Party of Five (TV Series)

Spring Breaks: Part 2 (1996)

Carroll O'Connor: Jacob Gordon

Quotes 

• Jacob Gordon : [enters]  Got to hand it you, Charlie, you've good at intrigue. Can't meet at the house. Too complicated to discuss on the telephone. You got me wondering.

  Charlie Salinger : Hey, Jake. How have you been? How's your health?

  Jacob Gordon : Oh, I can't complain. At least I haven't got a going-out-of-business sign stuck to the side of my restaurant. I'm guessing this isn't just an advertising ploy, huh?

  Charlie Salinger : No, it's kind of bad. It's really bad. I'm in a jam and... uh, I can't figure any way out of it on my own. I used to date this woman named Kathleen Isley. A wealthy woman. A few weeks ago, I broke up with her and now she's put together this investment group and they're trying to buy this building housing the restaurant to close it down... for the sole reason to make me suffer for dumping her. Her investment group put a good offer to Montgomery, the guy who owns the building, and Joe is not wanting to fight it out and he's really selling the place. Everyone I know has pretty much stopped talking to me. Everyone, including Joe, Bailey, Claudia, Julia... even all of my staff are blaming me for what's happening. For dating Kathleen, or dumping her... or both. I don't know. Maybe they're right, maybe they're wrong. Maybe this is all my fault.

  Jacob Gordon : So, you called me. But... I'd figure after what happened between us I'd be the last person...

  Charlie Salinger : Well, you're a businessman, right? Maybe there's got to be some way to fix this. Some angle I haven't seen. There's gotta be some loophole, or something that can stop the sale of this place from going through. You're thinking that I called you because I need something, right?

  Jacob Gordon : Are you going to tell me different?

  Charlie Salinger : [sighs]  No, it's just... I'm sorry. I... I don't know what else to do. I'm completely out of options. Tonight's the last night. Joe's closing the place, so this is it. And if I don't come up with something fast, I mean before this sale goes through tomorrow, then it's... it's all gonna be gone. Just gone. Will you help me? Please? Nobody else seems to be willing to.

  Jacob Gordon : [after a pause]  Let me make a few phone calls. I'll see what I can do.