a gdc conference room that sydney, her assistant, david, and two interns have made into their 72-day headquarters. a similar tote board reads "23 votes in 69 days." sydney and the team are in full gear. lisa rips off another vote on the tote board, making it "14 votes in 51 days." a few more young interns have been added, and most are hard at work on the phones -- david is on the phone-- interns photocopying, clipping, stamping, crunching numbers, drinking coffee. david is on an extension, listening to sydney's final pitch over the phone.