Las Vegas s05e07 Episode Script

Hey where is Danny? Uh strip club Mitch's birthday.
- You better desinfect him before he comes to bed.
- I trust Danny completely.
- Poor fool.
- Anyone I know? Uh I No.
- I wanna run an idea by you.
- Okay.
I'm thinking about an ice bar.
See, the make these bars out of blocks of ice Everything's ice.
The stools, the bar - Uh, the glass is everywhere.
- Yes.
You get your Montecito bartender from the cold rack, also made of ice, and then behind the bar vodkas from all over the world.
Chilled of course.
- Of course.
- What do you think? I think they already have one.
At the Mandalay Bay just like that.
Yeah, I know, that's where I got the idea.
- I'm sorry - See, I really wanna do this, but The problem is that I don't have enough money in the budget.
- Why are you telling me this? - Because you're off 8% from last quarter.
- No, I'm not.
- Figures don't lie.
I've a whale coming in, his name is Rob Court.
He can single-handedly make up that 8% in a week end.
- Good, let's keep him happy.
- That's what I do.
That's what I hear.
I'd like to run some other things by you if I could.
Oh, good.
Well, I'll look forward to those.
- What is your problem? - You're driving me crazy with this stuff.
I sent you the web site.
You don't bother even reading it.
You send me ten e-mails a day about babies, which I appreciate, but I don't have time to read all this.
This is important: what they do is right after that they cut the the umbilical cord, they freeze it.
- Why? - So that, in the course of your child's life if he or she should need umbilical blood, which is rich in staminal cells, would have frozen and as fresh as the day your baby was born.
Where do you store it, next to Ted William's head? No, I'm trying to educate you about this things so that you can be the best parent you can be, but no - I know you wanna make jokes.
- Danny? - Danny McCoy? - Angie? How are you? I heard that you're running the Montecito? Uh, yeah, I'm trying, I'm trying.
This is my friend, Mike Cannon.
- He's the head of Security.
- Surveillance and security.
- Hi.
- Hi.
- Look at you? - I know! - What are you doing? - Gotta make a living - Are you married yet? - No, but I do have a little baby on the way.
- Oh, congratulations.
- Yeah, yeah I'm single.
What the hell are you doing? - First you're late late for work and now you wanna schmooze? - C'mon man, we're just talking here.
You wanna lose your hand at the wrist? Now get the hell back on the pole.
Watch out! Danny, watch out! Watch out! Look it out, buddy.
How was it? Oh my God.
What happened? Just a little scuffle.
II brought somebody home.
Angie! Hi.
Honey, you can't possibly be suggesting at reason in my condition.
No, she's just an old friend.
A friend you used to date? Uh, yeah, we went out, back on high school.
She, uh, she got fired from her job tonight.
Her boss is a little crazy.
He's got a reputation for going after his girls and she was kinda afraid to stay home, so - And Angie of course is a - Stripper! - Stripper.
- Yeah, stripper.
This is my son.
Hey, you.
Hi! What's your name? Danny, Danny! Danny - Oh, will you do me an enormous favor? - No.
Please! I misplaced a home video.
A very personal home video.
A sex video? All right! What happened was I had six cosmopolitans Oh, that's always a good excuse to show your bare out on some camera.
And somehow it got mixed up with a lot of "action dvd" and ended up in the video library.
On the club floor.
And I know you have easy acces there.
Oh, and you figured that I have lots of free time to go look for it.
Uh yes! - Please, Sam! This would be so embarassing if it got out.
- You say it's embarassing, it must be filthy, uh? - All right, I'll owe you.
- I do like when people owe me.
Don't say anything to anybody? Pinky promise? Yeah I always want to name a son after my dad.
It's just a total coincidence that his name is Danny.
- He's so adorable.
- Do you want a little boy? I don't know.
Just a healthy anything at this point.
It must be hard to raise him by yourself.
It'd be easier if I had a job that gave me health care and child care, but You're not alone, 41 percent of the strippers in Vegas have kids.
How do you know that? My head is filled with useless facts like that.
Mmm 'morning.
Pull yourself together.
I can't stand to see an eight-year-old cry.
You sure you should be watching this? It was a slow - Need some coffee? - Not yet.
Honey, you need to go back to Angie's club and talk to her boss.
- What? - She needs her old job back - until she can find something better.
- No, it's fine You know what? Ask him if he'll give her an allowance for child care on the nights she works.
- I punched her boss out last night, he's not gonna give me jack - Danny, this is important, I mean, these women are getting screwed by the Vegas establishment.
I need to remind you that I'm now part of the Vegas establishment? Witch is all the more reason to do it, please! Don't mess with my hormones.
Hold my finger.
I got three M.
I.
T.
friends coming in town tonight to celebrate the fourth anniversary of a bachelor party.
These guys are like strip club freaks.
Even if they begged me I wouldn't bring them here, and here we are, walking right back into the dragon's mouth.
You may know a lot about babies and stuff Mike, but you don't know anything about pregnant women.
It's impossible to say no to 'em.
You got a lot of balls to coming here.
I'll pretend you get else and you brought your muscles.
- You blindsided me so, hey - Okay, okay, so, listen We just came by to apologize.
We feel bad about the whole thing.
- I got over 2 grand of damages.
- Yeah, well One of your guys bent the frame on my friend's wheelchair, and that's that's gonna be pretty expensive, so - Your ruins ain't cheap! - So, ah, why don't we just Why don't we just call it a wash uh? Let's have a drink on it.
- It's ten AM.
- Okay.
A screwdriver.
Look I yeah I was wondering, Would it be possible for Angie to get her job back? I feel bad about her getting fired because of me.
I'll think about it.
I was also wondering if you can see your the way to offering child care to her son on the nights that she works.
Wait, you not only want me to give the bitch her job back, you want me to pay for the little bastard too? Yeah, something like that.
I'll tell you what She can come back, 'cause she's got a world-class ass and I'd sooner have her here than work in some place else.
But the kid is her own problem.
Okay What, no breakfast? - I don't kow what to tell you Dee, that guy is a sleazebag.
- It's not right, Danny.
It's not right, these girls should start a union or something! This is a very interesting idea, honey, but I got in late today and I gotta I'll see you tonight.
Delindayou are looking What's up with her? She wants to do something for the strippers of the world.
Like what? - Maybe starting a union.
- For strippers? - You gotta be kidding.
- Why not? - They're strippers, Danny, not migrant workers.
- What happened to the sensitive Mike? Okay.
Maybe they deserve some benefits, but a strippers union? It's never gonna happen.
Sign it.
Sam! You devil! - I can actually explain why I'm in here I just - This is why I love you, and the Montecito.
I know, not only do you set me up with some of the craziest "get you freak out" ladies but you get me a preview of what to expect.
This girl is unbelievable.
- She is.
- So, uh, so when? - When what? - When do I hook up with this wild child? - Well, soon.
- Alright! - Happy anniversary! - Four years ago today, baby.
- Seems like it was just yesterday.
- If it was, I'd still be drunk.
It was a bachelor party for the ages, And am I worthy of a repeat? - Uh, well, Jason, how's marriage life? - Sometimes it sucks, and sometimes it doesn't.
When are we going to the clubs? - I get off at midnight.
- Oh no, I can't wait that long! Let's hear your old man, the ladies aren't going anywhere.
Hey baby, I'm Hi, honey! - Uh, what is this? - It's democracy in action, Danny.
Today Angie and I called at least one dancer from every club in town and their feeling is unanymous.
- Okay - I'm trying to do something for the strippers of Las Vegas.
- Uh, which is what? - Strike.
Isn't that right, girls? We're gonna strike! At exactly midnight, everyone walks off the job, isn't that right, girls? All the strippers in this town won't go back until our demands are met.
Too manies girls! Hey Danny? We could've not done it without your help.
- Wh, how do you mean? - Well we issued the press release saying that Danny McCoy, the Montecito president of operations is behind the strike.
And that you're gonna negotiate directly with the club owners.
Danny isn't it fantastic? - Yeah - Let's give it for Danny! Thank you Danny! I love you, thank you for this, I really appreciate it.
Okay, let's talk about the trickle-down economics of what's at work here.
You are messing with a very delicate ecosystem.
Did I ever tell you about the showgirls' strike back in '63? - Uh, actually you did Larry.
- Business went into the toilet.
You can shoot a cannonball down to the Strip and not hit a soul.
Strippers are cogs in a complicated business model that keeps the whole city running like a brand new Lexus.
Even Sinatra'd have trouble getting laid! You should never tip with a socio-economic element as basic as women who take off their clothes for profit! - This is the worst possible timing.
- Did you have any idea? This is the first stripper strike in the history of Las Vegas! How I suppose to know? - Nobody knew.
- We might as well just go home.
- No, c'mon.
- Now, wait, wait, wait.
The Club owners are saying that they got new girls already.
So let's give it another shot.
- I'm down for that.
- I'm up for it.
Maybe the scab strippers will be really hot.
Kyler, don't ever say "scab" and "stripper" in the same sentence.
Ever.
Hey, Cooper I feel like I should explain this whole strike situation.
Do you think you shoulded've discussed that with me? Why, it just kinda came on suddenly.
I had no idea you had such connections in the world of entertainment.
I don't, but I do know I do know a few of the girls.
I mean, I don't "know" them - In the biblical sense.
- Yeah.
Well - You got to work that out for you.
- And you got any advice for me? You mean after the fact? Credibility, Danny, Credibility.
Okay.
What is that supposed to mean? - This is so lame, even for you.
- Okay, you know what, Sam All they do is get naked.
Why they need a union for that? You're welcome.
- You rule Danny! - Thanks Ally! Hell no, we won't show! Hell no, we won't show! I never would've believed you guys would organize so quickly! This is our only shot at being taken seriously, if we don't care what we want now, we may never get it.
- Right, yes.
- Good turn out we've got all the girls - Horrible.
- I swear to God, one of them looked just like [.]
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acne.
I just wanna get very very drunk.
- What are you doing here! - I'm trying to show my friends a good time! You're crossing a picket line! My picket line, Mike.
Gimme a break, you cannot be taking this thing seriously, Danny, - Wait a minute, why aren't you taking them seriously? - No-one is gonna unionize strippers! - Strippers are people too.
- No-one wants your money, get out of here, these girls are not here for you.
- This girls are getting screwed! - If only.
Why do I have a belly button? Uhm, well, when you were in your mummy's belly - you - Why can't dogs talk? - Well, because - Why do Rice Krispies go Snap Crackle Pop? Uhm, Crackle Pop.
Uhm Well let's see Because they're alike! Don't you go to work every day like mummy? I get to stay right here with you.
Hey! What are you doing? This is supposed to be a strike, get back to the picket line! - Hey man, we already paid them.
- How much did you pay them? - A hundred bucks.
- How much did you really pay 'em? A hundred bucks.
- Here, c'mon.
Hey! Hey! No, that's that's our money.
I just have a little heartburn.
Wow! I'm okay.
Thank you for your concern.
- Did you find it? - Oh, I'm still looking.
Listen, I did a very enormous favour for you, so you're gonna do a teeny-tiny one for me.
- I dont' do tiny.
- I have this whale, he's very important, he's incredibly lonely and you're going out with him.
- What's wrong with him, Sam? - Uh, nothing, he has more money than God and he's not that bad looking.
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- Enchantee! - You're kiddin'? - What? He couldn't hit just anymore even if he tried! - Well, suppose I clean him up? - What you mean? You know, like, I uh take him shopping.
- Make him look worthy.
- No way, I have a reputation to give up.
Listen, I would have to remind you that your reputation is currently floating around on an X-rated home video? Without Danny McCoy's support, I don't think we would have gotten the partecipation we needed to make the strike effective.
So tell us why you so whole-heartedly threw your support to these girls.
Uh, you know, these are regular people, who work hard, without benefits, basically a lot of these girls have kids, and, and It's just, uh, it just seemed like something that was sort of long overdue.
Do you have a personal relationship with any of these women? Uh, well You know, Las Vegas is a small community.
I grew up with lot of these girls.
Of course.
They're gonna stay on strike until all their demands are met.
I just wanted to say that, you know, I think you're doing a really good thing with the strike, you know? - I'm not so sure about that.
- Man, this is a working-class town, right? I mean, so basically, we all service the tourist.
Those girls, they deserve the same benefits, and the same respect as any of us hard working stiffs, no pun intended.
Thank you Terry.
- I appreciate that.
- Got it.
Hey, this is the son of a bitch who ruined our anniversary - That was a little over the top.
- He was drained and disappointed at the Palms.
- Maybe you should've left him there.
- I tried.
Hey, you guys just don't get it.
Neither one of you is married, right? - Come here.
- Uh, technically no.
Once a damn year we come to Vegas, to play with the strippers, and have them pay a little attention to us.
- Just a little attention! - And then what happens? - I'll tell you what happens.
- He took them away from us! Is this what we got to look forward to when we get married? I'm staying single.
Danny, a little help? Gee, has gone the casino overrun? - Hey, I appreciate you coming up here.
- It's not a social visit, Mr.
Cooper.
Just Cooper.
Receipts are down in every department in my hotel.
I got a 20% fall off in tea-times all alone.
This is gonna single-handedly ruin our fourth quarter.
- Probably mine too.
- I mean, what do you think you're doing? I'm bowling.
You know what, cowboy? I don't like your attitude.
- What attitude's that? - Come on, let's just calm down, uh? - You can't even control your own people! - Hey, I'm not gonna tell one of my employees what to do on their own time.
- But the strike is affecting the whole city! - Yes, it is.
- These people have the right to air their own grievances.
- This's a waste of time.
I told you that when he wouldn't come to us he wouldn't cooperate.
I'm out of here.
This is serious.
We can't let one segment of the labour pool destroy the livelihoods of all the others.
You don't say anything.
Get Danny McCoy up here.
Hi.
- Can we talk about our video girl? - Yeah, by all means.
Uh, here's the deal.
I'm sorry If I don't like punches.
- Since when did you ever? - Exactly, she's got a problem with your style.
- Meaning? - You don't have any.
But that's okay, cause we can go shopping.
- Oh, I hate to shop.
- Yeah.
Well, it shows.
All right, I tell you what, how about I give you my sizes and you go for me? - I'll wear whatever you like.
- You're still down? - Yeah, about 1.
5 Mil.
- Okay, you play.
I'll shop.
You are so lucky to have a man like Danny in your life.
I know.
- Do you have someone you're seeing? - Not really.
It gets kind of awkward with this little guy around.
What do you tell, uh, Danny when someone does stay over? Oh, I'll tell him he's an uncle.
- So - What? Does Danny have a lot of uncles? Based on what I do for a living not anywhere near what you might think.
- So the strike wasn't your idea.
- No, that was Delinda's idea.
She's always had a natural tendency for - helping others.
- Your better half.
- Yeah.
- You'll marry that girl? - Uh, I don't think that's any of your business.
- Hey, I'm just just asking.
So, how do you feel about the strike? You know, I gotta say I honestly feel like I'm doing the right thing by supporting these girls.
You're aware of the ripercussions? The whole town's feeling it.
Well, that kind proves their point, I mean If they're having this much effect I think they deserve benefit just like anybody else.
You don't have any credibility.
What does that mean, you said that before Well, strippers don't have it, rightly or wrongly people don't take them seriously.
cause they take off their clothes for a living.
Okay.
- So you need credibility.
- How do I get it? I'll give it some thought.
So, you'll go out with him? Yeah, why not? How's the search coming? Still looking.
You should've stayed out of it, cause now it's gonna really get nasty Poor Danny, does this feel good? How's your head, better? I love Las Vegas.
- Why? - I don't know, I just do.
- Can we massage anything else? - Thank you guys, you make me feel a lot better.
Ok, girls, let's not spoil him too much.
Bye Danny, see ya.
Hey, baby? How do you feel? Boozy.
Did you give me something? No, silly.
You got hit in the back of the head.
- So who do you think did it? - That sounded like Angie's boss.
He says he's almost out of business.
It'd be perfect if you were the first to go.
- He would be kidnapped into a nicer guy.
- Honey? - So, did you do Angie back in school? - Did I do An.
.
? No, no.
- Are you sure? - Yes, I'm absolutely sure.
- I didn't.
- No, I know.
I was just testing you, - So it's like one of those hormonal things? - Maybe! Get you soon, Hey! Mike.
You're depressed.
Sex usually helps.
Come on! Share.
You know? My friends are here specifically to go to strip clubs.
- I know, it's unfortunate timing right now.
- I feel terrible for them.
They work hard, all year, all they want is to have a good time.
- And they're willing to spend abundant afford.
- Really? - The strippers make a lot of money.
- Are you kiddin'? Some of them make over 200'000$ a year.
Oh my God.
I had no idea.
- How much were your friends willing to spend? - Between probably like ten grand.
- Mike? Hi, Piper.
- Hi - Hey.
- Hey! - How's the hit? - Hard, I'm fine.
You know, this might just be the beginning with these people.
- I'll be okay.
- You need a bodyguard.
Well, I appreciate your concern, but I don't need any bodyguard, I can take care of myself.
Okay.
- How's my credibility coming? - I'm working on it.
You're gonna be at the rally tomorrow? Bye, boys.
Hi Piper.
Thank you.
Oh, don't thank me, I do this for Mike.
Mostly.
- You forgot this.
- Keep it.
Thank you.
- Hey! - Hey.
- Thank you! - You're welcome.
Cheers - So what you're drinking? - Protein drink.
So our baby will be big and strong, just like daddy.
Let's just hope we won't have a girl.
What if it is? What do you think about the name Ruby? Ruby? Baby, you've been hanging out with strippers a little bit too much? Ruby McCoy.
I'll love it.
Insecurity it is - Where's the little guy? - Playing.
- Are you okay? - Mm-hm.
Have you seen this? Look "Lucky Man in the Middle".
Are you kiddin' me? - Good I'm not the jealous type.
- Damn it No benefits, No boobs.
Hi, uncle Danny.
Are you okay? - Are you okay? - I guess you played a little football? - No, not football.
- Oh, oh, thanks Cooper.
You know, Danny, I work for a living, so I'm not gonna be able to follow you around the whole time.
So Danny McCoy.
Carmen is going to look after you for a while.
- So you're a - Bodyguard.
I trust you now see the need for a while.
How the hell that she became a bo a bodyguard? I'd tell you about it, but then I'd have to kill you.
Okay, I'm gonna get back to work.
- What, you're just gonna follow me? - Carmen is very discrete.
You won't even know I'm there.
I don't know about that.
Oh, hey, listen, one of my - Who's this? - Uh, uhm, my bodyguard.
Right, one of my high-end ladies says that her and her friends won't sleep with any of my whales.
- until the strippers get a contract? - Okay, that's not exaclty the kind of support - the girls are lookin' for, so - Don't be ridiculous, you know that strippers are a naked lap dance away from being hookers.
- This is business we're talking about.
- Listen, I can't go go out with your whale tonight.
- Tell me you're kidding.
- I don't.
I'm stripping for Mike's friends again, I made 4 grand last night.
- In like five minutes! - What? I know, it's crazy, but I spend all day long says everybody else's need, and when I strip I'm in complete control.
I can make the men do whatever I want.
It's so pathetic for them, but it's so therapeutic for me.
- Right, I'll double the 4 grand.
- What? Our whale saw your performance in "Felon kinky love", he's dying for you.
You lied to me and then you pimp me out? Oh, I'm sorry, you made a sex tape, and you're a stripper, and now you're offended? You are so evil, Sam! - Hey, are you okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.
- You don't look okay.
- I'm fine, dude.
You sure you're fine? - Yeah, yeah.
- Don't you worry about that, it's just national television.
So you have a wild catch strike We got a work out on Las Vegas, but it's not your typical strike because we're talkin' about strippers here.
That's right, strippers.
Their spokesperson is the president of the Montecito Resort and Casino, Danny McCoy.
So, Mr.
McCoy, can you tell us what the strippers are up to get out the strike? Well, I guess, they What they're lookin' for is respect.
Yeah, right.
But let's speak honestly, they're strippers, what do they want? Well, respect, in in in - Say something.
- It is interesting, because - Uh - Say, something, Danny.
Say something! You know, yeah, they uh There's a lot of We're talkin' about healt care, retirement benefits, the usual arguments? Yeah.
No, not exactly, This is, this is, something that I believe, has has been sort of brewing for long, I mean, long time.
- And I think that, you know - Oh my god, I'm gonna freak.
- I mean, when we think of all the people that actually.
- I'm not following you, Mr McCoy.
Okay, you uh, It's true that uh these women have no health care, no child care, no insurance, no retirement benefits.
And that's wrong.
- But I think that it all starts with respect - Exactly exactly! You know, from the club owners and from the customers.
But how do you respond to people who say that the strippers don't deserve the respect like the regular working people? Well, I would say to those people that strippers are a fact of life, and that uhm You know, they're not going anywhere.
Look, in a modern sense, these women are really pretty innocent when it comes right down to it.
They're entertainers, and entertainers have been unionized for years, so why not them? Look, I'm about to be a father.
And, if I'll have a daughter, I would you know, I'm not saying that I would want her to be - a an exotic dancer but - Well, would you? No, not exactly, but there will come a time when she has choose for herself, and you know, if she does choose that line of work, I would want her to have equal value.
Because this is America, and everybody has the right to life, liberty, and and the happiness! The pursuit of happiness! Semper Fi.
Buddy! Yeah Naked people, more colds, no insurance.
- I never thought it would get this far.
- Onestly, neither did I.
Oh, sorry.
It's my bodyguard.
Dude, you're surrounded by gorgeous women, this is unfair.
You should see my house, I got strippers stacked up.
Why is it that when you're unattached, you can't find a soul to go out with, but the minute you have someone, women are coming out of the woodwork.
I guess that's some kind of sick law of nature but actually I'm I'm okay with it.
- Hey.
- Hi.
I'm your credibility.
Ladies and gentleman, we have a very special guest with us this morning, She is Nevada State Senator Allison Greenberg, a former stripper! Ladies and gentleman, I put myself through law school by stripping right here in Las Vegas, 25 years ago.
What you have done today is unprecedented.
The strike is a national story, about equality, for all people in the work place.
And I also have an announcement to make, I'm officially throwing my hat into the race for the governor of the State of Nevada.
I'm truly lucky to have as the chairman of my fund raising committee the new owner of the Montecito, Mr A.
J.
Cooper, who as encouraged my candidacy from the beginning.
Thank you all very much and please, don't forget to vote! - I got a feeling, you just got used by Cooper.
- Why do you say that? Why, he might have given your strike more credibility but he's also just gotten his candidate a lot of press.
Well, I think that you can call that multitasking.
It means doing more than one thing at a time.
- Multitasking.
- Aah! Alright everybody, let's dance.
- Anything interesting? - It could be a card counter.
- Hi Mitch.
- Uh, Cooper, this guard.
Yeah, I know this is a good one.
You know that strip club, Bare Elegance? - Uh, yeah, I've heard of it.
- I guess a couple of our guys got in a fight there recently? - Uh, yeah, I can explain, we - I just bought it.
It's mine, as of tomorrow, so So, I'll negotiate with the Union the day after and then anyone else will have to follow.
- So that means - The strike is over.
Congratulations, Danny.
- So, you've ever been in the strip club business? - No.
Don't know a spit about it.
But then again, I never ran a casino, either.
I do know this: we'll get the best girls in town because they're all out of work.
I don't know what to say, but that guy's a lot smarter than I tought.
He meant to do that.
Did he just buy that club? Smoke alarm.
- Hi Hello.
- Hey.
Uh, I have just a little bit of bad news - She won't go out with you.
- Why not? She's changed her mind.
Look, she's uh, besides being a sexual deviant, she's - flaky this one.
- Well, I only care about the deviant part.
I think you're better off, personally.
You know, I've heard that's stupidity can be contagious - Lady in red? - Yeah.
- No, wait a minute, I'm not talkin' about her.
- Uh what you mean? Sam, didn't you watch the tape? I I tried, you know, I was just afraid she might do something really disgusting and I'd be reminded of it every time I looked at her She was only a supporting character.
I'm talking about that one.
- This one? - Yeah, she's the academy award nominee.
Gimme just a second.
- And the strippers? - Not one inside.
I never thought I'd said this but, thank God! Thank you.
What's this? It's your own personal live-in lap dancer.
Really? So, uh What's this lap gonna cost me? - Everything you got.
- So