The Gift

Tommy fights the planning commission for the right to put a 6-foot-tall neon "B" on the top of Ballantine Enterprises. When he finally gets permission, he learns from Aldo that the only reason the supervisor changed his mind was because Kristin sent the guy a cassette tape of his favorite singer, and asked that he repay her act of kindness by letting Tommy have his "B." Tommy goes to Kristin, wondering what she wants in return (because of course no one does favors for others without expecting something in return), but all Kristin wants is for him and Aldo to have dinner at her place, as thanks for giving her a job, so the guys join her for some down-home cookin' at her run-down, one-room apartment. After seeing the bad neighborhood she lives in, Tommy decides to repay her help by setting her up in one of his luxury model apartments -- worth $1.5 million -- free of charge. But she rejects his offer, as she needs more time to sleep on it.