Bar Exam Season 4 Episode 12: The Choice

REAGAN, MADISON, ADAM, LINCOLN, SAM, and CHASE all enter Lorenzo’s Kitchen by SugarCity. They see LORENZO standing behind the bar, looking bored. 

LINCOLN
Hey Lorenzo. 


LORENZO 

Hello. 


LINCOLN

You don’t sound like yourself. 


LORENZO
It’s part of my plan. Remember? I’m going to act disinterested so I can get more creative control here. 


LINCOLN

Oh. Right. Well, can you make me a grilled cheese. 


LORENZO takes a deep breath.

I guess. 


MADISON

Wow, that’s good. 


LINCOLN
He hasn’t made the grilled cheese yet. 


MADISON

No, I mean he’s doing a good job at his act. 


SAM 

Lorenzo, have you ever considered becoming an actor?


CHASE
Why would you even bring that up?


LORENZO 

No, but I would be good at it. I mean—eh, I don’t know. 


FRED walks over to the bar. 


FRED
Lorenzo!


LORENZO takes a deep breath and looks at FRED. 


LORENZO
Hi Fred. 


FRED
Alright, why are you talking like that. 


LORENZO
I don’t know...I guess I just think I’m losing creative control over this place. I’m sad. 


FRED
You did sell the place to SugarCity. It’s in your contract.


LORENZO

I guess. I’m sad. 


FRED

You already said that. 


LORENZO
I’m sad. 


FRED
Alright, I know you’re acting. 


ADAM
He’s not acting!


FRED 

So you’re all in on this?


LORENZO

Fine, so I was acting. I thought it was a genius plan. 


FRED
Plan?


LORENZO
Yeah. You were gonna cave and let me have more creative control. 


FRED
I’m afraid that’s not a decision I can make. Look, I know you might not have the oversight over this place that you used to, but look at it this way.


After a long pause.


LORENZO

Look at it what way?


FRED
I’m trying to think of a silver lining for you here. 


HARRY walks over to the bar. 


HARRY
Hey Fred. Lorenzo wants more creative control. While you’re at it, I could use some more money. Thank you!


HARRY walks away. 


FRED
So now I know for sure what you’re up to. 


REAGAN
Is Harry gonna get more money?


FRED
If he gets another job. 


CHASE
He has another job. He’s the bullpen snack guy for the Indianapolis Primitives. 


FRED
Right! The Primitives! 


ADAM
Yep, the team Lorenzo’s still on. 


LORENZO
I sit on a bench and entertain people by accident. 


FRED
I’m aware. I will say though, your baseball gig escaped my mind for a bit. 


LORENZO
Mine too. 


FRED

You just had a game yesterday. 


LORENZO

I forget things sometimes. 


FRED
In fact, how are you even here right now when you’re on a baseball team?


LORENZO
Well you see, I don’t travel with the team and they banned me from practice. It’s really only a few hours a day on a few days a week. It’s not taking away from my restaurant time. 


FRED
Are you excited being on that team?


LORENZO
They find me funny, I know that much. 


MADISON
Do they though?


LORENZO
I think so. 


FRED
I’m giving you a choice: be on the Primitives or stay here. You can’t have both. 


LINCOLN
That’s not even legally viable! Lorenzo is under contract at both places. 


FRED
Not to worry, SugarCity has a legal team that can take care of that stuff. 


LORENZO
If I choose the restaurant, will you give me more creative control?


FRED
No promises. And remember, this isn’t up to me. It’s up to my bosses. 


LINCOLN
Can you put in a good word for Lorenzo?


FRED
Tried. 


SAM
Lorenzo, are you actually going to make a choice? You want to do both, don’t you?


LORENZO
I opened this restaurant for fun, not to get bossed around. 


CHASE
Then why the hell did you sell it?


LORENZO
I opened this restaurant for money, not to goof around. 


FRED
Huh?


ADAM

Lorenzo doesn’t know what he wants right now. He’ll have to think about it but I’m sure he is more than capable of doing both. 


FRED
You his lawyer?


ADAM

We all are. 


LORENZO
You are?


MADISON

Yes Lorenzo, remember?


LORENZO
No. 


SAM
You hired us, remember?


LORENZO
I didn’t—I mean, oh yeah, I did! You’re all my lawyers!


FRED
Come up with a decision for me by this time next week. Alright? I’m leaving now. 


FRED leaves. 


LORENZO

I’m doing both. Nobody can tell me otherwise. 


LORENZO walks away. 


REAGAN
That man is terrible with exits. 


ADAM
I kind of admire his shameless ability to just leave whenever. 


MADISON
Speaking of which, let’s all do that and pray Lorenzo makes the right choice, whatever that may be. 


Everyone else leaves. 

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