Love or Money

Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me.

Great, man, you're early.

Listen, Reed,

in six months this building is going to be a big pile of dirt,

and you're going to be left holding the bag, pal.

Now if you know what's good for you, buddy, you'll listen to me.

Reed, you gotta get out. We're gonna get you out.

Time waits for no...

No. No, no, no.

Mr. Reed, sir,

look upon this as an opportunity

to keep a couple of really good guys out of debtor's prison.

We're able bodied, willing to work

and we're going out of business, you know.

Be a hero, sir.

It's... It's not really charity, it's decency.

Simple human decency.

You want me to beg?

I'd go with the second rap, man.

Reed & Reed. Good morning.

Well, I'm sorry. He's not in yet.

I've give you a secretary. Hold on.

Christopher Murdoch.

I'll just check with his office.

Go ahead.

Why don't you have a seat?

Okay.

Yes. Mr. Murdoch.

I wonder how old this thing is?

Older than you, Mr. Entrepreneur.

Oh, shit.

What a pleasant surprise.

Do you enjoy being out on your own?

No question about it. The company is much better.

I wonder, Murdoch. How do your clients react

when you take them to lunch at McDonalds?

Look, I've had it with you guys.

You steal my clients, you jump on my deals, you give kickbacks...

Murdoch, don't you see?

We're about to financially crush you.

Cripple you.

And count on it,

destroy you.

Mr. Murdoch?

Mr. Reed is expecting you. Go right in.

Thank you.

Stop that.

Hello, Mr. Reed. I'm Christopher Murdoch.

Hello, Chris. Good to meet you.

Come in and sit down.Thanks.

Hey, what the heck were these things like to play with anyway?

Metal strings, wooden handles.

You stayed out there too long, your arm fell off.

Sort of like playing with a frying pan, huh?

Sort of.

Tell me about yourself, Chris.

Well, my partner and I were with the number one firm in the city.

When we left last year, we were their top producers

and, now we're out on our own.

You certainly come highly recommended.

Well, great, I'm glad to hear that.

Hopefully you'll be recommending us someday, too.

Now, Mr. Reed, I understand that

you have to vacate this building by the end of the year.

Is that right?Yup.

And I'm not too happy about signing a new lease at today's rents.

Well, I can't blame you

and that is exactly why we've come with this proposal.

Now briefly, it's this.

Rather than leaving everyone here in Manhattan,

why not put your clerical operations in the suburbs

where everything is much cheaper.

Then you put your executive tier

in a prestigious building here in Manhattan.

You save a lot of money,

and you're enhancing corporate image.

Interesting concept.

Are you sure you can handle a deal this large?

Absolutely. Take a look at that.

That should answer any questions you might have.

I'm anxious to go over it with you as soon as possible.

As you probably know,

a deal has to be in place by Labor Day.

That's no problem at all.

Can I call you Monday?Monday is Memorial Day.

Most of the world is taking a holiday.

Make it Tuesday.Tuesday, that's great.

Do you really play or was that just salesmanship?

No. I play, a little.

Ever play in the Hamptons?

Yeah, as a matter of fact, my partner and I have a house out there.

Well, if you're not busy this weekend,

we're having a few people in for tennis.

Sort of a family tournament.

You'll find us just a little bit beyond the Harbor Club

in the Springs.

2:00, Saturday, hmm?

Bring your partner.

William, why are my people still waiting outside?

Hello, Arthur. Chris Murdoch.

Chris, Arthur Reed. Chairman of the Board.

Chris' company could be handling some of our real estate needs.

He's come up with some very interesting ideas about our move.

How do you do, sir?

I told you to ask Baskin and Bradley about that.

I'm seeing them next, Arthur.

Well, Chris, thanks. See you Saturday.

Saturday? At the house?

Next, you'll be inviting the steno pool.

You.

Don't you think for one minute

that you have this deal wrapped up.

We're going to make our move on a competitive basis.

It will be, Arthur.

Thank you for your time, Chris.

William, I'm not going to stand for you

making up your mind without interviewing a firm

that has an established reputation.

Ladies and gentlemen,

the hardest working man in show business.

Wow.

Jeff.

We're saved.

We're saved? We're personally liable for the rent here.

Stop that. Konstanopolous,

we're gonna end up working in his coffee shop. I said, stop that.

You told me...

You told me you read the lease.

Leases?

Lawyers read leases.

He's breaking away.

There's nobody on him.

We couldn't afford a lawyer.

You told me you'd take care of it.

Why? You don't remember any of it?The shot. No good.

Chris. How did it go?

Perfect. Wonderful.

Totally deluxe. We are on our way, pal.

All thanks to our new best friend, Uncle Willy.

He snags the ball from Simon. He's up.

Stop it. Stop it. Talk to me. What happened?

We did it.

We are in the running

for a 100,000-square-foot relocation.

You figure it, pal.

Well?

Oh, my God.

$1,100,000.

What do you mean, "in the running"?

Oh, just a few minor details.

Like what kind of minor details?

Like Baskin and Bradley details?

Jeff. Jeff. Confidence.

Listen, first we kick Bradley and Baskin's collective butts,

second, we get the big commission.

And third, we have got the edge

because we are playing tennis at Uncle Willy's

on the Island on Saturday.

Look, Jeff. Ta-da!

Visual aids.

Sounds great, as long as the Nazi twins don't show up.

Besides, if the deal isn't until Labor Day, where do we get

$17,630 to stay in business until then?

Aw, come on. We must still have some money from the Empire deal.

Then we'll borrow.From who?

You cannot let these minor setbacks get to you.

Focus on the big picture. Excuse me.

The shot.

He makes it. The crowd goes wild. We win.

Okay, pal, I'm outta here.

I have to go meet Allison and let the tenants in. You coming?

Chris, today is Thursday. I'm coming out tomorrow.

Tenants.

Oh, come on. Allison's your cousin.

You can't consider her a tenant.

These other guys, who knows?

There'll be a house full of people, it'll make you feel better.

Yeah, well, they're still tenants.

About your therapy, I would ask for my money back.

So you don't have any hot gossip for me? Come on.

Well, Jeff and Susan broke up, again.

This time I think it's really over.

Personally, I could never understand the big attraction.

She was such a wasp.

You're one to talk. Besides, she wasn't that bad.

"Be a dear and fetch me another cucumber sandwich, won't you?"

She was a bit Country Club, wasn't she?