"Previously on "Big Shots"." "The arresting officer found a little black book with the names of all of her johns." "Including me?" "When I went to the evidence room this morning to look for that book, it was gone." "Stay away from her." "Her?" " Lisbeth." "I have no intention of pursuing her." "You will screw it up." "Two weeks ago, I was a happily married man." "I'm not so sure I'm comfortable being the "single guy." "" There are some good ones still out there." "What kind of man would lie to the woman he's cheating on his wife with?" "What are you doing here?" "Well, I came here to tell her." "And you know what?" "We kind of hit it off." "With my wife?" "That's impressive." " Thank you." "What are you doing differently?" "New grip?" "He's not doing anything differently." "He's not doing anything at all." "Your game improves when you stop having sex." "One time, I didn't notice janelle's new haircut." "She got so mad, I almost qualified for the masters." "Seriously, you haven't slept with anyone since you and stacey broke up?" "How long has it been, a month?" "37 days, 8 hours, and." "42 minutes exactly." "But who's counting?" "I once went a month without sex." "Brutal." "Ank god puberty kicked in." "Hey, I'm a busy guy." "I'm the head of a major corporation." "I see my kids almost every weekend." "Who has time to date?" "Who said anything about dating?" "Relationships come in all forms." "Some last 15 years and end very badly." "Others last 15 minutes and end very, very happily." "Speaking of happy endings, have we heard anything about dontrelle's black book?" "I told you. let me worry about it." "He worries about the problems, so his client doesn't have to." "Well, keep me close, crisis manager." "My career is at stake here, not to mention my relationship with lisbeth." "I don't like to be kept in the dark." "Right, unless there's a tranny hooker in there with you." "Look, I believe in relationships, too, but, I mean, you've been almost single for a month." "A little casual sex wouldn't kill you." "It might relieve some stress." "What?" "I can't say that because I'm a woman?" "No, you can't say that 'cause I think that constitutes sexual harassment." "You want to relieve some stress, tell me again why we need to hire these consultants." "Because when the brash new C.E.O. Wants to undertake a major restructure, you need an independent firm in your corner to convince the board." "Or else I may be the former brash new C.E.O." "Trust me." "You're gonna love these guys." "I used them last year on the cisco dea ted hunter, right?" " Mm hmm." "Hi." "I'm rebecca parks." "Where's ted?" "Kauai." "sandy beach, mai tai, the whole bit." "He retired." "I guess you could say I'm the new ted." "With. with much softer hands." "Hi, hon." "What's all this?" "I hope you don't mind, but marla's going to be staying with us for a while." ""A while"?" "Could you be more specific?" "Her apartment went condo, and she has nowhere to go." "But why us?" "Doesn't she have any relatives?" "A hotel?" "A woman's shelter?" "Don't be silly." "She's my best friend." "Plus, she went through that awful breakup with kyle, karl." "She needs emotional support." "What about us?" "You know what dr." "Filner said." "That's just it, honey." "We're so lucky." "We have each other." "Marla has no one." "Unless you count her multiple personalities." "Hey, you're still here." "Something smells good." " Pancakes." "I didn't mean the pancakes." "Well, in that case." "oh, I think we should skip breakfast and crawl back in bed." "Who needs a bed?" "Well?" "Duncan, it's me." "I just finished." "mom?" "You slept here?" " Yes, cameron." "I finished the press list for the runway party tomorrow night." "Oh, great." "Any problems?" "Yeah, I caught one mistake." "Apparently, you invited several women over the age of 21." "Aw, just like old times." "You making me breakfast." "Cam giving' me lip." "And speaking of old times, sleepover's a big step for you two." "What are you, monogamous now?" "That's right, cam." "Your father and i are monogamous." "Oh, what's wrong, duncan?" "Do you need to consult your lawyer before answering?" "You don't quit, do you?" "Yeah, we're monogamous, cam." "That what you want to hear?" "So." "do you want to stay for pancakes?" " Sure." "Just as long as I don't have to watch duncan lick the syrup off of your stomach." "Well, you were right." "I like her." "Seems like a team player." "And besides, she knows the board inside and out." "I'm not sold." "I think her take on the cable division was off." "Why don't I make a few calls, set up a few meetings?" "Don't bother." "I mean, if ted trusted her with his company, that's good enough for me." "I think I'm gonna go with my gut on this one." "Your gut. that's the organ leading you here?" "Have you lost your mind?" "Fix maa up on a date?" "Why?" "Come on, karl." "Look at her." "You can see what a mess she's been since her breakup." "What makes you think she wasn't like this before the breakup?" "What about james?" "He's single now." "Ooh, or duncan." "No, duncan's seeing lisbeth again, and james isn'T." "insane." "Then what about one of those nice research chemists you work with?" "I just don't think it's a very good idea." "Don't you like her, karl?" " Like her"?" "I mean, don't you find her attractive?" ""Attractive"?" "Yes, I guess i find her mildly attractive." "And she's fun, right?" " Yes, she's sexy and fun." "I didn't say "sexy." " You didn't?" "My mistake." "So, what I don't understand is, if this is how you feel, why won't you set her up?" "All right, I'll set her up." "Great." "Now, pick someone who will appreciate her." "Someone like you." "Only maybe a little taller." "and who works out." "Yeah." "It's not bad enough my ex mistress is living in my house, but now I'm running a dating service." "Karl, would you stop complaining?" "You've slept with more women in the last two weeks than I have in the last 20 years." "What do you care?" "You're not sleeping with maria anymore." "You guys don't get it." "You've always had luck with women." "But for me, marla was the best sex of my life." "Is it so hard to understand why I wouldn't want to set her up?" "Look, it's simple." "Just fix her up with someone she'll hate, someone totally wrong for her." "Then you get huge points from wendy, and it's over." "Gentlemen." "Terrence." "Surprised to see you here, duncan." "Yeah?" "Why's that?" "It's fashion week." "Hundreds of supermodels prowling manhattan, but you're probably too busy with lisbeth to care about any of that." "Send her my best, will you?" "Yeah, I'll get right on that." "Great." "So, if that black book doesn't destroy my relationship with lisbeth, I got a city full of models to do it for me." "Hey, you know what?" "What if there's another name in dontrelle's book, a heavy hitter who wants that book even more than you do?" "And got his hands on it first." "What are you saying?" "I'm saying, as your crisis manager, maybe this crisis isn't even about you." "So, how do we find out?" "Just let me do my job." "fr of charge, of course." "I think if you consolidate marketing and communications, it frees you up." "Look at the numbers." "Oh, wow, that could work." "It's just a hunch, but I'd like to work something up, see where we land." "What?" "Do I have ink on my face?" "Oh, no." "I'm sorry." "Ah, you must be referring to the incriminating photos." "Or maybe the mba from harvard had something to do with it." "That's your alma mater, right?" "James walker." "38 years old, raised in lake forest, illinois, undergrad at madison, graduate work at harvard, enjoys golf and skiing, father of two, divorce pending." "I'm a very good researcher." "Or a really bad stalker." "So." "looks like it's about quitting time." "You know, it's been a while since I've been in new york." "I was thinking maybe you could point me in the direction of a giant cocktail." "Um, yes." "There's the peninsula." "If you go back to your hotel, you head south on madison." "james." "I'm hitting on you." "Oh, right." "I knew that." "Yoknow, I I didn't want to be presumptuous." "Well, why don't I take you?" "The king cole bar." "They have martinis the size of big gulps." "Great." "Then I'll only have two." "Allow me." "Thank you." "Duncan collinsworth." " Wanda!" "What are you doing here?" "I just got back into town." "It's fashion week." "Thank you for throwing the party for us." "Oh, you know me. any time I can mix business with pleasure." "or pleasure with pleasure." "You look good, duncan." "God, I've missed those eyes." "Well, they've been right here in my head the whole time." "It's not the only thing I missed." "Hi." "Hey, lizzy, come on in." "Sorry if I'm early." "This is wanda." "She works for luca luca." "Lisbeth collinsworth." "Collinsworth?" "Your sister?" "I hope." "Uh, ex wife." "And dinner date." "Well, I'll let you go." "I just wanted to drop by in person and rsvp." "I'll see you at the party." "And it's nice to have met you, lisbeth." "You know what?" "I'm not even gonna ask." "All in the past." "Hey, you know that thing cam brought up this morning?" "You can say it, duncan." "Monogamy." "Yeah." "I want you to know that you don't have to worry." "I want to make this work." "I'm glad." "Now, could you please feed me so I don't end up looking like one of your models?" "Too late." "So." "you want to come in?" "Well, unless that's a trick question, the answer's "yes." "" Hey, you know what?" "Before we do this." "I knew it." "Here comes the kinky." "No." "It's just I don't want to be presumptuous." "For a guy who doesn't want to be presumptuous, you spend a lot of time being presumptuous." "No, it's just what we're about to do here, um, I haven't done in a while." "At least, not with someone who wasn't my wife, I mean." "How long exactly?" " Oh, 20 years, give or take a semester." "So, if it's too intense." " it's fine." "Intense is good." "I like intense." "20 years, huh?" "Come on." "This should be fun." "***" "I mean, with the exception of yours truly, of course." "Oh, no." "He was my first C.E.O. You always remember your first." "That's touching." "I appreciate the time, dontrelle." "For you, brody, anytime." "And make sure you tell that nice friend of yours I said "hello." "" Yeah, I will." "Duncan will be thrilled." "No, silly." "Not duncan." ""The other one"?" "You know, the nice man from the club, the one who got me out of jail." "terrence, I think his name is." "Terrence bailed you out?" "Yeah." "And he didn't even ask me to pay him back." "All he wanted me to do was answer a few questions." "Like." "like if I had any idea where my black book might be." "Well played, terrence." "Thanks." "Big Shots Season 1 Episode 4" "That sucked." "Almost like i hit it." "You know what this means, right?" "He did it." "Our litt james had sex." "Everything go all right, buddy?" "You remember the fundamentals?" "I managed." "So, how was it?" "It was great." "Okay." "That was a little vague." "First sex as a single man in 20 years." "Some of us would like some details." "It was sex between two consenting adults." "What else can I say?" "More!" "You can say more." "All right." "It was casual." "And to be honest with you, that's all I'm capable of right nowow." "I'm not up for complications." "Sex without complications?" "Oh, man, you've been out of the game too long." "Sex is always complicated." "I mean, look at me." "For the first time in my life, I'm committed to being faithful." "I mean, I want it." "I really want it." "And yet, you chose fashion week to test yourself." "Hey, how about we come along to your fashion show?" "You know, just to keep you out of trouble." "You'd do that for me?" "A party full of stunning models and free drinks?" "Sure." "What are friends for?" "Where the hell you been?" "Getting bad news." "Terrence bailed dontrelle out of jail." "Even money says by now he's got the book." "Damn, I could kill that guy." "Good." "A murder rap to go along with the solicitation charge." "Look, I got this, all right?" "Hey, nothing makes my job harder than a homicidal client." "or a horny one." "And you, my friend, are both." "phil." "phil!" "Oh, Mr. Mixworthy." "Wh, goodness." "I'm so sorry." "I didn't even." "I didn't hear you." "Let me get this." "Whew, sorry." "No problem." "Uh, how's it going down here?" "Oh, wonderfully, wonderfully." "When I sent out that memo, I didn't dream that the C.E.O. Himself would be coming down to, uh" ", observe the results." "Well, I'm glad everything's going so well, but, actually, there's something of a slightly more personal nature I came to discuss." "Oh, really?" "You see, my wife has this friend." "which is why I think you should seriously consider pitching an increase in the rate of acquisitions." "Interesting." "Given the banking division's success in the private equity markets, I think it's the right move." "Increasing acquisitions is a mistake." "I'm sorry?" "James and i put that department together." "We considered your ideas in the initial research, but with the regulatory commission getting pressure from congress." "I read your report." "It's premature." "Look, even if you decide it's not the right move to make." "it's not." "November '08 rolls around, we have no idea where private equity will land." "It doesn't matter where it lands." "That's not the issue." "It's crucial to go to the board with big, sexy ideas." "Or we could go with "smart" ones." "That might be an approach." "Um, katie, can I talk to you for a second in private?" "Excuse me." "What are you doing?" "Giving my opinion." "That's what you pay me for." "I know your opinion." "Now I want to hear rebecca'S." "What is going on here?" "Two days ago, you were the guy that didn't even want to bring a consultant in." "Now she opens her mouth, and you're ready to hand over your firstborn." "Oh." "I get it." "You like her." "No." "Wait." "What does that have to do with acquisitions?" "You're right." "It probably falls more in the category of "withdrawals." "" Katie, when we put our department together, I wasn't the C.E.O. Of this company." "I have to look at things differently now." "Like her ass, you mean?" "Oh, come on." "Listen, I've got a plan here, okay?" "And I need rebecca's help." "Trust me on this." "Can you do that?" "You're the boss." "Honestly, if christine ebersole had not wothe tony for "grey gardens, " I do not know what I would have done." "There was no one on this planet who could have portrayed little edie with such poignancy." ""Grey gardens" sounds fascinating." "And the way you discuss theater, phil. you're so eloquent." "Well, thank you, marla." "Aren't you sweet?" "I love musicals." "Unfortunately, my last boyfriend was completely disinterested in anything cultural." "He was a real downer. in every way." "You know, marla, I hope you don't think this too forward of me, but I would consider it an honor if you'd allow me to take you to see a broadway musical." "I would love that, phil." "Come on, hon." "Let's go get the dessert." "We're going to let you two get to know each other." "They really seem to be hitting it off." "Nice work, hon." "Really need to work on my gaydar." "Cam, what are you doing here?" "Uh, marketing wanted me to drop off the latest field research." "Where have you been?" "Why?" "Was I out past curfew?" "I was having dinner." "with your mother." "What's that mean. "hmm"?" "I mean, I was fine when this thing between you and mom was casual, but e's getting invested here." "I can tell." "I just don't want to see her get hurt." "I have no intention of hurting anyone." "You never do, duncan." "But it's like she's lost all long term memory." "I mean, how many times have you done this before?" "Dated her and cheated?" "Look, I'm only gonna say this once, so listen carefully." "I'm with your mother now." "Like it or not, I care about her." "I'm committed." "Okay, but if you ask me, she's the one who needs to be committed." "Oh, phil!" "Yes!" "Oh, phil!" "All this "noise" giving you any ideas?" "A few." "Terrence." "Duncan's sent his muscle." "You're a difficult man to track down." "Not difficult enough, apparently." "So, I'm guessing you have the book by now." "What do you want for it?" "Unfortunately, brody, nothing you have would be of much value to me." "But among my holdings is a tabloid newspaper with a dwindling circulation." "What better way to drive up readership than to publish the sordid exploits of an errant C.E.O. In the form a little black book?" "Terrence, we're all aware of what a tycoon you are." "But you haven't run the story yet, which must mean you don't have the book, do you?" "Tell you what, brody." "your friend duncan." "he enjoys making deals." "He made one with me." "So, why don't i make you one, hmm?" "You find that little black book first, you destroy it." "If I find it first." "I'll publish it." "Okay, so, we don't know where the book is, but neither does he." "So, what now?" "Now we find it before he does." "And how do we do that?" "One crisis at a time, okay?" "Look, I got my guys on the street." "I got my contacts at the precinct." "Don't worry, man." "Something's gonna break soon." "Yeah, my spirit." "Hey, now cheer up, karl." "It's fashion week." "Things could be worse." "How?" "How could things be worse than listening to my ex mistress have sex with a guy I thought was gay?" "You should be happy he hit it off with her." "Maybe this will get her out of your hair." "He's right." "You just want her out of your house." "This guy could be the answer to all your prayers." "Maybe I have been a bit shortsighted." "If this works out, I'll have my house back and my wife." "Or maybe wendy will invite him to move in, and you can all live happily ever after." "Ladies and gentlemen, luca luca!" "Hey, james." "Guys, I'd like you to meet rebecca parks." "Uh, rebecca, this is brody johns and karl mixworthy." "tall, dark, and "drinky" headed your way." "Hey, sweetie." "Hi." "Ooh, I haven't seen you in months." "This must be duncan." "Why don't, uh, we get you a drink?" "What happened, duncan?" "I mean, you always call me during fashion week." "Uh, he. he got sidetracked." "With his girlfriend." "Who used to be his wife." "Oh, wow, that sounds complicated." "It alwayis." "Hey, how would you like me to introduce you to a saudi prince?" "Oh." "Bye." "So, I'm glad you showed up." "Thanks for inviting me." "Fashion week." "I always wanted to see what all the fuss was about, even if I am surrounded by supermodels." "What, there are other women in the room?" "So, has katie calmed down yet?" "Listen." "we came up together. katie and I.And me getting this new job." "it's a new ball game." "It's a big adjustment for both of us." "Maybe there's more to it than just the job." "Like what?" "Like her feelings for you." "She has them, james." "Romantic ones." "Plain and simple." "I think you're reading into it." "We are friends and colleagues." "Listen, james, a woman can tell what's going on with another woman." "And what happened back at the office today had nothing to do with amerimart or the restructure." "And you don't know katie." "When she has strong feelings about something, watch out." "Speaking of strong feelings, how about you and i go someplace where I'm not the shortest woman in the room?" "Okay, shorty." "Let's go." "Thank you." "We got a live one at 2:00." "Oh, no." "What's the intel on this one?" "That's wanda." "Spent a weekend with her in paris last year." "The year before that, five days in the french quarter." "Unbelievable." "I'm living with two of the three women" "I've slept with in my entire life, and I'm not having sex with either one." "Hey, hey, hey, focus." "You are almost home free." "Isn't thera rule about monogamy." "if you sleep with one person and wait 12 hours, it's safe to sleep with someone else?" "That's a half hour." "Yeah, and that's swimming, not sex." "Right." "Duncan." "Weren't you gonna say hello?" "Of course." "Why don't we blow this party and go back to my hotel?" "This should help you get in." "Excuse me." "Cam, wait." "It's not what you think." "Yeah, I'm guessing that's not the key to her heart." "I was gonna explain that." "I left the key." "just save it, duncan." "I'm leaving." "The booze is flowing, the swag is waiting, and my job is done." "Just do me a favor." "Don't make a fool out of my mother." "You okay?" "You know what, guys?" "I'm just gonna call it a night." "Hi." " Hi." "We don't have to leave, do we?" "Your wife was crazy to let you go, you know?" "Yeah, I'm sure you say that to all the "recently cheated on, soon to be divorced" guys." "Yes, nosy." "That's my report for the board meeting." "Wouldn't mind a sneak peek." "You just saw the whole show." "I meant the report." "I know what you meant." "So, in your report, any surprises?" "Um, no." "Everything we talked about." "Just, uh, one change." "What's that?" "I'm, uh, recommending some additional downsizing." "Which departments?" "Well, uh." "katie'S." "Hey, lizzy, it's me." "I'm just calling to say hi." "Hope you and the girls had a fun night." "Um. call me later." "Bye." "Wanda." "Hey." "Can I come in?" "Probably not a great idea." "Please." "I need to tell you something." "You and I.we've always had a great deal." "Lot of laughs, no strings, and then back to reality." "Yeah, we had some good times." "Listen, I don't know what the deal is with your ex." "That's your business." "How about this?" "We have a lot of fun, and I'll be gone in a few hours, and nobo will ever know." "How does that sound?" "My compliments to your trainer." "That's quite an offer." "And a few weeks ago, I probably would have taken you up on that." "I can't believe I'm about to say this." "You got to go." " You're kidding." "I don't think I am, no." "Um, look, you're a great girl." "Really." "really great." "But, um, I'm trying to make this thing work with my ex, and I'm probably a lost cause." "But I can't go down without a fight." "Damn." "All the good ones are taken." "Hey, mom." "Cam?" "I I thought that you were at the party." "Oh, I'm sorry to scare you." "Duncan and I got in this thing, and it'S." "hello, cameron." "Mom, w what are you doing?" "Well, uh. we just." "terrence and i were having dinner." ""Dinner"?" "You were out on a date?" "I'm outta here." "Cameron, wait." "We need to talk." "I really do want to explain." "Go ahead." "Explain." "Your father and I have a very complicated relationship." "That's not an explanation." "It's an excuse." "It doesn't really matter what I say to you, does it?" "You'd just rather be angry all the time." "At me, at your father, at the world." "You're making this about me?" "No, cam." "I'm trying." " you know what I think?" "I think duncan really wants the two of you to work." "And even if he sucks at it, which he does, and even if he's completely incapable, his heart's in the right place." "I know it is." " And as messed up as he is." "he trusts you." "And I don't even know who that makes you right now, but as far as I'm concerned, you're worse than he is." "You went out with phil again last night?" "Uh huh, and I'm telling you, the man is perfect in every way." "And I mean every way." "I am so happy for you, marla." "You deserve this." "And to think, in my last relationship, I had to fake my, um, enthusiasm." "Really?" "But that's all over now, thanks to karl." "No problem." "Glad i could be of help." "Morning." "Well, uh, I will see you at the office." "Oh, no, what's the rush?" "Phil, sit." "Have a cup of coffee." "All right." "Thank you." "So, do i hear wedding bells or, perhaps, a moving van?" "Karl, they just met." "He's such a romantic." "Yep." "What the hell is this?" "It's the recommendation to the." " I know what it is." "Communications and marketing are merging, and I'm being transferred to seattle?" "I tried to reach you this morning." "Seattle?" "You ask me to trust you, and this is what I get?" "Kate, we're late." "They're waiting for us." "I'll explain in there." "Is that before or after they book my flight?" "Shut up for a second, will you?" "Listen, I told you you're gonna need to trust me." "Trust you?" "While I'm in seattle, you mean?" "You chose your girlfriend over me, and now you want me gone." "Well, tell her, guess what, it's over." "She wins." "This has nothing to do with her." "Katie, you are one of my best friends." "Just walk in there with me and let this play out, okay?" "I promise." " Promise?" "I don't know how to break this to you, but right now, nothing means less to me than your promises." "As you can see, the extensive research provided by hunter and parks consulting reinforces the restructure of amerimart industries that I presented." "My hope is that you will move for an immediate vote in the matter." "Having said that, a slight addendum to the hunter recommendationsis in order." "The merger of communications and marketing is crucial and will, in fact, take place, which frees up katie graham, an invaluable part of our new york team, to stay here with us, and as of today," "take her post as new president of business development for all of amerimart industries." "Thank you for your time and support." "Phil?" "My assistant saidyou came up to see me." "Yes, uh, Mr. Mixworthy." "Uh, as you know, marla and I have been spending a lot of time gether, and she's decided that we should take our relationship to the next level, that we move in together." "Move in together where?" "Into my house." "Oh, that's fantastic, phil." "Congratulations." "Wait till I tell wendy." "No, no, you don't understand, Mr. Mixworthy." "I can't move in with maria." "Uh, I just met marla." "Plus, she calls me constantly, drops by with my lunch and dinner." "She's thinking of commissioning an oil painting of my mother." "She is a stage 4 clinger, Mr. Mixworthy." "You're being hasty, phil." "Everyone knows there's a fine line between love and. stalking." "I'm telling you, Mr. Mixworthy, she's nuts." "So, at are you saying?" "You're gonna break up with her?" "Oh, no, no." "I wasn't gonna break up with her." "You are." "Come again?" "You need to end it for me, sir." "Frankly, she frightens me." "You got me into this." "You need to get me out." "No, I I can't do it, phil." "I it's just not possible." "I'll leave town." "I'll change my address, my identity." "You'll be left without your best research chemist." "That went well." "Congratulations." " Thanks." "A few surprises, though." "Hmm, couldn't get on board sending katie to seattle." "I don't know. felt a little personal to me." ""Personal"?" "James, I'm a 35 year old woman who spends three days a week on an airplane and the other four in hotel rooms." "My work is personal." "And if you think I care where katie works for any other reason besides how it affects your bottom line, you're wrong." "And what i'm wondering is if you can say the same thing." "I'll be back in new york in january, but, uh, call me if you need help with the board." "or you get a free weekend without your kids." "Okay." " Okay." "I'm sorry." "I don't know what else to say." "except I was scared." "How long have you been seeing him?" "A while." "I mean, at first, I was doing it to protect myself." "And now I don't know." "I like him." "He's good to me." "On paper, he's everything I should want." "Only one thing he isn'T." "you." "I'm sorry." "What are you sorry for?" " I did this." "All those years we were together." "I made a lot of mistakes, lizzy." "Maybe if I were better to you, you wouldn't have done this." "You would have been able to trust me." "Now what?" "I don't know." "I think you need to give me a little time." "I guess." "I'll give you whatever you need." "Marla, a word?" "Make it quick, karl." "Phil's picking me up any minute." "Right." "About that." "uh, he won't be coming." "What?" "Is he okay?" "He's fine." "But unfortunately, his mother isn'T." "Mother fryman?" "What's wrong?" "The doctors don't know." "Phil's decided to take a leave of absence." "He called on the way to the airport." "Well, when is he coming back?" "He didn't say, but he's cleaned out his office." "Why did he fight me on the oil painting?" "She could have lived on forever." "Look, marla, you're a catch." "You're attractive." "You're." "what, karl?" "Feisty." "Lots of guys would love to meet you." "But you're not gonna meet them inside this house." "You got to get out there, show them how great you are." "You know what?" "Karl, you're right." "I can't hide myself away here." "Yes, exactly." "Wendy!" "What's all the commotion?" "Karl suggested we go out, and it's ladies night at sir taco." "Half priced margaritas." "No, actually, I I was." "karl, that is so thoughtful." "But what about phil?" "Mother issues." "I wonder what phil's doing tonight." "Come in." "Hey." " Hey." "I, um." "I wanted to thank you. and apologize." "Look, james, I didn't mean to make it sound like you needed to make a choice between rebecca and me." "It wasn't personal." "It was just work." "That's what i sa." "Rebecca thought it was personal." "Did she?" " Yeah." "She said she thought that we had feelings for each other." ""Feelings"?" "That's crazy." "I know." "I know." "T that's what I told her." "Yeah, well, set the record straight." "I mean, I told her you and I have been working together forever." "I mean, you sat in the hospital when my kids were born, for god's sakes." "Yeah, 18 hours apiece." "What took them so long, anyway?" "Oh, god, this is all new for me." "This dating thing, you know?" "Yeah, it's new for me, too." "Watching you go through it." "Tell you what." "why don't you and i go get a drink together to celebrate your promotion?" "I can'T.I have a date." "I I didn't realize you were seeing anyone." "Just a friend of a friend." "You know, dinner, small talk, and me spending 20 minutes trying to figure out how I'm gonna get out of there." "Well, uh, go." "Have fun." "I'll see you tomorrow." "Thanks again. boss." "I told you." "Sex complicates everything." "Look at you." "You sleep with one woman, and your "work wife" has a meltdown." "Karl cheats on his wife, and now he's pimping for his mistress." "Uld ve thought?" "I'm being cheated on." "We should just give it up." "Scrap the whole sex thing." "You first." "I'll be back." "Nice to see that you're a man of your word." "We had a deal." "You got jailbait, and I got lisbet yeah, deal fell through." "Jailbait was a dud." "But you knew that when you let me have her, didn't you?" "Had a hunch." "It goes without saying." "our deal is off." "So, revenge, huh?" "That why you're so determined to get your hands on that little black book?" "Among other reasons." "You mean lisbeth." "That what you want?" "You want to fight for her?" "A word of warning." "I never lose." "First time for everything." "I've got something you want."