Three nights in a hotel... just the two of us. You excited? I'm excited.
You don't seem that excited. -You want to check my pulse? -I don't need to.
I'm highly trained at reading people. I'm in advertising.
So I've heard. -I just thought you'd be more excited
about the prospect of a little... Romance. -You mean sex? -Basically.
- I'm excited. I'm just... being cautious. - You don't have to be cautious this time, okay?
So throw it to the wind, Mrs. Mcguire. I am all yours.
I've heard that before. "Just one more meeting,
then everything goes back to normal."
But things happen, as they always do, and next thing you know,
you're leaving your wife and kids stranded in a condo in Florida with your parents,
- all because a nestle pitch got moved up. - I thought we were gonna forget about that.
- And it was kraft. - See? I forgot.
Yeah, well, you're also forgetting the major difference between now and then.
Then, I was this big shot, very much in demand,
and now I'm the dope who lost their biggest account.
Can we enjoy this weekend? I'll be out of the office at 3:00.
We'll check in. Please say you're excited.
When I wake up in a hotel bed with you and 700-thread-count sheets,
then I'll get excited.
I'm worn out. And I miss you. And I really need this weekend.
So do I.
- Did I mention... that we're gonna have sex? - Mm-hmm.
Outrageous sex. Hotel sex. Lights on and everything.
- Ready. - That's all you're bringing? - That's all I need.
The color printer's broken. I'm just gonna print it to another floor.
Not yet. I hate the headline. It's so obvious.
Would you shut up? It's good. Ugh! At least it looks good.
We have way too much work left to waste time nitpicking copy.
- Oh? - They need five billboards, plus print.
We got to stop doing this. We got to stop waiting till the last minute.
That is the beauty of freelance work, my friend. You wait and wait,
then a sudden rush of inspiration, followed by a sudden rush of cash.
- What do you got in there? - Ann Sather cinnamon rolls.
- But they're not for you. They're for my new partner. - You got a new partner? - Yep.
- Did you know about this? - Yeah. She was here the other day. - Where was I?
- Who is she? - Relax. Julie Finn. She used to be at Mullen.
She did that Nike campaign that won all the awards.
- Oh. That was, like, a decade ago. - Yeah. She took some time off to have a couple of kids.
Whatever. But now she wants back in the biz, and I got her.
You are very lucky you get to sit next to her.
- You're gonna learn a lot. - Is she hot?
- Tom, how's that Bertolli radio coming along? - Uh, it's a little al dente.
Funny... that doesn't look like Bertolli radio. It looks like freelance work.
Guys, you're paid to work on our accounts, not some outside gig you scored on your own.
- Like you've never done freelance. - Yeah, not in front of my boss.
Boss, okay? I need those Bertolli spots by 3:00 at the latest so I can look them over
before I go. I'm leaving early today. Sarah, maybe you can help the guys with that.
Ooh, I can't. Julie's starting today, and I have to get her up to speed on dove. Sorry.
- For the next 8 hours? - 7 1/2. Yeah.
- Of course. - Oh, hey, Mason. Morning. This is Shannon. - Good morning.
- She's a masseuse. - Really? - Hey, you know what I was thinking, Mason? The group...
Tight. The group's too tight, you know? This loss of arc mobile... it's like a toxin.
It's infecting the entire workplace, and thus infecting our bodies.
We need to get the bad energy out, good energy in... get back
- to my normal state. - Procrastinating.
See, that right there, that attitude... it's toxic.
The group... toxic. We need an...
- Breathe. - ... antidote. Shannon... is that antidote.
You know, or how about this? Here'San antidote.
We get some work done for the clients that we still have in
hopes that we don't lose them, too.
Sorry to ruin your spa day, but I need Bertolli radio by 3:00.
- I don't think Tom's gonna deliver. - You know what I think the problem is?
I think it's you. You're tense.
- You're tight. You're toxic. You're getting up here next, pal. - Uh, no. No, no.
I hate massages. They stress me out.
I just... I never know whether to leave my underwear on or take it off.
- Oh, well, you have to ask. - You have to ask.
Yeah, that's gonna help. Starting a conversation with a perfect stranger
by saying, "hey, should I get totally naked?"... not relaxing for me.
Fine. Suit yourself. No massa-a-ge for you.
I'm not working on radio today. Tom can take care of it,
and if he can't, you can just push the client call till Monday.
No, I don't want this hanging over my head this weekend.
- Erin and I booked a little, uh, getaway. - Oh, really? Where you going?
- Chicago. - So you're staying. - Yeah, but three nights at the Wersler.
Nice. Right. Weekend in the city. A little "stay-cation", if you will.
Mm-hmm. You know what? Maybe that's the antidote.
- Uh-huh. Can I come with? - No. - Okay.
May I help you with your books?
Only if you let me wear your varsity jacket to the big game.
- Julie! Hi! Welcome. - Hey, I made it. - Look. I got these for you.
They're not warm anymore. They've been here since 9:00.
Oh. You didn't tell me everyone gets in at 9:00.
Oh, it's no big deal. Get here whenever you want. I get here at 9:00. It's fine.
I'm sure the rolls are still good, though.
Oh, they look great. I'll try one later. I already ate on the train.
- I'd gladly pay you to... - Back off, you grub!
Go ahead. Try one. You're gonna love them. They're so delicious.
- They're my favorite. - Okay. Just take a little bite here.
- Mmm. Wow. Amazing. - I knew that you would love them.
- Okay, let's dive in, shall we? - Okay. - So, here's your office.
- I cleaned it up... all nice and tidy and clean and a flower. - Oh.
Uh, when you told me I'd have a window office,
- I just pictured a room with walls and... You know, a window. - You will. You will.
I'm totally working on that for you. -Okay, good,
'cause I just work better when I have my own space.
You know what? My thoughts exactly. Let's go work together in my office.
Look at this.
- Ohhhh! - And release.
This is not the Bertolli radio I asked for.
Yeah, I pulled it from a printer on 25. I went down there to get some of our...
Work. Look... it's a creative brief for the city of Chicago's olympic bid.
Where's the rest of it? -That's all I found. -Wait. You got that on 25? -Yes.
Cochran's on 25. That means his group's working on this already.
Well, we don't know that. I don't know that?
Well, someone is. But I guess we're too busy getting massages.
Oh, you want one? You seem tense. -I am. But no, thank you.
Why are we not on this? -I don't know. -This could be good. This could be the antidote.
This would be good for the group... Chicago 2016.
Let's go talk to Tony. Uh, no, nope, nope.
Not so fast. I can't go talk to Tony. No
he's still pissed at me for shooting the arc mobile commercial behind his back.
Yeah, we did that together. So he's probably pissed at both of us.
You're my partner. I need you for backup. -Can't. I'm a loose cannon.
Which is what makes you such a good salesman.
That's true. He's right. You're right. And if I were in your
shoes, I would have convinced me by now, but... you didn't.
Okay. Heads... Conner goes. Tails... Mason goes by himself. -That's cool.
I got it. No, that's not it. Did I throw a quarter or a nickel? -Probably tails. -Yeah.
- Tony? - Mason.
You know that Cochran's group is working on something for the Olympics?
Tom found this creative brief down there. Well, it's a cover
page, but, I mean, it sounds like a pretty great assignment.
Oh, it is... selling Chicago as the host city to the Olympics.
Would have been great. -"Would have"? -Yeah, well, Denise asked me if our group
might be interested a couple of months ago,
but at the time, we were so swamped with arc mobile, I... declined.
We were so busy. So she gave it to Cochran's group.
And mill's group and Schraeder's group.
Okay. So, can we still get in on this? -I don't know.
I haven't spoken to Denise. -Well, could we... I don't know... call her?
That's a good idea.
Hey, Denise, uh, listen. I know we just lost a $75 million account,
but could we spend our valuable time trying to win
a prestige assignment with no billings? Hmm?
Oh. Yeah. "Focus on the clients we have." Okay. Thank you.
We are, Tony. But have you... have you looked out there lately? It's like a funeral.
I- I'm so sick of receiving condolences on arc mobile.
We need this. People think we're weak.
It's the perfect time to do something aggressive, you know?
Really just shock the hell out of them. All right. You want to stay pissed at me?
Stay pissed at me. At me. But the rest of this group deserves a shot at this.
I'll call Denise. Unless, of course, uh, you want to call her behind my back.
No? You sure? Then maybe I will call Denise.
Hey. Check this out
"Romero Delgado, Italian chef, raving about Bertolli oven bake meals."
"Why do they do this to me? "I want the love. But now they love someone else.
"Why they no love me... Bertolli? "Why do this to me? "You no go out.
You stay at home. "Your lasagna is too good.
"Why it no take five hours like mine? "Why? Is too easy!
Is not fair. "Bertolli, they love you, not me. This makes me sad.
Now I take a nap." "Bertolli oven bake meals... making chefs mad...
And couples happy." Who's not tight? Who's not toxic? Bertolli radio... done.
Thank you, Shannon. What, mase? Come on. You should be excited. This is good stuff.
I just convinced Tony to let us in on the olympic presentation.
Yes! You should be doubly excited, then.
The presentation is Monday morning. -Monday... oh, but you're on "stay-cation."
Not anymore.
"Chicago... my kind of town." "The city of big shoulders."
We've heard all the cliches before. I don't want to hear any of them
on this assignment, okay? Chicago needs to convince the olympic committee
to make us the host city for 2016, and we're gonna need everything...
TV, print, outdoor, Internet. -By when? -Monday.
Come on. It's not the first time we've ever had to work a weekend. And it's...
I mean, guys, this could be huge for us. This is the Olympics. Gold or go home.
I think that this is a great assignment, Mason. It's great, right?
Sarah Krajicek-hunter, ladies and gentlemen.
Okay, we present to Tony first thing Monday morning,
and then... hopefully... Denise, second thing. -What's the brief? -"Chicago is..."
Is what? -That's it. Fill in the blank.
Okay, that's just laziness on their part... "Chicago is..."
Chicago is cold, windy, in the middle of the country, with a big lake!
Yeah, it's wide open. -You know, can we bring some freelancers for this?
No freelancers. -No, Hector. -We can't afford to spend agency money
on business we don't even have yet, so it's just us, all right?
Well, fortunately, we have a new addition.
Most of you have already met my new partner, Julie Finn.
This is her very first day, and she'll be helping us this weekend. -Welcome.
Good timing. Okay, let's look at rough ideas tomorrow morning,
and then we'll decide on a couple of directions.
I thought you said that we didn't work off-hours.
My husband's out of town this weekend. I don't have a nanny. -You're hilarious.
You know, the color printer's broken on our floor, by the way.
Good thing, too, or we'd never have known about this.
Now, let's give Tony lots of things to choose from, okay?
I want a lot of ideas, not just one. I w...
What? What are you... what are you... Stop doing that. What are... what...
What? -What is that? -Mason.
Oh, God.
Hey, you. You're early. -Uh, no. Actually, I'm 20 minutes late.
Yeah? -Is everything okay? -Yeah. Yeah. I just, um... -What?
Oh, God. Are you bailing on tonight or the whole weekend?
Erin, I... I can't believe this. -I was gonna call.
When? The babysitter's paid for. The hotel is locked.
- When were you gonna call? - When I figured out a way to
tell you without upsetting you. I'm sorry.
- I shouldn't be surprised. - Now, look. Come on.
Do you think I would choose this? A weekend with these dopes
- over... over time with the woman I love? - Isn't that exactly what has happened?
That's not fair. I need this vacation, too. I really do.
- Well... well, I can't... - Well, don't go home mad.
Oh, I'm not going home. I'm going to the hotel for a fabulous weekend.
I wish you would join me. -What can I do? I can't leave the group.
Why? Did you promise them outrageous sex, too? -Okay.
You didn't call her? -I spaced. I meant to call.
Mason. Okay, look, you need to go right now. Go get her, go apologize. And you know what?
- Go on this weekend. - I made Tony call Denise.
You know how it would look if I left now? -Yeah...
It would look like you're a guy who loves his wife.
Come on. We're fine here, okay?
We're all ready to come up with great ideas, okay? So you can go have a wife.
You mean "a life." -No, I don't. No, Erin will be fine. This is too important.
This is the win that could turn this group around.
Yeah. You know what? -What? -I'm gonna go. -You're gonna... what are...
What... What are you doing?
A beautiful woman is waiting all alone in a luxury hotel suite,
probably wearing all her sexiest lingerie. Somebody should go.
I can't go. You know that. I need to stay here.
And be what? Be the boss, staring over everyone's shoulder,
making everyone tight, making everyone nervous,
while his marriage crumbles around him? Or I could stay here and you could go.
You want me to put you in charge? -What a great idea, Mason.
Why didn't I think of that? It'll be fine.
It will. I'll be just like you. I'll be me, standing in for you.
You don't think I can handle it? Mason, it's two days. I can manage the group.
I just don't want to be that asshole boss that comes in
at the last second and hates the work that everybody spent the whole weekend creating.
Then don't hate the work. Be the kind of boss you always wanted to be...
The kind of boss that lets his partner help him out.
Mason, look, everything and everyone will be right here
waiting for you first thing Monday morning, okay? Just let go.
Let go. Let go.
I'm leaving my cell on the whole time.
You get ideas, you call me... Let me know that I can relax,
all right? I'm getting my coat.
- Yep. Conner, this is important. - Then why are you leaving?
I'm kidding. Kidding. Go get your coat.
Have a great weekend, okay? I'll call you with updates.
Hi. Anything? -Well, I got this nanny reco from a friend.
She's Ukrainian, so not great English,
but my friend says Ukrainians are really reliable, so...
No, no, I meant ideas. Any ideas? -Mink group, listen up.
Mason Mcguire has a family commitment this weekend.
He has asked everyone to show their work Tome, and I will keep him in the loop.
So, as acting creative director, my first order of business is to tell you all...
Go home. Go home. Go relax, go hydrate.
We'll meet back here tomorrow morning at 9:00.
9:30.
We are not going anywhere. -Okay.
Hey, Tony. What are... What are you doing on 22?
Oh, I'm going down. Well, I just thought I'd ride the elevator with you.
- It's 4:00. You going somewhere? - Uh, check... checking in.
I got a hotel room. I thought I should stay close to the office for the weekend, know?
Mm-hmm. You keep a bag in the office? -No. Uh, e-Erin... Erin dropped it by for me.
So, you got any big weekend plans?
Um... Yeah.
Sounds fun.
Look forward to seeing your group's work on Monday.
Oh, yeah, yeah. We're gonna have a lot of good stuff for you.
- We're, uh, already working on a few ideas. - Let's hope Denise likes one of them.
So, do you want to try this new bistro down on the south loop tonight or not?
It's got three stars. Oh. Four dollar signs. Mason?
Mason! Hmm? You haven't heard a word I've said. -Yeah, I did. -What did I say?
"Bistro." -You're thinking about the Olympics, aren't you?
No, I'm not. -Let me see the pad.
Hey, the Olympics are the furthest thing from my mind. -Mm-hmm.
I just like drawing torches. Look, I just... I had a thought. I wanted
to get it down before I forgot. And now it's there.
It's out of my head. -Honey, you just... you need to relax. -I am trying.
That's good, 'cause I booked us a couples message later this afternoon.
A couples massage? -It'll be fun. -No, it won't. That's even less relaxing...
Getting a rubdown from another woman with you lying 5 feet away?
And what if the masseuse is a man?
I don't want some guy touching you in front of me.
See? I'm already more stressed. -I doubt it's the massage that's doing it.
Look, if you want to go into the office for an hour... fine. Go.
No. No.
I am here. This weekend was supposed to be about you and me,
and we already lost last night to fighting. I'm sorry. So let's officially...
Begin our weekend... Right now.
Who are we kidding? We both know you won't stop freaking out
until you go down and see firsthand that the group can survive without you.S
that is... -At which point you'll probably become depressed that you're not need.
Go. We can meet up at the spa later.
Really? -Yeah. But after that, we'll come back, and then we can christen the bed.
- You want to do a quickie? - No. I can get that at home.
Whoo! God! Does that kid have a volume knob? -Yeah! Maybe he's got a few ideas.
Oh, no, no. I'm so sorry. No, no, no, no, no. I had to bring Ellison in.
It turns out the Ukrainian nanny is 80 years old.
I just thought that the baby was enough for her to deal with.
It's okay. He's really... adorable.
Um, guys, let's just try to get some work done before
Conner gets here. -I am working.This is part of my process.
What part of your process do you get off your back and finish the freelance work?
- Okay, where is Conner? - I'm calling him right now.
Okay, good, 'cause I have to leave here at 2:00 on the dot. Okay. Thanks.
I found his phone, but no Conner. -Don't tell me -he's not here. He's not.
He was supposed to be here over an hour ago.
I don't believe we've met. -Okay, say hello to Mr. Mcguire, Ellison.
He's usually very outgoing. -All right! Oh! Whoa! Hey-ho!
All right, everybody.Let's do this.
Let's get to... what are you doing here? -What aren't you doing here?
So, did you and Erin make up last night? -It's already past 11:00. -Apparently not.
Where's my phone? -Where have you been? -Mining. -What?
Yeah. Hit a patch of gold last night, started mining it.
Practically have a whole campaign done. Now I just need an art director...
Not you... to make it happen. -What's the idea?
You can see it Monday morning when it's finished.
Ha. You're funny. Let me see. -No. -Yes. -N... look, what are you doing here?
I said I would check in with you when we are under way.
We are now officially under way, so go away. We'll be fine. -I know. I just...
I've been kicking around a few ideas myself. I thought
maybe I'd, uh, pull a few people to brainstorm, you know?
You know, if I didn't know any better, I might think
that you didn't trust that I could handle this. -I trust you. -Uh-huh.
And that's why you're here in my office
instead of having outrageous hotel sex with your wife.
They'll be fine, Mason. They will not let you down.
I won't let them. See you Monday.
He okay? -He's lying down. He said his tummy hurts.
Okay, everybody, I'm gonna, uh, get out of your hair,
let you work. -Lucky bastard. -You heard the man. Let's go. Conference room.
We're working. Let's go. Conference room. -Hey. Come here.
They've had a long morning, okay? So listen to what they have to say.
You never know. You might find some more gold. All right?
Right. Wish me luck. I'm off to a couples massage.
Take your pants off. -What? -You heard me.
Maybe next time, you don't turn the office into "romper room."
Yeah. Okay. "Chicago is..." Ideas, ideas, ideas, ideas.
Make me laugh. Make me cry. Seduce me. Surprise me. Hector, what do you got?
All right. Hey, no, don't edit yourself. Just let it go. Let it flow. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1... go!
Since it's 2016, we thought we should get innovative.
No TV commercials. I mean, come on. No one's gonna be watching TV in five years,
so the idea's all user-generated... Viral, peer-to-peer.
- That's it? - That's it.
"Use the Internet." That doesn't sound like much of an idea to me.
- More like an excuse to not do TV and radio. - No, that's not... you... you... slow down.
You're not getting it. The idea is that Chicago is its people,
and they'll make their own videos about what makes Chicago fun...
You know, like the lake and, uh, street fairs, blues, Wrigley.
Okay. I-I got it wrong. Sorry. My bad.
So you're not proposing less work on our part. You're proposing no work at all.
Guys, this is the Olympics, all right? It is our job to make
Chicago look like the greatest city on the planet, okay?
Letting a bunch of drunks film themselves puking
behind dumpsters at a street party or two...
We didn't say... -Not exactly gonna get it done. Is it?
- Is it? Sarah? What do you got? - First, I was thinking about...
Oh. Sorry. We were thinking about what it means to be an Olympian.
You know, excellence, respect for your fellow competitors, the camaraderie of the games.
So, how do we capture the core of the olympic athlete?
Olympic athlete... love it. What's the idea?
Okay, we open on what looks like the marathon on Lake Shore drive...
Pick it up. -And there's, like, running... People in shorts. -O- okay, but we...
We soon discover it's hundreds of statues of ancient Greek Olympians running.
We feel their 1,000 years of athletic spirit
at each marble statue. -Cheesy. A little cheesy. I don't know.
Not buying it. It's not you. It's me. -How about focusing on food?
You know, like deep-dish pizza, Polish hot dogs,
uh, Taylor street, Greek town, China town...
All the international flavors of the city. With a hot dog... -"2016" with a hot dog...
That's awesome. You're also aware that this is the actual
Olympics we're talking about and not the eating Olympics?
How about number 3? -I can see where this is headed. Look, you know what? It's hard.
How can we expect to do our best work when we're being asked to produce
a whole bunch of full-fledged, full-blown smart campaigns by, what...
By Monday morning? No, but one campaign...
One full-blown smart campaign... We can do that. Mnh-mnh.
Mason was pretty clear yesterday about how important it is
to have lots and lots of options, Conner.
Oh, that's right... he's not here. And if he were here,
I'm sure he would recognize the right way to go,
which is... we combine the achievements of Chicagoans
with the achievements of Olympians.
Picture... a Chicago landmark, an olympic athlete.
The Olympian pole-vaults over the sears tower.
Another Olympian high-jumps over the "l" track.
Still another long-jumps over the Chicago river.
I know. Fortunately for you, I've actually done most of the TV.
I'm still gonna need posters.
Posters, posters, posters, posters. -Mommy! -I'll... I'll be right back. Okay.
Okay, well, let's see. I guess that means Hector...
You're with me, all right? Uh, Spencer, Wingo...
You guys do outdoor. Mark, Joe, you guys handle direct mail.
Sarah, since you seem to be on your own, well, you can do our radio spots.
Radio? Are you kidding me? I'm not doing radio.
Way to be a team player, Sarah. Yes... radio.
Theater of the mind. Paint me a mental picture. Tom, you love the Internet.
It's yours. Anyone needs me, I'll be in the office.
Never thought I'd say this... But I wish Mason was here.
You just have to breathe, honey. Breathe. -I know. -All set?
-Uh-huh. Do you have a preference as to who we work on?
H- he's not touching either one of us. -Oh, my husband will be better with you.
- I didn't realize you were naked. - I didn't want to be.
I just pitched 10 web ideas. -What did king Conner say? -He said they were good.
But they weren't as good as the one he came up with in five seconds.
Then he told me to work on his idea
while still coming up with other ideas that can beat it.
So he wants you to do his idea and then beat his idea?
Yeah. Except I probably won't come up with anything better. He told me that, too.
Club lucky! Gee. I wonder why they're calling.
You think they want their ads that were due yesterday? I'm going for a walk! -Come on!
What's that? -Radio scripts. -They look long. -You haven't even read them yet.
- I'll read them when you make them shorter. - I am going to work on a separate idea.
All right. Fine. You know what, Sarah? You can work on as
many ideas as you like. You're not presenting them to Tony.
- You are not the boss of me. We have the same title. - But I'm the one Mason left in charge.
Can you get the door? Thank you.
Hector, I'm gonna need your help. Julie had to go home.
I'm not even halfway done with Conner's TV stuff. -Hector! -What?!
Is that a cell phone? -Sorry. That... sorry. That... it's mine.
Could you just get it, please? It's in... in the pocket of the robe there.
Mason. You're unbelievable. -I'm sorry.
What... hello? -Mason? -Hector, make it fast.
Okay, well, uh, Conner's being kind of a dick.
He... he only wants to present his campaign on Monday,
so he's got the whole group working on it,
and he, you know, gave Tom a hard time about his web ideas,
so... so Tom took a walk, and he went down to 25, and...
Hector... Hector, spit it out.
Cochran's group is presenting a campaign that's
almost entirely about Chicago architecture...
Like Conner's. -What are y... what are you saying?
- That Cochran stole Conner's idea? - No. No. No one stole anything.
They just have the same idea, more or less, like the time
those two doctors both discovered polio.
Well, okay, what did... what did Conner say when you told him?
Conner isn't exactly open to outside input right now! -Mason, hang up.
I have... well, get... get... get Sarah to talk to him. She can handle it.
Conner won't speak to Sarah because... because Sarah had a new idea
that Conner didn't want to hear because he thinks that everyone else's ideas suck!
Mason. -I have... What happened to Julie?
Her kid puked, and she went home. Everybody's falling apart here, okay?
Conner's not listening to anyone. It smells like ass. -Mason! -We need your help.
Do you realize that you have so terrorized this group
that they would rather call me up in the middle of a couples massage with my wife
than to knock on your door and talk to you? -Couples massage?
- Did you take off your pants? - Never mind that.
What the hell is going on here? Who called you? Huh? Who called you?
Sarah? Hector? -It doesn't matter who called.
What matters is that you're supposed to be running this,
and you don't even know that Cochran's group is pitching the same campaign as you!
What? Who told you th... what's their idea?
They're merging Chicago and ancient Greek architecture...
The Parthenon and Lasalle street, an aqueduct over the Chicago river.
My idea isn't even about architecture, okay?
My campaign is... is about achievement. And in execution,
it's gonna take a lot more than photoshopping a stupid aqueduct.
Which, by the way, I might add, not even Greek. It's Roman.
How could you possibly think that pitching one campaign is a smart strategy?
Oh, here we go. Here we go again. The Mason Mcguire school of advertising.
Lob up 100 spitballs, hope one of them sticks.
These people, okay... working on multiple campaigns would've killed them, all right?
You saw them yesterday. -Oh, oh, oh! Your way is so much easier on them?
No one wants to mine your gold when you make them feel like
- they couldn't possibly come up with something better. -Fine. Let's see if they could.
Hey! Hey! Does anyone have a better idea than the one I presented? Anyone? Anyone?
Well, I bow to your solid scientific analysis.
Can we go back to your office and discuss this, please?
No. The only reason that you're here is 'cause you can't
let go. You can't share the glory. You're a control freak.
Admit it. -As soon as you admit that you're behaving like a world-class asshole!
I am just trying to get ready for a presentation Monday morning,
and you're getting in the way.
- Will you please just leave? -No. No, this assignment is too important. I'm taking over.
Fine! You want to stage a coup? Go right ahead. Be my guest.
It's not a coup if you're already the boss!
Yes, we can hold your seats. Oh, can I help you?
Hi. I'm Mcguire, party of two. She may already be...
Yes, right there. ...Here. Mm-hmm. Yes. Okay. -Hey, beautiful girl.
I hope you ordered the most expensive cheesecake on the menu.
I know this doesn't look good. I'm sorry.
Right. The jacket I packed for you would have looked better.
Yeah, I know... I didn't want to go back to the hotel,
'cause I didn't want to be late, which... I am.
I'm sorry, okay? But I'm, uh... I'm here now. -Are you here now, Mason?
I mean, I-I see you, but is your mind somewhere else... back at the office?
You swore this was gonna be our weekend.
I wish you'd just picked one thing... Work or this supposed getaway.
Well, I hate to say this, Erin, but if I routinely chose you over work,
there wouldn't be any getaways. -There aren't any now.
Thank... thank you. -I would have enjoyed myself a lot more
this weekend if I'd known you couldn't be here at all... period.
Gone shopping, watched some TV shows you hated... anything. But instead...
I mean, you just completely misled me. -I did not...
I know I'm on thin ice here, but I did not mislead you. -Oh, yeah?
I spent the entire weekend waiting...
Wishing you would walk through that hotel-room door just so
we could be together, because... That's what you promised.
You're always promising that you can do everything, that you can be everything,
and you're such a good salesman that I just... I just keep falling for it.
I didn't mean for this to happen. -Yeah, well, it did.
Hey, come on. Can't we just enjoy the rest of our evening? Huh?
I'm gonna be honest with you, Mason.
No. I can't enjoy the rest of this evening.
See how easy that was? -Erin...
Hey, ma.
Yeah, it's Sunday. I know. That's why I'm calling.
"A city that succeeds "because it has always supported and provided
for anyone who dared to push farther, move faster, go higher."
Okay, uh... "1973, the great Chicago architecture firm Skidmore..."
I talked to you last Sunday, ma.
"Constructed the world's tallest building "in Chicago, the sears tower.
"Today it still stands as the tallest building in north America."
Do you think people even care about that, really? No.
How about "Chicago would be honored "to provide a grand stage
"for the 2016 athletes who have been chosen to do the same.
Between 1850 and 1900, the br..."
Morning. -Morning. Go ahead. Got one in my office.
Hey, Mason, you got a second? -Is it about our presentation? -No. -Then no.
Look, I'm starting to think that Julie is not the best match for me.
Well, hey, at least you gave it your best shot, huh?
You guys have been working together for three days, and not
under the greatest circumstances. Just give her a chance.
Okay, that's the problem. It hasn't been three days. It's been like a day and a half.
And on top of that, she doesn't want to work weekends. And she
even brought her kid to work with her.
- What is it exactly you're looking for? - Someone who can work late, work hard.
- Someone with the right priorities. - You mean your priorities?
Look, I was really excited to work with Julie at first,
but she is not performing the way I thought she would.
She thought she could handle having a career and a family, but she can't.
Whoa, whoa. Wait a minute. You... you can't punish the woman for having a family,
especially when this job can and will devour your life without so much as a thank-you.
Okay. Can you help me? -No.
"Games belong in Chicago."
Good, Mason.
Powerful stuff. Powerful. Is that yours? -Mine and Hector's. -Oh.
Uh, excuse me, Sarah. Okay. Thank you.
"I am the spirit of Chicago." Yeah, fantastic. Thanks. Great, Sarah.
Wow. Wow. You guys did some nice work. Really great stuff.
And obviously a team effort, Mason. God. It's great to have so many choices.
But I think the way to go on this is with one idea.
And I think that idea is gonna be mine. Um, I had some free time over the weekend,
jotting down a few ideas, and... I just can't shake it. -What's the idea?
Uh, the Chicago flag has four stars... each star commemorating
a special event in the city's history.
I've been playing around with a fifth star.
You know, I would love to share all this with you, but I'm
sort of up against the clock here. So, why don't I, um...
I'm gonna go pitch this to Denise, and I'm gonna tell you how it turns out. But...
...Thanks, guys.
- Hi. -Okay. This is really awkward for me. - What is? -Just... what I need to say to you.
Oh, there's no need to apologize for the cinnamon rolls, okay?
It's water under the bridge.
I already apologized for the cinnamon rolls. -Not really. -I did.
Look, you know I think you're extremely talented,
and I was so looking forward to working with you... I was.
But it has kind of become clear to me that you and I...
Well, we have different priorities.
- Really? You noticed that? - Yeah, I did. I did. I just...
I think that I deserve a partner who's a little more...
Committed than you, so... -Oh, my God.
Look, I know having kids must be really, really hard,
but I do not want you to feel bad about letting me down. -I don't. Okay.
I didn't let anyone down. You did. You told me this was a flexible job,
that I wouldn't have to work weekends, that I would have a window office.
Oh, come on. This is advertising. There is no job like that. -Oh. Okay.
Um, well, then that makes what I'm about to say really easy. Okay. I quit.
Wow.Oh, I feel so much better.
That's just been weighing on me all weekend. -I know. Me too.
See, I have never had to fire anybody. -You didn't. -Yes, I did. Okay? -I quit.
Okay, so, uh... I guess let's just... stay in touch.
Yeah, I'm probably not gonna do that. -Okay. Me neither.
- It's pretty good. - Thanks. So is yours.
Mm. He could have gone with the long jump. -Yeah, I kept telling Hector that.
He was a hurdler in high school, so... -A fifth star. -Yeah.
- It's not bad. It's a little cerebral. - Think Tony had that idea the whole time?
The man knows how to make a point. -That, he does. -"Thank you, guys."
- "Great work." - "Powerful stuff." "It was really powerful."
- You know, I had it right the first time. - What could you possibly be talking about?
None of this would have happened if i'd gone on the "stay-cation" with your wife.
What time is it?
It's almost 11:00.
Where you going? -I'm not going. I'm "staying."
What are you doing here?
I was hoping to catch you before you left.
How'd the pitch go? -I don't want to talk about it. -That good, huh?
Well, I'm glad to see working all weekend wasn't a waste of time.
What? -I'll be honest. I just ran here from the office, so I'm a little sweaty.
I haven't slept all weekend. I have a limited range of motion in my neck.
And we haven't had sex in a while. So... I'm a little out of practice.
But I am enthusiastic. And I promise I'll do the best I can. -That's all I ask.