"ass hole" "hey buddy, you just parked in my reserved spot and racked up about ten moving violations." "sorry mate, I guess I forgot you yanks drive on the wrong side of the road." "There are plenty of other places to park." "Mark Richfield, and you are?" "Steve Miller." "pleasure, looks like we're going to be colleges." "Off to a lovely start" "Mark walk with me" "I wanted to get you all in one room today to make a few announcements." "what's up Stevo?" "Who's the new guy?" "I don't know." "I'm still trying to figure that one out." "What's Parsons up too?" "I heard this guy is well connected and for Roland." "come on, that Foist account is totally up for grabs." "I would also like to formally introduce Mark Richfield." "Mark." "I hired him yesterday." "He has a great resume and personally, I like his style." "that account is not for grabs." "I've been working on that account for three years now." "Parsons knows that." "I'm with you Steve, I don't like this guy." "I don't like him at all." "Our account associates are being flown there next week for a team building retreat." "this is mandatory so please confirm with Amber we fly out on Friday morning , and we fly back on Monday and when we get back to town, we're gonna be a team." "an arming!" "we're gonna be the roughest toughest ad agency in town." "hey boss, can we talk?" "what's up?" "well I've been here for five years." "You know I've worked my ass off." "I started in Cable ads and I've handled some of our biggest clients." "I've done well." "What's your point Steve?" "I assumed that the Foist account be handed down to me once Roland retired." "I'm the one." "Stop right there. you did start in cable. you're lucky you started here at all." "you were a cop with no experience in advertising what so ever." "I hired you on a hunch." "I had a gut feeling about you" "I hired you because I thought if you could get someone to sign a confession you could get them to sign a contract." "I haven't made any decision on the Foist account yet, OK?" "OK. fair enough Harold. but I've worked on this account for years and words out now there's this new high flayer nosing around the office." "you mean Mark Richfield?" "He's not nosing around, he's here because I hired him." "if you think I'm not working up to speed.." "Steve , stop." "I have no complaints about your work. are we good?" "oh we're good" "Well, Ms. Bakewell, I think that's all we need from you" "Thank you very very much." "We look forward to another three years with you." "Thank you Steve and you never disappoint me oh Thank you, We'll see you soon, OK bye bye" "Just signed three more years with Bakewell" "Well done." "Good Job." "Mark, grab a glass for Steve." "Mr. Richfield just signed a contract with rolls." "We're going international." "to me... baby, we have nothing in common." "don't say that it's true, you never want to go to the opera or the theater with me and I can't sit through another dodger game well we're not always going to like the same things" "we don't like any of the same things yes with you, yes with you" "baby, it's over, I'm going to Pilate" "hi, sis hey, what are you doing?" "no, don't tell me, I know, you're running or drinking beer on the couch." "I'm running liar, don't fall asleep on the couch what's up?" "are you still coming to mum and dad's?" "I said I'm coming." "It's not for like a month. so drop it go to bed. love you good night Laura. thanks." "Miller you missed the fun of the plane not a very team oriented of you" "what are we supposed to be doing here?" "role playing and I'm up." "I'm the devil and I need to sell you a new soul." "sell me a soul?" "don't you mean buy?" "it says selling , mate alright everybody start" "I can tell you aren't whole really?" "There's a hole in you." "A place where you have a need." "One only needs to look and see you are a very unhappy man" "I'm fine" "Look, I'm only trying to heal you give you happiness, make you whole again." "you just need to allow me." "It won't take long, just a matter of a time." "trust me trust me and I'll give you everything you need.." "time, OK good let's take a quick break you used the oldest trick in the book, using sex to sell don't you use it?" "no, it's not my style, plus it gets you in trouble you like a bit a trouble officer Miller.." "what did you call me?" "I heard you were a cop before working here yeah, I was but I'm not anymore" "Jesus I need a beer me too, it's time to get this party started." "not me, I'm hitting the hay" "I bet they'll have a bunch of bullshit planned for us tomorrow." "me too, I plan on being on my toes tomorrow if I can sleep in this heat." "it's flaming hot." "well Officer Miller, we did miss you on the flight it's a brilliant invention the airplanes actually safer than automobile." "yeah, drop it Richfield." "this room should be fun, like being stuck in a lion's den" "good morning everybody, I hope we are all ready for a touch exercise." "you're going to use your brains and you bronze to build a fence on this ranch." "now this isn't just a competition, but an exercise in leadership now your boss Mr. Parsons has chosen Steve Miller to help motivate the group shot me now hello roomy, so you're our leader and what will you make us do?" "build the fucking fence" "divide yourselves into two teams you're going to build one fence together, there are two posts on either side." "you have to work together to get the remaining post in the ground at the right level." "the exercise ends when both teams have come together in the middle." "The team with the most post in the grounds wins." "Alright everybody begins." "alright guys let's go two teams, let's go Richfield, Janet, Kevin, jay, Cindy over here on this side everyone else with me over here let's go. let's set up shop" "I know I'm not a very good leader, I just took over and I know that wasn't the point of the exercise." "Look Steve, it's a team building exercise, you don't have to shoulder it all yourself" "I could motivate them to do anything but you lead by example and you showed them that it could be done come on let's get you bandaged up" "you're one tough mother fucker Stevo, way to make us all look like wimps." "you made yourselves look like wimps physical power means nothing, especially in advertising you know what?" "you're just a pussy, Richfield and you're just a control freak who takes this all much too seriously" "I haven't seen you smile once since I I've met you." "you have to have a laugh sometimes." "what are you reading a manual for tomorrow's hike. it's dangerous out there" "look for your colored flags, don't take anybody else's if you come across it." "Play fare and we'll see you back here in a couple of hours." "Get going, get your flags and get back." "You have three hours." "let's go. let's take a look at the map alright looks like we're heading north." "Charlie, which way is north?" "this way this way?" "well, let's give it a try." "I think we should go that way you think. got us bloody wondering and you think it's that way. give me the map." "right, there's a bunch of juniper trees over there and a hill over there and a pinion what the hell's a pinion?" "it's a snake, I remember that from biology class in high school we walk a few meters that way and there should be a flag marking the spot how far is a meter?" "what the fuck man, we should be at our goal by now everyone just calm down, Charlie give me the compass." "Charlie, this compass is broken, couldn't you tell?" "give me the map lemme here has lead us in the wrong direction oh fuck off so where the hell are we Richfield?" "please tell me we're not lost we're not bloody lost yes thanks to you we're bloody lost thanks to me?" "I take over for one minute and no it's my fault we're lost!" "I give in." "I vote we stay here for the night." "it's getting dark and we are literally just wondering in the desert we can't stay here, we'll die out here and I ain't getting bit by a fucking pinion a pinion is a tree, you idiot" "and we're not going to die. haven't you guys ever been camping?" "yeah, at a camp ground with an outhouse and a tent, I'm out, Charlie" "I'm with Kevin, I like the urbane jungle not this shit. you guys are staying?" "I'm not lingering maybe we should go with them then go, they have no idea where they are going and you do?" "you know where we are going?" "relax, someone will be by before we know it" "relax, somebody will find us, let's just stay here.." "are you kidding?" "nobody is on their way you're bloody idiot." "what about coyotes and snakes and bloody scorpions?" "I read about it in the manual." "alright, look I told you not to worry, are you really that soft and pampered that you can't just lay out in the desert for a few hours and cool off?" "I'm very pampered as a matter of fact." "My parents have entitlement and breeding." "I'm not accustomed to roughing it , ever." "you think you're so bloody macho that you can run over everyone around you well you can't run over me." "What are you talking about?" "Please. the team exercise." "You didn't motivate anybody." "you used it as an opportunity to flex your muscles." "It was complete arrogance." "You know what, you're the arrogant one, you couldn't even bothered to lift a figure it was a team exercise and you made it perfectly clear that you didn't need any body's help." "you can't , you can't leave me alone" "I won't" "bloody freezing it's amazing how the temperature dips after the sun sets don't you feel cold?" "yeah but I'm just not bitching stop playing bloody hero" "you don't get stars like this in LA you can't see much of anything but smog" "I use to love star gazing as a kid did you?" "not shooting birds in the wood what kind of monster do you think I am?" "I don't know you well enough to guess yeah well I'm actually a nice guy you have that on your curriculum vitae my what?" "your resume yeah I know what a CV is alright!" "I didn't get where I am today because I'm a freaking idiot and where are you today officer Miller?" "lost in the freaking desert you're lost too well you got us lost copper the compass was broken sorry to offend an officer of the LAPD!" "you're going to hit me. you were going to hit me go ahead and hit me, you want me?" "pick me?" "you have fucking courage Richfield go ahead, I know you've wanted to" "You're so fucking paranoid that I'm going to take your precious Foist account." "did you know that Parsons promised it to me?" "it was a condition of my God damn employment!" "I'm bloody boiling now" "Richfield, you are high maintenance you're right about that" "Mark, are you gay?" "no, that was um... and you?" "no, I'm not. that was the first time that has happened. truly me too" "ah, did you see that?" "yeah, I saw it." "There is a place in LA where we can see stars." "it's on the coast ,north of Malibu" "what the hell is that?" "sounds like a jeep water?" "we're over here" "I'm a filthy mess hey, we're over here. hey!" "they're fine." "I told you they're fine are you OK guys?" "we're good Harold, calm down. now listen we have to find Kevin and Charlie alright?" "they made it back last night" "Kevin and Charlie made it back?" "yes" "Charlie?" "Kevin and Charlie made it back!" "yes come on, let's go" "I'm going to take a shower" "hey Steve!" "hey, it's Mark too. all of survivors hey we need a picture" "Steve, where are you going?" "I'm gong to head out." "I've got a long drive ahead of me oh man, today's the last day. no more contests. no work no one's going to be in the office until Tuesday" "I really need to go but you guys have fun, alright hey, I'm proud of you." "Mark told me that he wouldn't have survived without your leadership no, that's not true, it was a team effort be safe alright guys, I'll see you later, bye" "hey what's up guys?" "how was the flight?" "good and the drive?" "it was fine." "I raced home and missed all the traffic" "I bet Kevin and you guys would kill each other oh you know we're recovered." "Team building and all that well gents, back to work see you at three o'clock Stevo what's happening at three?" "Mark said there is a big announcement" "Foist?" "must be." "He sounded pretty smug." "Sorry bro" "Steve, you proved to be a great leader and more importantly a survivor, and Mark, first you bring us Rolls international then we thank you by getting you lost in the desert." "you were a real trooper this weekend." "I'd like to be the first to congratulate you, Mark." "because I have on good authority . our own Mark Richfield is engaged to be married." "married?" "yes, thank you, my fiancée Sharon and I are to be married and you're all invited to the wedding, new job, new accounts and a new wife" "Steve, let's take a walk." "Steve I've made a decision in the Foist account. you're the first to know" "I understand Sir relax, it's yours. you're the man for the job" "don't you think you've earned it?" "yes yes of course sir, I thank you." "I really appreciate that. that's great news." "I'll have Rolland sit down with you and hand over the files, paper, most of it only need to be scanned and shredded" "has Mark been told about Foist yet?" "like I said, you're the first to know do you mind if I'm the one who break it to him?" "not if you're gonna rub his face no no, of course not" "hey, you got a minute?" "what for?" "just to talk what is there to talk about?" "business alright get in here if you're going to linger in the hall like that" "you like me in your office, don't you?" "yes, I do" "come here......... closer" "Steve, this is crazy closer" "I.." "I can't......." "I can't, ...." "I can't do this yeah, I gotta go" "hey, what's up man?" "Amber, I'm going to lunch." "I'll be on my cell, OK?" "can I help you?" "yeah, sorry the gate was wide open." "I work with Mark at Parsons and company. is he home?" "no, he's at work, who are you?" "I'm Steve Miller, I'm sorry he just wasn't at his desk today. and you are?" "and you are?" "I'm Jack. do you want to come in?" "no, that's OK, I'm just trying to track down Mark. it can wait." "so are you in advertising as well?" "no, I'm an attorney my ex is a lawyer oh, what's his name?" "her." "Sonya Knight. you probably don't know her" "I do." "I love Sonya. smart lawyer small world tell her Jack Larsen says hi well I better be going you want to come for a swim?" "it's hot as hell out no, I'm good." "I didn't bring my bathing suit should I tell Mark you stopped by?" "I'll see him around." "Thanks. it's very nice to meet you Jack nice to meet you" "Sonya Knight hey Sonya, it's me" "Steve, I'm surprised to hear from you well I thought you said that you never wanted to speak to me again no, I said we can still be friends. what's up?" "I have a question for you about a lawyer oh, doing some detective work?" "sort of." "do you know an attorney named Jack Larsen?" "yes, why is he gay?" "why do you want to know that?" "it's too complicated to explain yes, he's gay and as far as I know, he's out. why" "I knew it what the hell is going on?" "you sound like your dad no, don't bring up the past Sonya, I gotta go so you're going to hang up?" "just like that?" "listen I don't wanna argue with you." "not gay, huh Richfield?" "what do you want?" "I want you Richfield why were you at my house?" "it was really inappropriate why did you tell me that you weren't gay?" "cuz I'm not gay" "Mark!" "my roommate said you were snooping around my house oh, your roommate yes as hard as it is to believe." "Jack is one of my oldest friends and it's none of your business but I've known him since college and you don't fuck him no, I don't." "he's gay yes, but I'm not , I have a fiancé does she know you're gay?" "what's the difference to you Miller?" "I don't know." "Maybe because we screwed around in the desert ?" "and I can't stop thinking about it." "neither can I. ... please stop touching me... oh you're both here." "I just wanna make sure that there was no bloodshed over the Foist account what?" "Foist, you told him?" "yeah, of course, we we're having fun good, good. nothing personal Mark yes of course, best man won alright fine" "Harold, a word.." "Harold!" "Sharon, what are you doing here?" "I thought we had lunch?" "we scheduled a few hours this afternoon to take care of wedding details look love, I'm very busy you're always busy. why can't you take some time off to come to lunch?" "is this the lucky lady?" "I hope so. hi" "Steve Miller, I work with your fiancée well actually Steve, we were just heading to lunch. can it wait till this afternoon?" "It can wait as long as you want, Mr. Richfield great. lunch then my pet?" "Steve, why don't you come with us?" "no, he's rather busy actually my schedule is just opened." "I'd love to we have wedding details to discuss Steve." "I'm sure you will be bored she's pretty would you please leave?" "am I invited to your wedding?" "yes, the whole office is now please, make some excuse sorry there was a line.." "so what do you think?" "roses or lilies?" "I think the only time a man should pick some flowers is for his mum on mother's day well I would mind a little help sweetheart. planning a wedding is a lot of work" "I'm working hard too Sharon, to make money to pay for this wedding. work with Jack" "I'm marrying you, Mark, not Jack well, speaking of money, what would you say about helping me out with Foist account?" "Foist?" "come on. share. split the commission is the commission big?" "if we pull this off then the commission will be huge. we'll split it fifty/fifty." "That'll be a nice little nest egg to start off your life together the problem is that Rolland has his files in Pasadena." "you know how paranoid he gets. so he's dropping off all the paper work at my house this afternoon." "so can I steal your fiancée?" "just for the evening" "I haven't agreed to anything convince him, Sharon well I really should go and meet Rolland. come by my place after lunch." "and congratulations" "hey Rolland, thanks for bringing all the files no problem Steve." "I trust you with these" "oh Rolland, come on inside and have a seat." "I'll be right there" "what the fuck was that about?" "Mark I just want your help with Foist you don't want my help, you need a shrink come on, Rolland's really screwed up. cents of organization is really appealing and I can't do this alone." "You just want to get me next to you so you can get down my trousers." "No, I need your brain for this." "Besides, he's inside right now" "Rolland, he's inside?" "yes and he brought all the files why should I help you?" "you've got the bloody account because I need you" "Rolland, Mark is going to help me out you need help?" "I never needed any help just to get me organized right, I'd like to go through all the old paper work to shred .Anything over five years mind you we're shredding paper works?" "yes if it's old and out of date. it's good idea to purge it if you think so." "I never get rid of anything are their web based ads up to date?" "as far as I know they are. we do mostly print and TV media and the list of products is complete as far as you know?" "no I don't think so. we've got some new items." "I'm waiting for the information on those you know what?" "don't you let us handle it Rolland why don't you go home and get some rest sure, it's my last week anyway no problem, we'll go through some more stuff and you can help us out in the office tomorrow" "sure, sounds good" "you know I actually found some useful stuff in these files, this is an official document from the EPA in 1997." "Turns out all Foist products scored really really well." "all the ingredients are plant based. they are 100% biodegradable." "they've been in the business since the 1940's before the industry started using all those nasty chemicals and the ingredients are still the same today." "and no one ever thought to explain this?" "Rolland certainly didn't read this label, it's cheap." "we need fresh images from their original product. talking back in the glory days" "I remember when they came out with these bottles right!" "you bring back that retro feel good thinking Mark you know I've got it. here's a tact." "Foist green since 1946." "The other guys, well they're just green with envy. what do you think?" "I think it's genius maybe it's just brews talking" "speaking of which, where's the loo?" "you can use the one in my bedroom" "now where did you get that?" "I found it in your closet." "I still can't believe you're a cop yeah, have you ever been arrested?" "not lately" "bloody hell why don't you get up Mr. Richfield?" "you don't have to do this that's what they always say" "I'm going to keep you locked so you can't get married" "get the fuck off me. take these off. now!" "why would you say that?" "well ,are you getting married to prove a point?" "do you even love her?" "yes, I love Sharon." "I can't believe I'm even discussing this with you." "all my life people thought I was gay even my own father." "well I'm not, I'm getting married for Christ sake!" "This is absurd!" "I can't believe I even came here is it absurd that I felt something in the desert?" "or maybe that you felt something too" "this shit isn't me, Mark. this, this is me." "Mark... wake up , because it's not absurd. it's the truth." "why don't you just get it over and come out of the closet?" "and you Steve?" "what about you?" "are you OK?" "Sharon is infuriated with me, she left me three messages and Jack two" "hello Charlie you two look like you just climbed out of the sack you're mistaken, I'm engaged to be married sure, listen, personally I don't give a shit. this is LA." "I don't know how it is in England but out here nobody cares who you fuck." "it's funny watching you two pretend like nothings going on." "but it won't be funny at your wedding." "I can explain" "where the hell were you last night?" "at Steve Miller's the cop?" "ex cop cop?" "what cop?" "the man we had lunch with the other day. we got a new account together we have a deadline." "I'm sorry I fell asleep you fell asleep with Steve Miller?" "I feel asleep on the couch" "I did not know what's going on with you, but let me tell you, you will not humiliate me." "we are getting married in a week at the club yes Sharon of course we're getting married next week at the club" "hey dad, how's it going?" "it's going I suppose you want the dark meat" "hey you look good son let's grab you a beer" "just ignore him, he's just an old retired cop he didn't retire Laura, he get fired for pointing a gun at me" "I remember Steven." "I do but we're just trying to move on. you know. you're here aren't you?" "I don't know why. he'll never change and I'll never forgive him." "I'm just here for you." "Thanks. have you heard from Sonya?" "yeah, we talk but we're just friends" "I'm sorry Steve don't be sorry, it's for the best, we were too different and actually I think I'm in love with someone else really?" "who is she?" "well she is a he Laura, I'm in love with a man what?" "I know , at first I thought it was just sexual but he's amazing maybe you're just confused" "I'm not confused, I've never been so sure about anything" "I just mean , first Sonya and now a guy?" "I wasn't confused about Sonya and I'm not confused about Mark either" "I love who I love" "does he love you?" "I think so, but he's engaged to be married to a woman" "Steve.." "I know, I know.." "but we have something, I'm crazy about him do you want your chicken or not?" "I think you just want a hot dog" "Mark, I've been calling you all weekend. what's going on" "are you ready?" "I have also updated the contract renewals as well. 25% going in without me without you?" "no you got everything under control,you don't need me" "Steve, this is your account, our account" "Richfield, you ignored me all weekend." "I'm gonna go in there but after this you're on your own." "you can have the fucking account" "With our competence of campaigning and your new logo we feel we can push Foist parts farther than they ever gone before." "Global." "Foist going green." "that was great. this is exciting stuff." "Steve, you're kind of quiet. anything you would like to add?" "no Sir, Mr.Foist. Mark here has said it all well I like it. when do we get started?" "please stop touching me what?" "I'm living in the moment, that went well have you called off the wedding yet?" "it's not like that, it's my responsibility, it's my duty are you serious?" "just drive me back to the office. otherwise I'll get a cab no...stop!" "I'll drive you back" "Steve, how did it go?" "where's Richfield?" "he's on his way back now with the contracts." "We signed a spectacular deal. you're going to be very pleased excellent on that note Harold, I need a week you're OK?" "yeah, I'm fine." "I'm just tired." "The lawyers still need to go over everything with the contract so there really not much I can do right now." "yeah, OK Richfield can cover for you. you cover for him when he goes on his honeymoon." "Have a good week" "hey Mark" "Kevin is it your the bachelor party tonight?" "no, no bachelor party for me." "I think that's American tradition your loss." "This is your last chance of freedom" "how did you find me?" "North Malibu. where you can see the stars at night." "Look Steven I know you want to be alone" "I needed to find you, I can't stop thinking about you what are you doing here?" "getting married tomorrow" "I know, but I needed what?" "you needed what?" "you're just lost. you don't know what you need" "I need you." "I need you , my lover for what?" "so I can watch you and Sharon have a life together?" "so you can turn me into another Jack?" "I know, I'm so sorry,I would just ..." "I would lose everything Steve, I would lose everything" "you know I love you man, I love you, I love you." "I love you too" "I can't ." "I can't..." "I can't.." "I can not do this." "Mark...." "Mark!" "hey Stevo I thought you were out of town yeah I just got back. catching up on a few things so there's less bullshit next week you look like hell" "I'm fine you wanna car pool to Mark's wedding tomorrow?" "that's tomorrow?" "no thanks man um you better count me out for this one." "you know, weddings yeah weddings" "what are you doing here?" "I've been calling, you haven't been calling back" "I've been busy liar" "what's up?" "you tell me..... you look awful he's getting married today" "and you re serious about him?" "this guy?" "Mark" "so what you're gonna do about it?" "nothing nothing?" "it's not the Steven I know go get him." "go get him. .." "I can't . the last time we saw each other. he was..." "Steven, you're the one who told me black or white, man or woman you just love who you love go get him but but nothing, if you think he loves you even a tents as much as you love him." "there is only one thing to do" "I have the ring, you have your boutonnière, I think that's everything." "are you OK?" "it's normal to be nervous. don't worry" "I need a drink" "just pour it!" "are you sure you want to go through with this?" "no I'm not bloody sure then don't. don't do it Mark. it's that guy isn't it?" "what?" "the guy, the guy you work with" "Steve..." "I have to go through with it. after all the planning and the expense." "making sure and wait until I was ready. a fortune on the reception." "I have to go through with it." "Mark, you know I I've always loved you." "I want what's best for you and I love Sharon but it's a commitment. a marriage." "I'm just saying if it's not her, it's not me, maybe it's Steve... as this time grew I learned to love you and cherish you" "Mark!" "I'm so sorry Sharon," "I should call this wedding off." "months ago." "I just didn't have the courage." "but I do now." "I'm so sorry but I know in my heart it's the right thing to do."