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No matter how hungry they are,

we can't give them a thing.

Not even lunch?

I'll start with what you're dying to hear.

We don't need to borrow another dime.

Well, I don't know what to say.

All we have to do is scale down a little.

Think in more modest terms,

and we should weather the storm.

I don't think it makes any sense at all.

This is wrong. You can't cut back on this

company and expect it to ever grow again.

The replacement cost

would be astronomical.

We're grateful for your interest

in Winterchem.

All the public relations

you've put in for the company.

And I know how you must feel,

especially now that Charlie's gone.

Henry, don't patronize me.

You know where we went wrong. We let the

competition walk away with the technology.

Instead of cutting,

we must invest in R & D.

Keep the plants going

until new products are developed.

- Financed how?

- We'll just get ourselves a moneymaker.

There's a small petrochemical plant

in Spain at Valencia.

They're in place.

Their balance sheet looks real good.

And they're for sale. We'd have to invest

in some updating and a sure feedstock.

If we get it, we'll be buying ourselves

a real cash-flow machine.

I hear you, but that kind of capital

is simply not available.

Sorry, good people. I'm running late.

Roy, fill me in on the rest of this later.

Ms. Winters.

- Henry.

- Delighted to have met you.

- Warner.

- Good to see you.

That's a hell of a fella. I think

we're gonna enjoy working with him.

Let me speak with Lee Winters, please.

She's at the far corner table.

Lee, you're gonna be opening

the Palm Beach house soon?

Sorry, Mrs. Winters, a call for you.

Thank you. Excuse me, I'm sorry.

Yes, this is Mrs. Winters.

How good are you

at keeping a straight face?

Because your Valencia deal

happens to be full of holes.

Helen, I can't talk now.

I'm at a luncheon meeting.

- Lf you have some messages...

- Try this on Helen.

Number one, what about

currency translation?

A Spanish plant has peseta obligations.

If the peseta goes up...

...your dollar earnings won't be worth

a plate of frijoles.

Two, how about labor stability?

Half the country's busy slipping bombs

in the pockets of the other half.

Three, Winterchem's tapped out

with us at Borough National.

How do you figure to fund

the acquisition?

I see.

Is that all, Helen?

Sorry, but I didn't wanna embarrass you

in front of Tweedledum and Tweedledee...

...since it's obvious that you wanna be

the new chairman of the board.

No, absolutely not. Would you tell him

I'm out of town, please?

I'm sorry. Some people

just don't understand business.

Absolutely.

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