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What if you knew beyond a doubt

what was going to happen tomorrow?

Sure, I know it's crazy,

but what if you did?

Whether you'd be rich or poor,

a hero or a loser,

lucky in love, unlucky in life

what would you do?

What if, by some magic,

you found the power to really change things

People, events,

maybe even your life.

Would you even know where to start?

Maybe you can't know

until it happens.

Marsha?

Marsha, it's me.

Hon?

Hon?

Happy anniversary!

Heads up.

Good morning. It's Monday in Chicago,

and here's what's in the news today.

The white house announced

it will not attend trade talks with Japan.

The president called his decision final and reaction...

Marsha...

Marsha?

Hey.

Happy anniversary, or whatever one says.

Cruller?

So, no news, huh?

Nope. I called her a dozen times,

and all I got was the machine.

Well, that's an improvement.

Last week, she was hanging up on you.

Mm-Hmm. I just hope she's all right, that's all.

She's a lawyer, Gary.

Of course she's all right.

I don't know.

Maybe I ought to stop by and see her or something.

Yeah. Maybe this time, she'll toss you a lamp.

Don't you have anything nice to say?

The cubs look good this year.

The cubs stink.

And I hate crullers.

So do I.

Look, Gare, I'm your best friend.

How do I put this delicately?

You think it's over.

Finito. Kaput.

Dead as a doornail.

She threw you out, you're living in a hotel.

Doesn't that tell you something?

The towels are free.

What's this? Looks like

a cat on a newspaper.

Shh! Go on.

Go on.

Since when do they have cats in hotel rooms?

I didn't order this paper.

Maybe it's to keep away the rats.

Oh, no, I hate rats.

That's funny.

Rats?

No, this headline.

It's wrong.

I just heard on the radio that...

Hey!

Come on. We're late for work.

We got to get a move on it.

Pritchard's on the warpath again.

If we don't start generating profits,

we're not gonna have a job tomorrow.

Wow.

Marsha?

Good morning.

This is your wake-up call.

You know what? You're hopeless.

Have a nice Monday.

I'll see you at the office.

And, uh, try to come in before lunch.

Yeah.

Guess some guys have all the luck.

This is gonna be one hell of a Monday.

Oh, well, aren't we dapper today.

Did you buy that jacket pre-wrinkled?

Sherman, don't ask.

Here you go. The usual.

Oh, I already read it.

Oh, buying from the competition, huh?

I didn't buy it. Huh.

I'm feeling better already.

There.

An actual smile.

You know, kid,

you got to take better care of yourself.

Try eating something other than gum.

No, that's okay, it's on me.

Thanks, Sherman.

Hey, kid! What?

Who do you like, bulls or the magic?

The bulls took it by ten last night.

Where did you hear that?

I read it in the paper.

What?

Strauss and associates.

Can you hold, please? Thank you.

Good morning, Gary.

How do you always know it's me?

That's easy.

Got a nose for gabardine.

Did you get the dog? Nope.

Fell through. I'm back on the waiting list.

Sorry. Don't be.

I hate sorry.

Of course, I could always get lucky,

win 15 k and buy myself a pooch.

Good luck.

Hobson!

Same to you.

Strauss and associates.

Can you hold, please?

Let's see.

Almost 10:00 o'clock.

Thinking of doing some trading today?

That's right, Mr. Pritchard.

I'll tell you what.

While you're at it, try making a profit.

Or would that be breaking your string?

That was a good one. Can it.

I hate that guy.

I hate this tie.

Well, you're gonna like this.

I got a hot tip with a capital H.

From where? The men's room.

This one can't miss.

That's what you said the last time.

Trust me.

Oh, man!

What happened? Why me?

I think you just lost your shirt.

You know, I never learn, do I?

I got to find myself a new men's room

before I lose the rest of my sleeves.

Hey, Chuck,

what's the point of all this? What?

This. What we do. What's the point of this?

What do you think, we're here for our health?

The point is to make money.

Accrue power.

Wipe the other guy out.

Things very near and dear to my heart.

Well, I thought the point was to, uh, make a living.

Get married, have kids, the American dream.

Where you been?

That was in the '50s.

You know how I got started in this business?

'Cause Marsha wanted to go to law school.

Wow! Look at winter wheat.

It's really moving.

Don't touch it. It went up 30 yesterday.

It's gonna drop.

Gare, wake up. Yesterday was Sunday.

Market was closed.

I read the paper.

What paper?

This morning, the headline.

It said winter wheat...

Jumps 30.

Nah. Nah.

Where? There.

They cleaned the room.

They cleaned the room.

Hey, wait!

Hold that!

Wait! Wait!

Hold up! Stop!

Hold it! No!

Stop! Stop that truck!

Wait!

What?

I don't believe this.

I don't believe this.

Neither do I.

Something like this comes along

once in a lifetime, and you lose it.

What? I'm gonna kill myself.

What are you... what?

What are you talking about here

a newspaper that tells the future?

Shh!

Look, you saw the numbers, right?

We rallied at 30.

Not 29, not 31, but 30.

Just like you read.

Now, how do..How do you explain that?

Coincidence.

Coincidence? Did you read the sports pages?

Yeah, kind of.