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On the day
after the first snow fell,
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I parked my car in the lot
and carried my things inside.
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It felt like
the first day of school.
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I was anxious, sure,
but also full of hope.
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I could view the world
as something ominous, looming,
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or I could choose
to see the light.
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I chose to see the light.
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The woman in reception smiled.
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There was something about her.
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I knew then that I'd come
to the right place.
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Elevator's to the right.
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I had gotten used
to being one of the leaders
in my last job.
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Not a manager
or even a team leader,
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but someone who could sometimes
show other people what to do.
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I was determined to build up
the same position at
my new place of work
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as soon as I could.
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Finally, I would be
able to blossom
to my full potential...
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become the person
I've always wanted to be.
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A person to be reckoned with.
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I knew I had to make
a platform for myself
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and show the boss
what I was capable of
from day one.
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I shared my desk with Rakesh,
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who helped me
with various practical details.
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That's how
the coffee machine works.
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I guess it was
a welcome break from work,
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because he was always
coming up with new things
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I ought to know about.
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Rubber bands.
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In here are paper clips.
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And this is where
the pencils go.
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This is how the blinds work.
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I arrived 15 minutes
early every morning,
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then followed my own timetable
for the rest of the day.
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Fifty-five minutes
of concentrated work,
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followed by
a five-minute break.
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I was confident
I'd adapt quickly
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and soon be on the way
to success.
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Slowly but surely,
I built up a profile
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of my closest neighbors,
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their character,
and place in the hierarchy.
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Shannon had been
at the company
longer than Rakesh,
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though not as long as Carol.
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Carol seemed knowledgeable,
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but also the sort of person
who thought she knew everything
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and liked being right.
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Shannon, look,
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you do see what it says
right here, don't you?
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Shannon was
the kind of person
who laughs at everything,
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even when whatever's
just been said...
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- Right. Right, right.
- ...isn't funny at all.
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Because it says that.
I get it.
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Can you explain it
to me, though?
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Everyone turned to Carol
when they didn't dare
approach the boss.
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Opposite Carol sat Mitchell.
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- Open the door.
- He'd been there longer
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- than the rest combined...
- Carefully, yes.
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- ...but how he had managed
that feat...
- Carefully open the door,
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- and to your right
you will find...
- ...wasn't immediately clear.
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Yes, the umbrella.
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Carol had a framed
child's drawing
near her computer.
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It showed a sun
sinking into the sea,
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but the drawing was wrong.
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On the horizon,
there were land masses
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sticking up on both sides
of the sun,
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which, of course,
is impossible.
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I wondered if she was aware
of its flagrant inaccuracy.
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Can I help you?
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Maybe she was blinded
by her emotional involvement.
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No matter what
the circumstances,
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the child deserved to be
made aware of their mistake,
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so that the error
could be avoided next time.
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You, uh, want a cup of coffee?
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Okay.
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Mitchell's lengthy tenure
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had, unfortunately,
not made him secure.
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He seemed constantly
in mortal fear.
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Did you hear
about the layoffs?
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I stuck to my schedule
and did not allow myself
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to be disturbed
in the middle of a period
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with small talk
or coffee breaks.
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Sometimes I felt like taking
a leak after five minutes
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but always made sure
I sat out the whole period.
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It was character-building,
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and, obviously, the relief
of finally easing the pressure
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was that much greater.
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I was heading that way
when I first discovered
the room.
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A musty smell hit my nose,
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but I don't remember
thinking much about it.
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Oh...
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a room.
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By the end of the day,
I had almost forgotten
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ever having looked
through the door
leading to that extra space.
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A few days later,
I found myself looking
for copy paper.
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Despite all the exhortations
to ask about things,
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I was unwilling
to expose myself
to humiliation and derision
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by displaying gaps
in my knowledge of the setup.
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The last place I'd worked,
there was a strictly
enforced policy
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regarding the use
of office supplies.
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It occurred to me
that hiding the paper
in an unlikely place
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might be a strategy
to avoid waste.
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At first, I couldn't
find the light.
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I felt along the walls
on either side of the door,
then gave up.
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What an odd place
to put a light switch.
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I was quickly able to ascertain
that there was no paper there,
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but, even so, I got
an immediate sense
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that there was something
special about this place.
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I went out,
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closed the door...
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and switched off the light.
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I opened the door again,
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just to make sure the light
wasn't still on in there.
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You know, everyone else
has a little wall,
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or divider, between the desks...
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and we don't.
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I think I asked for one
a while back, but cutbacks.
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Doesn't matter.
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We got nothing to hide.
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We try to think about the floor.
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Of course.
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- Naturally.
- Hm.
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I was annoyed
I hadn't thought
about the shoe covers myself.
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Obviously, I would have,
if I'd had time.
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Andrew had managed to make me
feel both stupid and insecure,
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when, in actuality, I was one
of the smartest there.
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Don't people usually try
to smooth over that sort
of remark with a joke
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or a little smile?
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Besides, it was just rude
to walk off like that.
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I reasoned that this
55-minute period
was already ruined.
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I would just have to sit it out
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and start again
with the next one.
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It would be a simple task
to unscrew the broken one
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and replace it with a new one.
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I couldn't believe
no one had done anything
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about such a simple problem.
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When combined
with his long sideburns
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and the rings under his eyes,
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Rakesh's jacket
made an unusually
scruffy impression.
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To be honest, his jacket
had been bothering me
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since first thing that morning,
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even before that nonsense
with the shoe covers.
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I seriously disliked
that jacket.
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I had to do something
to clear my mind.
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That's when I went
into the room
for the third time.
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My suit fit better
than I thought it did,
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and there was something
about the way it hung
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that made my body look virile.
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I looked incredibly relaxed,
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simultaneously confident
and aware.
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I had never thought of myself
as attractive,
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but I realized it was time
to start doing so...
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because the best thing
was the look in the eyes.
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This was a new asset--
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a pair of eyes that
could demand anything
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and get it.
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Rakesh carried out his duties
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with the same
devil-may-care attitude
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as everyone else.
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He used the phone
whenever he liked,
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took breaks whenever
he felt like it.
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He would spend eons
gazing off into the distance
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without it apparently having
anything to do with work.
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Now and then, he would even
try to talk to me.
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- What's happening?
- I would rebuff him,
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gently but firmly,
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usually with a simple
gesture of the hand.
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It worked.
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Rakesh had an irritating habit
of shoving his papers
across his desk
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every time he started
something new,
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which meant that eventually,
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maybe not today,
maybe not tomorrow,
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but someday soon,
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Rakesh's desktop
would overflow.
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Rakesh.
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- Yeah?
- Do you have a minute?
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- Yeah. Yeah, sure.
- Take a look around you.
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Uh...
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What do you see?
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Uh...
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- Yeah, I don't know.
- We should deal
with this right away.
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- W-with what?
- Before this gets out of hand,
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I want you to hear me out.
I think you'll see
what I'm saying.
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Let's take a walk.
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Okay.
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- Yeah. All right.
- Yeah. Let's take a walk.
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It would be best
to deal with this in private.
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There's something
I've noticed.
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What?
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You don't put
your old files back
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whenever you take out new files.
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- Wait, what did you say?
- Well, what I'm saying is
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that you're letting
all of your papers
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spread out
all over your desk.
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Now, soon, they're
gonna be on my side,
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and then they'll be
encroaching in my space.
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Now, I am, as I'm sure
you can understand,
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very eager to utilize
the full space of my desk.
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Yeah.
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I mean, it's inconvenient enough
that we have to work
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without even a modicum
of privacy.
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I mean, how hard is it
to put up a simple divider?
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Right.
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But don't worry about that.
That's not your problem.
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All I'm asking is that
you adopt some new habits
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that don't run the risk
of disturbing my work.
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Do you understand?
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Great.
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Great. Great.
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Well, then, I suggest
we get back to our duties.
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If it all goes smoothly,
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we needn't ever
mention this again.
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Rakesh sat and looked
at me for a long while
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after we had returned
to our places,
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without doing anything
about his papers.
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I let him. Presumably,
he wasn't used
to being corrected
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in such a clear
and effective way.
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Don't think of it
as a reprimand...
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more as an observation.
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Inside the room,
there was a calm.
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A concentration that felt like
early mornings at school.
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It contained the same
relaxed feeling
and limited freedom.
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The whole room
breathed tradition.
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There was an air
of old-fashioned
quality to it.
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Each line seemed perfectly
connected to the next.
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Everything messy
and unsettling vanished.
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Precision returned.
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Is this what monks feel like
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as they walk the corridors
of their monasteries?
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Rakesh hadn't yet found
a better solution
for his papers,
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but I felt fine about it.
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He probably didn't want
to change his behavior
just like that
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after being ordered to.
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I couldn't deny him
a degree of pride.
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If it turned out that
he was consciously
being obstructive,
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and if things hadn't improved
within a week,
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I would have to raise
the matter again.
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Can I ask you something?
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Yes, go ahead.
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What are you doing?
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What do you mean?
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What are you doing
when you stand like that?
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What are you talking about?
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All right, man.
We can talk about it--
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No, please. What-- what...
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What do I do?
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You stand out there,
completely still.
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Do I?
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Yeah. It's like
you're just not there.
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Do I say anything?
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No.
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00:24:36,677 --> 00:24:38,646
I mean, you're, like
completely gone.
251
00:24:38,679 --> 00:24:40,881
Like, completely
out of reach.
252
00:24:40,915 --> 00:24:42,516
You didn't move an inch.
253
00:24:42,550 --> 00:24:43,684
It was like
you couldn't hear me,
254
00:24:43,718 --> 00:24:44,885
like you were somewhere else.
255
00:24:44,919 --> 00:24:45,853
And...
256
00:24:46,787 --> 00:24:48,122
when do I do this?
257
00:24:48,155 --> 00:24:49,757
This morning.
258
00:24:52,893 --> 00:24:54,996
And the other day, you made me
come out there with you,
259
00:24:55,029 --> 00:24:58,032
and then you just
stood there like that.
260
00:25:01,936 --> 00:25:04,605
How long do I stand there
like that?
261
00:25:04,638 --> 00:25:09,110
I don't know, it varies.
Like, last time it was,
like, five minutes.
262
00:25:09,143 --> 00:25:12,146
Anybody else see me like that?
263
00:25:15,616 --> 00:25:16,717
Everyone.
264
00:25:29,130 --> 00:25:30,564
Mitchell.
265
00:25:31,699 --> 00:25:33,567
I need you to be honest
with me now.
266
00:25:34,235 --> 00:25:35,302
Think you can do that?
267
00:25:36,937 --> 00:25:40,641
- Uh... okay.
- I'm being very serious.
268
00:25:41,342 --> 00:25:45,212
Now, this might sound strange,
but I need you
to answer me truthfully.
269
00:25:46,981 --> 00:25:47,982
What?
270
00:25:48,015 --> 00:25:49,316
What is this room for?
271
00:25:52,853 --> 00:25:54,055
What room?
272
00:25:54,088 --> 00:25:56,157
This room right here.
273
00:25:56,190 --> 00:25:58,025
Oh, well...
274
00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:01,729
there's the elevator
and there's the john.
275
00:26:01,762 --> 00:26:05,066
No, I'm talking
about this room.
276
00:26:06,033 --> 00:26:06,967
Uh...
277
00:26:12,339 --> 00:26:13,674
That's a wall.
278
00:26:14,708 --> 00:26:16,110
Is that all you have to say?
279
00:26:16,143 --> 00:26:19,213
Why are you so interested
in this wall?
280
00:26:20,114 --> 00:26:21,816
Don't drag me into this.
281
00:26:24,351 --> 00:26:28,322
I realized
in that moment that Mitchell
was only a poor subordinate.
282
00:26:28,355 --> 00:26:29,790
He didn't want trouble.
283
00:26:30,424 --> 00:26:34,061
No. Whoever was responsible
for this deception
284
00:26:34,095 --> 00:26:36,197
was on a different level
of the hierarchy.
285
00:26:37,765 --> 00:26:39,133
The higher level.
286
00:26:39,166 --> 00:26:40,801
Do you have any idea
what that's about?
287
00:26:40,835 --> 00:26:44,638
- I think it's very strange.
- He doesn't make any sense.
288
00:26:44,672 --> 00:26:46,640
I saw him do it
last Thursday.
289
00:26:49,677 --> 00:26:52,780
I lost patience
and decided to gather
the staff together.
290
00:26:54,882 --> 00:26:57,918
I had the whole division
with me, except Andrew,
291
00:26:57,952 --> 00:26:59,920
who was stuck
in some meeting all day.
292
00:26:59,954 --> 00:27:02,723
Well, I'd like to thank you all
for joining me in here today.
293
00:27:07,795 --> 00:27:11,932
So now I've seen through
your little joke.
294
00:27:11,966 --> 00:27:16,036
I don't know who the brains
behind it is, but, uh...
295
00:27:19,740 --> 00:27:22,109
I've figured out enough
296
00:27:22,676 --> 00:27:24,778
to let you know that out there
297
00:27:25,412 --> 00:27:28,916
you can pretend all you want
that there is no room,
298
00:27:30,217 --> 00:27:32,186
but in here, you can't pretend.
299
00:27:33,721 --> 00:27:34,989
There is a room.
300
00:27:36,357 --> 00:27:39,026
This is it. We're in it.
301
00:27:42,730 --> 00:27:45,900
So it's pointless to continue
this little game.
302
00:27:47,401 --> 00:27:50,171
And I expect,
now that we've had this chat,
303
00:27:51,272 --> 00:27:53,741
that all the bullying can stop
304
00:27:55,109 --> 00:27:56,944
and we can all get back
to business.
305
00:28:00,948 --> 00:28:01,949
All right?
306
00:28:06,187 --> 00:28:07,121
Great.
307
00:28:22,770 --> 00:28:26,407
The next thing I knew,
the whole division
was called to Andrew's office.
308
00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:28,008
It was quite a squeeze.
309
00:28:28,677 --> 00:28:31,979
- Come in.
- Rakesh was wearing
a darker jacket,
310
00:28:32,012 --> 00:28:33,814
and I was much happier with it.
311
00:28:33,847 --> 00:28:35,849
It had a decent, classic cut.
312
00:28:35,883 --> 00:28:38,185
It made him fit in better
with the rest of us.
313
00:28:40,154 --> 00:28:42,524
You know, it's not every day
that we have a...
314
00:28:42,557 --> 00:28:46,894
a division-wide meeting
on such short notice, but, um...
315
00:28:49,430 --> 00:28:51,432
Carol here has something
she'd like to discuss.
316
00:28:51,932 --> 00:28:54,902
Not just me. I think I can speak
for the whole division.
317
00:28:57,171 --> 00:28:59,740
We all think this is
getting to be too much.
318
00:29:00,874 --> 00:29:03,244
- What is?
- No, let Carol finish.
319
00:29:03,277 --> 00:29:06,548
Obviously, I was going
to let her finish,
but all of a sudden,
320
00:29:06,581 --> 00:29:09,517
it was as if his supposition
that I had interrupted her...
321
00:29:09,551 --> 00:29:11,085
- Thank you.
- ...were true.
322
00:29:11,118 --> 00:29:14,021
The truth is, we're all
getting worried about you.
323
00:29:15,456 --> 00:29:17,791
Why would you be
getting worried?
324
00:29:20,562 --> 00:29:22,363
It's the standing.
325
00:29:22,396 --> 00:29:25,366
Didn't I tell you
it was pointless
to try and conduct
326
00:29:25,399 --> 00:29:28,035
psychological warfare
against me?
327
00:29:31,205 --> 00:29:32,439
You can't bully me.
328
00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,142
What are you talking
about, Orson?
329
00:29:35,976 --> 00:29:38,412
I have a feeling that
this has its origins in the fact
330
00:29:38,445 --> 00:29:41,849
that some of you
may have noticed that I have,
on two or three occasions,
331
00:29:41,882 --> 00:29:46,053
taken myself aside
to garner my strength alone,
332
00:29:46,086 --> 00:29:50,057
having a short rest
in that little room
next to the elevator.
333
00:29:50,991 --> 00:29:55,296
I can understand
that to some of you,
this may seem annoying.
334
00:29:55,329 --> 00:29:57,064
Obviously, we all
have work to do,
335
00:29:57,097 --> 00:29:59,099
and we can't just take breaks
whenever we feel like it.
336
00:30:03,605 --> 00:30:07,542
But I want to assure you
that I will always take care
337
00:30:07,575 --> 00:30:11,045
to make up any concomitant
loss of efficiency...
338
00:30:13,147 --> 00:30:14,148
Hmm.
339
00:30:14,181 --> 00:30:16,450
And if any of you have
any secrets hidden in there
340
00:30:16,483 --> 00:30:18,952
that for whatever reason
you don't want me to see,
341
00:30:18,986 --> 00:30:21,055
you're welcome
to tell me right here.
342
00:30:22,423 --> 00:30:23,525
Anyone?
343
00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:27,361
Otherwise, you may go.
344
00:30:29,496 --> 00:30:31,398
Orson and I will handle this.
345
00:30:39,641 --> 00:30:42,376
- What the hell was that?
- Weird, is what it was.
346
00:30:48,349 --> 00:30:50,017
Are you not feeling well, Orson?
347
00:30:54,522 --> 00:30:58,292
You appreciate you simply
can't behave like this?
348
00:31:01,128 --> 00:31:02,597
It's unacceptable.
349
00:31:02,630 --> 00:31:04,131
Unacceptable.
Do you understand me?
350
00:31:04,164 --> 00:31:07,535
You simply can't dismiss people
from my office.
351
00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:15,543
This room...
352
00:31:18,212 --> 00:31:19,313
in the hall?
353
00:31:21,683 --> 00:31:26,286
Past the elevators,
across the hall
and right next to the bathrooms.
354
00:31:29,123 --> 00:31:30,991
What sort of room is it?
355
00:31:34,161 --> 00:31:37,565
As far as I can tell,
it isn't being used,
or hasn't been in a long time.
356
00:31:37,599 --> 00:31:41,301
I haven't taken anything
or made a mess,
or anything like that.
357
00:31:41,335 --> 00:31:44,004
If there's anything
shady going on,
I don't know about it.
358
00:31:47,107 --> 00:31:49,143
I just...
359
00:31:49,176 --> 00:31:51,546
go in there a few times,
and that's it.
360
00:31:52,614 --> 00:31:54,214
And what do you do there?
361
00:31:54,248 --> 00:31:55,550
- In the room?
- Mm-hmm.
362
00:31:57,418 --> 00:31:59,219
Spend time in there.
363
00:31:59,253 --> 00:32:01,556
But what exactly do you do?
364
00:32:03,591 --> 00:32:05,426
Well, nothing,
but I can understand
365
00:32:05,459 --> 00:32:07,529
why others are jealous
and freaked out.
366
00:32:07,562 --> 00:32:09,697
Don't worry about anybody else.
367
00:32:10,598 --> 00:32:15,369
Why, Orson, do you want
to spend time there?
368
00:32:18,038 --> 00:32:20,508
Well, it makes me feel good.
369
00:32:23,578 --> 00:32:24,512
Okay.
370
00:32:33,621 --> 00:32:35,523
There is no room, Orson.
371
00:32:35,557 --> 00:32:37,391
Yes, there is.
It's right behind the--
372
00:32:37,424 --> 00:32:39,359
Listen to me carefully
now, Orson.
373
00:32:39,393 --> 00:32:41,563
There is no room
next to the elevator.
374
00:32:41,596 --> 00:32:43,330
There's never been a room there.
375
00:32:44,766 --> 00:32:48,268
You've possibly...
created it in your head.
376
00:32:49,169 --> 00:32:51,338
Maybe it's there for you.
I don't know how this
sort of thing--
377
00:32:51,371 --> 00:32:52,707
Fine. Look, if you're
gonna start with--
378
00:32:52,740 --> 00:32:54,609
Listen to me now, Orson.
379
00:32:54,642 --> 00:32:57,478
I must insist that
you stop going to it.
380
00:32:59,213 --> 00:33:03,317
You can't go into
the room anymore.
381
00:33:06,086 --> 00:33:08,989
You telling me that
the room isn't there
382
00:33:09,724 --> 00:33:13,360
is as strange to me
as me telling you
383
00:33:13,393 --> 00:33:16,463
that that chair isn't there.
384
00:33:17,799 --> 00:33:20,535
That chair is there.
385
00:33:20,568 --> 00:33:22,537
I'm glad we can agree on that.
386
00:33:26,508 --> 00:33:30,244
Evidently, things have
changed dramatically.
387
00:33:30,277 --> 00:33:32,179
We knew you were
a complex character,
388
00:33:32,212 --> 00:33:36,250
but no one ever said
you were so...
389
00:33:37,150 --> 00:33:38,753
peculiar.
390
00:33:44,759 --> 00:33:46,728
You'll just have to stop
going to that room.
391
00:33:48,295 --> 00:33:51,231
Otherwise, we'll come up
with a different solution.
392
00:33:51,265 --> 00:33:53,033
Do you understand me?
393
00:33:55,870 --> 00:33:58,706
It doesn't see
very fair, if you ask me.
394
00:33:58,740 --> 00:34:01,275
Why does Andrew get a room,
and I don't?
395
00:34:02,010 --> 00:34:05,045
And I have to ask you
to see a psychiatrist.
396
00:34:07,247 --> 00:34:08,683
And that's how I met you.
397
00:34:12,386 --> 00:34:14,488
So this... room...
398
00:34:16,356 --> 00:34:17,592
What sort of room is it?
399
00:34:20,193 --> 00:34:21,194
An office.
400
00:34:23,330 --> 00:34:24,599
And where is it?
401
00:34:25,900 --> 00:34:28,101
Between the bathroom
and the elevator.
402
00:34:30,505 --> 00:34:31,706
And you go in there?
403
00:34:32,372 --> 00:34:34,474
Yes, but they're saying
that I can't.
404
00:34:37,645 --> 00:34:39,714
You wanna go on sick leave?
405
00:34:39,747 --> 00:34:41,448
- No.
- Oh.
406
00:34:48,422 --> 00:34:53,160
Explain to me why he doesn't
want you to go in the room.
407
00:34:53,193 --> 00:34:54,729
Because he says
it doesn't exist.
408
00:34:55,930 --> 00:34:57,164
So does it?
409
00:34:58,566 --> 00:34:59,601
Yes.
410
00:35:01,569 --> 00:35:03,103
Can you describe it to me?
411
00:35:06,574 --> 00:35:10,377
Everything is exactly
in the right place.
412
00:35:12,714 --> 00:35:15,315
It's nice, but it's not showy.
413
00:35:16,216 --> 00:35:19,621
It's comfortable,
but it's not worn out.
414
00:35:21,589 --> 00:35:25,292
The upholstery
is soft and springy.
415
00:35:27,327 --> 00:35:30,230
The designs, the details,
the patterns are...
416
00:35:32,299 --> 00:35:33,601
unique and tasteful.
417
00:35:34,201 --> 00:35:37,538
The light is soft and warm
418
00:35:38,338 --> 00:35:41,208
and it hits your face
just the right way,
419
00:35:41,241 --> 00:35:44,344
never glinting into your eyes.
420
00:35:45,145 --> 00:35:48,148
Even the records on the shelves
and the books...
421
00:35:49,316 --> 00:35:53,921
perfectly chosen by someone
who, I can only assume,
cares very much.
422
00:36:02,262 --> 00:36:06,534
It sounds lovely.
But, this perfect room...
423
00:36:07,501 --> 00:36:09,336
does it exist for anyone else?
424
00:36:10,571 --> 00:36:13,273
I don't know.
They tell me it doesn't.
425
00:36:13,306 --> 00:36:14,776
But you know it exists.
426
00:36:16,778 --> 00:36:17,712
Yes.
427
00:36:20,782 --> 00:36:22,249
Are we done here?
428
00:36:24,752 --> 00:36:27,822
Is there anything going on
that you need to talk about?
429
00:36:27,855 --> 00:36:29,691
Something stressing you out?
430
00:36:30,725 --> 00:36:32,359
I don't see how that's relevant.
431
00:36:32,392 --> 00:36:34,227
Well, we're here
to talk about Orson.
432
00:36:34,261 --> 00:36:35,663
Do you know who that is?
433
00:36:45,472 --> 00:36:46,473
That settles it.
434
00:36:47,141 --> 00:36:49,911
Orson and I have agreed
to get rid of the room.
435
00:36:51,278 --> 00:36:53,447
You mean...
he's going to stay?
436
00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,315
It's a health-and-safety issue.
437
00:36:55,348 --> 00:36:56,584
No, it's not.
438
00:36:56,617 --> 00:36:58,285
If he's allowed
to stand there like that,
439
00:36:58,318 --> 00:37:00,755
then I should be allowed
to practice Reiki
in the break area.
440
00:37:01,556 --> 00:37:04,726
- Hmm.
- Don't we need to be
functioning at full capacity?
441
00:37:04,759 --> 00:37:07,528
Seriously, he's fucking crazy.
You have to admit that.
442
00:37:07,562 --> 00:37:09,329
She said there was
nothing wrong with me,
443
00:37:09,362 --> 00:37:12,567
and that I'm perfectly capable
of continuing to work,
444
00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:14,602
and Andrew knows it.
445
00:37:14,635 --> 00:37:16,336
He's perfectly capable
of working.
446
00:37:17,004 --> 00:37:18,539
Hm, I've seen the report.
447
00:37:19,540 --> 00:37:20,975
I'm inclined to agree.
448
00:37:21,008 --> 00:37:23,978
But he's mental.
Anyone can see that.
449
00:37:24,011 --> 00:37:26,681
Surely we can't have a moron
who goes and stares at the wall
450
00:37:26,714 --> 00:37:28,281
the minute things get busy.
451
00:37:29,150 --> 00:37:31,418
Although I do think
we all should be allowed
452
00:37:31,451 --> 00:37:34,387
to do what we like
during our breaks.
453
00:37:34,421 --> 00:37:36,456
I'm not so sure about that.
454
00:37:36,490 --> 00:37:39,259
I say fire him.
455
00:37:40,661 --> 00:37:43,931
Orson has been carrying out
his duties faultlessly.
456
00:37:44,532 --> 00:37:46,567
Really, we oughta feel
sorry for him.
457
00:37:51,072 --> 00:37:52,874
Andrew's right.
458
00:37:52,907 --> 00:37:55,375
There's no justification
for firing him.
459
00:37:55,408 --> 00:37:56,577
Listen, I don't give
a shit what he does,
460
00:37:56,611 --> 00:37:59,046
but he keeps dragging the rest
of us over there as well.
461
00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:00,648
Exactly.
462
00:38:00,681 --> 00:38:02,016
I think it's creepy
463
00:38:02,049 --> 00:38:04,652
seeing him stand there
like that.
464
00:38:04,685 --> 00:38:06,319
It's like he's just not there.
465
00:38:07,420 --> 00:38:08,689
Why don't we say...
466
00:38:10,892 --> 00:38:16,329
it's okay, as long as Orson
doesn't go into the room?
467
00:38:19,567 --> 00:38:21,803
- I could say that.
- Are you serious?
468
00:38:27,608 --> 00:38:28,643
It's okay.
469
00:38:29,544 --> 00:38:31,045
It's okay.
470
00:38:31,979 --> 00:38:34,347
- It's okay.
- It's okay.
471
00:38:34,381 --> 00:38:35,448
Yeah, it's good.
472
00:38:36,250 --> 00:38:38,385
I did my best
to imitate the others
473
00:38:38,418 --> 00:38:40,688
and pretend the room
didn't exist.
474
00:38:42,422 --> 00:38:43,991
It felt ridiculous.
475
00:38:47,494 --> 00:38:50,598
When they were all at lunch,
I couldn't see any reason
476
00:38:50,631 --> 00:38:52,967
not to go in there
for a short while.
477
00:40:03,470 --> 00:40:04,839
I saw what you did.
478
00:40:07,909 --> 00:40:09,744
Don't act all innocent,
I saw you.
479
00:40:10,611 --> 00:40:11,812
If I see you again...
480
00:40:12,847 --> 00:40:13,881
I'll tell.
481
00:40:16,550 --> 00:40:17,952
Whenever anyone
looked at me,
482
00:40:17,985 --> 00:40:19,887
I fired off a broad smile.
483
00:40:20,955 --> 00:40:22,957
A smile disarms your opponent
484
00:40:22,990 --> 00:40:25,492
and makes them doubt
their own enmity.
485
00:40:30,965 --> 00:40:33,034
Hmm. How's it going, Rakesh?
486
00:40:34,001 --> 00:40:36,237
- Good. Yeah, good.
- Great.
487
00:40:36,270 --> 00:40:38,906
No problems then, huh?
488
00:40:38,940 --> 00:40:40,107
No, everything's fine.
489
00:40:41,542 --> 00:40:42,743
Excellent.
490
00:40:44,845 --> 00:40:46,013
How are things
with you, then?
491
00:40:48,916 --> 00:40:50,017
What sort of things?
492
00:40:51,619 --> 00:40:55,488
Well, what have you spent
the last few days doing?
493
00:40:56,791 --> 00:40:58,225
Why do you need to know?
494
00:40:58,259 --> 00:41:00,962
Because I'm your boss.
495
00:41:00,995 --> 00:41:02,897
I'm working on
an improved metric
496
00:41:02,930 --> 00:41:05,132
for customer service
here in the division.
497
00:41:07,268 --> 00:41:08,501
What is this?
498
00:41:08,536 --> 00:41:09,837
I plan to use it to measure
499
00:41:09,870 --> 00:41:11,739
the benefits I'm providing
my customers.
500
00:41:11,772 --> 00:41:14,275
Uh, to that purpose,
I've created a questionnaire
501
00:41:14,308 --> 00:41:17,244
that's meant to find out
what you customers think
of my services.
502
00:41:18,646 --> 00:41:20,047
"Us customers"?
503
00:41:20,081 --> 00:41:21,749
I usually think of you
as customers.
504
00:41:21,782 --> 00:41:23,884
What for, huh?
505
00:41:23,918 --> 00:41:25,987
Are you really asking me that?
506
00:41:26,020 --> 00:41:26,954
Yes.
507
00:41:28,055 --> 00:41:30,124
I am really asking you that.
508
00:41:30,958 --> 00:41:35,029
You maximize your potential
better if you imagine
a customer on the other end.
509
00:41:36,731 --> 00:41:37,698
Huh.
510
00:41:38,733 --> 00:41:39,667
Hmm.
511
00:41:40,301 --> 00:41:42,870
So I would be grateful
if you could fill out
this questionnaire
512
00:41:42,903 --> 00:41:44,505
which you can find
by clicking this link here.
513
00:41:44,538 --> 00:41:48,075
There are five questions
in the survey relating
to the quality of our services,
514
00:41:48,109 --> 00:41:50,111
and one question asking
if there are any other services
515
00:41:50,144 --> 00:41:51,979
you can think of
that we should provide.
516
00:41:52,013 --> 00:41:54,615
Home number, cell number,
although, of course,
that's voluntary,
517
00:41:54,648 --> 00:41:56,984
but I'd be grateful if you could
fill out the questionnaire
518
00:41:57,018 --> 00:41:58,285
as fully as possible.
519
00:42:00,755 --> 00:42:03,591
But, Orson, I asked you
to compile a list
of phone numbers,
520
00:42:05,059 --> 00:42:06,060
didn't I?
521
00:42:16,037 --> 00:42:17,738
All my energy
drained away.
522
00:42:18,973 --> 00:42:21,842
I suddenly had
difficulty concentrating,
523
00:42:21,876 --> 00:42:24,678
and a stiffness spread
across my shoulders.
524
00:42:38,225 --> 00:42:39,994
After three days
without the room,
525
00:42:40,027 --> 00:42:42,163
I started to feel unsettled.
526
00:42:42,196 --> 00:42:45,800
I became irritable and noticed
I was sweating more than usual.
527
00:42:46,634 --> 00:42:50,805
The most acute
abstinence anxiety
was starting to subside,
528
00:42:50,838 --> 00:42:53,808
but it was as if the habit
was still in my body.
529
00:43:02,116 --> 00:43:03,984
I constantly had to stop myself
530
00:43:04,018 --> 00:43:08,122
when I realized my body
was on its way there
of its own accord,
531
00:43:08,155 --> 00:43:11,625
like an ex-smoker fumbling
for a pack of cigarettes.
532
00:43:12,927 --> 00:43:15,096
I tried to think about
something else,
533
00:43:15,129 --> 00:43:19,100
and every time I felt the urge,
I counted down from 20.
534
00:43:19,133 --> 00:43:25,406
Twenty,
19, 18, 17, 16...
535
00:43:25,439 --> 00:43:32,279
Fifteen, 14, 13, 12, 11...
536
00:43:32,313 --> 00:43:33,981
Ten...
537
00:43:34,014 --> 00:43:38,853
Nine, eight, seven,
six, five...
538
00:43:38,886 --> 00:43:41,689
Four, three, two...
539
00:43:42,156 --> 00:43:43,157
One.
540
00:43:44,391 --> 00:43:45,926
I didn't go in.
541
00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:47,094
I'm sure of that.
542
00:43:56,036 --> 00:43:58,239
The next morning, I woke up
thinking about the room.
543
00:43:58,272 --> 00:43:59,508
...then a left,
and then another right,
544
00:43:59,541 --> 00:44:01,408
- and then a left door...
- I tried to distract myself
545
00:44:01,442 --> 00:44:03,177
by indulging
in some light small talk
546
00:44:03,210 --> 00:44:05,045
with that engaging woman
in reception.
547
00:44:05,079 --> 00:44:06,413
Good morning.
548
00:44:08,983 --> 00:44:10,851
I bet you say that
to all the guys.
549
00:44:11,852 --> 00:44:12,953
Yeah, I do.
550
00:44:15,823 --> 00:44:18,726
Uh, you don't have
any floor plans back there,
551
00:44:19,827 --> 00:44:20,861
do you?
552
00:44:22,229 --> 00:44:23,697
Floor plans?
553
00:44:24,599 --> 00:44:28,969
Uh, blueprints,
like, maps of the building.
554
00:44:29,904 --> 00:44:33,174
No. I can help you find
anywhere you're trying to go.
555
00:44:36,844 --> 00:44:39,413
No, that's okay. I'll-- I'll--
I'll figure it out.
556
00:44:39,446 --> 00:44:41,715
Okay. Are you sure?
It's kind of my job.
557
00:44:41,749 --> 00:44:44,318
No. No, I'll... I'll be okay.
558
00:44:54,228 --> 00:44:56,063
I went up
to the fourth floor, got out,
559
00:44:56,096 --> 00:44:57,798
and was almost at the door.
560
00:45:02,836 --> 00:45:04,371
I crept toward
the forbidden place
561
00:45:04,405 --> 00:45:06,240
like a child
on Christmas morning,
562
00:45:06,273 --> 00:45:09,009
stopped right next to it,
563
00:45:09,043 --> 00:45:12,079
stood there feeling what
it was like to be so close.
564
00:45:15,149 --> 00:45:18,752
No. No, no, it's not
what you think.
565
00:45:25,092 --> 00:45:26,760
- He was there again.
- I wasn't.
566
00:45:26,794 --> 00:45:27,861
- I saw you.
- No.
567
00:45:27,895 --> 00:45:30,497
I-- I saw you. You were
standing like that again.
568
00:45:30,532 --> 00:45:32,266
No, I was just standing.
569
00:45:32,299 --> 00:45:34,301
He was just standing.
570
00:45:34,835 --> 00:45:36,538
- That's what I'm saying.
- Yeah, well,
571
00:45:36,571 --> 00:45:38,772
people are allowed
to stand still.
572
00:45:38,806 --> 00:45:41,141
No one can stop you
just standing there
for a moment.
573
00:45:41,175 --> 00:45:43,043
Orson, how long
are we talking about here?
574
00:45:43,077 --> 00:45:45,079
Minutes? Seconds?
575
00:45:45,112 --> 00:45:46,447
I didn't go inside.
576
00:45:50,251 --> 00:45:53,821
He didn't go inside.
577
00:45:59,360 --> 00:46:02,029
Word spread from Carol
like a group email.
578
00:46:02,796 --> 00:46:05,933
During the day,
practically everyone
passed her desk,
579
00:46:05,966 --> 00:46:09,336
and before they walked on,
they managed to glance
in my direction.
580
00:46:10,104 --> 00:46:12,973
I decided to go home
slightly early that day.
581
00:46:13,907 --> 00:46:15,309
I wasn't feeling very well.
582
00:46:41,268 --> 00:46:43,904
I had forgotten how difficult
it was to locate my car
583
00:46:43,937 --> 00:46:45,540
in the parking lot
at that time,
584
00:46:45,573 --> 00:46:48,075
used, as I was,
to leaving later
than everyone else
585
00:46:48,108 --> 00:46:49,977
when the lot was mostly empty.
586
00:47:06,293 --> 00:47:08,962
For the first time,
I realized how weird I'd been.
587
00:47:10,030 --> 00:47:12,299
Thinking about all
the stupid things I had done
588
00:47:12,333 --> 00:47:14,435
and what they had led to
gave me a headache.
589
00:47:16,370 --> 00:47:18,205
If I was to get where I wanted,
590
00:47:18,238 --> 00:47:21,342
I would need to adopt
an entirely new
tactical approach.
591
00:47:30,984 --> 00:47:32,219
How high can I get?
592
00:47:33,688 --> 00:47:36,457
If I carry on like this,
who could stop me?
593
00:47:53,541 --> 00:47:56,009
- Why are you late?
- I overslept.
594
00:47:56,043 --> 00:48:00,180
I'm very sorry. I--
I had trouble falling asleep.
595
00:48:02,216 --> 00:48:04,084
I lay there thinking...
596
00:48:04,118 --> 00:48:06,253
thinking about recent events,
597
00:48:06,286 --> 00:48:09,123
things that I've said,
and done, and so on, and...
598
00:48:10,290 --> 00:48:12,527
I can see I've been
behaving strangely,
599
00:48:13,260 --> 00:48:15,162
and I'd like to do
what I can to...
600
00:48:16,296 --> 00:48:19,099
well, to make right
any problems
I may have caused.
601
00:48:20,267 --> 00:48:23,170
Orson. Orson, Orson.
602
00:48:26,273 --> 00:48:28,375
But, I know I've caused
problems for you too,
603
00:48:28,409 --> 00:48:30,277
and I'd like to ask
for your forgiveness.
604
00:48:30,310 --> 00:48:32,580
It was never my intention
to cause any trouble.
605
00:48:33,380 --> 00:48:37,251
I can promise you,
from here on out,
there will be no more of that.
606
00:48:39,987 --> 00:48:41,221
Sit down.
607
00:48:44,057 --> 00:48:45,392
You're an unusual person.
608
00:48:46,994 --> 00:48:49,029
I'm glad you've taken the time
to think things through.
609
00:48:49,062 --> 00:48:52,366
Maybe it was worth
getting a late start.
610
00:48:52,399 --> 00:48:54,536
Obviously, I'll make up
for any time I've lost.
611
00:48:54,569 --> 00:48:56,704
Don't worry about that.
If we can get you back on track,
612
00:48:56,738 --> 00:48:59,973
this little break will have been
entirely justified. So,
613
00:49:01,208 --> 00:49:03,243
we're agreed on the rules now?
614
00:49:03,977 --> 00:49:07,047
- Yes.
- And we can forget
all about the...?
615
00:49:10,718 --> 00:49:11,719
Of course.
616
00:49:12,352 --> 00:49:15,289
No one will be happier than I...
617
00:49:15,322 --> 00:49:17,458
if we can find a solution
to this.
618
00:49:17,491 --> 00:49:22,329
Oh, and I've, uh, finished
that list of phone numbers
you asked for.
619
00:49:22,362 --> 00:49:26,099
Oh, excellent.
Do you know what?
Tomorrow...
620
00:49:26,133 --> 00:49:29,002
could you put together
a list of which projects
have gone through QA
621
00:49:29,036 --> 00:49:31,506
and which ones haven't?
It'd be good to have
that on paper.
622
00:49:32,239 --> 00:49:34,007
And you can tell
where they come from by--
623
00:49:34,041 --> 00:49:35,209
Oh, yeah. I know.
624
00:49:35,844 --> 00:49:38,145
Look to see if there
are two signatures
at the bottom of the report.
625
00:49:38,178 --> 00:49:40,013
I can-- I can do it.
626
00:49:40,047 --> 00:49:41,014
Great.
627
00:49:50,625 --> 00:49:52,226
Owing to my late start,
628
00:49:52,259 --> 00:49:54,328
I thought I may as well
stay a bit late.
629
00:49:58,833 --> 00:50:02,770
An hour or so later,
I took the elevator
straight to the lobby,
630
00:50:02,804 --> 00:50:04,506
without passing the room.
631
00:50:20,487 --> 00:50:24,224
The threat of closure
hung like an evil spirit
over the whole division.
632
00:50:25,259 --> 00:50:28,362
Rakesh and Andrew
had endless heated discussions,
633
00:50:28,395 --> 00:50:31,533
which always ended with talk
about the possibility
of the entire company
634
00:50:31,566 --> 00:50:33,367
being closed down.
635
00:50:33,400 --> 00:50:36,604
I assumed this was management
keeping us on our toes
636
00:50:36,638 --> 00:50:39,106
and not letting anyone think
they were safe.
637
00:50:41,408 --> 00:50:43,578
- If this works...
- I don't understand
what you're...
638
00:50:45,613 --> 00:50:48,315
Okay, I'm telling you,
I can't produce a clearer text
639
00:50:48,348 --> 00:50:50,083
- from this--
- Of course, you can.
640
00:50:50,117 --> 00:50:52,085
Just before lunch,
another printout
641
00:50:52,119 --> 00:50:53,621
was delivered
to Andrew's office.
642
00:50:57,559 --> 00:50:59,126
Uh, what shall I do now?
643
00:51:01,428 --> 00:51:02,362
Hmm?
644
00:51:03,063 --> 00:51:05,733
If there's perhaps,
any messaging
645
00:51:05,767 --> 00:51:07,835
or clarity issues
in any of the texts?
646
00:51:07,869 --> 00:51:09,202
What are you thinking?
647
00:51:11,138 --> 00:51:13,608
I was just wondering
if I could help.
648
00:51:15,643 --> 00:51:17,344
No, thanks.
649
00:51:17,377 --> 00:51:19,246
I don't think so. It'll be fine.
650
00:51:20,915 --> 00:51:22,482
Oh, but you could...
651
00:51:24,484 --> 00:51:28,723
check all the printers.
Make sure there's
enough paper, and so on.
652
00:51:40,735 --> 00:51:43,203
I realized
that my humiliation
had to be dragged
653
00:51:43,236 --> 00:51:44,739
right down to the very bottom.
654
00:51:45,740 --> 00:51:46,774
I didn't mind.
655
00:51:47,474 --> 00:51:49,544
It was all part of the plan.
656
00:51:49,577 --> 00:51:50,845
...shuffled up
or shuffled down?
657
00:51:50,878 --> 00:51:52,513
What the hell
does "shuffled" mean?
658
00:51:52,547 --> 00:51:54,749
I don't think
I'm comfortable with people
knowing about my shuffling.
659
00:51:54,782 --> 00:51:57,652
It's probably just when
they put you in a position
660
00:51:57,685 --> 00:52:00,354
- that is basically
the equivalent of--
- Mm-hmm.
661
00:52:04,759 --> 00:52:08,161
I took care
to participate in all
the group coffee breaks.
662
00:52:08,195 --> 00:52:09,631
I was taking part.
663
00:52:09,664 --> 00:52:13,300
I was there as a physical
presence among them.
664
00:52:13,333 --> 00:52:17,404
So, like I was saying,
these cutbacks are killing us.
665
00:52:17,437 --> 00:52:19,373
They got used to me.
666
00:52:19,406 --> 00:52:21,676
I assumed the role
of passive participant,
667
00:52:21,709 --> 00:52:23,578
the person no one
really notices,
668
00:52:23,611 --> 00:52:25,379
but whose presence
is a precondition
669
00:52:25,412 --> 00:52:27,715
for the general character
of social interaction.
670
00:52:27,749 --> 00:52:29,282
You have excellent productivity.
671
00:52:29,316 --> 00:52:31,586
It really was astonishing
672
00:52:31,619 --> 00:52:33,788
that still,
no one had fixed the light.
673
00:52:33,821 --> 00:52:35,455
I thought your numbers
were down a bit.
674
00:52:35,489 --> 00:52:37,190
How many office workers
does it take
675
00:52:37,224 --> 00:52:38,926
- to screw in a light bulb?
- She's got excellent--
676
00:52:42,730 --> 00:52:44,666
No sooner had I returned
to my place
677
00:52:44,699 --> 00:52:49,403
when I saw that the inevitable,
dreaded moment
was finally upon me.
678
00:52:49,436 --> 00:52:53,473
Rakesh's papers had finally
overflowed onto my desk.
679
00:52:53,508 --> 00:52:55,710
I shoved the whole pile
back onto his side,
680
00:52:55,743 --> 00:52:59,179
causing some of the files
to fall on the floor.
681
00:53:07,588 --> 00:53:10,992
When Rakesh came back,
I felt a pang
of my old intolerance,
682
00:53:11,025 --> 00:53:14,729
a gust of my old self
who had been
far too excitable,
683
00:53:14,762 --> 00:53:17,799
too guileless,
in purely tactical terms.
684
00:53:18,566 --> 00:53:21,536
My initial impulse
was to repeat the procedure
685
00:53:21,569 --> 00:53:23,838
and this time push everything
a bit further,
686
00:53:25,272 --> 00:53:27,441
but then it dawned on me...
687
00:53:27,474 --> 00:53:30,377
this was the opportunity
I had been waiting for.
688
00:53:30,410 --> 00:53:32,245
Without even asking for it,
689
00:53:32,279 --> 00:53:34,314
I had been given
a helping hand.
690
00:53:37,585 --> 00:53:40,855
An almost meditative calm
spread through me.
691
00:53:43,658 --> 00:53:45,793
Rakesh spent a large part
of the afternoon
692
00:53:45,827 --> 00:53:48,529
trying in vain to find
the missing case file.
693
00:53:49,597 --> 00:53:52,900
He didn't say anything,
but I know that's
what he was doing.
694
00:55:18,385 --> 00:55:21,889
And that's when I slipped
inside the room
for the eighth time.
695
00:55:34,602 --> 00:55:37,538
Formulations that would usually
take a long time to grasp
696
00:55:37,572 --> 00:55:41,474
flowed into my consciousness
in a perfectly natural way.
697
00:55:41,509 --> 00:55:43,343
I understood at once.
698
00:55:44,045 --> 00:55:45,646
Most of it seemed obvious,
699
00:55:45,680 --> 00:55:47,081
like I'd been asked
to fill in the answers
700
00:55:47,114 --> 00:55:48,716
in a second-grade math book.
701
00:55:52,920 --> 00:55:55,857
I formulated a couple
simple phrases in my head,
702
00:55:55,890 --> 00:55:57,024
simple and clear.
703
00:55:57,825 --> 00:56:00,094
It was as if I had
cleaned the document
704
00:56:00,127 --> 00:56:02,797
in order to reveal
its pure lines.
705
00:56:20,480 --> 00:56:23,718
That's exactly what I meant.
It's brilliant, Rakesh.
706
00:56:23,751 --> 00:56:26,654
Fopdoodlin' genius,
factual and concise,
707
00:56:26,687 --> 00:56:28,689
no room for misunderstanding.
708
00:56:35,830 --> 00:56:37,164
- That isn't mine.
- What?
709
00:56:41,535 --> 00:56:42,837
Boss, I didn't write it.
710
00:56:46,173 --> 00:56:48,009
What do you mean
you didn't write it?
711
00:56:51,545 --> 00:56:53,047
Someone else
must have written it.
712
00:57:16,871 --> 00:57:17,805
Carol!
713
00:57:19,140 --> 00:57:20,074
Mitchie?
714
00:57:22,643 --> 00:57:24,912
If one of them
had falsely taken credit
for my work,
715
00:57:24,946 --> 00:57:26,781
the situation would have
been even better.
716
00:57:27,381 --> 00:57:31,552
We would've been able
to increase the bounce
of my trampoline, so to speak.
717
00:57:31,585 --> 00:57:35,122
But, evidently, neither of them
was brazen enough.
718
00:57:42,229 --> 00:57:45,032
When the working day was over
and everyone had gone home,
719
00:57:45,066 --> 00:57:46,901
I felt my heart begin to pound.
720
00:57:47,601 --> 00:57:50,071
It felt like
I was robbing Fort Knox.
721
00:57:55,776 --> 00:57:58,145
I started work on case 1842.
722
00:57:59,246 --> 00:58:02,083
The whole process
went much quicker this time.
723
00:58:02,116 --> 00:58:05,553
It was like I'd learned
something about the way
things fit together,
724
00:58:05,586 --> 00:58:08,990
something about the way
time and space interact.
725
00:58:11,025 --> 00:58:13,894
At last, I'd found a structure
that suited me.
726
00:58:26,340 --> 00:58:27,975
Shannon, is this your 1842?
727
00:58:28,009 --> 00:58:30,077
Do you recognize this form? No?
728
00:58:39,854 --> 00:58:43,691
The next day,
I repeated the process
with case 1199.
729
00:58:59,040 --> 00:59:02,176
I felt her eyes on me
the moment I entered
the little glass cube.
730
00:59:10,384 --> 00:59:12,186
And just after Andrew arrived,
731
00:59:12,219 --> 00:59:15,022
sure enough,
there she was, telling tales.
732
00:59:21,062 --> 00:59:22,897
I couldn't have
arranged it better.
733
00:59:33,007 --> 00:59:36,077
I understand you're the one
who left this on my desk.
734
00:59:39,914 --> 00:59:40,948
Who wrote it?
735
00:59:42,650 --> 00:59:43,684
I did.
736
00:59:44,952 --> 00:59:48,122
Who... Who asked
you to write it?
737
00:59:48,823 --> 00:59:51,725
I just took it for granted
it was my responsibility,
738
00:59:51,759 --> 00:59:53,761
seeing as how the files
were on my desk.
739
00:59:56,363 --> 00:59:57,698
Who put it there?
740
00:59:59,100 --> 01:00:00,167
I have no idea.
741
01:00:00,201 --> 01:00:01,368
- Please.
- I just assume--
742
01:00:03,137 --> 01:00:04,138
Follow me.
743
01:00:10,211 --> 01:00:11,612
Close the door, please.
744
01:00:17,852 --> 01:00:19,086
What's going on, Orson?
745
01:00:20,955 --> 01:00:24,425
Oh, I-- I didn't mean
to cause any trouble.
746
01:00:24,458 --> 01:00:27,094
I-- I wasn't trying to take
someone else's work.
747
01:00:27,128 --> 01:00:28,295
I just assumed that...
748
01:00:29,564 --> 01:00:32,666
I was supposed to do it
because the case files
were on my desk.
749
01:00:32,700 --> 01:00:36,737
Can you tell me who wrote
cases 1834 and 1636?
750
01:00:36,770 --> 01:00:37,771
I did.
751
01:00:40,708 --> 01:00:42,042
The truth now, Orson.
752
01:00:43,744 --> 01:00:44,845
That is the truth.
753
01:00:49,917 --> 01:00:51,218
The EVP...
754
01:00:52,887 --> 01:00:55,823
- is very pleased.
- Oh?
755
01:00:55,856 --> 01:00:59,093
He says we've finally found
the right tone. Hm.
756
01:01:00,461 --> 01:01:04,265
These texts ought to be
the template
for all future decisions.
757
01:01:04,298 --> 01:01:06,333
I, I... I...
758
01:01:08,402 --> 01:01:09,737
I didn't know.
759
01:01:13,340 --> 01:01:15,709
I could've exploited
my lowly status
760
01:01:15,743 --> 01:01:17,878
and made the turnaround
even greater,
761
01:01:17,912 --> 01:01:20,814
even more of a shock,
but this was where we were.
762
01:01:21,882 --> 01:01:24,485
At last, he had realized,
763
01:01:24,519 --> 01:01:27,821
and maybe I should be happy
that he was at least
intelligent enough
764
01:01:27,855 --> 01:01:29,823
to recognize talent
when he saw it.
765
01:01:31,091 --> 01:01:32,326
You surprise.
766
01:01:38,299 --> 01:01:41,235
I think it would be best...
767
01:01:41,268 --> 01:01:43,070
...if you felt you could
handle some more.
768
01:01:43,103 --> 01:01:44,872
I'd be happy to help
in any way that I can,
769
01:01:44,905 --> 01:01:48,042
but bearing in mind
my other duties,
770
01:01:48,075 --> 01:01:51,779
I just think finding the time
to look after the printers
is-- is...
771
01:01:51,812 --> 01:01:53,480
Obviously, you wouldn't have
to do any more of that.
772
01:01:53,515 --> 01:01:55,115
Quality assurance is...
773
01:01:57,151 --> 01:02:00,522
I'm sorry, Orson,
if I underestimated you.
774
01:02:00,555 --> 01:02:03,525
It isn't always easy
to see the skills
of your fellow colleagues,
775
01:02:03,558 --> 01:02:05,960
especially not... Ah.
776
01:02:10,998 --> 01:02:12,166
I apologize.
777
01:02:13,500 --> 01:02:16,270
Knowing when to keep
your mouth shut is an art.
778
01:02:17,572 --> 01:02:19,406
Had a lot going on recently.
779
01:02:22,276 --> 01:02:24,745
I could've easily drawn
this out a bit longer.
780
01:02:32,186 --> 01:02:34,522
Apology accepted.
781
01:02:35,456 --> 01:02:37,157
Thank you.
782
01:02:38,359 --> 01:02:42,196
A short time later,
I was able to run my fingers
slowly over the numbers
783
01:02:42,229 --> 01:02:43,897
on the cover
of a brand-new edition
784
01:02:43,931 --> 01:02:46,367
of our company's
gold standard reference.
785
01:02:46,400 --> 01:02:48,536
Good morning.
How can I help you?
786
01:02:48,570 --> 01:02:51,372
Uh, I'd like to see
revision 16-C.
787
01:02:51,405 --> 01:02:53,207
One moment, please.
788
01:03:08,322 --> 01:03:10,924
From the way she looked at me,
I could tell she'd
caught a glimpse
789
01:03:10,958 --> 01:03:12,793
of the author's name
on the spine.
790
01:03:13,561 --> 01:03:15,829
She seemed suitably impressed.
791
01:03:15,863 --> 01:03:16,964
Excuse me.
792
01:03:17,699 --> 01:03:22,036
It's none of my business,
but did you write that?
793
01:03:24,305 --> 01:03:25,906
It's mine.
794
01:03:25,939 --> 01:03:27,374
Congratulations.
795
01:03:27,408 --> 01:03:29,109
I hear it's now
the standard framework
796
01:03:29,143 --> 01:03:31,178
being used for case
decisions company-wide.
797
01:03:33,280 --> 01:03:34,848
That's very gratifying.
798
01:03:34,882 --> 01:03:37,251
I only started working
here recently.
799
01:03:37,284 --> 01:03:40,454
It's taken me a while to get
the swing of things, but, uh...
800
01:03:40,487 --> 01:03:42,256
Yes, I've seen you come in.
801
01:03:43,223 --> 01:03:44,925
You're always a little early.
802
01:03:46,994 --> 01:03:48,596
I like to keep
to a specific schedule.
803
01:03:49,963 --> 01:03:52,066
Well, seems to be
working out for you.
804
01:03:52,099 --> 01:03:53,400
What's your secret?
805
01:04:02,476 --> 01:04:04,579
I actually do have
a small secret.
806
01:04:04,612 --> 01:04:06,614
- Oh?
- Would you like
to know what it is?
807
01:04:06,648 --> 01:04:08,015
Yeah.
808
01:04:09,383 --> 01:04:10,384
I don't know.
809
01:04:11,085 --> 01:04:13,020
Come on. You have to tell me.
810
01:04:13,053 --> 01:04:14,622
You can't tease
a girl like that.
811
01:04:14,656 --> 01:04:16,924
You promise not to tell anyone?
812
01:04:18,292 --> 01:04:20,494
All right, fine. I promise.
813
01:04:23,464 --> 01:04:27,267
I found a secret room,
and when I work in there,
I'm able to do anything.
814
01:04:30,505 --> 01:04:32,106
A secret room.
815
01:04:33,040 --> 01:04:35,042
- Here, in the building?
- On the fourth floor.
816
01:04:35,844 --> 01:04:39,213
Is it like a bookshelf
you push away, or...?
817
01:04:39,246 --> 01:04:41,616
Nothing like that.
It's just a regular door.
818
01:04:41,649 --> 01:04:44,385
It's just that most people
aren't able to see it.
819
01:04:46,487 --> 01:04:47,421
Yeah.
820
01:04:48,690 --> 01:04:50,525
People are like that sometimes.
821
01:04:53,260 --> 01:04:54,696
Yeah.
822
01:04:54,729 --> 01:04:56,263
What's the room like inside?
823
01:04:58,132 --> 01:05:00,401
I mean, comfortable.
824
01:05:01,301 --> 01:05:02,936
Maybe a little old-fashioned.
825
01:05:05,105 --> 01:05:06,508
Sounds nice.
826
01:05:19,521 --> 01:05:21,054
Rumors of my success
827
01:05:21,088 --> 01:05:23,525
swept through the whole
division like a wave.
828
01:05:23,558 --> 01:05:26,260
How can he be
so good at this?
829
01:05:26,293 --> 01:05:29,597
So you're telling me
he could do this all along?
830
01:05:29,631 --> 01:05:31,398
Maybe he's
some kind of savant.
831
01:05:44,111 --> 01:05:45,446
Hey.
832
01:05:45,479 --> 01:05:48,516
So, um, how come
you can suddenly--
833
01:05:48,550 --> 01:05:50,685
I mean, we had no idea.
834
01:05:50,718 --> 01:05:53,987
Hard work. As Aristotle said,
"Excellence is a habit."
835
01:05:54,021 --> 01:05:58,325
Huh. But, um, how do you
go about it, exactly?
836
01:06:00,127 --> 01:06:02,095
Obviously, each individual
has different ways
837
01:06:02,129 --> 01:06:03,497
of reaching a decision.
838
01:06:03,531 --> 01:06:06,066
Some people find it hard
or they can feel strange.
839
01:06:06,099 --> 01:06:09,069
I find it very easy
to make decisions,
it comes very naturally to me.
840
01:06:10,070 --> 01:06:14,742
And I think you'll understand
that, uh, I can't reveal
my reasoning.
841
01:06:14,776 --> 01:06:19,146
That would be both impossible
and undesirable.
842
01:06:21,048 --> 01:06:22,750
The best thing for the company,
and for you yourself,
843
01:06:22,784 --> 01:06:26,420
would be for you to work out
your way of reasoning
on your own.
844
01:06:38,065 --> 01:06:41,268
Um...
845
01:06:44,672 --> 01:06:45,707
Mm...
846
01:06:49,577 --> 01:06:52,279
So how long were you
planning on keeping
your talent hidden, then?
847
01:06:54,516 --> 01:06:57,619
Do you think it's funny
going around
pretending you're unstable
848
01:06:57,652 --> 01:07:00,788
just so you can show everyone
your tightrope routine later on?
849
01:07:05,827 --> 01:07:07,562
When did you steal those files?
850
01:07:11,866 --> 01:07:14,268
Don't you think you should go
and change your shirt?
851
01:07:26,213 --> 01:07:28,181
Soon,
the open-floor-plan
office around me
852
01:07:28,215 --> 01:07:30,518
was full of protracted
and unstructured discussion
853
01:07:30,552 --> 01:07:32,119
about the coming
Christmas party.
854
01:07:32,152 --> 01:07:34,689
Is Shannon gonna make
that awful tropical punch again?
855
01:07:34,722 --> 01:07:37,391
I did my best to stay out
of the whole fractured debate.
856
01:07:37,424 --> 01:07:39,259
Why don't you make the punch
this year, hmm?
857
01:07:39,293 --> 01:07:42,296
- I can really use the help.
- Oh, sure, love to.
858
01:07:44,398 --> 01:07:47,869
Orson, haven't heard
back from you about
the Christmas party.
859
01:07:47,902 --> 01:07:49,136
You coming?
860
01:07:49,837 --> 01:07:52,406
I used Carol's trick
of completely ignoring her
861
01:07:52,439 --> 01:07:54,308
and carrying on with my work.
862
01:08:02,215 --> 01:08:05,352
With all the commotion,
it would be impossible
to get into the room
863
01:08:05,385 --> 01:08:07,287
without being detected.
864
01:08:08,188 --> 01:08:11,491
So I did the sensible thing
and left.
865
01:08:53,266 --> 01:08:54,769
It didn't look like
the other guests
866
01:08:54,802 --> 01:08:57,404
were paying much attention
to the shoe code that evening.
867
01:09:02,110 --> 01:09:04,211
Look who decided
to come after all.
868
01:09:05,379 --> 01:09:06,848
Well, I can probably
find you a plate.
869
01:09:07,481 --> 01:09:11,552
It was obvious that they were
all more relaxed than usual.
870
01:09:11,586 --> 01:09:13,554
Just a heads up. It's gonna take
about six of these
871
01:09:13,588 --> 01:09:16,356
to equal one shot of liquor,
so drink up.
872
01:09:17,759 --> 01:09:20,327
How's that punch?
It's got guava in it.
873
01:09:20,360 --> 01:09:21,562
I don't taste guava.
874
01:09:22,462 --> 01:09:23,798
It's in there.
875
01:09:23,831 --> 01:09:25,232
I don't taste guava.
876
01:09:26,934 --> 01:09:28,736
I had to agree
with Rakesh
877
01:09:28,770 --> 01:09:30,805
that it was hard
to taste the guava.
878
01:09:30,838 --> 01:09:32,774
I resolved to drink
my cup slowly,
879
01:09:32,807 --> 01:09:34,842
so as not to lose my composure.
880
01:09:34,876 --> 01:09:37,277
This was a work party,
after all.
881
01:09:37,310 --> 01:09:39,814
Oh. Congratulations.
882
01:09:39,847 --> 01:09:42,583
It's great that things
are going so well for you.
883
01:09:43,051 --> 01:09:45,218
Thanks, Mitchell.
884
01:09:45,252 --> 01:09:46,688
Sorry about what I said before.
885
01:09:46,721 --> 01:09:49,189
You know how things get
in a stressful workplace.
886
01:09:50,024 --> 01:09:53,695
But I'm really pleased that
you're back on track again.
887
01:09:53,728 --> 01:09:56,698
I just wanted you to know.
I mean, even the EVP is pleased.
888
01:09:56,731 --> 01:10:00,601
People made various
excruciating attempts
to engage me in conversation.
889
01:10:00,635 --> 01:10:02,870
You might manage
to save all our jobs.
890
01:10:02,904 --> 01:10:05,305
As you might imagine,
it was a pointless task.
891
01:10:11,646 --> 01:10:13,715
Outside, the snow
was still falling.
892
01:10:17,317 --> 01:10:19,754
I'd just made up my mind
to leave when...
893
01:10:26,326 --> 01:10:27,494
Oh, uh...
894
01:10:29,296 --> 01:10:31,566
I didn't expect
to see you here.
895
01:10:31,599 --> 01:10:33,534
I get invited
to all the parties.
896
01:10:34,334 --> 01:10:36,804
I guess everyone thinks
I don't have my own division.
897
01:10:37,605 --> 01:10:40,273
Oh. Oh, let's see,
there must be, what...
898
01:10:41,142 --> 01:10:43,544
- Twenty-eight divisions.
- Twenty-nine, actually.
899
01:10:44,244 --> 01:10:46,346
Maintenance has
their own division.
900
01:10:46,379 --> 01:10:47,715
A lot of people forget.
901
01:10:49,717 --> 01:10:51,719
They invite me
to their party as well.
902
01:10:53,020 --> 01:10:54,321
Well, that's not fair.
903
01:10:58,358 --> 01:11:00,561
You really do have
a firm grasp of details.
904
01:11:00,595 --> 01:11:01,929
That's very admirable.
905
01:11:02,429 --> 01:11:05,032
Do you know how many employees
we have here in the building?
906
01:11:08,803 --> 01:11:12,039
- Well, there's you and me--
- Sixteen hundred forty-seven.
907
01:11:12,740 --> 01:11:15,777
Wow, that is--
that is something.
908
01:11:18,478 --> 01:11:20,280
My name's Alyssa, by the way.
909
01:11:21,281 --> 01:11:24,384
She looked like
she was expecting a reply,
910
01:11:24,417 --> 01:11:27,622
but what could I possibly
have to say about her name?
911
01:11:27,655 --> 01:11:29,356
Her name was Alyssa.
912
01:11:29,857 --> 01:11:32,325
"Okay"? "Good"?
913
01:11:32,359 --> 01:11:33,795
"Nice name"?
914
01:11:33,828 --> 01:11:37,330
I-- I don't-- I don't care much
for the Christmas lights.
915
01:11:37,364 --> 01:11:39,834
No. I think Shannon put them up.
916
01:11:41,936 --> 01:11:43,638
Wow, you sure do know a lot.
917
01:11:48,676 --> 01:11:49,977
Would you like a glass?
918
01:11:57,018 --> 01:11:58,853
I recalled a man
from out of town
919
01:11:58,886 --> 01:12:00,721
who took me
on a bar crawl once,
920
01:12:00,755 --> 01:12:04,491
and insisted on us drinking
until the last bar closed.
921
01:12:05,026 --> 01:12:07,595
I felt sick
for a week afterwards.
922
01:12:07,628 --> 01:12:09,764
All right,
I'm dying of curiosity.
923
01:12:09,797 --> 01:12:10,965
You-- You are?
924
01:12:13,400 --> 01:12:14,401
The room.
925
01:12:15,736 --> 01:12:17,004
The famous room.
926
01:12:20,708 --> 01:12:22,375
Oh, um...
927
01:12:22,409 --> 01:12:24,011
Wouldn't you like
to show it to me?
928
01:12:45,600 --> 01:12:46,534
Um...
929
01:12:49,570 --> 01:12:51,572
There it is. Do you see?
930
01:12:54,642 --> 01:12:55,576
No.
931
01:12:57,144 --> 01:12:58,378
But I want to.
932
01:12:59,714 --> 01:13:01,048
Oh, well...
933
01:13:02,550 --> 01:13:03,483
Um...
934
01:13:06,988 --> 01:13:10,558
Okay, this is the... door frame.
935
01:13:11,926 --> 01:13:14,028
- Yeah?
- Okay.
936
01:13:16,230 --> 01:13:17,932
Put my hand on the doorknob.
937
01:13:27,808 --> 01:13:28,976
Am I holding it?
938
01:13:30,678 --> 01:13:31,612
Yes.
939
01:13:35,583 --> 01:13:37,118
Go ahead and open the door.
940
01:13:47,929 --> 01:13:49,764
Oh, Orson.
941
01:13:51,232 --> 01:13:52,733
It's perfect.
942
01:13:53,968 --> 01:13:55,236
Do you like it?
943
01:13:55,269 --> 01:13:56,203
Yes.
944
01:13:57,571 --> 01:13:58,572
It's...
945
01:13:59,807 --> 01:14:00,741
Well...
946
01:14:03,110 --> 01:14:04,211
It's you.
947
01:14:05,913 --> 01:14:06,914
What do you mean?
948
01:14:07,548 --> 01:14:09,784
You're different
from the other people here.
949
01:14:09,817 --> 01:14:10,818
I can tell.
950
01:14:12,286 --> 01:14:14,055
They just want to succeed.
951
01:14:16,624 --> 01:14:17,792
I want to succeed.
952
01:14:18,659 --> 01:14:23,463
Yeah, I know, but you aren't
only in it to make money.
953
01:14:24,699 --> 01:14:29,502
Well, I want to make money,
of course, but...
954
01:14:29,537 --> 01:14:31,138
- Money isn't everything.
- Money isn't everything.
955
01:14:40,982 --> 01:14:43,818
You know, the way I see it...
956
01:14:44,885 --> 01:14:46,854
everyone needs this, right?
957
01:14:48,255 --> 01:14:50,524
A place that's only theirs.
958
01:14:51,625 --> 01:14:52,893
And this is yours.
959
01:14:56,664 --> 01:15:00,134
Don't you think this is a place
where you can be yourself?
960
01:15:01,168 --> 01:15:06,974
A private space that you share
only with someone close...
961
01:15:08,876 --> 01:15:11,178
someone just like you.
962
01:15:17,051 --> 01:15:20,554
I think that I know
everything there is
to know about you.
963
01:15:22,957 --> 01:15:24,191
What do you think about that?
964
01:15:26,794 --> 01:15:27,762
Yeah.
965
01:15:30,965 --> 01:15:33,868
You know, it sounds crazy,
966
01:15:33,901 --> 01:15:35,836
but all day long,
967
01:15:35,870 --> 01:15:37,938
I'm just smiling at people,
968
01:15:37,972 --> 01:15:39,807
trying to make them
feel welcome.
969
01:15:41,208 --> 01:15:43,577
I like that I don't have
to do that with you.
970
01:15:46,047 --> 01:15:48,783
I have to be nice all the time,
971
01:15:50,217 --> 01:15:51,919
but I'd rather be honest.
972
01:15:54,622 --> 01:15:56,757
You might not be
the nicest person,
973
01:15:58,192 --> 01:15:59,593
but I can tell...
974
01:16:03,197 --> 01:16:04,932
you're the most honest.
975
01:17:26,881 --> 01:17:29,150
She stood there
looking at me for a long time,
976
01:17:29,183 --> 01:17:32,052
charged, changed,
977
01:17:33,420 --> 01:17:37,191
as if I'd shown her something
she hadn't quite been
prepared for.
978
01:17:41,996 --> 01:17:44,832
As far as I'm aware,
she went straight home.
979
01:17:51,939 --> 01:17:55,009
Jesus. You startled me.
980
01:17:55,042 --> 01:17:56,810
Oh, did I? I didn't mean to.
981
01:17:58,112 --> 01:18:00,114
I wondered whether
I should say anything
982
01:18:00,147 --> 01:18:02,783
about the events in the room
the previous evening...
983
01:18:02,816 --> 01:18:04,451
- Early.
- Yeah.
984
01:18:04,485 --> 01:18:06,020
...but decided
that it would be best
985
01:18:06,053 --> 01:18:07,788
to simply ride
the wave of impressions
986
01:18:07,821 --> 01:18:08,956
I had been given.
987
01:18:08,989 --> 01:18:11,091
Eventually, I said...
988
01:18:11,125 --> 01:18:12,860
You too, huh?
989
01:18:15,930 --> 01:18:18,265
- Uh, legal department?
- Oh, yes. You can take
the elevator...
990
01:18:18,299 --> 01:18:20,501
I could see
she didn't know
how to broach the topic
991
01:18:20,535 --> 01:18:22,870
of our life-altering encounter.
992
01:18:22,903 --> 01:18:25,472
I decided to give her a moment
to gather her thoughts.
993
01:18:31,178 --> 01:18:33,948
- Got it, thank you.
- Alyssa.
994
01:18:33,981 --> 01:18:35,082
- Hi. Um...
- How can I help you?
995
01:18:35,115 --> 01:18:38,018
Can I, uh, borrow a quarter
for the coffee machine?
996
01:18:41,822 --> 01:18:43,757
I have an appointment
with Mr. Goring.
997
01:18:44,925 --> 01:18:46,994
J-Just-- just one quarter.
998
01:18:47,027 --> 01:18:48,829
Just a quarter
for the coffee machine.
999
01:18:48,862 --> 01:18:50,231
Yes, one sec.
1000
01:18:52,534 --> 01:18:54,536
All right, you can have a seat
right over there.
1001
01:18:54,569 --> 01:18:57,071
- I'll let him know you're here.
- Thank you.
1002
01:18:57,905 --> 01:19:01,809
Hello. Yes, Meredith is here
to see you, Mr. Goring.
1003
01:19:02,510 --> 01:19:03,877
Yes, thank you.
1004
01:19:06,146 --> 01:19:08,382
I decided to counter
her irritation
1005
01:19:08,415 --> 01:19:10,751
with a forgiving,
worldly attitude.
1006
01:19:12,219 --> 01:19:13,387
"Money isn't everything."
1007
01:19:27,067 --> 01:19:30,437
Mm.
You know, I actually think the coffee's better down here.
1008
01:19:33,974 --> 01:19:36,443
I have to ask you something
personal. Is that okay?
1009
01:19:40,080 --> 01:19:41,015
Yeah.
1010
01:19:42,283 --> 01:19:43,384
Last night...
1011
01:19:45,419 --> 01:19:47,154
were you on drugs?
1012
01:19:49,990 --> 01:19:51,458
Why would she ask me that?
1013
01:19:52,259 --> 01:19:53,460
Was she a drug user?
1014
01:19:55,062 --> 01:19:56,063
What a shame.
1015
01:19:56,864 --> 01:19:58,065
I really liked her.
1016
01:19:59,133 --> 01:20:01,135
I felt my whole body ache.
1017
01:20:02,102 --> 01:20:04,171
What do you-- what do you mean?
1018
01:20:07,107 --> 01:20:08,375
I-- I just mean...
1019
01:20:09,611 --> 01:20:10,512
Well...
1020
01:20:12,946 --> 01:20:15,416
what are you doing
down here now, for instance?
1021
01:20:16,183 --> 01:20:17,318
It's work time.
1022
01:20:24,526 --> 01:20:26,493
Without knowing how
it had happened...
1023
01:20:26,528 --> 01:20:27,529
Oh!
1024
01:20:27,562 --> 01:20:30,397
...I felt something warm
and wet on my legs.
1025
01:20:31,633 --> 01:20:33,535
I'd walked straight
into the trap.
1026
01:20:34,234 --> 01:20:37,371
All that smiling,
that optimistic outlook,
1027
01:20:38,038 --> 01:20:41,008
clearly, it was
a chemically-produced
friendliness.
1028
01:20:41,041 --> 01:20:42,276
You can head right on up.
1029
01:20:42,309 --> 01:20:45,412
Being taken in by the surface
appearance of a drug user
1030
01:20:45,446 --> 01:20:48,849
was one of the dangers
of being an open,
honest person.
1031
01:21:01,629 --> 01:21:04,131
Something about the room
didn't make sense,
1032
01:21:04,865 --> 01:21:07,101
so I figured I may
as well investigate.
1033
01:21:12,439 --> 01:21:13,374
Hello!
1034
01:21:14,709 --> 01:21:16,877
I went down to the third floor.
1035
01:21:25,052 --> 01:21:28,222
The layout was the same,
but no room.
1036
01:21:43,437 --> 01:21:45,707
I was forced to admire
the elegant artistry
1037
01:21:45,740 --> 01:21:48,510
of whoever had constructed
the secret space.
1038
01:21:48,543 --> 01:21:51,546
What had the architect done
to conceal a room
1039
01:21:51,579 --> 01:21:55,149
when it was right
in front of the noses
of everyone working here.
1040
01:21:57,752 --> 01:22:00,454
I know you've only
ever done four,
1041
01:22:00,487 --> 01:22:03,357
or the occasional
three-figure cases, but...
1042
01:22:04,559 --> 01:22:09,229
how would you feel
about taking on number 97?
1043
01:22:10,464 --> 01:22:13,635
It's a direct request
from the EVP.
1044
01:22:16,437 --> 01:22:17,471
I'd be happy to.
1045
01:22:18,506 --> 01:22:21,375
Your first double-digit case.
1046
01:22:22,109 --> 01:22:24,478
Come on. I'll help you
pick out the material.
1047
01:22:28,449 --> 01:22:30,217
As Andrew
walked next to me
1048
01:22:30,250 --> 01:22:31,586
along the halls
of the fifth floor
1049
01:22:31,619 --> 01:22:33,555
with the heavy burden
in his arms,
1050
01:22:33,588 --> 01:22:35,289
it felt like
he was my assistant.
1051
01:22:35,322 --> 01:22:38,158
Orson, we should've
brought a cart.
1052
01:22:38,893 --> 01:22:41,161
He had started to rely on me.
1053
01:22:48,368 --> 01:22:50,605
As the days passed,
I grew irritated,
1054
01:22:50,638 --> 01:22:53,641
having to keep quiet
about my real workplace.
1055
01:22:53,675 --> 01:22:56,143
Besides, I was tired
of having to wait
1056
01:22:56,176 --> 01:22:58,045
until all the others
had left each day
1057
01:22:58,078 --> 01:22:59,614
before I could get
anything done.
1058
01:23:04,218 --> 01:23:07,054
I was thinking about it
as I passed Alyssa
in reception,
1059
01:23:07,087 --> 01:23:08,723
who hadn't looked at me
for several days now,
1060
01:23:08,756 --> 01:23:11,325
and thus, hadn't given me
an appropriate opportunity
1061
01:23:11,358 --> 01:23:14,027
to show that I was keeping
my distance.
1062
01:23:16,430 --> 01:23:20,133
I've taken the liberty
of purchasing,
at company expense,
1063
01:23:21,669 --> 01:23:23,070
a small gift...
1064
01:23:29,777 --> 01:23:32,580
to emphasize how you've adjusted
to the new protocols
1065
01:23:32,614 --> 01:23:34,582
and to show how proud
I am of you.
1066
01:23:34,616 --> 01:23:38,085
Thank you very much, Andrew.
I appreciate the gesture,
1067
01:23:38,118 --> 01:23:42,122
uh, but there's something
more important to discuss.
1068
01:23:43,825 --> 01:23:45,593
Uh...
1069
01:23:45,627 --> 01:23:48,295
Obviously, I'm not making
any kind of demand,
1070
01:23:49,229 --> 01:23:50,230
but, uh...
1071
01:23:51,031 --> 01:23:55,435
you would be making it easier
for me to choose you here
1072
01:23:56,069 --> 01:24:00,742
if there were ever any chance
of me considering anything else.
1073
01:24:01,275 --> 01:24:03,243
Are you thinking of leaving us?
1074
01:24:04,278 --> 01:24:05,713
I can't get into that.
1075
01:24:05,747 --> 01:24:07,147
Hmm...
1076
01:24:08,816 --> 01:24:10,417
What would you like
to talk about?
1077
01:24:11,753 --> 01:24:14,421
Well, I don't wanna mention
anyone by name, but...
1078
01:24:16,290 --> 01:24:19,393
I could think of at least
one person at the company
1079
01:24:19,426 --> 01:24:21,194
who is a drug user.
1080
01:24:26,166 --> 01:24:27,669
But that's not my main concern.
1081
01:24:30,638 --> 01:24:33,173
I think we can take for granted
that of everyone here,
1082
01:24:33,206 --> 01:24:37,612
I contribute the most
in terms of work,
1083
01:24:38,813 --> 01:24:43,585
and I find it reasonable
that I should have
a space of my own,
1084
01:24:43,618 --> 01:24:48,255
an office, if you will,
in which to do that work.
1085
01:24:50,490 --> 01:24:52,426
I would like to propose that...
1086
01:24:54,361 --> 01:24:58,600
the room is a place
I could work.
1087
01:25:01,501 --> 01:25:04,338
- You mean "the room"?
- Mm-hmm.
1088
01:25:04,371 --> 01:25:05,873
No. No, no, no, no, no.
1089
01:25:05,907 --> 01:25:07,508
I thought we were done
with that.
1090
01:25:07,542 --> 01:25:09,376
Well, not exactly.
1091
01:25:10,377 --> 01:25:13,715
Okay, it is very important
that we do the right thing
in a situation like this.
1092
01:25:13,748 --> 01:25:15,349
It's important
for the whole company.
1093
01:25:15,382 --> 01:25:17,284
We're not going to make
any hasty decisions.
1094
01:25:17,317 --> 01:25:20,420
Well, obviously, I can't decide
what happens to anyone else...
1095
01:25:20,454 --> 01:25:22,356
- No, exactly.
- ...apart from myself.
1096
01:25:22,389 --> 01:25:28,362
So just give me
free access to the room.
1097
01:25:30,464 --> 01:25:32,366
I could understand
where he was coming from.
1098
01:25:32,399 --> 01:25:35,402
Creative people have always
encountered resistance.
1099
01:25:35,435 --> 01:25:38,539
It's perfectly natural for more
straightforward individuals
1100
01:25:38,573 --> 01:25:40,842
to feel alarmed
by someone of talent.
1101
01:25:42,209 --> 01:25:43,911
But I was done playing nice.
1102
01:25:49,651 --> 01:25:51,385
Thank you for the slippers.
1103
01:25:56,423 --> 01:25:57,892
Maybe we've
reached the point now
1104
01:25:57,925 --> 01:26:00,360
where the room
has a certain significance,
1105
01:26:00,394 --> 01:26:02,764
and on those terms, then,
it does exist.
1106
01:26:02,797 --> 01:26:04,799
How crazy do I have
to be to get the free slippers?
1107
01:26:16,343 --> 01:26:17,377
What's going on?
1108
01:26:19,714 --> 01:26:21,415
Andrew went upstairs
to the EVP.
1109
01:26:23,785 --> 01:26:24,786
What for?
1110
01:26:25,953 --> 01:26:27,320
Well, he's gonna ask him.
1111
01:26:28,623 --> 01:26:29,691
About what?
1112
01:26:31,759 --> 01:26:34,494
About the room.
That's what we agreed.
1113
01:26:34,529 --> 01:26:36,764
This is a matter
for the executive
vice president.
1114
01:26:38,498 --> 01:26:40,300
That's probably right.
1115
01:26:40,333 --> 01:26:43,604
What exactly is it
that you want?
1116
01:26:43,638 --> 01:26:45,372
I just want to do my job.
1117
01:26:46,007 --> 01:26:47,942
What do you think we're doing?
1118
01:26:47,975 --> 01:26:51,311
I can't say
with total certainty.
1119
01:26:52,847 --> 01:26:57,384
Now, this is such a grandiose
and detailed project...
1120
01:26:59,453 --> 01:27:01,723
...and it's so
ingeniously malicious.
1121
01:27:01,756 --> 01:27:04,458
I have to admit,
I'm kinda fascinated by it.
1122
01:27:07,628 --> 01:27:09,664
But it will be exciting to see
what the EVP says
1123
01:27:09,697 --> 01:27:11,298
when Andrew comes back down.
1124
01:27:13,935 --> 01:27:14,869
Yeah.
1125
01:27:15,970 --> 01:27:19,874
And with that, I put on my coat
and went off to lunch early.
1126
01:27:47,501 --> 01:27:50,605
Orson! They asked me to grab you
the second you came in.
1127
01:27:52,339 --> 01:27:55,042
Andrew needs to see you
in his office.
1128
01:27:55,076 --> 01:27:57,377
He said you could go right in
and wait for him.
1129
01:28:03,885 --> 01:28:07,420
Any minute,
Andrew would be here
begging for my forgiveness,
1130
01:28:07,454 --> 01:28:10,457
and with, I hope,
some reasonable explanation
1131
01:28:10,490 --> 01:28:11,993
for what's really
been going on.
1132
01:28:13,528 --> 01:28:17,832
I would admit to him
I have made use of the room
for all manner of activities.
1133
01:28:18,465 --> 01:28:22,570
I have done most of my--
and he will have to forgive me
for putting it like this--
1134
01:28:22,603 --> 01:28:24,605
"singularly-successful"
work in there
1135
01:28:24,639 --> 01:28:27,008
during the evenings
and at night.
1136
01:28:27,041 --> 01:28:29,644
And, yes, I intend
to keep on doing so.
1137
01:28:33,614 --> 01:28:36,083
But Andrew's betrayals
would not be forgiven.
1138
01:28:36,651 --> 01:28:39,720
I would only stay
on the condition that he goes.
1139
01:28:49,396 --> 01:28:53,734
Five, six, maybe seven minutes
of intense silence passed.
1140
01:29:27,467 --> 01:29:28,736
Hello, Orson.
1141
01:29:28,769 --> 01:29:30,738
I've come straight from the EVP.
1142
01:29:30,771 --> 01:29:31,873
Finally.
1143
01:29:33,541 --> 01:29:36,409
We, uh... we spent
a long time talking.
1144
01:29:37,444 --> 01:29:38,713
So, um...
1145
01:29:38,746 --> 01:29:42,016
Well, I informed him
about everything, about you,
1146
01:29:42,583 --> 01:29:45,152
and your extraordinary
accomplishments,
1147
01:29:45,186 --> 01:29:47,722
your peculiar way of working,
1148
01:29:47,755 --> 01:29:49,891
and your request for the, uh...
1149
01:29:51,893 --> 01:29:52,894
the room.
1150
01:29:57,164 --> 01:30:00,001
He very seriously
considered the situation.
1151
01:30:01,669 --> 01:30:02,737
He showed me
1152
01:30:03,938 --> 01:30:05,539
the floor plans.
1153
01:30:05,573 --> 01:30:07,808
Orson, we looked
at them together.
1154
01:30:08,441 --> 01:30:10,544
He was in no doubt, very...
1155
01:30:11,212 --> 01:30:12,513
How can I put it...
1156
01:30:12,546 --> 01:30:14,849
Persuasive in his argument.
1157
01:30:18,252 --> 01:30:23,691
On this, the fourth floor,
between the elevators
and the bathrooms,
1158
01:30:23,724 --> 01:30:30,430
there is absolutely
no other space.
1159
01:30:38,773 --> 01:30:42,610
And I'm sorry, Orson,
but his decision is final.
1160
01:30:44,578 --> 01:30:45,680
I have to let you go.
1161
01:30:49,250 --> 01:30:52,687
- Andrew was threatened by me.
- Come on.
1162
01:30:52,720 --> 01:30:55,189
He'd set out to hire
an invalid, a drone
1163
01:30:55,222 --> 01:30:58,125
who could never approach
his modest level of competence.
1164
01:30:58,159 --> 01:30:59,627
Let's clear out your desk.
1165
01:31:00,460 --> 01:31:03,264
When he realized
I was more capable than he was,
1166
01:31:03,297 --> 01:31:05,533
I naturally became his enemy.
1167
01:31:12,940 --> 01:31:15,242
You're making
a terrible mistake.
1168
01:31:36,597 --> 01:31:39,734
I am sorry, Orson.
I did try to warn you.
1169
01:31:47,641 --> 01:31:49,710
Please, Andrew,
I don't blame you.
1170
01:31:50,711 --> 01:31:52,780
You know, little people
can't be held accountable
1171
01:31:52,813 --> 01:31:55,983
for striving to undermine
their betters.
1172
01:31:57,985 --> 01:32:00,955
But you people, you all
should be very, very proud.
1173
01:32:00,988 --> 01:32:02,123
I'm impressed.
1174
01:32:02,690 --> 01:32:04,558
You wanna tell me
how far in advance
1175
01:32:04,592 --> 01:32:06,127
all of this got, uh,
got worked out?
1176
01:32:06,160 --> 01:32:07,728
Was-- was it before
I even arrived?
1177
01:32:07,762 --> 01:32:10,698
Was I even one of the original
intended victims?
1178
01:32:11,799 --> 01:32:12,967
Huh?
1179
01:32:14,702 --> 01:32:16,037
I mean, you can tell me,
you won.
1180
01:32:17,772 --> 01:32:18,873
No?
1181
01:32:18,906 --> 01:32:19,940
No one?
1182
01:32:22,743 --> 01:32:24,111
Fine, have it your way.
1183
01:32:24,145 --> 01:32:25,980
You can go back
to your sagging trolleys
1184
01:32:26,013 --> 01:32:27,848
of imprecise wording,
1185
01:32:27,882 --> 01:32:30,951
and your banal,
meteorological obsessions,
1186
01:32:30,985 --> 01:32:34,755
and your absurd rituals.
1187
01:32:34,789 --> 01:32:37,725
And because, because,
because-- because the EVPs,
1188
01:32:37,758 --> 01:32:41,162
and then the CEOs,
and the-- and the VIPs,
and all the other acronyms
1189
01:32:41,195 --> 01:32:44,065
are gonna-- are gonna go on
with their collateralized debts,
1190
01:32:44,098 --> 01:32:46,033
and their short stocks,
and their long options,
1191
01:32:46,067 --> 01:32:48,002
and you can't even see it.
1192
01:32:48,035 --> 01:32:51,005
- You can't even see it!
- Orson...
1193
01:32:53,240 --> 01:32:54,742
They don't care about you.
1194
01:32:57,645 --> 01:33:00,681
They don't. You're,
you're-- you're a number
in a column on a spreadsheet.
1195
01:33:02,249 --> 01:33:04,251
This is a corral
and you're all livestock,
1196
01:33:04,285 --> 01:33:06,053
but instead of slaughtering you,
1197
01:33:06,087 --> 01:33:08,222
they just show you
the efficiency metrics
1198
01:33:08,255 --> 01:33:10,724
and then encourage you
to slit your own throat.
1199
01:33:13,694 --> 01:33:15,830
And you? You...
1200
01:33:15,863 --> 01:33:17,364
If you think you're gonna get
the same kind of work
1201
01:33:17,398 --> 01:33:19,767
you got out of me
out of these-- these people
1202
01:33:19,800 --> 01:33:21,368
that can't even see a door
right in front of their face,
1203
01:33:21,402 --> 01:33:23,104
then you got
another thing coming.
1204
01:33:32,446 --> 01:33:34,648
That's impossible, by the way.
1205
01:33:50,965 --> 01:33:54,969
It's easy to let
yourself be taken in
by new acquaintances.
1206
01:33:55,002 --> 01:33:57,238
You ascribe to them
all manner of noble qualities,
1207
01:33:57,271 --> 01:33:58,973
simply because you don't
know them well enough.
1208
01:34:00,708 --> 01:34:03,277
But you will almost always
end up disappointed.
1209
01:34:04,912 --> 01:34:07,748
Sooner or later, you always
reach a certain point,
1210
01:34:07,781 --> 01:34:10,784
an occasion where their
true self breaks through.
1211
01:34:12,319 --> 01:34:16,957
One way of dealing with that
is simply to assume
the worst of people.
1212
01:34:42,584 --> 01:34:46,320
It's good to realize
that we aren't as remarkable
as we might imagine.
1213
01:34:47,821 --> 01:34:51,792
We wanna make a lot of money,
eat good food,
1214
01:34:51,825 --> 01:34:53,694
and generally have a nice time.
1215
01:34:55,229 --> 01:34:57,765
We are all relatively
simple creatures.
1216
01:34:59,266 --> 01:35:02,403
Deep down, we just want
peace and quiet.
1217
01:35:09,777 --> 01:35:11,178
The problem
with ordinary people
1218
01:35:11,212 --> 01:35:14,014
is they don't see the world
as it really is.
1219
01:35:14,048 --> 01:35:17,351
They don't see the nuances,
the little differences.
1220
01:35:20,154 --> 01:35:21,789
You have to show
people like that
1221
01:35:21,822 --> 01:35:23,190
what their shortcomings are.
1222
01:35:45,312 --> 01:35:46,447
Stop!
1223
01:36:07,101 --> 01:36:08,135
Follow him!
1224
01:36:46,874 --> 01:36:48,275
- Orson?
- Orson?
1225
01:36:48,942 --> 01:36:51,478
Finally, I could breathe again,
1226
01:36:51,513 --> 01:36:53,914
and think more or less clearly.
1227
01:36:56,417 --> 01:36:57,985
Orson?
1228
01:36:58,018 --> 01:36:59,086
Orson?
1229
01:36:59,119 --> 01:37:00,387
Orson?
1230
01:37:29,183 --> 01:37:30,884
It smelled like the sea...
1231
01:37:31,985 --> 01:37:33,120
and lilacs...
1232
01:37:33,887 --> 01:37:37,057
and Lindenwood Park
at five in the morning
at the end of May.
1233
01:37:45,165 --> 01:37:46,568
You'll never find me here.