After Their Dad Passed Away, Everything Fell Apart | Tabatha Takes Over

Added: 2026-05-31

[00:00:02]Hello, >> Mary. This is Tabitha.

[00:00:04]>> Get your keys.

[00:00:06]>> Come outside and meet me.

[00:00:07]>> And don't tell anyone that I'm here.

[00:00:09]>> I will. Bye-bye.

[00:00:12]>> Hello. I'm Tabitha.

[00:00:13]>> Nice to meet you.

[00:00:15]>> Are you ready to come with me?

[00:00:16]>> Yes.

[00:00:17]>> Okay. I have something to show you. Come on.

[00:00:19]>> So, you asked for my help.

[00:00:21]>> Yes.

[00:00:21]>> Why am I here?

[00:00:24]>> My place is going down, you know, since my husband passed away.

[00:00:28]>> What happened? Three years ago, he had a heart attack. I'm >> very sorry.

[00:00:32]>> Yeah.

[00:00:32]>> Before your husband passed away, how long were you and your husband married?

[00:00:36]>> 27 years.

[00:00:36]>> That's a long time.

[00:00:37]>> Yes.

[00:00:38]>> And where do you come from originally?

[00:00:40]>> Colombia.

[00:00:40]>> And where did your husband come from?

[00:00:42]>> Uruguay. He worked for this big company.

[00:00:45]But he always dreaming to have a bar. So right away he came by and see it. And it was by the ocean. And he goes, "Oh, we're going to name it Summers." Because over here it's by the ocean. It's like a summertime.

[00:00:58]>> Wow. It sounds like your husband worked a very long time.

[00:01:01]>> Oh yes.

[00:01:02]>> Working in the factory is harder.

[00:01:03]>> Okay. So he just worked in the factory.

[00:01:05]>> Yeah. We had to get a loan from the house. So the the car the truck to put everything in the bar. He's married. Do you believe it? We have this bar. Look at this. What we did, you know, because we didn't have no money at all.

[00:01:18]>> That really is like an American dream.

[00:01:20]That that's incredible. So your husband ran the bar and you were doing what?

[00:01:26]>> Behind the bar at the time. But he used to run the paperwork.

[00:01:30]>> Are you bringing in less money now compared to when your husband was running?

[00:01:34]>> It was less. But >> how much less now?

[00:01:36]>> About $30,000 a month.

[00:01:39]>> Wow. $30,000 a month.

[00:01:42]>> Yeah.

[00:01:43]>> How long can you keep carrying this business?

[00:01:45]>> Maybe a year.

[00:01:46]>> A year?

[00:01:47]>> Yeah. Really?

[00:01:48]>> That's scary.

[00:01:50]>> Before your husband passed away. And I'm very sorry.

[00:01:52]>> Yeah.

[00:01:53]>> Business was doing well.

[00:01:54]>> Very, very good. He liked to talk to people. He was very friendly, but he was strict. Me, everybody does whatever he they want.

[00:02:01]>> Who's running the bar?

[00:02:02]>> My son, Roger.

[00:02:04]>> And how old is Roger now?

[00:02:05]>> He just turned 23.

[00:02:06]>> 23. That's young.

[00:02:08]>> Very young. Yeah.

[00:02:08]>> Tell me about your other son. What's his name?

[00:02:10]>> His name is Alan.

[00:02:11]>> Alan. And how old is Alan?

[00:02:13]>> 27.

[00:02:13]>> And does Alan work at the bar also?

[00:02:15]>> Only Sunday. He just don't like to work there.

[00:02:19]>> Do your sons have the same work ethic that your husband had? Not really because they spoil >> and we give everything to them.

[00:02:30]>> How do they survive? How do they live?

[00:02:33]What do they >> So you have a 23year-old >> and a 27 >> and a 27y old living with their mother?

[00:02:40]>> Yes.

[00:02:41]>> And do they pay you rent?

[00:02:43]>> No.

[00:02:44]>> Do you do their laundry?

[00:02:46]>> Yes.

[00:02:47]>> Why do you enable them so much?

[00:02:49]>> They're good to me. They're always hugging me, kissing me all the time.

[00:02:52]Hugs and kisses are quite nice if you like that kind of thing. But you know what about paying bills?

[00:02:59]>> I know it's true.

[00:03:01]>> It is true. Take a look at this.

[00:03:04]>> Sharon, can you give him tequila shots?

[00:03:06]>> Okay, >> they're all me.

[00:03:07]>> So, who was this?

[00:03:08]>> That's Sharon. She's usually behind the bar.

[00:03:10]>> Okay, >> this is on Roger.

[00:03:13]>> Good Monday again.

[00:03:16]>> Happy Monday.

[00:03:17]>> Oh, Lord.

[00:03:18]>> Oh my god.

[00:03:19]>> Thank you, Roger. Roger.

[00:03:21]>> Roger doesn't make any money of his own.

[00:03:23]So you just bought those people tequila shots.

[00:03:28]>> I talked to him in a nice way. Roger, please don't give it everything away.

[00:03:32]Oh, I only give the well. You know, >> doesn't matter if it's the well or not, the well is still money. And that's why your profits are half down. Don't you think he's too young to be responsible and running a bar?

[00:03:47]>> No. No, no, no. He's a good friend. But you understand that's a problem.

[00:03:51]>> That's a problem.

[00:03:52]>> And all of this is affecting the business that you and your husband worked very, very hard for.

[00:03:59]>> I understand.

[00:04:00]>> Let's take a look at this. You guys have mjito.

[00:04:04]>> No.

[00:04:04]>> If I told you how to make it, could you make it?

[00:04:06]>> Um, how would you want me to make it?

[00:04:10]>> It's just with rum, mint.

[00:04:12]>> We don't have mint. So, I think that's the whole reason why we don't do that.

[00:04:16]>> Right.

[00:04:16]>> So, who was that? Melissa. Is she a trained bartender?

[00:04:20]>> No, I hire her because Roger the friends. You're a bar in Manhattan Beach. It's kind of she-y around here.

[00:04:27]People take their drinking very seriously in these beach towns. If you can't give me a mojito, you know what?

[00:04:33]I'm going to the bar down the road cuz I bet you they can.

[00:04:37]>> Take a look at this.

[00:04:39]>> There you are.

[00:04:40]>> Who is this?

[00:04:40]>> That's Alan.

[00:04:41]>> That's Alan, your other son.

[00:04:42]>> Yeah.

[00:04:43]>> I'm going to check the kitchen.

[00:04:44]>> Yeah. Okay. Okay.

[00:04:46]>> Yeah. Yeah. Everything okay? Yeah. It's ironic to me because the son that you tell me doesn't want to be in the bar.

[00:04:52]Walked in like a boss. Do you need anything? Are you okay? Let me take this order out. Let me clean glasses. How was everything going? He jumped in. That's what a boss does.

[00:05:02]>> But he doesn't like the bar. Roger like the bar.

[00:05:05]>> Okay, let's take a look.

[00:05:08]>> I'm feeling like an eight out of 10 on the hung over scale.

[00:05:14]It's my morning beer.

[00:05:18]I've had four shots of JMO, two shots of Jack. It's my second beer.

[00:05:23]>> Wow. Here's your son. And one of the first things he did was pour himself a beer and have a shot.

[00:05:32]>> At least I don't see him because he's there by himself. But I have to tell you, Mary, as the owner, that's no excuse because any employee, I don't care if it's your mother, your brother, your son, you're the boss. So, you have to be in control. And it's no wonder that your profits are halfway down. So, I've seen enough. Give me your keys. I'm taking over.

[00:05:56]>> Thank you.

[00:05:58]>> We'll see if you thank me at the end of the week. Come on.

[00:06:01]>> Gather around, everyone.

[00:06:02]>> Oh. Oh.

[00:06:05]Gather around.

[00:06:06]>> I'm Scrooge. Saw everything.

[00:06:08]>> I'm Tabitha and I'm taking over. I'm closing this business for a week and in that week everything will change because you're going to play by my rules and at the end of the week some of you may be working here and some of you may not.

[00:06:24]>> Okay, that's crazy.

[00:06:26]>> Why are you laughing? I'm going to wipe that smirk off your face.

[00:06:32]>> Sorry. So, take me on a tour of this place.

[00:06:39]Start over here because first impressions count. And when you walk in the door, the first impression is get me the hell out of here. Look at these. All nice and ripped and worn. Come on, Eric.

[00:06:51]Duct tape.

[00:06:53]>> Yeah, we we should have fixed that a while ago.

[00:06:55]>> And I see a duct taped for. It's okay.

[00:06:58]Are you finding this amusing, Roger?

[00:07:00]>> No. I'm glad you find it so amusing. You are of age now, so why don't you act like it?

[00:07:05]>> I thought Tabitha was going to kick my ass, but I knew that if she did that, I would probably hip toss her, you know, through a table or something.

[00:07:12]>> Honestly, look, wine it down. You know what? Nothing looks better than when you walk in a bar and all the bottles glisten. Makes you want to drink them.

[00:07:21]>> There's a lot of competition around the bar. They're just newer. Summers doesn't feel new because we've been there for like 20 years. So, of course, it doesn't look anything like the new bars that just opened.

[00:07:33]>> We're not looking too good.

[00:07:35]>> What the hell are these?

[00:07:39]>> Candies.

[00:07:40]>> Candies. I mean, honestly, who eats this junk?

[00:07:44]>> You'd be surprised.

[00:07:48]>> You think it's fine, so why don't you eat it?

[00:07:50]>> I don't want that. You got dust all over your hands. It's disgusting.

[00:07:54]>> Well, while you were sitting on your ass all day, you should have been cleaning the bar, then. Come on. What the hell is all of this? I mean, this is the ugliest thing ever. All of them. They all look like they're from the 80s.

[00:08:07]>> What's our theme?

[00:08:08]>> Your theme is the '8s.

[00:08:10]>> Yeah.

[00:08:10]>> And that's where them was the 80s.

[00:08:12]>> People like it.

[00:08:13]>> So, if people like it so much, then why am I here? Because I may as well leave right now. So, why don't you tell me that?

[00:08:19]>> Cuz I've had it just about enough of you and I just got here.

[00:08:22]>> I'm I'm shutting up.

[00:08:24]>> That would be very wise. You have a patio, so the ocean's right down here.

[00:08:29]>> Yes, we're very lucky.

[00:08:30]>> This is great property, but it's not being utilized. There's nothing to show everyone. Hello, we're here. Come here and have a drink. Watch the sunset. And if you sit here and you can watch the sun go down, I'm going to stay here for a few hours. Tabitha is bright. The view on that patio, it's priceless. Nobody else has that on that north side of Manhattan Beach. Tomorrow, I want to hear about all the problems in this place. Tomorrow morning, staff meeting, 9:00 a.m., get some rest. You're going to need it. Tell me what's going on in this business. Mary has a lot on her hands. She has many responsibilities that I don't see anybody else really helping her with. And it's very difficult when you have a woman who never really learned what was behind running the bar versus standing behind the bar. I've been friends with Mary for quite a long time and Mary's holding on to Summers for a couple of reasons.

[00:09:27]Summers is absolutely the last connection that Mary has with Wilden.

[00:09:33]>> And do you think Roger is helpful in the process of working in this bar? See, you're shaking your head. No.

[00:09:40]>> I I wish he would uh step up a little bit and take it serious.

[00:09:45]>> So, that's usual behavior for Roger to hang out with his friends and have drinks with them. Yes, >> Roger took his father's um death very very hard. He was drinking a lot. He's um a young kid. He's 23 years old. He got put into a position helping his mom out working at the bar.

[00:10:04]>> It's got to be hard for you, Alex, because you're the cook and Mary's brother.

[00:10:09]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:10:10]>> So, you're Roger's uncle.

[00:10:11]>> Yeah. Yeah. I have a long time working right here.

[00:10:15]>> You have a long time working here. Yeah, Roger when he started work here I told me he has a big a big problem a lot of friends I don't like to see Ro Roger with all his friend over here >> so you want nothing to do with it when Roger's in here >> is every day that is Sunday Monday Tuesday and Wednesday >> wow so that's a lot of the majority of the week what would he think of this business now >> the business running right here is put up tising.

[00:10:47]He He's a businessman. But when he passed away, Mary never do that.

[00:10:53]>> So it sounds like Willie was a good leader though.

[00:10:55]>> Yeah.

[00:10:56]>> Well, let me ask you, how often is Allan working in the bar?

[00:10:59]>> He work your Sunday.

[00:11:01]>> How was Allan like stepping in right after his dad passed away and and running the bar? We would work on on Sundays together and we had a big group of people that would come here on Sundays. They stopped coming because they told me Allan's personality is something that they don't want to be around.

[00:11:17]>> He's very serious. He is.

[00:11:19]>> He just doesn't have the outgoing personality that you need to be in this business.

[00:11:24]>> I mean, that makes it sound like he's more of a behind thescenes kind of guy as opposed to a in front of house. And not everyone is a party boy.

[00:11:33]>> And when you run a business, you can't be.

[00:11:35]>> True.

[00:11:37]>> Tell me about the the competition in town. Sharkies, they're our biggest competitor. Um, they offer an incredible drink special. Okay. Um, it's very difficult for us to match that when we don't have the people coming in.

[00:11:51]>> Do either of you have professional bartender experience or training >> of any kind?

[00:11:57]>> What's in an old fashioned?

[00:11:59]>> I don't know.

[00:12:00]>> What about a Cosmo?

[00:12:02]>> I couldn't say it.

[00:12:03]>> Do you even know how to make a mojito?

[00:12:06]>> No.

[00:12:06]>> Wow, this place is worse than I thought.

[00:12:08]The staff in this business need a lot of education. Okay. Well, this was really helpful. Thank you. I appreciate it.

[00:12:14]>> Thank you.

[00:12:15]>> Now that I've heard from the staff that this place is lacking leadership, I need to sit down with Roger and Alan separately and see who's fit to manage this place. You look a bit sleepy.

[00:12:25]>> Yeah, I went to bed at 6:00.

[00:12:26]>> Why'd you go to bed at 6:00 in the morning?

[00:12:28]>> Uh, it was uh gaming, >> playing games.

[00:12:31]>> Yeah. This morning, me with Tabitha, I was pretty hung over. Like I was spinning still. So, >> you didn't necessarily impress me yesterday.

[00:12:40]>> I know.

[00:12:41]>> Why were you behaving that way?

[00:12:42]>> Well, um, my my friends were around.

[00:12:44]They kind of get me, you know, having a little too much fun.

[00:12:47]>> Okay. So, you're going to blame your behavior on your friends?

[00:12:51]>> Yeah, exactly.

[00:12:53]>> What about the fact that you started drinking before you even had friends in here?

[00:12:58]>> Oh, >> tell me what you think the problems are in this business.

[00:13:02]>> Well, we're not very organized. Do you have any idea of how much money this business brings in on a monthly basis?

[00:13:09]>> No.

[00:13:10]>> Interesting.

[00:13:12]>> So, what's your dream for this business?

[00:13:14]>> Have it busy every day.

[00:13:17]Have a working crew in the morning and a working crew at night.

[00:13:22]>> And again, what have you done to rectify that problem?

[00:13:25]>> Nothing.

[00:13:26]>> And why didn't you do anything? There's been a lot of stuff on my mind right now lately like with the with the new game coming out and stuff and um >> what new video game >> I'm not going to say the game, you know, but it just came out yesterday. So >> So a new game came out and that's been on your mind that's distracted you instead of thinking about this business and how to help your mother.

[00:13:51]>> Exactly.

[00:13:52]>> Are you with me right now?

[00:13:54]>> Because you're being ridiculous.

[00:13:55]>> No, I'm not. You're acting like a 5-year-old.

[00:13:59]>> When When Ta call me a 5-year-old, I wanted to say you. She needs to put her glasses on cuz I'm no 5-year-old.

[00:14:08]>> How long do you think your mother can survive if the bar keeps going down the way it's going down?

[00:14:14]>> Probably like 20 years.

[00:14:18]>> 20 years.

[00:14:19]>> She's a strong woman.

[00:14:21]>> She told me a year.

[00:14:24]Roger is an absolute wit. If he were my kid, he certainly wouldn't be managing my business. Thank you for meeting me.

[00:14:32]>> You're welcome.

[00:14:33]>> I will see you later. So, I'm hoping that Allan is ready to step up to the plate. I saw some things yesterday that were really disturbing to me.

[00:14:41]>> Yeah. Yeah. And that's just that just really comes down to bad management.

[00:14:45]>> And whose fault is that?

[00:14:47]>> I I guess it would be the entire family's fault. Of course, I felt really, really bad cuz, you know, she had to see the worst side of the bar.

[00:14:55]And of course, you feel embarrassed. You It's like catching you with your pants down kind of thing, you know.

[00:15:01]>> You know, how long do you think your mother can keep this bar going?

[00:15:06]>> Maybe a couple more years at the most.

[00:15:10]>> Well, your mom told me a year.

[00:15:12]>> Yeah. So, she's she's pretty down in the dumps, too. So, >> let me ask you this. Why aren't you in here more? like right after my father passed away, I was just working here with Sharon and because my brother couldn't work here at the time.

[00:15:22]>> But then as my brother started to work, I thought to myself, well, maybe he can just take over the nights and I can just have more time to maybe go back to school, okay?

[00:15:30]>> Cuz I was still not sure if I wanted to just take this by the rings and just take everything, >> okay?

[00:15:34]>> Cuz I saw the amount of stress to get my father. Mhm.

[00:15:37]>> Like I'm 50/50 because, you know, on one on one hand, this is a great opportunity for me, have a business, have a bar, but on the other hand, I'm scared because I don't know how to run a bar. My mom would bartend and my dad took care of everything. He took care of the finances, he took care of the liquor, he took care of the food, but he didn't really have time to teach me all that.

[00:15:57]>> I mean, look, you seem like a smart guy, so if you had help, >> would that take you over the 50/50?

[00:16:04]Yes, that would definitely bring me up to at least a 70 or 80. So, >> what would get you to 100?

[00:16:10]>> Well, to 100 is if neither my brother or my mother was working here anymore.

[00:16:16]>> Is that because you don't think that you could work with your mom and your brother?

[00:16:19]>> One is I don't think my mother should be working anymore. And two, my brother, I just don't think I could work with him cuz we're going to butt heads. Zaj got used to working here. He just kind of made up his own rules on how to do things. And I didn't want to come here and butt heads with him all the time cuz I just don't want to fight with the family.

[00:16:37]>> I do want to save Summers in terms of my father's legacy and all that, but I don't want to have to deal with my family.

[00:16:45]>> But are you prepared to put in the work that it would take to be able to do that?

[00:16:49]>> As long as I had some guidance, yeah, sure.

[00:16:52]>> And that's why I'm here.

[00:16:55]But you also have to have the commitment to want to do it.

[00:16:59]>> There you go.

[00:17:00]>> See you in the morning. Get some rest.

[00:17:01]You'll need it.

[00:17:02]>> All right. Thank you.

[00:17:04]>> All right.

[00:17:05]>> Good morning, everyone.

[00:17:07]>> Good morning.

[00:17:08]>> How are you all? Are you excited?

[00:17:09]>> Yes.

[00:17:10]>> Very, very. All right. Come on then.

[00:17:12]>> Okay.

[00:17:14]>> Let's see.

[00:17:16]>> Wow.

[00:17:17]>> Oh my god.

[00:17:20]>> Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh, I got it. I got another hug.

[00:17:28]>> Oh my god. I can't believe it's my bar.

[00:17:30]It's wonderful. It's wonderful. I'm telling you, >> the color is totally different.

[00:17:35]>> Yes.

[00:17:35]>> Gives it more of a sports bar feel and makes it vibrant. Brand new bar stools.

[00:17:41]Look at these. I love them.

[00:17:42]>> Oh my.

[00:17:43]>> Much nicer, huh?

[00:17:44]>> Much nicer.

[00:17:45]>> Aren't they nicer?

[00:17:46]>> Yes.

[00:17:47]>> The candy machines are gone. I put a blackboard there if you need to write anything down.

[00:17:51]And again, >> brand new stools and carried through the sports idea with different sports objects and memorabilia all the way through.

[00:18:00]>> Now that the bar looks new inside, you know, that's going to really help us a lot more because now people are going to come in and they won't just go to like our competition.

[00:18:09]>> Let's go outside and look what I did out there.

[00:18:12]>> Oh my god. So >> now you have a beautiful outdoor patio that's inviting. Brand new sconces on the wall, brand new lights above the table, brand new tables to keep the color theme going all the way through.

[00:18:28]>> The patio looks great. Tabitha did some great stuff out there. People are going to come now just to sit in the patio and, you know, smoke a cigarette and have a cocktail. So, I have something that you should all remember and rever in this place.

[00:18:43]>> Oh, >> there you go.

[00:18:48]>> Oh my gosh. That does make me cry.

[00:18:51]>> Oh my god, >> that's great.

[00:18:54]>> Yeah.

[00:18:55]>> Wow.

[00:18:56]>> We got to put that We got to put that up high.

[00:18:59]>> That's awesome.

[00:19:00]>> Awesome photo.

[00:19:01]>> The picture really means everything for me. It means like he's there.

[00:19:08]>> Oh, I love that. Right in the middle.

[00:19:10]That is perfect. Actually, >> definitely after seeing that picture, I felt more motivated to get into action and actually take this bar by the reinss and really make it as good as I can.

[00:19:21]>> You know, today is about a new start and having bartenders give people cocktails that they want that are not too strong and that you're not giving your alcohol away for free.

[00:19:31]>> Yes.

[00:19:32]>> And get this place ready for business.

[00:19:34]>> Okay.

[00:19:35]All right, let's get going. There's a lot to get done.

[00:19:38]>> Come here.

[00:19:44]>> We need towels.

[00:19:46]>> Roger, can you grab some towels, please?

[00:19:47]You know, like >> Yeah.

[00:19:48]>> I'm very excited for reopening day. I think my heart started beating just a little bit faster just knowing that the anticipation of of what is to come.

[00:19:58]>> What's up, Alex?

[00:19:59]>> How's it going? Hi, Brad.

[00:20:01]>> Hi.

[00:20:03]Get the tables, Roger. I will. You get the tables. I will.

[00:20:06]>> You let me know what you need. I give it to you.

[00:20:08]>> Okay.

[00:20:09]>> And you don't be in the bar.

[00:20:10]>> Okay.

[00:20:11]>> Wow. Mary is really showing her boss side today and taking charge as an owner.

[00:20:16]>> I think two people over here and three people over there, you know, waiter, you know.

[00:20:22]>> I just hope she can stay tough with her sons. But time will tell.

[00:20:29]>> Yeah. Yeah. Make sure you have if a new person come in, just take that take that order.

[00:20:34]>> You guys all done?

[00:20:35]>> Yeah.

[00:20:36]>> Let me get you some coasters.

[00:20:37]>> Oh, yeah.

[00:20:39]>> Go ahead and take that one >> to that big table.

[00:20:41]>> Yeah. To that big table.

[00:20:43]>> All these beers, all this price and all these imports and all these domestic.

[00:20:47]>> Okay.

[00:20:48]>> I definitely see a change in myself.

[00:20:50]This is my dad's like legacy. I want to take what my family has given me, this business, and really make it worth something. How's that 50/50 you tell me about?

[00:21:00]>> Yeah, I definitely got over that now.

[00:21:01]Now I'm definitely What are we at now?

[00:21:02]>> Definitely 100. Actually, actually 110.

[00:21:06]>> Okay, I like that.

[00:21:07]>> Since day one, I thought Allan showed leadership qualities. I'm glad that he's refound his passion for his father's bar. That's very nice to hear.

[00:21:15]>> So, definitely in the next coming days, I'm going to be here every day and just try to make it even better.

[00:21:21]>> Good. I love that. Excellent. My dad, >> he definitely achieved the American dream because he got here, he didn't know any English. He got his own business in California in the in the beach area. That's like that's the dream right there. And I'm very excited to continue that. We need people that are just bartenders and then we need people that just waiters and then that's it.

[00:21:41]>> That's it. That's it.

[00:21:43]>> So, we're going to have to make a tea.

[00:21:48]>> Stir. You got to stir it. Oh, no. You forgot to muddle it. Forgot to muddle it.

[00:21:52]Oh, >> that's what you forgot.

[00:21:54]>> Roger struggled the most.

[00:21:58]>> Honestly, >> shake it, babe. That's the key.

[00:22:01]>> He was asking me on how to make a specific drink, and I was kind of assisting him and and advising him.

[00:22:08]>> Who got these?

[00:22:08]>> I don't know.

[00:22:09]>> I don't know.

[00:22:11]>> Mom.

[00:22:13]All right. What's the difference?

[00:22:26]What the? Roger just took a sip out of a drink and poured the remainder into a customer's cocktail. It's disgusting.

[00:22:38]>> I still got to ask her how to take this out properly. This is always kind of weird. I didn't >> change because it seemed like he want to be there now. you know, in the bar.

[00:22:49]>> I feel great.

[00:22:51]>> Yeah, >> that could make these drinks better now.

[00:22:54]>> Yeah.

[00:22:55]>> Put a little bit more coke.

[00:22:56]>> He didn't want to be there at all, so I thought he didn't like it, you know.

[00:22:59]>> All right. Have a good one, guys.

[00:23:00]>> Thanks, man.

[00:23:01]>> All right. Good to meet you guys.

[00:23:02]>> Hi, guys.

[00:23:04]>> While everyone is finishing up, why don't you and I sit down and talk about my final recommendations?

[00:23:09]>> My first recommendation in here is that you need to make sure everyone is trained in how to make cocktails. Yes, >> everyone does it the proper way and consistently >> the same way. This I agree with you.

[00:23:26]>> My other recommendation is that you have to be tougher with your staff and with your sons.

[00:23:37]Can you do that?

[00:23:39]>> I'm going to try.

[00:23:40]>> No, there's no trying.

[00:23:41]>> Well, I'm going to try very hard.

[00:23:43]>> Here's the thing, Mary. There's There's no trying. I don't care if it's your mother, your brother, your son, you're the owner, you're the leader. And that if you don't become tougher, it doesn't matter what I did in this place. It will all fall apart >> and go back to the way it was if you can't step up and be tougher.

[00:24:04]>> I would do that.

[00:24:07]>> So, tell me, who do you see managing this bar?

[00:24:11]>> Everyone knows I don't like hugs.

[00:24:14]A I love you.

[00:24:16]>> I don't do hugs.

[00:24:18]>> Another hug. I knew I was going to get another hug.

[00:24:21]>> I like to hug people, you know.

[00:24:24]>> I know you're going to hug me.

[00:24:26]>> Another hug. Oh my god. And I got another hug.

[00:24:29]>> That's That's me. I I'm very um close to the people. I get close to the people a lot.

[00:24:35]>> Oh my god. Another hug. You're killing me. You're giving me my years quot of hugs. I don't hug.

[00:24:42]>> You don't?

[00:24:43]>> No.

[00:24:48]Mary and I were just sitting down talking about my final recommendations.

[00:24:51]What did we talk about for you, Mary?

[00:24:53]>> I'm going to have to be very strict with everybody here.

[00:24:57]>> And let's talk a little bit more about Alan's role.

[00:25:02]>> I would like for you to, you know, be the banish. You are more responsible and I would like for you to learn everything, you know.

[00:25:10]>> Okay, I'm good with that.

[00:25:13]And do you feel like you can, you know, step up and leave this bar? And >> it's a nice place. Why not?

[00:25:19]>> It is a nice place. Walk in your father's footsteps.

[00:25:21]>> Oh, yeah. It was pretty pretty uh cool to step up and become the manager of the bar. And I I know I can do that job properly because I can be in there every day just like my dad used to be. And and I'm looking forward to it actually.

[00:25:36]>> Why don't you tell everyone what we discussed about Roger? And Russia is going to be like uh in the tables uh waiting.

[00:25:44]>> Okay.

[00:25:44]>> What if he doesn't do his job properly?

[00:25:46]>> Oh, if you don't uh you're going to have to look for another job.

[00:25:52]No more free drinks to nobody. You got to be serious about everything over here.

[00:26:00]>> Overall, Tabitha's final recommendations were crazy. I can't believe this is happening to me because I'm the best bartender in town. Little does she know, >> I am the best bartender.

[00:26:11]>> Well, I have one last surprise for you.

[00:26:14]>> Oh, >> your keys. My keys. All right.

[00:26:18]>> Good luck. Make sure you do the right thing because you never know. I might be back.

[00:26:22]>> Yes.

[00:26:23]>> Good luck, everyone. Bye. Be careful.

[00:26:24]Good luck, everyone.

[00:26:26]>> Thanks again.

[00:26:29]>> It's been 6 weeks since I was at Summer's Sports Bar. And when I left, Mary was ready to take control of her business. Alan was ready to carry on with his father's legacy and both of them were going to keep an eye on Roger because he needed it.

[00:26:43]>> Surprise.

[00:26:44]>> You know she's gonna hug you.

[00:26:45]>> I know. I know you're gonna hug me. How is everything?

[00:26:47]>> You'd be surprised.

[00:26:48]>> Yes. He doesn't drink anymore.

[00:26:50]>> Are you kidding?

[00:26:51]>> I'm not kidding. I wouldn't want >> So Roger stopped drinking.

[00:26:53]>> Yes, he did. Yes, he did. It's been quite a while.

[00:26:56]>> Wow. That's interesting. And it's like the roles have been reversed. Alan stepped back and Roger's stepping up.

[00:27:03]>> The tide changed. All of a sudden, it was like Roger was like stepping up and Allan was taking a step back.

[00:27:09]>> Sorry, I'm speechless.

[00:27:10]>> I'm sorry. It's gonna take me a minute.

[00:27:12]It's gonna take me a minute to actually process that. I know. He just completely blew me away. I'm talking about Roger >> because you talk to him straight and the picture of the dad is over there. I think he realized that he that's what he would like to do. you know, my wind >> Roger, you know, he's starting to see the light. He has taken on a whole new responsibility. He has really, really taken the initiative to try to run the place.

[00:27:42]>> Should they do the laundry?

[00:27:44]>> No.

[00:27:46]>> I'll be honest to you. No.

[00:27:47]>> Oh, here he comes.

[00:27:48]>> They're lying. I need to do my laundry.

[00:27:52]>> Why you got to lie to me, Mom? Why you got to lie to me?

[00:27:54]>> Okay, you do your laundry.

[00:27:55]>> Jesus.

[00:27:56]>> All the time.

[00:27:56]>> God. Ah, >> once in a while.

[00:27:59]How are Roger and Alan doing?

[00:28:01]>> Alan is like he doesn't know what he really wants.

[00:28:04]>> So Alan's not really doing anything >> no that I recommended.

[00:28:08]>> I'll be honest, you know. No, Roger is more into the bar now.

[00:28:12]>> So it looks like Roger's grown up.

[00:28:15]>> It look like >> and Alan hasn't.

[00:28:17]>> I hope for your sake that Roger really changes >> since uh Roger is bringing like the young generation. We're doing much better. Yes.

[00:28:26]>> You're back behind the bar. Yes, I am.

[00:28:28]Oh, I don't drink anymore and I'm sober, man.

[00:28:33]>> How long?

[00:28:34]>> It's been 22 days.

[00:28:36]>> Everyone's telling me how hard you're working and everyone's saying that you've really stepped up and you're really running this place well.

[00:28:44]>> Thank you.

[00:28:45]>> So, kudos to you.

[00:28:46]>> Thank you.

[00:28:47]>> I can't believe it, but Roger seems to have stepped up and become the son Mary needs him to be. Unfortunately, Alan's lack of passion has gotten the best of him. If Roger keeps this up, they just might be able to preserve his father's legacy.