EPICured

"If you want to come back and be taken seriously, then show us why you should be taken seriously. Why should we? We took you seriously before and it didn't work.

"Enough of the cat-assing around. Grow up and be a businessman."
Back at Vincent's, the waiter presents Hall with a beautifully grilled tuna.
"Is that rare enough for you?" the waiter asks, a hint that Hall has been recognized by eyes in the kitchen.

Hall asks if Vincent can come out to the dining room.
The formal dance ensues. The waiter tells the hostess, the hostess inquires: "Who's asking?"

Moments later, Vincent is by the table in his chef's coat and hat, delightfully French and graciously inquiring about Hall's well-being.

Hall describes the shooting, especially the slug he took in the chin.
"I was terrified that I'd lose my sense of taste," he says.
Everyone else wonders if he's found a sense of proportion, a sense of self, and the good sense to put his considerable talents and energy to work.