Shrek attempted a "heart-to-heart" chat with Artie, interpreting that the young boy had been abandoned by his father, and therefore felt unready and scared to be king, as Artie confirmed: "I""m not cut out for it, and I never will be.One Week Before the ""Dinner at Eight"" PartyScheming, excitable, social-climbing Park Avenue snob Millicent Jordan (Billie Burke) was in the midst of planning and hosting a fancy dinner party, scheduled for the following Friday evening ("Dinner at Eight"), a week away.Ethan received a phone call from "Ready-Travel Resort Services" - offering a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to Mexico - a cover for IMF.You""ve been goin"" over me ever since I got in.Why don""t you ask me where I""ve been?...That big nose of yours been goin"" over me like a sheep in a vegetable patch.Well, I ain""t keepin"" it a secret.I been in the penitentiary.I been there four years.Anything else you wanna know?...I""m just ryin"" to get along without shovin"" anybody, that""s all.To satisfy the driver""s curiosity as he leaves the cab of the truck, a surly Tom shocks and alarms the driver by characterizing himself as a violent killer:You""re about to bust a gut to know what I done, ain""t ya? Well, I ain""t a guy to let ya down.She objected to being kidnapped: "I""d like to get off the merry-go-round." The very pushy Kyle promised her that he was really a different person than his first impression: "Once we get up in the blue, I""m a different fella, a lot different from this character.