...broke in right on the tour.
No matter what they say, it's all about money.
So let's imagine, ladies, that you're a savings and loan officer.
Watch. One, two, three.
See? You've got it all, and we've got nothin'.
- And you have all four. Take a look. - Oh!
But I wouldn't trust you with real gold. That's why this one's only worth about a penny.
- Hmm. - And if you wonder where the other one went, watch.
Penny from the ear. How much for the rest?
- Have you seen Edward? - No, I haven't. Great party, Philip.
Well, my wife went to a lot of trouble. She called a caterer.
- Excuse me, Anne. Howard, how are ya? - Philip, good.
Hey, I understand Edward's taking over Morse Industries.
- Yeah, well, he's not here to get a suntan. - Can I get in on it?
- Yeah, call me. - When? - Just call me.
Uh, hi. I'm Philip Stuckey, Edward Lewis' lawyer.
- Hey, where's the guest of honour anyway? - Well, if I know him,
he's probably off in a corner somewhere charming a very pretty lady. How are you?
I told my secretary to make the arrangements. Didn't she call you?
Yes, she did. I speak to your secretary more than I speak to you.
- I see. - I have my own life too, you know, Edward.
This is a very important week for me. I need you here.
But you never give me any notice. You just think I'm at your beck and call.
I do not believe that you are at my "beck and call."
Well, that's the way you always make me feel. Maybe I should just move out.
- If that's what you want, yes. - All right, when you get back to New York, we'll discuss it.
- Now is as good a time as any. - That's fine with me, Edward. Goodbye.
Goodbye, Jessica.
- Phil suggested that maybe I should take a look... - Phil is just my lawyer, okay?
- Yes, sir. - How did the Morse stock open at the Nikkei?
- I don't know. - You don't know?
Tokyo opened maybe 90 minutes ago. You have to keep on top of these things, all right?
- Done. - Hello, Mr Lewis. - Hi, hi. How ya doin'?
I want this whole thing wrapped up as soon as possible. I gotta get to New York by Sunday.
- I got tickets to the Met. - Yes, sir.
- Your coat, Mr Lewis. - Thank you.
- Edward! - Susan!
- Hi. - Hi.
- I was sorry to hear about Carter. - Oh, yeah. Thanks.
- Heard you got married. - Well, yeah, I couldn't wait for you.
- Susan, tell me something. - Yes?
When you and I were dating, did you speak to my secretary more than you spoke to me?
She was one of my bridesmaids.
Huh.
- Your husband's a very lucky guy. Bye. - Thanks. Bye.
...up to you. - Absolutely. - Wonderful.
He's leaving. Edward's leaving.
- Excuse me. - Sure.
Is this Mr Stuckey's car?
- Edward, where ya goin'? - You got the keys to your car?
Why? What's wrong with the limo?
Look, the limo is buried back there. Darryl can't get it out.
- Please give me the keys. - All right, look. I don't think you should drive.
You're a little excited. Don't drive my car. Let me work something out here.
Fellas, what kind of a system is this? Can you move these cars out of here?
- Look, Edward, Edward. Are you familiar with a stick shift? - Oh, yeah.
- Have you driven a shift? - Yeah. Yeah.
Listen... All right. Just... Just be ginger with it. Don't...
- It's a new car. Don't... - Okay, I can do it. - It's just a little... Edward!
- Give me a break, please? - I love this car.
I love it too. Look, you don't even know where you're going.
You... You're gonna get lost in the dark!
Beverly Hills is down the hill!
I don't need to fall at your feet
Just 'cause you cut me to the bone
- And I won't miss the way that you kiss me - Oh, shit!
We were never carved in stone
If I don't listen to the talk of the town
Then maybe I can fool myself
I'll get over you I know I will
I'll pretend my ship's not sinking
And I'll tell myself I'm over you
- 'Cause I'm the king of wishful thinking - Maps here! Maps!
Good one.
- What do you say, blondie? - Hi, honey. Want some fun?
- Hey, baby, you lookin' for a date? - Yeah, honey, we're lookin'.
- Well, here I am. - I'm Al, and this is my friend, Joe.
Get in the car.
Well, I'm just outta school Like I'm real, real cool
Gotta dance like a fool
Got the message and I gotta be a wild one
Ooh, yeah, I'm a wild one
Gonna break the news Gonna keep on movin' wild
Gonna keep on swingin', baby I'm a real wild child
Now wait a minute. You don't seem to understand me.
That's my job. At the end of the month, I collect everybody's rent.
Now give me the money, or you're outta here.
Gonna meet all my friends Gonna have ourself a ball
Gonna tell my friends Gonna tell them all that I'm a wild one
Ooh, yeah, I'm a wild one
Gonna break the news Gonna keep on movin' wild
Gonna keep on swingin', baby I'm a real wild child
I'm a real wild one and I like-a wild fun
In a world goin'crazy everything seems hazy
I'm a wild one
Ooh, yeah, I'm a wild one
Gonna break the news Gonna keep on movin' wild
Gonna keep on swingin', baby I'm a real wild child
Welcome to Hollywood! Everybody comes to Hollywood got a dream.
What's your dream?
What's your dream? Hey, mister? Hey! What's your dream?
Have a good one.
- What happened? - Some chick. She bought it over there.
Detective Albertson. What do you know about that girl?
I'll tell you, man. I don't know who she hang with.
Come on, guy. We just pulled her out of a Dumpster in the back. Who was her pimp?
Cocaine her pimp. She a strawberry.
She be out on these streets day in, day out, tradin' her sorry self for some crack.
- And, and what do you do? - I cool.
Oh, I'll bet. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
- Excuse me. Excuse me. - Awful. - What are you, from the press?
- No, no. We're from Orlando. - Oh, I don't believe this.
Do you see... I got tourists photographing the body, Al.
I don't know what happened. A man in a blue...
In a world that can be so insane
I don't think it's very strange for me to be in love with you
I wanna know more than your brain
- Hey, Pops, has Kit been in here? - Upstairs in the pool room.
Not something that I'm expecting Now I smile for your affection
We have made a soul connection
Just for me does your bell toll
Don't be cold Show me your soul
- Yo, Viv! - Is it all gone?
Carlos, you know my roommate, Vivian. This is Angel. That's Bermuda.
I know everybody. Is it all gone, Kit?
Carlos sold me some great shit. We just had this party. I was the hostess.
I can't believe you bought drugs with our rent! What is going on with you, Kit?
- I needed a little pick-me-up. - Oh, well, we need rent money!
- Whoa. Calm down, chica. She only owes me 200 more. - Carlos!
- Another 200 dollars? - That was from way before.
That's right, 200, Vivian.
But if you wanna work off her money with me, we can work something out.
That's a very sweet offer, Carlos, but not now.
- Come on, Viv. Come downstairs. - Work out... Work out what? What do we work out?
- You really like her, Carlos? - You took it while I was sleeping?
- You were unavailable for consultation. - Hey, let's go.
Snack! Snack!
- Besides, it's my apartment. - Yeah, well, I have to live there too, Kit.
Look, you came here, I gave you some money, I gave you a place to stay,
and some valuable vocational advice.
He was on my case. I had to give him something. So don't irritate me.
This ain't a buffet, Kit!
"Irritate you"? "Irritate you"?
I just saw a girl pulled out of a Dumpster.
I know. Skinny Marie. But she was a, a flake.
She was a crackhead. Dominic was trying to straighten her out for months.
- Hey, you just knocked my drink... - Get off of her! - Leave her alone!
Don't you wanna get outta here?
Get out where? Where the fuck you wanna go?
Ah, this stuff. There's nothin' but garbage.
- Uh, excuse me. - Huh? - Can you tell me how to get to Beverly Hills?
You're here! That's Sylvester Stallone's house right there!
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
- Hey, yo, Rachel? - What?
- Yeah, you see the stars on the sidewalk, babe? - Yeah.
Well, Vivian and me, we work Bob Hope,
we work the Ritz Brothers, we work Fred Astaire...
we work all the way down to Ella Fitzgerald.
This is our turf. We got seniority. You better get off our corner.
Forgive me. I was just takin' a rest here. Besides, she's new.
Yeah, well, I'm old. So go rest up by Monty Hall or Esther Wilson.
- Williams. - Esther Williams, where you belong!
Back off, Kit. You know, you're really becoming a grouch.
- Am I really a grouch? - Yes. Sometimes.
Well, just 'cause I'm hungry! I'm gonna go get something to eat.
- Hey, girls! - Hey, yo, baby!
How 'bout a freebie? It's my birthday!
Dream on!
It's looking really slow tonight.
Yeah, well, maybe we should get a pimp, you know. Carlos really digs you.
And then he'll run our lives and take our money. No.
You're right. We say who, we say when, we say how much.
- Do you think I look like Carol Channing? - No, I love this look.
It's very glamorous. Glamour choice.
Oh, yo! Oh, yo! Catch this.
Wait a minute. That's a Lotus Esprit.
No, that's rent. You should go for him.
You look hot tonight. Don't take less than a hundred.
Call me when you're through. Take care of you.
Take care of you.
Work it. Work it, baby. Work it.
Work it! Own it!
Yes, you can handle this. First is here somewhere.
Hey, sugar, you lookin' for a date?
No, I wanna find Beverly Hills. Can you give me directions?
Sure, for five bucks.
- Ridiculous! - Price just went up to ten.
- You can't charge me for directions. - I can do anything I want to, baby. I ain't lost.
All right. Okay. All right. You win, I lose. Got change for a twenty?
For twenty I'll show you personal. Even show you where the stars live.
Oh, that's all right. I already been to Stallone's.
Right. Uh, down the street. Make a right.
Lights! Lights would be good here.
- This is a hot car! - It's a little, little temperamental.
- Yours? - No, it isn't.
- Stolen? - N-Not exactly.
What's your name?
What do you want it to be?
Vivian. My name is Vivian.
Vivian.
- So what hotel you staying at? - The, uh, Regent Beverly Wilshire.
Then down the block, right at the corner.
Man, this baby must corner like it's on rails.
Beg your pardon?
Well, doesn't it blow your mind? This is only four cylinders!
You know about cars. W-Where did that come from?
Road and Track. Boys back home I grew up with, they were really into American heavy metal.
Mustangs, Corvettes. They bought 'em cheap and fixed 'em up. I paid attention.
So how is it you know so little about cars?
My first car was a limousine.
So where is this... heavy metal home?
Millageville, Georgia.
You know, I think you left your transmission back there.
You're not shifting right. This is a standard "H."
Standard "H." Like I know what that means.
You ever driven a Lotus?
- No. - You're gonna start right now.
- You're joking. - No, it's the only way I can get you off my coat.
Fasten your seat belt. I am taking you for the ride of your life.
I'm gonna show you what this car can really do. Are you ready?
- I am ready. - Hang on.
- Okay. - Here we go.
This has pedals like a race car. They're really close together.
So it's probably easier for a woman to drive 'cause they have little feet.
Except me. I wear a size nine.
You know, your foot's as big as your arm from your elbow to your wrist?
- Did you know that? - No, I didn't know that.
Just a little bit of trivia.
Tell me, what kind of... What kind of money you girls make these days?
- Ballpark. - Can't take less than a hundred dollars.
- Hundred dollars a night? - For an hour.
An hour?
You make a hundred dollars an hour and you got a safety pin holding your boot up?
- You gotta be joking. - I never joke about money.
Neither do I.
Hundred dollars an hour. Pretty stiff.
Well, no, but it's got potential.
Good evening, Mr Lewis. Will you be needing the car any more tonight?
I hope not!
Ah... you're here.
Yeah.
- So you'll be all right? - Yeah, I'm gonna grab a cab with my 20 bucks.
Go back to your office.
Yeah! My office. Yeah.
Well, thanks for the ride.
- See ya. - Goodbye.
No taxis?
No, I like the bus.
I was thinking. Did you really say a hundred dollars an hour?
- Yeah. - Yeah. Hmm.
Well, if you don't have any prior engagements,
I would be very pleased if you would accompany me into the hotel.
You got it.
- What is your name? - Edward.
Edward? That's my favourite name in the whole world.
- No! - I tell you what.
This is fate, Edward. That's what this is.
- Now why don't you put this on? - Why?
Well, this hotel is not the kind of establishment that rents rooms by the hour.
Ah.
- Wow! - It's all right.
- Holy shit. - You're gonna be fine.
Come with me. And stop fidgeting.
- Good evening, Mr Lewis. - Hello. You have messages?
- Yes, we have several. - Thank you.
Would you send up some champagne and strawberries, please?
Of course. Room service for Mr Lewis, please.
Oh, honey. You know what's happened? I've got a runner in my panty hose!
I'm not wearing panty hose!
Well, colour me happy! There's a sofa in here for two!
- First time in an elevator. - Ah.
Close your mouth, dear.
- Sorry. Couldn't help it. - Try.
- Penthouse. - The penthouse! Mm! - Yes.
To the left.
Oh, I miss keys.
- Impressed? - You kidding me? I come here all the time.
- As a matter of fact, they do rent this room by the hour. - Sure they do.
Wow! Great view!
I bet you can see all the way to the ocean from out here.
I'll take your word for it. I don't go out there.
Why don't you go out there?
- I'm afraid of heights. - You are?
So how come you rented the penthouse?
It's the best. I looked all around for penthouses on the first floor,
but I can't find one.
Well, now that you have me here, what are you going to do with me?
- Wanna know something? I don't have a clue. - No?
I hadn't exactly planned this.
Well, do you plan everything?
- Always. - Yeah. Me too.
I'm actually... No, I'm not a planner. I wouldn't say I was a planner.
I would say I was, um, a kinda "fly by the seat of my pants" gal.
You know? Moment to moment. That's me. That's... Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
You know, you could pay me. That's one way to maybe break the ice.
Oh, yeah. I'm sorry.
Uh, I assume cash is acceptable?
Cash works for me. Yeah.
You're on my fax.
Well, that's one I haven't been on before.
Cute. Very cute. Thank you.
All right. Here we go.
Pick one. I got red, I got green, I got yellow.
I'm outta purple, but I do have one Gold Circle Coin left.
The condom of champions. The one and only. Nothin' is gettin' through this sucker.
- What do you say? Hmm? - A buffet of safety.
I'm a safety girl.
- All right. Let's get one of these on you. - Hey, hey, no. I...
Why don't we just talk for a little bit, okay?
Talk. Yeah.
Um, okay.
Edward, are you in town on, uh, business or pleasure?
- Business, I think. - Business, you think.
Well, let me guess.
That would make you... a lawyer.
- A lawyer? - Mm-hmm.
What makes you think I'm a lawyer?
You've got that, um, sharp, useless look about you.
Bet you've known a lot of lawyers.
I've known a lot of everybody.
What is that?
- Champagne. - Oh. Well.
Might as well make myself useful. Take a load off.
- Good evening. - Hi.
- Uh, where would you like it? - Where would we like it?
Uh, over by the bar.
- Excuse me. - It'll be on your bill, Mr Lewis.
Thank you.
What are you looking at?
- What is he looking at? - Uh, yes. Here we go.
- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much, sir. Have a nice evening.
Tip. Wow. I missed that one. I'll...
Don't worry about it.
- You mind if I take my boots off? - Not at all.
So, do you have a wife? Girlfriend?
- I have both. - Where are they? Shopping together?
My ex-wife...
is now in Long Island in my ex-home...
with my ex-dog.
There you go. My ex-girlfriend, Jessica, is in New York,
moving out of my apartment even as we speak.
- Try a strawberry. - Why?
It brings out the flavour in the champagne.
Oh, groovy.
Pretty good.
- Don't you drink? - No.
Listen, I, I appreciate this whole seduction scene you got going,
but let me give you a tip: I'm a sure thing. Okay?
So, I'm on an hourly rate. Could we just move it along?
Somehow I'm sensing that this time problem is a major issue with you.
- Why don't we just get through that right now? - Great. Let's get started.
How much for the entire night?
Stay here?
- You couldn't afford it. - Try me.
- Three hundred dollars. - Done.
Thank you. Now we can relax.
I'll be out in just a minute. That champagne kinda got to me.
- I didn't hear you. What did you say? - Um, I said I'd be out in just a minute.
What is... What do you have in, uh, your hand there?
- What are you hiding? - Nothing.
All right, look. I do not want any drugs here. I don't want any of this.
- Get your things and your money and please leave. - I don't do drugs, all right?
- I stopped doing drugs when I was 14. - What is this? What is this?
- This is dental floss. - Yeah? So?
I had all those strawberry seeds.
And you shouldn't neglect your gums.
- I'm sorry. Please, continue. - Thank you.
- Are you gonna watch? - No, I'm going.
Thank you.
It's just that, uh, very few people surprise me.
Yeah, well, you're lucky. Most of'em shock the hell outta me.
- You're watching. - I'm going.
Yes, that may be true, Vance.
Yes, I know, but I still need the numbers on Morse Industries.
Uh-huh. I've got 'em from London.
I need 'em now from Tokyo. I'll call down and get them when I want them. Thank you very much.
I have a little carpet picnic here. Are you sure you don't want a drink?
I'm high on life. Can't you tell?
You know, I never saw this episode.
- What do you want? - What do you do?
Everything.
But I don't kiss on the mouth.
Neither do I.
- Hey, how you doin'? - Good. Thanks.
- Good morning, gentlemen. - Good morning, Mr Thompson.
- Good morning, good morning. - Morning, sir.
- Good morning, sir. - Good morning, Mr Thompson. - Good morning, Marjorie.
Of course Morse is going to fight. It's to be expected.
He's run his company for a very long time now.
I don't think he's ready to have his name taken off the stationery.
He wants to meet you face-to-face. Hmm?
- Okay. - I wouldn't do it.
Sure you wouldn't, but do it anyhow. Tonight, dinner. Set it up.
Oh, Edward, Edward. I... Look. It's really not a good idea that you see him.
Definitely not alone, you know? He's a feisty old guy.
You know, we say the wrong thing, we could wind up in court.
Well, you know, there's always a possibility things are gonna go wrong.
That's why I enjoy this so much.
- Oh, by the way, Phil, about your car. - Oh, God. What?
- It corners like it's on rails. - What? What does that mean?
Edward. Edward!
Hi.
Well, good morning.
- Red. - Better.
You didn't wake me. I can see you're really busy.
- I'm gonna be outta here in just a minute. - No, there's no hurry.
Are you hungry? You must be. Why don't you sit and have something to eat?
I, uh, took the liberty of ordering everything on the menu. I didn't know what you'd like.
- Thanks. - All right? Good.
- Did you sleep well? - Yeah. Too good.
- Forgot where I was. - Occupational hazard?
Yeah. Did you sleep?
Uh, yes, a little, on the couch.
I was, uh, working last night.
You don't sleep, you don't do drugs, you don't drink. You hardly eat.
What do you do, Edward? 'Cause I know you're not a lawyer.
That's right.
There are four other chairs here.
Oh.
- So what do you do? - I buy companies.
What kind of companies?
Well, I buy companies that are in financial difficulty.
If they have problems, you must get 'em for a bargain, huh?
Well, the company I'm buying this week...
I'm getting for the bargain price of about one billion.
- A billion dollars? - Yes.
Wow! You must be really smart, huh?
I only got through the 11 th grade.
How far did you go in school?
I went all the way.
Your folks must be really proud, huh?
So you don't actually have a billion dollars, huh?
No, I get some of it from banks, investors.
It's not an easy thing to do.
- And you don't make anything? - No.
- And you don't build anything? - No.
- So what do you do with the companies once you buy 'em? - I sell 'em.
Here, let me do that. You sell them.
Well, I don't sell the whole company.
I break it up into pieces, and then I sell that off. It's worth more than the whole.
So it's sort of like, um, stealing cars and selling 'em for the parts, right?
- Yeah, sort of. But legal. - Mm-hmm.
- There. See? Now it's perfect. - Not bad.
Not bad at all. Where'd you learn to do that?
Well, I screwed the debate team in high school.
I had a grandpa who was nice to me.
He liked ties on Sundays.
Mind if I, uh, take a swim in your tub before I go?
Not at all. Just stay in the shallow end.
- Hello? - Edward, it's Phil.
Listen, I'm running out the door. I just wanna let you know.
- Morse is all set for tonight. - Oh, that's good. - He's bringing his grandson.
He's grooming him to take over. I don't know.
Ah, yes. Very intense young man named David. Plays polo.
Look, I gotta say this again. I don't like you going alone.
I want your extra time and your
Look. Wh... I just think it'd be better if you, if you went with a date, you know?
Keep it social.
- You got to know how to talk dirty, baby - Edward, do you hear me?
- Uh, yes. Yeah, I'm here. - What is that? - If you wanna impress me
- Housekeeping is singing. - Oh, oh, oh, you can't be too flirty, mama
- I know how to undress me - Yeah. Listen,
- Edward, I know a lot of nice girls. - No, you don't.
I just want your extra time and your
- Kiss - Besides, I already have one.
- If you wanna impress me - You just concentrate on finding out what Morse is up to.
- You can't be too flirty, mama - I'm on my way.
I know how to undress me
Mm-hmm, yeah, baby
I wanna be your fantasy
Well, maybe you could be mine
Mm-hmm, you just leave it all up to me
- Don't you just love Prince? - More than life itself.
- Don't you knock? - Vivian,
I have a business proposition for you.
- What do you want? - I'm gonna be in town until Sunday.
I'd like you to spend the week with me.
- Really? - Yes.
Yes, I'd like to hire you as an employee.
Would you consider spending the week with me?
And I will pay you to be at my beck and call.
Look, I'd love to be your beck-and-call girl,
but, um, you're a rich, good-lookin' guy.
You could get a million girls free.
I want a professional. I don't need any romantic hassles this week.
If you're talkin' 24 hours a day, it's gonna cost you.
Oh, yes, of course.
All right. Here we go.
Give me a ballpark figure. How much?
Six full nights. Days too.
- Four thousand. - Six nights at 300 is 1,800.
- You want days too. - Two thousand.
- Three thousand. - Done.
Holy shit!
Vivian?
Vivian, is that a yes?
Y-Y-Yes.
Yes!
I'll be gone most of the day. I want you to buy some clothes.
- You really should think about traveller's cheques. - We may be going out evenings.
- You'll need something to wear. - Like what?
Oh, nothing too flashy. Not too sexy.
- Conservative. You understand? - Boring.
Elegant. Any questions?
- Can I call you "Eddie"? - Not if you expect me to answer.
I would've stayed for 2,000.
I would've paid four. I'll see you tonight.
Baby, I'm gonna treat you so nice, you're never gonna wanna let me go.
Three thousand for six days, and, Vivian, I will let you go.
But I'm here now.
Three thousand dollars!
Whoo!
- Hello. - I called and called. Where were you last night?
- Ma? - It's Viv.
Oh, hi. I had to party. Where are you?
Oh, man, are you ready for this? The guy? The Lotus?
I am in his hotel room in Beverly Hills.
The penthouse. His bathroom is bigger than the Blue Banana.
- Do I have to hear this? - Kit, he wants me to stay the whole week. And you know what he's gonna give me?
Guess. You'll never guess.
- Three thousand dollars. - Bullshit!
I swear to God, and extra money to buy clothes.
Oh, man, I am bummed! I gave that guy to you!
Three thousand. Really? Is he twisted?
- No. - Ugly? - He's good-looking.
- Oh, what's wrong with him? - Nothing.
- Did he give you the money yet? - The end of the week.
- That's what's wrong with him. - Well, he gave me 300 for last night,
and, Kit, I'm gonna leave some at the front desk for you.
I want you to pick it up. I'm at the Regent Beverly Wilshire.
Write it down. Are you writing it down? You'll forget it.
Write it down.
- Reg... Bev... Wil. - Now, one more thing.
Where do I go for the clothes? Good stuff. On him.
- In Beverly Hills? - Yeah. - Rodeo Drive, baby.
- Hi. - Yes, ma'am. May I help you?
Yeah, I'm leaving this here for Kit De Luca. She's gonna pick it up.
- Don't open that. - Uh, no, ma'am.
- Miss Wilson, do you know that lady? - No, sir.
Wild women do
And they don't regret it
Wild women show what they're goin'through
Ooo-whoo
Wild women do what you think they'll never
What you only dream about
Wild women do
Oh, yes, they do
You tell me you want a woman who
Is simple as a flower
Well, if you want me to act like that
You've got to pay me by the hour
Wild women do
And they don't regret it
Oh, wild women show
What they're going through
Ooo-whoo, yeah, ha
- Wild women do what you think they'll never - May I help you?
I'm just checking things out.
Are you looking for something in particular?
No. Well, yeah. Um, something conservative.
Yes.
- You got nice stuff. - Thank you.
- How much is this? - I don't think this would fit you.
Well, I didn't ask if it would fit. I asked how much it was.
- How much is this, Marie? - It's very expensive.
It's very expensive.
Look, I got money to spend in here.
I don't think we have anything for you.
You're obviously in the wrong place. Please leave.
Doctor's office. Two blocks down, to the left.
You have an appointment?
Tiffany's taking the corner space. They'll like the project.
I've very excited about the whole thing.
Did you realize that Via Rodeo is the first new street in Beverly Hills in 75 years?
- Excuse me, miss. May I help you? - I'm going to my room.
- Uh, do you have a key? - Oh, I forgot that cardboard thing.
- I'm on the top floor. - You're a guest here?
- I'm with a friend. - Oh? And who would that be?
- Edward. - Edward?
Edward. Edward, uh...
- He knows me. - Dennis.
Dennis, did you just come off the night shift? Hmm?
- Yes, sir. - Do you know this young lady?
- She's with Mr Lewis. - Mr Lewis.
That's it. Edward Lewis. Thanks, Dennis.
- Evidently, she joined him last night. - Thank you.
Oh, God, what now? What? What?
- What is with everybody today? - I am the manager of the hotel. Now just come with me.
- We'll have a little chat. - I'm coming. Yeah, I'm coming. - Thank you, Dennis. Thank you.
- And what is your name, miss? - What do you want it to be?
- Don't play with me, young lady. - Vivian.
Thank you. Vivian.
Well, Miss Vivian,
things that go on in other hotels don't happen at the Regent Beverly Wilshire.
Now, Mr Lewis, however, is a very special customer,
and we'd like to think of our special customers as friends.
Now, as a customer, we would expect Mr Lewis to sign in any additional guests,
but as a friend, we're willing to overlook it.
Now, I'm assuming that you're a...
relative?
- Yes. - Mm-hmm. I thought so.
Then you must be his...
- Niece? - Of course.
Naturally, when Mr Lewis leaves, I won't see you in this hotel again.
I assume you have no other uncles here?
Good. Then we understand each other.
I would also encourage you to dress a little more appropriately. That'll be all.
No, that's not all. That's what I was trying to do.
I tried to go get a dress on Rodeo Drive today, and the women wouldn't help me.
And I have all this money now and no dress.
Not that I expect you to help me, but I have all of this, okay?
I have to buy a dress for dinner tonight, and nobody will help me.
Oh, man, if you are calling the cops...
Yeah, call the cops. That's... That's great.
- Tell 'em I said hi. - Women's clothing.
Bridget, please.
Yes, Bridget. Hello. This is Barnard Thompson here at the Regent Beverly Wil...
Oh, thank you. Yes, but I'd like you to do a favour for me, please.
I'm sending someone over. Her name is Vivian.
She's a special guest. She's the niece of a very special guest.
Now, this is the jewel in Morse's crown.
Prime industrial property straddling the port of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
The real estate possibilities are endless, but most of the yard we'll just level.
We just got the information, Mr Stuckey.
Edward, we just got the Morse update. Don, can you hold the projection, please?
- Yeah, what? Speak. - Old man Morse just got the inside track...
on a $350 million contract to build destroyers for the Navy.
Navy contract? I can't believe this.
I thought you said they had nothing in the hopper on this one!
- I thought they didn't. - Hey, you know, if that's true, it could cost a lot more.
- Those stocks could go through the roof. - Yeah, no shit, Sherlock!
Maybe we're lucky to get this information now, sir.
- See, we can still walk away from it. - "Walk away"?
Hey, forget it, pal. We got a thousand man-hours in on this.
- Nobody's walking away from anything. - Philip, I think he's right.
- Forget it, Mark. - I do too, but why is he... - I don't wanna hear it! Well, at least you're...
Gentlemen, relax. Relax.
Who do we know on the Senate Appropriations Committee?
- Senator Adams. - All right, Senator Adams. Let's find out where he is.
The Navy's not going to spend $350 million on anything without going to Appropriations first.
I don't understand what's going on here today, gentlemen.
- Hello? - Well, that's why I hired you, Phil... to do my worrying for me.
I'll be in your office. Bob, if you want to send over the geologicals.
- No problem. - Thank you. - Edward.
- Listen. Everything all set for the meeting tonight? - Yes, Senator Adams, please.
- Well, who, who is this girl you're goin' with? - Yes?
- Nobody you know. - Yes, Edward Lewis Enterprises.
Phil Stuckey. Yes, I have him right here.
Don't worry, Mrs Rainey. I'll call you the minute it comes in.
- Thank you. - Have a nice day. - Thank you.
- Hello. You must be Vivian. My name's Bridget. - Yeah, hi.
- Barney said you'd be nice to me. - He's very sweet.
What are your plans while you're in town?
- We're gonna have dinner. - Oh, don't sit up there. Here. - Oh.
- You're gonna go out? Dinner? - Mm-hmm.
Well, you'll need a cocktail dress then. Come with me.
Now, I'm sure we're gonna find something here that your uncle would love.
- You're a size six, right? - Yeah. How'd you know that?
- Well, that's my job. - Bridge, he's not really my uncle.
They never are, dear.
Barney. Sorry, mister.
- I got a dress. - Well, I'd rather hoped you'd be wearing it.
Oh, no. I didn't wanna get it messed up. Listen, I got shoes too. You wanna see?
No, that won't be necessary. I'm sure they're quite lovely. Thank you.
Okay, well, listen. I didn't mean to interrupt you, but Bridget was really great,
and I just wanted to say thanks.
- You're cool. - You're welcome, Miss Vivian.
- Hello. - Never ever pick up the phone.
- Then why are you calling me? - Did you buy clothes today?
- I got a dress. A cocktail one. - That's good.
I'll be in the hotel lobby 7:45 sharp.
- What, you're not comin'up to the door? - This isn't a date. It's business.
- Where are you takin' me, anyway? - I'm taking you to a restaurant called the Voltaire.
- Very elegant. - All right.
I'll meet you in the lobby, but only 'cause you're payin' me to.
Well, thank you very much.
Get her back for me, please.
- Mr Stuckey wanted to see you. - Yes, tell him I'm in the middle of a very important phone call.
- Hello. - I told you not to pick up the phone.
Then stop callin' me.
Sick.
Barney...
- It didn't fit. - Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
Uh, I've got a little problem.
All right, Miss Vivian. One more time.
- Dinner napkin. - Dinner napkin, lay gently in the lap.
Good. Elbows off the table. Don't slouch.
Shrimp fork, salad fork, dinner fork.
I definitely have the salad fork. The rest of the silverware is a little confusing.
All right. If you get nervous, just count the tines.
Now four tines: dinner fork.
And sometimes there are three tines: the salad fork.
And sometimes...
Pardon me, Mr Lewis. I'm Mr Thompson. I'm the manager of the hotel.
Uh-huh. Excuse me. I just wanna make one call.
Yes, I'm sorry. I have a message for you, sir.
- From who? - From your niece, sir.
- My what? - The young lady's who's staying with you in your room, sir.
Oh. Hmm.
- I think we both know that she's not my niece. - Of course, sir.
The reason I know that is that I am an only child.
- Yes, sir. - What's the message?
She's waiting for you in the lounge.
Intriguing young lady, Miss Vivian.
- Intriguing. - Have a good evening, sir.
- Thank you, Mr... - Thompson. I'm the... - Thompson.
manager... manager of the hotel, sir.
- You're late. - You're stunning.
You're forgiven.
Shall we go to dinner?
- This way, Mr Lewis. Your party's waiting. - Stop fidgeting.
- Mr Morse. - Yes. Mr Lewis. I'm Jim Morse.
This fireball is my grandson, David.
Yeah, well, I don't know about the fireball part, but grandson's true enough.
Well, I'm pleased to meet you both. This is a friend of mine, Vivian Ward.
- Hi. Really glad to meet you. - Mr Morse, David.
- Hi. - Hi. - Please sit.
Excuse me.
- Where are you going? - I'm going to the ladies' room.
- Upstairs, to the right. - Okay. Excuse me.
- Shall I order for you? - Yeah.
- Please do so. Thank you. - I'll do that.
Mr Lewis, my grandfather believes...
the men who create a company should control its destiny.
Where's the salad?
- Oh, the salad comes at the end of the meal. - But that's the fork I knew.
Let me, uh, put it another way.
Between your public statements and the rumours flying around on this thing,
we find it very hard to figure out what your real intentions are.
I don't know about you, but I've never been able to figure which goes with what.
You know, there was a time when we built ships the size of cities.
Men like my grandfather made this country.
- Who ordered this? - The gentleman did, ma'am. Bon appétit.
These are escargot. It's French for snails. It's a delicacy. Try it.
- David. - Mr Lewis, if you were to get control...
and I don't think you will... but if you did,
what do you plan to do with the company? 7