Tuesday, October 15,
2002
Katie and Simon walk into the Lakeview Lounge
complaining about Henry. Simon is resigned to the fact that now that he's
a partner, he'll have to learn to live with him. Katie reminds him that no
one has ever succeeded in that. The waiter asks them if they would like
something to drink, it's on the house. Apparently some big shot is buying
a round for everyone in the lounge. They look over towards the bar and see
Henry, dressed in a nice suit, holding a martini, and smoking a cigar.
Katie and Simon walk up to Henry. Simon
says, "Nice threads, Henry. Very ... what do you reckon ... Fall
2001." "Like it kid? I'll buy you one," responds
Henry. Simon turns him down, saying he'll give his stylist another
chance. Katie tells Henry he's very generous to buy drinks for everyone,
and asks him what's going on. "How you doin'," says Henry
with a nod. "I find philanthropy very rewarding. I wouldn't
want to make a habit out of it, but for one day it's not too bad."
Simon asks Henry where he got the cash, and Henry tells them he got it from
their first client. Katie asks when that happened. Henry explains
that while they were criticizing his idea for a name and logo for their company,
he was busy getting a new client. One who pays well and in cash!
Simon asks Henry what he had to do to get that money, "Maybe I don't want
to know." "It's already done," answers Henry.
"Case is closed, bar is open!" "Hold on," says Katie
worriedly. She asks him if the new client is the woman he met at the bar
last night. "Very astute, Katie," answers Henry.
"Your powers of observation are matched only by your unrelieved
perkiness." "And your talent for attracting trouble is just as
annoying as it always was," counters Katie. She tells him that his
new client is Rosanna Cabot. Henry impatiently says he already knows
that, she's one of the wealthiest women in the Midwest so of course he
recognized her. Katie points out that she's also her brother's
girlfriend. "I don't want to date her, Katie," says Henry.
"I just want to tap that vein and draw off some of that money."
Katie demands to know if the job Henry did for
Rosanna had anything to do with her brother, her niece, or Carly Tenney, and
Simon adds that then need the specifics, the details, "the little parts you
always leave out." "It sounds suspiciously like you two don't
trust me," says Henry. They both agree. "I thought this
was a partnership, not one for two and two against one," protests
Henry. Simon asks again what the job involved. Henry makes up a
story about finding out some info on a stock Rosanna was considering investing
in. Simon asks the name of this stock. "Wiggington Electric and
Water. And Gas," answers Henry. Katie and Simon are not buying
the story. Henry assures Katie that the job had nothing to do with her
family, and that's all that matters. "How do you know that?"
asks Katie. She points out that Rosanna could be setting him up, first
she asks him to do a job about a stock, and then about Craig. Simon tells
Henry that they can't do business with her anymore. "You guys, she's
a gazillionaire, she's got gazillionaire friends. If we get in with her,
we can retire in six weeks!" whines Henry. Katie insists that they
can be successful without Rosanna and lays down the law, "From now on Rosanna
Cabot is off limits." Henry frowns at her.
Katie reminds Henry that the first rule of
their business is not to get involved with family. If he can't abide by
that they'll have to ship him back to Lucinda. "She's not family,
she's a girlfriend," protests Henry. "And from what I understand
about Craig, she'll be a stranger by next week." "Be that as it
may, that's the deal, take it or leave it," offers Katie.
"Fine," agrees Henry. "There are plenty of rich people,
your brother can't know all of them." But he says that there's one
thing they can do for him. He asks them to sign off on his idea for a name
and logo for their company. Simon and Katie reluctantly agree.
Satisfied, Henry then wonders if people will chip in for the drinks he
bought. Simon tells him that shots aren't refundable. Henry asks if
the company might chip in, but Simon vetoes that idea too. "I'll just
have to return the silk underwear," sighs Henry as he leaves the
lounge. Katie tells Simon that they need to warn Craig that Rosanna may
be investigating him.
Katie and Simon find Rosanna with Craig in
his suite. They confront her about paying Henry to do some investigating
for her. She claims she just had him do a favor for her that had nothing
to do with Craig or his family. But Craig believes she had Henry spy on
him and Carly, and is flattered.
Today’s episode was directed by Maria
Wagner and
written by Craig Heller.
Transcripts from ATWTweekly
[ Lakeview Lounge ]
>> Simon: Yes, I find Henry a little aggravating. 
But
now that he's partners with us in this detective agency, I'm gonna have to learn
to live with him.
>> Katie: Well, you can try, but no one's ever succeeded.
>> Bartender: What get you folks to drink?
>> Simon: Do you want -- no, nothing. We're fine. We're gonna order dinner
any second now.
>> Bartender: It's on the house.
>> Katie: What's the occasion?
>> Bartender: Some big shot's buying rounds for everyone.
[ Lounge ]
>> Simon: Nice threads, Henry. Very -- what do you reckon? -- Fall 2001. 
>> Henry: Oh, you like it, kid? I'll get you one.
>> Simon: No, I think I'll give my stylist one more chance.
>> Katie: And I have to say, it's very generous of you to be buying drinks
for all the people in this lounge. What's going on?
>> Henry: Yeah, how're you doing? Well, you know, I -- I find philanthropy
very rewarding, Katie. I don't want to make a habit of it, but for one day, it's
not too bad.
>> Katie: Where did you get the cash, Henry?
>> Henry: Our first client.
>> Katie: We have a client? When did that happen?
>> Henry: Well, let's see, I think it was when you were busy criticizing
my name for our little company and our logo. I think I was out busy getting our
first client, who not only paid us well, paid us in cash.
>> Simon: All right, what did you have to do to get that money? 
Oh,
maybe I don't want to know.
>> Henry: It's already done. Case closed. The bar's open.
>> Katie: Wait, hold on a second. Is this client that woman that you met
here at the bar last night?
>> Henry: Very astute, Katie. Your powers of observation are matched only
by your unrelieved perkiness.
>> Katie: And your talent for attracting trouble is just as annoying as it
always was.
>> Henry: Meaning what?
>> Katie: Meaning that woman happens to be Rosanna Cabot.
>> Henry: Of Cabot Motors, one of the wealthiest women in the Midwest. I
recognized her, guys. You underestimate me.
>> Simon: You don't know the half of it.
>> Katie: What you didn't realize, though, is that Rosanna is my brother's
girlfriend.
>> Henry: I don't want to date her, Katie. I just want to tap that vein
and draw off some of that money.
[ Lakeview Lounge ]
>> Katie: Did Rosanna's job have anything to do with my brother or my
niece or Carly Tenney?
>> Simon: Specifics, Henry? Details -- give us all the details, even those
little parts you always leave out.
>> Henry: Now, look, this sounds suspiciously like you two don't trust me.
>> Simon: No?
>> Katie: Your point? 
>> Henry: I thought this was a partnership. Not one for two and two
against one.
>> Simon: Rosanna's job?
>> Henry: I -- well, she asked me to look into some stock that her broker
was considering buying. And I did some covert investigation and found out that
it was a loser. I saved her some money. She was very appreciative.
>> Simon: Oh, right. Very covert. What was the name of the stock?
>> Henry: Wiggington Electric and Water and Gas.
>> Simon: Yeah, right.
>> Katie: We're not buying it.
>> Simon: We're not buying that at all.
>> Henry: Okay, good. The point is, Katie, it has nothing to do with your
family. And that's all that's important to you, right?
>> Katie: How do you know that? She could be setting you up. This time
it's about stocks, the next time it's about Craig.
>> Simon: Which means we don't do business with her.
>> Henry: Guys, she's a gazillionaire. She has gazillionaire friends. I
mean, if we get in with her, we can be retired in six weeks.
>> Katie: We can be successful without her. From now on, Rosanna Cabot is
off limits.
[ Lakeview Lounge ]
>> Katie: Henry, the first rule of our agency is that we don't get
involved with our families. 
If you can't
abide by that, then we're gonna have to toss you back to Lucinda.
>> Henry: She is not family, she's a girlfriend. And from what I
understand about Craig, she'll be a stranger by next week.
>> Katie: Be that as it may, that's the deal. Take it or leave it.
>> Henry: All right, all right. Okay, all right. There's plenty of other
rich people in the world, your brother can't know all of them.
>> Katie: Good.
>> Simon: Good.
>> Katie: I'm glad we understand each other.
>> Henry: Good. There's one thing you gotta do for me.
>> Simon: No, no -- Henry, come on. Cut us a -- no.
>> Henry: Yes. Just sign off on this.
>> Simon: What is it?
>> Henry: Sign off on my name for the company, please? 
>> Simon: No -- no way.
>> Katie: "Early Bird Surveillance," it is.
>> Henry: Thank you. And the logo?
>> Simon: The logo? You've got the name, the logo? The little bird with
the --
>> Henry: Yes.
>> Simon: Fine, whatever. Done.
>> Henry: Good. You think I can get any of these people to kick in for all
the drinks I bought?
>> Simon: Somehow, I think shots aren't refundable, Henry.
>> Henry: Hey, can the company --
>> Simon: No.
>> Henry: Company can't reimburse -- 
>> Simon: Zero chance.
>> Henry: All right. I'll just go return that silk underwear.
>> Katie: Oh, my God.
>> Simon: Oh, he's gonna kill me.
>> Katie: All right, you didn't believe his little story about the --
>> Simon: About the stock?
>> Katie: About the stocks and Rosanna? Okay.
>> Simon: Not for a second.
>> Katie: Me, either. C'mon.
>> Simon: Oh, where are we going? Can't we just go home?
>> Katie: We're going to warn my brother that his girlfriend may be
scheming against him.
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