Thank you, Barbara,
So let's turn to our West Coast expansion plans,
The acquisition of,,,
You've got a call,
Okay, can you take a message?
Apparently, it's urgent,
You've got in front of you a breakdown of the practices,
practice areas and annual I,,,
Thank you,
Cole Baird,
Talk to us about their environmental practice,
All right, I'll call you,
I'll call you, I'll call you,
I'll call you, I'll call,,,
Order up,
Señor Cabbage! What's up, college boy? How are you?
No mucho, And I'm not a college boy just yet!
Come on, Where's your little brother at?
That little shit is home sick,
All right, tell him I say get better,
Oh, yeah,
Why do they call you that?
What? Cabbage,
"Cole" in Spanish means "cabbage,"
Really? Yup,
Something funny?
Yeah, that's funny, That's,,, I'm,,, I'm keepin' that,
Yeah? Yeah,
If you know what's good for you,
you'll forget you ever heard that,
No, I don't think so,
The usual?
Oh, Florrie, I think I'm in love with you,
Ah, you say that to all the pretty girls,
You big shots ever gonna order any food in here?
Just sodas,
Big spenders,
Thank you,
Love you,
Just give me another minute for the asparagus,
Can you stand,,,? Hey! Don't you dare!
Come on! Really?
Hats off at the table, son,
Hey, I, uh,,, I went with Jack and Elle
down to the fairgrounds to watch them set up,
Mm-hm,
Uh, Mr, Miller was saying
with the dry weather in the Midwest this spring,
he's gonna get top dollar for his crop,
Is that so? Yeah,
Yeah, the next four years
are gonna be an important time in your life, Cole,
College Park'll expand your horizons,
Jack and I were talking about how weird it's gonna be
to live in different towns,
I think I've seen him every day of my life,
Yeah,
It's all right, I'll be back in no time,
Hey, so I've been thinking more about that Ag major,,,
Cole, I don't wanna discuss this again,
If you want to take a few courses, that's fine,,,
But I think you need to find a major
that will give you more options,
There's nothing wrong with a farmer's life,
I mean, my family always had food on the table,
even if your grandpa had to pick it himself,
You've got promise, son, I've seen it,
Take your time,
Well, you've got four years to figure it out,
Well, I guess I'm gonna need a new kitchen assistant
in the next couple of months, Yeah,
Or maybe it's time for you and dad
to finally splurge on a new dishwasher,
Yeah, "splurge" is not exactly a word
I would associate with your father,
I guess it's gonna be kinda tough
for you and Elle this fall,
Oh, my God, Mom, It's all I'm thinking about,
I just wish I could take her with me,
Maybe she could move into my dorm,
Oh, Nice try,
Really,,,
Seriously, I just,,,
I wanna get through college, get back here,,,
to Elle, to Galena,
all of it,,,
You all right, Mom? You look kinda tired,
Yeah, I feel a little tired,
You know, I don't have much energy,
I probably just need to go to bed a lot earlier,
My mom wants to know
if you wanna work for us again this summer,
Yeah, I'd love to,
Yeah? I need to check with my dad, though,
He wants me to work with him at the bank
until I leave for school,
My dad's movin' slow,
Thinks this'll be his last season,
He's just plain worn out, man,
We're already behind,
Yeah, you know what? I'll help,
even if I have to work at the bank,
Yeah?
Seriously, yeah, Tell your mom I'll help out,
Okay, I'd rather be outside anyway,
Thanks, man,
All right, I gotta pick up Elle at 8,,,
We'll meet you at the fairgrounds at 9,
Yeah, sounds good,
Hey! What'd your dad say about Ag?
Take a wild guess!
Later, man,
Well, well, The young lady steps to the free-throw line,
All right,
Thank you, sir,
Let's see what you got, And don't forget:
Assistant coach,
Good enough to kick your sorry ass, "Cabbage Boy,"
Don't get mad,
Oh!
We have a winner! What?!
Here you go, young lady,
Thank you, Oh, look at that,
So cute,
Hey, You're leaving early,
Yeah, I'm headed to Jack's,
Um, I'm gonna be late tomorrow too, The big tractor's down,
so we've gotta prep the lower field with the two Masseys,
I know they need help, with Tom winding down,
But you've got responsibilities here, Cole,
Okay, Got it, Dad,
Dinner at 6!
Hey,
Good to go? Yeah, uh, give me a sec,
Yeah, yeah,
Did you have that meeting with your advisor yet?
Yeah, I had it this morning,
How'd it go?
He said I'm short four credits,
I should've never switched majors,
I'm gonna have to take two classes
this summer after graduation,
You goin' to the game tonight? Yeah, you?
Yeah, I'm just gonna be late,
I got class at 6:10,
Will you grab me a ticket? Will do,
You know I'm hoping to get that internship
at the new Agricon research farm in Easton this fall,,,
so then I am back for good,
I know,
Hey, it'll go by in a flash, You'll see,
Um,,, Look, I gotta go,
But um, I'll give you a call next week,
I love you,
Hey, Hey,
Everything okay?
Yeah, um,,,
Hey, I need to use your car this weekend,
I need to go see Elle,
Yeah, of course,
Yeah? Of course,
Thanks,
Hey, Hey,
Thanks for picking me up,
No problem,
All right,
Um, also, as I was leaving, they scheduled
an athletic department meeting tonight for 7,
Wanna just go to Florrie's and kill a few hours?
Are you sure? Yeah,
I'm happy to help, It's no problem,
Yeah, yeah, That'd be great,
Cool, Okay,
I'm proud of you, you know,
So's your father, Thanks, Mom,
From the time you were born,
he talked about turning this farm over to you,,,
Just like his father did for him,
Well, I hope I can pull it off,
You're already doing it,
Oh, uh, Elle called,
She said to pick her up at 7,
Got it,
You two gettin' serious?
Come on, Mom, She's Cole's girlfriend,
Cole's been gone a long time,
Coming!
Surprise!
Jack! What's up, man? What brings you by?
Hey man, I didn't know you were back in town,
Yeah, it's just a quick visit,
Where are you headed all dressed up?
Oh, um,,,
We were just checkin' out a movie
with some folks this afternoon,
Oh,
I'm sorry, man, she's all mine!
I'm sorry, Jack,
You guys have a great time, It's good to see you, Cole,
See ya, Jack,
Got you these,
Thanks,
Decided to surprise you,
Jack,
Jack!
Hey man,
You headin' back?
Yeah, I'm on my way back now,
What brings you by?
What movie were you going to see last night?
What?
You said you were meetin' people at the movies, What movie?
I dunno, Whatever's playin' at the Bellevue,
Who else were you meeting?
Just some folks,
I'm coming back, Jack,
Okay,
What's your point?
Just don't forget it,
How was the bank today?
Fine,
Oh, Cole,,, Cole's comin' home
for Christmas break Tuesday,
Okay,
Teresa, you have to tell him,
No,
I don't want him to worry,
I'm not gonna do that to him,
Either way, he'll know when you start chemo,
Well,,,
Maybe I won't do it,
Well, that's a death sentence, isn't it?
Is that what you want?
No, I don't,
Well, I figured it'll give me a head start
before Stapleton finally sells his place,,,
That's the one I really want,
Thought you were going to law school?
College boy, Yeah, okay,
You can laugh all you want,
but I'm gonna be in the market, Yeah,
And as for money, I think you forget
I have an in with a local banker,
Not if it's the same local banker I know,
Do you two ever stop?
Look, is there somethin' goin' on I should know about?
Jack?
Stop it! Stop it!
Guys, stop it!
Seriously?! Jack? What?
No, you, of all people?
Really?
You know what, Elle,
I really thought we were gonna be somethin',
Hey, Hey,
Everything okay?
Yeah, it's fine,
Hey Cole,,,
There's something, uh, I need,,,
I need to tell you,
Okay, What is it?
Um, heh,,,
I-I haven't been, uh, feelin' so great lately,
What do you mean?
I've been to see a doctor,,,
and, uh,,,
And I have some cancer,
Mom, What?
I,,, Please don't worry, Okay?
Okay, What-What kind of cancer?
I,,,
It's a lung cancer, but it's slow,
And we've known a little while now,
Mom, I,,,
I'm seeing a really good doctor,
He's got a plan, Everything's going to be fine,
Okay,
What are the next steps?
Are you gonna go to the hospital?
Are they gonna operate?
I'm gonna get chemo, We've been saving up,
Saving up? Wait, how long have you known about this?
About a year,
You've waited a year! What?
Our insurance wasn't enough,
And we didn't have enough money then,
But now we do now,,, No, Mom, you had money,
You paid my tuition,
See, this is why I didn't tell you,
Okay? I just,,, I don't want you to worry,
You gotta focus on your classes,
Okay, so you're telling me Dad spent all our money
on the University of Maryland
while you've been getting sicker?
What the hell was he thinking!
No, listen to me,
Quite the game, coach, Thanks!
Um, let's, uh,,, Let's go out,
Okay, Where should we go?
Uh, you name it,
So you got the word today?
Yes, I'm so pumped!
Sounds grim to me,,,
Pushing a plow at Agricon
in suburban Easton isn't exactly what I'd call heaven,
First of all, nobody's "pushed a plow" in about 75 years,
Second, you don't appreciate the simple things in life,
If mud-covered overalls at 5 a,m,
is one of the simpler things,,,
You're right, I don't appreciate them,
But if you're happy, I'm happy,
Thank you, Oh, I gotta go,
I'm meeting Melissa at the lounge,
Wait, hold on, Hold on, Who's Melissa?
I thought you were dating that girl from Cleveland,
What was her name? Maureen,
No, that didn't work out,
I don't think she fully appreciated
how lucky she was to have me,
There it is, All right, Get outta here,
Hello?
Cole, it's your father,
Hey, um, I've got great news!
You heard already?
The letter just arrived today,
Congratulations!
Wait, what letter?
The scholarship package from Georgetown,
What?
The acceptance letter from Georgetown Law
arrived this morning,
Full ride,
Wow, Um,,,
Your mother wants to talk to you,
He already heard,
Hey Cole!
Oh, my God, I've been dying to call you all day,
How did you know?
Did they call you, or,,,?
No, I,,, Uh, I actually didn't know,
I thought that he was talking about something else,
Honey, are you okay? You sound kinda funny,
Yeah, I'm fine, Uh,,,
I'm just excited, that's all,
Yeah, we're so happy for you, honey,
All right, I'll talk to you later, Mom,
Love you,
Yeah, I love you too,
Oh, my God!
I am so sorry,
It's okay, It's okay,
Shoot, I just got water everywhere,
No, seriously,,, It's on your shoes,
No, please, please, Really, it's fine,
Are you sure? Yeah, it's just water,
Can I put, like, a towel down,,,?
No, I'm fine, I'm fine, Really,
Oh, Oh!
God,,, Sorry,
I'm Sarah Meyers,
I know,,,
I mean, I know who you are,
I've been watching you around, so,,,
Not, um, watching you,,,
because that's incredibly creepy,
Yeah, Um,,,
We-we've met before,
We were in Securities Regulations together,
Security Reg,,,
Yeah, Mm-hm, Last year,
Right,
Um, I'm Cole,,, Baird, Cole Baird,
Gentlemen and ladies, good afternoon,
My name is Professor Simeon Lester,
and I am here to teach you the Uniform Commercial Code,
Seems unlikely that Maryland would have a Western Shore,
No, it's the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay,
not the Atlantic Ocean,
It's the only place in the world you can grow soybeans
and pick blue crabs at the same time,
God, if you haven't seen
the light hit off the wings of snow geese in the winter,
you haven't lived,
Interesting,
Um, and so do your parents still live in Galena?
They do, Yeah,
My dad's been the manager of Eastern Bank since I was a kid,
Um, it's a small outfit,
but they handle
most of the local farmers' business accounts,
He must be the most popular guy in town, Yeah,
When times are good, and the weather holds,
but when things get tough,
whether it's drought, flood,
anything that impacts the harvest and cash flow,
they tend to avoid the local banker,
So,,,
if you can believe that,
He finally found work in Galena, farmed his own land on the side,
Farming's been in my family for a long time,
You can tell,
So I plan to go back to Galena at some point,
It's a hard time for my parents, My mom's been sick,
Oh, I'm so sorry,
That's okay, Thanks,
She seems to be battling through it,
Um, so do you have friends still out there?
Yeah, my best friend Jack Miller is there,
He just took over his dad's farm,
And uh, just got engaged,,,
to my old girlfriend,
How about that? Yeah,
Close friend, then, huh?
Yeah, he is, It's,,,
The three of us grew up together,
It's kinda complicated,
But I get back there as often as I can,
So most everyone else has moved on,
So this is gonna be shocking,
but I've never actually played tennis before,
Well, you look like a pro,
Yes, Yeah, I thought the same thing,
Yeah, This is yours,
This is mine? Yup,
Great, Thanks, Ball,
Yup, Okay,
Oh,,,
♪ Oh, she won't be found At the bottom of a swamp ♪
♪ When the sun goes down ♪
Hey Florrie, Hey honey,
Just like old times,
Don't tell me, you're not hungry,
No one pours Coca Cola like you do, Florrie,
You're still a charmer,
She looks great, huh?
Yeah,
How you doin'?
It's good to see ya, Yeah, what's up, Jack?
Well, I was wondering if you'd be my best man,
You joking, right?
You're my best friend, Cole,
You're marrying my girlfriend,
Look,,,
I didn't set out to do this, And neither did Elle,
We didn't wanna,,, We didn't wanna hurt you,
I want to kill you right now, You know that, right?
I understand,
You remember when we were kids,
and you stole my favorite matchbox car,
that silver Mustang,
You remember that? Yeah,
It took me a long time to forgive you,
and even then, I swore I would never forget it,
You had more than I did,
Yeah, but that was the one that I wanted,
Fuck you, man,
Yeah,,,
Yeah, I'll be your best man,
Bye, Bye, honey,
Lester canceled class because of some conference he has,
You made editor of law review,,, It was just announced,
Oh, my God, Are you kidding me?
Uh, you have your interview Jones McKinsey tomorrow, right?
Yes, yeah,
I do have something for you,
Just a little luck tomorrow,
What is this?
Oh, my God, Sarah, this is,,, This is way too much,
You shouldn't have got this,
Oh, stop, it's my pleasure,
Seriously, This is way too nice,
You deserve it,
Thank you, Thank you,
Great, Now can we go celebrate?
Yes, Yes!
Can you hold onto that for me? Yeah,
Oh, Jack,
Uh, have a seat, Jack,
Thank you for seeing me, Mr, Baird,
Of course,
Of course, Lookin' sharp,
Thank you, A little surprised to get your call
after the year you had last year,
Right, Yeah, I know it's a bit of a stretch,
but it's somethin' Dad always wanted,
I think it'll make a fine investment,
How is your father?
Bored,
Mom likes Florida though,
She's gettin' tan,
She enjoys the beach,
Jack,,,
your father was very conservative with his finances,
Yes,
So I ran the numbers after we spoke,
And while, yes, you do have sufficient equity in your farm
to raise a down payment for the Marlin's land,
um,,,
you're taking on a great deal of debt,
Are you,,, Are you ready to handle this?
Yes, sir, I'm aware, I can make it work,
You understand you're putting your home
and your farm on the line here?
Yes, sir,
Does Elle,,,? My wife, sir,
I'm doing this for my wife,
For my kids,
if I'm lucky enough to have 'em one day,
I-I,,, You know, I,,,
I want them to have a better life than what I had,
I think it's time for the men in this family to step up,
Do more than just hope,
I'll have those loan documents drawn up,
You fill them out and drop them off tomorrow,
And we'll have an answer for you next week,
Yeah? Oh,,, All right,
Yeah, I'll get 'em to ya,
Thank you, Mr, Baird, I'm not gonna let you down,
Next time, wear a tie,
All right,
Doctor of law,
Doctor of,,, Ha, ha,
Oh, doc,
We're so proud of you, honey,
Thanks, Mom,
Hi, Hi, Sarah!
Hey, congratulations,
Now there's a woman who will take you places,
So, what do you think of your new attorney son?
Oh, we couldn't be happier,
A Georgetown Law degree, a beautiful fiancée,,,
What more could a man want?
Such a shame your folks couldn't be here,
I know, It's okay,
My father is in the midst of a trial,
I'll see them next week, and we're gonna celebrate then,
Oh, nice, Are you gonna fly to California?
She's gonna take a month off on the West Coast
and then we're gonna start preparing for the Bar Exam,
Are you gonna go out with her?
No, I'm gonna help Jack
prep the new acreage from Stapleton's,
I want to earn my position there,
Well, lunch,
Yeah, yeah, Yes!
We can do with a little lunch,
That guy talked forever,
All right,
Hold on, Stop, Stop, Wait,
Shit,
Wow,
Looks like you blew a circuit,
Uh-huh, Nice,
Careful,
Thing's a hundred years old at least,
You're gonna wanna get a heavy-up
before somebody gets zapped,
Yeah, It's on the list,
Oh, you're back early,
Is that what I think it is?
It's my favorite, I know,
Um, so are things going well for you guys?
Why do you ask?
I mean,,,
I can't believe y'all bought Stapleton's place,
Ugh, He, um,,,
He did it without telling me,
I'm don't know what he was thinking, actually,
It's been a hard couple of years,
Things were already tight after a few bad seasons,
I'm worried,
His behavior's becoming a little,,, erratic,
What do you mean?
The business side of running this place,
It's hard for him,
And he won't ask for advice or help,
He won't listen to me,
He said with others selling out,
it was time for us to double down,
Yeah, well, that was a mistake,
Of course it was mistake! But what was I supposed to do?
The whole thing scares the crap out of me,
I'm coaching five days a week,
but there's no way I can support us alone
if this whole thing goes to shit,
Hey, I'm gonna help when I can,
Okay?
Hopefully, I can talk some sense into him while I'm here,
It's gonna be okay,
While you're here,
What is that supposed to mean?
Look, I-I never planned
for things to end up the way that they did,
Don't talk to me about plans,
You made your choices,
which seemed to work out pretty well,
No, no, Hold on,
Let's get something straight, You're the one who ended it,
I was busting my ass, pulling a double major,
and you snuggled up with my best friend,
So don't act like it's my fault,
You were never here!
The campus was less than two hours away,
Highway goes both directions, You always had excuses,
You could have made more of an effort yourself,
Jesus Christ!
I,,,
Look, I,,,
I've just got a lot on my plate right now,
I'm sorry,
I know you're here to help, and I appreciate it,
You, um,,,
You never told me anything about the wedding plans,
Sarah's in charge of all that, so,,,
All right, I need to make this call,
Can I use the phone?
Of course, Do you want me to leave?
No, it should be quick,
Um,,,
By the way, Jack's going into town
to pick up a part for the engine, so,,,
He's not gonna be back for lunch,
He'll see you after practice,
Hi, this is Cole Baird calling for Margaret Kenney,
Thank you,
Yes, thank you,
Jones McKinsey, can you hold, please?
Jones McKinsey, may I help you?
Yes, I have your number,
No problem,
I'll have him call you back,
Thank you,
Hi, may I help you?
Hi, I'm Cole Baird, the new associate,
I've got an appointment with,,, Ms, Kenney,
Yes, she's expecting you,
Have a seat, She'll be with you momentarily,
Hi, I'm Sheila Cordell, Margaret's assistant,
Hi, She's ready to see you,
Thank you,
Margaret?
I have Cole Baird for you,
Can I get you something to drink?
Coffee, or,,,? Water would be great, thanks,
So nice to see you again,
Thank you so much for coming in on short notice,
I know you were hoping to get a little break before joining us,
We have taken on a case,
I'm gonna need as many hands on deck as I can possibly muster,
But I'm not even scheduled to take the Bar until November,
Until you passed the Bar,
you will be in a supporting role,
And we will make best efforts
to give you the time you need to prepare to take the exam,
Oh, Brian,
Good, I want to introduce you to Cole Baird,
He's the associate I was speaking with you about,
Brian, could you show Cole to his office?
Oh, wait, Right now?
Sorry, weren't you planning on staying?
Well,,, No,
Actually, I,,, I-I'm sorry, I can't stay,
I'm committed through July, We had discussed this,
Your drive impressed a great many people around here
during your initial interview process, Cole,
I don't mind telling you that you stood out
among your class of associates,
I hope we didn't misread your level of commitment,
I know that this is somewhat unexpected,
but that is the nature of this business,
And I'm sorry if your vacation plans have been interfered,
Look, it's not that I'm not committed,
it's just I-I had promised a friend,,,
Let me be clear, We need you here now, Cole,
All right, Okay,
Brian, take care of this young man,
We appreciate your flexibility on this,
You said you'd be here through July,
I know, Jack, but what was I supposed to do?
I'm kind of in a bind here,
Look, I'm,,, I'm sorry, man, I really am,
But there was nothing that I could do,
Jack,
I mean, maybe I can make it out on weekends,
Forget it, I'll figure it out, I gotta go,
Jack,,,
Jack, come on,
♪ Hey, friend It's me again ♪
♪ And I can still Remember when ♪
♪ We changed From something more ♪
♪ To something less Than we were before ♪
♪ Is this the end? ♪
♪ Or does it just depend? ♪
♪ Is it too late now? ♪
♪ To work it out somehow ♪
♪ And find the road That leads us home ♪
♪ Are you lost My friend? ♪
♪ Are we near the end Of the road? ♪
♪ Are you happy at last? ♪
♪ Are you sorry for the past? ♪
♪ I need to know ♪
♪ To know ♪
♪ Is it too late now? ♪
♪ To work it out somehow ♪
♪ And find the road That leads us home ♪
♪ Is it too late now?
♪ To work it out somehow ♪
♪ And find the road That leads us home ♪
♪ And find the road ♪
♪ That leads us home ♪
Hey, What's up?
Um, you better come home,
What's wrong?
Agricon?
When did these start going up?
Oh, Meyers Tate is actually pitching them,
They're expanding throughout the East Coast,
Do you want me to come in?
No, give me a minute,
Dad?
Why didn't you call me sooner?
I left you a message last night,
Hey girls,
Look who it is! Oh!
How are you, huh?
- Good, - Yeah? Good?
You stayin' outta trouble?
Huh? Know you'd better be,
How are those knees, old man?
Come here,
You doin' all right?
Yeah, I just can't believe I wasn't here, man,
I know you're hurtin', There was nothing you could do,
Hey, good to see ya,
Elle's got crabs in the steamer,
Oh,
It takes some gettin' used to,
but you're gettin' the hang of it,
Yeah, it's, uh, a lot of work,
Most nights I work late,
so dinner's usually quick and easy,
I feel ya, That's me on practice nights,
Actually, it's a lot less work
'cause there's no dishes to wash,
Guess who is first place for the fifth year in a row?
That's awesome, Good for you, Elle,
Thanks, Yeah, she's killin' it,
Yeah, Ahem,
I guess your high school basketball record
never held you back?
Oh, ouch,
I'm sorry, Jack, What was your high school sport?
Okay,
I was a professional tractor driver,
Oh, give me a break,
I fenced épée in high school,
I captained the Varsity team,
Oh,
Yeah,
I'm sorry, What is that?
Uh, it's a type of sword fighting,
And Sarah was very good at it,
En garde!
Yeah, it was really big in San Francisco,
All right, so tell us, you're a partner now, right?
- Big shot, - Yeah,
Got a secretary, Got a fish tank?
No, stop, Got a little shark in there?
A goldfish? Come on,
How's your dad feel about Union?
Huh?
Folks are worried about a national player takin' over,
Are they gonna work with us, or not?
What are you talking about?
Y-your dad hasn't mentioned it?
No, It's a shocker, What?
Union National Bank's buying Eastern,
Seems like something you might mention
to your son, right? Yeah,
He's gonna need your help these next couple of months,
With your mom's stuff, The house,
You saw him today,
Yeah, I know,
We haven't really talked in a long time,
Yeah, that's what I thought,
Another beer? Yes, please,
For you, Sarah?
More water, Okay,
You want one?
Uh, no,
I'm gonna go for a run before hitting the sack,
So I got a call from Phil Marcum this morning,
Who's he?
Partner in San Francisco,
Uh, he's lead on the Agricon account,
Oh, yeah? Yeah,
Um,,,
It looks like I've been assigned to help him with the pitch,
Why you? You're a trial lawyer,
Sarah?
I called him,
You know, Agricon is a huge account,
and the firm is pitching for their M&A advisory business,
And as I said, you're a trial lawyer,
I um,,, I-I told them that I could help them
with my knowledge of the farming industry,
Your knowledge of the farming industry?
Cole, look, I'm just trying to work my angles here,
That's how you win at this game,
Look, Agricon is killing the family farm,
You've heard the stories,
Everybody I know is being affected by them,
Everybody you know is not being affected by them,
And some people are happy for the opportunity to sell,
No, I'm not comfortable with this,
All yours,
Good job,
Good news, Margaret,
What's up? We just got a call from Ottawa,
Done deal,
What?
And our own Mr, Baird is credited with saving the day,
Well, this is a big win,
There's just no stopping our young partner these days,
You have it? I do,
Show me, Thank you, After you, Yep,
It is a big deal,
I have to say I definitely got the attention
of the management committee,
- That's great, buddy, - Congratulations
Thanks,
Yeah, I've got a big event at the Canadian Embassy tonight,
So it'll be interesting to see their reaction,
I definitely thing they were less excited with the outcome,
Hey, uh, listen, Things have been a little tight lately,
And um,,,
I could use some unskilled labor,
Think I could bribe you with a few beers this weekend?
Jack, I wish I could, man,
but we've got a thing at the Club on Saturday,
and Sarah will kill me if I miss it,
No big deal, Don't sweat it, I gotta run, Um,,,
I'll catch you later, All right?
Thanks, I'll talk to you later,
I'll tell you what, these events
are starting to blur one to the next,
I'll just be happy
if they serve real coffee instead of decaf in a thimble,
Oh, stop,
Representing the firm at these events
will go a long way in advancing our agenda,
You know what I mean,
Mm!
Holly and Sean!
Can I swap you?
Thank you,
It has been,,, Good,
Oh, wow,
So it's a wonderful trip,
It was a great event tonight,
Yeah,
It was a long one, anyway,
Um,,, So I got some news today,
We won, Our pitch, We blew them away,
We got the account,
Yeah, Meyers Tate will now be representing Agricon
in all land deals east of the Mississippi,
But you know how I feel about that account,
You know, look, it's just business,
And maybe it's a good thing,
They're doing a lot of innovation
that'll help the farmers and give them a chance,
Yeah, Until the next purchase and the next, I mean,,,
You and I both know what this looks like going forward,
A way of life is disappearing,
Don't be so dramatic,
if you would recuse yourself from this account,
Cole,,,
I'm not in a position to make waves right now,
This is my partner moment, and I can't just pass it up,
It's just, these are my people, Sarah,
They are not your people,
So please, just don't make this
a bigger deal than it needs to be,
Dad?
What's up?
Eastern is being bought,
Yeah, Dad, I've heard,
I don't ha,,
I'm supposed to sign something, I think I,,,
I have a few legal questions,
What are you referring to?
They've sent me some employment documents,
What kind of documents?
At will" employment,,, I'm supposed to sign,,
Wait, wait, Dad, don't sign anything,
When do you need to return these?
I'm not sure what some of these terms mean
There's a lot more than we ever did at Eastern,
Auditors were in today, Reviewing the loan portfolio,
Dad, Listen to me, Don't sign anything until I take a look,
Can it wait a few weeks?
Yes, I think so
Okay, Good, Can you scan them,,,?
Actually, you know what, forget it,
Can you fax them to me?
Oh, it's,,, It's a lot,
Okay, Just hold onto them until I can get out there, okay?
And don't sign anything,
Dad, did you hear me?
I can do this, I'm not an idiot,
I just have a few questions,
I know you can, Just let me take a look,
People do hire lawyers for this, you know,
Okay, Okay,
Good, I'll call you when I can come,
O-one more thing, I was,,,
I wondered if you and Sarah would,,,
Would what?
I was wondering if you'd like to come home for Thanksgiving,
Um,,,
I don't know if we've made plans,
So let me check with Sarah,
Actually,,, why don't you come to our place,
I've got a meeting with the management evening before,
and I gotta be at the office early on Friday,
Your mother always used to,,,
Always used to have Thanksgiving at home, Here,
Yeah, I know, Dad,
But you haven't seen our new house,
It would be the best opportunity for you to see it,
All right, Okay,
Okay?
Hm,
All right, We'll plan on it,
Let's get some sleep,
I'll figure it out,
Elle, I said I don't want you to have to worry about it,
Okay? I'll take care of it,
Just let me take care of it,
I get my paycheck next week,
That'll help a little,
I'm sorry,
I just,,,
You know, my grandfather and my father,
they kept this place afloat for 60 years,
And now I've just got you and the girls trapped out here,
And I just feel like you just,,,
I just feel like you could've had so much more,
Hey, Hey, hey, hey,
We'll figure it out,
Yep,
Just get some sleep, okay, baby?
Yeah,
Hey,
What're you doin' here so late?
Same as you,
Hey, what do you know about Agricon?
That's like saying:
"What do you know about General Dynamics?"
I mean, they're huge, they're everywhere, and they're hungry,
Why?
You think a small town has any shot, if they come knocking?
Not unless they hire Cole Baird,
But uh, I doubt they can afford you,
Go home, Cole,
Well, this is it,
It's bigger than we need, but Sarah wants it, so,,,
The realtor left the door unlocked for us,
Looks like you have a little water damage under the dormers,
You've gotta have that looked at,
Yeah, it was exactly what we were looking for,
A little expansion of the in-law suite,
and it will be near perfect,
Well, there's always room for you, Dad,
Hopefully, this will be the first of many holidays,
Um, Cole told me about Union,
I'm sure they're happy to have someone with your expertise
that would otherwise work themselves out,
Agricon came sniffing around last week,
These guys are a piece of work,
I mean, do you believe they had the gall
to ask which properties might be under stress?
Unethical bastards,
I told them to get the hell out of my office,
Do,,, Do you want some cranberry sauce? It's Teresa's,
Oh, Yeah,
As if I would share that information,
They said they work closely
with Union's real estate group out of Houston,
They that said Union had helped to "move things on"
in certain cases, whatever the hell that means,
Maybe they get away with that nonsense in Texas,
but we do things differently on the Eastern Shore,
And they asked about the Stapleton place,,,
I guess it's the Miller place now,
How they would even know these parcels by name is beyond me,
The properties aren't even listed for sale,
So,,,
how was the meeting yesterday?
Um, here's to the youngest managing partner
in the history of Jones McKinsey!
Just because Margaret Kenney is retiring
doesn't mean I'm in line for the job,
Why not? It's a big firm, Dad,
There are a lot of people interested in that position,
Haven't you told them you want it?
First of all, it doesn't work that way,
And second of all, maybe I don't,
You'd be perfect for it, Cole,
Sarah, drop it,
A little enthusiasm wouldn't hurt,
When I first came to Eastern,,,
Dad, please, He's right,
You should be on the offensive,,, Enough!
How did Agricon know to ask about Jack's place?
Right,
I know a couple of ladies are here for their husbands,
One guy wants to load hay with it,
Let's start it off here,
Twenty-five, can I get 30,000?
Thirty-five thousand,
Thirty-five, let me get 750, 37,500,
How about 40,000?
The bids in, The lady here, $40,000,
Let me get 42,500,
Forty-two thousand, Let me get 42,500,
You got it? Oh, yeah,
Don't want you to get your hands dirty,
Shut up,
Dad said you're starting a new job?
Phew! Yeah, he's too much,
You know, firms are all about hours, It's just more hours,
Watch your hands,
More money too, I hope,
No, the money's a trap,
Oh, yeah? Well, let me tell you somethin':
No money is a tighter trap,
I've got a change in mind myself,
Oh, yeah? Goats,
Goats?
Goat cheese, Goat's milk,
And there's a growing local market for goat meat,
I'm hopin' it'll help cover the shortfall,
And the additional acreage
let me plant multiple crops a season,
Won't be stuck with a single wipe out, like this year,
Okay, so you're,,,
You're what? You're just gonna go out and buy a herd of goats?
Bought 'em, They delivered them last week,
Jack, what the hell do you know about farming goats?
What's there to know,
You feed 'em, milk 'em and send 'em to slaughter,
Jack, you need to get focused, How are you affording this?
My grandpa always said
never underestimate the power of a big idea,
I don't know that I'd call goats a big idea,
What the hell is your problem?
I appreciate you coming out to help,
I really,,, I do,
But none of this is any of your business, now is it?
You're right, I'm just trying to be a friend,
You have no idea what it's like to be broke,
I'm busting my ass just to make it here,
No, what you are doing, Jack, is flailing,
You're gonna end up crawling to Agricon,,,
Say what you really mean, Elle deserves better,
That's not what I said, That's what you fucking meant,
All I'm saying is you're digging yourself a hole
that you might not be able to get out of,
Big job, You got a fancy house, Fancy car,
You think that gives you the right to tell me what to do?
Oh, come on,
What? Are you jealous? Is that what this is?
Jealous?
What would I have to be jealous of, Cole?
I have Elle and the farm,
the two things you've always wanted,
Fuck you, Yeah,
Look at yourself,
Yeah, what is that supposed to mean?
Who are you?
Good morning, chickens,
Good morning!
Good morning, Good morning, Daddy,
Baby, will you remind me,
I'm expecting a bid from Thompkins Fencing
to replace that gap in the fence,
You got a letter from Eastern bank yesterday,
I don't know if it was important,
But I left it on the hall table,
You girls ready for some bacon?
Y'all be good,
See ya later, Daddy,
Have a good day, Daddy,
Bye, babe,
Bye, baby,
Who are you?
What?
Nothing, Just something,,,
I can't hear you when you mumble,
Forget it,
I need a towel,
Come on, I got it,
Let's go to our expansion,
West Coast and plans,
The acquisition,,,
You've got a call,
Thank you, Cole Baird,
Talk to us about their environmental practice,
Cole,
What's going on?
It's awful,
Um, I can drive out,
No,
I'll help Elle with the funeral plans,
I'll call you when I know the details,
And how are you doing?
Honestly, I don't,,, I don't know,
Try to get some sleep,
I love you,
I gotta go,
Listen, man, Maybe you should go home, huh?
Listen, You hear me? Don't push me! Okay?
Whoa,
I'm sorry,
We're closed,
Oh, honey,
Hey Florrie,
I know,
How many times
you and he sat at these very stools,
I can still see your young, happy faces,,,
I don't know, None of this might've happened
if I'd have just never left,
I think you're bein' too hard on yourself,
Ain't nothing you can do about the past but let it go,
Jack had his own worries,
He had his way of doin' things that had nothin' to do with you,
I just don't know where I belong anymore, Florrie,
I mean,,,
After Elle, I met Sarah, and she was,,,
I mean, she was,,,
different, and she was,,,
She was exciting, and,,,
She helped me focus, and she challenged me,
But,,,
when I'm here, I know,,,
I know exactly who I am,
A dream that doesn't go away,
now that's a callin',
My mother used to say that once you realize it,
you can't help but get out of its way,
Maybe it's time you start paddlin'
instead of floatin' down someone else's river,
You might succeed, you might fail,
but you'll never regret it,
Sure,,, failure is a disappointment,
which hurts a lot,
But the sting goes away pretty quickly,
Now regret?
That's somethin' that'll stick with you a lifetime,
Oh,,,
Some aspirin wouldn't hurt, either,
You'll thank me in the mornin',
The girls are resting, I put on a movie for them,
Thank you,
I found this in his drawer,
I called them, but they said they need to, uh,,,
investigate the circumstances,
If the insurance doesn't pay, we'll have to sell,
Cole, would you,,,
Would you ever consider buying the farm?
I-I don't know what I'm saying,
Give me some time?
You really don't have to,
I want to,,,
at least consider it before giving you an option,
Really,
It'll take some time to sort through Jack's things anyway,
Yeah,
Look, one way or the other, I'll take some time off,
I'll help you guys get everything settled here,
God, I'd love to, Elle,
I can't promise I'll take the goats, though,
We should go, um,,,
Yeah,
You couldn't find time to come to the funeral?
Look, son, I know how you feel,
No, you have no idea how I feel,
Elle asked me to buy the farm,
I know she needs the money,
No, this isn't about the money,
Well, given the circumstances,,,
I doubt she'll avoid the foreclosure,
What foreclosure?
Union notified Jack a few days ago,
They were calling the loan,
You were gonna shut him down?
It was out of my hands,
You should have never let him do this,
You knew Jack couldn't afford that property,
I couldn't,,, What is it about you
that you think you can gamble with other people's lives?
It wasn't up to me,
They wouldn't let me do it,
Then you should have called me, I could have helped,
I can't discuss customer accounts with anyone,
For God's sake, Dad, it was Jack!
And Jack specifically told me
not to mention anything to you about their personal finances,
You realize that is probably what killed him?
You don't know that,
Elle is throwing me a lifeline here,
I have been waiting for this moment for 30 fucking years,
This is my last shot,
Cole, you're 39 years old,
This isn't your last shot to do anything,
Yesterday I was 16, tomorrow I'll be 75,
and I'll have missed it,
I mean, look at me, Dad! Look at me!
I never signed up for this,
Signed up for what? An education? A career?
All of it! The firm, The house, The club, All of it,
Good God, Dad, it's suffocating me!
This isn't what I wanted,
You think life just serves up what you want?
Look around you, People in this town are suffering while you,,,
You should be thanking me, for chrissake,
I gave you options,
which is more than I had,
The options that I had were doled up
in the order of what you thought was acceptable,
You're being juvenile, I never told you to do anything,
What you never told me was to do what I wanted,
You think I spent my childhood
dreaming of running a two-bit bank in bum-fuck, Maryland?
Open your eyes, son,
You play the hand you're dealt,
I took a job at Eastern
because no one would give me the time of day
in Richmond or New York,
I never planned to stay here longer than it took
to settle and put a little cash aside,
Then Teresa comes along and got pregnan,,,
Then we got married,
We had you,
So a baby comes along, you get comfortable,
Time passes and all of a sudden, you realize,
All of sudden,,,
This is it,
I wanted to be a Wall Street banker,
That's what I was dreaming of,
A real banker, instead of,,,
You wanted to be a farmer
and instead became a star attorney
and a wealthy member of Washington society,
Doesn't sound to me like a bad deal,
But now you've got responsibilities,
Your mother would tell you the same thing,
Don't you dare bring mom into this,
If you had paid for her early treatment
rather than my tuition, she would still be here,
That was Teresa's decision, not mine,
That is such bullshit,
You mother paid for your tuition
with the money her father gave her,
You can see it,
Her signature is on the document, Cole,
So you're gonna pack it all in
and work the land?
Is that it?
What if it is?
You've got a romantic notion of a life that doesn't exist,
Knock, knock,
The Boeing team is in the conference room,
I'll be with them in a minute,
Oh, Ms, Kenney asked to see you after the meeting,
Regarding?
Did not say,
You wanted to see me?
Yes, Cole, come in, Have a seat,
How are things going with the Boeing deal?
It's fine,
We've reached an agreement on all of the major points but one,
I hope to have it wrapped up by the end of the month,
Good,
Cole, I'm gonna let Carlin take over the reins on that one,
What? He's very versed in the deal,
He shouldn't have any problem closing,
I've been on this deal for over a year and a half,
I'd like to see it through to the end,
I understand that, but we have other plans for you,
Something that can't wait three weeks?
It's gonna take longer than three weeks, and you know that,
Be lucky to close that out by year end,
I am stepping down on the 31st,
And you know that too,
The Management Committee met late into the evening last night
and they have come to the conclusion
that you are the right person to lead this firm,
We would like you to take on the role of Managing Partner,
Jones McKinsey is at a turning point,
We need new blood, Young blood, Cole,,,
At this point, it is traditional for you to respond,
Cole, we're handing you the reins to Jones McKinsey,
Um,,,
I'm sorry, I'm flattered, of course,
No, we are not doing this to be flattering,
You have earned it,
Surely-surely there must be somebody else,,,
Well, we did not reach this conclusion easily nor quickly,
I-I need time,
Of course, Of course,
You need time to discuss it, We can do that tomorrow,
Unfortunately, I'm going off to a meeting,
I'm late, so we will discuss this tomorrow,
Huh? Yeah,
Great, Good, Congratulations,
Thank you,
I'm sorry I'm late, Oh, it's fine,
Uh, gave me a chance to catch up on e-mails,
You okay?
Elle offered me,,,
Us,,,
the opportunity to buy the farm,
And I think I'd like to do it,
Wow, What is she asking for it?
I don't know, We didn't really talk about it,
Surely there are other buyers that,,,
It seems like a lot to take on,
I know you have an emotional attachment to it,,,
but I'm sure we could find a weekend place that's
less expensive and less work,
I'm not thinking of this,,, Although, it would be nice
to have a place to stay at,
I know you don't like to stay with your dad,,,
Sarah, Stop,
I'm not talking about a weekend place,
and continuing it as a business,
And how would you even do that?
You barely have enough time in the day as it is,
How do you expect to oversee a working farm?
Sarah, I'm talking about,,, Thank you,
Thanks,
Appreciate it, Thank you,
I'm thinking of a major change,
What if I left the firm
and continued the operation myself?
Cole, you're not serious,
I am,
I think you really should think about taking a break,
This thing with Jack,,, I know you're still hurting,
This isn't about Jack,
This is about us,
You and me, You know I've always wanted to do this,
Jack's death made me realize how fleeting the opportunity is,
Cole, get real,
You are not going to quit your job to become a farmer,
Sarah, I want to do this,
I mean, I really wanna do this,
We're not having this conversation right now,
Thank you, Thank you,
Look, it's just,,, No, Cole, this is stupid,
We're not moving to Jack's farm,
God, I don't know what Elle was thinking,
proposing something like this to you,
She has no comprehension of our quality of life,
Is there anything else I can get for you?
No, Everything looks delicious, thank you,
Seriously, sweetheart, I think that you should consider
taking somewhat of a break,
I know you've been so stressed at work,,,
And this thing with Jack,,,
Stop saying that, This is not a "thing with Jack!"
Jack is dead! He put a gun to his head, remember?
He did not, Well, he may as well have,
Will you lower your voice, please,
may have had more of an impact on you than you may realize,
I wanted to tell you
what happened at the courthouse today,
I'm not done here, Look,
I'm not sure what mid-life crisis you're having,
but you need to get your shit together,
I have a lot going on and it's about time you're a part of it,
So grow the fuck up, Cole, Okay,
You can't just change the terms of the deal mid-stream,
What, so our marriage is a deal now? It kinda is,
I have given you everything that you've asked for,
Okay, great, So I owe you a great big thank you,
Is that what you're looking for?
Okay, I'm done,
If you wanna do this thing, do it alone,
You know, I'd be very careful what you wish for,
Oh, by the way,,,
They offered me managing partner today,
So that should put a nice big bow on it for you, right?
Let's talk about the farm,
I shouldn't have laid that on you,
I can't do it,
I know,
Look, it's just,,, Cole, I know,
You don't have to make excuses,
When I didn't hear from you,,,
I told Agricon I'd take their offer,
Yeah, Deal,
Hey,
Come on,
Stop me from kicking your butt,
Yeah, Oh!
Oh,,,!
Found one more,
It's no problem, There's always room for one more,
Delays this action,
We're gonna have a problem,
It's gettin' done,
The rest of this looks great, I think we can wrap up,
Yeah, thank you,
You're doing a great job, Cole,
There's been a lot of momentum these last couple of months,
Thanks, Brian,
You know, I think success
just has a way of finding some people,
Well, it's given me a break from my personal life,
There's not much success going on there, unfortunately,
Mm,
Sarah and I separated,
Yeah, I got a small place in town,
Oh, man, I'm sorry to hear that,
It's been a long time coming,
Well, I know it's no consolation,
but at least you have your second love to fall back on,
And what's that?
The firm,
Look around you, Cole, You made it, This is it,
"Time passes and suddenly you realize, this is it,"
What?
Uh, it's just something my father said,
Well, I need to make a call before the meeting, so,,,
This is it,
Management Committee in ten,
Are you going out?
When'll you be back?
Cole?
Well, this is a nice surprise,
I, um,,,
I wanted to say goodbye,
The girls and I are heading to Emmitsburg next week,
I want to get them settled before school starts,
I hate to see you go,
When are they closing on the farm?
Not till October,
There were a few legal complications,
I might need a new lawyer,
Maybe you should stick around,,,
for the girls' sake,
Doesn't Caroline have a few years
before she heads off to middle school?
She does,
Plus, it's a little late in the season
to replace the basketball coach, if you ask me,
This is some operation you're running here,
Yeah,
It's a lot for one person to handle,
Well, um,,,
Maybe I will stick around a while,
We'll see,
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