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How you doing today?
It just blew out on me
Do you have another tire like that?
I had some sort of a blowout here
I'll take this one, Kenny
Okay, chief
Peter Lassiter
Do I know you?
Not exactly. I've seen you on CNBC
You look taller in real life
But Mintz was so busy timing his wife's breathing
he didn't realize that
MedTech needed Global more than the other way around
Two weeks, tops they would have approached you
with an offer, and I guarantee it would have been $1 30 billion
not $1 22
The trouble was...
you had a pussycat running the show. You needed a Doberman
I'm impressed
I really am
Now, about my car...
Sure
We have to special order that tire It will take a couple of days
All right
This is...
my office address
Why don't you drop the car off yourself?
We're really a boutique operation as you can see
But you're not interested in boutique dollars. I get it
He's expecting you, Mr. Lassiter
Alan
this is jack Campbell
the one I was telling you about
Oh, of course, Jack. Hi
Mr. Mintz
Call me Alan. We like to cultivate a casual atmosphere around here
I can see that
What can I say? Do you have kids?
Actually, yes
Two of them
Good ones
Great. Have a seat
Peter mentioned to me that you're a avid CNBC watcher
but he didn't say
whether you had any actually Wall Street experience
I was a sales associate at E.F. Hutton
A broker, really?
And now you're in the tire business
That's right. And auto supply
In the retail end, right?
We get about 60% of our business from automotive service
And do you mind me asking
what kind of sales you did in the last year?
We did $ 1 .7 million in revenue
$1 .7 million. Great
What do you project for this year?
I think it will be a banner year
Sales are up 20% in the first quarter
and we just landed a major trucking company
Terrific
So that puts you just a tad over $2 million?
Right
Which would make us number one in our market
Excuse me. I need a glass of water
Look
I know our paltry $2 million in sales
is about what you spend in a year on office supplies
A trucking company account is nothing
compared to a multi-billion dollar merger
I'm not knocking the tire business
It's okay, Alan, I get it
I'm thinking exactly the same thing. But here's deal
Business is business Wall Street, Main Street
It's all just people trying to figure out
how to send their kids to college
It's just people
And I know people
I'm sure you do
Take you for instance, Alan
You have a certain energy It's an active energy
I bet you drink about 1 6 Diet Cokes a day
You're an excellent father
but you feel quilty spending time away from home
You drink bourbon but offer your clients Scotch
And your wife decorated this office
He certainly has your number
You're a little tougher, Peter
You like expensive things
That's easy
You've seen my car
You smoke Hoyo de Monterreys
You're a Scotch man. Single malt
Not because it's trendy
but because you've been doing it for the last forty years
You have two great loves in your life
Your horses
and this company
And you're a man
who prides himself on finding talent in unusual places
How would you know that?
Because I'm here
I'll do whatever it takes to get this job
I'll start anywhere I'll park cars if I have to
To judge character you must know yourself
And I know this
I can do this job
I can
Give me a chance, Peter
I won't let you down
Alan
why don't you show Jack around?
This is our war room. We did 7 major deals in here last year
3 of them hostile
Yeah
You get a feeling from...
Let's cut the shit. Where did you get that information?
Did you go through his wallet? Surf the net?
It doesn't really matter
because you may have dazzled Lassiter, but not me
Even if you get this job which I doubt, let me warn you
Peter Lassiter gets tired of his pet projects very quickly
I have that big office
because I prove myself to him year after year
No tire salesman from New Jersey
is going to come in here and turn his head
So if you're cautious and quiet
and stay away from Lassiter
maybe I'll keep you on here after he tired of you
Do you understand?
Alan!
You really are different aren't you?
Excuse me?
I mean, wow!
I'm impressed
Good for you
Do you understand each other?
Yes, Alan, I understand you
Okay then
Good
Okay
Keep your eyes closed. Hold on
Okay, open your eyes
Welcome to Xanadu
It's pretty incredible, isn't it?
It's like a museum
Look around
So what's the big surprise?
Did you rent this for the weekend?
Think bigger
For the week?
This place is a perk, Kate
A perk?
For what?
An investment company called P.K. Lassiter
uses it to attract new executives
I'm going into arbitrage, honey
It seems I have a knack for it
What are you saying?
I'll be making twice what I make now
Plus a hefty bonus And that's just a start
We can live in this apartment practically rent free
until we find our own place
Are you crazy?
I don't think so
We'll have a better life. We can put the kids into private schools
Annie goes to a great school
I'm talking about the best schools in the country
What could you possibly be thinking about?
What about my job?
This is New York City, the needy people capital of the world
Your Jersey clients aren't a tenth as pathetic as the ones here
I can't believe you want to move back into the city
We left because we didn't want to raise the kids here
No
This is the center of the universe
If I were living in Roman times I would live in Rome
And today America is the Roman Empire
and New York is Rome itself
Jack
Okay
I'm detecting a funky tension here
And this was supposed to be a happy day
So guess what. I don't need this
We don't have to live here Forget it
I'll commute. I'll drive to work
It's more than an hour each way
That's three hours every day
When will you see the kids?
Kate
You're not understanding me
I'm talking about a perfect life A great life
Everything we pictured when we were young
You yourself said life threw us a few surprises
so we made sacrifices
Well, now I can finally get us back to track
I can do that, Kate
I want to do that
I need to do that, as a man
For all of us
Please think about this for one second
No more lousy restaurants
No more clipping coupons
No more shoveling snow
Then get a goddamn snowblower!
Don't go get a new career without even telling me about it
Don't take Annie out of a school that she loves
And don't move us out of a house we've become a family in
Don't you see?
I'm talking about us...
finally having a life that other people envy
Oh, Jack
They already do envy us
From London to New York
I came back
When you got on that plane
I was sure it was over
I left the airport afraid I'd never see you again
And then you showed up the very next day
That was a good surprise
You know...
I think about the decision you made
Maybe I was being naive
but I believe that we would grow old together in this house
That we'd spend holidays here and...
have our grandchildren come visit us here
I had this image of us all gray and wrinkly
and me working in the garden
and you repainting the deck
But things change
If you need this, Jack
If you really need this
I will take these kids from the life they love
and take myself from the only home we've ever shared
and I'll move wherever you need to go
I'll do that because I love you
I love you
And that's more important to me than our address
I choose us
I'll chase you
You can't catch me
You can't catch me!
I fell down
I knew you'd come back
Oh, Annie
I love you
What are you doing?
Ringing my bell
$4.99? It's just salt for God's sakes
99cents, darling
Out of $1 0
You!
Jack. What's up?
How you feeling, baby?
Why are you here?
Here's your change
Five, six, seven, eight...
nine dollars and one cent
Is that rock salt?
Look at you! you went and got all domestic
You really figured things out huh?
You're not sending me back
Everything okay?
Yeah
Did you hear me?
I'm talking to you
You see that?
And for what? Nine bucks? That is so disappointing
I am not going back
understand?
Relax, Jack
You can't do this
You can't keep messing up people's lives. It's not right
A glimpse is by definition an impermanent thing, Jack
I've got kids
I'm going home
Is it morning yet?
No, honey
Go back to sleep
Take care, Annie
I'm going back to the mothership
These past few weeks
I know I've done some...
unusual things
It's been interesting that's for sure
I've done some good things, too haven't I?
You've been Jack Campbell
And that's always a good thing
I need you to remember me, Kate
How I am right now
at this very moment
I need you to put that image in your heart and keep it there
Keep it with you no matter what happens
Are you okay?
Yeah
Please just promise me
Because if you don't then it's like it never happened
and I can't live with that
I promise
Promise me again
I promise
Okay
Now come to bed
Soon
Hello, Mr. Campbell you have a visitor
What time is it?
1 0: 30
Okay
Send her up? Yeah
Waiting for me by the door, huh?
Paula
Wow. I mean...
Merry Christmas
Christmas?
It's not Christmas
It's whatever you want it to be
No, it's not Christmas
Jack
Can I help you?
Is Kate here?
Does Kate live here?
There's nobody named Kate here
Of course not
You okay?
No
Hello
Santa Claus
Where are you? Everybody's here
Adelle?
You're a half an hour late
The emergency meeting? Trip to Aspen?
Is this ringing any bells?
Everybody is panicked here, Jack
Jack?
I'll be there in twenty minutes
No, I'm not talking to them till I have something to tell them
I don't care if it's Christmas Day we're in crisis here
Wait, I'll call you back
Jack, thank God you're here
Are you all right?
What's going on?
Well, it's not good
Bob Thomas has been secretly...
talking to some European drug company
They'll let him buy a minority stake
and still keep running the company
And Global knows I don't know how, but they do
And they're up in arms
They think somehow we should have been prepared for this
Oh, God, we're in trouble
You know something, Alan
Somewhere inside of you
there is a much more assertive person
Is this another one of those Su Tzu ''Art of War'' tricks?
No
What are we going to do, Jack?
Jack
I'll tell you exactly what we're going to do
You will do whatever you have to...
to find out which European company he's been talking to
Then I'm going to clean myself up
fly to Aspen
and drink eggnog with Bob Thomas
His wife and kids will be playing in the snow
While I convince him that the European company is the devil
and Global is the answer to his prayers
Then I'm going to spend four hours skiing
Alone
Completely and utterly alone
I'm going to do that because..
that's my life. That's what's real
And there's nothing I can do to change that
For Manhattna
Kate Reynolds
I need an address, too
It's very fragile so be careful with it
It's valuable and over 300 years old
You'll need a few guys to carry it
And the painting is also very, very old
so take extra care. It means a lot to Kate, okay? I appreciate it
Yes
What?
Are you from the moving company?
I'm Jack Campbell
I'm an old friend of Kate's
Kate, some guy is here
Yeah, Lori, did you call the airline like I asked you to?
Jack
Kate
Good, it's been a long time
You look...
You look great
Thanks
I...
Come on in. I'm just doing some...
Lori, where are those boxes?
I'm sorry
No, Jack, don't
Please, I don't even care
Oh, great, thank you
What's going on?
I'm moving to Paris
Lori
Have you seen that box that says ''Jack'' on it?
I put it with the rest of the Salvation Army stuff
Look for the box or call the airline?
Hey, under a little pressure here
Hey, giving up Christmas Day for my ex-boss here
Hey, didn't mind that when she was opening the Prada bag I gave her
Maybe it's by the wardrobe boxes
Thank you
So you're moving?
Yeah, to Paris
My firm has an office there I'll be heading it up
Paris
Paris, France?
That's the one
So you're not at a non-profit firm?
God, no! Not with what they pay me
Are you married?
No. I never got married, Jack You?
Not exactly
Look, could we take a minute here? Maybe go get a cup of coffee
I'd like coffee
Yes! I found it
Your flight was canceled
but I got you out of Kennedy on United at seven
Excellent
Am I good or what?
You're welcomed
Here. It's some old stuff of yours
Do you ever think about us, Kate?
About what might have happened?
I'll tell you what
If you're ever in Paris look me up
and we'll have that cup of coffee
Or cafe au lait
Wait! No, no, no! Don't close that I will never find this box
I marked it, okay?
You should be more specific
We have just enough time to open it
But I was trying to close it up
Turn right here
Sir, you'll be late for your flight
We're not going to the airport
You can't leave this here
You can't park here
Kate!
You can't go
Don't get on that plane
Please
let's go have a cup of coffee That's all I'm asking
I'm sure there's another flight to Paris tonight
Jack
What are you doing here?
Do you need closure?
Because if you do after all these years
you got it. I'm okay
I'm fine
I was heartbroken, Jacka
but I got over it. I moved on
And you should move on, too
Okay? I'm sorry, I just can't...
I've got to go
I'm sorry, Jack
I'm sorry. Here
We have a house in Jersey
We have two kids
Annie and Josh
Annie's not much of a violin player, but she tries real hard
She's a little precocious
but that's only because she says what's on her mind
And when she smiles...
And Josh...
he has your eyes
He doesn't say much but we know he's smart
He's always got his eyes open
He's always watching us
Sometimes
you can look at him and you just know
he's learning something new
It's like witnessing a miracle
The house is a mess, but it's ours
After 1 22 more payments it will be ours
And you...
you're a non-profit lawyer
That's right
You're completely non-profit
But that doesn't bother you
And we're in love
After 1 3 years of marriage we're still unbelievably in love
You won't even let me touch you till I've said it
I sing it to you
Not all the time, but definitely on special occasions
Yeah
we've dealt with our share of surprises
And made a lot of sacrifices But we stayed together
You see...
You're a better person than I am
And it made me a better person to be around you
Maybe
it was all just a dream
Maybe I went to bed on lonely night in December
and imagined it all
But I swear nothing's ever felt more real
And if you get on that plane
it will disappear forever
I know we could both go on with our lives. And we'd be fine
But I've seen...
what we can be like together
And I choose us
Please, Kate
One cup of coffee
You can always go to Paris
Just...
Please...
not tonight
Okay, Jack
Okay