Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Who'd you shake down this time, hmm? 460 00:34:56,917 --> 00:34:59,166 Yeah, you can say what you want, it's your loss. 461 00:34:59,166 --> 00:35:03,041 Gene, you're a baseball fan. What about you? I got plans. 462 00:35:03,041 --> 00:35:05,208 They getting worried about Hank Stockwell's resigning? 463 00:35:05,208 --> 00:35:07,125 No, it didn't come up. He wasn't even there. 464 00:35:07,125 --> 00:35:10,166 I hear he's been headhunted by a west coast company. 465 00:35:10,166 --> 00:35:11,834 He's gonna bail out. 466 00:35:12,875 --> 00:35:14,041 Where'd you hear that from? 467 00:35:14,041 --> 00:35:16,333 Up on 35, redheaded secretary up there. 468 00:35:16,333 --> 00:35:18,291 She's been taking all of his messages. 469 00:35:18,291 --> 00:35:20,166 (MICKEY WHISTLING) 470 00:35:20,166 --> 00:35:22,834 It's really warm out there. Nice haircut, Bowman. 471 00:35:22,834 --> 00:35:25,000 Thank you. Good news. 472 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:28,458 The electrical fire was confined to an empty storage area. 473 00:35:28,458 --> 00:35:30,917 Priced out below the deductible. 474 00:35:30,917 --> 00:35:33,959 Gene, you got a phone call on line three. 475 00:35:33,959 --> 00:35:35,500 Take a message. 476 00:35:35,500 --> 00:35:39,041 It is your ex-wife. She said it was important. 477 00:35:39,041 --> 00:35:40,708 I'll take it in my office. 478 00:35:46,792 --> 00:35:48,875 GENE: How long has he been here? MAN: Since last night. 479 00:35:48,875 --> 00:35:52,041 Okay. Here's the $1,500 for the bail money. 480 00:35:52,041 --> 00:35:53,542 When's the court date? 481 00:35:53,542 --> 00:35:56,542 Uh... November 20th. 482 00:35:56,542 --> 00:36:01,417 But if he skips this time, there's nothing I can do. 483 00:36:01,417 --> 00:36:02,792 All right. Why don't you have a seat? 484 00:36:02,792 --> 00:36:04,500 I'll have someone send him out. 485 00:36:25,417 --> 00:36:29,041 What happened? What are we doing here? 486 00:36:29,041 --> 00:36:30,875 I didn't do it. 487 00:36:30,875 --> 00:36:33,750 Ronnie, you say that every time. 488 00:36:33,750 --> 00:36:35,291 It's the same thing with you. 489 00:36:36,667 --> 00:36:38,291 MAN: Hey, no smoking. 490 00:36:40,917 --> 00:36:43,625 He said no smoking. Go to hell. 491 00:36:44,750 --> 00:36:47,000 Ronnie, I just laid out 1500 bucks for you. 492 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,458 Give me five minutes of your time. Ronnie! 493 00:36:52,417 --> 00:36:54,875 DICK: I'm sure it's just a phase he's going through. 494 00:36:54,875 --> 00:36:56,500 It'll pass. 495 00:36:56,500 --> 00:36:59,792 Well, I'd like to kick him into the next phase. 496 00:36:59,792 --> 00:37:02,500 Look, can I get another cup of coffee when you get a chance? 497 00:37:02,500 --> 00:37:03,750 Thank you. 498 00:37:05,667 --> 00:37:09,792 Bowman's wife made these cookies. Want one? 499 00:37:11,166 --> 00:37:13,458 I can't get enough of them. 500 00:37:13,458 --> 00:37:14,959 What next? 501 00:37:14,959 --> 00:37:18,667 Last week his prizewinning tomatoes, this week cookies. 502 00:37:18,667 --> 00:37:22,417 Well, his kid came in first place in some swim meet or something. 503 00:37:22,417 --> 00:37:24,625 Hmm! We get leftovers. 504 00:37:26,291 --> 00:37:28,291 Look, I love my kids to death, 505 00:37:28,291 --> 00:37:32,083 but I can't remember the last time one of my kids came in first in anything. 506 00:37:34,792 --> 00:37:37,166 I don't get it. Am I missing something? 507 00:37:37,166 --> 00:37:40,583 Bowman just glides through life without a care in the world, 508 00:37:40,583 --> 00:37:42,875 he's out all day looking at leaky roofs, dented cars, 509 00:37:42,875 --> 00:37:45,250 looking at other people's misery. 510 00:37:45,250 --> 00:37:47,875 He comes back, he's smiling. 511 00:37:47,875 --> 00:37:49,917 Smiling. 512 00:37:49,917 --> 00:37:53,458 If I didn't know better, I'd think that you were jealous. 513 00:37:54,542 --> 00:37:57,250 Excuse me? Did I hear you correctly? 514 00:37:57,250 --> 00:37:59,792 Did you say you think I'm jealous of Smiley Bowman? 515 00:37:59,792 --> 00:38:02,667 I just meant, why let a guy like that bother you? 516 00:38:02,667 --> 00:38:04,834 Because he's average, that's why. 517 00:38:05,750 --> 00:38:07,542 He sits behind his desk all day, 518 00:38:07,542 --> 00:38:10,750 rushes home exactly at 5:00 to his wife and his kids, 519 00:38:10,750 --> 00:38:12,333 messes around with his garden. 520 00:38:12,333 --> 00:38:14,083 He's got no vision. 521 00:38:14,083 --> 00:38:15,667 He's got no drive. 522 00:38:18,583 --> 00:38:21,750 You know, your wife ever make you cookies like this? 523 00:38:21,750 --> 00:38:24,125 I don't remember. 524 00:38:24,125 --> 00:38:26,333 (MUFFLED MUSIC FROM ANOTHER APARTMENT) 525 00:38:40,75