Indecent Proposal

Losing Diana was like losing a part of me.

I thought nothing could change the way we felt about each other.

I thought we were invincible.

Someone once said "If you want something very badly, set it free."

"If it comes back to you, it's yours forever."

"If it doesn't, it was never yours to begin with."

I knew one thing. I was David's to begin with.

And he was mine.

You light up my life

We met in high school.

David was a senior and I was a freshman.

After glee club, he'd drive me and my best friend home from school.

I used to watch him in the rear-view mirror.

I fell in love with his eyes.

When I was 19, David proposed to me on the pier at Paradise Cove.

Our parents were against it.

They said we were too young, we really didn't know each other.

But David said that a life without risk is like no life at all.

So we eloped.

I graduated from architecture school and got a job at a small firm.

Diana helped support us by selling real estate.

I spent all of my free time working on a design of my own.

It summed up everything about architecture that really mattered to me.

It was my dream house.

D?

Have I ever told you I love you?

No.

-I do. -Still?

Always.

We had our differences.

He'd take his clothes off and leave them on the floor. It made me crazy.

What do you think this is? Leaving your shoes on the table?

-I don't need to do your laundry. -I'll pick it up. Don't get violent.

-What about this? -Now, you put that down.

-You're gonna hurt somebody. -I'm gonna hurt somebody?

You're outta your mind!

Okay, now. Fine.

Goddamn it!

Now, come on. Let's just relax.

-Did I hurt you? -No. I'm all right.

-I'm sorry. -Really? You were kidding?

D, your pants are on fire.

You have no idea.

We never had much money, so David showed me architecture that he liked.

But sometimes I'd have to ask, "Why are we looking at a stupid car wash?"

And he'd just say "No, not stupid."

"Don't just use your eyes."

He made me look at things differently.

David, this is a steal. It just came in. Nobody knows about it yet.

It's beautiful.

You could build a house here. You'd make a name for yourself,

because the house will be brilliant because it'd be a David Murphy house.

I found an incredible piece of property in Santa Monica, by the ocean.

It was the perfect site for David's house.

We'll borrow the money.

These leverage stockbroker buyout guys, you should see the junk they buy.

They would go crazy for a house of yours.

It was brilliant,

even though I didn't understand a word of it.

We had to economize for the loan payments,

but it was our future and I got to build my house.

And then the recession hit.

The real-estate market dried up. I hadn't closed a sale in six months.

Construction fell to its lowest point.

People were being laid off everywhere, and I was one of them.

-I feel really bad about this. -I don't understand. What happened?

The bank has called in the demand note.

Can they do that?

You don't have any income right now, so they could attach your assets.

What assets?

Your house.

Gotta keep up those payments.

I'm sorry.

David, I'm scared.

We don't have any money. What are we gonna do?

I'll wait tables or drive a cab or something. I don't know.

Hey. I'll take care of you.

Make it go away.

I was desperate. We stood to lose everything:

the house I'd been building, even our own home.

I swallowed my pride and borrowed $5,000 from my father.

It wasn't enough.

We needed $50,000.

-What? -Get up. Get dressed. I got an idea.

-Come on. -What time is it?

Chop-chop.

Hi! How ya doin'?

Cigars, cigarettes, lighted yo-yos?

Oh, yeah!

Oh, my God!

Oh, honey, that's the spirit!

Keep 'em coming! 50,000 of 'em, that's what we want! We're winners!

Come on, six!

On a roll!

Get it! Get it! Put some money in the kitty!

Eleven is a winner!

We got a shooter now, folks. A lucky, lucky lady shooter.

Stack it, don't rack it.

If I don't hit a nine

Denzel Washington ain't fine

That's it.

All in the wand.

And I have a...

Why don't you put it on?

It'd suit you.

Well, I can't afford it.

That's too bad.

Yeah.

I really think you ought to have the dress.

Let me buy it for you.

You wanna buy me this dress?

Yeah.

-Why? -I've enjoyed watching you.

You've earned it.

No, I haven't.

The dress is for sale. I'm not.

We got a new shooter now coming out.

Roll 'em now, girlfriend!

Seven!

I can't lose. I'm up over $9,000.

Nine thousand dollars up! This is my wife D.

These are my girls. They're gonna be moving in.

Go on. Kiss 'em.

-Did I ever tell you I love you? -No.

-I do. -Still?

Always.

Five thousand.

This little pile here, you guessed it. Five more, D.

What do you think this is? Five more.

Play with it. Roll around with it. Enjoy yourself.

Oh, my!

And the grand total is...

Twenty-five thousand forty dollars.

So we're halfway there, like in an hour.

I figure about...

two hours tomorrow, we'll be home free.

Come here.

What?

I love you.

I know that.

No, I mean even without the money.

Last call for wagers. No more bets.

No more bets, please.

Four thousand one hundred dollars.

We said we wouldn't go below $5,000.

Do you want any more coffee?

No, thank you.

Tails we quit. Heads we go for it.

-Two out of three. -Two out of three.

Last call for wagers.

No more bets.

Okay. I'm feeling lucky. I say we put it on red.

All of it. Red.

I feel red. Do you feel red, D?

We can do this, huh? D?

I'm gonna put it on.

I'm putting it on red.

Okay.

-No, it's black. -What are you doing?

-It's black. -What are you doing?

No, no. It's red. Go with your instinct. Right?

-No more bets. -Come on, man. Come on, man.

Gotta get it. Gotta get it.

Too late, young lady.

Place your bets. Bank side, player side.

All set? Cards, please.

Turning for the players.

Player draws nothing.

And set.

Excuse me.

Player side, banker side.

-Who's that guy? -That's John Gage.

He's a damn billionaire. That's a rich son of a bitch right there.

He's down over a million dollars already.

You see them little gold things he's playing with?

Ten thousand dollars apiece.

Every time he lays one down, 10,000 big ones.

Look how cool he is.

He must get more pussy than you can shake a stick at.

-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. -Player wins.

It's about time.

Y'all married?

-Let's go. -Yeah.

-Stick around and gamble a little. -Excuse me!

Excuse me.

Would you mind lending me your wife? Is that your wife?

Excuse me?

-For luck. -Well, you'd have to ask her.

May I?

I don't think it's a good idea. We should go.

-Just for a moment? -I'll go.

Go ahead. It might be fun. What have we got to lose?

Well?

Go see what happens.

-Yeah, go ahead. -We'll be here, backing you up.

Thank you.

See if you can get a little of that money from him.

Do you think she'll ever come back?

I'm just bullshittin' you.

Have a seat. I've been losing all day long.