[narrator] >> in ernest costello's case, the court held that there had indeed been age discriminationthe basis of the court's decision included the organization's youth movement philosophy, the series of comments on costello's age, the triviality of the criticism of his performance, and the general pattern of senior executives leaving the organization. ernest costello's problem was losing his job. but amy torres had just the opposite problem: getting a job in the first place. for years, amy had worked on the west coast with her husband. most of that work was in restaurants. she had learned the restaurant business from the ground up, working as a waitress, cooking, bookkeeping, and managing a restaurant for a year. after amy's divorce, she decided the time was ripe to return to her roots, so she packed up her belongings and headed for the east coast. she knew she was going to have to find a new job, but was confident that with her background, it would be no problem. she read the want ads in the newspaper and found one that suited her perfectly. >> "wanted. night manager for major resta