brashov ] oh, no, no more medicine. please, mr. brashov, a little cooperation. see you in a little while. see you soon, mr. jenkins. sorry. i am just tired of eating food that tastes like pills and pills that taste like food. excuse me. jamal ! thank you for coming. it is good to see you, mr. brashov. - what have you got there ? - a little something from rosa. nurse, meet jamal, one of my most important employees... at crossroads cafe. how do you do ? nice to meet you. is that food for mr. brashov ? yes, it was rosa's special today. - chicken and rice. - chicken and rice. that sounds wonderful. smells delicious ! oh, it is deliciou too bad you can't eat it. can't ? why not ? doctor's orders. you're on a restricted diet. you can only eat food prepared in our kitchen. it's for health reasons. nice meeting you jamal. nice meeting you too. sit down. so, jamal, tell me everything. - i just wanted toee how you are doing. - oh, my heart is doing better. my stomach is doing much worse. so tell me: how are things at the cafe ? i hope jess is not having too many problems.

brashov ? if water pressure is low turn valve on left ? mr. brashov. he's got oth things on his mind. i'm glad he's not concerned. concerned about what ? the man who's been hanging around outside. - he looksike he's waiting foa - that's not a bus stop. i know that. i said, he looks like he's wting for a bus. i think he's checking out the place. why ? well, maybe he's going to do something. he looks like trouble. the man's just reading a newspaper. there's no law against that. you're right, jess. time for me to be heading home. - say hi to carol. - i will. what do you want ? i need something to eat. - rosa ! - yes ? make one of your special turkey sandwiches. now ! - you want a salad with that ? - oh, sure. - put a side of potato salad with that. - katherine, are you crazy ? - i just put everything away. - well, take it back out. i-- i just want-- just relax. no problem. your food will be right up. katherine. one turkey sandwich coming right up. what's going on ? - what's this, exercises ? - quiet, henry. oh. sorry. whatever you say. - wait a minute. wh

brashov.he probably already checked for fingerprints. - i better go clean up in back. - i'll help you. i'll go get some paint. see you later, jamal. what a mess. this ought to keep me busy for a while. henry, here's your knife. where was it ? in back. thanks. it's no big deal. i turned it in the next day. - you can't just make up your own rules. - okay, forget about it. this is not the first time edward. if it happens again you will be punished. fine. whatever. what was all that about ? sometimes i just can't stand her. what did she do now ? she gets all crazy just because i didn't get my homework done on time. - did she tell you you're throwing away your future ? - twice. - and that she only wants what's best for you ? - three times. good old mom. - did you have to put up with all this crap ? - all the time. so how come you were late with your homework ? - hey, i don't need it from you too, okay ? - fine. hey, where did you get that ? katherine, do you know why rosa isn't here yet ? well, it'

brashov ? if water pressure is low turn valve on left ? mr. brashov. he's got oth things on his mind. i'm glad he's not concerned. concerned about what ? the man who's been hanging around outside. - he looksike he's waiting foa - that's not a bus stop. i know that. i said, he looks like he's waiting for a bus. i think he's checking out the place. why ? well, maybe he's gog to do something. he looks like trouble. the man's just reading a newspaper. there's no law against that. you're right, jess. time for me to be heading home. - say hi to carol. - i will. what do you want ? i need something to eat. - rosa ! - yes ? make one of your special turkey sandwiches. now ! - you want a salad with that ? - oh, sure. - put a side of potato salad with that. - katherine, are you crazy ? - i just put everything away. - well, take it back out. i-- i just want-- just relax. no problem. your food will be right up. katherine. one turkey sandwich coming right up. what's going on ? - what's this, exercises ? - quiet, henry. oh. sorry. whatever you say. - wait a minute. wh

brashov. that was a really stupid idea.ome right out and say it-- i'm in a jam and i really need your help. i don't know, henry. and i promise that when i become a famous rock star and tour all over the world, i'll always give free concerts at crossroads cafe. - don't do me any favors. - okay, i'll never give another concert at crossroads cafe. so, can you help me out ? all right, henry. all right ? all right. all right ! - you won't regret this. - i probably will. i can't believe you still remember that. how can i forget ? ah, that was a wonderful meal. i can't tell you how nice it is to see you both again. thank you for inviting me. oh, the pleasure is ours. it's always good to see friends from home. excuse me, please. all part of being a parent. oh, the baby brings us much happiness. how are your children ? ah. growing too quickly. oh. it must be very difficult to leave them when you have to travel so much. i never really traveled so much before, but as my chief engineer has left the firm, it has been difficult to meet o

brashov.you are here for lunch, perhaps you could come back another time. - i just need a few words with miss rivera. - i'm rosa rivera. i'm from the property management company. we haven't received your rent yet. ah. i need some repairs done. my bathroom faucet leaks. the tile is cracked. hey. my car needs new brakes. that doesn't mean i can stop making car payments. look. you pay your rent now and i won't charge you a late fee. you don't know what that building is like. we've got problems with the water the elevators, the garbage. - i'm just doing my job. - some job. excuse me ? what are you doing ? just testing out my new camera. - well, you can go test it someplace else. - no problem. here. i'd love to help you miss rivera, but i don't even know who the owners are. it's a corporation. oh, yeah, sure. nobody wants to take responsibility. thank you, miss rivera. rosa, you're not going to give up, are you ? i can't fight a corporation. i'm only one person. well, maybe you can't fight them alo

brashov rosa and katherine. it's very good to make your acquaintance. same here. definitely a family resemblance. - thank you for at least trying to help. - oh, it-- it was my pleasure. - thank you for thanking me. - you're welcome. you are also welcome. - ah, good morning, jess. - victor. what is this ? my water bill. jess, i have enough problems paying my own bills. just look at it. thirty thousand dollars for one month of water ? surely this must be a mistake. have you called the city ? the water department told me to call their accounting department. accounting said i had to pay the bill first, then apply it for a refund. i told them i didn't have $30,000 lying around. what a city. why can't they just have a telephone hot line so ordinary people with a problem can call in and get some help ? i do not understand. if the city officials are not doing their jobs why don't you replace them ? good question. i bet anyone in here can do a better job than those fools in city hall. sure. how about mayor brashov ? or superintendent rivera ? or councilman washington ? wai