:03:05
- Hi.
- Hi.
- I'm Rick Hayes.
:03:08
- I'm here to see John Hayes.
- Oh, you're John's brother.
:03:10
Yeah, among other things.
:03:12
- Louise, John's brother is here.
- Okay.
:03:16
- He's right here in the conference room.
- Great.
:03:21
We should take each case
on its merits.
:03:23
Now, we have restricted
out-of-state travel...
:03:25
and we've delayed the purchase
of new state vehicles.
:03:27
It doesn't sound like enough.
We have to trim ten million...
:03:30
from department spending over
the next fiscal year. John?
:03:34
I've requested the department trim
five percent across the board,
except for education.
:03:40
Okay. But we're gonna have to
find some additional measures.
:03:42
Cutbacks? With an election
next year, it might...
:03:44
You want the tooth fairy to come,
you're gonna have to put some teeth
under the pillow.
:03:47
Agreed. With what we've done,
we're now in a position to take stock...
:03:50
make our judgments regarding
the staffing and expenditures...
:03:53
and we will take a long, hard,
critical look at all...
:04:05
I'm just trying to figure out what kind of
idiot shows up his first day of work...
:04:09
late and stinking of wine.
:04:11
I guess now you know.
:04:13
You wanna try to explain
your resume?
:04:16
- What do you mean?
- Well, you went to law school.
Did pretty well.
:04:19
Worked for Hayes Development for
three years. Working for your old man?
:04:23
- On and off.
- Mmm.
:04:25
And then there's this gaping hole.
:04:29
What have you been doing with
yourself for the last two years?
:04:31
Well, my father passed away. Maybe you
know. I helped settle his affairs.
:04:37
And after that?
:04:38
Um, well, after that I, uh, I did
some travelling and I, I just
tried some different things.
:04:44
Partied for two years.
:04:46
Well, call it what you want.
:04:48
Okay. What do you want to do?
:04:52
- What do I wanna do?
- Hell, it's your call.
:04:55
Your brother's
the governor's chief of staff.
:04:59
Well, um...