Holidaze Page #4

THEY'RE GONNA UNDERCU LOCAL PRICES,

AND THEN YOU KNOW

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

ONE BY ONE, ALL OF OUR

MOM AND POP SHOPS THAT WE LOVE--

THEY WILL GO UNDER.

EVERYONE SHOULD BE GIVEN

A CHOICE IN THEIR FUTURE.

DON'T YOU AGREE, CARTER?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW, MELODY,

NOT IF THAT CHOICE

ISN'T MUTUAL AMONG

BOTH PARTIES.

I THINK WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO

IS WHETHER A TOWN

WANTS TO REMAIN MIRED

IN ANONYMITY:

OR BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY

TO GROW.

AND I THINK GROWTH

IS STRONGES WHERE ONE'S ROOTS

ARE DEEPEST.

NOT UNLESS:

THEY'VE BEEN NURTURED.

MAYBE THEY DIDN'T WANNA BE.

CAN WE GET BACK TO THE BUSINESS

AT HAND? I MOTION FOR A VOTE.

(man) NO!

(crowd groaning)

(man) COME ON!

WE DON'T NEED A VOTE.

(woman) WE'RE NOT READY TO VOTE!

I THINK WE SHOULD

PUT THIS OFF...

(crowd speaking at once)

A MOTION HAS JUST BEEN MADE

TO DELAY THE VOTE

UNTIL AFTER THE WEEKEND

SO THAT EVERYONE CAN HAVE

A CHANCE TO READ

SAVE NOW'S LATEST PROPOSAL.

I SECOND THE MOTION. DONE.

(gavel bangs)

(indistinct conversations)

MMM. COFFEE SMELLS GOOD.

HEY, MOM.

HEY, HONEY. I'M DOING SOME YOGA.

YOU WANNA DO IT WITH ME?

UH--

(doorbell rings)

(door opens)

(Mel) HELLO.

(Carter) HEY.

(door closes)

WOW. ELAINE, LOOK AT YOU.

NICE JOB.

MUST HAVE BEEN NICE TO SPEND

THE WEEKEND WITH YOUR DAUGHTER.

OH, IT WAS WONDERFUL...

WHEN SHE WASN'T ON THE PHONE.

YOU GOT A SEC?

UH, ACTUALLY, NO.

I'M GETTING ON A CONFERENCE CALL

IN 34 MINUTES

WITH GERMANY.

PERFECT.

I'LL HAVE YOU BACK IN 33.

WAIT. WAIT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

BYE!

PUT ME DOWN!

BYE!

AAH! UHH!

COME ON. YOU COULDN'T AT LEAS GET MY COAT?

IT'S COLD OUT HERE. THIS IS

AN... (muffled) ABDUCTION.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

YOU'LL SEE SOON ENOUGH.

(sighs)

SO, UH...

WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOU

AND OL' TRISHA?

CAUGHT HER IN BED

WITH SOMEONE.

WOW. THAT'S ROUGH.

DID YOU KNOW HIM?

YES, I DID...

KNOW HER.

(stifles laugh)

MM. SORRY. THAT'S...

MM.

(brakes squeal)

(gears shift, engine turns off)

OKAY, HERE WE ARE AT THE CORNER

OF MEMORY LANE:

AND WHAT IS THE POINT?

THE POINT IS I BOUGHT IT...

AGAIN.

(door squeaks)

YOU LIVE HERE?

I'M CONFUSED.

I THOUGHT WE SOLD I WHEN I...

TOOK THAT JOB:

AND LEFT ME?

YEAH.

NEW OWNERS SAT ON IT.

I KEPT TABS ON IT,

WHICH AGGRAVATED

THE HELL OUT OF TRISHA,

BUT IT AGGRAVATED HER

EVEN MORE:

WHEN I SOLD MY PLACE

TO BUY IT BACK AFTER WE SPLIT.

SOUNDS LIKE:

A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.

SPENT THE LAST YEAR OR SO

GUTTING I AND DOING ALL THIS,

AND PENDING THE APPROVAL

OF PERMITS,

WE OPEN EARLY NEXT YEAR.

WATCH YOUR HEAD 'CAUSE I'M

HANGING SOME STUFF

FROM THE CEILING,

AND THE RUNNER:

IS NOT FIXED YET, MELODY.

(squeals)

(step creaks)

OKAY, PLEASE DON'T CALL ME

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