mr. brashov ] oh, no, no more medicine. please, mrbrashov, 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 delicious. 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

mr. brashov decide who does what ? why don't you let mr. brashov answer for himself ? hy don't you both go and do what you have to do ? - and brashov will take care of everything else-- - hi, everybody. - sorry i'm late. - it's about time-- katherine, please. - henry, where have you been ? - i was buying tickets for a rock concert. henry, you should call if you're not going to be on time ! but i had to stand in line. the tickets were almost all gone. - that's no excuse ! - i was starting to worry about you. okay, sorry. i'll get right to work. now maybe i can get back to work. and your children don't need a new mother after all. you're lucky i'm not the boss. -we are all lucky you're not the boss. -now i get some peace and quiet. why-- i give up ! let me help you ! no, i'll help ! would you like me to put these in order ? excuse me. one minute and seventeen seconds to go ! here's the phone bill. where do i put the utility bill ? everyone, stop ! you, go to the library ! you, go pick up your children ! you, go pick up the dishes ! - i will take care of the papers ! - you

mr. brashov, i really must leave. please go, and enjoy your trip. - good-bye, everyone. - have a nice trip. whdid you make us put our hands in the air like that ? - i didn't do that. you did. - there's been a big misunderstanding. i can understand why you might have thought that. i'm sorry if i upset you. - oh, no ! jamal ! - too late. where's the flashlight ? here you go. this says to check the circuit box. i'll be right back. "flip switches on left first off and then back on." i know how to do that. try it again. what are all these wires ? beats me. do you mind if i take a look ? do you know anything about electricity ? a little. that's more than we know. jamal hasn't been gone five minutes, and already something breaks. how did you do that ? one of your relay switches is bent, so i repositioned the contacts. of course. simple. thank you. unfortunately, it's only temporary. it will have to be replaced. i'll have jamal fix it as soon as he returns. - our guest here fixed the light for us. - lucky for us. sit, sit. lo

mr. brashov. jamal was helping me with my video camera. do you have any ideas for henry's project, mr. brashov ? yes. it's called, "working at crossroads cafe: you do it, or you don't get paid." crossroads cafe. yes, miss walsh. this is victor brashov the owner. how can i help you ? rosa rivera ? yes, she works here. as a matter of fact, she is my best and most-valued employee. hey ! oh, he's really angry with us. what ? you didn't ? oh, yeah, she's here. just a moment. she wants to speak with you. remember, nice things. no, no. - she wants you, rosa. - this is it ! i got the apartment ! hello, miss walsh. this is rosa. good news, i hope. yes. yes. i see. oh, no. no, no, i understand. thanks, miss walsh. i didn't get it. there was some sort of mix-up. the apartment had already been rented. - uh-oh. - uh-oh ? what is this "uh-oh" ? i can't tell you how many times in my life i've been told, "i'm sorry. there's been a little mix-up." oh, no, jess. i know what you are thinking but it isn't that way at all. miss walsh is very nice. she wanted me to move in. it was just a mistake. it could be

mr. 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

mr. brashov. rosa's famous coffee cake, on the house. that's very nice of you, but i'm afraid we can't accept it. oh, please, i insist. sorry, it's against department policy. oh. i can understand that. put it on our bill. i think my partner hasn't eaten in about a month. as you wish. i hope you will visit us often. mmm. you've got a deal. - hi, everybody. - aren't you supposed to be in school ? - i'm showing my grandparents where the bus stop is. - where are they going ? - to the senior citizens' center for flu shots. - that's a long bus ride. i know. my mother wanted me to go with them before school. i overslept. i don't have time. - do you think they'll be all right ? - yeah, i think so. - i'm giving them directions. - you're giving them directions ? yeah. plus, they've got a map. - nice to meet you. - hello. they don't speak much english. excuse me. i would like you to meet henry chang. you'll probably see him on his bicycle riding around making deliveries. henry, this is detective anderson. police. nice to meet you. - thanks for the

mr. 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