Lost in America Page #6

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DAVID:

Wait a second. You gave me too

much information. I'm valuable

and I'm vice president?

PAUL:

No, David. I've hired Paul

Shubano as vice president.

DAVID:

What?

BRAD:

He's giving you quite a compliment,

David. I asked him for the best

man he had and he didn't hesitate

for a moment.

DAVID:

He didn't? Well, I don't want to

move to New York.

PAUL:

What?

DAVID:

I want to be the vice president.

I want to be a stockholder in this

company. It was promised to me.

I don't mind working on Ford.

Don't get me wrong. I think it

would be a joy to work on but I'll

work on it as vice president. I've

been here eight years, Paul. I

don't want to be transferred to

just another account.

PAUL:

This is not "just another" account,

David.

BRAD:

It's Ford.

DAVID:

Brad, I know it's Ford. I've owned

Fords, okay? Now, Paul, I feel it's

only fair to keep your promise.

PAUL:

I didn't promise you anything.

DAVID:

Wait a minute. What about these

lunches that we've been having

for the last four years? I believe

we talked about grooming me for

vice president. Phil Shubano's

been here only three years. Why?

PAUL:

Well, first of all, quite frankly,

he's not as clever as you. He's

more of an executive type.

DAVID:

Oh, great. I think that's wonderful.

So, by being extra clever, I get

thrown out of the town that I live

in, with no promotion, no nothing,

and just shifted to another account.

He, on the other hand, because of

his low intelligence and short time

with the company stays here, gets

a large amount of stock and becomes

vice president. Well, that makes

sense!

PAUL:

You keep referring to this as

"another account." It's not.

It's Ford.

DAVID:

Why don't you stop saying that?

You sound like Dinah Shore. Now,

damn it, look, this isn't fair.

(stops for a minute;

begins to laugh)

Paul, if I'm working myself up and

this is a joke, I'll kill you.

Are they going to burst in here

and say, "Surprise!"? Goddamnit.

You almost had me fooled!

PAUL:

No one's bursting in here, David.

I'm offering you something very big.

DAVID:

No one's bursting in here?

PAUL:

No.

DAVID:

No? Oh God. But, wait a minute,

I'm vice president, right?

PAUL:

No.

DAVID:

Yes!

PAUL:

No.

DAVID:

Stop saying no! Just a minute.

I can't go to New York. This is

my home. My wife and I live here.

I just bought a four-hundred

thousand dollar house. I'm

picking tile out at this very

moment. What am I going to do?

Burn it down?

PAUL:

Don't worry about that, please?

You won't lose a penny on the house.

We'll take care of it. I think

Ford is more important than a

single family dwelling, anyway.

We'll get you more than you paid

for it. The important thing is

that you and Brad get along.

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