What do I do? Go to Bill Parrish and tell him the truth. He'll forgive you.
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Chow time, you guys.
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Wow. Give up what you want for the woman you marry. Hmm. Yeah, you know what? I would. - Yeah? - Gladly.
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I know what you're saying. It doesn't pay so well, but, I like it. Mm-hmm. Eventually it'll depend on the woman I marry, I think. Maybe she'll want lots of kids, a bigger house, better car, uh... College doesn't come cheap. You know? I don't know.
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Yes?
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- Have you spent much time in the islands? - Some.
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Yeah, I'm sorry. This is my daughter, Allison, and her husband, Quince, and Drew, my number one, works with me.
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It's over. Mr. Parrish? Will the gentleman be staying for dinner, sir?
Meet Joe Black
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Hello? Anyone here? - I said, is anyone here? - Quiet down. - Where are you? - I'm here. What is this, a joke, right? Some kind of elaborate practical joke? At my 40th reunion, we delivered a casket... to the class president's hotel room and, uh... Quiet. Where are you going, Bill? I, uh... The great Bill Parrish at a loss for words? The man from whose lips fall "rapture" and "passion" and "obsession"? All those admonitions about being " deliriously happy, that there is no sense living your life without. " All the sparks and energy you give off, the rosy advice you dispense in round, pear-shaped tones. What the hell is this? Who are you? Just think of millenniums multiplied by eons... compounded by time without end. I've been around that long. But it's only recently that your affairs here have piqued my interest. Call it boredom. The natural curiosity of me, the most lasting... and significant element in existence, has come to see you. About what? I want to have a look around before I take you. Take me where? It requires competence, wisdom and experience. All those things they say about you in testimonials. And you're the one. - The one to do what? - Show me around, be my guide. And in return, you get...
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It's like you know each other's secrets, your deepest, darkest secrets. - Deepest, darkest secrets? - Yeah, and then you... you're free. Free? You're free! You're free to I... love each other completely, totally. Just no fear. So there's nothing you don't know about each other, and it's okay.
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Okay. Thank you, Mr. Black.
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You want me to be your guide? You fill the bill, Bill. - I do? - Mmm.
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Am I dreaming this? Are you a dream?
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- Have you registered? - No. Okay.
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I don't know. I don't know. I, uh...
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- Bill? - Huh? Bill. - Bill. - Yeah. Yes, he's, um... He's an agent for the Internal Revenue Service. Mmm, yes, we were convinced that Bontecou, on past deals, has structured his mergers and acquisitions... in suspicious and complicated ways so as to evade paying the taxes he is liable for. The agency asked Bill for his cooperation in an undercover investigation of Bontecou. We wanted to go after him, and this deal gave us that perfect opportunity. - And I offered to cooperate. - And we're very grateful. Uh, Agent Joe Black here... Of course, that's not his real name... smelled out your involvement, Drew. He developed evidence you were working both sides of the fence. Unfortunately, that is what is known as a conflict of interest. Undisclosed conflict of interest. - An offense. - An indictable offense. - And a likely conviction. - Very likely. I think I'd like to talk to my lawyer. No lawyers, Drew. Uh, we're gonna offer you a deal. Confess to the board every detail of your participation, then submit your resignation. What do I get? You get not to go to jail. You're talking through your hat. You're offering me a deal because you've got no proof. Proof? We've got plenty of proof. He's talking through his lips. Drew, make no mistake. Should you choose to test my resolve in this matter, you will be looking at an outcome that will have a finality... that is beyond your comprehension. And you will not be counting the days or the months or the years, but millenniums in a place with no doors.