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After breaking free from a controlling relationship, a person discovers that their former partner sabotaged their career prospects. With guidance from an unexpected source, they must navigate a challenging work environment to find personal and professional fulfillment.
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00:00I bought you everything. The cars, the bags, the weekends in Paris.
00:04And you throw it all away for what? Some janitor who smells like bleach and floor wax?
00:09I don't care about the car or Paris or your stupid card.
00:12I care about how I'm treated and you, James, treated me like property.
00:15Property, oh please. You think this little distraction you have is love?
00:18He's a mop bucket with shoes on.
00:20He'll come right back to me as soon as I forgive you.
00:22Careful, James. You might be able to buy the table. Doesn't mean you can buy the people out.
00:25Oh please, Rob. How much money do you have in your bank account, huh?
00:2850 bucks and maybe like a staff free lunch card?
00:31She's gonna come right back to me as soon as she gets tired of the smell of bleach.
00:35You don't get to tell me who I am or who I love.
00:37Love. Oh, don't make me laugh. This isn't love. This is charity.
00:44And as soon as you're done playing Mother Teresa, you'll come crawling back to me
00:47because no one else can give you this life.
00:50You're wrong, James. She doesn't need your life.
00:52She just needs honesty. Just something you've never been able to give.
00:55Oh, ladies and gentlemen, my girlfriend. No, no, no, wait.
00:58My investment thinks she's better off with the help when he's just a little rebound.
01:04I'm not a rebound. If you really want to know who I am, here's the truth.
01:08I'm the son of your family's driver.
01:09Such high class. I remember that old driver.
01:13Some guy.
01:14Such a something guy. His name was Marvin.
01:17He missed birthdays, anniversaries. He missed his own father's funeral because your family needed him at some gala.
01:23And what does he get for it in return? Fired overnight.
01:26Wait, why didn't you tell me any of this?
01:27Because it broke me, Lila. I was just a child. But I carried his sadness like it was my own.
01:31So what? You're dragging out your daddy's little salop story to get, what, some pity?
01:34She was the only one that's ever been able to see past the dirt on my shoes.
01:38She made me believe that I was enough.
01:39Please! That's cute. Love letters or love poems from the janitor.
01:44Lila, you don't even know half the story.
01:45Then say it. What are you talking about?
01:47Go ask your dad. Him and I go way back.
01:49Further than you know.
01:50Ask him about his contract with me.
01:52You know what? Pop, let's go. I want to dignify him with a response.
01:56Oh.
02:04Lila, what are you doing in here?
02:05You tell me. Is this true? You sold me off like some bargaining chip?
02:09We didn't have a choice. The house, the business, James offered us a deal we couldn't refuse.
02:14And I thought that he was going to be a good guy. That he was going to treat you right.
02:18Treat me right. He humiliated me. He controlled me like one of his assets and you just handed me off
02:23with a bow.
02:24It's true.
02:27We thought that by giving you to James, we would be giving you stability.
02:31A better life than we ever could.
02:33We were wrong, Lila. So wrong.
02:35So you knew about this too?
02:36You gave me chains, Mom. You didn't even let me choose my own happiness.
02:40I have no idea how much stress your father and I were under.
02:43Did you want to see him die of a heart attack?
02:45You didn't sell our debts off to James. You sold me.
02:49And the worst part is you didn't even ask if I was for sale.
02:51Wait, Lila. If you're still talking to that janitor, Rob, he's a good man.
02:55I can see that. But can he give you the life that you deserve?
02:59The stability that James promises even with all of his fault.
03:03I don't want James' stability. Not if it comes at the cost of my dignity.
03:07And you know, Rob may not be rich, but he certainly does not make me feel small just so that
03:11he can feel big.
03:15I'm not selected for promotion at this time again.
03:22Hey, I don't want to bother you, but there's something I need to talk to you about.
03:25Yeah, right now is not a really good time though, Rob, because I'm drowning and I just got passed up
03:29for a promotion again.
03:30My boss says I'm unfocused.
03:32That's actually what I wanted to talk to you about.
03:34I overheard James a couple weeks ago.
03:36He was here, met with your boss.
03:38He handed him some little envelope.
03:40He was talking about making sure she stayed put.
03:43So you're telling me that James bribed him?
03:46Not just bribed. Lila, he fed him lies.
03:49He called you unstable, distracted, a liability.
03:52He's making sure that you never move up.
03:54Every late night that I've spent here, every weekend that I've sacrificed, and I thought that it was me.
03:58I thought that I wasn't enough, and...
04:00That's exactly what he wanted.
04:01To keep you doubting yourself.
04:03I mean, he knew the smaller you felt, the easier you'd be to control.
04:06And he wants me to believe that he still loves me.
04:08It's not love, Lila.
04:09It's a present.
04:10I'm sorry.
04:11If I knew he was actually going to get in your way, I would have told you a lot sooner.
04:16Mmm.
04:16You gotta be kidding me.
04:18Sweetheart, please sit.
04:20We thought it was time for us to all speak properly.
04:22Without asking me again.
04:23I'm glad you brought your janitor along.
04:25Brings authenticity to the drama.
04:27Don't start with me, James.
04:28I've heard enough out of you.
04:29Come now, Lila.
04:30You don't want to throw anything away before you've tried to fix it.
04:32So let's sit down and have a conversation like mature adults.
04:37So, wanna explain why my promotion went to somebody else?
04:40Why my boss thinks I'm unstable?
04:43Here we go.
04:43Paranoia wrapped in dramatics.
04:45Maybe that's why your boss doesn't trust you with all these stories.
04:48It wasn't a story.
04:49I overheard you bragging about it in your office, remember?
04:52Said something about making sure she stayed dependent.
04:55Of course he's whispering all these stories in your ear, painting me as the villain and
04:59himself as the hero.
05:00Classic poor boy fairy tale.
05:02He wouldn't lie to me.
05:03Face it, he's using you.
05:04He's not this new love story.
05:06He's your rebellion.
05:07Your rebound.
05:08Come on, James.
05:09You're sabotaging her.
05:10Just admit it.
05:11Maybe I'm just making sure she doesn't fly too close to the sun.
05:14Lila, please.
05:15He's here because he cares.
05:17Because we all care.
05:19What are you doing here?
05:20Sorry to interrupt your little intervention, but I think you should all know I'm his real
05:26girlfriend.
05:27Are you kidding me?
05:28She's lying.
05:29That's, that's insane.
05:31Of course, this had to be.
05:32He told me lies about how horrible you are and the deadweight fiance.
05:35But once I found out the truth, his scheming ways, I knew I had to warn you.
05:41Deadweight, huh?
05:42And you guys wanted me to fix this?
05:44He's already broken.
05:46Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, there's something I want to say to you.
05:47I know I'm probably not the son-in-law that you imagined.
05:50I don't come from money.
05:52I don't have your name.
05:53I don't have your circles.
05:54For years now, I've been studying by night to build something real.
05:58And my hard work is finally paying off.
06:00See, recently the startup that I helped co-found, we just signed our first major client.
06:04In fact, it's your daughter's company.
06:06What?
06:07So you...
06:08Yeah.
06:09Signed the contract this week.
06:10I know I didn't want to tell you like this, but I felt like it might be more important tonight.
06:13See, I am more than just a janitor.
06:17I'm a self-made man.
06:18And I've built this so that Lila would never have to worry about feeling unsafe or hungry or uncomfortable.
06:24A day in her life.
06:26Her well-being is my top priority.
06:28Always.
06:28You'd really put her first like this.
06:30Every time.
06:31She's not just some pawn to me.
06:33She's the woman that I love.
06:34And I'll spend every day proving that she deserves the world.
06:38Maybe...
06:39Maybe we were wrong.
06:40You're all wrong.
06:41Throwing her to some janitor with a pipe dream?
06:43Are you crazy?
06:44No, you're wrong, James.
06:46They're just finally starting to see the truth.
06:47And now maybe you will too.
06:48Actually, you know what?
06:50James, I think it's time for you to get out.
06:52Huh.
06:56Well, well, well.
06:58If it isn't the power couple of the year.
07:00I would feel sorry for you, but that would be a waste of an emotion.
07:03I know you're angry right now, but someday you'll realize that everything you are, everything you have, is because of
07:10me.
07:10I'm not your property, and I'm not here to service your deals.
07:13I'm choosing my own future.
07:19Rob, you saw me when I doubted myself and lifted me up when I was drowning.
07:23Will you marry me?
07:25Yes.
07:26Yeah?
07:26Of course I'll marry you.
07:28Have a flower, and have a wonderful day.
07:31What you're doing is loitering outside my building.
07:34Now I see you here every morning trying to hand out these flowers to people who couldn't care less.
07:40And it's a waste of time.
07:42Well, I don't view it that way.
07:44Do you suppose I built my fortune by flitting about?
07:47I worked very hard every moment of every day, and that is the only way to achieve success.
07:54But did all that success make you happy?
07:58It made me rich.
07:59But that's not really the same thing, is it?
08:02No one asked you.
08:03I'm not about to take advice from someone like you.
08:06Well, I like to think that I'm focused on what really matters in life.
08:10Give me a break.
08:11You may think you're spreading joy, but really, you're spreading weakness.
08:16That's the lonely way to go through life.
08:19Flower?
08:27Get out of here, or I will call the police.
08:33I need those figures now, Jerry.
08:35I don't care if it's your family vacation.
08:37Get this done, or I'll find someone else who can.
08:39Knock, knock!
08:41Beth, what are you doing here?
08:46Happy anniversary.
08:49I came to take you to lunch.
08:51I really can't.
08:52It's been a hectic morning.
08:54Oh, it's always hectic.
08:56Come on.
08:58It is our anniversary.
08:59What do you want me to say, dear?
09:00I want you to say you'll come with me.
09:06We never spend any time together anymore.
09:10You're always working late.
09:12I don't have time for this argument right now.
09:14And I'm not going to apologize for my strong work ethic.
09:17It's because of my work ethic that we have the big house, the fancy cars, the expensive clothes.
09:21Well, that's just stuff.
09:23I mean, none of it matters if I don't have you.
09:25Give me a break.
09:27You know what?
09:29I'm tired of you taking our marriage for granted.
09:34Where are you going?
09:38Not now.
09:39I'm trying to work.
09:40Sorry, it's going to have to wait.
09:42The boss wants a meeting right now.
09:48What is this, sir?
09:49Several of your senior managers have lodged complaints against you, Howard.
09:55Almost our entire staff has complained to HR about the deteriorating work-life balance.
10:00That's a nonsense buzzword and you know it.
10:03This is business.
10:04It's not about balance.
10:06It's about making money.
10:07Company morale is at an all-time low.
10:10Most of our employees feel like they're working in a hostile work environment.
10:13Then they should toughen up.
10:16I've never asked anyone to do anything I wouldn't do myself.
10:20That's just it, Howard.
10:22Most people aren't willing to do what you do because they value their life outside of the office.
10:27That's their problem, not mine.
10:30Howard, I can't afford to have my entire middle management team quit.
10:35So, either you find a way to make some changes, or I'll make a change in leadership.
10:59Tough day?
11:01Oh, not now.
11:02Please.
11:03I'm about to lose my job.
11:06Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
11:08Really.
11:11Hey, I know it doesn't feel like it right now, but this might be the best thing that's ever happened
11:18to you.
11:19Somehow I doubt that.
11:22I don't know what I'm going to do.
11:24To succeed in this business, you have to put work first.
11:29And that's the only way I know how to do my job.
11:32But they're telling me I have to change.
11:37It's impossible.
11:39Listen, everything happens for a reason.
11:43Sometimes it's hard to see what those reasons are, but they're there, just waiting to be discovered.
11:52Let me ask you something.
11:53How does a person like you, I mean, living on the street, keep such a positive attitude?
12:01Well, believe it or not, I didn't always live like this.
12:05Because this used to be me.
12:09Ha!
12:13I lost it all.
12:16You lost a billion dollars?
12:18Yep.
12:20And long before I lost the money, I lost what really mattered.
12:26I lost my family, I lost my friends, my loved ones.
12:31All because I was chasing the almighty dollar and not focused on what mattered, really appreciating life.
12:40That's why I live like this.
12:42I'm out here to remind people to appreciate life.
12:50You got any advice from me?
12:52My wife is furious with me.
12:56Deservedly so, I might add.
12:58So I don't know how to talk to her anymore.
13:01Hey, be honest.
13:02Be sincere.
13:04But most important, you got to be present.
13:08The love that you guys share is still there.
13:12You'll see.
13:16And, doesn't hurt to bring her flowers every now and then.
13:34What are you doing home?
13:36I came home early to tell you that you were right.
13:39And I'm sorry.
13:46I promise.
13:49I will never take you or our marriage for granted again.
13:57Come on.
13:59I'm thinking you out for our anniversary.
14:08Well, from the look on your face, I would say that the talk with your wife went well?
14:14Very well, in fact.
14:15I'm glad to hear it.
14:17But, hey, you didn't come all this way just to tell me that, right?
14:20No.
14:22I came to offer you a job.
14:25No, I'm serious.
14:27Look, yesterday could have easily been one of the best days of my life.
14:31After I made up with my wife.
14:33We talked all night.
14:34It was amazing.
14:35Just like the old days.
14:37And that never would have happened without your advice.
14:40Well, that makes me happy to know that.
14:42But, hey, I don't want your money.
14:44I'm just really glad I was able to help you make a positive change.
14:48Well then, how do I fix this mess of work?
14:52Look, you're accusing me of creating a hostile work environment with a deteriorating work-life balance?
15:00Well, if I were you, I wouldn't overthink it.
15:05You just have to remember that they're people with lives, not just your employees.
15:10Talk to them.
15:12Ask them about their families.
15:14And pay attention.
15:16You do that, hey, the rest will take care of itself.
15:19I promise.
15:20Okay.
15:22We'll give it a shot.
15:37It's Daniel.
15:40There you go.
15:42Yes, sir.
15:44Call me Howard.
15:46Huh?
15:47Tell me something about yourself, Daniel.
15:49Really?
15:50Yeah.
15:54Mr. Marks, I'm so sorry to bother you, but I just found out that my mom is very sick, and
15:59the doctors don't think she's going to recover.
16:01I've been taking a day off in over four years, and I was just wondering if it's okay if I
16:05go spend a few days with her.
16:07I'm really sorry to hear that.
16:10Of course, take all the time you need.
16:14Please sit down.
16:16Sure.
16:18How are you holding up?
16:28It's been really hard.
16:30But, um, I'm trying to hold it together.
16:33Thank you so much for asking.
16:35Not at all.
16:37Please let me know if there's anything else I can do.
16:39Anything.
16:45Hi, everyone.
16:47Oh, try not to stay too late.
16:57So, did you take my advice?
16:58I did.
16:59And I gotta say, it's been a pretty great week.
17:02I got to know some of my people on a whole new level.
17:06Of course, I don't know if it's going to be enough to keep my job.
17:09I'm on my way in to find out my fate right now, in fact.
17:12Oh, trust me.
17:14You got this.
17:18I like it.
17:22Hey.
17:24Thank you for everything.
17:27If I still have a job in a few minutes, the first thing I'm going to do is make sure
17:30you're never homeless again.
17:38Howard.
17:39I asked you to make some changes.
17:41You did exactly that.
17:45But, I'm sorry to say, you won't be staying in your position.
17:51I understand.
17:55Now, wait a minute, wait.
17:55You didn't let me finish.
17:57You won't be staying in your position.
17:59Because you'll be taking over my position in the company.
18:03Oh God, I have...
18:05I have waited for you to finally realize what makes a business successful.
18:11It's the people.
18:13In it.
18:15Thank you, sir.
18:16I won't let you down.
18:21Howard.
18:22I gotta be honest.
18:23I really didn't think you had it in you.
18:26How'd you do it?
18:28I had a little help.
18:30As a matter of fact, would you please excuse me for a moment?
18:33Sure.
18:34I need to go thank someone.
18:52Hey, handsome.
18:53What are you doing?
18:56And here I came to surprise you.
18:59Why don't we take the rest of the day off?
19:01I've got some good news to share.
19:02You?
19:17I know you.
19:20I have a dream.
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