Everyone here is with their spouse or significant other. How would it look if I showed up with no one?
-You always end up ignoring me. -Now, listen to me.
This is an important business function. As you know,
my business is selling an image, and part of my job is to live that image.
-Honey, do me a favor and say whatever you want to say and spare me the propaganda. -All right.
-Listen. Just do me a favor. Act happy tonight. -I am happy, honey!
You're not-- Oh, that's Buddy!
-Buddy! Buddy! -Hi! -Hi.
-Good to see you again. -It's so good to see you too, Catherine.
-Carolyn. -Oh, Carolyn! Of course.
-How are you? -Very well, thank you.
-My husband, Lester. -It's a pleasure.
Oh, we've met before, actually. This thing last year. Christmas at the Sheraton.
-Oh, yeah! -Oh, it's okay. I wouldn't remember me either.
Honey, don't be weird.
-All right, honey. I won't be weird. -Okay.
-I'll be whatever you want me to be. -Well, oka--
-We have a very healthy relationship. -I see.
Well, I don't know about you guys, but I need a drink.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Put a little more in there, cowboy.
-Excuse me. Don't you live on Robin Hood Trail? The house with the red door? -Yeah.
I'm Ricky Fitts. I just moved in the house next to you.
-Oh. Hi, Ricky Fitts. I'm Lester Burnham. -Hi, Lester Burnham.
-Do you party? -Excuse me?
Do you get high?
You know, I probably wouldn't even tell you this if I weren't a little tipsy, but... I'm in complete awe of you.
I mean, your firm... is hands-down the Rolls-Royce of local real estate firms,
and your personal sales record is-- It's very intimidating.
You know, I'd love to sit down with you and just pick your brain, if you'd ever be willing.
You know, I suppose technically I'm the competition, but...
I mean, hey, I don't flatter myself... that I'm even in the same league as you. I don't.
I'd love to.
-Really? -Absolutely.
Call my secretary. Have her schedule a lunch.
I'll do that. Thank you.
Did you ever see that movie where the body is walking around... carrying its own head, and then the head goes down on that babe?
Re-Animator.
Look. I'm not paying you to do whatever it is you're doing out here.
-Fine. So don't pay me. -Excuse me?
I quit, so you don't have to pay me. Now leave me alone.
Asshole.
I think you just became my personal hero.
Doesn't that make you nervous, just quitting your job like that?
-Well, I guess when you're all of, what, 16-- -Eighteen.
I just do these gigs as a cover. I have other sources of income.
But my dad interferes less in my life when I pretend... to be an upstanding young citizen with a respectable job.
Lester? What are you doing?
Honey, this is... Ricky Fitts. This is Ricky Fitts.
I'm Ricky Fitts. I just moved into the house next to you. I go to school with your daughter.
-With Jane? -Yeah. -Really? -Jane.
Hi. I'm ready to go. I'll meet you out front.
Oh, I'm in trouble.
-Nice meeting you, Ricky. Thanks for the thing. -Anytime. Lester?
If you want any more, you know where I live.