my point is, you can really think you know somebody,
and then it turns out that you don't know everything about somebody.
All right, Ronny. You still haven't answered the question.
No, I just did. You didn't.
No, you didn't answer it. You're skirting it.
You're not answering straight up. Come on.
You're bouncing around, you're doing this, "Hey!" When you're doing this...
You do that a lot, by the way.
I think you're all special peoples.
You're out of your mind!
And you're nothing of the sort.
(CHATTERING)
(CAMERA CLICKS)
(MAN ANNOUNCING ON PA)
This is our shot. I need you to hug him.
I don't want to hug him.
Lookit, ever since he had a near-death experience,
he's become a very touchy-feely guy, and he likes to be held.
Look, you know I don't like touching people I don't know very well, okay?
Or even people I do. So just...
Nick, do you want this thing or not?
Of course I do.
Then feed the beast here!
This guy has a hot button, a point of interest. His hot button is hugs.
You hug him, you're gonna crack him wide open!
He's going to start feeling all bubbly inside.
Then he starts writing checks!
All right.
I'm not asking you to go to an airport motel
and perform a trick on a Japanese businessman.
I'm asking you to hug a senior executive from General Motors, that's all!
Now get your arms around him,
and make him feel bubbly and warm!
I'll tell you what.
Why don't you let Charles take you guys over here and show you the entire line.
And it's great to have you here.
Thank you so much for coming. MAN: Thank you.
Man!
This puppy here reminds me of my first Dodge.
Uh-huh?
Remember that?
Remember when cars were meant just to be fun things to have, right?
(LAUGHS)
They made a cool noise, they harnessed real power
and they made you feel like a badass
because you got to be the one right there behind the wheel of it, right?
I'm sorry, I'm Ronny Valentine from B & V Engine Design.
Thomas Fern. Yeah, Thomas, good to see you again.
We actually helped you out with a few ECU modules a few years back.
Of course. Yeah.
Hey, that's... There, my partner, Nick Brannen.
Congrats.
It's gonna be a great year. It really is.
Of course.
(WHISPERING) Your soul was too important to take.
You've got great days ahead of you, my friend.
You know, we actually have one idea we're not committed to anyone on.
We could run it by your team,
and see if it's something that made sense for you.
I'd love that.
Maybe we could get something on the books.
We'll come up there to Rock City, to Detroit, and come see you.
Okay. Yeah.
You lying bastard!
You are unbelievable. Did we get the meeting or not?
I'm hugging this man like I'm some kind of asshole...
BETH: Now, why were you hugging the man?
Because he's our guy's direct competitor.
Why would you hug the direct competitor?
Because he had a near-death experience.
RONNY: Actually, no, he didn't.
That never happened. I made that up.
(CHUCKLES) Shame, shame, shame.
What are you doing? What do you mean, what am I doing?
Did we get the meeting or what?
Come on, Nick.
I'm never hugging again. I'm not listening to you.
He sets me up!
What do you expect me to do? Geneva, listen to me.
You know him, he's way too honest.
If I fill him in on it, what happens?
The sweating, he starts hyperventilating, he passes out!
It was completely necessary.
Nick, my man,
we got the meeting.
I'm not gonna lie. Sometimes, I love your boyfriend.
You, I will hug. This is free. I'll hug you right back!
This is no charge! Come in here! My man!
Don't ever let me go.
(BLUES MUSIC PLAYING)
They've had a couple of lessons. Yeah!
Okay, let's dance.
Less is more. I'm dancing on the inside.
Are you dancing right now? Yes.
Oh, okay.
Honey, listen, you can never trust a man who dances.
Look at the great men throughout history,
none of them were dancers.
Abraham Lincoln? Not a big dancer.
Winston Churchill, he never tore up the dance floor.
Martin Luther King, he might've had a dream, but he never danced to it.
Okay, come on. I'm serious.
Come on, tiny dancer, let's go.
You plant it here right now.
Look, you think they're great, and they're dancing.
RONNY: I think they're better than great. I think they're the best.
When it comes to being a couple, they're my heroes.
Hey! Come on, why you sitting? Get up, let's do this!
Oh, Nick, you know, Ronny here,
he just called you his hero couple,
and yet he still refuses to dance with me.
Will you stop? Do not give him ammo.
(STUTTERS)
Ronny just told Beth I'm his hero. I'm your hero!
You're the worst.
Oh, come on. Every kid wants to dance with his hero!
Bring it up here!
Let's do it.
Yo!
Blue! Set! Hut! Hut!
Go long, baby! Go long!
Yes!
Whoo-hoo!
My man.
That just happened. Oh, yeah.
I don't think I'll ever forget that!
Oh, great. Is that burned in the hard drive now?
Mmm-hmm. I think so.
Excuse me.
Hey, I need to do this.
Let me show you how this is done.
Be my guest.
Come on, pal.
I think you're stuck with me.
So when are you gonna ask her?
What?
Come on, Ronny!
You can see it all over her face!
You're never gonna find a girl as great as her.
Let's be realistic.
Nick and I aren't making any new friends.
You've dated all my girlfriends.
You've batted through the whole lineup,
and there's nothing left, you know?
Plus, we like her.
Those other ones, we didn't even like, and they're my friends!
Trust me.
Pop the question or you're gonna lose her.
NICK: (LAUGHS) There you go! Hey, hey!
Special delivery! How's that for an entrance?
You were missed.
I missed you, too.
(CHUCKLES)
What? Nothing.
Now I'm gonna turn up the heat.
What happens when the kitchen gets hot, because I'm cooking something up, chef.
Don't play into my strength.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
Whoo!
Fifteen to four! (LAUGHS)
Really? You're gonna start... Now you're dancing?
It's like I'm playing Floyd Mayweather at Ping-Pong. That's ridiculous.
You're only supposed to do that if the game's over.
If the game's over. I'm just being happy, you know?
No, no, you're not being happy. This is a taunting.
This is, like, taunting that's going on. I'm sorry.
You're not sorry, that's the problem.
I know. You're right.
Okay, here's what we need to do now.
'Cause I think you're very spirited, and I like that.
I think we should turn it into full-body-contact Ping-Pong.
(LAUGHS EXCITEDLY) Yes, we do!
Come on, you can't taunt people bigger than you
and expect it just to be all fine.
Help! (SCREAMS)
(LAUGHING)
You're attacked. Yes! That's it.
Are you gonna try and steal a kiss now?
Go on, I dare you.
I want to let you know, by the way,
that I'm completely committed to this relationship.
I'm just re-upping. I'm already committed,
but I'm just re-upping my commitment to this relationship
because I feel great.
How do you feel? Do you feel great?
Uh-huh.
Yeah? Mmm-hmm. I feel great.
(SLOW LOVE SONG PLAYING)
But is there a window?
Are you anxious for this to go somewhere?
Ronny, Ronny, I know you.
I know where you're headed with this.
Look, I don't need this to be something that it's not.
I don't want it to be something if it's not, just to make me okay.
But is there a clock that's ticking?
Are you in a hurry to be heading somewhere?
There's always a clock. And I'm worrying, is it ticking,
getting to a point where the clock's gonna go off?
Let's just talk through this, okay? Yeah.
I have fun with you. I love being with you.
I think we've done a great job of getting back to a really good place.
I'm happy.
Now, if all of that rolls into something else,
that can make me happy, too.
I love you.
(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
Okay, Ronny. You can do this.
This is your time to do it.
You the man, Valentine. You're the man.
MALE STEWARD ON PA: Folks, this is our final approach to Detroit's Metro Airport.
(EXHALES NERVOUSLY)
Hope this goes well.
Great moments are born from great opportunity.
And that's what you have here today, Nick.
That's what you've earned here today!
One meeting. (STAMMERS) Okay, what are you doing?
You're giving me the... Really?
The Kurt Russell speech from the movie Miracle?
I just saw that five-year-old kid do it on YouTube the other night,
and I thought it was really inspirational.
It's applicable to what we're doing.
Any time you go into a pressure situation, a competition, it makes sense.
And I'm not gonna write something better than that.
Look at you, you're nervous.
You're never nervous. Now, you're nervous.
Okay, here's the thing. I can't be broke if I'm gonna get married.
Yeah?
Yes! See, I knew you would get here!
Okay, so here's my plan.
I'm gonna ask her next month, on her birthday.
Now, I worked out this great deal from this Hasidic guy,
who I met during Gamblers Anonymous.
He's literally gonna give me a $20,000 ring for $10,000. Can you believe that?
How are you doing that?
Well, I'm gonna give him cash.
And then I also said that you would help fix his car.
So those two little things are gonna get me the deal with the Hasidic.
Oh, I'm helping? I'm helping fix the car?
Well, you're the one who kept telling me to dive into it.
I thought you'd be excited to help. I'm sorry.
Okay, fine, but that is my gift to you.
Honestly, there'll be no fruit bowl from the registry.
That's it. That's what you're looking at.
You don't have to make a decision now.
On the day, see what's right...
No, I'm making... I can make the decision now. I'm making it now.
I'm telling you right now, that is my gift.
That's it. I'm fixing the car with the Hasidic guy.
And make sure you tell Beth that, too.
Seriously, I don't want it to be uncomfortable. Let her know.
Whatever you wanna do on that day is your choice.
Okay. I'm doing it.
You take this meeting 10 times, you might not get it nine.
All right, you got to stop that now.
But not this meeting, Nick.
Not today.
(EXHALES) You're really making me nervous.
Today, we are the greatest small business in the world.
I'm sick and tired of hearing about how innovative these other boutiques are.
This is our time. Their time is done!
We're showing up in a cab.
NICK: Thanks for not mentioning that my last three prototype bids got rejected.
That's just a bad streak, pal.
You're gonna be great, I promise you.
(EXHALES)
Here you go.
Ladies and gentlemen, electric cars,
they're totally gay.
It's true.
I don't mean that they're "homosexual" gay,
but I do mean "your parents were the chaperone at the dance" gay. Right?
"You tuck it in and wear it real high" gay.
I don't wanna disrespect anybody, 'cause I'm not about that.
But I think we're understanding
what we're trying to talk about here, right?
I mean, honestly, the Nissan Spit? Really?
It screams this.
Oh, here we go.
The Hyundai Pomegranate. Right?
The Chevy Fingerprint.
Now,
ah, look at this.
The 1966 Ford GT350.
You wanna roll up in that one, hoss?
The 1965 Pontiac GTO.
Completely awesome.
The 1970 Hemi Cuda
took more virginities than Francis Albert Sinatra.
What are we suggesting here?
We're talking about taking the benefits of electric transportation,
but combine them with the rock and roll-ness
and the sexiness that the Dodge current muscle-car models have.
Nicholas?
We believe we could produce the technology
to incorporate an electronic motor in your current models.
But with the aggressive sound character,
the exhilarating vibration character,
the complete visceral experience
that we've all grown to know and love in the Dodge Challenger and Charger lines.
SUSAN: Guys, we love our current electric models.
That said, we also agree there's a market for what you're pitching.
But, if you're asking Dodge to invest in your pursuit of this concept,
what do you have that we don't?
Nick Brannen.
(BREATHES NERVOUSLY)
So let's forget the up-front money.
Let's deal with it in success because that's 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 bitch.
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,
but they couldn't reach the ball.
This little alligator-armed kid was in there doing it,
but the little kid, he can't get the ball.
So then I come walking up,
and they say, "Hey, can you help me with the ball here?"
So I say, "Okay, I'm running late,"
but these kids want to play ball, and frankly, I'm a supporter of it.
Now that we're all gonna be on the same damn healthcare, too.
I'm paying for these fat kids.
Boom! I drop to the ground.
So now, I'm reaching in here like this
trying to get the ball, see?
But I don't want this branch to hit me here.
Right. I'm doing it. You see what I mean, honey?
And I got to dig in more, under the branch, but hold the branch.
But then my right hand's going here.
See, that's why I got this bitch right here.
Oh. That's a direct contact.
And I get the ball. Now I get it.
I got the ball out, "Okay, here."
Gave the ball back to the kids,
then I started to head home. Right?
And then that's when I noticed that my arm was really itching
and I thought that it was because I rubbed up against the brush.
(CHUCKLING EXHALE)
Why are you carrying so much cash, Ronny?
Well, I was on my way to the suppliers,
before I helped the fat kids with the ball.
(STAMMERS) But, boy, thank goodness it fell out here. That's great.
Because, could you imagine if it would've fallen out there? Wow.
Yeah, that's a lot of cash.
Well, you know my suppliers deal in cash.
But do you mind if I don't dial into all the details right now?
I'm just starting to really itch,
so I'd rather just go and take care of this real quick.
How was your day?
It was okay.
(PANTS UNZIPPING)
(DEEP BREATH) (URINATING)
(GROANS) God! Damn it!
Are you all right?
No, honey, to be honest, I'm feeling a little challenged here.
Oh!
(GRUNTING) Oh, God!
(URINATING) Ow!
God!
(SCREAMING IN PAIN)
NICK: Heat it up. Is the sub-amp active?
Bring it up.
(ENGINE REVVING)
NICK: Yeah!
All right, you guys will process the data?
MAN: You got it. All right, let's do this!
Nick, I need to talk to you for a second.
Hey. Did you go to Burnham Bank and sign the loan forms yet?
Not yet, but I wanted to... You need to go.
I signed them two days ago. You need to sign them.
And that woman, Susan from Chrysler, she keeps calling.
She keeps calling me "bro."
How am I going to concentrate with her calling all the time?
I thought you were going to run interference on that.
I will.
Ulcer acting up again?
No, no, no, you know what? This prescribed medical shit right here,
chalky shit, it's actually very thirst-quenching.
I can't get enough of it, I really can't. Thank you.
Just give me a second here, would you? All right, boys, let's do it.
Come on, let's awaken the beast here. Come on!
We've got a solid reference measurement this time. Looks good.
The last one was pathetic, you know?
If I can talk to you for one second... Hey, am I working here?
Am I not working here? Do I look like I'm working?
David, jump in there. Fire it up, come on!
All right.
(ENGINE STARTING)
All right, bring it. Bring it up.
(ENGINE REVVING)
Come on!
FELIX: Stay on it.
There you go.
Finally! Okay, finally, I'm seeing fractional orders here.
This might be it.
(ENGINE ROARING)
FELIX: All right!
Fourth order, pulling ahead...
Come on, pump that sub right.
Yes!
It's happening!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Whoo-hoo!
FELIX: Hold on, hold on, hold on.
The fractional orders are deviating.
No, no. No, they're not. Come on, now. (ENGINE CRACKLING)
MAN: What have we got? What have we got?
Where we at?
No, no!
Damn it!
We lost the fourth completely.
Maybe a heavier amp, bigger subs.
The second and third were solid until...
Hey, I get it. I suck, okay?
I suck.
(PANTS)
Nick... What is it, Ron? What do you want?
I want to talk to you about something that's kind of personal.
Something that doesn't have to do with any of this.
Do you mind just stepping up with me in the office real quick?
You want to go to the office, talk about something personal
that doesn't have to do with this?
(WHISPERS) Yeah.
You know, I'm bleeding inside.
There's blood where it shouldn't be in my body, out of (STAMMERS) things.
I've thrown up four times in the last two days,
which doesn't make any sense, because I haven't eaten in three.
So I don't even know where it's coming from!
Hey, listen, I understand what you're saying...
You're not in the pressure cooker, man! You're not!
When I said I was on the 25-yard line, I'm not.
I'm much further back than that.
We are deep in our own end zone. Right back there, yeah.
And I'm flushed out of the pocket,
and the defense is coming for me,
and they're big, man! They're fast!
Ah! They're coming! And I turn to you, my lead blocker.
You turn to me, "Hey.
"You want to go upstairs and talk in the office about something personal?"
Just block!
That's what I need you to do, is just block!
And do me a favor, would you sign the damn loan forms?
So I have somebody to fund my failure?
Unless you just want to kiss that long-term contract goodbye.
(SIGHING)
Unbelievable, huh?
The Bulls? I know, it's ridiculous.
I mean, Rose should've passed to Noah.
He was wide open, completely unguarded.
I know, man, they just can't get it together at all.
Yeah. I mean, if you ask me, Rose doesn't trust Noah.
They're teammates. He doesn't trust he can hit the winning shot.
Sucks, man.
Yeah, because trust really runs deep on a team.
You got to be able to trust your teammate.
Do you think that you have to be able to trust your teammate off the court as well?
Uh... Sure. Let's just say,
and I'm talking completely hypothetically here,
let's say that Noah finds out that Derek Rose's girl is cheating.
Does he tell him or not?
Because he doesn't want to affect his performance.
Yeah. I mean, he's... No, no.
Yeah, you tell him. No.
It's toxic to keep all that in. You have to tell him.
That's Guy Code. You're talking about your best friend.
You ever hear the expression, "Kill the messenger"? 'Cause, I mean...
Yeah, but I don't think it applies here at all.
I mean, if you don't tell your friend, your best friend,
then you're basically banging her, too.
Okay, come on, now. It depends. Is it the playoffs?
Game seven, the championship.
Championship.
No, then I wouldn't tell him.
Yeah, no way. No.
Don't tell him. Nope. You wait. You wait.
RONNY: Hey, sis. Just checking in.
DIANE: Ronny, you never call to just "check in."
You know what happened? I saw this episode of Springer,
and I just can't shake what happened on the episode.
This woman found out that her best friend's husband was cheating on her,
and she did not tell her friend.
Ronny, why are you telling me this?
Bowling.
I just want to get your take on it. What do you think?
Do you think she should have told her best friend
that her husband was cheating?
Of course she should.
But what about the whole "kill the messenger" thing?
You know what I mean? Ronny, she is doing her friend a favor.
It doesn't matter how painful the moment...
Mom, come on! Okay, Ronny, I got to go, I'm sorry.
Okay. Bye-bye.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Hello?
Nice disguise, Ronny.
Making it a woman on Jerry Springer? Bullshit!
I am not an idiot.
What?
You want to tell me Saul's cheating on me? Just say it!
Diane, listen. I don't think you understand
what I'm saying. I'm not saying anything about Saul.
I'm gonna kill him! You don't need to kill anybody.
I really thought I was done with choosing men who were basically Dad.
I mean, who would even sleep with that out-of-work slob?
Okay, Diane, listen to me, you're way overreacting.
How dare you tell me something like this over the phone?
How dare you tell me this at all?
And screw you, Ronny!
You have always been a selfish little asshole.
What? Why am I an asshole?
(STUTTERING) F-you, Ronny!
Ah, geez.
NICK: All right, now, that's a little better. Where's the cross-over?
(CAR ENGINE REVVING)
Yeah, this is nice. This is nice.
WOMAN: Hey, Ronny. What's up?
Ronny.
Can I talk to you for a second?
I was actually gonna run up here for about the rest of the day.
Just one second, please. It's important.
(CLEARS THROAT) One second.
Come on.
Look.
I am so sorry.
I've been thinking too much about myself lately,
and I'm throwing tantrums because a car is not loud enough.
So I have eight minutes.
Eight minutes? Yeah.
Yeah, I have a call at 5:00, with Helmut Farber in Berlin.
He's going to give me some pointers on throttle response.
So I have eight uninterrupted minutes
to talk about whatever it is you wanted to talk about.
Right.
Ronny, you have
seven minutes and 48 seconds to just chat.
(WHISPERS) Open up.
(CLEARS THROAT)
What I wanted to talk to you about...
Yes, Ronny?
...was proposing to Beth.
(STAMMERS) You didn't propose yet?
Why not?
Well, I wasn't sure that I found the right exact place to do that.
Oh, come on. Ronny, come on, man.
You're just sabotaging yourself, that's what you're doing here.
Don't you understand, once you get into it, it's gonna be fine?
I'm telling you, you found the right...
What the hell is that on your arm?
What is going on?
I had an outbreak. (STAMMERING)
I broke out in hives everywhere.
(WHISPERS) And when I piss, it kind of burns, too.
MAN: Ronny, Nick, your better halves are here.
Wow, now that is a sexy car.
Whoo! If only it were fuel-efficient.
Hey, sweetheart.
NICK: Hey, honey, what are you doing here? GENEVA: Hey, sweetie.
Nice surprise.
I have a special night planned for you guys.
Hi, Nick. Hi, sweetie.
Yeah,
but I don't have time for a night, honey. We're way behind.
Well, you're behind because you guys are burning yourselves out.
You got to recharge the engine, get some perspective.
I don't think we have the time for perspective.
I don't know that tonight's a good night for us to go do anything.
I know you don't want to celebrate,
because you guys haven't gotten a line yet.
So it's not a celebration.
We're just thinking maybe we could take a breather
to set the table for a possible potential celebration
sometime in the future. Yeah.
And, listen, I called here to talk to you earlier, and I talked to Felix,
and he said things were getting pretty heated today.
I think you guys need a break, you know?
This is not a discussion. We are doing this.
And you, my friend, are going to thank me for this later.
What happened to your face?
ANNOUNCER ON PA: That was his second attempt.
Now, here is his third and final attempt
to win the round-trip airline tickets
anywhere in the United States.
You don't give yourself a nickname.
(PEOPLE CHEERING)
(BOOING) ANNOUNCER ON PA: Good try by our second contestant.
Come on.
I've been trying to take that shot for 10 years, they don't pick me.
They never pick me. I don't know what I got to do.
Our third and final contestant,
Jessica Hill from Park Ridge, Illinois.
Tell you one thing, if they did pick me, I'm sticking it in the net.
That's a no-brainer, right there.
You know I was third in scoring at Ball State? Third.
They didn't cut anybody. It was a club team.
ANNOUNCER ON PA: Good first attempt for Jessica.
Why you got to take away my accomplishments?
I'm not. No, you are, okay?
I'm a shooter, it's what I am. Just deal with it, all right?
"Sniper." They called me "The Sniper."
I'm just saying, it's not that easy to put in from center ice
into that big of a hole. It's not easy.
That's why a few of us can do it. I'm saying I can do it.
You know what... Have you ever done it?
No. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter, though.
I'd put it in, believe me.
ANNOUNCER ON PA: That was a wide to the right...
It's not a net.
It's a hole that's this big. It doesn't... Yeah, it's a big...
They know what they're doing.
They do statistics to make sure that a certain amount of people miss it.
NICK: I mean, I don't know how much you've dealt with athletes.
I can see things differently.
Everything just comes to a blur.
It's like you're locked in maple syrup, and you're moving slow
and you see things happening before they do happen.
(GRUNTING)
You guys, I'm gonna go get some beer. Do you want anything?
No, no, babe. I'm good, thanks.
ANNOUNCER ON PA: Blackhawks penalty caller number 81...
(LAUGHS EXCITEDLY)
I'm gonna go help her with the beers. I'm gonna get one.
You guys want anything? I'm good, thanks.
Pretzels, all right? All right. Yeah, pretzels.
(CROWD EXCLAIMS)
Boy, you've been on that all night.
(TIMIDLY) Hey.
I saw you yesterday.
You saw me where?
At the Botanical Gardens.
So?
I saw it all, Geneva.
The loser with the Dead Milkmen T-shirt.
Kissing him in broad daylight.
Okay, Ronny, I got it.
You got a great guy who's considerate to people,
and who cares about you, and you're out running on him.
Don't put this all on me.
How dare you ambush me with what you think you know?
What I think I know? I saw you mauling the guy, Geneva.
Ronny, you don't know shit. You don't know shit.
You do not know what goes on behind the curtains of a marriage.
Like the fact that he hasn't slept with me for over six months.
Don't stand there and start talking nonsense to me.
No, you know what? Are you serious?
How about the fact that every Thursday night after work,
Nick goes to Pilsen, to a massage parlor,
where he gets wanked by a 19-year-old Vietnamese girl
who speaks four words of English! How about that?
I don't believe a word you're saying right now. (SCOFFS)
Yeah, you're just covering your ass.
(CROWD CHEERING)
Listen to me.
Nick is my very best friend
in the entire world. I know.
And I am never, ever, ever going to keep this from him.
Do you understand? So I'm coming to you now,
and I'm giving you an opportunity,
but you need to deal with this.
But it only happened because my husband
wasn't intimate with me! I'm not a marriage counselor.
I don't want to be a marriage counselor!
Let's make it really, really simple then.
Either you tell him, or I will.
I can't.
I will.
No, no. Ronny, no! Yes.
No, Ronny. No. Don't do this now.
Not while this Chrysler thing is going on.
Listen, Nick is not sleeping at night.
His stomach is literally bleeding.
This would destroy him.
You're not going to see this guy anymore?
No! God, no! That was stupid. I know that was stupid.
And it's over. It's over because it never was.
Then why have you been texting him all night?
Have I? Yeah, you have.
Sitting on the BlackBerry,
banging people.
Your sister just bought a new dress.
Just like I was saying, Ronny, you don't know shit.
Are you promising me
that as soon as this bit is over... Yes!
...you're gonna tell him, and you're gonna tell him
about this guy that you kissed?
Are you promising me that?
I absolutely swear to God, yes.
(BLUES ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
(MEN CHATTERING)
(STAMMERS)
I'm so disappointed in you, Ronny.
Okay.
(DEEP EXHALE)
Just pick a date
and ask Beth to marry you.
You're making this thing out to be much more than it needs to be.
And now your stress is causing me stress.
That's right, I'm stressing out like crazy. Yeah.
You're right. You're totally right.
Now that you verbalize it, and I hear it, you're completely right, man.
Thank you.
Now I'm a guy causing extra damn stress.
(SIGHS)
You ever get a massage?
Hmm?
In times like this, when it gets very stressful, do you get a massage?
Have I had a massage? I mean, no, not really. Really, no.
You can only do so much yourself.
You can do things yourself,
but when you get a professional to get that, take it out of you
and get that stress right out of you, throw it out of you.
Hey, Nick, you know what could be tremendous?
Maybe me and you could go and get a massage together.
I don't mean in the same room or something. I mean at the same place.
Do you know a place we could do that?
Where we could get a massage?
A place that could take us to relax, relax, relax.
Here's what I'm trying to say to you, okay?
Don't let fear sabotage letting yourself be happy.
You guys are great together. You're in love.
And love can be very rewarding and it can be very filling.
Very filling.
Like a warm stew. It honestly is.
Look, if you want ice cream,
go in the car and get ice cream.
You don't worry that, "While I'm driving,
"hey, I might have some chest pains,"
and then, "Turns out, heart attack. I'm having a heart attack!"
You veer off, you kill a bunch of seniors and toddlers.
You get your ice cream.
And you know what? 99 % of the time, you're gonna end up at the ice cream shop
with a big hot fudge sundae. Nuts!
Only one percent of the time do you kill the innocent.
It's pretty good odds.
I'm not understanding what you're trying to say to me.
All right, Ronny.
Tomorrow night is Beth's parents' anniversary party.
Forty years.
I really think you can learn something from it.
I want you to soak it in.
Oh, and, by the way, we did just move into the red zone.
Hey, Felix, the algorithm is solid,
so it's got to be the hardware, right?
Yeah, looks like it.
Yeah, well, keep at it.
Okay. I got it, I'm on it.
Do you want to kiss Felix? Come in.
Come here. Don't be shy, baby.
You can join us. Yeah.
Good night, guys.
I'm sorry, I don't mean to make you feel uncomfortable.
(STAMMERS) I'm not a pervert or anything, I'm sorry.
That's too bad.
I'm sorry?
I said, that's too bad.
Right.
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
(GROANS)
Yo. RONNY: Hey, I just wanted to call
and say thanks for your support today. I really appreciate it.
(STAMMERS) No problem.
So, what are you doing?
I'm just at home.
Home?
Yes, I'm at home.
Yeah? You want to get a beer?
You know what? I can't. Mad Men marathon with Geneva tonight.
You're right, I really... I got to shut down the engine sometimes.
Why you looking in?
No peep Tom. Yes.
You come in or you go! I'm going to go.
Go. No, I have things.
You go. And you go, too.
Who was that? It's a traffic cop.
They've shut down North Avenue.
They're shutting stuff down, there's too many people.
Hold on, this guy is a prick. I'm not even driving!
I'm walking around here, I'm a citizen!
Mr. Mountain High!
Hold on. Hey.
We make you so happy!
When you leave here, you will smile like boy
who just got off braces, big and proud!
Boon-me is back in country, and looks very forward to seeing you.
Yeah, look, I got to go.
What was that?
Nothing, there's a war film on bef ore Mad Men.
Listen, I'm going to go. I'll call you.
RONNY: Buddy, just so you know,
if you ever want to talk about anything, just like...
There's nothing we can't talk about.
Yeah, we can always talk.
I thought tonight could be good, 'cause maybe we could get a drink.
NICK: All right, I got to run. Boon-me is waiting.
I just... I wanted to call and let you know
that I've been thinking about what you were saying
with the curtain and all that stuff.
And I just want to make sure that I'm being fair to you during this,
and that I do realize that there's probably two sides to every story.
Oh, Jesus Christ!
Ronny, you followed him to the massage parlor?
(STAMMERS) Well, no, I just wanted to call and let you know
that I'm sure that not everything that you're saying is bullshit.
And that if there is complicated things
that are going on, I really hope you guys work on it.
And just so you know, I really don't want to be in this, Geneva.
I know.
It's your shot, come on!
Wait, who was that? Where are you?
I'm at home.
Except it's your shot, Geneva,
and you don't own a fucking pool table!
Ronny, I got to go.
What happened to, "I'm not gonna see this guy anymore until after I talk to Nick"?
Good night, Ronny.
Yeah, good night, princess. Just make sure you're ready
to talk to your husband when you go home tonight, honey.
Because I'm definitely going to talk to him!
Okay, just take a breath.
(SIGHS)
Besides, I have something you might want to hear before you go and do that.
What is it?
I ordered you some coffee.
I don't need your goddamn coffee, Geneva,
I don't have anything to talk to you about.
I'm gonna go see Nick tonight,
and I'm going to tell him that his wife is sick and twisted,
and that she's a liar.
And I'm going to tell him that he's married to goddamn Helen Keller.
Helen Keller? Yeah.
The girl with all the personalities.
Sybil.
Yeah, Sybil.
Who are you today, Blanche? How deep do the waters run?
You're a five-year-old on a playground, Ronald.
It's not like I want to go and see Zip.
But when my husband calls me to explain he has another late meeting,
it kind of just flies out the window.
"Zip"? That's the guy's name, Zip?
The point is, Ronny, I don't want any of this.
I love my husband.
You got a real funny way of showing that.
Stay out of my life.
You're not a therapist.
In fact, you need one, desperately.
Look in the mirror. You're 40 years old, you've never been married.
Go fix yourself and then you can call me.
I don't need to call you, I don't need
to say anything to you anymore.
All I need to do is get out of here and go tell Nick that his wife is cheating.
And I guess, because you weren't able to do
the things that you really said you needed to do
that that's just the way it's going to have to go down, honey.
You know what? I see it going down just a little bit differently.
Really? Yeah.
Because I'm going to deny it.
And then I'm going to say you made a pass at me.
I made a pass at you? Yep.
And considering our little secret,
I'm pretty sure he'll believe me.
Geneva, okay...
We both decided not to say anything
because you liked him, and we didn't want to ruin something good
over a drunken college night
that happened three months before you two ever started dating.
But, Ronny, he doesn't know that.
It didn't mean anything, Geneva.
Yeah? Well, it means something now, doesn't it?
See, you need to understand how this is going to play out, Ronny.
I'm going tell him how we slept together all those years ago,
and then I'm going to say that you started making passes at me.
And that they never stopped.
You do that.
You sell him that I've been hitting on you for 20 years straight.
(SOBBING)
I should've told you, Nick, I should've told you sooner.
But Ronny insisted that we not say anything.
But as the years went on, it got harder and harder
and I just lied to myself and said it didn't matter.
(SNIFFLING)
But I'm telling you this now because Ronny has gone crazy!
He's been throwing me up against restaurant walls
right when you're right around the corner.
It's like he wants you to see, he wants to get caught