Strange Brew Page #5

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Secretary

I'm sorry, Mr. Elsinore passed away recently.

Doug

Uh, yes. We made the appointment with the deceased quite some time

ago. We were away on business, eh?

Secretary

[flips through Roledex] How long ago was it?

Doug

When did he die?

Secretary

I beg your pardon?

Bob

Uh, wait. Ok, you know his replacement, the new boss. We made our

appointment with him, eh? What was his name again?

Secretary

I'm afraid that's private company business.

Doug

I see. Well, perhaps one of THESE [pulls out donut] would refresh your

memory, eh?

[Secretary hesitates, then snatches donut]

Secretary

Well, the day after HE died, his brother Claude married his wife and

took over the entire brewery. But there's a daughter...[she pauses]

Doug [to Bob]

Go, eh?

Bob

It's my last one!

Doug

Go!

[Bob give his donut to the secretary]

Bob

It's a jelly.

[Secretary takes donut]

Secretary

She just turned 21, and legally inherits the whole brewery.

Bob

So SHE'S the new boss?

[cut to boardroom]

Claude

However, today I've asked Pamela to stop by so we could present her

with this honorarium and temporary share transfer agreement.

Henry

In other words, you're buying her out!

Claude

No one is buying anyone out, Henry. This is a temporary arrangement to

relieve her of the burden of ownership so that she can continue with

her studies.

Henry [to Pam]

Do you WANT to be relieved of the burden of ownership?

Pam

Well, I don't know. Five million dollars is an awful lot of money.

My mother might have accepted your proposals, but I don't! Forget it,

uncle. I'm taking over the brewery!

Lawyer

There's a legal question to be considered here... Essentially this is a

vote of trust.

[cut to Bob and Doug wandering aimlessly in the hallways]

Bob

Come on, we're lost.

Doug

We are not!

Bob

We're lost in the brewery!

[Doug wrestles with Bob until LaRose emerges from doorway]

LaRose

Who are you?

Doug

Ah, yes. We have an appointment with the president--the new president,

not the one who died--of the brewery. Mr. Claude Elsinore. Perhaps

you've heard of him?

LaRose

Come on, I'll show you.

Bob

You know how that is? That's Jean LaRose, the Montreal Canadien

Rookie-of-the-Year two years ago, but he doesn't play hockey no more.

Doug

Take off, he's a cop and he knows you're lying about the mouse in the

bottle and he's going to arrest you and I'm going to be a witness.

Bob

I've got that guy's hockey card all over my room!

[cut to computer room, monitor shows Bob and Doug fighting]

Ted

Looks like LaRose's picked up those two hicks.

[cut to office]

Claude

But you don't know how to run a brewery! Who will handle the day-to-

day operations?

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