Las Vegas (2003–2008): Season 2, Episode 18 - To Protect and Serve Manicotti - full transcript

8:00.

So what's next?

Fire-walking across
one of our craps tables?

What's up, Mike?
Hey. Bungee jumping
in the wave pool.

We're already planning
our next Vegas Fear Factor.

How about you as a contestant?

Coolest man alive shouldn't
have a problem with a couple
of goofy stunts.

No, thanks. Coolest man alive
has an image to uphold.

Hello, Joe. Hey

Ed, hi.
Hey, Mary.

You remember Lola Ribeira.
She's been a showgirl here
for seven years.



Sure.
She wants to know if she
can talk to you.

She wouldn't tell me
what it's about.
Of course.

Lola.
Come on.

Thank you.

So Mary said you
wanted to talk to me.

What's the matter?
It's my mom.

She's having a problem
and I don't know
where else to turn.

I know it's not your job.
No, don't worry about that.

What's happening?
She owns a restaurant,
DiGiuseppe's...

and now some men are saying
that she has to
pay them money.

Come on.

She started working there
when she first got
here from Mexico.

She worked her way up
from dishwasher to manager.

It took her 27 years.
And, well, when Mr. DiGiuseppe
died...



she bought the restaurant
from his wife. And now
it's more popular than ever.

So what exactly did these guys
say to your mom
when they saw her?

That she has to pay them
a certain amount
of money every week...

so that nothing bad happens
to the restaurant.

I understand.
That's called
"protection money."

Basically it's extortion.

It's against the law,
and your mom
should go to the cops.

They could help...
No, she can't go
to the police.

Why not? Why?

She's not in
this country legally.

I'll see you at the clubhouse.

Excuse me, sir.

That could be the ugliest
swing I've ever seen.

My swing is ugly?
That's the first word
that came to mind.

So this is how you spend
your time now?
No, I have taken up knitting.

Give me a few weeks, I'll knit
you a sweater that looks like
it was bought in a store.

So you're not
the Repairman anymore.

You are now Frank, a man
of leisure. You know it
took me hours to find you.

You need something repaired?

There's a little shakedown
in this joint on Hacienda.

It's called DiGiuseppe's.
DiGiuseppe's.

It's a shakedown
at a pizza joint?

No. It's not a pizza joint,
it's a restaurant.

There's some meathead
looking to take down
some protection money.

I access government files,
I crack computer codes...

I've engineered coups
on four continents.

Yeah, I don't know
how you did all that.

I mean, with your brain,
I could never figure that out.

How? By being a regular guy.

I fly under the radar,
try not to make any waves.

I try not to make
people nervous.

And you want me to deal
with a couple of meatheads...

trying to shake
down a pizza joint?

It's a restaurant.

I know it's not as challenging
as some of your assignments.

What do I look like?
Muscle for hire?

You got biceps the size
of tree trunks. I mean, who
the heck would think that?

Look, here's the thing.

It's the mother of
a longtime employee. Okay?

So what I'm asking is a favor.

I got a hotel to run,
and I'm just asking you to do
me a little favor. All right?

I got a little advice.
Don't call a man's swing ugly,
then ask for a favor.

All right, look.

You and me,
let's just take a
little ride together.

Just you and me.
We'll have a few laughs,
like the old days.

Some fun, I promise.
Come on, what do you say?

Just don't call me the muscle.
No, I know how you hate that.

Yeah.
So I wouldn't do that.

I do.
So here's what I'm gonna do.

I'm gonna be the muscle.
Oh, boy. You be the brain.

I like being an intellectual.

##

How's my favorite
Vegas virgin? Losing

Well, the nice thing
about luck,
it's always changing.

And now out of money.

And this is the part
where I get you
a line of credit.

Casinos do that?
Don't move.

You know, I'm a pretty
good cook.
You are a pretty good cook?

Are you forgetting we lived
together in Prague
for two months?

How could I forget that?
Your cooking sucks.

I took courses.
I'm getting better.

Wait a second, you took
courses in knitting
and in cooking?

I should divorce Jillian
and marry you.
You tryin to say something?

Hey, perfect.
Listen, I need approval
on a line of credit.

Sure.
Eric Nesterenko.

How much do you need, honey?
$100,000.

No, you need Ed's approval
on anything over $50,000.

He told me to talk to you.
Ed told you to talk to me.

Yeah.

This could be a test.
No, Danny, it's not a test.

It's a guy who's lost a
lot of money, and
wants to stay here...

and gamble for five days
and hopefully
many days to come.

I'm gonna need a bank
account number...

stock portfolio, real estate
deeds, stuff to back it up.
You know that.

I figured you'd be an ass,
so here you go.

This is a top priority,
so I'm gonna wait here.

Go take care of it for me
right now, chop-chop.

Or... Please.
Better.

Yeah. Thanks.

Sam?
Yeah?

There's a guy named Eric
in Mystique who
wants to know...

if you have his line
of credit yet.

Yeah. Tell Eric
that his line of
credit is coming.

Could you speed it
up a little bit? Do you need
my help over there?

Guys, guess what?
Nessa is gonna
be on Fear Factor.

Nessa?
Wild, huh?

Mike told us that Joe Rogan
was in town looking...

for contestants for the
next Fear Factor: as Vegas.

They're doing a
Battle of the Vegas Hotels.

And we saw him at Bella Sera
and she told him
that she would do it.

Wait a minute.
He just approved you
on the spot?

Yeah.

Aren't there screeners or
producers or someone
who has to sign off?

- Apparently not.
- Good news.

Guy's worth $3.2 million
in stocks.
Thank you.

Nessa's gonna be
on Fear Factor.
What? Oh, yeah? Cool.

Congratulations.
That's great

Yeah, congratulations.
Let' s go.
Really?

Say "congratulations."
Congratulations.

But?
But what?

You don't think I can do it.

Nessa Holt, let's be honest.

The most athletic thing you do
is wear Jimmy Choos.

And there is no way you'd eat
anything that hasn't been
prepared at Cordon Bleu.

But, hey, if you think
you'll make the
Montecito proud...

more power to you, sister.

I love it when she's jealous.

So when these fellows
asked you for the money...

did you get a good look
at any of them?
I'm sorry, no.

They surprised me out
back in the dark.

They just said they knew
the business was doing well...

and the people
they represented...

would make sure that nothing
happened to ruin
all the success.

They said someone would
stop back in a couple of days.

Did you say anything to them?
I didn't know what to say.

I just said I wasn't
the owner, which is the truth.

All the documents
are in my daughter's
name because...

We know. We're in
the process of trying to
get you amnesty...

so you can become a citizen.
Thank you. That means
so much to me.

Meantime, my friend Frank here
is gonna put up some
surveillance cameras. Okay?

You got a nice place
here. Nice.

That equipment will allow us
to see what's going on
here from the Montecito.

From the bottom of my heart,
I thank you.
Hey, it's no problem.

Is that Tiramisu
on the cart over there?

I'll get you a piece.
Thank you, I'm famished.

I know what you're
trying to do.
What?

You brought me here
because you know
she's a nice lady...

and I'd feel bad for her
because these meatheads
are shaking her down.

All right, I do feel
bad for her.
So, basically, I was right.

Yeah, this'll be a quick fix.

Now you listen to me. Just...

If you happen, just happen to
be here while
these guys come in...

don't go crazy, please.
No lessons.

You can trust me.
Good.

Hey.
Hey.

Have you seen Eric?
No.

He was supposed to meet me
for his craps tutorial
40 minutes ago.

Maybe he had a late night.

Eric!

Eric, it's Sam.

I left
my favorite panties inside.

You know how it is.

He left at 4:12 p.m.

You think another
casino host nabbed him?

No, that's impossible.
He's a first-timer. He's not
even on the radar.

He took us for $100,000.

If he cashed in without
playing, I think I'd have
been notified.

Really, Sherlock?
Why don't you explain
this to me then?

Just, give me Video I.Q.
on this guy, would you?

Play the last five times
he appears.

Before this.
He's getting money.

Before this.

See, that's just what I was
afraid of. He has
this doofus cash-in for him.

Before this.

Good. I'm glad he found time
to get laid while he was
ripping us off.

Before this.

This is your fault.

You approved the credit line.
You asked me to do it.
All right?

You have all
his account information,
so you get the money back.

It will be your... Hey.

Nice. Somebody loves you.

What's this, walnut?
Maple.

Maple.

So, what's going on?
Maria okay?

Yeah. I sent her home until I
figure out where to put
the surveillance equipment.

Any of those bag men show up?
No.

You know this is gonna cost.
Of course it's gonna cost.

What do you think? I expect it
to come out of your pocket?

What do you figure?
Two hundred.

Two hundred? What, are you
getting it
off the back of a truck?

That's thousand.
That's thousand?

Are you getting it
from the Pentagon?
This isn't a government job.

I'm looking to catch
a couple meatheads. Without
the lesson, that's all.

Something simple.
Yeah.

What do you got fishhooks
in your pocket?

I don't want a TV station.

I just want
a closed-circuit camera.
Catch the guys on tape.

I think there might be a guy
working at the 7-Eleven who'd
be a better fit for this job.

Now, you see?
See, you're taking it
all wrong, Frank.

I need you
for your people skills.

I'm pretty good with people.
Yeah.

Communication-wise.
Yes, you are.

Okay, you got me.
There you go.

Tightwad.

Danny, I agree. It's possible
this Nesterenko violated
an implied oral contract.

I don't want to hear
any lawyer talk,
Cathy, please.

Okay, simple English.
He hasn't done anything wrong.

For all we know, he went
to the Grand Canyon
for a few days.

His only legal obligation
vis-a-vis the money
is to repay it...

or make arrangements
to repay it by the time
of his scheduled check-out.

Which is four days from now.
He left without checking out.

I'm not telling you
not to look for him.

I'm simply saying that,
technically, the $100,000
isn't in arrears yet.

Ed is not a big fan
of "technically," especially
when there's been a screw-up.

Believe me.
That's true.

Want my non-legal opinion?
Yes.

Find this guy.

This Nesterenko paid
twenty dudes to cash in
his chips for him...

but the amounts were
small enough so that nobody
in the cages got suspicious.

There's his information.
Video I.Q. didn't
turn up anything...

which means he was either
never in the military...

he altered his appearance,
or he...
Doesn't have a record.

Eric Nesterenko.

There was an Eric Nesterenko
that was center...

for the Chicago Blackhawks
back in the '60s.

What an amazing coincidence,
Mike.

I believe it was the
'65I'66 campaign
that was his best year.

15 goals, 25 assists.

I know. As with
most other topics,
my sports knowledge...

is far more extensive
than you may have imagined.

And, yes, there are brothers
who like hockey.

Just focus, please.

Well, my friend,
that $3.2 million portfolio
is gone.

What?
Yep.

Do you have any idea
where the stocks
were transferred?

Well, they weren't transferred
anywhere. He sold them.

Cashed out yesterday.

Run his address
and Social Security Number.

Social's a phony.

And his home address,
1800 West Madison, Chicago,
is a parking lot.

Although if I recall
correctly, and I usually do...

that's the site
of the old Chicago Stadium...

where Eric Nesterenko played.
Now that is a coincidence.

I'm gonna find him,
and I'm gonna punish him.

Hey, well, at least
it's all Sam's fault.
It is Sam's fault.

You tell Ed that
when you see him.
It's a joke, playboy.

All right, we're all set.

So instead of watching it live
from the Montecito...

we're gonna be making
video tapes, all right?

I get to use my people skills.

Mr. Frank, he's gonna act
as the owner.
That's right.

I got a table right
over there, real nice one.

What's good on the menu?
Everything is good.

Merlot, rum and Coke,
coming right up.
Something like that?

Yes, perfect.
Yeah, he's quite skilled.

As a matter of fact,
if you have any specialties...

that you might be pushing,
he's an excellent salesman.

He's good at that.
He just goes that extra mile.
Heck of a guy.

Listen, make sure
the camera's working, okay?

See you there, Botcha Galoop.

Trent Barret? Danny McCoy
with the Montecito.

Yeah?
Can I talk to you
for a minute?

About what?
Now, up.

The guy came up to me and said
he'd give me $100
to cash in some chips.

I mean, you gonna
turn that down?

Did he say
why he couldn't cash them
in himself?

No, dude, he said $100.
Two zeroes.

How many times a guy will
come up to you and flash $100
for 20 seconds work?

Why would I ask questions?

Only question I got is
how I get the gig full time.

Know what I'm saying?

Get out of here.

Well, we're not in Kansas
anymore, are we, Polly?

Larry. Push in
on that little tattoo
on her hip.

Good news or bad news?

Bad.

I don't think housekeeping's
room wipe-down
is rigorous enough.

Good news.

I found 18 sets of prints
in Nesterenko's suite...

and since the only people
in there during his stay
were him and his friend...

Did you run the prints?
I got hits on 16 of them.

Criminal record on one,
but that guy just started
an extended stay at Folsom...

so that leaves15.

So we find those 15 people?
Well, that might take a while.

Which is why I'm gonna get
a little information
on his friend here.

Connie. Danny McCoy
at the Montecito.

Good, I'm good.
Listen, I'm looking
for an escort.

Her name is Polly Craven
from Kansas.

She's got a little tattoo
on her hip
with an arrow pointing...

I never said that she was one
of yours, but I know
how resourceful you are.

Atta girl. Hold on one second.

Thank you. I owe you.

No. I got to go.

Personally,
I never need directions.

Excuse me. Sorry.

Hi, Joe.
Hi, Delinda.

Listen, Joe, I'm not coming
to you as a friend.

I'm coming to you
as a Fear Factor supporter.

Okay.
Nessa Holt would not be
a good contestant.

She wouldn't?
Physically soft,
finicky eater.

I, on the other hand, swim
one mile a day and have
under 6% body fat.

Dead silkworm cereal.

Fermented squid guts.

Yummy!

And to top it off:

Pig rectum.
Just because I can.

Now, I realize, Joe...

that people on the show
have eaten these things
before...

but my question to you is...

have they done it in
full-on Catherine Malandrino?

I don't think so.
Me, neither.

Will you excuse me
for one second? Thanks.

I was gonna sit in your chair,
but I figured it's rigged...

with some kind
of ass-recognition sensor...

and I didn't want to set off
alarms and blow myself up.

That thing at the restaurant
is all taken care of.
Done deal.

The guy came back?
Yeah, he came back.

He wanted to talk
to the owner.

I said, "I am the owner, and
I don't need your
protection services anymore."

That was it?
That was it.

You know, sometimes
people just got to hear
you say, "No."

Did you get it on tape?
Yeah, it's in the machine.

It's not much to look at.

Voila.

I had a little time. I went
in the kitchen, started
messing around a little bit.

Little of this,
little of that.

You tell me that's not
the best manicotti
you ever had in your life.

Tell me that.
Just spit it out.

Did I tell you no lessons?
I got swept up in the moment.

What do you think?
It's okay.

Too much oregano.
Come on. No.

You asked my opinion.

Oh, excuse me.

This is my
very dear friend Frank.

My name?

Sarasvati.

I brought in
the quarterly report.
Thank you.

I'll leave it on your desk.

Very nice to meet you.

Bon voyage.

You didn't tell me you had
an Indian princess
working here, pal.

She's our number cruncher.

You think you could,
you know...

Could I fix you up with her?
Definitely.

I got this instantaneous thing
with her that
cannot be denied.

Excuse me. Just...

Yeah?

Little trouble
at DiGiuseppe's.

They just came in
and threw everything all over.

They pushed me
against the wall.
My arm is still hurting.

Listen, Maria, I'm gonna
get security guards
for the front and back.

Wait, excuse me, honey, okay?

Jeez. What?

No security, no guards,
no surveillance,
no nothing, all right?

I want to deal with
this punk myself.
Hold it.

This bum is probably
an errand boy.
We got to find the boss.

And you can't keep rearranging
his face like that.

I'm not gonna rearrange
his face. I'm gonna kill him.

You got to stop.

I said that for effect.
Funny.

I'm cool.

Well, I'll tell you what.
If you're not cool, forget
the date with Sarasvati.

You'd do that?
Absolutely.

Cool as a cucumber.
Okay.

So, this is the clearest shot
we have of his face.

Put it right-side up.

Let's see you get Frank's
meat hook off of there.

Rebuild the rest of his face.

Run down what
you got on this guy.

You talk to Sara?
You know, the one I like?

When would I have been able
to talk to her? When?

I'm just reminding you.

The guy's name is
Jerry Garret.
He's got a record for B&E...

distribution of
stolen property, and assault.

Last known address,
Berea, Ohio.

Like I told you,
an errand boy.
Let's see some outside video.

See if you can pull the number
off the license plate.

Well, it's Nevada plates,
but I can only give you
the first three digits.

Eight, two, six.

All right, how about the VIN?

I can give you
the last five digits.
Four, three W-B-A.

Now you cross-reference
and we got our guy.

Saravassi.

Close.

Car is registered
to a Pat Suggs,
Henderson address.

Come on, let's take a ride out
to Henderson.

Come on.
Well, how do you...
What, is it Sarasavatti?

You're the one who called
my swing ugly. Like you're
an authority on that, right?

Well, I'm basically...
Whoa.

What?
There she is.

Now, come on.
We got stuff to do.
Hey, wait a minute.

My private life comes first,
all right?

Because at the end
of your life, all you've got
are your memories.

What did you just say?
Memories.

How long can it take, right?

Hi. How are you, Sarasvati?
I'm fine, Mr. Deline.

Good.

I was wondering, do you happen
to remember Frank my friend?

We met him up at my office.
Yes.

Listen, I know
this is something
a boss should not do.

And if you're not
interested...

there are absolutely
no repercussions whatsoever,
I promise.

But he was just wondering...

I mean, providing you have
no boyfriend or anything.

He was just wondering if you'd
be willing maybe to go out
on a date with him?

He was just wondering that.
Mr. Deline, I know
he's your friend and all...

but, I'm just not
that blind-date kind
of a girl.

Well, it's not, you know,
not a "date" date.

I mean, something just much
more casual. Like, coffee.

I mean,
he's really a nice guy.
I'm sure he is.

Would you go with us?
You mean like
a chaperone thing?

Not a chaperone.

Two colleagues going to get
some coffee with a friend
of a colleague...

and very casual.

Yeah. I think I could work
something like that out.

Yeah?
Great.

Well, thanks a lot.
You're welcome.

Let's go.
Mission accomplished.
Yeah!

So, we're all gonna have
coffee together.

What, do you mean "us,"
like in "you"? That's great.
I want to date you, right?

She's a very old-fashioned
kind of girl, okay?

You're disappearing
by the second cup.

Polly Craven.
Danny McCoy,
Montecito security.

No.
Look, I don't...

I'm not here about
what you do. I'm here looking
for some information...

about a client that
you entertained at
our hotel Tuesday morning.

Fourteenth floor,
would have gone
by the name of Eric.

Yeah. I remember.

But if I start giving out
client information,
I won't have many clients.

Well, you won't have any
clients if I have you banned
from every hotel on the Strip.

What information?

We're looking for something
that he might have touched.

He touched both of these.

Do you want to touch them?

Something with
his prints on it.

Wait here.
Okay.

Other than Polly's,
there are four sets...

Any matches to the 15
we found in Nesterenko's room?

If you'd let me finish
my sentence, yes, one match.

Looks like Eric Nesterenko
from Chicago...

is really Kellen Phillips
from San Diego.

Anything else?
Yeah.

What?

One of the other sets
of prints on these cuffs
belongs to Gunther.

What, that surprises you?
The man prepares food, Danny.

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Joe. Hey.
Hi.

Hi.
Hey.

Sam. Remember?
We met last year.

Yeah, I remember.
Hi. What's up?
Hi, how are you?

Listen, do you got
about five minutes?

I want to show you something.
Okay.

Yes, Nessa's fake accent
is cute...

and Delinda is very athletic.

But you and I both know
the true essence
of Fear Factor.

Don't we? Visuals.

You make a couple
of very good points.

I don't see the car.
I got a date.

...and up.

As you go down, try and lift
that back toe up just a bit.

Sorry.

I'm sorry, we're looking
for a Pat Suggs.
That's me.

Watch your balance.
Takes a little balance.
A couple more.

Is it possible that a man,
a younger man...

could've been driving your car
a couple days ago...

near a restaurant
called DiGiuseppe's?

That'd be my boy, Denver.

He's had that car
darn near three weeks.

You know what he told me?
The reason he needed it?

"I'm going down
to Fremont Street Experience."

I told him he'd like
the M&M store better.

I've been there.
You see, I retired out here
a few years ago.

On the whole, I like it.

Except, when I moved out,
I had never been here
in the summer...

I know. Yeah, pretty stupid.

Anyway, the first time
it had hit 110...
Ma'am!

Do you know where Denver is?

Are you kidding?
If I knew,
I'd have my car back.

I drove it out here
and it did pretty good, too.

My neighbor told me
it'd take me three days.

Well, I figured, why push it?

No slouching.

For the door.

Take the energy up even more.
Give me a bounce!

Now, if you can't bounce,
don't.

I think I cracked
that Eric Nesterenko,
Kellen Phillips nut.

Found him?
No.

But I got
a pretty solid theory.

I got a theory for you.
He stole from us.

Listen, no.
I think he was parking stocks.

That's the colloquial term for
temporarily holding
someone else's stock...

then agreeing to return it
at a pre-set price.

Are you listening?
Let's say you're about
to get divorced...

you don't want
your soon-to-be-ex to know
how much you're worth.

So you pay someone to park
the stock for a while.

Guy's about to take over
a company.
Boring.

Kellen Phillips never
purchased stock for more
than a few thousand dollars.

Now suddenly he has $3 million
in a phony account...

which he unloads
after a month's time.

That's an interesting theory,
but until we find this guy,
who cares?

Ed certainly isn't gonna care
when he finds out
I got taken for $100,000.

Parking a stock is
a two-man game. Whoever got
Phillips to park the stock...

damn sure would know where
to find him. We find that guy,
we find Phillips.

So find him.
Already did.

Name's Ron Redfield,
also of San Diego.

So that whole explanation,
that whole speech,
what was that?

Just to waste my time?
No, it's part of
my mental training regimen.

Fridays, I like to work
the left side of my cerebrum.

I'll be in San Diego.
And if Ed asks,
just tell him something.

He doesn't know anything
about this,
just tell him something else.

I'm just supposed
to make something up?
Lie to our boss?

It's left-brain activity.
Make that part
of your workout.

Don't mock me.
Don't mock what I do, Danny.

What the hell are you doing?
Sarasvati's not gonna meet us
for an hour.

I just wanted to reserve
a nice, secluded table.

You're right.

It's much more romantic here
than it would be over there.

Yeah.

Look, my friend called me
from State, and they granted
amnesty to Maria.

You know,
on that immigration thing.
That's great.

Yeah.

Hey. Who invited you?

Yeah, it's Frank.

Yeah, I know who this is.

You're the guy with
the funny hair that dented
the bar with his face.

Yeah.

Really?

I told Maria to give my number
to anybody who calls, and
that's you-know-who: Jerry.

What did he say?

He said, did I see
what he did to the food?

And I said,
"Yeah, I did, of course."

And he goes,
"It's gonna get worse
the next time."

I said, "Oh, really?" And if
we don't pay up, serious cash,
it's gonna get even heavier.

I said, "Ooh."

And, he wants to meet us there
in about an hour.

Now that Maria
has citizenship,
we can call the cops.

Yeah, let them handle it.
Right.

Plus, if we took care of it...

I'm afraid you'd have
to reschedule your date.

Wait a minute, wait.

Just so you know,
rescheduling a date
can get a little dicey.

It can get very dicey.

What are you doing?
Don't. I want to talk
about it.

It could get very dicey.
Don't take the watch off.

The car is out back.

What do you think?

It's good. It's better.

Listen, is this guy gonna
be here within an hour?

It's better.
You think it's better?
I said it's better, yeah.

You know how I changed it?
I didn't.

Same oregano, same cheese,
same plate.

In case you get out of hand.

Who's he?
Me?

I 'm just someone who knows
that my friend over here can
get a little out of control.

And we apologize
for those bruises.

Say "I'm sorry," Frank.
Sorry.

But the truth be told,
your friends were a little
out of control as well...

because we lost a week's
worth of food. A whole week.

I heard about that.
Not very nice.

We don't want to cause
any more trouble. What's it
gonna cost you to go away?

I saw the surveillance
camera outside.

That's a good idea.
Good crime deterrent.

One could hope so, yes.

Yeah, but it means no business
gets transacted here, right?

So meet me at this address.

In an hour.
Okay.

You better, change
your only date shirt.

Bon app?tit.
I lost my app?tit.

Come on.

Leave it alone.
We'll eat later.
No, I'm eating it on the way.

You must be Ron Redfield.

Who the hell are you
and what are you doing here?

Where's Kellen Phillips?

Get him out of here.

Come on, let's go.

You know about
the Williams Act, Ron?
You think this is a joke?

It says that
it's illegal to park stocks.

Tell me where he is
maybe I won't report you.

No.

I don't know what
this is about.
I'll explain the whole thing.

Just give me three good sets.

Kellen.

Hey.

Do I know you?
I'm from the Montecito
in Vegas.

You owe us $100,000.
Listen, I'm really sorry
about that.

So is this what
you spent $100,000 on?
Yeah.

That money and
a little bit more.

You mean the money that you
were paid for parking stocks?

The money you gambled
to get our attention?

I'm sorry, man.
I never had
a really tight whip.

And I had all those stocks,
I knew that there
was a good chance...

that they'd hook me up
with a line of credit.

Well, at least you got
to drive it around
for a few hours.

Look, I really want you
to get your money back...

but I already put a couple
of hundred miles on it.

I don't think that
I'd get what I paid.

So what do you think
we should do about that?

We could sell your car.

I have a rental.

Right on time.

Okay, payment's
a grand a week.

If you don't got it on you.
No.

You might have it covered.
I think I got five on me here.

I got five. You got five?
Yeah, I think
I might have $500.

Wait a second.
I got you covered,
but wait a minute.

Didn't you say...

that this punk
was an errand boy?
Yes, I did.

They didn't learn, did they?

They must be thick
in the skull or something.

We don't deal
with errand boys.
That's correct.

Incoming!

That was good.

I'm tired, man.
I'm really tired.

Are you?
Yeah.

Thank you. Your mother
wants her car back.

I want to talk
to your boss, please.

You know, when I first
saw you, I knew you was
gonna be real...

Ed.
Hey, Tony.
So this is your operation?

You guys know each other.
Ed runs the Montecito.

It's the best joint in town.

I used to stay there till
I bought this place.

Couldn't take those
cold winters back East.

So you got something to do
with this restaurant?

Yeah. Belongs to
a friend of mine.

Any friend of yours
is a friend of mine. Okay.
We'll leave it alone.

See, my question is this,
the people that we know
together in Cleveland...

do they know
that you're freelancing
out here?

Because, you know,
I don't think they'd like it.

I don't like it.
Hey, come on.

It ain't like the old days.
If you're gonna be
living out here...

you got to start practicing
some good citizenship.

I mean,
that's just friendly advice.

If it's friendly,
how come you brought
your muscle?

I'm not the muscle.
Oh, yeah?

Well, what are you?
He's my brother.

You don't look like brothers.
We get that a lot, actually.

Well, behave yourself, Tony.
Come on, bro.
He said the "muscle" word.

He said the "muscle" word.
No, like, from the beginning.

I did hear right.
The "M" word.
"M" as in "muscle."

##

Who's that?

D.
Hey.

Who's the girl
in the bad shoes?
Lisa.

She works at Mystique.
Look who she's leaving with.

Figures. She was all over
Danny two weeks ago.

Wait. Is this
our Fear Factor girl?

Hey.
Hi.

I'm heading back to LA.
I just want to say thanks
for everything.

You guys know Lisa?
Yeah.

Hi.
Hi.

Delinda, I'm not scheduled
to work for the next couple
of days...

but I'll be back for my shift
on Tuesday.
Okay.

Have fun.

So, am I still going
to be a contestant?

I think that Joe has changed
his mind. Right, Joe?

Did you guys think
that I pick the contestants?

Because I don't have anything
to do with that.

I mean,
if I chose the contestants...

I might, you know,
use that to my advantage.

It might be
a little too tempting.
Yeah.

And why didn't you
tell us that?
I don't know. I mean...

you were all so
very entertaining.

Especially you.

Anyway, I'm sure
I'll be back to visit Lisa.

That's nice.
That's romantic.

Take it easy.
See you next week!

Great shoes.

If a stripper
was wearing them.

I don't even like that show.
Me, neither.

I hear they eat pig rectum
on that show.
I wonder what that's like?

Actually, it's not so bad.

Sammy, I found Eric,
who turned out to be Kellen.

Did you get the money back?
Yeah. Sort of.

I'm sorry about
that postponement.

We had some business
to take care of.

Not a problem.
We'll reschedule.
Maybe just the two of us.

I know how busy
Mr. Deline's job keeps him.

Well, I'm busy, too.
But I think you and I
going out together...

that's a much better idea.

Yeah?
Absolutely.

Okay.
Okay.

Unbelievable.
Come here.

Yeah, what?

Just because she said
I was busy, it doesn't mean
she thinks you're not.

Why are you so damn defensive?

I'm just telling her something
about myself.
That's not defensive.

No, it isn't...

Hi. Excuse me, Mr. Deline?

Thank you so much
for everything
that you've done.

My mom is so relieved.
It's my great pleasure.

And my friend Frank here,
he had a lot to do
with it, actually.

Hi, how are you?
I had a lot to do with this.

Yes, I heard of you.
Well, thank you very much.

Oh, my pleasure. Anytime.

Well, have a good day.
You, too.

Bye.
Bye-bye.

It's too bad
Maria's daughter
is so unattractive.

Will you stop, already?
I think I could get a job
around here.

My Maintenance Department's
all staffed up.

No, forget that.
How about this?

"Frank the Repairman's
Mouthwatering Manicotti."

Give me a place over there
in the food court. Can't miss.

Listen to me I told you,
your manicotti was better.

Yeah.
I lied. It wasn't.