Is he late yet?
Not yet.
Well, he will be.
He always is.
Damn him.
Oh!
He's early.
What the hell's he pulling now?
Steve Dithman.
How are you?
Excellent.
Thanks.
Uh, this is my new assistant, Barb.
Barb is some kind of Protestant, right, Barb?
I don't have to tell you.
I'm Steve Dithman.
I'm Steve Dithman.
I'm Steve Dithman.
I'm Steve Dithman.
I'm Steve Dithman.
I'm Steve Dithman.
I'm Steve Dithman.
I'm Steve Dithman.
I'm Steve Dithman.
I'm Steve Dithman.
I'm Steve Dithman.
Call me Steve.
Incidentally, Steve's a Jew.
He doesn't care who knows.
Not like some people I can think of.
Leave it alone, Mr. Capelli.
A good assistant can make you or break you in this company.
That's right.
A bad assistant.
They get your messages tangled.
Feelings get hurt.
You miss the boss's charity event.
Remember Tingleham?
His assistant didn't do her job.
They tied him up and threw him out the window.
Figuratively.
Right.
Figuratively.
But it still hurts.
I miss old Tingleham.
Remember those effeminate little shoes he used to wear?
Those were good old days.
We had many laughs behind his back.
But that's in the past.
He's gone now.
Now, how's your wife, Steve?
I thought you heard.
Damn, I'm sorry.
We all saw it coming.
I didn't see it coming.
Anyone that acts that way in a company...
I wish somebody had told me.
We thought you knew.
Everybody knew.
I didn't know.
One day you're...
and then the next day you're...
Damn it, Steve, I'm sorry.
Hey, maybe you should go to a support group.
You know, listen to other people's pathetic stories,
cry with complete strangers,
enjoy a healthy round of non-sexual hugging.
Could be just a ticket.
Thanks, Paul.
Hey, write that down for him, Barbara.
Join a support group.
He can't be expected to remember, not in the shape he's in.
Here you go, Steve.
Mr. Dithman.
He said I could call him Steve.
This is my office.
I'll decide what we call people in here.
Call him Mr. Dithman.
Here you go, Mr. Dithman.
Thanks, Barb.
In the future, you can call me Steve.
You know, I'm kind of busy now, Steve.
What is it you wanted to see me about?
I didn't want to see you.
This is your meeting.
This isn't my meeting.
I got a message you wanted to see me.
I got a message you wanted to see me.
Oh, Jesus, where will it end?
Barb, how did this meeting get into my book?
I got a call.
From who?
I don't know.
He or she sounded panicky and out of control.
Come on, that could be anybody in the company.
You know what this means, Steve?
No idea.
Somebody in the company wanted us to meet.
But why?
Beats me.
What do we do?
I don't know.
But they can't make us meet.
No, they can't.
We're better than that.
Yes, we are.
I'm not going to play their sick game.
Should I leave?
Yeah, I think that would be just great.
I think that went pretty good.
Yeah, I was okay.
Well, just okay.
You did good, Mr. Capelli.
You really held your own.
That's right.
I held my own.
You know, I like seeing Steve Dithman.
He always seems to be doing a little worse than me.
Set up a meeting with him for next week.
