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WOO HOO!
GOOD MORNING.
MORNING.
-AN HOUR LATE, I THINK YOU'RE STARTING
TO MAKE A HABIT OUT OF THIS.
SORRY.
I TOOK LUNCH OVER TO JILL'S PARENT'S HOUSE,
AND I GUESS WE JUST GOT TO TALKING.
SO HOW ARE THEY?
THEY'RE OKAY, I GUESS.
DO ME A FAVOR.
NEXT TIME, TAKE THEM BREAKFAST. THAT WAY YOU'LL BE ON TIME.
VERY FUNNY.
THANK YOU.
HELP! HELP!
CALL IT IN.
HEY, LIFEGUARDS!
A LITTLE KID'S DROWNING OUT HERE.
HELP!
ARE YOU OKAY?
ALL RIGHT, NEXT TIME, DON'T GO OUT SO FAR, ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
HEY, WHAT'S UP?
MY LEG CRAMPED UP.
-LET'S GET YOU BACK TO THE TOWER AND STRETCH IT OUT, ALL RIGHT?
SO YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?
NOPE, MY BUSINESS, EDDIE.
YOU DO KNOW HOW TO OPEN THIS, DON'T YOU?
-HEY, HEY, HEY, I DIDN'T VOLUNTEER FOR THIS JOB.
YOU DRAGGED ME, REMEMBER?
JUST HURRY, OKAY?
WHO IS SHE?
SORRY.
NEW HELP.
SO YOU WERE SAYING?
-WELL, WE LOST FEDERAL FUNDING LAST YEAR,
AND NOW THE STATE'S CUTTING BACK.
WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT, BUT THAT TAKES MONTHS.
WE JUST CAN'T KEEP THE HOME RUNNING ANY LONGER.
I THOUGHT OF THE ONE DECENT MAN I KNEW WHO COULD HELP ME.
SO HERE I AM.
SO WHAT DO YOU NEED?
10,000 DOLLARS.
EXCUSE ME.
-I REALIZE THAT'S MORE THAN YOUR USUAL CONTRIBUTION,
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 27 PATIENTS
WITH NOWHERE TO GO IF WE SHUT DOWN.
UNLESS YOU HAVE ROOM IN YOUR MANSION.
YOU'LL GET THE MONEY.
OF COURSE, I WILL HAVE TO RUN IT BY MY ACCOUNTANT FIRST.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A BURDEN THIS HAS BEEN.
-WELL, YOU JUST PUT YOUR FEARS TO REST.
JOHN CORT III WILL GET YOU THAT MONEY.
YEAH.
10,000?
WHERE ARE YOU GONNA GET THAT KIND OF MONEY?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'LL GET IT.
I'VE BEEN DONATING FIVE GRAND A YEAR UP TO NOW.
I'VE ALWAYS FOUND A WAY TO GET THAT.
5,000 DOLLARS A YEAR?
YEAH, IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT NOT HURT YOU TO FIND ONE EITHER.
-YEAH, BUT FIVE GRAND? YOU CAN'T AFFORD THAT.
-COME ON. WHEN HAS THAT EVER STOPPED ME?
WE'LL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
-LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL HER THE TRUTH, HUH?
-I CAN'T DO THAT. IT WOULD CRUSH HER.
BESIDES, THOSE OLD FOLKS NEED ME.
-THEY DON'T NEED YOU. THEY NEED JOHN CORT III.
WE SHOULD GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE THE OWNERS RETURN, HUH?
MM...
NOT A WORD ABOUT THIS TO ANYBODY, PLEASE.
NO ONE.
YOU GOT IT MAN.
THANKS.
-OH, YEAH, I GOT SOME FRIENDS DOWNTOWN
THAT HAVE A BOAT IN THAT RACE.
GOES TO CATALINA?
AND BACK. 60 MILES.
-60 MILES IN UNDER AN HOUR. ON A WATER SKI.
CLOSE TO DO 100 MILES AN HOUR.
-MAN, YOU COULDN'T PAY ME ENOUGH.
NO, I BET ITS SAFE.
AS LONG AS YOU DON'T FALL.
-YOU KNOW WHAT? I NEED TO KNOW HOW MUCH EQUITY I'VE GOT IN.
-SERIOUSLY, A GUY FELL OFF AND FRACTURED HIS SKULL.
-GUYS, COULD YOU ALL HOLD IT DOWN, PLEASE?
I'M TRYING TO MAKE A PHONE CALL HERE.
-WELL, LOOK, I GOTTA GO ANYWAY. I'LL CATCH YOU GUYS LATER.
WHAT ENCUMBRANCES?
LOOK, IF I SELL THE SHOP, HOW MUCH IS LEFT OVER?
3,000 DOLLARS? THAT'S ONLY A START.
YEAH. NO, IT'S OKAY.
THANKS.
-SWIMMERS ONLY. MOVE TO THE NEXT TOWER.
MISS, COULD YOU GET OUR BALL?
GOT AWAY FROM YOU, HUH?
RIGHT THERE.
YEAH.
WHERE'S MY BALL?
THE CURRENT'S TAKING IT AWAY.
BUT IT'S RIGHT THERE.
I'M SORRY.
HEY!
-JUST IN TIME. I HOPE YOU GUYS BROUGHT YOUR PAINT BRUSHES.
NO, WE BROUGHT SOMETHING ELSE.
WHAT'S THAT?
3,000 DOLLARS?
WHAT IS THIS?
TAKE IT. YOU NEED IT.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO KNOW. WE HOPE IT HELPS.
UH, I CAN'T TAKE THIS.
I MEAN, THIS IS INCREDIBLE, BUT I CAN'T TAKE YOUR CASH.
-DON'T TAKE IT. BORROW IT.
BESIDES, WE'RE KIND OF PAYING YOU BACK
FOR TAKING THE FALL AFTER THE FRATERNITY TRIP.
THAT WAS ELEVEN YEARS AGO.
SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY.
-MY POINT IS WE ALL TOOK THE BOAT.
AND BROUGHT IT BACK.
WITH GIRLS.
-YOU KNOW, I CAN THINK OF A COUPLE OF REASONS
WHY YOU OUGHT TO PACK UP AND LEAVE, BELIEVE ME.
BUT, UH, WE'VE BEEN TALKING.
WE KIND OF LIKE YOU TO STICK AROUND A LITTLE LONGER.
-WE'LL CHARGE YOU INTEREST IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER.
YEAH.
I'M GOOD FOR THIS.
YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
FAIR ENOUGH.
-WHAT SHOULD WE CHARGE HIM? 15? 20?
-EXCUSE ME. IT'S OKAY IF I HANG THIS UP IN HERE?
YEAH, DEPENDS ON WHAT IT IS.
-OH, IT'S FOR THE AVALON SKI RACE.
WHOA, 15 GRAND!
-YEAH. THERE'S SOME TAPE RIGHT OVER THERE.
HANG IT ON THE FRONT WINDOW.
THANKS.
FIFTEEN-GRAND.
SPEEDBOAT?
YOU TOOK OUR MONEY AND YOU BOUGHT A SPEEDBOAT?
NOT JUST ANY SPEEDBOAT.
I MEAN, THIS SUCKER'S GOT A CUSTOMIZED ENGINE
LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN.
-OOH, COOL BOAT! I BET IT'S REALLY FAST.
-THERE'S NOT A BOAT ON THE WATER THAT CAN TOUCH IT.
-IT'S TOO BAD YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK.
-CAN'T DO THAT. IT WAS A USED BOAT. THE SALE WAS FINAL.
-GREAT THINKING. THAT WAY YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT.
-TRUTH IS I NEED MORE MONEY THAN WHAT YOU GAVE ME,
AND I'M GONNA GET IT.
BY BUYING A BOAT?
-I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, TRUST ME.
OKAY, GANG.
WELL, IT'S COLORFUL.
YEAH.
DO YOU MIND IF I GO ABOARD?
SURE, GO RIGHT AHEAD.
OH, YOU GUYS, WHEN HEAR THIS BABY RUN,
YOU'RE GONNA BE CHOKING ON YOUR WORDS.
-THIS IS A TOTALLY AWESOME BOAT, DAD.
-YES, THAT'S THE TERMINATOR RIGHT OVER THERE.
THAT'S THE ONE WE GOTTA LOOK OUT FOR.
SHE'S WON IT TWO YEARS RUNNING.
-MAKES THE BAYWATCH BOAT LOOK LIKE A STEAMER.
AT LEAST ONE GUY HERE KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT,
RIGHT, HOBIE?
-WELL, JOHN, YOU'VE REALLY DONE IT THIS TIME.
THIS IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS SCHEME
YOU'VE EVER GOTTEN ME INTO.
-IT'S A GRUELING RACE, YOU GOTTA KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
GUYS GO OUT AND GET SMASHED UP EVERY YEAR.
-COME ON, GUYS, FOR 15 GRAND, I CAN DO ANYTHING FOR AN HOUR.
LET'S GO, THIS WILL BE FUN.
-HURRY UP, STOKER, WE GOT TO GAS IT UP.
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