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- The bank's made us an offer. Either we accept it...

Grow or die, Jack.

Previously seen on Traders.

- My letter of resignation will be...

effective the moment this deal's ratified.

We're gonna miss you, Larkin.

-Yeah, yeah, you had your chance.

You broke the law!

So turn me in.

Have me arrested because l played in your sandbox.

-You're gonna cancel your account with lan Dantzer.

You're gonna go to Susannah,

and you're gonna tell her you're quitting.

-Agree to stay. The bank's authorized me to up the offer.

- lt's not about the money. - lt's always about the money.

But l'm not staying on.

- Then l can't push this deal through.

-Wait a minute. We had an agreement.

- Do you love me? -You lied to me.

Yes, l did.

- l don't believe the sale to the bank's in my best interest.

What did you say?

l love what l do.

The deal collapsed.

Best foot forward.

That means you're all gonna be model citizens

until Gardner/Ross goes public.

Who's working for who here?

- lnvestors have a right to an objective analysis.

- lan, this should be a slam dunk.

-You think you're pretty irresistible?

We're young, we're dynamic...

-You're inexperienced, you're out of control.

-When did you resign? - lt's not my deal.

- Overhead's at a minimum. Salary is on par with the market value.

- Derivatives is a major profit centre.

- Think anyone bothers to crunch the numbers?

They look at this firm, they see you.

- l think we've just been insulted.

Head of trading:

his record of taking unnecessary risks is only eclipsed

by his suspension record with the O.S.C.

-You figure that's gonna bother people?

Head of research:

won't agree to a lockup.

- l have my daughter to think about.

- Can't put that in the prospectus.

Either sign on fortwo years orfind a suitable replacement.

Same problem,

different face --the only one

in corporate finance with a reputation as completely unmotivated.

You think l have a reputation?

Your cowboy:

been active in the field forfour months,

and already his sister is threatening to sue for wrongful dismissal.

- That's a bogus claim. - lt's a claim.

You people want this deal to happen?

We need it.

Then sort this crap out.

l'll see you tonight at the reception.

Try to dress appropriately.

l thought he'd never leave.

Shmoozefest tonight, people.

Gardner/Ross expects everyone to do their duty.

- Let me know who you want me to sleep with.

You're a team player, Benny.

Alrighty, the street says we go short the Deutschmark.

Selling how much?

-Whoa, whoa, whoa. Are you on the street now?

All right, well, then in here, l say we go long, way long.

Fight the herd instinct.

Yes, sir.

Ooh, G7's meeting in New York.

- Suddenly you're in research now?

- No, but there's bound to be an announcement.

Oh, yeah.

That they're reliving theiryouth with a college co-ed.

- Does your wife actually love you, Marty?

Worships the water l walk on.

Jeez, l envy those guys.

Hey, rememberthose dorm rooms, that pervasive smell of popcorn?

Oh, those narrow institutional beds -- barely enough room

forthe three of us. - Spare me, Seidleman.

- Come on, guys, l want to buy Munich by the end of the day.

l've got two million at market.

-We can go to four, but it's starting to move.

Ooh, good morning, Sally.

-Were you in the same meeting l was?

-Well, that was my evil twin. He's a kiss-up. l make money.

- These high-risk ventures are jeopardizing the deal.

- Down here, we don't tread water. lt's either swim or drown.

- The firm can't afford to tread water. We must grow.

Otherwise, within six months, we'll be dead

or eaten. Thank you.

Keep buying, Benny.

Marty...

- Don't worry. She's got it backwards.

lt's not six months later you get eaten,

it's half hour afteryou eat before you can go back in.

Seriously?

Keep trading.

- l'm not trying to make your life difficult.

- l know, l know, l know. - Lawyer's advice.

Killer hours and custody are mutually exclusive.

Brian's away, l couldn't find a babysitter,

Carrie downstairs...

- Okay, would you agree to stay on

if we were to agree to more flexible hours?

Flexible killer hours?

-Yeah, kind of an oxymoron, isn't it?

Find a replacement.

We've got two days.

Are you gonna be there tonight?

-You don't actually think you need me, do you, Sally?

- l think you have the ability to destroy this deal if you choose to.

Don't insult me.

l've always acted in the best interests of the firm.

-What do you think are the best interests?

ls there a difference?

l think this is the worst possible decision that we could've made.

But it's the one that we did make.

l'll be there.

l'll be good.

Good.

My lawyertold me not to come.

So go.

l want to work this out.

There's nothing to work out.

l caught you trading on inside information, l fired you.

You made me quit.

-What the hell's the difference?

Unemployment lnsurance.

All l want is a letter telling the truth.

That you're a crook?

- That you fired me. -Why should l do you any favours?

l gave you a job. You came this close to destroying my career!

lf you're gonna yell, l'm leaving.

l'm gonna yell.

- First impressions are very important.

You've already met her.

You think she likes me?

-Well, she agreed to a date, didn't she?

Which l might add is not for another seven hours.

-Well, there's like, and... and there's like...

- Did, um, did Sally get you to sign the lockup?

What's that?

- That thing Sally wanted you to sign.

Did you sign yours?

-Yeah, l'm happy forthe security.

Now l know what l'm gonna be doing forthe next year.

- Lucky guy. They want me forfive.

-Well, you're the Derivatives department.

l'm a department?

- Got anybody working foryou? - No.

-Are you working for anybody? - No.

You're a department.

-What does that bottle say? -Which one?

lt's that pink one.

- Uh, ''Wet hair, lather, rinse, repeat.''

l think l missed a step.

Oh. Sorry, Donald.

Look at this.

You fired me.

l didn't fire you.

Gardner/Ross suffered a downturn.

lt was a seniority thing.

Felt like l was fired.

l am sorry.

Are you working?

- l've sent out resumes to everyone l know.

All three of them.

Dantzer's firm is interested. They need a senior analyst.

We need a head of research.

- Everybody on the street turn you down?

- l need someone who could just step in.

Somebody l trust.

-Ahem... did l evertell you about Paul Brown?

You went to Stanford with him.

Mm-hmm.

He dumped me on Thanksgiving,

an hour before he was supposed to meet my parents.

Suddenly, he said he just wanted to be friends.

Monika?

Do you like Dudley?

Of course, sweetheart.

Who doesn't?

Who's Dudley? - He's a dinosaur.

He's a dragon.

Oh, dragon.

Uh...

Paul Brown.

- So he came crawling back a week later.

Said he just broke up

because meeting the parents was too much pressure.

- So you can't forgive and forget.

Oh, l took him back.

So you can forgive and forget?

- l dumped him an hour before his birthday party.

What is your point?

l'll let you know.