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who calls him that.

I bet you are.

I bet you could get away

with a lot no one else

would dare to.

He's cool,

but I think he's right for us.

Hirschfield will want Plummer.

It's out of the question.

Plummer's too close to him,

he wouldn't make a move

without consulting

with the old man first.

No, I'll have to convince him

about Slater.

I better be going. I hope we see

one another again soon.

Goodbye, Mr. Slater.

Mrs. Steyner.

Maybe she can help.

Maybe.

Good evening, Mr. Slater.

Hey, Rod.

Hi, Tex.

I want you to meet some friends.

Sharon and Danielle.

Rod Slater.

Ladies.

What are you drinking?

Drinks are on me.

Champagne, please.

What's the occasion?

I... just came of age.

I've evolved this barbecue sauce

over many years of experimentation.

It'll grow hair on a doorknob.

Ah, Aristide...

I want you to baste those steaks

every 30 seconds, but gently.

Very gently, like oiling

a baby's bottom.

Good evening, HH,

how are you?

Bloody awful.

I feel like a bag of dead mice.

It's those cigars.

You're a doctor of economics,

not medicine. How's Terry?

She's fine. She wants you

to come to dinner next week.

Okay, I'll come Monday.

Would you mind if I used

your washroom?

How come you're always so dirty?

Your office is like an incubator,

you have an air-conditioned car.

All this washing will weaken you.

First time a bug bites you,

it'll wipe you right out.

What are you here for? To talk

business, or wash your hands?

I wanted to talk about

appointing a new general manager.

Plummer's next in line.

He's been with us for 25 years.

Plummer is too old...

He's 12 years younger than I am.

Some men are old at 40.

You'd like me to move over,

you like my office.

Are you sure it's clean enough

for you?

Look, HH, all I care about

is finding the right man.

Someone who'll sit on the place hard,

someone tough.

We both know we need production up

and costs down.

I'd like you to consider Slater.

Who?

Rod Slater, the underground manager.

Why him?

He's tough, energetic.

He knows the job.

I'll not bypass Plummer for him.

I wish you'd please think about it.

Slater is first class and young.

All right I'll think about it,

but not much.

I didn't know you were in, Manfred.

No, don't.

Don't put on the light.

You look so lovely.

I noticed you slipped out.

Teresa, we've not been...

It's been a worrying time.

Lemmer's death,

all the travelling,

and now looking

for a new general manager.

Tell me,

what did you think of Slater?

In what way?

You met him,

what did you think of him?

I didn't.

I've suggested him to HH for the job,

but he's against it.

He's becoming very crusty

in his old age.

I hadn't noticed.

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