Live at the Foxes Den (2013) - full transcript

A corporate lawyer reconsiders his career options after making friends with the staff and regulars at a cocktail lounge called The Foxes Den.

-ARE YOU ROBERT KELLY?

-NO. ACTUALLY, I'M NOT.

UH, BOBBY'S IN COURT.

PRO BONO CASE.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GARY PREVIN.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, MR...?

-TATE. MILES TATE.

I WAS HOPING TO DELIVER THIS
TO MR. KELLY IN PERSON.

- ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M ON MY WAY
TO THE COURTHOUSE RIGHT NOW

TO HEAR
BOBBY'S CLOSING ARGUMENTS.

IF YOU'D LIKE,
I CAN TAKE IT TO HIM MYSELF.



-THAT'LL BE FINE.

-IS HE EXPECTING IT?

-NO.

-BOBBY.

BOBBY.

HEY.

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?

- WELL, CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
IS TOUGH.

I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE JURY.

- REALLY?
- YEAH, WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

-OH, YEAH, THIS CAME FOR YOU.

-REMINGTON, HANNIGAN, AND TATE.

HOW DO I KNOW THAT NAME?

- I DO NOT KNOW HOW YOU HAVE
THE STOMACH FOR THESE CASES.



SO WHEN ARE YOU BACK IN?

BOBBY, YOU ALL RIGHT?

BOBBY?

-I NEED A MINUTE.

-BOBBY.

-I NEED A MINUTE, OKAY?

-YOU WANT TO GET FIRED?

-OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

-YEAH, OKAY.

-IT'S NO BIG DEAL, RIGHT?

- "IT'S NO BIG DEAL"?

YOU SENT THE PLAINTIFFS
ALL OF OUR PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS.

-NOT ALL OF THEM.

- NO, JUST THE REALLY
INCRIMINATING ONES.

-BOBBY, WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?

- COME ON, SUSAN.
WILL YOU LAY OFF THE GUY?

-HEY, I ASKED NICELY.

-SO DON'T SAY IT SO NICELY.

-OKAY, I WON'T.

HE'S GONNA BE FIRED.

-LOOK, YOU GUYS.

NOBODY'S GONNA GET FIRED,
ALL RIGHT?

-SO I SCREWED UP TODAY.

- TODAY?
DON'T BE SO EASY ON YOURSELF.

- YEAH, GARY, YOU WEREN'T
AT THE DINNER TONIGHT. I WAS.

YOU THINK I DRESS LIKE THIS
FOR YOU GUYS?

I DON'T.

HE'S ON THIN ICE.

- BOBBY IS ON WATER,
AND HE'S GOING UNDER,

THOUGH I DO
HAVE TO CONGRATULATE YOU

ON ONE SMART MOVE, KELLY...

ENGAGED
TO THE PARTNER'S DAUGHTER.

- WAIT, YOU AND ELIZABETH
ARE ENGAGED?

-NO, WE'RE NOT.

- ELIZABETH DRYSDALE
OF DRYSDALE & BORNE.

SHE IS A HEN.

SO WHEN YOU GET MARRIED,

DOES THAT MAKE YOU
BOBBY DRYSDALE?

- WE'RE NOT ENGAGED.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

- ANOTHER ROUND?
- YOU KNOW, UH, WHY NOT?

BOBBY? - YES.

- I'LL TAKE
ANOTHER ONE OF THESE.

-KAT. MY GLASS.

-WHAT ABOUT IT?!

-I CAN SEE THROUGH IT.

-DO YOU MIND?

WE'RE TRYING TO ORDER DRINKS.

GOD. JERK, HUH?

-IGNORE HIM. HE SUCKS.

- OH, Y-YOU... YOU THINK
THIS IS FUNNY, HUH?

-YEAH.

-♪ OH, DANNY BOY

♪ THE PIPES,
THE PIPES ARE CALLING ♪

-YOU GUYS ARE IDIOTS.

-♪ FROM GLEN TO GLEN

♪ AND DOWN THE MOUNTAINSIDE

-DO WE HAVE SOME SINGERS HERE?

- DO NOT ENCOURAGE THEM.
- WELL, YOU KNOW,

THE BEST SINGER OF THE NIGHT
GETS A PRIZE.

-WELL, WHAT'S THE PRIZE?

I HOPE IT'S FREE DRINKS
BECAUSE I AM TAPPED OUT.

- YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO BE THE BEST
SINGER TO FIND OUT.

- LOOK, YOU GUYS,
I'M SURE KENNETH CAN HANDLE IT.

HE AND BOBBY CAN WORK THIS OUT.

- KENNETH AND I DON'T EXACTLY
SEE EYE TO EYE.

- NO, BECAUSE EVERY TIME
YOU SEE HIM COMING,

YOU TURN AND WALK THE OTHER WAY.

- HE DOES NOT.
- LOOK, I JUST DON'T GET IT.

-DON'T GET WHAT, BOBBY?

- OUR CLIENT IS PAYING US
$45 MILLION TO REPRESENT THEM

IN WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY
A $25 MILLION LAWSUIT.

- AND?
- AND THEY'RE GUILTY.

- THEY'RE NOT GUILTY.
THEY'RE LIABLE.

- WHY CAN'T THEY JUST PAY
FOR THEIR MISTAKES

AND LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE?

-LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE?

WHAT, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

-WAIT, I KNOW THIS SONG.

-YEAH, IT'S OUR CLIENT, BOBBY.

-LOOK, I GET IT.

BUT, BOBBY,
THIS IS STILL YOUR JOB.

- YOU WANT FREE DRINKS?
- WHAT?

- YOU WANT FREE DRINKS?
- UH, YEAH.

- ♪ I... LOOK AT YOU
AND SUDDENLY ♪

- ♪ SOMETHING IN YOUR EYES
I SEE ♪

♪ SOON BEGINS BEWITCHING ME

♪ IT'S THE OLD DEVIL MOON

♪ THAT YOU STOLE FROM THE SKY

♪ IT'S THE OLD DEVIL MOON
IN YOUR EYE ♪

♪ YOU AND YOUR GLANCE
MAKE THIS ROMANCE ♪

♪ TOO HOT TO HANDLE

♪ STARS IN THE NIGHT
BLAZING THEIR LIGHT ♪

♪ CAN'T HOLD A CANDLE

♪ TO YOUR RAZZLE-DAZZLE

♪ YOU GOT ME FLYIN'
HIGH AND WIDE ♪

♪ ON A MAGIC CARPET RIDE

♪ FULL OF BUTTERFLIES INSIDE

♪ WANNA CRY, WANNA CROON

♪ WANNA LAUGH LIKE A LOON

♪ IT'S THE OLD DEVIL MOON
IN YOUR EYE ♪

- WHAT?
- WOW!

-BRAVO!

BRAVO!

-MAN, THAT WAS AWESOME.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD SING.

WHAT WAS THE SONG?

- "OLD DEVIL MOON."
- FROM WHERE?

- "FINIAN'S RAINBOW."
- "FINIAN'S RAINBOW."

-SO FREE DRINKS, RIGHT?

-YEAH, HEY, WHAT'S THE PRIZE?

-A KISS FROM KAT.

- NO!
- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

I'M DONE WITH THIS PLACE.

LET'S GO. - THAT'S IT. OKAY.

BOBBY.

WOW, THAT MEETING
WAS A WASTE OF TIME.

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHO HAD
TO PAY FOR THEIR FLIGHTS.

UH, YEAH.

HEY, DO YOU HAVE A CHRON LIST
OF THE PLEADINGS?

- I-I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT
ALL DAY.

- OKAY, WELL, WHEN YOU FIND IT,
CAN YOU SEND IT TO MY OFFICE?

UH, I'M GONNA MERGE THE CHRON
LIST WITH THE RESPONSES.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN CATCH
THOSE JOKERS IN A LIE.

- YEAH, WE DON'T NEED
THE CHRON LIST FOR THAT.

ALL THE RESPONSES ARE LIES.

THAT'S TRUE.

- BOBBY,
CAN WE TALK FOR A MOMENT?

-UH, YES, KENNETH.

ACTUALLY, I WAS GONNA HAVE
THAT DRAFT FOR YOU TOMORROW.

-NO, GARY, STAY.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY

WITH THE WATKINS'
PRIVILEGED DOCS?

-THERE WAS A STUPID MISTAKE.

THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION

OVER WHICH BOXES
WE WERE PRODUCING.

- WAS THAT
THE MAILROOM'S MISTAKE?

-NO.

IT WAS MY MISTAKE.

-I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

NOW WE HAVE TO GET THEM BACK,
DON'T WE?

-YES.

- YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING
I HATE MORE

THAN HAVING TO ASK A FAVOR

OF THE OTHER SIDE.

- I UNDERSTAND.
- NO, YOU DON'T.

DRYSDALE & BORNE
IS NOT SO LARGE A FIRM

THAT WE CAN AFFORD
TO WAIT AROUND

WHILE YOU GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER.

- KENNETH, I'M SORRY.
- DON'T APOLOGIZE.

JUST... GET YOURSELF TOGETHER.

-DUDE, ARE YOU CRAZY?

IT'S ALWAYS
THE MAILROOM'S FAULT.

-YEAH.

YEAH.

-ROBERT?

- ELIZABETH. WHAT'S WRONG?

-WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?

- I WAS OUT WITH GARY AND STEVE.
I TOLD YOU.

- OKAY, SO WHY DOES SUSAN
SEEM TO KNOW ALL ABOUT IT?

-SHE WENT WITH US.

- OH, SO A GUYS' NIGHT OUT
SUDDENLY INCLUDES SUSAN?

- WE'RE ALL WORKING
ON THE WATKINS CASE TOGETHER.

-LOOK, THE ONLY REASON I CARE

IS BECAUSE I HAD TO SIT THERE
DURING A CALENDAR MEETING

AND LISTEN TO SUSAN
TELL EVERYONE

ABOUT HER EVENING
WITH MY FIANCé.

- ELIZABETH,
WE GOT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

YOU KEEP TELLING EVERYONE
I'M YOUR FIANCé.

-AND NOW SHE'S CRYING

THAT SHE LOST HER EARRING
LAST NIGHT?

-SHE DID? WHERE?

- AT THE PLACE
YOU GUYS WENT TOGETHER.

- OKAY, LOOK, WE ALL WENT OUT
FOR SOME DRINKS, ALL RIGHT?

I'VE BEEN UNDER A LOT OF STRESS.

I JUST HAD TO GET
OUT OF THIS OFFICE!

-HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

Robert. Robert.

YOU DON'T NEED
TO LEAVE THE OFFICE

TO RELIEVE YOUR STRESS.

I'M RIGHT DOWN THE HALL.

ALL I'M SAYING
IS YOU NEED TO START

TAKING YOUR IMAGE AROUND HERE
A LITTLE MORE SERIOUSLY.

-I KNOW.

- AH, I HAVE TO DASH.
- COME ON.

-ALL RIGHT.

I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT

AT THE COCKTAIL PARTY, OKAY?

MY DAD'S GIVING A SPEECH,
SO DO NOT BE LATE.

AND WEAR
THAT RED TIE HE GAVE YOU.

NOT THIS ONE.

OH!

AH! WOW.

-OH, NOW, ISN'T THAT SAD?

DID YOU KNOW
EVERY TIME A DRINK SPILLS,

AN ANGEL LOSES HIS WINGS?

-I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. NO.

-IT'S TRUE.

WHERE DO I KNOW YOU FROM?

- I WAS HERE LAST NIGHT. I SANG.

BOBBY KELLY.

-I'M CHAD BARROWS.

DO YOU WORK AROUND HERE?

- NO, ACTUALLY, I JUST CAME
LOOKING FOR AN EARRING.

- OH, WE DON'T SELL
EARRINGS HERE.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

- NO, NO, UH,
MY FRIEND'S EARRING.

UH, SHE LOST IT LAST NIGHT.

- SO YOU CAME BACK TO LOOK
FOR YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S EARRING.

HOW GALLANT.

- SHE'S NOT... OKAY, LOOK,
DID YOU OR ANYONE

FIND A BEAUTIFUL, LIKE, "S"
DIAMOND EARRING HERE LAST NIGHT?

-UH, NOPE. SORRY.

-RIGHT. THANKS.

-I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

EARL, THE OWNER'S, INSIDE.

IF HE'S SPORTING A NEW EARRING,
THEN THERE YOU HAVE IT.

COME ON IN.

I'LL POUR YOU SOME LUNCH.

-JESUS, YOU SCARED ME!

-EARL, HOLD STILL FOR A SECOND.

SORRY, NO EARRINGS.

-EARRINGS? WHAT GIVES?

-EARL, THIS IS BOBBY.

-HEY! KID!

YOU GOT A GOOD VOICE.
EARL STEIN.

WHAT WILL YOU HAVE?

- OH, IT'S A LITTLE EARLY
FOR ME TO BE DRINKING,

BUT, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'LL HAVE A BEER.

-A BEER?!

WHAT ARE YOU, A GIRL SCOUT?

-ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

-WELCOME TO THE FOXES DEN.

THIS IS A COOL BAR.

-IT'S NOT A BAR.

IT'S A LOUNGE.

-SAY, EARL, UH, DID ANYONE FIND

A DIAMOND EARRING HERE
LAST NIGHT?

-SORRY, KID, YOU LOSE ONE?

-A FRIEND OF MINE, YES.

-GENTLEMEN!

GUYS, THIS IS BOBBY.

BOBBY, THAT'S PAUL.

AND THAT'S TONY.

-I REMEMBER YOU.

YOU'RE GOOD.

I KNEW HE'D BE BACK.

- HEY, DID EITHER OF YOU GUYS
FIND AN EARRING LAST NIGHT?

-HEY, WHAT DO I LOOK LIKE?!

-WELCOME!

GOOD AFTERNOON. - AND TO YOU.

-WHAT CAN I GET YOU FOLKS?

- TWO DRY, UH,
BEEFEATER MARTINIS, PLEASE.

-VERY GOOD.

CHAD, COULD YOU, UH,
PLAY SOMETHING?

-GOOD AFTERNOON.

- GOOD AFTERNOON TO YOU.
- HELLO.

- YOU SOUND LIKE
YOU'RE FAR AWAY FROM HOME.

- AH, WELL, WE LIKE TO GET OUT
OF LONDON THIS TIME OF YEAR.

EXCUSE ME.

DO YOU KNOW
"THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN"?

-DEAR, ARE YOU SURE?

-YES.

-♪ THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN

♪ EACH ONE SEEKING HAPPINESS

♪ THROWN
BY THREE HOPEFUL LOVERS ♪

♪ WHICH ONE
WILL THE FOUNTAIN BLESS? ♪

♪ THREE HEARTS IN THE FOUNTAIN

♪ EACH ONE
LONGING FOR ITS HOME ♪

♪ THERE THEY LIE
IN THE FOUNTAIN ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE
IN THE HEART OF ROME ♪

♪ WHICH ONE
WILL THE FOUNTAIN BLESS? ♪

♪ WHICH ONE
WILL THE FOUNTAIN BLESS? ♪

♪ THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN

♪ THROUGH THE RIPPLES
HOW THEY SHINE ♪

♪ JUST ONE WISH
WILL BE GRANTED ♪

♪ ONE HEART WILL WEAR
A VALENTINE ♪

♪ MAKE IT MINE

♪ MAKE IT MINE

♪ MAKE IT MI-I-I-NE

-THANK YOU.

-YOU CAME BACK.

- KID, HAVE YOU SUNG
PROFESSIONALLY BEFORE?

-ME?

UH, I'M A LAWYER.

- HOW ABOUT IT?
WANT TO BE MY NEW SINGER?

-EARL, THIS KID'S TERRIFIC!

IT COULD BE LIKE
THE OLD DAYS AGAIN.

REMEMBER HOW
THIS USED TO BE LIKE?

- WHAT WAS IT LIKE?
- "WHAT WAS IT LIKE?"

THIS WAS THE PLACE!

-TELL HIM ABOUT JACK JONES.

- THE PARKING LOT
WAS ALWAYS PACKED!

YOU COULDN'T GET A TABLE
AFTER 9:00.

-TELL HIM ABOUT JACK JONES.

-I'M GETTING TO THAT.

WILL YOU LET ME TELL
THE STORY MY WAY?

WELL, ONE NIGHT,
WHO DO YOU THINK WALKS IN?

-HMM, JACK JONES?

-IN HIS PRIME.

HE STANDS BY THE PIANO
AND DID A WHOLE SET.

OF COURSE, BACK THEN,

WE HAD A PIANO PLAYER
WHO ACTUALLY LIKED PEOPLE.

- HEY, HEY, HEY!
HE PLAYS FOR FREE.

AT LEAST WE GOT
SOME MUSIC IN HERE.

-YOU TAKE ME BACK, KID.

YOU GOT IT!

YOU JUST GOT IT!

WHO WANTS TO HEAR ANOTHER SONG?

-WE'D LOVE TO HEAR ANOTHER SONG.

- "YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG."
- "YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG."

BOBBY, LET'S HEAR IT.

CHAD, DON'T LET ME DOWN.

-♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG

♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE
SPRING HAS SPRUNG ♪

♪ AND EVERY TIME
I SEE YOU GRIN ♪

♪ I'M SUCH A HAPPY INDIVIDUAL

♪ THE MOMENT THAT YOU SPEAK

♪ I WANT TO GO PLAY
HIDE-AND-SEEK ♪

♪ I WANT TO GO
AND BOUNCE THE MOON ♪

♪ JUST LIKE A TOY BALLOON

♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG

♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL
THERE ARE SONGS TO BE SUNG ♪

♪ BELLS TO BE RUNG AND A
WONDERFUL FLING TO BE FLUNG ♪

♪ AND EVEN WHEN
I'M OLD AND GRAY ♪

♪ I WANT TO FEEL
THE WAY I DO TODAY ♪

♪ 'CAUSE YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO

♪ MAN, I JUST FEEL SO

♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG

- AND THAT'S SOMETHING
WE CAN ALL BE PROUD OF.

-HEAR, HEAR!

- BOBBY. BOBBY.
HOLD ON A SECOND.

MAN, WHERE THE HELL
HAVE YOU BEEN, MAN?

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU
ALL DAY.

- I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
- OKAY, LISTEN, LISTEN.

INTERROGATORIES CAME IN.

- WHICH ONE
AM I SUPPOSED TO WORK ON?

-OKAY, "ROG" NUMBER ONE.

SO, LIKE, IN A NUTSHELL...
WHAT DO WE KNOW?

WHEN DID WE KNOW IT?

HERE'S WHERE WE FIND OUT
THAT THREE YEARS OF LAW SCHOOL

BOILS DOWN TO TWO WORDS...
ADMIT NOTHING.

- OH, COME ON.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

-OKAY, LISTEN, THERE'S KENNETH.

I'M GONNA GO OVER THERE
AND SCHMOOZE HIM,

TELL HIM
WHAT A GREAT BOSS HE IS.

MEANWHILE,
YOU GO BACK TO YOUR OFFICE

AND PRETEND LIKE YOU'VE
BEEN WORKING ALL DAY, ALL RIGHT?

- THANKS. I APPRECIATE IT.

OH! GOD! - OH! GEEZ!

- OH, JUST WHEN I THOUGHT
I COULDN'T LOOK ANY WORSE.

-OH, I'M SO SORRY, BOBBY.

-NO, IT'S FINE.

IT JUST LOOKS LIKE YOU SHOT ME.

- OH, IT'S MERELY A FLESH WOUND.
I THINK YOU'LL SURVIVE.

SO I WENT BACK DOWN
TO THAT LOUNGE

TO, UH, LOOK FOR YOUR EARRING,
BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE IT.

I'M SORRY.
- OH, THAT WAS SWEET OF YOU.

- NO WORRIES.
- LOOK AT YOU!

- HEY, I WAS...
- I CONFESS.

I SHOT HIM.

- WILL YOU EXCUSE US?
- YES.

- WHERE'S THE RED TIE?
WHERE'S ANY TIE?

- ELIZABETH, I'M SORRY.
- WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

I TOLD YOU NOT TO BE LATE.

-NO, COME ON. I CAN EXPLAIN.

-WHOA, HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING?

- CHAD POURS ME A DRINK.
WHAT CAN I SAY?

-WHO IS CHAD?

- UH, HE'S THE PIANO PLAYER
AT THE FOXES DEN.

- OKAY, SO YOU'VE JUST BEEN
DRINKING ALL DAY AT THIS BAR?

- I'VE NOT BEEN DRINKING ALL DAY.
I WAS...

I WAS SINGING.

- SINGING?!
- CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS CALMLY?

- OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, HERE'S
WHAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT.

WHEN YOU FIRST CAME HERE,
YOU WERE THE ASSOCIATE

THAT ALL THE SENIOR PARTNERS
HAD THEIR EYES ON.

EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU!

AND YOU KNOW WHAT,
THEY'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT YOU,

BUT BELIEVE ME, YOU DON'T WANT
TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.

- OKAY, WHAT ARE THEY SAYING,
ELIZABETH?

- ROBERT.
DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT ME? HUH?

DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT

HOW IT WOULD AFFECT ME
IF YOU WERE FIRED?

- WHAT? IS THAT WHAT
THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT ME?

HONEY. HONEY.

-Stop it!

I'M ELIZABETH DRYSDALE.

YOU MARRY ME,
YOU MARRY ALL OF THIS.

GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!

-Your position is untenable.

- PHILIP,
YOUR ARGUMENT IS SPECIOUS.

YOU KNOW PERFECTLY WELL
THOSE WERE PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS

AND THEY WERE PRODUCED
INADVERTENTLY.

- Kenneth, these documents
were produced to us

in response to a standard
document request.

- THEY ARE UNUSABLE,
AND THEY BEAR NO RELEVANCE.

-They are completely relevant,

and I'm astonished
at what's in them.

Quite frankly,
I'm stunned they even exist.

-OH, GIVE ME A BREAK!

LIKE YOU DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS IN THEM.

- BOBBY.
- YOU ALLEGED ALL THESE ISSUES

IN YOUR ORIGINAL COMPLAINT,

AND NOW YOU'RE ASTONISHED
AND STUNNED

TO SEE
THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY REAL?!

- WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING?

APART FROM MAKING MATTERS WORSE?

- KENNETH, I THINK
WHAT BOBBY'S REFERRING TO

IS WHAT'S IN PARAGRAPH 41.

- I'M WELL AWARE
OF WHAT'S IN PARAGRAPH 41.

WHAT I DON'T KNOW, SMARTASS,

IS HOW YOU PLAN
TO UN-RING THAT BELL.

-I'm sorry.

Is Bobby Kelly in there?

-UNFORTUNATELY. WHY?

- There's someone out here
who needs to see him.

-I don't need to see him.

Don't make it sound like it.

- You can't smoke in here.
- WHAT'S THIS? HMM?

-I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

-DON'T SIT DOWN!

ROBERT,
I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS,

BUT I WANT HIM OUT OF MY OFFICE.

-OKAY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

-NO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

KAT WAS ASKING FOR YOU.
- WHO'S KAT?

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE?

- CHAD, I REALLY CAN'T
DEAL WITH THIS RIGHT NOW.

COME ON. YOU GOT TO GO.

-WAIT, "CHAD"? THIS IS CHAD?

-YES, AND HE'S LEAVING.

- ROBERT,
I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU ANYMORE.

-OH, THIS IS BOBBY KELLY.

I'M CHAD BARROWS. - OH, GOD.

-WE ROB BANKS.

- OH, AND APPARENTLY,
YOU ROB TIES, TOO?

- OH, THIS IS HOW YOU TREAT
A GIFT FROM MY PARENTS?

- OKAY,
I CAN'T EXPLAIN RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE TO GO. WE HAVE TO GO.

-ROBERT?

ROBERT? - IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

-YES, LAURIE, IT'S FINE.

- BOBBY, YOU WANT TO TELL ME
EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

- KENNETH,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

-LISTEN TO ME.

I AM... - I KNOW!

I KNOW.
YOU'RE ELIZABETH DRYSDALE.

-DRYSDALE?

FROM THE "BEVERLY HILLBILLIES"?

- EXCUSE ME, SIR, THIS
IS A NON-SMOKING BUILDING.

-OH, I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

-CHAD, WAIT.

-BOBBY.

I'D RATHER NOT DO THIS OUT HERE

IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.

-I'LL SAVE YOU THE TIME.

YOU'LL HAVE MY LETTER
OF RESIGNATION IN THE MAIL.

- WHOA, CO... OKAY,
EVERYONE'S A LITTLE EXCITED.

WHY DON'T WE JUST TAKE A MINUTE
TO CALM DOWN?

-WAIT.

BOBBY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- ROBERT, IF YOU WALK AWAY
FROM ME, WE'RE THROUGH.

WE'RE OVER.

- I CAN'T BELIEVE
I JUST DID THAT.

YOU EVER DO THAT...
JUST UP AND QUIT YOUR JOB?

-NO.

NO, I CAN'T SAY THAT I HAVE.

-HEY, HOW'D YOU FIND ME?

FINDING PEOPLE IS EASY.

IT'S LOSING THEM
THAT'S A PAIN IN THE ASS.

-YEAH.

HEY, YOU THINK EARL WAS SERIOUS
ABOUT OFFERING ME THE JOB?

- EARL OFFERED YOU A JOB?
- YEAH.

-HUH.

-I MEAN, I THINK HE DID.

-A JOB AS WHAT?

-AS A SINGER.

-YEAH? DO YOU SING?

- ADMIT IT. I'M PRETTY GOOD.

- HONESTLY? YOU WANT TO HEAR IT?

-NO, NO, YOU'RE FULL OF SHIT.

KAT THINKS I'M GOOD.

-KAT?!

DID YOU EVER HEAR HER SING?
SWEET MOTHER.

ALL RIGHT,
I'M GONNA BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU.

THERE'S A VIETNAM VET
WHO COMES IN OCCASIONALLY.

- HE DOWNS FIVE GIN MARTINIS,
AND THEN HE GETS UP,

AND HE SINGS
"HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN."

AND HE'S 10 TIMES BETTER
THAN YOU,

EVEN WHEN
HE TAKES OUT HIS TEETH.

HEY, LOOK WHO
THE DRUNK DRAGGED IN.

- HEY, KID!
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN!

-EARL...

WERE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT THAT JOB?

-I'LL GIVE YOU 30% OF THE DOOR.

-OKAY. IT'S A DEAL.

WHEN DO I START?

-YOU'RE ON.

WHAT WILL YOU HAVE?

-THIS ONE'S ON US.

-I'LL TAKE A BOURBON NEAT.

- BOURBON?! OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.

- COMING UP!
- THANKS.

♪ I GET NO KICK FROM COCAINE

♪ I'M SURE
THAT IF I TOOK EVEN ONE SNIFF ♪

♪ IT WOULD
BORE ME TERRIFICALLY... ♪

-THAT WAS AWFUL.

YOU'RE WAY OFF.

JUST WAIT FOR THE DOWNBEAT.

-WHAT?

♪ I GET NO KICK FROM CHAMPAGNE

- ♪ MERE ALCOHOL
DOESN'T WOO ME AT... ♪

WHAT?

- DO YOU KNOW
WHAT THE DOWNBEAT IS?

-NO.

GEE... NO, I DON'T, OKAY?

I DON'T.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

MAYBE IT WAS THE ALCOHOL.

EARL,
HURRY UP WITH BOBBY'S DRINK.

- EARL HAD TO GO DOWNSTAIRS
FOR SOMETHING.

- SOMETHING FEELS DIFFERENT.
I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S JUST, I-I FEEL OFF.

♪ I GET A KICK

♪ EVERY TIME I SEE YOU
STANDING THERE BEFORE ME ♪

♪ I GET A KICK,
THOUGH IT'S CLEAR ♪

I SUCK.

I ABSOLUTELY SUCK.

-HEY.

YOU DO NOT SUCK.

-YOU DON'T THINK SO?

-FOUND IT.

-COME HERE.

-CHECK THE LIGHTS.

-YOU JUST NEED A LOOK.

THERE YOU GO.

YOU'RE ALL SET.

-HOLY SHIT.

-DID IT WORK?

-EARL, I'VE GOT A FEELING

YOU BETTER GET
THAT SIGN OUT THERE FIXED.

- ♪ MY STORY IS MUCH TOO SAD
TO BE TOLD ♪

♪ BUT PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING
LEAVES ME TOTALLY COLD ♪

♪ THE ONLY EXCEPTION
I KNOW IS THE CASE ♪

♪ WHEN I'M OUT
ON A QUIET SPREE ♪

♪ FIGHTING VAINLY
THE OLD ENNUI ♪

♪ AND I SUDDENLY TURN AND SEE

♪ YOUR FABULOUS FACE

♪ I GET NO KICK FROM CHAMPAGNE

♪ MERE ALCOHOL
DOESN'T THRILL ME AT ALL ♪

♪ SO TELL ME WHY SHOULD
IT BE TRUE ♪

♪ THAT I GET
A KICK OUT OF YOU? ♪

♪ I GET A KICK

♪ EVERY TIME I SEE YOU
STANDING THERE BEFORE ME ♪

♪ I GET A KICK,
THOUGH IT'S CLEAR TO ME ♪

♪ YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T ADORE ME

♪ I GET NO KICK IN A PLANE

♪ FLYING TOO HIGH
WITH SOME CHICK IN THE SKY ♪

♪ IS MY IDEA OF NOTHING TO DO

♪ YET I GET A KICK

♪ I GET A BOON

♪ I GET A KICK
OUT OF YO-O-O-U, YEAH ♪

THANK YOU, KAT.

-KID, COULD I SEE YOU FOR A SEC?

-HEY, GUYS.

-WE WANTED TO BUY YOU A DRINK.

-OH.

WELL, I ALREADY HAVE ONE,
ACTUALLY.

- LEAVE THAT.
WHAT ARE YOU HAVING?

-BOURBON.

-CHAD.

-BAD INFLUENCE.

-NEVER DRINK THE DARK LIQUORS.

STICK TO THE CLEAR SPIRITS...
THE GIN, THE VODKA.

ALL I EVER DRINK
IS THE CLEAR STUFF,

AND LOOK AT ME.

I'M HEALTHY AS A HORSE.

-YEAH. YOU LOOK GOOD.

-RIGHT?

I WANT TO TELL YOU A STORY.

ACTUALLY,
TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT,

I GOT STABBED.

-YOU GOT STABBED?

-STABBED, STUCK, POKED.

REMEMBER, TONE?

-YEAH, I REMEMBER.

BUT IT WAS A LONGER STORY
THAN THAT.

- I KNOW IT WAS A LONGER STORY
THAN THAT.

THAT'S WHY I SAID,
"TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT."

YOU REALLY WANT
ME TO GO INTO IT?

-NO.

- YOU WANT ME TO TELL BOBBY
THE STORY?

BECAUSE I WILL. - NO, PAULIE!

- I WILL! YOU KNOW I WILL!
- DON'T GO INTO IT!

-ALL RIGHT.

WHERE WAS I? - UH, STABBED.

-RIGHT.

NOW, THE POINT
OF MY TELLING YOU ALL OF THIS

IS THAT IT HAPPENED IN AN ALLEY.

-TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE.

-ELEGANTLY PUT, TONE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK WE USED

TO CLEAN
THE OPEN, GUSHING WOUND WITH?

-UM, ALCOHOL.

- AHA! EXACTLY. BUT WHAT KIND?

DO YOU THINK OLD TONE HERE

POURED A BOTTLE OF JACK
ALL OVER MY CHEST?

-OH, GOD. I HOPE NOT.

-OF COURSE NOT.

HE'S SMARTER THAN THAT...
SORT OF.

BUT VODKA? YES.

GOOD, PURE, CLEAN VODKA
SAVED MY LIFE.

MY FRIEND, I'M GONNA SAVE
YOUR LIFE AND YOUR VOICE.

EARL, GIVE OUR NEW SINGER
MY USUAL.

-UH, NO OFFENSE, PAUL,

BUT I THINK I'M TURNING
INTO A BOURBON MAN.

-OKAY.

WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER STORY?

-YEAH.

- WELL, MY STEPFATHER
WAS A BOURBON MAN.

YOU'RE NOT WEARING YOUR TIE.
CAN I USE IT FOR THE STORY?

- OH, YEAH.
- THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO HE WOULD
GO OFF TO WORK EVERY DAY,

AND HE'D WEAR HIS TIE
AROUND HIS NECK LIKE THAT...

UNTIED, JUST HANGING THERE.

HE WAS IN THE INSURANCE RACKET.

NOBODY COULD FIGURE OUT
WHY HE WOULDN'T TIE HIS TIE.

CAN YOU GUESS?

-SHAKY HANDS.

- YOU'RE HALF RIGHT.
- KID, YOU'RE SMART.

-HE IS.

HIS HANDS WERE SO SHAKY

THAT THE ONLY WAY
HE COULD TAKE A DRINK

WAS TO TAKE
THE LEFT END OF THE TIE

AND HOLD THE GLASS WITH IT.

THEN HE'D TAKE
THE RIGHT END OF THE TIE

AND SLOWLY PULL DOWN,

THUS BRINGING THE GLASS
SMOOTHLY TO HIS LIPS.

GOD, THAT KILLS ME!

-ALL BECAUSE OF BOURBON.

-WOW.

-HERE'S YOUR USUAL.

NOW, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
TO MY SINGER?

THAT'S NOT FOR BEGINNERS. - HEY!

WHO YOU CALLING A BEGINNER?

- EARL,
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'M SAVING HIS VOICE.

CHAD'S GOT HIM GUZZLING BOURBON.

EARL, THE DARK LIQUOR!

- WHAT ABOUT IT?
I SELL ALL THE LIQUORS HERE.

- ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S HAVE IT.

OKAY?

MM.

NO OFFENSE TO YOUR FATHER, PAUL.

I THINK
I'M STICKING WITH BOURBON.

-MY STEPFATHER.

MY REAL FATHER WAS ERROL FLYNN.

- YEAH, SORRY, YOUR STEPFATH...
WAIT, WHAT DID YOU SAY?

YOU SAID... WHO WAS YOUR FATHER?

-EARL, WHO WAS MY FATHER?

-ERROL FLYNN.

-DO YOU KNOW WHO HE WAS, KID?

WELL, BEFORE YOUR TIME.

- YEAH,
I KNOW WHO ERROL FLYNN WAS.

-WELL, HE WAS MY FATHER.

MY FATHER WAS ERROL FLYNN.
- ERROL FLYNN.

- MY MOTHER TOLD ME
JUST BEFORE SHE DIED.

SHE WANTED ME TO KNOW
THE TRUTH...

THAT THAT SCUM-SUCKING
MAGGOT OF AN INSURANCE SALESMAN

WASN'T MY REAL DAD.

- ALL RIGHT,
IT'S WAY TOO QUIET IN HERE!

CHAD!

-YEAH, WHERE... WHERE'S CHAD?

OH.

-HEY, SORRY.

-HEY, PAL.

- YOUR TANK LOOKS LOW.
THAT'S ON ME.

-HOW ARE YOU, CUTIE?

-GOOD.

THEY SAID I SHOULDN'T DRINK
DARK LIQUORS.

-WHO?

THE TWO SURGEON GENERALS
OVER THERE?

- HEY, PAUL SAYS
HE'S AS HEALTHY AS A HORSE.

- YEAH,
THE HORSE IN "THE GODFATHER."

-BOBBY. TELEPHONE.

-THIS IS BOBBY.

-Robert?

-HELLO, ELIZABETH.

-Robert, where are you?

- WHERE DID YOU CALL ME?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

- I talked to my father,
and I explained to him

that you're under
a lot of pressure

and that you didn't mean
to embarrass Kenneth like that.

YOU DON'T SPEAK FOR ME,
ELIZABETH.

- You know how my father feels
about you.

You're like a son to him.
- ELIZABETH, STOP.

- Hey, then, who are you?
Some drunk in a bar?

You're throwing your life away.

- I'M NOT...
I'm not throwing my life away.

-Okay, here it is.

If by 9:00 tomorrow morning,
you're back at your desk,

this whole thing
will be forgotten.

And my father said

that in the event
this is about money,

you'll have a 10% raise.

9:00 a.m.

- SIR, THIS IS A NON-SMOKING
BUILDING.

-SO FIND A LAWYER AND SUE ME.

-BOBBY!

OH.

- I THINK YOU GAVE
SOME PEOPLE A SCARE.

- AND YET YOU'VE GOT A GUY
OUTSIDE FIXING THE SIGN.

- 40 YEARS
RUNNING A COCKTAIL LOUNGE,

YOU LEARN TO READ PEOPLE.

- 40 YEARS?
YOU'RE NOT READY TO RETIRE?

-ME? RETIRE? NEVER.

-WHAT ARE YOU READING?

- "FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS."

-HMM. YOU LIKE HEMINGWAY?

-I DON'T KNOW. IT'S CHAD'S.

-CHAD. YOU'RE A HEMINGWAY FAN?

-I AM.

HE LIVED LIFE ON HIS OWN TERMS,

AND WHEN HE KNEW
HE HAD NOTHING LEFT TO SAY,

HE MADE A DATE WITH A SHOTGUN.

-CHAD, STOP. THAT'S DEPRESSING.

-HEY, EARL, HOW DO READ A GUY

THAT LIES
ON TOP OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL PIANO?

- I READ
HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS.

IT'S HIS.

-THIS IS YOUR PIANO?

-I MOVED IT FROM MY HOUSE.

OTHERWISE,
I'D NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE.

-YOU HAVE A HOUSE?

-IF YOU CAN CALL IT THAT.

LET'S GO TO CHAD'S HOUSE!

- WE'RE NOT GOING
TO CHAD'S HOUSE.

-COME ON. LET'S HAVE A PICNIC.

WE BOTH NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.

IT'S STILL EARLY.

CHAD, DO THIS FOR ME.

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL?

-I SHOULD HAVE GUESSED.

-I'M GONNA GO ORDER SOME LUNCH.

-HEY, ARE THESE YOUR FOLKS?

-UH, YEAH.

-WHAT, YOU'RE NOT SURE?

-I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM IN A WHILE.

-THIS IS YOU, THOUGH.

-NO, THAT'S MY BROTHER, SPENCER.

I WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD
WITH A TENNIS RACKET IN MY HAND.

- HERE.
THIS SHOULD KILL THE PAIN.

-CHAD, THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

-NO, KAT'S BEEN IN HERE.

IT'S ALL OUT OF ORDER.

HOLD THIS.

YOU KNOW
THE "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" STORY?

-YEAH.

A GIRL FALLS DOWN A RABBIT HOLE.

-NO, THE REAL STORY.

THE FIRST EDITION
OF "ALICE IN WONDERLAND"

HAS "1866" ON THE TITLE PAGE,
EXCEPT IT DOESN'T.

IT ACTUALLY HAD "1865"
ON THE TITLE PAGE.

THERE'S LESS THAN A DOZEN COPIES
OF THAT KNOWN TO SURVIVE.

LEWIS CARROLL GAVE THEM OUT
TO CLOSE FRIENDS.

-HOW MUCH IS THAT WORTH?

-MORE THAN THIS HOUSE.

SO DON'T DROP IT.

- YEAH, RIGHT.
DON'T DROP THAT ONE.

-SERIOUSLY.

DON'T DROP IT.

-WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

- ONE OF THE COPIES
CARROLL GAVE OUT

WAS TO MY GREAT-GREAT
GRANDMOTHER AGNES CHADWICK.

-WOW.

-SOMEONE SING TO ME.

-WHAT DOES "SOMEONE" MEAN?

DO YOU THINK IT'S GONNA BE ME?

- CHAD,
YOU NEVER SING FOR ANYONE.

BOBBY, YOU SING TO ME.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THOSE SONGS?

- YOU KNOW, NOT THAT I'M EVER
CURIOUS ABOUT ANYTHING,

BUT SINCE
WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT...

HOW DO YOU KNOW THESE SONGS?

- I USED TO GO
TO MY GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE A LOT.

I WOULD SIT IN THE DEN
WITH MY GRANDFATHER

AND LISTEN TO HIS OLD HI-FI.

I NEVER WANTED TO GO HOME.

- SING TO ME, BOBBY,
LIKE YOU DID THAT FIRST NIGHT

YOU CAME IN
WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

-SHE'S NOT HIS GIRLFRIEND.

- LOTS OF PEOPLE COME IN DRUNK,
TRY TO SING.

NOBODY PAYS ANY ATTENTION.

BUT WHEN YOU SANG, I THOUGHT,
"THIS GUY'S GOT"...

- ISSUES.
- STOP!

I'M SERIOUS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.

THE ONLY PERSON THAT EVER
HEARD ME SING IS CHAD.

-CHAD WROTE THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG.

-REALLY?

WELL, I WOULD LOVE
TO HEAR YOU SING IT.

- NO.
- COME ON.

- NO!
- YEAH.

- REALLY?
- YES.

- HEY, WHILE YOU TWO
GO PICK OUT THE FURNITURE,

I'M POURING MYSELF A DAY CAP.

- NO!
- JUST A LITTLE ONE.

- I ASKED YOU
NOT TO SPOIL THIS PICNIC.

-I'M NOT SPOILING ANYTHING, KAT.

I JUST WANT ANOTHER DRINK.

-WELL, WE HAVE SODA RIGHT HERE.

- OH, YEAH,
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WANT...

A NICE GLASS OF COLA.

- WE'RE HAVING A NICE TIME.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO RUIN IT?

-KAT, DON'T START AT ME.

YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT WANTED TO COME HERE.

-I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN.

-WHY WOULD IT BE FUN?

-I'M HAVING FUN.

- I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DIFFERENT
WITH BOBBY HERE.

IT WAS FOR YOU.
- YEAH, DON'T MOTHER ME, KAT.

I BARELY WANTED ONE MOTHER.

-WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!

WHY DO YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM?

- ADDICTION.
- HEY.

SMOKING'S AN ADDICTION.

DRINKING IS A DECISION.

-WHAT ARE YOU DECIDING?

HUH?

- I'M DECIDING
TO HAVE ANOTHER DRINK.

-GO TO HELL.

-KAT.

-OH, LET HER GO.

-WHY DO YOU DO THAT TO HER?

-DO WHAT?

- SHE JUST WANTED TO HAVE
A NICE DAY.

SHE JUST...

NOT THAT I'M EVER CURIOUS
ABOUT ANYTHING,

BUT WHO ARE YOU?

- I'M NOBODY...
FROM A FAMILY OF SOMEBODIES.

-MR. CHAD BARROWS ON PIANO.

NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
ANOTHER FRIEND OF MINE.

KAT?

WOULD YOU COME OVER HERE?

NOW, KAT IS NOT ONLY
YOUR WAITRESS,

BUT SHE'S ALSO A SINGER.

AND, EARL, IF YOU DON'T MIND,

I'D LIKE TO TURN THE MICROPHONE
OVER TO HER.

-NO, BOBBY. I CAN'T.

- YES, YOU CAN.
COME ON. TRUST ME.

GIVE ME YOUR APRON.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, KAT.

-♪ SUDDENLY

♪ TIME SLIPS AWAY

♪ NIGHT FOLLOWS DAY

♪ PASSING SWIFTLY BY

♪ SO POUR ME

♪ POUR ME A REASON WHY

♪ HERE WE ARE

♪ TWO FOR THE ROAD

♪ TRYING TO HOLD ON
TO WHAT WE SEEM ♪

♪ HMM, MM, MM, MM

♪ SO POUR ME

♪ POUR ME ANOTHER DREAM

♪ STAY A WHILE

♪ I'VE FINALLY FOUND A FRIEND

♪ TO WATCH THE YEARS GO BY

♪ BY AND BY

♪ THEN SUDDENLY

♪ HE'LL WALK IN

♪ OPEN UP MY HEART AGAIN

♪ SEEING ALL THE THINGS I LOVE

♪ THERE BEFORE ME

♪ SO POUR ME

♪ POUR ME ANOTHER DREAM

♪ WHISPER THE WORD GOODBYE

♪ POUR ME A REASON WHY

♪ TILL ONE OF THESE DAYS

♪ WHEN YOU'LL COME BACK

♪ AND WE'LL SHARE

♪ ANOTHER DRE-E-E-AM

-EARL, GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE.

-SURE THING, PAUL.

-KAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

-HOW WAS I?

-YOU WERE UNBELIEVABLE.

THAT'S...

BARROWS, YOU WROTE THAT.

WE SHOULD SING TOGETHER.

NO, COME ON. THINK ABOUT IT.
IT WOULD BE FUN.

GUYS, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

-FABULOUS!

- KAT AND BOBBY...
NOW, THAT'S AN ACT!

IF ONLY WE COULD FIND
A PIANO PLAYER.

♪ WHAT A DAY THIS HAS BEEN

♪ WHAT A RARE MOOD I'M IN

♪ AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE
BEING IN LOVE ♪

-♪ THERE'S A SMILE ON MY FACE

♪ FOR THE WHOLE HUMAN RACE

♪ WHY, IT'S ALMOST LIKE
BEING IN LOVE ♪

- ♪ ALL THE MUSIC OF LIFE
SEEMS TO BE ♪

♪ LIKE A BELL
THAT IS RINGING FOR ME ♪

♪ AND FROM THE WAY THAT I FEEL

♪ WHEN THAT BELL
STARTS TO PEAL ♪

♪ I COULD SWEAR I WAS FALLIN'

♪ I WOULD SWEAR I WAS FALLIN'

♪ IT'S ALMOST LIKE
BEING IN LOVE ♪

JESUS, WHAT A SHIT HOLE.

- WE'RE GONNA TAKE A QUICK BREAK,
FOLKS.

- REALLY PICKING OUT
THE HOT SPOTS, HUH?

- WHAT DID I TELL YOU?
WAS I WRONG?

-EARL, I GOT IT.

- HOLD ON, EARL.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS.

-BOBBY, MY MAN.

- WHY DON'T YOU
GO GET US A TABLE?

-WHY DID YOU COME HERE?

- IS THIS AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB?
I MEAN...

-BOBBY, SHOULD I HELP THEM?

-YEAH, KAT, SEE WHAT THEY WANT.

-OH, SO THAT'S KAT.

SHE'S... CUTE.

-MAN.

-WHAT WILL YOU HAVE?

- I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE
A MINUTE.

-MAY I HAVE ONE?

-HMM?

SURE.

-THANK YOU.

-WAITRESS ALERT.

- HEY, IS SHE ON THE MENU?
- HEY!

- YOU'RE AWFULLY PROTECTIVE
OF HER.

- WHY DON'T YOU GO JOIN
YOUR FRIENDS?

-I WAS JUST GOING TO DO THAT.

- HEY, BOBBY, WHY DON'T YOU
SING US SOMETHING, HUH?

SHIT, SOMEONE DO SOMETHING.

-Shh. I WANT TO HEAR THIS.

-♪ SWING HIGH, SWEET CHARIOT

- GOD, YOU'RE WORSE THAN BOBBY.
STOP.

-DRINKS ALL AROUND, ON ME,

EVEN FOR THE COUPLE OF BAGS
AT THE BAR.

-HEY!

- IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

-YOU DISGUSTING PIECE OF...

-OH, LOOK, IT'S THE TOWN HOOKER!

SORRY, DARLING, I'M TAKEN.

-CHAD, DO SOMETHING!

-ALL RIGHT.

-TONY?

TONY!

-BREAK IT UP!

THAT'S IT! IT'S OVER!

I SAID IT'S OVER!

NOW GET OUT OF HERE!

- LET'S GET OUT
OF THIS CRAPPY DIVE BAR.

-IT'S NOT A BAR. IT'S A LOUNGE.

-AND GET OUT OF HERE.

- LUCKY YOU'RE A GOOD SINGER,
BOBBY,

'CAUSE YOU ARE A LOUSY LAWYER.

- YOU LISTEN TO ME,
YOU PIECE OF SHIT!

BOBBY KELLY IS 10 TIMES
THE LAWYER YOU WILL EVER BE.

I KNOW IT. KENNETH KNOWS IT.

EVERY PARTNER AT THE FIRM
KNOWS IT.

- LIZ,
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

-IT'S ELIZABETH.

COULD YOU CALL ME A CAB?
- YOU'RE A CAB.

TOUGH CROWD.

-I'LL DRIVE YOU HOME, ELIZABETH.

-THANKS.

BYE, BOBBY.

-GOODBYE.

-SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

WERE YOU GUYS SERIOUS?

- "SERIOUS" IS A... GOOD WORD.

- SHE OBVIOUSLY THINKS HIGHLY
OF YOU.

YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A LAWYER?

-YEAH. I DID...

TILL I MET CHAD.

KAT, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

-CHAD.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'M DOING WRONG.

I KNOW I'M NOT
GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM.

- YOU'RE NOT DOING
ANYTHING WRONG, OKAY?

HE'S GOT A PROBLEM.

-I JUST WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY.

-CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?

-YEAH, OF COURSE.

- THE OTHER DAY,
I TOLD HIM I LOVED HIM.

HE PRETENDED HE DIDN'T HEAR ME.

WHICH WAS RIDICULOUS
BECAUSE WE WERE...

WELL, HE HEARD ME.

-YEAH, I WANT TO HELP HIM OUT.

ARE HE AND HIS BROTHER, SPENCER,
CLOSE?

-HIS BROTHER'S DEAD.

I THINK HE KILLED HIMSELF.

-I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

-CHAD NEVER TALKS ABOUT IT.

I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND HIM.

HE'S GOT THIS TATTOO.

-CHAD HAS A TATTOO.

-IT SAYS "PAMELA."

WHO'S PAMELA?

I DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

I'M TIRED.

I WANT TO GO HOME.

-BOBBY, COME QUICK!

HELLO, 911?
YEAH, WE NEED PARAMEDICS.

-I CAN'T BREATHE.

- MOVE YOUR HANDS.
- WHAT HAPPENED?

- HE SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL WELL. HE
JUST STOOD UP AND KEELED OVER.

-HE'S HAVING A HEART ATTACK.

DID SOMEONE CALL AN AMBULANCE?

- THEY'RE ON THE WAY.
- OH, PAUL.

- TONY, I WANT TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING.

- Shh. Shh. Shh. DON'T TALK.
DON'T STRAIN YOURSELF.

-HERE YOU GO, PAL.

-CHAD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

- OH, GIVE IT UP
WITH THE, "NO DARK LIQUOR."

- TONY, LISTEN,
WHEN YOU THREW THAT PUNCH...

A RIGHT CROSS... I WAS SO PROUD.

-I DID IT FOR YOU.

NOW, D-DON'T TALK.

-NO, YOU DID IT FOR US.

- WHEN RACHMANINOFF PREMIERED
HIS FIRST SYMPHONY,

IT WAS SUCH A TOTAL DISASTER

THAT HE HAD
A COMPLETE NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

HE WALKED AWAY FROM MUSIC,
AND HE SAID, "NEVER AGAIN."

SO WHAT DID HIS FAMILY
DO ABOUT IT?

THEY BROUGHT IN TOLSTOY
TO CHEER HIM UP.

- DID THAT WORK?
- HA!

DID TOLSTOY EVER CHEER YOU UP?

SO THEN
THEY SENT HIM TO THIS HYPNOTIST,

WHO LAID HIM DOWN ON A COUCH

AND WOULD REPEAT OVER
AND OVER AGAIN IN HIS EAR,

"YOU ARE A GREAT COMPOSER.

YOU WILL WRITE MORE MUSIC."

DID THAT WORK?

-HE WALKED OUT OF HIS OFFICE

AND SAT DOWN AND WROTE
HIS SECOND PIANO CONCERTO.

- HAVE YOU STUDIED MUSIC
YOUR WHOLE LIFE?

-UP TO A POINT.

I WENT TO JUILLIARD
FOR ABOUT 12 MINUTES.

NOT MY KIND OF PLACE.

YOU?

- NO, I NEVER STUDIED MUSIC.
- SERIOUSLY?

- DID YOU JUST LOOK IMPRESSED?
- YEAH, FAT CHANCE.

IT TAKES A LOT MORE
TO IMPRESS ME

THAN SOME BAR-EXAM-FLUNKING
CROONER.

- NO, I PASSED THE BAR EXAM
ON THE FIRST TRY.

I WAS LAW REVIEW.

WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?

I WAS LAW REVIEW.

DO YOU KNOW
THE PHILOSOPHICAL DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN JUSTICE FRANKFURTER
AND JUSTICE BLACK?

-SHOULD I?

-YES, YOU SHOULD.

IT MAY NOT AFFECT YOU,

BUT IT AFFECTS
A LOT OF PEOPLE EVERY DAY.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO THINK ANYMORE.

DO WE LIVE BY ACCIDENT
AND DIE BY ACCIDENT,

OR DO WE LIVE BY PLAN
AND DIE BY PLAN?

- I THINK YOU HAVE TO PICK
ONE OF THOSE, PAL.

- I'M GONNA NEED
FOUR CASES OF JACK.

YOU KNOW I'M GOOD FOR IT.

- HERE'S YOUR ORANGE JUICE.
BOTTOMS UP.

-TRUST ME. THIS IS GONNA BE BIG.

-CHAD, WHAT'S WRONG?

WHAT TIME IS IT?

-TIME FOR YOUR O.J.

-O.J. TIME.

- HEY, BOBBY, HOW DO YOU SPELL
YOUR LAST NAME?

-UH, KELLY.

-OH.

-WHY?

-FOR THE POSTER!

I'M PLANNING A BIG NIGHT.

THEY'RE GONNA BE FLOCKING
IN HERE TO SEE YOU.

-BIG NIGHT?

BARROWS, DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?

- DON'T LOOK AT ME.
NOBODY TELLS ME ANYTHING.

- YOU. SING WITH ME.
- YOU REALLY THINK I COULD?

-YES!

EARL, I THINK
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT

ANOTHER NAME ON THAT POSTER.

-TONY?

-HE'S GONE.

-HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S SLEEPING.

-HE LOOKS SO PEACEFUL.

SERIOUSLY.

HE NEVER LOOKED THIS GOOD.

-MAYBE HE'S A LATE BLOOMER.

- YOU COULDN'T GET
ANY LATER THAN THIS.

KAT.

KAT. COME ON.

KAT.

COME ON.

-IT'S OKAY, HONEY.

HE HAD A GOOD LIFE.

-BOBBY.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT
YOU DID FOR PAUL, AND FOR ME.

-WHAT DID I DO?

-WELL, THE OTHER NIGHT,

WHEN YOU GOT PAULIE
UP AND DANCING,

GOD, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

AND WHEN HE SANG WITH YOU,

THE LOOK ON HIS FACE...

THANK YOU FOR THAT LOOK.

THANK YOU.

- MAYBE, UH,
SOMEONE SHOULD SAY SOMETHING.

- "BUT NOW MY TASK
IS SMOOTHLY DONE.

I CAN FLY, OR I CAN RUN."

JOHN MILTON.

-FOXES DEN.

NO.

ANTHONY O'HARA? NO.

NOT HERE.

-PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS?

-HMM?

OH, SORRY, KAT. WHAT?

-YOU ARE A MILLION MILES AWAY.

NOW I'M HERE.

- HEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH CHAD?

- I DON'T KNOW. SOMETHING'S
JUST BEEN BUGGING HIM.

-SING FOR ME?

-SURE.

YEAH.

EARL, DOESN'T THIS PLACE
HAVE A SINGER?

-YEAH, ON PAYROLL.

TONY, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HEAR?

LET'S DO IT, CHAD.

COME ON. PLAY SOMETHING.
I BET YOU I KNOW IT.

-PLAY A LOVE SONG.

-GET LOST.

-HEY.

HEY, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?

THAT GIRL LOVES YOU.
YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU EVER CONSIDER
THAT PEOPLE HAVE FEELINGS?

-PEOPLE DON'T HAVE FEELINGS.

THEY HAVE DESIRES.

EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU FEEL
IS JUST SOMETHING YOU WANT.

- WHAT ARE YOU BOYS
TALKING ABOUT?

-YOU, ACTUALLY.

I WAS JUST SAYING WHAT A GREAT
COUPLE YOU GUYS MAKE.

"CHAD AND KAT"
REALLY HAS A RING TO IT, HUH?

-ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S SOFIA...

BUT WITH AN "F," RIGHT?

-WHAT'S THE MATTER?

HEY, WHAT'S... WHO IS SOFIA?

-BOBBY KELLY, MEET SOFIA TAYLOR.

-SOFIA TAYLOR?

THIS YOU?

-SO, EARL, THAT'S TAYLOR...

T-A-Y-L-O-R.

FOR THE POSTER.

-KAT.

KAT!

TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS DRIVING HOME
FROM A GIRLFRIEND'S HOUSE.

I WAS PARTYING ALL DAY,

AND THIS CAR
CAME OUT OF NOWHERE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT...

I CRASHED INTO HIM.

I GOT OUT.
I WENT AND LOOKED AT HIS CAR.

HE WAS... STILL SITTING
BEHIND THE WHEEL.

I... PANICKED.

-WHAT DID YOU DO?

-I RAN AWAY.

-WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

-OVER A YEAR AGO.

-A YEAR?

WHAT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?

HAVE YOU...
HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO THEM?

-NO.

NO.

-KAT...

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

I'M A LAWYER. I...

HOW LONG DID YOU THINK
YOU COULD KEEP THIS UP?

-BOBBY, I'M NOT A BAD PERSON.

PLEASE DON'T BE MAD AT ME.

-I'M NOT MAD.

BUT THIS IS OVER.

IT'S RINGING.

-Hello?

Hello?

-MAMA.

-Sofia?

Sofia, is that you?

-IT'S ME.

MAMA, I'M SORRY.

-Where are you?

- I'M SORRY.
- Are you okay?

I WANT TO COME HOME.

-WHAT DO I DO?

- I DON'T KNOW, BOBBY.
IT'S A TOUGH CALL.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED,

ONLY WHAT SHE'S TOLD YOU, RIGHT?

AND IT HAPPENED OUT OF STATE.

- WELL, I GOT TO DO
SOMETHING FOR HER.

YOU KNOW, I NEED TO HELP HER.

- WAIT, WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
THIS GIRL BEING YOUR CLIENT?

BOBBY, YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER

WHAT'S REALLY
IN HER BEST INTEREST.

YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY CRIMINAL EXPERIENCE,

NOR HAVE YOU BEEN INSIDE
A COURTROOM IN YOUR LIFE.

-YEAH, KEEP BUILDING ME UP.

- I'M NOT TRYING TO BE MAUDLIN
OR SENTIMENTAL HERE, ALL RIGHT?

BUT YOU'RE ONE OF
THE SMARTEST GUYS I'VE EVER MET,

BUT YOU HAVE NEVER REPRESENTED
A CLIENT AT A TRIAL.

ALL RIGHT,
I HOPE SOMEDAY THAT YOU DO,

BUT I'M TELLING YOU,
AS YOUR FRIEND,

YOU GOT TO LET THIS ONE GO.

-I CAN'T LET IT GO.

FORTUNATELY FOR YOU,
YOU'RE CONSULTING

ONE OF THE SHARPEST LEGAL MINDS
IN THE STATE.

THAT WAS YOUR FIRST GOOD MOVE.

- OKAY, YOU'VE COME TO A GUY
WHO KNOWS A GUY, ALL RIGHT?

IF YOUR FRIEND MAKES IT HOME...
- YEAH.

-...HAVE HER CALL THAT NUMBER.

-THE FOXES DEN.

NO, HE'S NOT HERE!
DO YOU UNDERSTAND ENGLISH?!

HE'S NOT HERE!

THEY JUST CALLED FOR YOU AGAIN.

WHY CAN'T THEY
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?!

-WHAT'S THE MATTER? WHO?

- THE EXECUTIONERS
OF PAUL'S ESTATE.

-YOU... YOU MEAN EXECUTORS.

-NO, I MEAN EXECUTIONERS.

I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER YOU
WITH THIS.

-NO, TONY, TELL ME.

PAUL LEFT
HIS VETERANS BENEFITS TO ME,

BUT THE V.A. WON'T RECOGNIZE ME
AS A LEGITIMATE...

I DON'T KNOW.

THE LAWYERS SAY

I'LL JUST SPEND THE MONEY
FIGHTING FOR MY BENEFITS.

THEY'RE SAYING
THEY'LL GIVE ME 7,500 BUCKS.

ALL'S I GOT TO DO
IS SIGN A WAIVER.

IT'S WHY THEY KEEP CALLING.

I CAN'T FIGHT ANYMORE.

-EARL, I...

-YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

- WHERE'S CHAD?
WHY ISN'T HE HERE?

- IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WE SAID OUR GOODBYES.

BOBBY, LISTEN.

-AS SOON AS YOU GET HOME,

I WANT YOU TO CALL THIS GUY.

HE'S EXPECTING YOUR CALL.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, KAT.

I MEAN... SOFIA.

-KAT.

REMEMBER ME AS KAT.

- TONY,
YOU'RE NOT SIGNING ANYTHING.

EARL, DO YOU HAVE THE NUMBER
FOR THOSE VULTURES?

-YEAH.

- Hello. Alan Lewis.
- YES, HELLO.

I'M CALLING REGARDING
ANTHONY O'HARA.

- Oh, yes. Well, as we explained
to Mr. O'Hara, he is...

-STOP TALKING AND LISTEN TO ME.

THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION

COMPLETELY RECOGNIZES
MR. O'HARA,

AND YOU WILL NOT
CONTACT HIM AGAIN

UNTIL YOU HEAR FURTHER FROM ME
IN WRITING.

- And you are?
- ROBERT KELLY.

I'M MR. O'HARA'S LAWYER.

CHAD?

CHAD?

DOOR WAS OPEN.
I JUST... I LET MYSELF IN.

-OH, GOOD FOR YOU.

MOST PEOPLE NEVER BELIEVE
THE DOOR IS OPEN.

-KAT'S GONE.

-YES.

-SO HOW ARE YOU?

-WELL...

WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT I'M...

I'M GONNA
HAVE TO ACTUALLY GET UP

AND GET MY OWN DRINKS
FROM NOW ON...

I'D SAY I'M FAIR TO MIDDLIN'.

DO PEOPLE SAY THAT ANYMORE?

"FAIR TO MIDDLIN'"?

MY MOTHER SAID THAT
ALL THE TIME.

-WERE YOU GUYS CLOSE?

-MY MOTHER AND I?

- WHY DID YOUR BROTHER
KILL HIMSELF?

-WHY?

WE'RE JUST THAT KIND OF FAMILY.

- SO YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY OTHER RELATIVES.

-IT'S JUST ME...

AND REMINGTON, HANNIGAN,
AND TATE.

- WHO'S REMINGTON, HANNIGAN,
AND TATE?

-THEY'RE THE OLD FIRM

THAT HANDLES
MY FAMILY'S AFFAIRS.

- YOU KNOW, TONY...
HE'S LOST WITHOUT PAUL.

YOU KNOW PAUL'S FATHER
WAS ERROL FLYNN?

- PAUL'S FATHER
WAS NOT ERROL FLYNN.

PAUL'S FATHER
WAS SOME INSURANCE SALESMAN.

- PAUL TOLD ME
HIS FATHER WAS ERROL FLYNN.

-YEAH, THAT'S JUST HIS STORY.

EVERYONE'S GOT A STORY.

-SO WHO'S PAMELA?

CHAD?

WHO'S PAMELA, CHAD?

-SHE WAS MY WIFE.

-YOUR WIFE?

YOU'RE DIVORCED?

-NO, SHE DIED.

-I'M SORRY.

UH, HOW DID...

-SHE JUST GOT SICK...

AND DIED.

WHEN YOU'RE STANDING THERE

AND SHE'S LYING IN A CASKET...

AND SHE'S ONLY 25,

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

YOU CAN'T BE...

-YOU REALLY LOVED HER.

-I CAN'T REMEMBER.

- I DON'T...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

-YOU KNOW...

I'VE NEVER MET A LAWYER

WHO DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
BEFORE.

IT'S AN HONOR TO KNOW YOU.

WELL, THERE'S ONE THING
I'D LIKE TO ASK.

THE DRINKING...
IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM.

NO, NOT SEEMS TO BE.
IT I A PROBLEM.

I LOOKED INTO IT,
AND THERE'S A GROUP THAT MEETS

EVERY WEEK AT A CHURCH
NEAR THE DEN.

UH, THERE'S A MEETING
TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:30,

AND IT WOULD MEAN A LOT TO ME
IF YOU GO... WITH ME.

-SURE, PAL.

SURE. YEAH.

- SO WE'RE DECIDING IF FIDUCIARY
OR CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP

HAS A FORM OF SPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCE IN LINE 12.

COME IN.

-EXCUSE ME.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE ALONE.

- IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THESE ARE MY NEW ASSOCIATES.

EVERYONE, THIS IS BOBBY KELLY.

- I CAN COME BACK.
- NO, BOBBY.

IN FACT, WE WERE JUST WORKING
ON WATKINS HERE,

REVIEWING THE PRIVILEGED DOCS.

IT TOOK US THREE MONTHS,
BUT WE FINALLY GOT THEM BACK.

- DID THEY FILE A MOTION
FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT?

-YES, THEY DID, BUT WE GOT THEM.

- KENNETH,
I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE.

IT WAS WRONG
THE WAY I LEFT THAT DAY.

-I UNDERSTAND.

YOU WERE UPSET.

LAW IS NOT
FOR THE FAINT FOR HEART.

-YOU'RE RIGHT.

LAW ISN'T
FOR THE FAINT OF HEART,

NOR IS IT FOR
THE PRIVILEGED FEW.

-AND YET HERE YOU ARE, BACK.

-NO.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HIRED ME,

SO I FELT
I SHOULD TELL YOU FIRST.

I'M GOING TO OPEN
MY OWN PRACTICE.

-YOUR OWN FIRM.

-YES.

-THAT IS NO JOKE.

YOU REALIZE
YOU'LL HAVE TO WORK HARDER

THAN YOU'VE EVER WORKED
IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.

AND YOU WILL LIKELY HAVE TO SET

YOUR CROONING CAREER ON HOLD
FOR A WHILE.

-I KNOW.

-I'M FIRST CHAIRING

THE GRANDVILLE DEPOSITION
TOMORROW MORNING,

AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE
ANY OF THEIR NONSENSE.

-SUSAN.

-BOBBY.

- WHAT, DID YOU FORGET ABOUT ME
ALREADY?

-NO, I DIDN'T.

I JUST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU
WITHOUT RED WINE ON YOUR SHIRT.

- PEOPLE, TAKE YOUR SEATS.
WE'RE READY.

-LET'S DO IT, PAL.

-HELLO.

MY NAME IS LARRY.

I'M AN ALCOHOLIC.

- HI, LARRY.
- HI, LARRY.

-LARRY.

- I'M CELEBRATING
NINE DAYS OF SOBRIETY,

AND I'D LIKE TO BE THE FIRST
TO WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS.

-THANK YOU.

WHEN YOU'RE READY.

- GO GET THEM, PAL.
- WHAT?

NO. CHAD, COME ON.

GET UP.

-WHO, ME?

- WELL, THIS ISN'T FOR ME.
- IT CERTAINLY ISN'T FOR ME.

- OF COURSE IT'S FOR YOU.
WHAT, ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

- IS SOMETHING WRONG?
- YES.

WHY WOULD WE BE HERE FOR ME?
I'M NOT AN ALCOHOLIC.

-HE'S STILL IN THE DENIAL PHASE?

- APPARENTLY.
- NO.

I'M NOT DENYING ANYTHING, OKAY?

I'M NOT AN ALCOHOLIC. HE IS.

-I'M NOT AN ALCOHOLIC.

-ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

OF COURSE YOU ARE!

- NO, I TOLD YOU.
SMOKING IS AN ADDICTION.

- SMOKING IS AN ADDICTION.
DRINKING IS A DECISION.

- I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT
LIKE THAT.

- I THINK WE NEED TO TRY
AND TAKE THIS BACK A LITTLE BIT.

- YES. TALK TO HIM.
TELL HIM WHAT YOU DO HERE.

- I RUN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM
BASED ON THE 12 STEPS.

-HEAR THAT?

A VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM

FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU
WHO HAVE A PROBLEM!

-AH.

THIS IS THAT KIND OF PLACE.

OKAY.

MY BROTHER WAS IN THE NAVY.

HE DROPPED OUT OF PRINCETON
AND ENLISTED IN THE NAVY.

AND EVER SINCE HE CAME HOME,

I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW
ONE THING.

♪ WHAT DO YOU DO
WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR? ♪

- CHAD,
THIS IS NOT WHY WE'RE HERE.

-ANYBODY?

♪ WHAT DO YOU DO
WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR? ♪

-BARROWS.

- ♪ WHAT DO YOU DO
WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR ♪

♪ EARLY IN THE MORNING?

-CHAD, STOP. THIS IS SERIOUS.

-YEAH!

-CAN WE DO THIS NOW?

I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT THIS WAS...

- ♪ SHAVE HIS BELLY
WITH A RUSTY RAZOR ♪

♪ SHAVE HIS BELLY
WITH A RUSTY RAZOR ♪

♪ SHAVE HIS BELLY
WITH A RUSTY RAZOR ♪

♪ EARLY IN THE MORNING

- ♪ THAT'S WHAT YOU DO
WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT YOU DO
WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR ♪

♪ THAT'S WHAT YOU DO
WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR ♪

♪ EARLY IN THE MORNING

-YOU TWO! OUT!

-LOOK AT THAT.

- WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
- CHURCH.

-OH, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

YOU'RE LATE.

-LATE?

EARL, WHAT'S ALL THAT NOISE
INSIDE?

-I TOLD YOU ABOUT THE AD.

-WHAT AD?

-BOBBY KELLY, SINGING SENSATION?

IT'S IN ALL THE PAPERS.

IT'S TONIGHT. - TONIGHT?!

DIDN'T YOU THINK
TO TELL THE SINGER?

-I TOLD YOU ABOUT IT.

- OKAY,
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INSIDE?

- JUST PRAY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
DOESN'T COME.

THAT'S HOW MANY.

I'VE ALREADY PAID FOR ADS
FOR THE NEXT FIVE WEEKS.

- EARL, I GOT TO TALK TO YOU.
- TALK TO ME LATER.

CHAD, I NEED YOU
TO WARM UP THE BAND.

- IS THAT WHAT THE KIDS
ARE CALLING IT?

-THE BAND?

- YEAH, BASS AND DRUMS
AND MAYBE TRUMPET.

I DON'T KNOW.

THAT GUY'S LET ME DOWN
SO MANY TIMES.

- EARL, LISTEN.
- TALK TO ME LATER.

I GOT TO GO.

I'M ANNOUNCING YOU
IN TWO MINUTES.

OH, DID YOU GUYS SEE THE SIGN?

ISN'T IT A BEAUTY?

OKAY!

-A STAR IS BORN.

-CHAD.

HEY, I GOT TO TALK...

WHERE DID YOU GET A DRINK?

-IT'S MAGIC.

- YOU BETTER HAVE A DRINK,
YOURSELF, PAL.

THAT'S A ROWDY CROWD IN THERE.

-I CAN'T DO THIS.

- YOU'RE NOT GETTING STAGE FRIGHT
ON ME NOW, ARE YOU?

- NO, CHAD. LISTEN,
I GOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.

- ALL RIGHT, TELL ME TOMORROW.
- I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE TOMORROW.

I'M GOING BACK.

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU'RE GOING BACK?

YOU SAID YOU'RE NOT
AN ALCOHOLIC.

-I'M GOING BACK TO LAW.

I'M A LAWYER.

I'M GONNA OPEN MY OWN PRACTICE.

-WHEN?

-9:00 MONDAY MORNING.

- WELL, WHEN I NEED
A SINGING LAWYER,

I'LL BE SURE TO CALL YOU.

- THAT'S IT?
THAT'S ALL YOU'RE GONNA SAY?

-WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

THANK YOU

FOR TRYING TO DUMP ME
IN SOME RECOVERY PROGRAM

WHILE YOU GO OFF
AND SAVE THE WORLD?

- NO, I'M NOT GOING OFF
TO SAVE THE WORLD.

CHAD, THIS ALL MADE SENSE.

I WAS HAVING A BLAST,

BUT AFTER PAUL DIED,
I LOOKED AT TONY,

AND HE DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE.

THEY ARE GONNA EAT HIM ALIVE.

AND WHEN HE LOOKED TO ME
FOR HELP,

I KNEW WHY I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL.

-WOW.

THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD IS HERE.

-OH, YEAH.

YEAH, I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND
A PURPOSE

IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU.

WELL, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, CHAD,
I AM DOING THIS FOR YOU

AND I'M DOING THIS
FOR MY PARENTS

AND I'M DOING THIS FOR KAT.

-WHO'S KAT?

-YOU SON OF A BITCH!

KAT IS A BEAUTIFUL GIRL
WHO'S GOING TO JAIL,

AND YOU TREATED HER LIKE SHIT,
YOU DRUNK!

YOU SIT THERE
WITH YOUR WISE-ASS COMMENTS,

DRINKING YOURSELF INTO A STUPOR.

YEAH, I GET YOU, MAN.
- YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING.

- YOU THINK YOU'RE
GETTING BACK AT THEM, DON'T YOU?

HAPPINESS IS JUST HAVING
SOMEONE TO BLAME, RIGHT?

AND AS LONG AS YOU CAN
BLAME THEM, THEY'RE STILL ALIVE.

- ALL RIGHT, KNOCK IT OFF.
- BUT THEY'RE NOT, CHAD.

THEY'RE GONE, AND THERE IS
NO AMOUNT OF DRINKING

THAT'S GONNA BRING THEM BACK
BECAUSE THEY ARE DEAD.

- I SAID KNOCK IT OFF.
- YOUR PARENTS ARE DEAD.

SPENCER IS DEAD.

PAMELA IS DEAD.

-I SAID KNOCK IT OFF!

- JESUS!
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?!

ARE YOU OKAY?

CAN YOU SING?

-YEAH.

-THAT'S DEBATABLE.

-EVERYONE'S READY.

THE HOUSE IS PACKED.

SON OF A GUN,
IT'S JUST LIKE IT USED TO BE.

-EARL, WE GOT TO TALK.

- KID, WE GOT ALL THE TIME
IN THE WORLD TO TALK.

JUST LISTEN FOR YOUR NAME,
AND THE STAGE IS YOURS.

-OH, YOU MADE IT.

- AFTER 100 TEXT MESSAGES
FROM YOU, I THOUGHT,

"OKAY, LET'S SEE WHAT HE
THREW AWAY HIS LAW CAREER FOR."

- LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME.

I'VE BEEN AROUND
FOR A LONG TIME,

AND I KNOW IT WHEN I HEAR IT.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
LIVE AT THE FOXES DEN,

BOBBY KELLY!

-CHAD, CAN I GET A "G"?

-THANKS.

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS SONG IS,
RIGHT?

CAN I HAVE IT A LITTLE LONGER,

AND HOLD IT OUT
FOR THE FULL MEASURE?

♪ LIFE GOES BY IN A BLINK

♪ SO, BROTHER,
SIT DOWN AND PULL UP A DRINK ♪

♪ THEN ANOTHER

♪ HEY, LET'S TAKE A TRIP

♪ ONE OF THEM
OLD-FASHIONED TRIPS ♪

♪ AND WE'LL RIDE

♪ ALL THE WAY

♪ HEY, LET'S TAKE A DRIVE

♪ WE'LL HAVE FUN BEING ALIVE

♪ IN THAT BAR IN BAR BOMBAY

♪ LET'S COAST

♪ JUST CLIMB

♪ LET'S ENJOY THE RIDE

♪ WE GOT TIME ON OUR SIDE

♪ GONE AWAY

♪ STEAL THE DAY

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

- I CAME TO SEE THE SINGER
EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT.

YOU KNOW WHAT TIME HE GOES ON?

- EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT HIM,
HUH?

-WELL, NOT EVERYONE.

SOME PEOPLE
DON'T UNDERSTAND HIM.

-HMM. WELL...

FRIDAY, 9:00, FOR THOSE
WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND HIM.

-I'LL LET THEM KNOW.

OF COURSE,
I CAN'T MAKE ANY GUARANTEES.

- OKAY,
BUT IF THERE'S NO AUDIENCE,

THERE'S NO SINGING.

IF THERE'S NO SINGER,
THERE'S NO AUDIENCE.

THEY NEED EACH OTHER.

-OH, HOW TRAGIC.

- YEAH, ACTUALLY,
HIS LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.

SO WILL YOU BE HERE
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT, 9:00?

HMM?

-MAYBE.

-HMM.

WILL THEY BE HERE?

-YES. THEY'LL BE HERE.

-THAT'S MY CUE.

♪ NO BAGS

♪ NO PACKS

♪ JUST THE CLOTHES
ON OUR BACKS ♪

♪ WE AIN'T LEAVING
NO TRACKS ON THE ROAD ♪

♪ DOWN BELOW US

♪ IT'S STARTING TO SHOW US

♪ THAT HEAVENLY NIGHT'S
THE ONLY WAY TO FLY ♪

♪ WHERE IN THE WORLD WE'LL FLY

♪ ONTO A STARLIGHT SKY

♪ SO, HEY, LET'S TAKE A TRIP

♪ ONE OF THOSE OLD-FASHIONED
TRIPS ♪

♪ AND WE'LL FLY

♪ THROUGH THE SKY

♪ YOU AND I-I-I-I-I-I-I

-SOMETIMES I EVEN AMAZE MYSELF.

-SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- HE'S ALL RIGHT, BUT HE NEEDS
A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT,

SO I GUESS WE'RE COMING BACK
NEXT WEEK.

SAME TABLE?

- WHY WOULD WE COME BACK
NEXT WEEK?

- WELL, I FIGURED
I'D GIVE HIM ANOTHER SHOT.

-ANOTHER SHOT.

OH.

YOU DIDN'T TALK
TO KENNETH TODAY, DID YOU?

-NO, I DID NOT.

I AVOID KENNETH LIKE THE PLAGUE.

- MM-HMM.
- WHY?

-BOBBY KELLY!

BOBBY KELLY, FOLKS!

- WELL, BOBBY'S OPENING
HIS OWN LAW FIRM MONDAY MORNING.

THIS IS OVER. - WHAT?

-EARL, COME HERE. GET IN THIS.

- THANK YOU.
- HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

- SO WHEN WERE YOU GONNA TELL ME?
- TELL YOU WHAT?

- THAT YOU'RE OPENING
YOUR OWN LAW FIRM.

-REALLY?

- EARL, I WAS GONNA...
I WANTED TO TELL YOU.

JUST PLEASE UNDERSTAND.

-THAT WAS A NICE MOVE.

WELL PLAYED.

YOU JUST HAD TO HEAR ME SAY

I'D COME BACK NEXT WEEK
TO SEE YOU.

-OKAY, MAYBE I DID.

MAYBE I WANTED TO KNOW
THAT YOU KNOW I EXIST

WITHOUT RED WINE
ALL OVER MY SHIRT.

- BOBBY, YOU ARE SO CLUELESS!
AND I'M WORSE.

"A SINGER NEEDS AN AUDIENCE.
AN AUDIENCE NEEDS A SINGER.

WE CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT EACH OTHER."

TO THINK I FELL...

-I NEVER SAID

WE CAN'T LIVE
WITHOUT EACH OTHER.

-COME ON, BOBBY. SING.

-YEAH, BOBBY. SING.

-SUSAN!

WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING?

♪ I COULD FALL IN LOVE
WITH THE PROPER STRANGER ♪

♪ IF I HEARD
THE BELLS AND THE BANJOS RING ♪

♪ IF TWO CERTAIN EYES
WITH THE LOOK OF DANGER ♪

♪ SMILED A WELCOME

♪ WARM AS SPRING

♪ IF THE TOM-TOM IN MY HEART

♪ SOUNDED OUT A WARNING

♪ DON'T LET HER, DON'T LET HER
WALK THROUGH THE DOOR ♪

♪ THIS IS THE ONE
YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ♪

♪ AND, YES, I'D KNOW

♪ HOWEVER WILD IT SEEMS

♪ YOU KNOW I'D KNOW

♪ AND I'D WHISPER

♪ COME TAKE MY HAND,
PROPER STRANGER ♪

♪ DON'T GO THROUGH LIFE
AS A STRANGER ♪

♪ FOR I'M A POOR,
PROPER STRANGER ♪

♪ TOO-O-O-O

-BOBBY KELLY!

HOW ABOUT HIM? BOBBY KELLY!

-THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
CHAD BARROWS.

-BOBBY KELLY!

-DOES THIS BELONG TO YOU?

-WHERE DID YOU...?

-OH! BOBBY, THANK GOODNESS.

HERE. I NEED YOU
TO SIGN THIS... HERE...

HERE... AND HERE.

OH, AND DEFINITELY HERE.

BOBBY,
WELCOME TO YOUR NEW OFFICE.

-YOU KNOW, I SAW IT FIRST.

- WELL, YOU ALWAYS WERE
PRETTY SHARP, BARROWS.

-NOT ALWAYS, BUT THANKS.

-CHAD, I'M SORRY ABOUT...

- WELL, YOU BETTER MOVE YOUR CAR
BEFORE YOU GET A TICKET.

-W-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?

YOU CAN'T PARK YOUR CAR
IN FRONT OF A FIRE HYDRANT.

EVEN I KNOW THAT.

WHAT DID YOU SAY
YOU DO FOR A LIVING?

-I'M A LAWYER.

-KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION.

-YOU'RE... NO, YOU CAN'T...

-BOBBY.

BOBBY,
YOU HAVE A CONFERENCE CALL.

-UH, JUST GIVE ME ONE MINUTE.

ONE MINUTE, OKAY?

CHAD, I'M SOR...
- WELL, I GUESS THIS IS IT.

- I'LL BE BY.
I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.

-NO. NOPE.

DON'T.

SAY GOODBYE, PAL.

-GOODBYE, PAL.

-OH. ONE MORE THING, COUNSELOR.

-BOBBY.

BOBBY.

BOBBY.

COME ON, MAN. WE'RE BACK.

WE'RE ON.

-ALL RIGHT.

- THE COURT WILL NOW HEAR
SUMMATIONS FROM THE DEFENSE.

MR. KELLY, YOU MAY PROCEED.

-THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE JURY,

WHEN WE FIRST MET,

I INTRODUCED YOU
TO MR. JUAN CLEMENTE.

AND I'VE TOLD YOU
YOU WOULD BE OUTRAGED

AT THE ALLEGATIONS
MADE AGAINST HIM.

AND I ALSO TOLD YOU

THAT YOU WOULD HAVE A CHANCE
TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

YOU WOULD HAVE THE CHANCE
TO DO JUSTICE.

CHADWICK FOSTER BARROWS III.

I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU
FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT

ON MY LAST NIGHT
AT THE FOXES DEN.

CHAD, ONE LAST TIME.

♪ DAYLIGHT RUSHES IN
WITH A KISS ♪

♪ AND LIFE BEGINS

♪ AGAIN

♪ BUT EVEN THOUGH

♪ THE TIME HAS COME
THAT I MUST GO ♪

♪ YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT THROUGH IT ALL ♪

♪ ONE THING IS VERY CLEAR

♪ THE TIME I'VE SPENT WITH YOU

♪ HAS BEEN THE TIME OF MY LIFE

♪ WRITTEN ON MY HEART

♪ MUCH MORE THAN I CAN SAY

♪ IF I EVER
PASS THIS WAY AGAIN ♪

♪ SOMETIME IN MY LIFE

♪ I WILL KNOW I'VE FOUND

♪ THE FRIENDS I'VE FOUND
ONE DAY ♪