Now, most mornings, she spits out,
"Garfield, you're the fairest."
But three weeks ago, she said:
"Garfield, Garfield, scratch your balls.
New England..." Pardon me. "New England
Wire and Cable is the fairest of them all."
New England Wire and Cable?
I said, "What's it worth?"
So she showed me the numbers.
You got equipment here
that costs $ 1 2O million.
Even at salvage,
it's worth 3O, 35 million.
- Can I use that blackboard over there?
- Yeah, go ahead.
Thank you.
Come with me.
Carmen will educate us.
Gonna erase this stuff here.
Here.
Let's put down 3O million.
- How many acres you got?
- A hundred and ten.
Carmen and I figure,
even as farmland, grazing land...

...it's worth 1 O million.
- Is that fair?
- Yeah.
Let's lay the 1 O under the 3O.
That makes 4O million.
You bought some other companies,
didn't you, Bill?
You have a plumbing, an electrical
and some kind of adhesive company.
Boring, but all making a decent profit.
Carmen says they're worth
another 8O mil.
Let's put the 8O under the 4O.
And you have working capital of 25 million,
1 O of it in cash.
Let's put down 25 million,
add them up and see what you got.
$ 1 25 million.
The only bad news is...
...that this wire and cable division
isn't making a profit...
...and all the other divisions
have to support you.
Now, as a stockholder,
that doesn't make me very happy.
Are you finished, Mr. Garfield?
No, I'm not, Bill.
Let's say Carmen was suffering
from premenstrual syndrome.
No offense. A little nuts.
Let's say she was too optimistic.
Let's knock off 25 million.
Here we go.
Let's make it...