and altounian's got more money than he knows what to do with. so, you've dragged me over here to tell me we've struck out ? no. there's washington. who ? jess washington, the guy over there at the end of the counter. you got to be kidding. i didn't even know he was running. nobody does. that's the point. i'm not paying you to talk in riddles. he's new to all this. i think we might have a decent shot with him. well, i can promise you one thing. if we don't get a team player on the council soon that new downtown parking structure will be history. and so will you. excuse me. excuse me, ladies and gentlemen. - here he is. - my name is jess washington. and if you don't mind a little interruption to your lunch i'd like to tell you-- and there's no reason why we can't get our garbage collected on a regular basis. and certainly no reason why we can't get answers regarding our water bills. thank you very much. garbage ? water bills ? just give me a chance. jess ! nice to see you again. hello, mister-- miller. dan miller. in this game, jess you got to rem