:10:30
It's a pity to waste a whole Monte Cristo.
:10:34
He could've opened the window.
:10:35
Waring Hudsucker never did anything
the easy way.
:10:39
Why? Why did he do it?
Everything was going so well.
:10:43
What am I, a headshrinker?
Maybe the man was unhappy.
:10:46
He didn't look unhappy.
:10:48
- He didn't look rich.
- He was never an easy man to figure out.
:10:52
He built this company with his bare hands.
:10:56
Every step he took was a step up...
:10:59
...except, of course, this last one.
:11:01
He was a swell fella...
:11:04
...but when the president, chairman
and owner of 87% of the stock...
:11:08
...drops...
:11:09
...44 floors--
:11:11
45.
:11:11
Counting the mezzanine.
:11:13
Then the company, too, has a problem.
Stillson!
:11:18
What exactly is the disposition
of Waring's stock?
:11:21
As you know...
:11:22
...Hud left no will and no family.
:11:24
The company bylaws are quite clear
in that event.
:11:28
"His entire portfolio will be converted
into common stock...
:11:31
"...and will be sold over the counter
as of the first of the fiscal year...
:11:36
- "...following his demise."
- Meaning?
:11:38
Meaning simply that Waring's stock
and control of the company...
:11:42
...will be made available
to the public January 1st.
:11:47
Do you mean to say...
:11:48
...that any slob in a smelly T-shirt
will be able to buy Hudsucker stock?
:11:52
The company bylaws are quite clear.
:11:55
My God! You're animals!
:11:57
How can you discuss his stock
when the man has just leapt 45 floors?