Alex of Venice Page #2

I'm going to... I am just going to be there.

- I'm counting on you, Alex.

- Okay. All good.

Okay, so grandpa's going to pick you up.

- You know I love you, right?

- Yep.

Okay. We're good.

We are good, we are good, we are good.

Obviously we were stunned

to receive the petition.

The city sold that land

to my client fair and square.

With the promise of minimal impact

to the air quality

- and wildlife of a nature preserve.

- Mr. Williams...

California's already lost

98% of its wetlands.

This tadpole exists

in the 2% that is left.

All we're asking is that Mr. Evans

cease and des...

cease and desist construction on his...

- F*** it, you do it. I...

- Thank you.

I am so, so, sorry.

I'm so sorry, Your Honor.

Your Honor, when the district

sold my client that land,

they understood the financial

rewards of the project.

It'll bring millions of dollars to a city

that's basically bankrupt. That means jobs.

Your Honor, and again,

I apologize for being late,

but when the city agreed to sell

Mr. Evans the land for a resort,

he agreed to meet

certain environmental standards,

and as you can see from exhibit A,

he's already in violation of those standards.

I have yet to see a chain

of custody report.

When you destroy a species you pave

the way for the destruction of the next.

It's a domino effect.

And all of these creatures have

valuable roles in our ecosystem.

They regulate our air, our water,

our weather patterns...

I'll hear your case on June 25th.

Your Honor, that's not enough time

for us to build a fair case.

Just take it and say thank you.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Thank you, Your Honor.

- Frank Evans.

- Alex Vetter.

- This is my colleagues Josh Williams.

- Hey, man, nice meeting you.

Thank you for bringing the problem

to my attention. I'll see what I can do.

- You can stop building your spa.

- Nah.

I'm serious.

I'm sure we can find a great compromise.

Okay, we've got a lot of work to do.

I bought it. I bought it.

I... I bought it.

I bought it. I did, I did.

Wait, please.

Director's kind of a dick.

You look familiar.

Well, I was... I was on

a television show for a long time.

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah.

That must be it.

You know this is Chekhov, right?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Well...

I have some... I trained

in the theater and so...

that's how I started

in the theater and stuff.

- Great.

- Yeah.

Great, well... thanks for coming in today.

We're only going to take a look

at the first scene. And...

- You know, whenever you're ready.

- Okay.

This is Mel. She's going

to be reading with you today.

- Okay. Hi, Mel.

- Nice to meet you.

Just a second here.

I bought it.

I did it. I bought it, I...

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