Bottle Shock Page #2

Hey, I know this guy, George.

He's a great writer.

He was even published in TIME magazine.

Huh. The well-known wine journal.

It's too American. Too up itself.

We need to involve the real news outlets.

- You mean the French outlets.

- Maurice, this is a sophisticated story.

It will lend itself

to sophisticated publications...

that appeal to

a sophisticated readership.

I'll call George.

Wow. Would you look at that?

There must be over 500 words there.

This article's all about

women's fashion accessories.

Maurice, this doesn't

even credit George Taber.

It's because George

is a ghostwriter.

And how do you substantiate

the work of a ghost?

And how do you substantiate

the work of a ghost?

- Has George ever written about wine?

- He's an oenophile.

That'll be a no then.

Complex and a bit woolly.

I think it's a seducer.

I'm going to California to try and find

some respectable competition.

The wines will have to arrive a month

or so early so they'll have time to recover.

- Are you saying that wine gets jet lag?

- [Laughs]

No. It gets what is commonly

referred to as "bottle shock."

Which might, of course, improve it.

[Glass Pings]

So this is it.

Uh, grocery store.

Old bank.

Nice.

- This is Gustavo.

- Gustavo.

- [Sam Laughs]

- [Man] Hey, hey, boy.

Chico.

Check my back.

Make sure it's clear, will ya?

Yeah, you. Come on. Check my back.

Make sure it's clear, will ya?

Stop, stop.

Oh, sh*t.

Apologize.

You should have said "please."

- Let go of my antenna.

- You didn't say please because

you assume that I serve you.

- If you put a crinkle in that-

- Because you are a racist.

- Who do you think you are, Cesar Chavez?

- I am Gustavo Brambila!

- [Gasps]

- [Moans]

- Should we run?

- Yes.

Hey. Hey. Hey, man, my friend doesn't

wanna fight, all right?

But he also doesn't wanna be addressed

with disparaging colloquial expressions...

that imply some sort of genetic

or cultural inferiority...

or that are simply used out of some

form of inappropriate ethnocentrism.

[Gasps]

[Groans]

That was a good shot.

Some solid force behind it. But let me give you

some advice. [Laughs]

- Don't telegraph your moves, man.

- Do you do this often?

- Change things up on me. Come on!

- No. Not really.

Ooh! [Laughs] And now I got your number.

Let's see. Come on.

Excuse me. Big guy, if I may?

[Chuckles]

- Hi. Hi.

- I got you.

Have you considered that you might

be swinging at the wrong dude?

I mean, when you think about it,

it was Gustavo here who broke your antenna.

Why are you swinging at Bo who was really

just trying to make sense of the situation?

It's just- It's not logical to me.

- She's right.

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