Mr. Donaghy will bea moment.
He's finishing up with the Germans.
The Germans?
Huh. Weird that he didn't tell either of you.
We're trying to buy
the largest cable network in Northern Europe.
And if we do do that, it'll be huge.
What about your huge doo-doo?
Sir, your 11:00 is here.
Oh, excellent. Lemon, come on in.
Oh, no. See your girlfriend first.
No, Liz, please, Jack and I have to have boundaries.
I make appointments here in New York.
And I work around C.C.'s schedule in Washington.
Mr. Donaghy, what are we doing this evening?
There is an 8:00 showing of Fred claus...
Okay. Well, you were gonna help me
go over my finances.
So I have a checking account.
I am two payments away from owning my bike.
Also, I have a star that my aunt named after me.
Although that was recently downgraded to a gas giant, so...
I booked Gladys Knight onto the show.
She's C.C.'s favorite singer.
Um... okay.
And now she's my favorite singer.
Love.
Lemon, wanting someone to actually be
a part of your life... I've never had that before.
Buy real estate.
That's the best investment there is.
Real estate? No, that's something you do
when you're married and you have a family.
Sure... wait for that, your first home will be
in the floating city of new Chicago.
Sir, your 11:10 is here.
C.C., I'm terribly sorry. That last meeting took forever.
♪ ♪
Okay, everybody, listen up!
This cappuccino machine is my way of saying
sorry for what happened the other day.
Tracy, your father is here.
My father?
Okay, that may have been a dream.
Anyway... enjoy.
Chai latte? A decaf
Okay.
Studio 6h. This is ke...
Look at those floors.
I would walk all around inside of that.
Hey, what's up?
Are you looking at porn?
I know a good site that's dirty
without sacrificing story.
It's by women for women.
No, I'm looking at real estate.
Jack got it into my head that I should buy something.
You don't own any property?
No. Do you?
I own my place here. My condo in clearwater.
And I bought some land in the ninth ward after Katrina.
I'm leasing it back to the government as a prison.
Ka-ching!
I gotta get my act together.
Even Frank owns that chicken ranch in Nevada.
He thought he was buying a whorehouse.
Look, if you're serious, I do have a lead.
My business Manager says he needs cash fast,
so he's selling his apartment.
It's gorgeous.
Okay, I'll check it out.
Oh, you're gonna love it.
Oh, if you're interested,
A.J.'s also selling a speedboat
and a truck full of cigarettes.
Madness and disfigurement.
Industry castrates art.
The only honesty is in suicide.
I can't watch any more of these German sitcoms!
Try a game show.
Hello.
I got your message. I really can't come up tonight.
I got a mountain of work to do.
Look, the president is only going to veto
your crazy social programs.
The founding fathers never intended for the poor
to live into their 40s. Jack...
I know it's my turn,
but I'm swamped with this Deutsche Telewelt stuff.
If this is gonna work,
we gotta meet each other halfway.
Lemon, you speak German, right?
I do. I spent my junior year abroad in Frankfurt.
I partied so hard over there, it was cr-azy.
Well, I have to, um...
Delegate some important work to you.
As part of the due diligence for the DTW deal,
I need you to watch these German television shows
and tell me what you think.
Thank you.
C.C. and I are trying to meet halfway,
which means balancing work and love
and life.
I honestly don't know how Kelly Ripa does it.
Look at us... you and C.C. are meeting halfway.
I'm going to see an apartment later.
And the community center is going to Stage my play.
I have a thing that night. I have a thing that night.
Mr. Jordan,
I cannot work with that machine at my desk.
But you can have coffee anytime you want.
I don't drink coffee, sir.
I don't drink hot liquids of any kind.
That's the devil's temperature.
Ken, this is new York, the big easy.
Live a little!
Boundaries are made to be tested.
That's why my wife and I stopped using a "safe word."
But I don't wanna do anything I'll regret.
Regrets are for horseshoes and handbags.
♪ ♪
Oh, my!
♪ ♪
Mm. How was the apartment?
It was... incredible.
River views. New kitchens.
Party perfect. The windmere.
An oasis from the vile obscenity of the human condition.
I made an offer, and they accepted!
What? I know, it's crazy.
I guess I have to get a loan.
Call A.J. but ask for "Mike."
I can't believe you bought an apartment.
Well, not yet.
I still have to get approved by the co-op board.
I'm all nervous.
I have to dress up and smile
and try to get them to like me.
It's gonna be like going on a blind date.
Oh, no, it's so much better.
'Cause an apartment never waits till you get in the shower
then steals the necklace your mother gave you.
The windmere:
If you lived here, you'd be home now!
Hey, slow down there, Ken.
Coffee is not like alcohol.
It's pretty addictive.
I love how it makes me feel.
It's like my heart is trying to hug my brain.
You know what
we've never done, Grizz?
Fight each other! Aaahhh!
Whoa ho! Easy, Ken.
You guys
are my best friends.
Jack, what the hell is this?
Why are we meeting here?
You said you wanted me to meet you halfway,
and this betting parlor
in the Pennsylvania coal mining country
is exactly half the distance
between my office and yours.
It's our special place.
Well, technically, that corner is exactly halfway,
but I'm not going over there.
All my life, work came first.
I missed so many weddings, funerals,
karate demonstrations.
Birthdays, Lilith fairs.
But not anymore.
You're my new night job.
And I'm gonna love you like my boss is watching.
Say, what do you think they do for fun around here?
Smack around nosy out-of-towners.
Also, we have a lovely doll museum.
Gladys Knight to the Stage, please, Gladys Knight...
Hey, Kenneth, I need to watch these DVDs,
but I have a very important meeting.
That's great!
Now, I've heard you speaking German
to some of your tours.
Oh, yes, sir.
If you're not reading the Bible in German,
you're not getting the real versteckte bedeutung of it.
Okay, well, this is very important. You are.
I need you to watch these shows... watchy, watchy.
And write a summary of each one.
It's for Mr. Donaghy, and it has to be done by tomorrow.
Hee hee. And I am delegating it to you.
Your last name is weird.
Are you okay?
Who wants coffee?
Let's do it.
Let's move here.
We'll get a little cabin in the woods.
I'll plant heirloom tomatoes.
We'll ride our bikes into town.
I'll grow a beard.
People from my old life will pass through town.
They won't even recognize me.
They'll just say, "thanks, pap,"
and then they'll buy some of my cider.
Uh. The real world calling.
Oh, my god!
I'm in looooove!
God, I wish this town
weren't halfway between D.C. and New York.
And I don't know why I lied to you guys
about having read that book.
I'm just nervous. Uhh!
Anyway, I didn't read the lovely bones.
This is empty.
So... we have so much in common.
Um...
We're all white.
Funny story.
I was on a plane once with Brett favre's cousin...
It says here...
That you still have an outstanding student loan?
Yes. It is outstanding.
No. I can explain that.
The theater program at my school
lost its accreditation,
so I thought I didn't have to pay for it anymore.
Look, I didn't think I was ready for this,
but I am.
There's this... Connection that I feel
to the apartment.
And I am a great neighbor.
Just ask anyone in my building.
Except Raheem.
I turned him in to homeland security.
By accident.
I love your building.
There. I said it.
Love.
There's, uh...
Something coming out of your nose.
You missed Gladys Knight's sound check.
Did you know they replace the pips
every five years, just like Menudo?
Oh, hey, how did the meeting with the co-op board go?
Good. Bad.
Really bad.
But good.
They said they were gonna let me know.
Should I call them?
No. You have to wait for them to call you.
Yes. I'm going to play it cool.
That's what homeowners do.
Act like adults. Playing it cool.
The Germans are here!
I am going through something right now!
They're a day early.
Jack went to see C.C., and he hasn't come back yet,
and he's not answering his phone.
What? He's not?
This deal has to go through.
Then Jack will be CEO,
and I will be King of the assistants!
Please put on some decent clothes
and go talk to them.
You're the only one who's seen all their shows.
Where's Kenneth?
I think they're gonna walk.
Super.
What happened?
I just bought a German television studio.
That's what I call a country breakfast.
Although I've never been to a place before
where they kill the pig in front of you.
It's so quaint.
It's strange we didn't get any ham.
Morning shift change at the mine.
Oh, boy. We'd better get back to work too.
Oh, yeah, right.
God, I haven't thought about work once this whole time.
I know. It's weird.
Good weird or last night weird?
Good weird. I'll see you tomorrow.
Love...
A urine mirage in a desert of fear.
What's happening? Where are they taking her?
I'm getting rid of the machine, Ken,
for your own good.
No. No, please, don't do that.
Come on! I'll make you feel good.
Get a grip! Look at yourself!
What's happened to me?
You rode the Brown serpent.
But the important thing is you survived, Ken.
No.
I made two promises to my mother
before I left for New York.
One, if I found any Mackenzies living up here,
I would kill them.
And two,
I would not let this city change me.
So you had a little bender.
It's not just the coffee.
I also went to a pg-13 movie.
I-I bought a pair of sunglasses.
I tried a Jewish doughnut.
I'd always been told
that New York was the 21st century city of sodom.
And look what's happened.
I've become one of them.
I've been sodomized.
Hey, it's Liz Lemon.
This message is for the co-op board, I guess.
This is the number you gave me. I hope it's not fake.
'Cause you accepted my bid, and I haven't heard from you.
But I'm doing great.
I bought a German television studio today.
Does everyone know that you're a bunch of liars,
or should I tell them myself?
Because I know a lot of people.
You know what? I'm fine.
Because I know who I am.
You... I feel sorry for you, co-op board.
I am going to the hospital,
and I hope you're happy!
I'm just... confused.
It seems weird to me
that you would still be advertising the apartment
after you accepted my offer.
♪ And I am here ♪
♪ to remind you ♪ ♪
And you know what? I've moved on.
I bought a whole bunch of apartments.
I bought a black apartment. So...
Yes, sir, but I think if you...
Lemon, how do you say "buy" and "sell" in German?
Verkaufen and kaufen.
So close.
Other way around.
Oh, yeah. I always got confused by that.
Blurgh!
Yes.
Blurgh.
But it's a misunderstanding.
Perfect... I'll just tell Don Geiss
that I let a subordinate
with an unaccredited theater tech degree
do a billion-dollar handshake deal
while my girlfriend and I
showered together at a red roof inn.
Oh, boy, I'm sorry
no, Lemon, it's my fault. I lied to you.
About what?
All this time I've been telling you
that we can have it all... Success and happiness.
The big office and true love.
Wait... we can't?
No. Because they both require everything of you.
You have to choose.
So which are you gonna choose?
Uh, excuse me.
Could you turn off the race announcer
and put on some Gladys Knight?
And what is
the champagne situation here?
Okay, thank you.
What are you still doing in Washington?
I can't come to hockassin, Jack.
I'm afraid if I see you, I'll change my mind.
Change your mind about what?
When I was with you the other day,
I missed the vote on a bill
to legalize recreational whale torture.
We only have one speed, Jack.
That's what I love about us.
The drive, the ambition.
Our belief that sex is a competition.
It's what we have in common.
And it's why it's impossible to pull this off.
No, no, no, you're wrong. It is possible.
I know we can't do all of this at full speed.
We have to choose. And I choose you.
Oh, Jack. Oh, come on.
Get in that ridiculous electric car of yours
and get up here.
Look, we are both at a place in our lives right now
where we can't really spend this time...
When I was a kid,
I was raised in a pretty religious household,
and I remember the one time...
You know, I think it goes back to my mother's mother.
She was in a loveless marriage
for 40 years...
Yes, sir.
I agree.
Well, if we look at the larger trend...
Well, I'll have it for you first thing in the morning.
Thank you.
Children, so...
Do you agree or not?
Oh, boy, uh...
When you think about it, there's really...
No answer.
Did you take another call while I was talking?
Yes, but never forgetting that you were on the other line.
For whatever it's worth, C.C., I do love you.
Me too.
But we can't do this.
Maybe in another life we'll get it right.
Sure.
In another life.
Thanks, pal.
Mr. Jordan, I just wanted to thank you
for everything that you've done for me.
It's been an honor being your friend
and learning about the non-reproductive aspects
of human sexuality from you.
But this is good-bye.
I let my mama down,
and I'm going back to Georgia.
What? No, you can't leave, Ken!
Who's gonna help me tell white people apart?
And what about our tickets to spamalot?
And who'll be my wingman at speed dating?
Oh, Grizz, I'll miss you most of all.
♪ ♪
♪ New York, mm ♪
♪ proved too much for the man ♪
♪ too much for the man ♪ ♪ too much for the man ♪
♪ he couldn't make it ♪
♪ so he's leaving the life ♪
♪ he's come to know ♪
♪ he's leavin' ♪
♪ leavin' ♪ ♪ leavin' ♪
♪ on that midnight train to Georgia ♪
♪ leavin' on a midnight train ♪
♪ well, well ♪
Liz.
The board.
Hi.
You look... good.
Thank you. So do you.
Liz, this is Charlotte.
She's, uh, buying the apartment.
Congratulations.
If you blow out the kitchen wall,
you can make a very nice breakfast nook.
♪ Yes, he's leavin' ♪
♪ yes, he's leav-iiiin' ♪
♪ on a midnight train to Georgia ♪
♪ leavin' on a midnight train ♪ ♪ mm-hmm ♪
♪ yeah, yeah ♪
And you shouldn't torture whales.
I'm sorry about C.C.
Thanks, Lemon.
Wanna get drunk?
No. There's too many phones in here.
You should have gone for it, you know?
You made the same choice that C.C. and I did.
You chose your career over Floyd.
♪ My world ♪
♪ her world ♪
♪ his world, our world ♪ ♪ our world ♪
♪ mine and his alone ♪ ♪ mine and hers alone ♪
♪ I've got to go, I've got to go ♪
♪ on that midnight train ♪
♪ all aboard ♪ ♪ get aboard ♪
♪ all aboard on that midnight train ♪
♪ I missed it ♪
♪ he missed it ♪
♪ I missed that midnight train to Georgia ♪
♪ he missed that midnight train ♪
♪ whoo whoo ♪
♪ there's an 11:45 ♪
♪ and I was misinformed about the time ♪
♪ misinformed about the time ♪
♪ didn't even get to stand in line ♪
♪ yeah, I missed it ♪
♪ he missed the midnight train ♪
♪ to geor-Gia ♪ ♪
Hello.
I'm trying to take a nap.
What's going on out here?
Nothing, Gladys Knight.
Sorry
sorry, everyone.