a perfect opportunity
to start her on Spanish.
It'll be fun.
Nathan.
I thought it would be nice
if you and I could be alone.
We will be.
We'll get two rooms.
Which one will I be in?
Patty.
That means
"come here" in Spanish!
Por favor. Please.
I want you
to listen to something.
I got a tape
of a mariachi band.
An authentic, indigenous,
native Mexican form of music.
Gil, good morning.
Hello, Cindy.
When were you
gonna tell me?
Tell you what?
Lenny called this morning and
he said they were wondering
where I thought we should take Phil
Richards to celebrate his partnership.
That Lenny is an asshole.
Do you believe that guy?
Nobody was supposed to have that
information until next month.
That partnership is mine.
You said it was just held up
by Ted's surgery,
and then when he got back
you'd make it official.
Look, I never said you didn't do
great work. You do terrific work.
Every firm does good work.
Look, I know you're
a lot smarter than Phil,
but the guy works
like a Trojan.
He schmoozes clients.
He brings in business.
He's here nights,
weekends. I own the guy.
And that's what puts your name
on the door.
This is really
coming out of left field.
I've been here eight years.
I'm the backbone of the
operation. I know that.
If I don't
get this partnership,
I got to think about
going somewhere else.
I got to tell you, Gil. I don't
consider that a realistic idea.
Why?
You go somewhere else,
you're gonna have to get in line
behind guys who are younger than you,
who have been there longer,
who are more committed
and who are willing
to work for less money.
Look, this thing with Phil
is not etched in stone.
I can jerk him along
for the next month.
Why don't you use that time
to give us your best shot?
Put in the hours,
dazzle me.
Dazzle you?
Listen, Dave, I'm
having a problem at home.
I really need to spend a lot of
extra time with my son right now.
Then I don't know
what we can do.
Get this guy! Get this guy!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh!
Well, they're bad dudes. That's
why they call the game Bad Dudes.
Okay, I should go stay with the
girls. You got enough quarters?
Yeah.
Okay.
Dad?
Yeah?
How come I'm seeing
a psychiatrist?
Yeah, we were gonna have
a big talk about that.
What's wrong with me?
Nothing. Nothing.
You're great.
Then how come...
Look.
Look.
You're a kid like I was. You
have a lot of worries, that's all.
And these doctors, they're experts
at helping people with their worries.
It's nothing
to feel bad about.
Look, you're a great kid, and
I love you very much, okay?
Okay.
Okay.
You know what I think?
I think this is gonna be
a great summer for you.
And don't forget you
got a birthday coming up.
Let's have a great party.
That'll be fun, huh?
Can we have Cowboy Dan?
Who?
Cowboy Dan.
The gun-fighting balloon man.
He was at Billy's party.
He's cool.
Absolutely. It's a done deal.
This is your dad talking now.
Now, you've got me excited.
Okay, now, what do we say when we see
a cute eight-year-old girl walk by?
Hubba-hubba.
Hubba-hubba. Okay.
Oh, don't tell your mom I taught
you that. It could be bad. Let's go.
Wow!
You like it?
Yeah, it's good. It's shiny.
Yeah! You know, it was
junk when I found it.
The first time
I got laid was in...
That's a story
for another time.
Hi, Dad. Dinner ready?
What was that?
Huh?
Oh, some friends
were just dropping me off.
Friends? Friends slow down.
They even stop.
Dad...
Oh, Mommy.
Sweetie,
you're gonna be okay.
Honey, why would you
be panhandling?
I needed money
for a place to stay.
Julie, you have
a place to stay.
I'd have to tell you
what happened.
What did happen? I just said
I didn't want to tell you.
Did you leave that Tod?
Yes.
He promised me he was gonna
start a house-painting business,
then he said
he'd changed his mind.
He's gonna race dragsters
with his brothers.
He can't even drive
a regular car.
So his brothers