Mr. Adeeb and Frank in “Unfinished Business”

You don't have much in the way of work history.

Frank

Been a stay-at-home dad most of my life.

It says that you sold cars for a period of time.

Frank

Yes. Not in a lot or anything. These were cars I acquired.

Tell me about this, uh, recycling center you worked at.

Frank

[Chuckles] "Worked at" may be an overstatement. I collected cans.

And this Kroger's job you held for, what... [laughs] ...six hours, huh?

Frank

In the butcher department. Sliced my hand first day. I-I got disability.

Mr. Gallagher, it seems that you're not really interested in holding down a job, so why enter the, um, workforce at this age?

Frank

I lost my wife a few months ago.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Frank

I'm not. What you are looking at, Mr. Adeeb, is a man who changed himself for the love of a bad woman. She turned me into a scoundrel. I found loopholes in the system. I skirted the man. I sent a big "eff you" to society. And now that she's dead, I'm-I'm ready to go back to who I was: an upstanding citizen, someone who respects community, a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis, forever changed. I pledge to you, Mr. Adeeb and to all the other members of this big fat marble we're on, I will never let a woman change who I am again.

[Inhales sharply and sighs]

Frank

You all right?

[Grunts, sighs] When I was at Harvard Med School, I... I fell in love with this... [sniffles] waitress at Legal Seafoods. Amy Schwartzman.

Frank

A Jew?

Mm. She wanted to move back to Chicago. So I quit school, followed her, proposed. She said yes, if I converted. So I took off the turban, cut my hair... and changed my name to Jerry.

Frank

Come on!

I was Jerry Singh-Schwartzman for 15 years.

Frank

Get out of here.

Now I'm divorced four months. I'm trying to... reclaim my old identity now. [Frank extends arm for a fistbump and Mr. Adeeb honors it]

Frank

Right on, brother. - Mm.

No one comes here and tells you the truth. Honesty's all you'll get from me. Then I want you on my team. I believe in second chances. Welcome to Lumber Lawn and Lighting, Mr. Gallagher.

Frank

I won't let you down.