Party of Five1994

Jacob Gordon:
Got to hand it you, Charlie, you've good at intregue. Can't meet at the house, too complicated to discuss on the telephone. You got me wondering.

Charlie Salinger:
Hey, Jake. How have you been? How's your health?

Jacob Gordon:
Oh, I can't complain. At least I haven't got a going-out-of-business sign stuck to the side of my restaurant. I'm guessing this isn't just an advertising ploy, huh?

Charlie Salinger:
No, it's kind of bad. It's really bad. And... uh, I can't figure out any way out of it on my own. To make a long story short, I used to date this woman named Kathleen Isley, a wealthy woman. A few weeks ago, I broke up with her and now she's put together this investment group and they're trying to buy this building housing the restaurant to close it down... for the sole reason to make me suffer for dumping her. Her investment group put a good offer to Montgomery, the guy who owns the building, and Joe is not wanting to fight it out and he's really selling the place. Nobody is talking to me right now. Everyone, including Joe, Bailey, Claudia, Julia... even my staff are blaming me for what is happening. For dating Kathleen, or dumping her, or both. I don't know. Maybe they're right, maybe they're wrong. Maybe this is all my fault for what is happening.

Jacob Gordon:
So, you called me. But... I'd figure after what happened between us I'd be the last person...

Charlie Salinger:
Well, you're a businessman, right? And maybe there's some way to fix this. Some angle I haven't seen. You're thinking that I called you because I need something, right?

Jacob Gordon:
Are you going to tell me different?

Charlie Salinger:
[sighs] I'm sorry. I... I don't know what else to do. I'm out of options. Tonight's the last night. Joe's closing the place, so this is it. And if I don't come up with something fast, I mean before this sale goes through tomorrow, then it's... it's all gonna be gone. Just gone. Will you help me? No one else seems to be willing to.

Jacob Gordon:
[after a pause] Let me make a few phone calls. I'll see what I can do.