"Previously seen on Traders." " Don't worry, I'm not leaving town." "You know what happens on that floor when I'm not there?" " l'm planning on finding out." " Somebody's got to go down." " l'm tired of being this firm's whipping boy." "Whatever it is you're looking for --the truth -- drop it." "You're not gonna like what you find." " l didn't steal the $5 million." "I earned it." "You don't have to do this." "Yes." "Adam's right -- eitheryou give me up, or I take the whole place down with me." " Can we try not talking?" "Talking hasn't worked." "Carcinoma?" " lt's a lung disease." " Dad, you're not dying, okay?" "Just-- l must've misunderstood the word incurable." "[caller]:" "You cost me a fortune." "Simply recommend Millennia Construction." " Go to hell." " l can't give you back the shares." "You're trying to steal my firm." "On the advice of my doctors, I am today announcing... my retirement." " My turn." " lt's always yourturn." " lt seems that way, doesn't it?" "What's the rush?" "You don't have to work." " Maybe he has to go to jail." "Your dad's just taking a few days off work, that's all." "Yeah, like 30." "I gotta go." " Mark, get in the car." "I'll be out in a second." "[radio]: ...at the airport, I'd wear something extra." "I see we're coming up on the hour." "We'll have our local news." " D'arby Forest is up a half." " Really?" " Mmm." " See you this evening, Donald." " Bye-bye." "[radio]:" "And the traffic is congested on all major arteries this morning..." " To be perfectly candid, I am speaking to a number of your colleagues elsewhere." "We wouldn't expect anything less." "I'm sure you're well aware of Gardner/Ross's reputation." " Quite." "But I was dismayed by Cedric's retirement." "Jack, I want you to meet Sir George Griffield." "Chairman of Standing Paper PLC, one of Europe's largest mills." "I know the story." "Quite a buyout in '88." " Thank you, Jack." " l trust you got the resulting debt problem under control." "Well, I'd say I have." " Sir George is in town looking for new acquisitions." "He wants to purchase a forestry company." " lt makes a lot of sense." "Pulp's getting scarce." "The Soviet satellites aren't the bargains they once were." "Nail down a long-term foreign supply." "Do you have companies in mind?" "Just one." "D'Arby Forest Products." " Donald's D'Arby Forest?" "Uh, hostile?" " lf necessary." "[sighing]" " l'm listening." " Oh, jeez." " Hey, Grant." "What's with the light up here?" "Well, um, it's daytime." " Oh." " l'm dieting." " So what are we doing?" " The proposal's sound." "Yeah, I know." "That's not what I mean." " Look, we've got four candidates for Marty's job waiting outside." "Let's just cut to the chase." "Let's keep D'Arby on ice." "Agreed." " Donald's my right-hand man." " He would scupperthe deal with one word to his father." " That's not what's troubling me." "It's his father." "Turning on him like this-  l'm surprised to find you so torn on this particular subject, Sally." "We'd be putting Donald in an impossible position." "We'd be asking him to do his damn job." "He's our resource specialist, right?" " Can't we do without him on this?" " Sure, it wouldn't be a smart business move." "Well, let's talk business." "Who's paying him more?" "Us or his family trust?" " lt's good to get a glimpse of how you see the world from time to time, Adam." " l won't bet the firm's name on D'Arby keeping his mouth shut." " Get rid of him." "Fire him." "If you don't think Donald's a professional, give him the boot." "We've all got obligations to this firm." "Donald's no different from the rest of us." "Either bring him in or pass on the deal." "Well, Sally, as my senior partner, I expect that you want to think about this a little bit, hmm?" "We bring him in." " Right." " Ha, ha, ha." "You're next." " Good luck." "Yeah, right." "Aha!" "Here's one forthe newsletter." "Gesco Surveillance." " Gesco." "Yeah, that might be interesting." "They have a halfway decent balance sheet." " lt's a hot new industry surveillance." "All those spy cameras." "You know, I hear they've got them so small, you can film through an electrical outlet." "Ooh." " Spying." " Mmm, it's all about control." "It's a total guy thing." "You know what?" "Get me their reports." "Oh, and keep this under wraps, Monika." "I don't want this going to anyone until I've covered it." " Speaking of control, ahem." "Here you go." " Great." "What do Gesco's numbers look like?" " "Remember Millennia Construction -- an outstanding investment." "I know where you park your car."" "You want to toss that for me?" " ls this the same guy?" " Eitherthat, orthere's two jerks out there who want me to tout Millennia." "What are we going to do about this?" " Same as the other notes -- nothing." "Thanks." " Nothing." " So, Jansky, do you really want Marty's job?" " l do." " Do you know why you're here?" " Here-here?" "Here-here... or... or... here, here?" "Any one." " No." "Ha." " Of course I can handle the trading desk while Marty's down." "Target your enemy." "Awin-win approach to human-resource management." "Workplace democracy." " Deploy yourtroops." " Trader empowerment." " Maximize firepower." " l guess you'd say, "A commitment to dignity."" " Eat what you kill." " He owned a lousy stock, I recommended a sell." "He lost money." "That's the game." "I'm not gonna go into a panic every time some crank gets rubbed the wrong way." " Even when the crank knows where you park?" " Brian drove me to work today." "And tomorrow?" " By tomorrow, the crank'll have some other loserto annoy." "Or I'll walk to work." " Uh, deliveries, uh, go to reception." " Uh, this is our new derivatives specialist." " He's a trader?" "Yeah." " Ooh, uh," "Grant." "So... so... what do you guys do here?" "We're the managing partners." " Nice." " Benny!" "Benny?" " Excuse me." "Ms. Ross?" " Fine." "Thank you." "Uh, we're..." "we're nearly at the bell." "Uh, well, I've seen it before." "Uh, with pressure on the Bundesbank to slow inflation," "German interest rates are bound to rise and hit the dollar right between the eyes." "It rhymes." "Uh, so, today I'm bullish on EU currencies and North American exporters." "We can't miss." " There's something I think you should know about." "Came overthe fax for Susannah." "Mm-hmm." "When did it come in?" "All right, everybody, listen up." "Today we're going travelling." "Europe:" "Chris, I'd stay short to greenback." "The mark's good, avoid the frank, the yen's your back door if it blows up." "Debt: what do you think, whiz kid?" "Maybe a graduated dump of Germany and France fives?" "Good, but hang on to the long bonds and wait forthe bounce." "It'll come." " Here a week and thinks he can run this desk." " Equities:" "Jim, we've got 40% of the firm's capital tied in Blomo's," "Silkin and VX." "We have to own the trades in those stocks." "We're long TSE 35 minerals" "And shopping for solid exporters:" "Braxo, Kilden, TSS, blah, blah, blah." "Uh, you guys know the drill, okay?" "[clock buzzing] This is it." "Let's make some money." "All right, Benny, I'm approaching my limit on the mark at 05." " Benny, old faithful here wants to corner the market on potatoes." " Benny, I've got Birch on the line offering 10,000 Blomo at 3/8." "Uh, it seems kind of high." "Should we take it down anyway?" "Benny?" " Hold on." " l suppose you're wondering how I can be up here, um, um... washing while the market's roaring along without me?" "It's simple." "I..." "I structured an algorithm encoding each of my trades over an arbitrarily defined period, as well as the dominant market conditions at the instant of each trade." "And, uh, uh... I can cut the computer loose for 20 minutes at a crack, and it plain old pretends it's me." "Got to keep it on a budget though." "Last week, it tried to, uh, uh, strip savings bonds." "[vomiting] [toilet flushing]" " God, save me from this video arcade." "[sighing] [vomiting]" "[TV]: ..." "European issues remain basically unchanged, reflecting little response to currency bank intervention on the currency markets." " l knew that last week." "Tell me something I don't know." "[TV]: ..." "U.S. dollartrading also lagged, showing unremarkable volume." " Then why remark?" "[TV]: ...other stock markets:" "the Dow Jones Industrial Average continued to buck downward trends, closing up 12..." " Benny?" "The Blomo?" " Uh, what's it at?" " lt's up to 5/8 now." " Too high still." "[TV]: ..." "Association spokesman indicated that the contract to supply 55 attack helicopters was awarded on a non-partisan basis." " Ooh, yeah, and I'm Sophia Loren." "[TV]: ...helicopters are due for delivery in April of next year." "The spokesman added..." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Mm-hmm." "Yes." " Got a thousand Perrit holdings left overfrom a program at a quarter." "Done." " 500 contracts Vectrodyne at 0.3?" "Don't blame me, Buddy." "800 Presslnc at 10." "Done." " Chris!" " Mm-hmm?" " Benny, I can't hearyou." " Buy 7,000 ALJAR at five." " Did it three minutes ago." "You did?" " Brilliant move." " So much fortiming." "Let's see what else I can get right today." "You're doing what?" "We, Donald..." "We're a team, remember?" "What's this?" " On my desk, please." "I won't take a run at D'Arby Forest." "It's... it's the family firm, Jack." " Oh, well, then we got a bit of a problem, because Gardner/Ross is structuring a bid for D'Arby Forest, and you work for Gardner/Ross." "Well, if because of the conflict, you have to cut me loose, fine." " No." "Because you're our resource specialist, I want you to work with me on this." " Good morning, Larkin." "Jack..." "You don't actually own any D'Arby stock, not personally, do you?" " No, I don't, but" " Good." "Then there shouldn't be a problem." " No problem?" "Jack, what are you talking about?" "Look..." "I know this is painful." "It would've been the wrong reason to let it go." "We can't afford to let this one go down the street." " The company's been in the family for six generations." "I don't know if you grasp what that means." " l only see the family holding 20% ." "Since when does 20% constitute ownership?" "Or do the D'Arbys have some special mystical right that I didn't learn about in business school?" "Yes." "Yeah, we created it." " Listen to me." "I like you." "And you've got a hell of a future as an investment banker." "Garner/Ross has been presented with a business proposition, which we would be idiots" " But you don't have to" "You have a choice." "You can either wander around forthe rest of your life hiding behind the family crest, oryou can earn your own reputation -- now!" "As what, a snake?" "As a professional." " Thank you, Jack." "Thank you so much forthis opportunity." " Donald, I don't have to remind you..." "Yeah, I know." "The disclosure laws." "I'll make a note not to tell my father I'm selling out the family." "[TV]:" " That's right." " Now, correct me if I'm wrong." "This is the first time you've heard about this?" "Right here on our program." "[announcer]: ...a report of an airliner crash in Mozambique." "Four people, including Angolan Deputy Energy Minister" "Jaime Oliveira, are confirmed dead." "Mozambique authorities are attempting to reach survivors." "The cause of the crash is unknown." "Turning to the weather, a cold front will continue through the lower lakes with a clearing trend from the north..." " So, if I sell my D'Arby Forest Stock to you and a better bid materializes?" "We'll give you half the upside." "What's the blocking position?" " Personally, Charles D'Arby has 12% ." "Total family holdings come to just under 20." "This is not a tremendously powerful position." "No... but he has some tremendously powerful friends." "We'll see how they react to a 50% premium." " l'm in." "Have fun with it." "About time things were shaken up over at D'Arby Forest." "Isn't that" " Small world." " Benny." " Oh, sir." " l'm a touch concerned about your positions." " Oh, there's nothing to be worried about, sir." "I'm just having a few timing problems." "The actual trades are sound." "Look, I'm having a bad day." " lt's not what I'm hearing." "I have been in this business for a while." " Let's hope it stays that way." "In the meantime, I suggest You sort something out -- quickly." "[dring!" "]" "Yeah, Marty." " How's life in the firing line?" "We can't talk about the markets." "You know that." " Can we talk about the news?" "Yeah, sure." "Well, an Angolan plane crashed today." "Anybody hurt?" "Yes, Benny, you!" "Wake up, Benny!" "What... what am I supposed to be seeing here?" " Their deputy energy minister died in the crash." " Last guy to stand up for oil companies in Angola." "I'm on it." "Plane crash in Angola." " Mozambique." "So what?" "You don't know who was on board." "Jim, get me lXXO," "Conch Oil and, uh, uh, uh, oh, Partial Petroleum." "And Chris, go long gold." " Long?" "What for?" "Just do it." " l've got lXXO Oil, 3/8." "How much?" " Uh, 5,000." "Uh, Chris, what do you got?" " Uh, 33." "I'll take five contracts" " No, take 40." "40?" "That's... that's way" " Do it." " Oil's taking off." "We caught it." "And there goes gold." "Whoo... not bad." " Oh, uh, uh, honey, yeah, um... I'll pick that up on the way home, okay?" "Thanks." "Who are you?" " Fairbank Security." " Uh-huh." "Who the hell let this guy in here?" " He's here foryour protection." " l don't need protection." "You've been threatened." " This is really none of your business." " Someone is asking one of our employees to compromise herself." "That's firm business." " lf we dragged out the National Guard every time some yahoo called me" "What, what?" "You've had calls like this before?" " No!" " Sorry." "The bodyguard stays." " Get out." "Please." "[knock-knock!" "]" " Hey, Jansky?" "The market's been closed forthree hours." "Just opened in Manila." " How do you do it?" " Uh, do what?" "Uh, the computers. I don't..." "You know, I made one good trade today." "One, and that was because... I had one good trade today." "On the exchange floor, there used to be flow." "You could smell the way the market was going by the way the other specialists walked, talked." "Ah, the roar was deafening." "We were the market, us humans." "I don't know how you make any decent trades around here -- all alone..." "Who said I was alone?" "I've got my shapes." "See those there?" "World indexes." " Mm-hmm. lf... if I..." "if I squint, I can see a jellyfish." "Last time I saw a jellyfish was the morning of August the 18th, 1992." "The Nikkei did a nosedive." "My puts went through the roof." "August 18, '92?" "I made a fortune on Nikkei puts too." "What do you think that is?" "A lawn mower?" " That's no lawn mower." "That's... that's a Mobius strip." "I saw one of those around noon on August the 20th, 1992." "Wheat features crashed." "You sure know a lot about that week." " That was the only time I worked, until you guys." "Um, here." "How about this one?" " Uh... I... a pastrami sandwich?" "Well, um... yeah." " Okay." "Thanks." " Need a place to think?" "I won't ask you about what." " Smart." " Buy you a drink?" " Do I have a choice?" "You can do whateveryou want." " Really?" "Your choices may not be the ones you want, but you still do have a choice." "Well, you don't honestly believe that, do you?" " Buying you a drink didn't work." "I thought I'd try something more philosophical." "You bettertry booze again." "I, um... drink a lot for a guy my size." " Private-school education." " Then I went to the store and bought some milk." "Yeah." "Bought a couple papers." "Oh, yeah." "You know, I think you're being followed." " Cute." "Walked the dog." " Great." "Terrific." "I didn't even know you had a dog." " Oh, yeah, got a dog." "Walked him." " Great." "Great." "Jeez..." "I envy you." " Nah." "So how are things at the desk?" " Couldn't be better." "Things are just going stupendously." "You made money in oil, right?" "Yeah." " Okay, then don't worry about it." "We'll figure something out." " Haven't seen you at the club lately." "I'm not a member, and the charm of going as my parents' guest is wearing a little thin." " l'm sure you'll come up for membership soon enough." "You think?" "is this the new management style?" "You trying to buy forgiveness with a drink?" " The thin blue line." " Super sleuth." "I can't believe that guy's salary comes out of my bonus." "And he put you out to grass." "Yup." "Raise a glass to the man, Benny." "Here's to biting the hand that feeds you." "[laughing]" " ljust think it's completely unfairthat my career should be put in the balance on something so personal." " This is a business, Donald." "You can't expect it to operate" " Like a family?" "Obviously not." "Actually, I was going to say like a charity." " l do my job." "I've been doing it a hell of a lot longer than you've been doing yours." "Would it be asking too much to be left out of the loop sometimes?" "Just on deals that screw my family?" "We don't own everything." " l was going to." "Well, you're the senior partner." "It was your call." "You had a choice." "A decision had to be made" "You can't honestly expect me to stab my father in the back." " lt's not as difficult as you might imagine." "[coughing]" "What makes you such an expert on how a guy should live?" " l'm talking about a game of chess in the park." "I'm talking about getting you out of here for a few minutes a day." " To a hospital?" "You telling me everything's all right?" " l'm telling you to mind your own damn business." "You know something can still be done about this, but you gotta get some help." " Hmph, what kind of help would that be?" "The kind of help where you get to wear a shirt and no underwear all day long?" "That'd be nice." " l wouldn't want to pull you away from all this." " l like it here." "Yeah, I know." "You know, the doctors are talking about a couple different treatments." " The doctors are talking about terminal." "And that's what they're gonna get." "You want me to let you die?" "Fine." "You're up early, Donald." "Isn't it beautiful?" "I remember when yourfather first brought me here before we were married." "He walked me by every bed." "Your grandfather planted those sterling roses." "And the junipers were put in when your grandpa D'Arby cut the paths." "I started the herbs when your oldest sister was born." "Oh... beds and beds of marjoram, thyme, verbena." "This horse chestnut... the only thing yourfather planted." "You're his first son." " This is an extraordinary opportunity in a mixed market -- we've got a scattered ownership structure, poor management" " So you said." " l felt it only fair to let you commit to some of the D'Arby bid before it's too late." " How generous." "It's only fairto tell you that I know about the D'Arby Forest play." "You've been on the buy side for days." " The stock's trading at 20." "And we're opening our bid at 30." "And I want a lockup from your pension fund." " l'm not surprised." "With your holdings, you will own more of D'Arby Forest than the D'Arbys." "Yeah." "Can we count on your participation?" " My people like our current position." "Well, can you..." "can you get your people together?" "I'd like to take a shot at them anyway." " Here you go." " Monika?" "Yeah?" "What's that?" " Block list." " l don't get a copy?" " Chris asked me for" "Why would you need a block list?" "Anotherflash of brilliance?" " l am the head trader here." " Today." "Yeah, today." "And today I expect a copy of the block list." " Sorry, Benny." " Don't sweat it." "All right, our holdings are-  l know how to read a block list." "Ahem, okay." " Marty?" " Downstairs." "Where are you?" " Damn!" "Randy's room." " The kitchen is filthy again." " l know, I know." "What are you doing in here?" " Nothing." "I need to know Randy's password." " His password?" "Yeah, for his computer." "What is it?" " Try his girlfriend's name." " His girlfriend, of course!" " Have you seen my downtown listings?" "What is Randy's girlfriend's name?" " Marty, they've been together for over a year." "She eats at our house every Thursday." "And her name is?" " Tricia." "Are you sure you haven't seen my stuff?" " ls that "sh" or "ci"?" "Jeez, Marty, my listings are in the sink." " Oops." "Yes!" " By, hon." " Bye-bye." " 'Bout time." " Toucans roost in pine trees on Saturdays." " Oh, yeah?" "I hearthat sparrows like to fly east in the rain." " Two cans, Benny, two cans!" " Right!" "Uh, Jim, find me some cone prefs and Tyne Food common." "Check theiryields." "If they're over4 1/2, pick them up in lots of 500." " Sure thing." "[humming]" "[dring!" "]" " Susannah Marks." "[man]:" "I know you go to press today." "I'm sure I will read a favourable comment" " Listen, if you think I'm giving in to yourthreats, you got anotherthing coming." "Do you hear me?" "All I need is a vantage point and a target." "And there's plenty of vantage points." "[dial tone]" " Grilled capon looks edible." "Thank you." " Charles!" " Earl, good to see you." "See you at the conservatory benefit?" "Wouldn't miss it." " Good, good." "Can't stand the man." "Murdered his partner, you know." "Straight out the window." "Terrible accident, we all agreed." "Does know retail, though." "I'll give him that." "It's, um, it's impressive, isn't it, this sudden interest in natural-resource stocks?" "Yes." " Uh..." "I was just noticing." "You know, sometimes, Donald, when I look at you, I find myself agreeing with those who say that the might of great families is squandered on their weaker offspring." "Capon." "Sit down, Donald." "I haven't had my lunch." " These are great." "Try one of these." " So what is this, Larkin?" "is this a date?" "Because at first the decor kind of threw me, but then, um... I realized we haven't actually talked about your portfolio, so..." "This must be a date." " This is lunch between friends." "This is really not a good time for me to be starting anything." "Well, who said anything about starting something?" "We're friends, right, Jack?" " This isn't a good time for anything." "Donald's gonna come through the door any second." " Dim sum for his last supper?" " Ow!" "Ow!" "What?" "Are you worried about Donald?" " No, I'm worried about you." "Why are you being such a son of a bitch to the guy?" " He's fine." "Donald's fine." " He looks like his puppy died." " He wouldn't have gotten that job if I thought he couldn't handle it." "Wrong." "You wouldn't have given him that job if you didn't think he could do it." "You didn't even think about whether or not he could handle it." " Mmm." "You know, not everyone can just shut down their emotions quite as well as you can, Jack." " Ohhh..." "We still talking about Donald?" " l don't know." "is Donald yourfriend?" "Who?" " Carrie's class." "You're not listening to me, are you?" "Yeah." "Family pictures, right?" " Susannah, something's really wrong here." "I'm talking about your daughter, and you're..." "Hey, hey, are you all right?" " l'm fine!" "It's nothing I can't handle." "So, what is up with our daughter?" " Her class had to draw pictures of theirfamily." "and Carrie drew a picture of herfamily, and her mommy wasn't in it." "What?" " l think we're going to have to make some changes around here." "Both of us are gonna have to-- [bang!" "]" " Brian!" "[bang!" "]" "[bang!" "]" "Where the hell were you?" "What's your problem?" " Hey, all right." "What's going on?" "And who the hell are you?" "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, listen, Ted..." "Normally I'd have to get you to sign a confidentiality form on something like this, but here's the deal:" "You tell anyone about the D'Arby bid, I'm gonna kill you." "Yeah." "It's a lot simpler." "Ted, I gotta go." "You missed something major on Standing Paper in your D'Arby Forest analysis." " lt's not that major." " Not that bad?" "Look." " lt's an arithmetic error." "Thank you for pointing it out." " Don't you dare mess this up on me, Jack." " l didn't know you cared." "Okay, come on, I'm buying you a drink." "Let's go." "Everybody's buying me drinks." " Ready for your commodities report and then the printer." "He's a goddamn crank." "You know what he can do with his stock?" "Well, that answers all my questions." "Anyway, I've got round-the-clock protection." "What are we doing this for again?" " The principle." " Hmm." "Yeah, that's what I thought." " No, I can't win, because if the... if the deal goes through, my family's screwed." "If it doesn't go through, I'm screwed, because everyone will think..." "I wrecked it." " Did you see how-- lt's a long way down there." " l'm going!" "I'm going for a swim!" " Donald!" "Donald!" "I've been a son of a bitch to you." " No!" "You did the right thing." " l thought you'd be more upset if I left you out of the loop." " No, you were wrong about that." " No man should be forced to sell out his own father -- even by his own father." "Jack, you went forthe deal." "That's the game and you played like a man." "That's what my fathertaught me." " l could use a man like you in Montreal tomorrow." " Oh, Raymond Roy." "Raymond Roy, Montreal aristocrat." "And a very old friend of the family." " No!" " That should be very interesting." "They're gonna line you up against that wall." "They'll mow you down when the revolution comes." " They're going to have to find a better-quality wall." " Ha, ha, ha, what are you doing?" " l'm hearing the rain's lying mainly in the plain, and the crows are having a field day." " No." "No, my watchers say the newts are gonna rob the nest before the eggs hatch." "[Benny]:" "Okay, then we better watch those newts like a hawk." " So what's the problem, Carl?" " l know they should be in here on this." "But I've got an hour and a half." "Marty is breaking his suspension." " l'll need some proof." " Proof?" "What more do you need?" "Well, I'll wager Marty's an avid bird-watcher." "Must be allowed to do something in his spare time." " Make yourself comfortable, Dad." " Thanks." " Oh, Randy, by the way, how's Trish?" " lt's Tricia, Dad." " Tricia." " Didn't think you'd be back." " Neither did I." "Cubs game on this afternoon?" "Yeah." " Okay if I stick around?" "What, you got no work?" " l got some time." "I still don't want your candy-ass pity." "You're still not gonna..." "Nothing's easy with you, is it?" "Can't run away from everything." " No reason to stop now." "Been a bastard all my life." "Lousy father, lousy husband." "It's about time something caught up to me." " Nothing's caught up to anybody yet." "You're here to bring hope to the hopeless?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I guess I am." "Well, save it!" "I don't deserve hope." "I deserve disappointment." " Do I?" "[music]" "What is wrong with you, Adam?" "Why haven't you stopped Stephens?" " Oh, Davison, have you no sense of humour at all?" " He's not paid to have a sense of humour." " lt wouldn't hurt, though." "Davison, if you'll excuse us for a minute." "Thank you." "Uh, Sally, I'll thank you not to undercut my authority with the employees." "We have no proof of wrongdoing." " Our head trader's already under suspension." "Now you're playing word games with me." " Sally, here's the way it works." "The commission likes proof." "We don't like proof." "Whatever's going on out there on the floor, whatever it may be, is working." "That's all we need to know." " Burying your head in the sand is not gonna make this problem go away." "Well, actually it is." " Oh, yeah?" "Not this time." " No sense of irony." "[music]" " C'est pas complique, hein?" "Donald, Mr. Larkin." "We have an unexpected visitor." "I believe you already know the senior Mr. D'arby?" " l'm afraid you've made a trip for nothing, son." "Have a seat." " Monsieur... we won't be selling our stake in D'Arby Forest to Standing Paper." " l'm sure your union members will be overjoyed to forego a 50% premium in their stock." "We don't invest to exploit premiums, Mr. Larkin." "We focus on outstanding companies." " That's it?" " That's it." " lt's been a pleasure doing business with you, Mr... uh..." "Mr. Roy." "Let's lead one another down the garden path again some time soon." " Uh, Raymond... do you, uh... consider Standing Paper a good investment?" " l would say excellent." " Do you know you could swap your D'Arby Forest stock for equity in Standing Paper?" "Standing Paper's P.E. ratio is superiorto D'Arby Forest's." "It's shown tremendous growth overthe last five years." "So by swapping D'Arby Forest for Standing Paper, you'd be converting to a vertically integrated multinational with a higher revenue stream." " Enlightening." "However, Donald, as you should know, the fund cannot place more than 20% of its assets in foreign equities." "We've been up against that ceiling for a long time." "Mr. Larkin, as a basic courtesy, I'm telling you now that we will be strengthening the defence." " Foreign content isn't a problem." "I can create a structure using a dormant sub that would allow you to own Standing Paper stock as if it were domestic, and stay within yourforeign basket." "And Standing Paper becomes the proud owner of D'Arby Forest in the process." "Very tidy." "Would the swap interest you, Raymond?" "Well... this does, um" " That's an impressive move, son." "Under other circumstances I'd be proud of you." "Now then, Raymond... I sense the fund suddenly needs encouragement to stay the course." "Well, here it is." "As one of the largest employee pension funds in Quebec, you should know that the weakest link in the D'Arby Forest chain is our mill in Chicoutimi, a union shop." "Now, that has been hemorrhaging cash foryears." "You should also know that my son's client has a well-recorded history of shutting down money losers." "Am I making myself clear?" " Crystal clear, Charles." " l will make you a proposal that Standing Paper wouldn't ever match." " l will keep the mill in Chicoutimi open and fully operational for a period of three years, in exchange for which I will expect the fund to retain its shares in D'Arby Forest." "Raymond, how do you think your unemployed workers would feel knowing you'd sold them out for a few pennies per share?" "You will have our cooperation, Charles." " Good." "That's settled, then." "Unless Donald has anything furtherto say?" "No?" "Settled." "We're happy to welcome aboard Standing Paper as a valued minority shareholder." " Nice work." " Donald... you can, uh... move yourthings out of the house this weekend." " Oh, yeah?" "Well, if you've got a couple of chickadees swapping nests with four kiwis, I'd say that that is duck soup." "And that's not even taking into account the ripple effect on the loon" " Uh-oh." "Carl, it's not what you think." "Yeah, it is." " Did you really have to destroy company property?" "You'll be trading places with Chris tomorrow." " But you don't underst" " Thank your blessings you and Marty won't be a couple of jailbirds." " Davison, do I detect wit?" "[sighing]" " l didn't tell him anything." " l know." "Got to hand it to your old man, Donald." "That was a brilliant block." "It didn't cost him a penny." " l didn't tell him anything." " Dad?" "Hold on a second." "You're a free man, Donald." "No one's looking overyour shoulder anymore." " Millennia Construction." "Ooh, if I got a threat like that, I'm not sure I..." "You're a ballsy woman, Susannah." " l don't think I had any choice." "My reputation is worth some personal..." "Carrie, what on earth are you doing here?" "A nice man drove me here." "What nice man?" " The man who drove me." "He was really nice to me." "He told me to tell Mommy that there's always more than one target." "[echo]:" "There's always more than one target." "There's always more than one target. ..." "DVD subtitles:" "CNST, Montreal"