MEET JOE BLACK

Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Please. Please.
Don't worry. Don't worry.
It's utter _________ around here.
And I'm terrified
that we're _________ out of time.
Am I trying to be too _________ ?
- Oh, but I want it to be so _________ .
- So do we.
- But we're _________ to be too _________ .
- Why not aim for the stars?
- Good _________ .
- Good morning.
- We do need some _________ on the flowers.
- Yes, _________ , _________ .
Everywhere freesia. Daddy loves _________ .
Good morning. Good morning.
Oh. Hello. Hi.
- _________ ?
- _________ .
Not too _________ and not too _________ .
I'm looking for a saffron _________ ,
sort of _________ dance '20s.
If _________ is the prose of a _________ ,
then lights are its _________ .
It works. If food is the prose of a party,
lights are its _________ .
I like that.
If music were the _________ of love, play on.
I'm going out of my _________ .
Good morning, Mr. Parrish.
- What do you _________ of _________ this, Helen?
- It's _________ be beautiful.
And _________ says the _________ may come.
The President's _________ _________ things to do
_________ come to my _________ party.
Like what?
- _________ ? Do you have a _________ ?
- Good morning, Allison.
Not much more. Big day in the big city.
- What's on your _________ ?
- _________ . Update.
We are constructing the number _________ on the barge.
_________ from the State College of New Paltz will shoot _________
arrows at it.
_________ it catches _________ ,
it will give us the effect of a Viking _________ ,
but with none of the _________ .
The Hudson River authority
says _________ for you,
they'll _________ a special dispensation.
But, of _________ , there will be an overtime bill
for the Poughkeepsie Fire Department.
So, what do you _________ ?
_________ ? No good?
Allison, I _________ you. _________ is your _________ .
But it's your _________ . I hate arrows.
They make me _________ .
- Good morning, Dad.
- Good morning, _________ .
- Morning.
- Morning.
You're "Honey. " I'm "Allison. "
Oh.
Oh, Dad, _________ called from the _________ ,
and they're still two minutes away.
Drew's _________ ?
He _________ to ride back _________ with you.
So why don't you sit down, relax, and
get some food in that flat _________ of yours.
- Are you _________ ?
No.
You've got patients to attend to.
I've got _________ hysterical chefs,
one of whom loves _________ ,
the other one hates _________ ,
and the _________ one doesn't even know
what truffles are.
- I hate _________ .
- But, Daddy, calm down.
You're _________ love it. I V.
Isn't it enough to be
on the Earth for _________ years
without _________ to be _________ of it?
No.
Will you relax? I know it's a big ______ _____ _____ day.
- _________ you know that?
- Drew told me.
- Does he _________ you _________ ?
- I hope so.
- You like _________ , don't you?
- Yep, I guess so.
- I don't want to _________ , but...
- _________ don’t .
Well, here comes our boy now.
_________ we?
Okay.
Hello, _________ .
Hi.
Good morning, Drew. _________ for _________ up.
Well, big day. _________ to line up
a few ducks before _________ .
Any _________ , last minute _________ ,
variations, anything?
_________ , no. I did hear a voice last night.
- A _________ ?
- In my sleep.
- What'd it say?
- "Yes. "
- Yes to the deal?
- Maybe. Who _________ ?
You know how _________ are.
I thank you, Delia.
Okay, let's go. Delia, your pen.
- Hi, Bill. How _________ _________ doing?
- Morning, Quince.
- I'm _________ great, and you?
- Oh, I'm great.
This is it, "B-day. "
Huh? _________ .
Bontecou day.
We're gonna close with Big John.
Look at you, Bill. You're all cool as a cat.
Over at Bontecou's,
I'll bet he's just in his pants.
_________ , everybody,
big _________ tonight at Daddy's.
Dinner. You, too, Drew.
We have lots of loose ends.
- Not my birthday again?
- You're only 65 once, Dad.
Thank God. _________ let's get the day started.
Remember,
dinner in the city at Daddy's!
It's so _________ .
Do you love Drew?
No, don't do anything.
Just stay _________ where...
Do you love Drew?
He's not gonna get a better offer than that.
- You mean, _________ you loved Mom?
- Forget about me and Mom.
Are you gonna _________ him?
Oh, come on.
I'm probably.
Listen, I'm _________ about the guy.
He's smart. He's _________ .
He could carry Parrish Communications
into the 21 st century and me along with it.
- So, what's wrong with that?
- That's for me. I'm _________ about you.
It's not what you say about Drew.
It's what you don't say.
- Maybe you're not _________ .
- Oh, yes, I am.
Give him _________ he wants.
There's not an ounce of _________ ,
not a whisper of a thrill.
And this _________
has all the _________ of a pair of titmice.
I want you to get swept away out there.
I _________ you to _________ . I want you to
sing with rapture and dance like a dervish.
- Oh, that's all.
- Yeah. Be _________ happy,
or at least leave _________ open to be.
Okay.
"Be _________ happy. " I shall...
I shall do my _________ .
I know it's a cornball thing.
But love is _________ , obsession,
someone you can't live without.
I say, fall _________ over heels.
Find _________ you can love like crazy
and who will love you the same way back.
How do you find him?
Well, you _________ your head,
and you listen to your heart.
And I'm not _________ any heart.
'Cause the _________ is, honey, there's no sense
living your life without this.
To make _________ journey
and not fall _________ in love,
well, you haven't lived a life at all.
But _________ have to try, 'cause if you
haven't tried, you _________ lived.
- Bravo!
- Oh, you're tough.
I'm sorry. Okay.
Give it to me again,
but the _________ version this time.
Okay. Stay open.
Who knows? _________ could strike.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
What do you _________ ?
Is it just the _________ committee,
or are you guys gonna use me?
_________ , man, thanks for the offer,
but it's all set for just me and Bill.
- More people _________ ...
- I know. I know, gum up the _________ .
I want you to get swept away.
Huh?
I _________ just _________ to Quince
that we won't need him until...
- Did you hear something?
- Yeah, but I was just saying to Quince...
- No, no, no. Not you.
- What's the _________ , Daddy?
_________ . I'm sorry.
I want you to levitate.
I want you to sing with _________ and dance like a dervish.
- "Dance like a dervish"?
- Daddy, what is it?
Nothing, I'm just talking to _________ .
You know me.
No, I've never known you to talk to _________ .
- Oh, well, can I give you a lift?
- No, I'm gonna catch a cab.
- _________ , are you okay?
- Yeah.
Got my garters on, my ears _________ , ready for _________ .
Okay. Well... Go get 'em, _________ .
You're damn right. Okay.
Oh, haven't heard that one before.
I'm sorry.
I had to say it.
_________ ? _________ ?
Hi, George.
Honey, you have to go on. Okay?
There's a time to sow _________ a time to reap.
_________ have to sow.
Sorry. _________ me.
No, I liked him. I don't like him _________ .
'Cause you're my honey.
_________ messes with you, they _________ with me. That's it.
I'm on a plane in a _________ .
You let me _________ .
Yep, _________ I get my phone in, you're my first call. I promise.
_________ the books, get the degree.
One day we'll be _________ out _________ together.
How's that? Okay.
You all right? Yes.
You bet. Be strong.
I love you. Bye-bye.
- Morning.
- Good morning.
I was talking kind of loud _________ . I'm sorry.
Oh, not at all.
It was fascinating.
Yeah, what was _________ about it?
You and, "honey"?
- It's my _________ sister.
- Oh.
And she just _________ up with her boyfriend
and was thinking
about _________ out of law school.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- No, nothing to be sorry _________ .
That's the way it is
with men and women, isn't it?
- What's the way?
- _________ lasts.
Oh. Yeah, I agree.
Really? Why?
No, I'm interested.
I was just _________ to be agreeable.
Okay. All right. I was sharp shooting.
No, just that "_______ ______" stuff.
That was the problem with Honey's guy.
He didn't know what he _________ .
So, he's fooling around,
and she _________ him at it.
You know, like one girlfriend
isn't _________ for him.
- So, you're a one-girl guy.
- Yes, I am.
- That's right.
- Right.
Looking for her _________ now, actually.
Who knows? You might be her.
No, _________ laugh. I just got _________ town.
I got the new job.
I'm trying to get into this apartment.
Anyway, so you're a doctor.
- How'd you know?
- 'Cause _________ a doctor around here.
This apartment _________ ...
Everyone's in green _________ ,
the green pajamas.
The guy I'm waiting for to _________ ...
- Doctor.
- He's a doctor.
What kind of doctor?
I'm a _________ in internal_________ .
So, if I needed a doctor, you could be it.
I could be her. Yeah.
You could be her.
Yeah, I could.
- I'm... I'm _________ at the hospital, so...
- I see.
_________ is my _________ day.
I just get in the big, bad city,
not only do I find a doctor,
but a beautiful _________ , as well.
- Do you _________ me saying that?
- Oh... No, of course. No, it's fine.
It's fine. It's just...
Listen, could I buy you a cup of coffee?
I have some patients _________ in,
so I should probably get going.
Yeah, yeah. I gotta get to the _________
and get off to work.
But I'd still _________
to have another cup of coffee.
Would you let me do that?
- Well, yeah, okay.
- _________ .
- Good _________ , Mr. Parrish.
- Morning, Jennifer.
So, board convenes _________ .
You'll recommend we close,
and it's a deal, right?
As close as a deal could be.
_________ .
Yes.
Yes.
"Yes" what?
Yes, is the answer to your _________ .
I didn't ask any _________ .
I believe you did.
Who are you?
God damn it. What's going on here?
I think you know.
I don't.
Try
'Cause if _________ haven't tried,
you haven't lived.
What are you talking about?
What you were _________ about.
_________ is this guy?
_________ me _________ you are.
Are you giving me _________ ?
- No. I'm sorry, I...
- No, you're not.
You're trying to _________ the _________ .
But this is the one situation
you knew you never could _________ .
It's _________ now.
Talk to me, please.
There's gonna be plenty of time for that.
What do you mean?
I think you _________ , Bill.
It's kind of a pro _________ job.
- Pro bono?
- Yeah.
- _________ , doing good?
- That's me.
Gonna be _________ good all your life?
I know what you're saying.
It doesn't pay so well, _________ , I like it.
_________ it'll depend
on the _________ I marry, I think.
Maybe she'll want lots of kids,
a bigger house, better car...
_________ doesn't come cheap. You know?
I don't know.
Wow.
Give up what you _________
for the woman you marry.
Yeah, you know what? I _________ .
- Yeah?
- _________ .
'Cause you make your _________ , you know?
Say, you and I, if we were _________ , I would...
No, for an _________ , okay?
If you and I were _________ ,
I would want to give you what you need.
That's all. I'm talking about taking
care of each other the best you can.
What's _________ with taking care of a woman?
She _________ care of you.
You'll have a hard time _________ a _________
like that these days.
- Shoot, you think so?
- Mmm-hmm.
I don't know. _________ could strike.
- I've gotta go.
- Yeah.
Listen, did I say _________ wrong?
- No.
- No?
- No. No. It was...
- Sure?
It was so right, it _________ me. That's all.
Just...
You know, I was _________ ,
I don't want you to be my doctor.
I don't want you to examine me and...
Why?
_________ I like you so much.
And I... I don't want to _________ you.
You don't? Why not?
_________ I like you so much.
Oh, boy. Okay.
Now I gotta go, so...
- Yep, _________ .
- All right. All right.
Fair _________ . See you.
- Bye. Bye.
- Bye-bye.
Music.
I _________ how you love music, Daddy.
And I want to have music that _________ you,
but doesn't put a _________
other people to sleep.
I've agonized over it and _________ settled
on Sidney Brown.
Good.
- _________ -four men, very eclectic.
- Mmm-hmm.
Plus, I'm _________ in a Latin sextet
on their breaks.
You _________ heard a word I've said,
have you?
- What, honey? _________ .
- Daddy.
Yes.
Daddy?
Mr. Parrish?
- Yes?
- Dinner's served.
- Yeah.
- _________ _________ .
_________ it to _________ .
Did you _________ me, Bill?
_________ time, you guys.
What are you looking so _________ about?
Did you miss me?
It's a normal question.
I missed you. But what do I get back?
Not an _________ of _________ .
Not a whisper of a thrill.
This relationship has all the _________
of a pair of _________ .
I'm waiting _________ the front door.
- Did you speak to the governor?
- He's coming.
- And his wife?
- Yeah, _________ .
I sat _________ them at the Bronx Zoo benefit.
It was better than Seconal.
I'm waiting outside the front _________ , Bill.
Won't someone let me in?
Lillian?
- Is there a _________ at the front door?
- I didn't hear a _________ , sir.
_________ a look, would you, please?
What about the _________ ?
He said he's going
to be there with bells on.
Good.
Maybe they'll drown _________ out.
- _________ don't be negative, Drew.
- I'm sorry.
We have an acceptance list
that would do the White House _________ ,
the chairman of the FCC,
the _________ General of the U.N.
Wow.
- Nine _________ ,
I don't know how many _________
and at least 12 of the Fortune _________ .
- Any jocks?
- No.
No 20-game-winner, Masters _________ ,
someone I can talk to?
You were right, Mr. Parrish.
There was a _________ at the door.
He's _________ for you in the foyer.
Show him into the _________ .
Tell him I'll be _________ there.
Yes, sir.
I've _________ favors,
_________ charm bracelets for the women,
and platinum _________ chains for the men,
all _________ "W.P."
But now I'm thinking of _________ them.
They seem so _________ .
Are they _________ ?
Do they seem that way to _________ , Daddy?
I don't _________ .
I don't know. I...
Let me see.
I don't think they're _________ .
I think they're great.
I love key _________ .
Hello?
Anyone here?
- I said, is anyone here?
Quiet down.
- Where are you?
- I'm here.
What is this, a _________ , right?
Some kind of elaborate practical joke?
At my 40th reunion, we _________ a casket
to the class president's hotel room and...
Quiet.
Where are you going, Bill?
I...
The _________ Bill Parrish at a loss for words?
The man from whose lips fall "_________ "
and "passion" and "_________ "?
All those _________ about being
"_________ happy,
"that there is no sense
living your life _________ . "
All the sparks and energy you give off,
the rosy advice you dispense
in _________ , pear-shaped tones.
What the hell is this?
Who are you?
Just think of _________ multiplied by eons
compounded by time without end.
I've been around that long.
But it's only recently that your _________ here
have piqued my interest.
Call it boredom.
The _________ curiosity of me, the most lasting
and significant element in _________ ,
has come to see you.
About what?
I want to have a look _________
_________ I take you.
Take me where?
It _________ 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 _________ .
And in return, you get...
I get what?
Time.
_________ , days, weeks.
Let's not get encumbered by detail.
What matters is that I stay _________ .
Yes.
"Yes" what?
Yes is the answer to your _________ .
What question?
Oh, Bill. Come on. The _________ .
The _________ you've been asking yourself
with increased regularity,
at odd _________ ,
panting through the extra game of _________ ,
when you ran for the plane in Delhi,
when you sat up in bed last night
and hit the floor in the office this _________ .
The _________ that is
in the back of your throat,
_________ the _________ to your brain,
ringing in your ears over and over
as you put it to _________ .
- The question.
- Yes, Bill.
The question.
The question.
Am I going to die?
Yes.
Am I _________ this? Are you a dream?
I'm not a dream.
You're _________ to take me?
What is that? And who the _________ are you?
You are...
Yes?
Who _________ I?
Death.
- You're _________ ?
- Yes.
- _________ .
- That's me.
You're not _________ . You're just a _________ in a _________ .
The suit came with the _________ I took.
Let me ask your _________ .
Do I _________ in?
You want me to be your _________ ?
You fill the _________ , Bill.
- I do?
- Hmm.
- Will you be _________ long?
- We should _________ quite a while.
And then?
It's _________ .
It's _________ .
Mr. Parrish?
Will the _________ be staying for _________ , sir?
Yes.
Thank you.
This is crazy.
You're not gonna eat _________ with us.
No, I am eating _________ with you
and your _________ .
And that is what we're doing.
It's not open for _________ , nothing is.
Don't you understand?
Yeah.
Good.
Now lead the way.
Bill, lead the way.
- Excuse me, _________ I say _________ ?
- Yes, of course.
- Well, it just _________ to me, if...
- Speak up, please.
When I introduce you, if I say who you are,
I don't think anyone will stay for dinner.
Then don't.
Here's another _________ .
It's a little last _________ ,
but tell me what you think.
Kaleidoscopes.
Little gold _________ .
Some German company went kerplunk,
and Tiffany's picked all these things up,
and they're _________ party favors.
Okay, they're not _________ or _________ .
They're just winter scenes,
dachshunds, snowflakes.
Hi there.
Hello.
Sorry to have _________ away for so long.
This is a friend of mine I asked to drop by.
We got to _________ and stuff, and...
He's gonna join us for dinner.
- Great.
- How nice to _________ you.
And wouldn't it be nicer if my _________
would _________ you?
How nice to meet you.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
This is my daughter, _________ ,
and her husband, Quince,
and Drew, my _________ one, works with me.
Daddy, does your friend have a name?
- A name?
- _________ he goes by?
Oh, yeah, excuse me. This is...
This is...
- Daddy, come on. A _________ .
- Bill, the suspense is _________ me.
I'm sorry. It's...
It's gone right out of my head.
I'm sorry. This is Joe.
- Joe.
- Just _________ Joe.
- I love that name.
- Me, too. Hey, _________ .
- Is there any more to it?
- What do you mean?
Like "Smith" or "Jones" or...
- Black.
Oh, at last.
- Nice to meet you, Mr. Black.
- Hey, hey, Joe _________ .
Won 15, lost two
for the _________ Dodgers, _________ .
I'm king of my rotisserie _________ .
- Are you?
- Yeah, he is.
Shall we sit down?
Right _________ .
Have we met?
- He's from out of town.
- How long you here for, Joe?
As long as it takes.
- You and Bill, you old friends?
No.
No, thank you.
I have one, thank you.
I get the feeling
you've done some _________ before.
I got it.
Have you done some _________ before?
We have an_________ now.
What side of the industry
did you say you were on?
I didn't say.
Joe _________ like a ringer, Bill.
I have a feeling you _________
got the broad strokes already.
You need any help with the _________ ?
I'm sorry, business at dinner.
- Forgive me for being so _________ .
- _________ .
Hi, everybody. I'm sorry I'm _________ .
I had to have dinner
with my _________ chief.
You ate?
I'm here, aren't I?
I wouldn't miss a loose ends meeting.
What's on the table for _________ ?
Party favors, flowers...
- Hi, Dad.
- Hi.
- Hello.
- Hi, Drew.
What are you _________ here?
You know each other?
We've met.
This _________ , the Corinth Coffee Shop.
He was... He was looking for a doctor.
Well, I guess he's found one.
Joe, you do get _________ .
- That's your name?
And isn't it a lovely one?
So sturdy, so straight. Stop it.
_________ , Joe, where are you _________ ?
- Here.
- You're _________ here?
- In this house?
- Yes, in this house.
Great. Great. Great.
Will that _________ you, Joe?
- _________ , Joe what?
- Black.
- This is fun.
- Yes. Yes, Quince, it is.
So, what are you doing here, Joe?
Cat got your tongue?
You were _________ so silent this morning.
This morning, yes.
I wasn't quite myself.
Well, it's a shame _________ you were
couldn't be here tonight.
Cut it out, Susan. We've gotta talk.
Busy day _________ , everybody.
- Joe, let's go.
- Yes.
That stuff _________ you and Susan threw me.
- Threw you? Where?
- Shook me up.
I mean, how is it that you _________
to meet my daughter?
I didn't meet her.
The young man I took met her.
That is, the fellow she _________
in the coffee shop this morning.
- What happened to him?
- I _________ a body, Bill.
So...
Come in.
Bathroom, _________ , towels, _________ ,
chairs, lamps, bed.
Well, if there is _________ else, don't hesitate.
I won't.
I can try.
- Will she be available next week?
- I don't _________ .
Yes, sir?
Hello. I'm Joe Black.
- It's nice to _________ you.
- Yes, of course, Mr. Black, sir.
A pleasure.
What is that?
- You mean this, sir?
- Yes.
It's, _________ Scudder's _________ butter, sir.
You like it?
Well, I would say, in my opinion,
it's right up there with Jif and Skippy.
Could I _________ you a taste, sir?
- Yes.
- All right.
Do you fancy it, sir?
More? Right.
Mmm.
You're a _________ butter man now, eh, sir?
Yes, I believe I am.
I thoroughly enjoy this peanut butter.
And I thoroughly enjoyed _________ you all.
- I'll be moseying on.
- Right, sir.
What are you doing here?
I'm lost.
I can't seem to escape you today.
- I'm sorry.
- Yeah.
Would you hand me one of those?
You must have _________ very big
going on with my father.
- Big?
- Yeah.
You _________ at his side out of the blue,
stay at his house,
have dinner with his family.
That's, practically a first.
You're in the red-hot _________ of big business,
and I _________ you were just a regular Joe.
- I am Joe.
- Not the one that I met this _________ .
Hitting on me in as nice a way
as I've been hit on in a long time.
The _________ that you found out
I was my _________ daughter, you...
Well, you _________ like a stranger.
That is not my _________ .
What are your intentions? Huh?
I mean, just to
make little dramas in coffee shops,
turn a woman's head?
I don't mind _________ that
my head was turned.
I liked it.
But, _________ , 10 hours later, I feel like a _________ .
I just don't get it. I don't.
You, my father, here in this house. It's...
It's _________ me, and I...
What happened to that sweet guy
from the coffee shop?
Who are you, _________ ?
And... What are you eating?
Peanut butter.
But it's _________ now.
No. Please.
You act like you've never _________
peanut butter before.
I haven't.
- What kind of _________ did you have?
- Do you love Drew?
Excuse me?
When you put your _________ to his,
it _________ a frequent thing.
Drew is none of your business,
and neither is _________ I put my mouth.
I'm sorry. Do you live here?
No, Joe,
I'm _________ here and now I'm going home.
Yes, I think what I'm trying to say is,
I would like it if we _________ friends.
- I've got plenty of friends.
- I don't have any.
Well, I can see why.
I didn't mean to _________ you at dinner.
I'm sometimes
not _________ at home around people.
I get _________ doing what it is I do.
And I don't seem to have _________ ...
Yes?
I have a certain function to _________ ,
and it seems to take up most of my time.
But sometimes I _________
that I haven't left room for
anything else.
I'm sorry to say I _________ what you mean.
Well...
- Good night, Joe.
- Yes. Good night to you, Susan.
- Morning, Medlin.
- Oh, good morning, Mr. Parrish.
- Everything okay?
- Yes, sir.
Good.
- Morning.
- Good morning, Bill.
What's on the docket for today?
- Docket?
- Yes. What shall we do?
- Well, I have to go to work, and...
- _________ . I'll join you.
- Would you like to ride or walk?
- Walk.
I _________ to see the _________ .
This is _________ .
This is the left _________ thing of all time. I...
I don't know if I can get through this.
- What do I do? What do I tell my _________ ?
- You'll get through this, Bill.
As far as your family's _________ ,
I _________ say anything.
You'll _________ the great start we had last night.
It felt as if I was being treated like a _________ .
Yes, Joe this, Joe that.
A nice smile. Quince passed me the _________ .
No passion or rapture or any of these
_________ things you're so intent on imparting.
But I am certain, should you say who I am,
our adventure would end _________ .
And I did so enjoy your family.
What about my family?
This _________ involves only me, right?
What do you mean?
I'll tell you what.
You promise this _________ of yours
involves only me and...
And what?
- I _________ tell anyone who you are.
- Sounds fair enough.
Good. Is it a _________ ?
- A _________ ?
- Yeah.
You _________ your word,
I give mine that we'll do what we _________ .
- Mmm-hmm.
- It is a truth _________ between two people.
- Bill?
- What?
You _________ a deal.
Ow.
That's great.
Great.
You know, I got to _________ .
With you here and seemingly _________ ,
how's your work going, I mean, _________ ?
While you were shaving this morning,
you weren't just shaving.
- What do you mean?
- You were hatching ideas,
making plans, _________ at decisions, right?
Yeah, I guess so.
So you _________ the concept.
While part of you is busy doing one thing,
another part of you is doing another,
perhaps even attending
to the problems of your work.
- Correct?
- Of course.
So you _________ the idea.
Congratulations, Bill.
Now multiply that by infinity,
take that to the _________ of forever,
and you still will _________ have
a glimpse of what I'm talking about.
- Joe?
- Yes, Bill?
How about _________ a guy a break?
Make an exception?
- Well, there's one to _________ rule.
- Not this.
And call my family.
I'd like them to have dinner with me _________ .
Didn't the family get together last night?
- _________ .
- Of course, Mr. Parrish, right away.
- Perhaps you'd like to wait in my office.
- No.
What I'm _________ to say is this is
a board meeting and you're not a member.
I'm sure you'll find a _________ to make it all right.
Nice to meet you.
Morning.
Morning, Bill.
- Good _________ .
Thank you. Eddie.
This is Joe Black.
- He's a personal _________ of mine, and...
- Hello, Quince.
- Hey.
- He'll be _________ us this morning.
I know this is _________ ,
and my _________ , and...
- Drew, carry on.
- It's nice to see you.
Didn't expect you, but _________
you can't get enough of a good thing.
- Thank you.
- Joe, would you like to sit there?
Okay.
The Board of Parrish _________
is hereby called to Our Sole _________ .
Our sole order of...
Our...
Our sole order of business today is a,
is an acceptance of
John Bontecou's generous offer.
And I think Bill...
Do you have _________ more
of these _________ cookies?
The jelly ones?
And a cup of tea. With milk, I think.
I'd like to try it English style. Yes.
A cup of tea with milk, please.
Is there anything _________ , Mr. Black?
- How about some _________ ?
- Why, yes, thank you.
- Hot or cold?
- Cold.
- And a _________ ?
- Hmm.
To review.
We're really crossing the T's
and dotting the I's here.
Bill had a great and _________
meeting yesterday with John Bontecou,
and all that _________ for us
is to put it to a vote.
Thank you. Drew...
Yeah.
I did enjoy, or _________ I was interested
in meeting John Bontecou _________ , and...
Impressive, I _________ .
But...
But...
it did get me to _________ .
See, I started in this business
because this is what I _________ to do.
I knew I wasn't gonna write
the great American novel.
But I also knew _________ was more to life
than _________ something for $1
and selling it for $2.
I'd hoped to create _________ ,
something _________ could be
held to the highest _________ .
And what I realized was I...
I wanted to give the news to the world.
And I wanted to give it unvarnished.
The more we all _________ about each other,
the greater the chance we will survive.
Sure, I _________ to make a profit.
You can't exist without one, but,
John Bontecou is all profit.
If we give him license to _________
Parrish Communications
and he has his eye on a few _________ after us,
in order to reach the world,
you will _________ to go through John Bontecou.
And not only will you _________
to pay him to do this,
far more _________ ,
you'll have to agree with _________ .
Reporting the news is a privilege
and a _________ .
And it is not exploitable.
Parrish _________
has earned this privilege.
John Bontecou wants to buy it.
As your _________ , I urge you to agree.
This company is not for _________ .
It _________ like you're not leaving
much room for discussion.
- Thank you.
- You're _________ .
I know. I'm sorry, I...
Looks like I'm reversing my field.
That's your _________ , Bill.
But given our needs,
given the absolute necessity for growth,
given the _________ , the truth is,
joining John Bontecou is every bit
as certain as death and _________ .
- _________ and _________ ?
- Yes.
- Death and _________ ?
- Yes.
- What an _________ pairing.
- It's just a saying, Mr. Black.
- Hmm. By whom?
- Doesn't _________ .
Then _________ did you bring it up?
You're not familiar with the _________ ,
"In this world nothing is certain
but death and taxes"?
- Well, I am _________ .
- Glad I _________ be of some help.
I keep regular office hours if there's
any further information you might need
on sayings, _________ phrases,
_________ of speaking.
My door's wide open.
The tea I can _________ ,
perhaps even the milk.
_________ fat.
Yeah, okay, well...
I think we've _________ everything
we're going to this morning.
Shall we _________ ?
- But the matter is still on the table, Bill.
- Joe?
Yes.
Thank you for the _________ cookies.
Who is that guy?
So, what's the deal here?
You gonna be _________ down my neck
right till the very end?
- I don't _________ .
- I'd like to be alone for a while.
- Are you sad, Bill?
- Yes, I am.
Why don't you take a walk or _________ ,
get some air?
I know I'll be _________ you.
Of course.
Good. Now I'd like to be alone.
This will hold you for a while.
You know about _________ , don't you?
- It can't buy happiness?
- Yeah.
Jennifer?
Give Mr. Black a map of the city, would you?
It's okay, Bill. I can _________ .
- Hi.
- Hi.
I need a _________ record number for _________ .
And will you try calling her husband?
The number's on top.
- Also, can you page me when CT's ready?
- Oh, sure.
Thanks, _________ .
How nice you _________ . Is that your _________ ?
What are you doing here?
- Are you ill?
- Oh, goodness, no.
- Then why are you here, _________ ?
- I'm here to see you.
Joe, I don't...
I don't have time to see you right _________ .
I'm about to start making rounds,
and I'm _________ back-to-back patients
until dinner, and...
Very well. I'll watch.
Watch me do _________ ?
Make rounds
and examine back-to-back _________ .
- Joe, that's impossible. I'm a doctor.
- And I'll be a visitor.
- Patients have visitors, not _________ .
- I don't mind.
Miss? Miss?
- Doctor.
- Just one _________ . I'll be right there.
Please. My mama is sicker than him.
Okay.
- Obeah, _________ .
- No, Mama.
Obeah, man.
- I going die.
- Mama, stop it. It's just a _________ .
What's Obeah?
- Bad spirit. She just all fever.
- She don't mean _________ . Please help us.
- Of course.
No Obeah, sister.
Everything gonna be all right.
- Have you _________ ?
- No.
Okay.
You gonna be all right, Mama?
Go with the doctor lady.
Mama gonna be fine now.
- Don't leave. Don't leave me.
- She'll be right _________ , okay?
Mama.
- Obeah.
- Rahtid.
Obeah evil. I not _________ , _________ .
And what you is _________ ?
I from that _________ place.
You waiting here to take us?
Like you is the bus _________ to there?
No, man, I on _________ .
Some spot you pick.
The pain. Pain is bad, bad.
I don't have _________ to do with these things,
you know.
- Make it go away.
- Doctor lady make it all right.
Not this pain.
This pain go through and _________ me.
- _________ it go away.
- I can't, sister.
You can, mister.
Take me to that next place.
- It's not your time now.
- Make it time.
You can't fool with the _________ things got to be.
Please?
Where she _________ born.
_________ your eyes.
Go on, _________ .
Soon.
You... You can go with her.
I'll be right there.
Come now, Mama.
- She's in a _________ deal of _________ .
- Yes.
- Have you spent much time in the _________ ?
- Some.
I _________ now my being here,
is not quite appropriate.
Oh, no, please. Please don't _________ .
- Yes?
- Yeah.
I'm glad that you came.
Thank you, Susan.
I'm very happy to be here.
Joe, I'm with Drew.
Not now.
I have to go.
- I'm sorry to say...
- Be sorry for _________ .
Right.
- Thanks, Joe.
- Good-bye, Susan.
Good?
- Yes, what is it?
- Cold lamb sandwich with cilantro.
A little Coleman's _________ .
It's_________
Glad you like it.
My wife turned me on to
cold lamb _________ .
Joan was my _________ .
Mmm-hmm.
Yeah. Cold lamb sandwiches.
Not as _________ as roast beef,
not as _________ as chicken.
She knew stuff like that.
Everything _________ me of her.
There isn't a day goes by
that I don't think about her.
One day she didn't feel well.
The _________ day she was gone.
So what are you _________ do?
Yeah.
I guess you've heard all this
a trillion times _________ , huh?
- More.
- Why didn't you stop me?
I don't know.
What was it like _________ you first met?
I thought you'd _________ it
a trillion times before.
_________ part I'm interested in.
Well, she had on this _________ blue suit
with a little white collar
that had a little red _________ on it.
Yeah?
Hi.
- Am I _________ ?
- Yes.
- No.
- Just kidding?
Sit down, Drew.
Before I do,
I was _________ we might be alone, Bill.
Well, Joe and I have no _________
from each other.
How nice for you _________ .
Pardon my candor, but I was _________
by your decision this_________
- Why?
- I was hired,
you told me, to help bring Parrish
_________ into the 21 st _________ .
This _________ is the vehicle in my...
_________ a merger is a way to bring
Bill's _____ into the 21 st century,
and perhaps it isn't.
And perhaps cheating on your French
philosophers _________ at the Groton School
was an expedient way to get your _________ ,
and _________ it wasn't.
Be that as it may, Drew,
a _________ can often be argued both ways.
Joe, cut it out. You, too, Drew.
- I thought this was _________ a done deal.
- Well, now it's _________ , okay?
Forget Bontecou. Scrub him.
I'm _________ of his fancy name
and his fancy offer.
I'm not going for it.
Okay.
Bill, why at this _________
are you letting yourself be
so concerned by business _________ ?
'Cause I don't want anybody
_________ up my life's work!
Turning it into something
it wasn't meant to be.
A man wants to leave _________ behind.
He _________ it left behind the way he made it.
He _________ it to be run the way he ran it,
with a sense of _________ ,
of _________ , of truth. Okay?
Easy, Bill. You'll give yourself a heart _________
and _________ my vacation.
Now listen.
I read you all the _________
on the Bontecou thing,
and I _________ where you're _________ from,
and I am with you 101 %.
Well, _________ you, Quince.
But I just gotta tell you,
if _________ are in the wind,
I've developed some great _________ .
And I want to _________ and talk to you about...
about them next _________ _________ .
- Next week?
- Yeah.
Or the _________ after.
- No good?
- No. Why, anything's _________ .
- It's up to Joe.
- Joe.
You just don't _________
how _________ I am you're aboard,
because _________ who can take
some of the _________ off the old man,
I am... I'm in his corner.
- That's very _________ of you, Quince.
- It's no problem.
Well, I'll leave you two _________ ,
_________ I can...
I can tell, you know,
you got something in the fire.
Now, look, I know you're_________ _________ .
But you know, when you're down, Drew,
there's no _________ to go but up.
Up. Thanks, Quince.
Forget _________ Bontecou.
I got a _________ other _________
possibilities up my _________ ,
and I'm _________ them to the _________ man.
- _________ you?
- Yeah.
Hey, listen.