Is It a Crime?

Who the fuck is that knocking like the police?

Now, one more motherfucking time

to knock like you ain't got no sense.

Nigga!

Hurry, guys. You are an hour late!

I know, I'm sorry.

It took a while to move Dad into the Meadowland homes,

but he's in good hands now.

Well, from what they're charging me,

they should've rolled out the red carpet treatment.

Come on, Dad.

So as we discussed,

these are the corporate restructuring papers

that your father has had us create.

Now Helen, your role will be perfunctory,

but still vital.

You will be the face of the business.

You're your own boss, you can set your own schedule,

you'll have an assistant, your own office,

and well, a great paycheck.

It's important that Helen still is involved in the major decisions.

I mean, I will be around to advise.

Yes, yes, yes, right, right.

No, right, right, Dale.

I have made this company.

I have stood by this company,

and I am not gonna have you toss me out

like yesterday's trash because of my disease.

I still make the decisions,

so let's not get too big for our britches, Dale.

Yes sir, of course sir, I apologize.

- I was just... - Just what?

Now you listen, I have made some hard decisions,

some might even say harsh,

to get this company to where it is now.

But it was worth it.

I am proud of it.

Just look at our company.

Helen is my proxy, do you understand that, Dale?

- Tammy. - Of course.

Yes, yes, of course, sir.

And that is reflected in the restructuring papers, yes?

Yes, yes, of course.

That's what we've already written in these pages.

That's very good, then. Let's proceed.

What we were saying is that we see this

as allowing the day to day operations

to fall under the company's umbrella,

not just directly from your father's office.

Oh, then let's sign.

Helen, here's the pen.

- What are you saying? - What am I saying?

Maybe we stay, maybe not this time, I don't know.

You wanna get the rose, vintage Cab, Merlot.

Oh, and the reds also?

Mm, just get two cases.

We'll get through it.

Daddy?

Dad.

Do you know if you still

get your discount here, do you remember?

No, I do not believe that is possible.

Can I offer you ladies some samples?

Oh, I thought you would never ask.

This is our red blend.

It's dry, light, some oak finish,

but not overwhelming, soft.

Mm. Sounds perfect.

More, please?

Yes, of course Mrs.?

Clarkson.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

And, may I have one more for my husband?

Sure.

Thanks.

And you are?

Helen.

Nice to meet you, Helen.

You have very soft hands, Helen.

Thank you.

Hopefully not with an oak finish.

So?

So?

What do you do, Helen?

Oh, a little of this, and a little of that.

What about you?

This is temporary.

I have my series seven test in a few weeks,

and then it's boom, off to the races.

I should probably sit.

Can't leave Mom and Dad unattended to.

Hey, you think I could take you out sometime?

Uh, sure, yeah.

Sounds nice.

That's my personal cell.

Tomorrow night it is.

Tomorrow?

Yeah, tomorrow night.

I'll drop the cases off myself,

and then me and you can go do something.

Okay, sounds great.

Well, enjoy the wine.

I'll see you then.

Thank you.

Good evening, madam.

Thank you, kind sir.

So this truck get good mileage?

Yes, it does.

Sorry the Bentley's in the shop.

Oh, is that so?

Yeah, well, I know you're used to the finer things.

That's not true, I've struggled.

Really?

Please, do tell.

Well, for example,

I had a serious ramen noodle phase in college.

Wait, before you finish, I have to ask this question.

Who paid for college?

I did.

With my trust fund?

Aha!

Trust fund.

Shit, my funds have trust issues, too.

Oh, you're funny.

Yeah, well?

You wanna see what real struggle is?

Sure, why not?

And we are here.

I don't think I've ever been

to this part of the vineyard before.

Of course not, this is where all the employees go

to get away from all of the customers.

Nah, it's just a place with no pressure, you know?

Sometimes I wish I had one of those.

What, a vineyard?

I mean, you could probably...

No, a place with no pressure, no judgment.

Oh, well in that case,

let me make your experience a little more quaint.

Welcome to Chauncey a la Stable.

Tonight, we'll be serving our prime Himalayan beef

on a brioche bun with a nice feta cheese and arugula finish.

Oh.

Basically, it's a cheeseburger.

That sounds great, I'll take one.

Coming right up.

Oh.

So after grad school, I came here

to start helping my father with his business.

That's good.

What about you?

I'm not sure.

My father died a while ago.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Yeah.

He died of an overdose.

I don't resent him for being a bad father.

I use him as motivation

not to give up on life, or a reason to quit.

Seems like it's working to me.

You think so?

Yeah, you seem like a good man

with a good head on his shoulders.

Thank you.

And you have a little sauce on your lip.

Do I?

Yeah.

I'll get it.

So Marty says, "It ain't my problem."

"That's why I asked for the receipt first."

Honey, tell me.

How is Michael doing?

Well, he picked up an overnight shift,

which is why he couldn't join us for dinner,

but he's doing fine, just working a lot.

Well, I can't be mad at a man who works hard,

just make sure you don't forget

the important things in life.

Family, love.

Yes, Daddy, he loves me very much, and I love him.

Well, we only worry because we rarely see him.

That's because he works really hard, Mom.

He has two jobs.

He spends a majority of his time supporting his family

after their father lost his job.

My God, that's terrible.

Look sweetheart, I'm just saying,

losing yourself in your career,

it can bring out the ugly in a person.

I mean, I should know.

I neglected the family.

It was a colleague, Roy Thompson.

He was gunning for the same position I wanted,