has someone brought a damned animal into my bank?! mr. jacks looks about the bank, his twitching nose leading him toward stephanie's desk.
someone has definitely brought an animal in here. he eyes ellen suspiciously as she exits.
hope to hell, not.
mcpherson?
oh, right. i'll look it over when i get the chance.
i'm still deciding. right now it's between stu and yourself.
i know he's new but he's also quite aggressive and we like that. don't get me wrong, you're well liked here, but we're also looking for someone who's not afraid to crunch the numbers and make the tough decisions.
--i'll let you know as soon as,i decide. in the meantime, take him through our loan qualifying procedures.  just in case.
and on your way back, maybe you could bring me a turkey club? stu overhears them as he passes by.
what's up?
apparently, we've already granted her two extensions. and you know on this type of foreclosure, the bank makes a sizable amount in fees. he hands her back the file.
tough decision. your call. he leans back in his overstuffed leather chair and studies her. stephanie glances to the vacant office of the assistant manager. the large oak desk. the thick carpet. she sees a calculating stu rubin eyeing her from his workstation.
what the hell?
that was one nutty old lady. you okay? stephanie nods.
you handled that just right. and by the way, as far as the assistant manager's position.  you're at the top of the list.
stephanie? where are you going? she moves quickly out the door, pretending not to hear him.
the assistant manager's position?
--stephanie.  there's a problem. the mcpherson deal was cancelled last night.
yeah, right after i informed the main branch that we had this big loan pending,,i find out that they just made their deal over at first national. i got a call in to see, what exactly happened but right now this doesn't look too good for you or me. so this assistant manager promotion has been delayed. in fact, i think that with everything that's been happening, i'm gonna have to give that job to stu. stephanie is devastated.
i'm sorry. look. if you've got family problems. maybe you should take the day off and sort them out. stephanie node and exits the bank.