victor brashov. that's him right there. thk you. mr. brashov ! i am brashov. hello. i'm katherine blake. - i've just come from the chandler agency. - from where ? the employment office ? mr. brashov ? yes ? we got a problem with the freezer door. - can you fix it ? - i'll see what i can do. you must be very busy. i can come back. no, wait a minute. i remember now-- come with me i can't hear a thing in here. sorry about the mess. oh, that's okay. we are very busy getting ready to open. you can sit here. please. thank you. here's my resume. i think you'll find i've had a lot of experience, especially in the area of-- look how thin you are. how could you work in a restaurant and be so thin ? just lucky, i guess. it runs in the family. - anyway, the first restaurant that i worked at was-- - have something to eat first. and then we can talk. - please. - what is this ? - romanian sausage. - ohh. mmm. water ! are you all right ? excuse me. i'm looking for mr. brashov. and you have found him. i'm sorry i'm late. my day has been a total nightmare. first my roommate's car woul

where everyone will know that victor brashov makes the best apple strudel in the world ? thank you very much. victor, please. tonight you're my guest. that is very generous of you barbara, but i could not allow you to pay for me. - please. - no, i insist. all right, but next time it will be my treat. by the way, i have tickets for a concert tomorrow night. would you care to join me ? it would be my pleasure. there's something i've been meaning to tell you. you are a very good student. do you know what i've just done ? i've given you a compliment. and that's what this segment is about. look at the following situations and see if you can think of a compliment for each. and what would you say about the story we are watching ? it is good. it is very good. it is a very good story. well, then let's get back to it. somebody had a good time last night. a great time. that's three times this week, victor. dinners, concerts, plays. i don't know how you do it. - don't you ever get tired ? - i am taking a few nights off. barbara's going out of town. rosa, can you make me breakfast ? wh

package for victor brashov. yes, here. okay, here you go. thank you. - what is it, victor ?- it's from nicolae. - finally. - [ katherine ] jamal, wait. - the great romanian cure for insomnia has arrived. - oh. - it's very light. - funny-sized package for medicine. oh, terrific. you got the wrong package. no. it is my pillow from when i was a boy. nicolae wrote a note. i'll translate. "victor, i know you are having trouble sleeping. "after i looked at the calendar, i understood why. "i hope this pillow helps. "use once a day at bedtime along with memories of home. love, nicolae." that is it ! - what do you mean "that's it" ? - that is why i could not sleep. - because you didn't have the pillow ? - no. because tomorrow would have been eva's and my 40th wedding anniversary. - i'm sorry, victor. - oh, no, jess. we all have to move forward with our lives. but the good news is... i will not need this anymore. but i do know somebody who could use some sleep. mr. brashov, do i seem that depressed ? [ all ] yes ! oh, wait a minute. i was just wondering... if mr. brashov's brother had

all he saw was victor brashov a stupid, old man who couldn't run his business and make a profit. i could see it in his eyes, jess. he thought i was a fool. sometimes young people grow impatient with older folks. they don't realize that with the years comes experience. all they see is the gray hair. so, what am i supposed to do ? the bank will never give me a loan now. if this business is causing you more worry than pleasure - maybe you should think about selling it. - and then what would i do ? you could start another business. doing what ? this was my dream. then i guess you'll just have to fight for it. i like your idea. i just don't know what weapons to use. i'll get it ! crossroads cafe ? yes, of course. one moment, please. mr. brashov, it's mr. littleton from the bank again. i'm sorry. mr. brashov stepped out for a moment. but i'll make sure that i give him the message. yes, of course i'm sure ! you're welcome. good-bye. - you're going to have to talk to him sooner or later. - i know. but not until i figure out what to do. what are you going to do ? i mean, about us ? i don'

. - victor brashov. - i guess we'll be seeing a lot of each other. - i wouldn't be a bit surprised.well, now that i know what happened, i don't need to make that call. - do you want your change back ? - no, you can keep it for the machines. what a nice neighbor ! i like this place. i'm really glad i'm next door. what did i tell you ? already asking for change ! - don't be so quick to judge. she looks nice. - she looks like a gypsy ! she does not ! she looks like what they used to call a hippie. same thing ! erma schaeffer spent the first 20 years of her life in the philippines. riard schaeffer grew up in a mexican-american neighborhood. they met each other at work, and he asked her for a date. so i went to pick her up and i was kind of shocked to see someone there other than you. i go, "who's that ?" "that's my niece." in the philippines that was tradition that you just don't go out with a man... without any chaperon with you, regardless of how old you are. in mexican culture, in mexico they do have chaperons but this was the united states and i was an american. so i told him the pr

brashov. i told you he'd be surprised. victor, i was trying to make it me like home. i thought it would please you. my home is here... in this country ! livi here doesn't mean destroying who you are ! i am the same person i always was ! no, you' not. you arashamed of whe you come from. you are ashamed of our customs of our language. you are ashamed of me. i will not talk about this anymore ! i don't knhat has happed to you, victor. but it breaks my heart. it breaks my heart ! i don't want it to happen to me. my candy candy ! that's him ! right there ! where'd you get that box cdy ? let me see some ideation. any change ? you got y change ? [ naator ] the experience moving to a new country can be very exciting. at least at first. t of things were going o i remember getng off the plane... and llboards everywhere d traffiand a lot of horns honking. and one thing happened to me is iooked around me, i saw everybody speeding around. i actuallytopped a perso and said, "excuse me, where is everybody ing ?" i was blown away whei first got here. i thought i was abt, you kw, a hu