gary: give it to larissa. larissa: ohh! [ laughs ] lemonis: when i normally write a check, i allow the business owner to deposit that money right into their account for operations or equity. in this case, the check that i'm writing is gonna go into escrow. when the attorneys have confirmed that everything's clear, the money will be dispersed. it'll go to the banks first, the vendors second, and whatever's left after everybody's paid will then go into the business. that ensures that there's no issues -- no fuzzy math, no questions, no risk. sue knew she was supposed to be here today? larissa: yeah. gary: i don't know. lemonis: she's not answering? gary: she's not answering. lemonis: [ sighs ] so, guys, i wanted to get everybody together to kind of tell you -- last night, gary and i made a deal for me to buy this building for $1 million. i'm not buying it to make a real-estate investment. i'm buying it to give gary an opportunity to get the business back on its feet. and so i'm gonna bust everybody's fanny to make sure that w