See if Quince is here. How did all this come about? Crisis, Bill Parrish. Crisis, his company. Crisis for us. It came about with the arrival on the scene of Mr. Joe Black. Mr. Joe who? Joe Black. He attends our board meetings. He sleeps at Bill's house. He resides in his office. He never leaves his side, and, in my opinion, is always in his ear, telling Bill what to do. And Bill is listening. Who is Joe Black? What... What is his relationship to Bill Parrish, and most important, what is behind his influence on our chairman? He's had advisors before. Nobody tells Bill what to do.
Meet Joe Black
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We've got a busy day ahead. This meeting's already set me behind. Shall we adjourn? Uh, before we do, Bill, while we're here...
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- Good morning. - Morning, Bill. Did you want to have a cup of coffee or something, Bill?
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Morning, Quince. Top of the morning, B.P. - Hello, Quince. - Hey!
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That's it?
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I should, um...
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Hello, Bill.
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- Good night, Dad. - Good night.
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I should go home. Mmm. Shouldn't I?
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No. Not right now.
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- No. - No.
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It's not over till it's over. Please, Eddie, no "fat lady sings" stuff. I still sense some doubt in this group. We could turn it around. - You'll be up in the country? - Yeah. The big celebration of my mandatory retirement birthday. You're an honored guest, Eddie. I'm gonna stick it out here. We still have a shot. Get John's office on the phone. Tell them I'll be there in 20 minutes.
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Mandatory retirement on our chairman's 65th birthday, at which time the chairman will be named emeritus. You're welcome to attend all meetings... and will serve as international spokesman for the corporation. Plus, of course, a settlement, a golden parachute of such magnitude that his feet will never touch the ground.
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We will, of course, delay the announcement out of respect for our former chairman... until after the celebration of his birthday this weekend. Well, thanks for allowing me to save face, Drew. The other motion before us is the acceptance of John Bontecou's offer... to merge this corporation with Bontecou International.
Meet Joe Black
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What did you do? - You've gotten the old man fired. - That we did. Thanks to you. He was wobbling, mind you, but you supplied the coup de gr�ce. I'm gonna put a stop to this. Quince, you can't unscramble scrambled eggs. I- I didn't mean to do this. Train's left the station, pal, and you're aboard.