1 00:00:08,174 --> 00:00:10,072 Previously on "Billions"... 2 00:00:10,432 --> 00:00:11,598 Donnie Caan. 3 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,099 We're gonna triple up his stack. 4 00:00:13,101 --> 00:00:15,713 Get started with 200,000 shares of Rubinex. 5 00:00:15,780 --> 00:00:19,181 Dean, seventh President. Hint? Two after Monroe. 6 00:00:19,775 --> 00:00:21,373 Jackson. Andrew Jackson. 7 00:00:21,398 --> 00:00:22,564 Gordie, where was he from? 8 00:00:22,589 --> 00:00:24,971 Border areas near the Carolinas. 9 00:00:24,996 --> 00:00:27,429 All I have to do is drop the hammer, 10 00:00:27,648 --> 00:00:30,791 and you will look like absolute shit. 11 00:00:30,922 --> 00:00:33,222 I need you to find Martina Slovis. 12 00:00:33,287 --> 00:00:35,888 Dropped out of Brooklyn Law. Only for me. 13 00:00:35,890 --> 00:00:37,957 Raul Gomez. New York City Police Pension Fund. 14 00:00:37,959 --> 00:00:39,940 I wanna thank you for meeting with me in person. 15 00:00:40,006 --> 00:00:41,539 I knew that if I gave you my money, 16 00:00:41,620 --> 00:00:43,052 you would do whatever you had to 17 00:00:43,163 --> 00:00:44,549 and wouldn't care what it looked like. 18 00:00:44,580 --> 00:00:45,945 This company came under attack. 19 00:00:45,970 --> 00:00:47,158 We're gonna put him in a cell. 20 00:00:47,183 --> 00:00:49,236 We will mobilize the war machine! 21 00:00:49,385 --> 00:00:50,302 Fuck, yeah! 22 00:00:50,304 --> 00:00:51,570 I have never seen him like this. 23 00:00:51,572 --> 00:00:53,472 - You think I'm overreacting? - Tell me more about 24 00:00:53,474 --> 00:00:55,407 - what he's doing. - He's looking for a win. 25 00:00:55,409 --> 00:00:58,643 The defendant agrees to an aggregate financial penalty 26 00:00:58,645 --> 00:01:00,440 of 1.9 billion dollars. 27 00:01:00,509 --> 00:01:02,509 Didn't he say that he would never settle? 28 00:01:02,816 --> 00:01:04,316 That's what he's been saying. 29 00:01:04,318 --> 00:01:05,072 How did it happen? 30 00:01:05,103 --> 00:01:07,721 We can make that $1.9 back in, what, eight months? 31 00:01:07,887 --> 00:01:08,760 Six. 32 00:01:08,785 --> 00:01:10,585 You'll never trade securities again, 33 00:01:10,757 --> 00:01:13,157 not even for yourself. 34 00:01:14,594 --> 00:01:16,594 - I can't live in the middle. - You won't. 35 00:01:16,596 --> 00:01:19,163 I've decided, for the good of our marriage, 36 00:01:19,165 --> 00:01:20,832 I've recused myself. 37 00:01:20,834 --> 00:01:23,700 You can count on me to finish what you started. 38 00:01:23,702 --> 00:01:24,835 I'm all in. 39 00:01:24,837 --> 00:01:26,553 I'm still gonna need you to keep me informed. 40 00:01:26,578 --> 00:01:29,012 Then you're not really recused. 41 00:01:29,275 --> 00:01:32,409 I am. Officially. 42 00:01:39,030 --> 00:01:42,064 - sync and corrections by Caio - - www.addic7ed.com - 43 00:02:06,956 --> 00:02:09,357 Hey, wait up. Dad's over there. 44 00:02:09,359 --> 00:02:12,799 Again? You guys are bleeding me dry. 45 00:02:12,862 --> 00:02:15,730 Axelrods, you learned good from your dad. 46 00:02:15,732 --> 00:02:17,698 Always let someone else float you, 47 00:02:17,700 --> 00:02:19,333 no matter how rich you are. 48 00:02:19,335 --> 00:02:21,803 - Thank you, Mr. Layner. - Thanks, Dad. 49 00:02:21,805 --> 00:02:23,438 Another, honey. 50 00:02:39,788 --> 00:02:42,256 You guys could've bought that crap for a nickel. 51 00:02:43,492 --> 00:02:46,793 Guess it doesn't matter to you guys. Let's go. 52 00:02:46,795 --> 00:02:48,495 There? 53 00:02:49,698 --> 00:02:52,231 Hey, Bruce! Boys! 54 00:02:52,233 --> 00:02:53,567 Mommy, my soda! 55 00:02:53,569 --> 00:02:54,901 Shit. 56 00:02:56,839 --> 00:02:59,038 Okay, big guys. 57 00:03:18,025 --> 00:03:19,358 - Hi, Mom. - Hi. 58 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,794 - Hi, Mom. - Hi. 59 00:03:21,796 --> 00:03:23,195 Later. 60 00:03:32,373 --> 00:03:34,439 So, how was it? 61 00:03:34,441 --> 00:03:36,475 - Great. - Awesome. 62 00:03:37,811 --> 00:03:39,378 Hey. 63 00:03:39,380 --> 00:03:41,146 Are the kids home okay? 64 00:03:41,148 --> 00:03:42,981 Yeah. Why? 65 00:03:42,983 --> 00:03:44,483 I saw them with Bruce Layner, 66 00:03:44,485 --> 00:03:46,551 and it seemed like he was drinking. 67 00:03:46,553 --> 00:03:47,785 He was drinking. 68 00:03:47,787 --> 00:03:49,988 But I couldn't get to them in time. 69 00:03:53,627 --> 00:03:56,628 Thank you, Lilly. No, I definitely needed that info. 70 00:03:56,630 --> 00:03:59,063 And I appreciate that you called. 71 00:04:00,500 --> 00:04:04,402 Hey, guys, before you get in, I need to ask you something. 72 00:04:04,404 --> 00:04:06,704 Was Mr. Layner acting weird? 73 00:04:08,607 --> 00:04:09,740 A little. 74 00:04:09,742 --> 00:04:11,442 He kept saying things about money. 75 00:04:11,444 --> 00:04:12,809 He tried to make us feel bad. 76 00:04:12,811 --> 00:04:14,445 And what else? 77 00:04:14,447 --> 00:04:16,647 Did he, like... 78 00:04:16,649 --> 00:04:19,616 Was he drinking in the car? 79 00:04:19,618 --> 00:04:21,752 Answer your mother. 80 00:04:21,754 --> 00:04:23,187 He had a beer can in the car. 81 00:04:23,189 --> 00:04:24,855 I could smell it from the backseat. 82 00:04:24,857 --> 00:04:27,691 Why didn't you say something? Why did you let him drive you? 83 00:04:27,693 --> 00:04:29,192 He's an adult. 84 00:04:29,194 --> 00:04:30,827 Are you sure he was drinking alcohol 85 00:04:30,829 --> 00:04:32,596 while he was driving you? 86 00:04:32,598 --> 00:04:34,397 Lilly said it was more than one. 87 00:04:34,399 --> 00:04:35,666 Yeah, Dad. He was. 88 00:04:38,003 --> 00:04:40,370 Bobby! 89 00:05:01,993 --> 00:05:04,226 Margy time! 90 00:05:06,631 --> 00:05:09,065 Who wants a Margy? 91 00:05:12,737 --> 00:05:14,470 Hey, hey, Axe! 92 00:05:14,472 --> 00:05:16,138 You drove my kids drunk? 93 00:05:16,140 --> 00:05:18,507 Whoa, man. I had a beer or two. 94 00:05:18,509 --> 00:05:21,310 Three tops. Hardly even buzzed. 95 00:05:21,312 --> 00:05:23,412 I got your precious, fucking babies home. 96 00:05:23,414 --> 00:05:25,680 What? I will kill you, you motherfucker! 97 00:05:25,682 --> 00:05:27,549 - Uhh! - Oh! 98 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,520 Get up! 99 00:05:34,625 --> 00:05:37,558 That's gonna fucking cost you. 100 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,160 Worth it. 101 00:05:39,162 --> 00:05:40,962 Someone call the police. 102 00:05:49,672 --> 00:05:52,273 Would you like a water or a coffee, Mr. Spyros? 103 00:05:52,275 --> 00:05:54,708 I would love a cortado. 104 00:05:54,710 --> 00:05:55,976 Uh... 105 00:05:55,978 --> 00:05:57,378 We don't have a machine. 106 00:05:57,380 --> 00:05:59,180 Well, maybe someone can run out. 107 00:05:59,182 --> 00:06:01,815 It's just me on a Sunday. 108 00:06:01,817 --> 00:06:03,083 No, no. On me. 109 00:06:04,453 --> 00:06:07,154 Um... will they know what that is? 110 00:06:07,156 --> 00:06:08,756 Cortado. 111 00:06:08,758 --> 00:06:11,358 It's like a macchiato, but with more foam. 112 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,261 Microfoam. Silkier. 113 00:06:14,263 --> 00:06:16,363 Thanks, doll. 114 00:06:18,934 --> 00:06:20,567 Just so you know, 115 00:06:20,569 --> 00:06:22,269 I don't go for the price of an espresso... 116 00:06:22,271 --> 00:06:25,305 or even a few espressi 117 00:06:25,307 --> 00:06:27,641 or for any price. 118 00:06:27,643 --> 00:06:30,577 You blew up the settlement conference. 119 00:06:30,579 --> 00:06:32,212 You recused yourself. 120 00:06:32,214 --> 00:06:35,248 So we have to come to a new understanding 121 00:06:35,250 --> 00:06:36,916 about my role. 122 00:06:36,918 --> 00:06:39,085 And it's gotta be a bigger one. 123 00:06:39,087 --> 00:06:41,420 A lead role. 124 00:06:41,422 --> 00:06:44,290 My stink is gonna be all over this now. 125 00:06:44,292 --> 00:06:45,658 As you point out, 126 00:06:45,660 --> 00:06:48,661 uh, I, myself, am recused from the case. 127 00:06:48,663 --> 00:06:49,896 On the outside. 128 00:06:49,898 --> 00:06:51,698 So how could I possibly be bound by... 129 00:06:51,700 --> 00:06:53,832 Oh, come on. 130 00:06:53,834 --> 00:06:56,602 We both know your recusal is for show. 131 00:06:56,604 --> 00:06:58,637 Don't make me dig out the old CB radio 132 00:06:58,639 --> 00:07:01,240 and call in a convoy of reporters and investigators 133 00:07:01,242 --> 00:07:02,874 to examine it. 134 00:07:02,876 --> 00:07:04,710 Oh, maybe we interview your wife or... 135 00:07:04,712 --> 00:07:06,912 Okay. 136 00:07:06,914 --> 00:07:09,247 You win. Again. 137 00:07:09,249 --> 00:07:12,217 Uh, we did make a deal. 138 00:07:12,219 --> 00:07:14,820 And even though I was under duress at the time, 139 00:07:14,822 --> 00:07:17,355 I will stick to it. 140 00:07:17,357 --> 00:07:19,124 So you'll come in one afternoon this week 141 00:07:19,126 --> 00:07:20,458 when we're open for business. 142 00:07:20,460 --> 00:07:23,561 I will make sure that Connerty has his entire team assembled, 143 00:07:23,563 --> 00:07:25,896 and they will run you through all of it. 144 00:07:25,898 --> 00:07:28,266 Work hand in hand with you and the SEC. 145 00:07:28,268 --> 00:07:31,636 No. Not hand in hand. 146 00:07:31,638 --> 00:07:34,305 I'm gonna run point on this, 147 00:07:34,307 --> 00:07:38,243 and I need to hear you say that you're comfortable with that. 148 00:07:38,245 --> 00:07:41,479 I wanna be the fucking commandant. 149 00:07:45,551 --> 00:07:48,119 I'll pass word to my people. 150 00:07:50,990 --> 00:07:54,759 - Uh, what about your cortado? - You drink it. 151 00:08:01,700 --> 00:08:04,100 Yeah, Dale? 152 00:08:04,102 --> 00:08:07,604 I'm gonna need Martina Slovis's contact info now. 153 00:08:26,925 --> 00:08:29,192 I'm here for the Stewart bachelor party. 154 00:08:29,194 --> 00:08:31,427 Uh, right back there. 155 00:08:39,771 --> 00:08:42,738 Do all guys in my position hate themselves for doing this? 156 00:08:42,740 --> 00:08:43,939 No reason you should. 157 00:08:43,941 --> 00:08:45,207 You're doing the right thing now. 158 00:08:45,209 --> 00:08:47,042 Not that they should. It's just human nature. 159 00:08:47,044 --> 00:08:49,278 Look, Axelrod, you know, sweeps his phones, 160 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,079 hires security to defend himself. 161 00:08:51,081 --> 00:08:53,248 So believe me, on some level, this is what he expects, 162 00:08:53,250 --> 00:08:54,950 what he knows he deserves. 163 00:08:54,952 --> 00:08:56,051 Not from me. 164 00:08:56,053 --> 00:08:57,552 So feel a little bad then, 165 00:08:57,554 --> 00:08:58,987 but don't change what you're doing, 166 00:08:58,989 --> 00:09:00,455 like me with double cheeseburgers. 167 00:09:00,457 --> 00:09:03,725 No, but, Dale, you need to stop. He needs to keep going. 168 00:09:03,727 --> 00:09:05,760 We need him to do a deal with you directly. 169 00:09:05,762 --> 00:09:07,662 And when he does, we need you to confirm 170 00:09:07,664 --> 00:09:09,931 the source of the information, that it's insider. 171 00:09:09,933 --> 00:09:12,200 Well, that's gonna be hard to get him to do. 172 00:09:12,202 --> 00:09:15,102 That's why you're getting such a cherry fucking deal 173 00:09:15,104 --> 00:09:17,572 for making it happen. Huh? 174 00:09:17,574 --> 00:09:20,408 Okay, let's get him wired up. 175 00:09:22,611 --> 00:09:24,712 Sorry to bother, 176 00:09:24,714 --> 00:09:27,215 but I wanted to check in on the Kemlot trade. 177 00:09:27,217 --> 00:09:29,350 And you canceled the Sunday night call, so... 178 00:09:29,352 --> 00:09:31,319 It turned into a bit of a weekend. 179 00:09:31,321 --> 00:09:34,388 Okay. Uh, I want to know if you think I should be ready 180 00:09:34,390 --> 00:09:37,758 to pull the trigger at the open tomorrow. 181 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:40,060 Wait. 182 00:09:40,062 --> 00:09:43,263 - But you said... - I'm not certain. 183 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,300 Okay, then. Thanks. 184 00:09:50,105 --> 00:09:52,072 Uh, is everything all right? 185 00:09:52,074 --> 00:09:56,576 Yeah. Yeah, like I said, it was a bit of a weekend. 186 00:09:56,578 --> 00:09:59,645 Why don't you come in for a drink? 187 00:09:59,647 --> 00:10:01,281 It... 188 00:10:01,283 --> 00:10:03,416 It's more than understandable. 189 00:10:03,418 --> 00:10:05,185 Given the circumstance, it was inevitable. 190 00:10:05,187 --> 00:10:07,087 The son of a bitch deserved it. 191 00:10:07,089 --> 00:10:10,790 But I earned my living by staving off the inevitable. 192 00:10:10,792 --> 00:10:13,459 Let the other dogs drool when the bell rings. 193 00:10:13,461 --> 00:10:15,160 I wait for the actual food to turn up. 194 00:10:15,162 --> 00:10:18,664 That way I get fed while the rest howl in the wind. 195 00:10:18,666 --> 00:10:21,601 We don't get to choose how and when we react. 196 00:10:21,603 --> 00:10:24,036 That's what the experiment proves. 197 00:10:24,038 --> 00:10:26,338 You've actually read Pavlov's study, haven't you? 198 00:10:26,340 --> 00:10:29,508 Yeah. I was a psych/philosophy major. 199 00:10:29,510 --> 00:10:30,943 Minor in economic theory, 200 00:10:30,945 --> 00:10:33,645 which, at Yale, is like another philosophy class. 201 00:10:33,647 --> 00:10:34,947 Broadness of thinking. 202 00:10:34,949 --> 00:10:37,549 That's the shit that sets you apart, Donnie. 203 00:10:37,551 --> 00:10:39,184 It's this shit that used to distract me 204 00:10:39,186 --> 00:10:44,122 while the other guys were racking up cartel-sized bonuses. 205 00:10:44,124 --> 00:10:47,292 No more. 206 00:10:47,294 --> 00:10:50,562 Look, no matter how civilized we get, 207 00:10:50,564 --> 00:10:52,063 at base, we are animals. 208 00:10:52,065 --> 00:10:53,598 Oh, yeah. I know. I know. 209 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:58,002 I just wish I had... I... 210 00:10:58,004 --> 00:11:01,272 You, Donnie, you'd have shown restraint. 211 00:11:01,274 --> 00:11:02,573 For the sake of your kids. 212 00:11:02,575 --> 00:11:04,442 Me? My kids are gonna grow up thinking that's the way 213 00:11:04,444 --> 00:11:07,245 - you're supposed to act. - They didn't see it! 214 00:11:07,247 --> 00:11:09,180 They'll hear about it. 215 00:11:09,182 --> 00:11:10,548 They'll be embarrassed. 216 00:11:10,550 --> 00:11:12,350 Or worse, proud. 217 00:11:12,352 --> 00:11:13,517 Bullshit. 218 00:11:13,519 --> 00:11:15,820 They should damn well be proud. 219 00:11:15,822 --> 00:11:18,622 Their father stood tall for them. 220 00:11:20,426 --> 00:11:23,494 It did feel pretty good. 221 00:11:23,496 --> 00:11:26,363 If I could be that for my kids... 222 00:11:26,365 --> 00:11:28,365 You are... 223 00:11:28,367 --> 00:11:30,568 and you will continue to be. 224 00:11:38,110 --> 00:11:39,309 All right, okay. 225 00:11:39,311 --> 00:11:40,610 So let's go over what we've got so far. 226 00:11:40,612 --> 00:11:42,512 The CI is close to Axelrod. 227 00:11:42,514 --> 00:11:45,682 He has been leveraged and he's highly motivated 228 00:11:45,684 --> 00:11:47,084 to save his own ass. 229 00:11:47,086 --> 00:11:50,353 Get Connerty in here this afternoon. 230 00:11:50,355 --> 00:11:51,888 Tell him to bring the team working 231 00:11:51,890 --> 00:11:53,456 the Construction Bid Rigging RICO cases. 232 00:11:53,458 --> 00:11:56,225 I need an update. 233 00:11:56,227 --> 00:11:58,461 If word of this gets out, and it will, 234 00:11:58,463 --> 00:12:00,429 it's a major key problem. 235 00:12:00,431 --> 00:12:02,632 Your business faces an existential threat 236 00:12:02,634 --> 00:12:04,367 if it's handled the wrong way. 237 00:12:04,369 --> 00:12:05,668 The professional damage, 238 00:12:05,670 --> 00:12:08,637 if you are convicted of even simple misdemeanor assault... 239 00:12:08,639 --> 00:12:10,473 The prick drove our kids drunk. 240 00:12:10,475 --> 00:12:12,841 He's the one who should be prosecuted. 241 00:12:12,843 --> 00:12:14,810 He can't really press charges 'cause Bobby popped him. 242 00:12:14,812 --> 00:12:17,413 He will. He has to. 243 00:12:17,415 --> 00:12:19,348 It'll make his civil case that much stronger. 244 00:12:19,350 --> 00:12:20,916 So we gotta control the narrative. 245 00:12:20,918 --> 00:12:22,684 I'm already getting texts from gossip writers 246 00:12:22,686 --> 00:12:24,085 who've heard rumors. 247 00:12:24,087 --> 00:12:26,154 It's only a matter of time before Layner's team p... 248 00:12:26,156 --> 00:12:28,590 And no doubt, he has a team in place by now. 249 00:12:28,592 --> 00:12:30,592 Before they pick where they wanna dump the story 250 00:12:30,594 --> 00:12:32,394 for maximum impact. 251 00:12:32,396 --> 00:12:34,095 So we get our version out first. 252 00:12:34,097 --> 00:12:35,864 You need your friend Lilly to speak up. 253 00:12:35,866 --> 00:12:37,365 Say that she saw Layner drinking, 254 00:12:37,367 --> 00:12:39,534 tried to stop him from taking the kids in the car. 255 00:12:39,536 --> 00:12:41,436 - She won't. - She will. 256 00:12:41,438 --> 00:12:42,570 I'll get to her today. 257 00:12:42,572 --> 00:12:44,639 I asked Chief Mueller to join us 258 00:12:44,641 --> 00:12:48,143 so can break down how things will go at his former command... 259 00:12:48,145 --> 00:12:49,244 Southampton PD. 260 00:12:49,246 --> 00:12:51,646 Mr. Axelrod, I received some Intel 261 00:12:51,648 --> 00:12:53,181 just as I was arriving here today. 262 00:12:53,183 --> 00:12:55,650 The police out East may have come into possession 263 00:12:55,652 --> 00:12:58,285 of a video of the incident taking on someone's phone, 264 00:12:58,287 --> 00:13:00,688 which purports to show you striking Mr. Layner. 265 00:13:00,690 --> 00:13:03,024 - That should cut our way. - I'm not so sure. 266 00:13:03,026 --> 00:13:04,959 - How bad is it? - Well, I haven't seen it yet, 267 00:13:04,961 --> 00:13:06,694 but I've been told it's damning enough 268 00:13:06,696 --> 00:13:08,429 that they're planning on arresting you 269 00:13:08,431 --> 00:13:09,764 as early as tomorrow. 270 00:13:09,766 --> 00:13:12,366 But when Mr. Bach reached out to me, I reached out. 271 00:13:12,368 --> 00:13:14,901 And fortunately, even though I left the department 272 00:13:14,903 --> 00:13:17,938 seven years ago, that I'm still remembered fondly back there. 273 00:13:17,940 --> 00:13:19,239 That's good for all of us. 274 00:13:19,241 --> 00:13:21,475 It would be a big help if you could get confirmation 275 00:13:21,477 --> 00:13:22,842 of Layner's drinking. 276 00:13:22,844 --> 00:13:25,712 With that, the air goes out of the balloon on prosecuting you. 277 00:13:25,714 --> 00:13:30,016 Without it, you'll likely be indicted and tried. 278 00:13:30,018 --> 00:13:32,218 I'm arranging a back door arrival at the station house 279 00:13:32,220 --> 00:13:35,889 for the two of us and Mr. Bach. 280 00:13:35,891 --> 00:13:38,291 Well, most people would kill to have your career. 281 00:13:38,293 --> 00:13:39,759 Depending on what you want, 282 00:13:39,761 --> 00:13:42,195 I can get on the phone and bring you a dozen offers by 5 p.m. 283 00:13:42,197 --> 00:13:44,598 Can we... 284 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,366 Let's slow this down. I need to be discreet. 285 00:13:47,368 --> 00:13:48,468 Understood. 286 00:13:48,470 --> 00:13:49,868 This is just a reconnaissance mission. 287 00:13:49,870 --> 00:13:51,036 I'm not committing here. 288 00:13:51,038 --> 00:13:53,106 Right. You're not sure what you want, 289 00:13:53,108 --> 00:13:56,642 which is a new feeling for someone like you. 290 00:13:56,644 --> 00:13:59,412 That won't work on me. I know all the tricks. 291 00:13:59,414 --> 00:14:01,514 I'm sure you do. 292 00:14:01,516 --> 00:14:03,716 Plus, you're brilliant. 293 00:14:03,718 --> 00:14:05,084 Billie always told me that you were the smartest 294 00:14:05,086 --> 00:14:07,953 of all of her friends. 295 00:14:07,955 --> 00:14:10,789 She said nice things about you, too, Chase. 296 00:14:10,791 --> 00:14:14,093 I'm not sure I want the specifics behind that look. 297 00:14:14,095 --> 00:14:15,427 Good. That's all you're getting. 298 00:14:17,598 --> 00:14:19,598 All right, well, then let's talk about you. 299 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,899 What can I do for you to help you figure this out? 300 00:14:21,901 --> 00:14:24,302 No hedge funds. 301 00:14:24,304 --> 00:14:27,172 Nothing in finance. 302 00:14:27,174 --> 00:14:29,541 I can't work for a competitor. That would feel wrong. 303 00:14:29,543 --> 00:14:30,975 Well, that limits us. 304 00:14:30,977 --> 00:14:33,612 What's more important to you, the comp or the work itself? 305 00:14:33,614 --> 00:14:36,114 Do I have to choose? I have both now. 306 00:14:36,116 --> 00:14:39,383 - It's rare. Both is hard. - How hard? 307 00:14:39,385 --> 00:14:40,852 If you want to leave the hedgie world, 308 00:14:40,854 --> 00:14:42,053 nearly impossible. 309 00:14:42,055 --> 00:14:44,288 I don't know if I want to. 310 00:14:47,093 --> 00:14:49,027 It's what's best for my family. 311 00:14:51,097 --> 00:14:54,431 Well, corporate HR jobs with huge comp 312 00:14:54,433 --> 00:14:55,899 won't be hands-on with clients. 313 00:14:55,901 --> 00:14:58,569 And the rewarding work, like the stuff you're doing now, 314 00:14:58,571 --> 00:15:01,038 digging deep with folks who need to change quickly, 315 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,807 that really only happens in the nonprofit sector. 316 00:15:03,809 --> 00:15:06,243 You'll be living on love instead of money. 317 00:15:06,245 --> 00:15:08,578 So you've got nothing for me. 318 00:15:08,580 --> 00:15:10,714 Nothing without a compromise. 319 00:15:10,716 --> 00:15:12,849 I wanna shoot straight with you from the beginning, 320 00:15:12,851 --> 00:15:14,284 which is not usually how I work. 321 00:15:14,286 --> 00:15:16,286 Did you just say that out loud? 322 00:15:17,556 --> 00:15:19,322 For some reason, I don't wanna bullshit you 323 00:15:19,324 --> 00:15:20,623 into giving me a retainer. 324 00:15:22,494 --> 00:15:24,760 I wonder why that is. 325 00:15:26,565 --> 00:15:28,364 You all have 'em. 326 00:15:28,366 --> 00:15:30,300 So-called friends at other funds 327 00:15:30,302 --> 00:15:32,302 who tell you that we're dinosaurs, 328 00:15:32,304 --> 00:15:34,637 oblivious to our own extinction. 329 00:15:34,639 --> 00:15:36,906 Are you gonna tell us they're not our real friends, Mom? 330 00:15:36,908 --> 00:15:38,441 I'm gonna tell you 331 00:15:38,443 --> 00:15:40,476 that they're assholes... and wrong. 332 00:15:40,478 --> 00:15:43,612 While it's true we have less outside money, 333 00:15:43,614 --> 00:15:45,081 the trade-off is freedom. 334 00:15:45,083 --> 00:15:47,382 - Yes. - This is our time. 335 00:15:47,384 --> 00:15:50,452 Those of you in this room will be telling the story 336 00:15:50,454 --> 00:15:52,822 years from now about how we got up off the canvas 337 00:15:52,824 --> 00:15:54,556 and knocked the rest of 'em out. 338 00:15:54,558 --> 00:15:55,858 Yeah! 339 00:15:55,860 --> 00:15:57,093 In fact, we won't even have to tell them, 340 00:15:57,095 --> 00:15:59,361 because they will all be in here begging for jobs. 341 00:15:59,363 --> 00:16:01,129 Yeah! 342 00:16:01,131 --> 00:16:02,631 To that end, you know... 343 00:16:02,633 --> 00:16:04,633 - You know it. - ...knocking folks out, 344 00:16:04,635 --> 00:16:06,435 a couple of us got you something, Axe. 345 00:16:06,437 --> 00:16:08,537 I mean, you earned it. 346 00:16:08,539 --> 00:16:10,905 We just picked it up. 347 00:16:10,907 --> 00:16:12,307 Whoo! 348 00:16:12,309 --> 00:16:13,808 - All right. - There it is. 349 00:16:16,079 --> 00:16:18,046 We heard you knocked that fucker on his ass. 350 00:16:48,144 --> 00:16:49,342 Hey. 351 00:16:56,152 --> 00:16:57,651 Well, you're certainly winning friends 352 00:16:57,653 --> 00:16:59,019 and influencing people these days. 353 00:16:59,021 --> 00:17:00,320 Oh, what do you want me to say? 354 00:17:00,322 --> 00:17:01,721 I shouldn't have thrown that punch. 355 00:17:01,723 --> 00:17:04,658 You've done a lot of rash things you shouldn't have done lately. 356 00:17:04,660 --> 00:17:06,393 Oh. Oh, you're talking about 357 00:17:06,395 --> 00:17:08,561 that little sit-down with your husband? 358 00:17:08,563 --> 00:17:10,764 I am. 359 00:17:10,766 --> 00:17:12,198 You know, there's a psychological profile 360 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:13,700 for people who self-sabotage, 361 00:17:13,702 --> 00:17:17,203 and... you're starting to fit it. 362 00:17:20,809 --> 00:17:23,810 The term, when it comes to that settlement meeting, 363 00:17:23,812 --> 00:17:26,612 is self-defense, not self-sabotage. 364 00:17:26,614 --> 00:17:28,514 I might've been wrong at the barbecue, 365 00:17:28,516 --> 00:17:31,517 but sometimes I gotta hit back. 366 00:17:31,519 --> 00:17:33,619 - The way I heard it... - Don't worry about it. 367 00:17:33,621 --> 00:17:34,821 You just did what you thought was right, 368 00:17:34,823 --> 00:17:37,022 and I appreciate that. 369 00:17:41,094 --> 00:17:45,163 But just think about who had what to lose. 370 00:17:45,165 --> 00:17:49,067 I know that I went into that room ready to make a deal. 371 00:17:55,575 --> 00:17:57,575 It just bugs me, you know? 372 00:17:57,577 --> 00:17:58,944 That Bobby clocked the guy? 373 00:17:58,946 --> 00:18:01,679 No, that the kids didn't pick up that Layner was drunk, 374 00:18:01,681 --> 00:18:02,981 that they didn't call me. 375 00:18:02,983 --> 00:18:04,282 They had a phone? 376 00:18:04,284 --> 00:18:05,717 Yeah. They always do. 377 00:18:05,719 --> 00:18:09,087 They call me to tell me that their Instagram isn't loading. 378 00:18:09,089 --> 00:18:10,988 They're just not street smart. 379 00:18:10,990 --> 00:18:12,223 How are they gonna be street smart? 380 00:18:12,225 --> 00:18:13,424 They've never been in the streets. 381 00:18:13,426 --> 00:18:16,394 Yeah. Exactly. 382 00:18:16,396 --> 00:18:19,864 If our situation ever changed, how would the boys deal with it? 383 00:18:25,672 --> 00:18:26,703 The last piece is, 384 00:18:26,705 --> 00:18:28,272 the contractor from the New Jersey firm 385 00:18:28,274 --> 00:18:30,941 kept records on three different devices. 386 00:18:30,943 --> 00:18:32,743 They're all in our possession. 387 00:18:32,745 --> 00:18:33,944 Trial is in six weeks. 388 00:18:33,946 --> 00:18:36,480 Great work. Thank you, guys. 389 00:18:36,482 --> 00:18:38,182 Take it easy this weekend, T., yeah? 390 00:18:38,184 --> 00:18:39,917 - Yeah, I'll try. - Take your kid 391 00:18:39,919 --> 00:18:41,818 - to the batting cages. - Mm. 392 00:18:41,820 --> 00:18:44,488 Uh, Bryan, hang in for a second. 393 00:18:44,490 --> 00:18:46,890 Let's go over some of the details. 394 00:18:48,026 --> 00:18:50,360 Right. 395 00:18:53,365 --> 00:18:56,933 You have an informant in Axe Capital. 396 00:18:56,935 --> 00:18:59,568 Boss, we should stick to the rules of recusal, 397 00:18:59,570 --> 00:19:01,704 the old Chinese Wall, shouldn't we? 398 00:19:08,079 --> 00:19:09,512 Okay. 399 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:18,888 So we've been profiling all the players 400 00:19:18,890 --> 00:19:21,323 and scanning the activity at Axe Cap, 401 00:19:21,325 --> 00:19:23,992 and we see this Donnie Caan. 402 00:19:23,994 --> 00:19:26,361 Usually a mid-level guy, but suddenly, 403 00:19:26,363 --> 00:19:29,732 he loads up on Rubinex, a biochem company. 404 00:19:29,734 --> 00:19:33,601 Loads way up. I mean, way above his usual range. 405 00:19:33,603 --> 00:19:36,338 - Mm-hmm. - The company, miraculously, 406 00:19:36,340 --> 00:19:38,573 gets an FDA seal of approval on a product. 407 00:19:38,575 --> 00:19:40,342 Even more miraculously... 408 00:19:40,344 --> 00:19:41,810 Caan is already there, 409 00:19:41,812 --> 00:19:44,079 and he sells at a monster profit. 410 00:19:45,849 --> 00:19:47,049 So I put the agents on, 411 00:19:47,051 --> 00:19:49,083 and then they start bloodhounding him. 412 00:19:49,085 --> 00:19:51,853 He couldn't provide the research on the trade. 413 00:19:51,855 --> 00:19:53,187 He had no sign-offs from compliance. 414 00:19:53,189 --> 00:19:54,489 He didn't have dick. 415 00:19:54,491 --> 00:19:57,325 And our tech guys were able to pull meta-data 416 00:19:57,327 --> 00:19:59,928 that established he'd been in contact with insiders. 417 00:20:01,598 --> 00:20:03,164 We had him boxed up. 418 00:20:03,166 --> 00:20:04,899 He broke like a Mexican condom. 419 00:20:06,535 --> 00:20:08,336 He agreed to cooperate right away. 420 00:20:08,338 --> 00:20:10,571 I wanna help you, Lara. 421 00:20:10,573 --> 00:20:11,738 And Bobby. 422 00:20:11,740 --> 00:20:13,907 Oh. Great. 423 00:20:13,909 --> 00:20:16,677 And I would if I were sure, you know? 424 00:20:16,679 --> 00:20:18,846 Sure? You're the one who told me. 425 00:20:18,848 --> 00:20:20,314 I did. 426 00:20:20,316 --> 00:20:24,250 And I feel bad that I started a whole thing, but... 427 00:20:24,252 --> 00:20:26,687 Keith told me that we can't have any press right now, 428 00:20:26,689 --> 00:20:31,191 that it would fuck his business badly to be near any of this. 429 00:20:31,193 --> 00:20:33,994 His business? 430 00:20:36,031 --> 00:20:37,764 He's my husband. 431 00:20:37,766 --> 00:20:39,099 Not much else I can say. 432 00:20:39,101 --> 00:20:41,201 I have to go. 433 00:20:41,203 --> 00:20:42,768 Maid's leaving at 3:00 today. 434 00:20:42,770 --> 00:20:45,472 Some bullshit about taking her kids to the doctor. 435 00:20:45,474 --> 00:20:46,973 Mm. 436 00:20:46,975 --> 00:20:48,174 Bye. 437 00:20:57,051 --> 00:20:59,118 I got your precious, fucking babies home. 438 00:20:59,120 --> 00:21:01,220 What? I will kill you, your motherfucker. 439 00:21:01,222 --> 00:21:03,122 - Uhh! - Oh! 440 00:21:03,124 --> 00:21:04,891 Get up! 441 00:21:07,128 --> 00:21:09,795 That's gonna fucking cost you. 442 00:21:09,797 --> 00:21:11,397 Worth it. 443 00:21:11,399 --> 00:21:14,166 Someone call the police. 444 00:21:14,168 --> 00:21:16,035 The beginning... is there any more? 445 00:21:16,037 --> 00:21:17,702 That's all. 446 00:21:17,704 --> 00:21:20,439 Mm. This is not good. 447 00:21:23,444 --> 00:21:26,611 We need to get more of the original video, if it exists. 448 00:21:26,613 --> 00:21:30,782 It'll tell a totally different story about what happened. 449 00:21:30,784 --> 00:21:33,451 - Who had this? - It's from Mike Dimonda. 450 00:21:33,453 --> 00:21:35,820 Says it landed in his in-box this morning. 451 00:21:35,822 --> 00:21:37,355 An exclusive. 452 00:21:37,357 --> 00:21:39,691 - Well, he's doing us a solid. - Not so solid. 453 00:21:39,693 --> 00:21:41,459 He knows that charges are being filed. 454 00:21:41,461 --> 00:21:42,794 He's requesting comment, 455 00:21:42,796 --> 00:21:46,297 wants to run something right away. 456 00:21:46,299 --> 00:21:47,631 Who filmed that? 457 00:21:47,633 --> 00:21:50,968 Dimonda won't say. 458 00:21:58,511 --> 00:22:00,044 Okay. 459 00:22:02,514 --> 00:22:05,515 There were 11 people in the backyard. 460 00:22:05,517 --> 00:22:07,250 There were two on the other side of the pool. 461 00:22:07,252 --> 00:22:08,852 They didn't have a good view. 462 00:22:08,854 --> 00:22:10,921 The video was from my left side. 463 00:22:10,923 --> 00:22:15,325 There were only... six people on my left. 464 00:22:15,327 --> 00:22:17,594 One of them was Layner's wife. 465 00:22:17,596 --> 00:22:20,130 She was holding a platter. She didn't have an iPhone. 466 00:22:20,132 --> 00:22:21,965 Layner's kids were there... 467 00:22:24,736 --> 00:22:26,736 ...and his son from his first marriage. 468 00:22:26,738 --> 00:22:27,937 It wasn't him either. 469 00:22:27,939 --> 00:22:30,474 He was still wet and had his bathing suit on. 470 00:22:35,013 --> 00:22:36,913 That kid's girlfriend. 471 00:22:36,915 --> 00:22:39,916 There was another girl 472 00:22:39,918 --> 00:22:43,019 standing next to her, about the same age... 17. 473 00:22:43,021 --> 00:22:45,321 Neither of them had been in the pool. 474 00:22:45,323 --> 00:22:47,090 Each of them had a phone out. 475 00:22:47,092 --> 00:22:48,091 Holy shit! 476 00:22:48,093 --> 00:22:49,792 I fucking love when you do that. 477 00:22:49,794 --> 00:22:51,227 Your love is touching, 478 00:22:51,229 --> 00:22:54,830 but what I need right now is to find that original video. 479 00:22:54,832 --> 00:22:57,032 Find it, pay what we need, get it. 480 00:23:04,675 --> 00:23:06,342 I have to go to the Hamptons. 481 00:23:29,065 --> 00:23:30,465 Ah. Tommy. 482 00:23:30,467 --> 00:23:31,799 How you doing, Chief? 483 00:23:31,801 --> 00:23:33,901 I tell you, I've been better. 484 00:23:33,903 --> 00:23:36,604 Summers out here enough to make you long for martial law. 485 00:23:38,007 --> 00:23:39,274 You remember what it's like. 486 00:23:39,276 --> 00:23:41,742 - Ah, sorry to hear it. - Ah, don't be. 487 00:23:41,744 --> 00:23:44,244 It'd be better if, in addition to the college kids 488 00:23:44,246 --> 00:23:47,181 and regular dirtbags, I didn't have my billionaires 489 00:23:47,183 --> 00:23:48,816 punching out my multimillionaires. 490 00:23:48,818 --> 00:23:50,117 It's bad for business. 491 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,953 Well, that's why we're here, to make your life easier. 492 00:23:52,955 --> 00:23:56,623 We wanna quash this thing. No need for news stories. 493 00:23:56,625 --> 00:23:58,892 No need for undue chatter. 494 00:23:58,894 --> 00:24:01,228 Sure. Of course. 495 00:24:01,230 --> 00:24:03,530 I lift the rug, and you guys sweep? 496 00:24:03,532 --> 00:24:07,100 Or were you thinking vice versa, and I make with the broom? 497 00:24:07,102 --> 00:24:08,968 Come on, Tommy, we both know 498 00:24:08,970 --> 00:24:11,071 this is probably gonna end up in a payment situation. 499 00:24:11,073 --> 00:24:13,472 Why don't we work together and get there sooner? 500 00:24:13,474 --> 00:24:16,442 Uh-huh. Not so easy. 501 00:24:16,444 --> 00:24:18,011 I've seen the video. 502 00:24:18,013 --> 00:24:22,816 When it goes public, there's gonna be a lot of pressure. 503 00:24:22,818 --> 00:24:26,219 So we'll take a statement of Mr. Axelrod's version of events. 504 00:24:26,221 --> 00:24:28,221 If Mr. Layner refuses to relent, 505 00:24:28,223 --> 00:24:31,023 if he insists on pressing charges, 506 00:24:31,025 --> 00:24:34,493 if the DA doesn't like what he hears and chooses to proceed, 507 00:24:34,495 --> 00:24:37,830 well, courtesy or not, Chief, 508 00:24:37,832 --> 00:24:39,498 it'll be out of my hands. 509 00:24:40,768 --> 00:24:43,068 - Hey, sweetheart. - Hey, baby. 510 00:24:43,070 --> 00:24:44,203 What's the latest? 511 00:24:44,205 --> 00:24:46,371 Oh, you know. 512 00:24:46,373 --> 00:24:48,273 Kevin had a friend over from school. 513 00:24:48,275 --> 00:24:49,908 Told Eva she could hang, too, 514 00:24:49,910 --> 00:24:51,676 and then pretty much ignored her. 515 00:24:51,678 --> 00:24:53,145 How'd that play out? 516 00:24:53,147 --> 00:24:55,680 She cried, and then he was nicer. 517 00:24:55,682 --> 00:24:59,618 Oh. So a normal weekday afternoon negotiation, huh? 518 00:24:59,620 --> 00:25:02,354 - Speaking of... - Mm-hmm? 519 00:25:04,023 --> 00:25:05,957 Mmm. 520 00:25:05,959 --> 00:25:07,892 How did the, uh, 521 00:25:07,894 --> 00:25:11,630 breakdown of the settlement play out? 522 00:25:11,632 --> 00:25:13,565 'Cause the way you described it didn't sound... 523 00:25:13,567 --> 00:25:15,567 Yeah. Well... 524 00:25:15,569 --> 00:25:18,970 Well, I'll tell you, uh... 525 00:25:18,972 --> 00:25:21,639 Things were all pre-negotiated, laid out. 526 00:25:21,641 --> 00:25:25,143 But, you know, these conferences are... 527 00:25:25,145 --> 00:25:27,311 unpredictable. Tensions are high. 528 00:25:27,313 --> 00:25:30,748 Certain realities set in. 529 00:25:30,750 --> 00:25:34,718 And, uh, big game fish often has one final thrash in him 530 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:36,520 as he gets close to the boat. 531 00:25:41,226 --> 00:25:45,629 Anyway, as I said, then... 532 00:25:45,631 --> 00:25:46,830 he tore up the check. 533 00:25:52,404 --> 00:25:53,670 We have the Gilberts tomorrow night. 534 00:25:54,773 --> 00:25:58,141 They could only get a table at 7:30, so... 535 00:25:58,143 --> 00:26:01,111 make sure you can get there in time. 536 00:26:01,113 --> 00:26:03,013 No chance of a reschedule? 537 00:26:03,015 --> 00:26:04,214 This is the reschedule... 538 00:26:04,216 --> 00:26:05,882 of a reschedule. 539 00:26:05,884 --> 00:26:07,550 What? 540 00:26:07,552 --> 00:26:09,218 I don't know. It's just I'm... 541 00:26:09,220 --> 00:26:10,986 I'm just a little bit creeped out 542 00:26:10,988 --> 00:26:12,355 by how close those two are. 543 00:26:12,357 --> 00:26:14,424 They're married. Shouldn't they be close? 544 00:26:16,428 --> 00:26:19,529 Not that close. 545 00:26:20,732 --> 00:26:22,598 Oh, thank you. 546 00:26:24,302 --> 00:26:27,236 Mmm. That's great, Ryan. 547 00:26:27,238 --> 00:26:30,005 My breakfast kind of sucks. 548 00:26:30,007 --> 00:26:31,540 What did you just say? 549 00:26:31,542 --> 00:26:33,275 I'm sick of cheese omelettes. 550 00:26:33,277 --> 00:26:34,844 The cheese is kind of sticky. 551 00:26:34,846 --> 00:26:36,979 No sweat, big guy. What can I make you? 552 00:26:36,981 --> 00:26:38,413 Nothing. The omelettes are great, 553 00:26:38,415 --> 00:26:39,949 and both of you are finishing them. 554 00:26:39,951 --> 00:26:43,251 But these are lame, and we have them, like, almost every day. 555 00:26:43,253 --> 00:26:45,620 And dad never makes us finish our plates. 556 00:26:45,622 --> 00:26:47,823 First, apologize to Chef Ryan. 557 00:26:47,825 --> 00:26:49,658 Sorry. 558 00:26:49,660 --> 00:26:51,159 And now let's go. 559 00:26:51,161 --> 00:26:54,496 - Where? - Get in the car. Now. 560 00:26:58,668 --> 00:27:00,368 Why is the water brown? 561 00:27:00,370 --> 00:27:02,036 It just is. Now get in. 562 00:27:06,209 --> 00:27:07,408 It's cold! 563 00:27:07,410 --> 00:27:08,609 I wanna leave. 564 00:27:08,611 --> 00:27:10,011 Stop whining, or I'll throw you in. 565 00:27:13,850 --> 00:27:15,148 What are we doing? 566 00:27:15,150 --> 00:27:16,450 You're clamming. 567 00:27:16,452 --> 00:27:19,687 When I was a kid, me and Aunt Lu and all your uncles, 568 00:27:19,689 --> 00:27:21,021 we had to come out here with Grandma 569 00:27:21,023 --> 00:27:23,457 and collect 50 clams for Sunday dinner or we didn't eat. 570 00:27:23,459 --> 00:27:25,860 And that taught us something about work, 571 00:27:25,862 --> 00:27:27,928 about earning our own living. 572 00:27:27,930 --> 00:27:30,130 What do we do? 573 00:27:30,132 --> 00:27:32,599 You feel with your feet on the bottom for littlenecks. 574 00:27:32,601 --> 00:27:33,967 Like this. 575 00:27:33,969 --> 00:27:35,502 You shimmy. 576 00:27:41,443 --> 00:27:43,843 So how many do you want us to get? 577 00:27:43,845 --> 00:27:45,279 Well, you eat what you catch, 578 00:27:45,281 --> 00:27:47,947 so you get as many as you can before the tide goes out. 579 00:27:47,949 --> 00:27:49,616 When's that? 580 00:27:49,618 --> 00:27:52,652 About four hours from now. 581 00:27:57,793 --> 00:27:59,225 You know I didn't drive all the way up here to Westport 582 00:27:59,227 --> 00:28:01,260 to give out "attaboys." 583 00:28:01,262 --> 00:28:04,330 Had to bring the kick-ass. With love. 584 00:28:04,332 --> 00:28:05,898 Rumblings got to me. 585 00:28:05,900 --> 00:28:08,534 I hate motherfucking rumblings 586 00:28:08,536 --> 00:28:10,903 because truth is always underneath 'em. 587 00:28:10,905 --> 00:28:13,472 You hit some guy and knocked him out. 588 00:28:13,474 --> 00:28:16,242 Down. Not out. 589 00:28:16,244 --> 00:28:18,744 A fine distinction. 590 00:28:18,746 --> 00:28:20,212 Thanks, Wags. 591 00:28:20,214 --> 00:28:22,213 I hung in after Dollar Bill got arrested, 592 00:28:22,215 --> 00:28:24,616 because if anyone knows you can't let one miscreant 593 00:28:24,618 --> 00:28:27,719 tattoo a whole place, it's an ex-cop. 594 00:28:27,721 --> 00:28:29,855 But if people think you're feeling the pressure, 595 00:28:29,857 --> 00:28:32,390 acting out, hitting folks, for fuck's sake, 596 00:28:32,392 --> 00:28:34,192 they will run for the exits. 597 00:28:34,194 --> 00:28:36,027 Banks'll even look at you as a shaky investment. 598 00:28:36,029 --> 00:28:37,929 Credit'll start drying up. 599 00:28:37,931 --> 00:28:39,331 I won't let that happen. 600 00:28:39,333 --> 00:28:40,999 The time to not let that happen was before you threw the punch. 601 00:28:41,001 --> 00:28:44,002 Last thing I want to do is pull my money, 602 00:28:44,004 --> 00:28:46,071 but I will. 603 00:28:46,073 --> 00:28:49,107 If you take a conviction, even for a misdemeanor, 604 00:28:49,109 --> 00:28:51,809 we are gone. 605 00:28:51,811 --> 00:28:54,645 Settle your trouble. 606 00:28:54,647 --> 00:28:56,614 Get a non-disclosure form signed. 607 00:28:56,616 --> 00:28:59,984 I know. Thanks for coming in person. 608 00:29:04,524 --> 00:29:08,025 Dimonda said he vetted the story and it's ready to run, 609 00:29:08,027 --> 00:29:09,994 with or without comment. 610 00:29:09,996 --> 00:29:12,761 Get me a meeting with him before he posts it. 611 00:29:14,966 --> 00:29:18,434 Ari Spyros, live and in person. 612 00:29:18,436 --> 00:29:19,869 Any special beverage requests? 613 00:29:19,871 --> 00:29:21,004 No, not today, Chuck. 614 00:29:21,006 --> 00:29:22,205 I'm just looking forward to seeing the team. 615 00:29:22,207 --> 00:29:23,506 Oh, you'll see, all right. 616 00:29:23,508 --> 00:29:26,542 I think you're gonna find this pretty interesting. 617 00:29:26,544 --> 00:29:28,277 Right in there. 618 00:29:28,279 --> 00:29:31,714 Martina Slovis. 619 00:29:34,018 --> 00:29:37,653 I warned you, if you fucked with me... 620 00:29:37,655 --> 00:29:39,755 holy hell. 621 00:29:43,528 --> 00:29:46,794 Did you ever wonder why we weren't pals anymore, Spyros? 622 00:29:46,796 --> 00:29:49,831 I mean, we were in study groups together at law school. 623 00:29:49,833 --> 00:29:52,901 Lawyers league softball team. 624 00:29:54,204 --> 00:29:56,804 I thought it was just an inter-agency rivalry. 625 00:29:56,806 --> 00:29:59,107 Mm. Think back. 626 00:29:59,109 --> 00:30:01,910 It's before you were at SEC and I was here. 627 00:30:01,912 --> 00:30:03,310 Summer of 2005, 628 00:30:03,312 --> 00:30:06,581 the Willigut Farley mixer at Moran's. 629 00:30:06,583 --> 00:30:10,018 I saw her at the bar, Martina Slovis. 630 00:30:10,020 --> 00:30:12,854 She was a summer associate in corporate work. 631 00:30:12,856 --> 00:30:16,991 I pointed you out, said that I'd come in with you, 632 00:30:16,993 --> 00:30:18,792 and she went white. 633 00:30:20,263 --> 00:30:22,163 Absolutely white. 634 00:30:22,165 --> 00:30:25,299 And she just said the words, 635 00:30:25,301 --> 00:30:29,103 "Ari Spyros raped me." 636 00:30:34,977 --> 00:30:37,978 And you... you believed her? 637 00:30:37,980 --> 00:30:40,180 We've been friends for six years. 638 00:30:40,182 --> 00:30:41,782 I wasn't totally convinced, 639 00:30:41,784 --> 00:30:44,451 until I found you at the table later. 640 00:30:44,453 --> 00:30:46,820 And I said, 641 00:30:46,822 --> 00:30:48,989 "Guess who I just ran into at the bar? 642 00:30:48,991 --> 00:30:52,024 Martina Slovis." 643 00:30:52,026 --> 00:30:53,659 You remember what you said? 644 00:30:55,830 --> 00:30:59,665 "I fucked that little piece. What'd she say?" 645 00:31:01,803 --> 00:31:03,303 That's when I knew. 646 00:31:03,305 --> 00:31:04,571 You can't... 647 00:31:04,573 --> 00:31:06,672 Okay, don't. That's enough. 648 00:31:06,674 --> 00:31:08,608 Sick. 649 00:31:10,078 --> 00:31:12,211 It would be he said, she said. 650 00:31:12,213 --> 00:31:14,013 The statutes have run. 651 00:31:14,015 --> 00:31:16,983 We both know what it was. 652 00:31:16,985 --> 00:31:20,720 You destroyed a good part of that woman's life. 653 00:31:20,722 --> 00:31:22,888 And she will work with me to destroy all of yours 654 00:31:22,890 --> 00:31:26,091 if you don't fall the fuck back into line! 655 00:31:27,561 --> 00:31:30,795 From here on in, I tell you your position in this, 656 00:31:30,797 --> 00:31:33,064 if you have one at all. 657 00:31:38,939 --> 00:31:40,172 So? 658 00:31:40,174 --> 00:31:41,606 Um... 659 00:31:41,608 --> 00:31:43,775 Well, she said she was surprised to get the call 660 00:31:43,777 --> 00:31:45,644 considering she just went back and got her degree 661 00:31:45,646 --> 00:31:46,778 a few years ago. 662 00:31:46,780 --> 00:31:48,113 Hasn't really practiced. 663 00:31:48,115 --> 00:31:50,414 She's living near Philly with young kids, 664 00:31:50,416 --> 00:31:53,118 said she wasn't thinking about going back to work. 665 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:54,185 If you don't mind me saying so, 666 00:31:54,187 --> 00:31:55,286 there's lots of lawyers out there 667 00:31:55,288 --> 00:31:56,587 with much stronger litigation experience. 668 00:31:56,589 --> 00:31:57,721 But I have notes on the interview. 669 00:31:57,723 --> 00:31:59,657 No. Of course. It was just an idea. 670 00:31:59,659 --> 00:32:01,925 Uh, pay for her ticket back 671 00:32:01,927 --> 00:32:04,028 and put her on the reference list at the Philly office. 672 00:32:04,030 --> 00:32:05,463 Mm-hmm. 673 00:32:05,465 --> 00:32:06,964 I look forward to reading your notes. Thank you. 674 00:32:06,966 --> 00:32:08,332 Okay. 675 00:32:08,334 --> 00:32:10,201 ♪ Na na na na num ♪ 676 00:32:10,203 --> 00:32:13,437 ♪ Tasty smelling peppers with the linguin' on the side ♪ 677 00:32:13,439 --> 00:32:17,007 ♪ I know it gets confusing, you just cannot decide ♪ 678 00:32:17,009 --> 00:32:18,809 ♪ But if you cross your goombah ♪ 679 00:32:18,811 --> 00:32:20,510 ♪ There's not a place to hide ♪ 680 00:32:20,512 --> 00:32:23,714 ♪ So think about la Panza with that little man inside ♪ 681 00:32:24,750 --> 00:32:27,617 ♪ Agita ♪ 682 00:32:27,619 --> 00:32:29,987 ♪ My goombah in the panzon ♪ 683 00:32:29,989 --> 00:32:33,523 ♪ When I eat, he gets his treat like a canzon ♪ 684 00:32:33,525 --> 00:32:37,194 ♪ He enjoys every meal, every bite that I steal ♪ 685 00:32:37,196 --> 00:32:40,463 ♪ Agita, my cumpà in the panzon> ♪ 686 00:32:40,465 --> 00:32:44,668 ♪ Agita, my cumpà in the panzon ♪ 687 00:32:44,670 --> 00:32:47,269 ♪ Agita ♪ 688 00:32:47,271 --> 00:32:49,471 Let's hear it for Nick, ladies and gentlemen! 689 00:32:49,473 --> 00:32:50,940 Yeah. And Sal... 690 00:32:50,942 --> 00:32:53,076 He still... he still makes me pay. 691 00:32:54,645 --> 00:32:56,512 I heard you ate everything on your plate 692 00:32:56,514 --> 00:32:58,981 at the last joint, but you've been shy about going back. 693 00:32:58,983 --> 00:33:01,184 I need to be careful whose tab I'm seen dining on. 694 00:33:01,186 --> 00:33:04,920 And I'm not that comfortable among the, uh, one percenters. 695 00:33:04,922 --> 00:33:07,723 Well, a place like this, a lot of these guys, 696 00:33:07,725 --> 00:33:09,925 they don't show any income at all. 697 00:33:09,927 --> 00:33:12,261 Yeah, but you didn't bring me here to eat 698 00:33:12,263 --> 00:33:16,632 and gossip about wiseguys. 699 00:33:16,634 --> 00:33:20,102 You want to address the story and the video. 700 00:33:20,104 --> 00:33:21,870 And you're leading the pack with it. 701 00:33:21,872 --> 00:33:23,638 Very impressive reporting. 702 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:25,841 Yeah. I landed it. 703 00:33:25,843 --> 00:33:27,275 And I'm running it. 704 00:33:27,277 --> 00:33:28,910 I'm not gonna spike it, 705 00:33:28,912 --> 00:33:31,880 despite how good the veal chops are here. 706 00:33:31,882 --> 00:33:33,248 No, of course not. 707 00:33:33,250 --> 00:33:37,685 But that's not what we're talking about. 708 00:33:37,687 --> 00:33:40,288 We're talking about a short hold. 709 00:33:40,290 --> 00:33:41,689 A day. 710 00:33:41,691 --> 00:33:43,958 So you still got a shot of being in the lead, 711 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:46,861 and you flying to Aspen to meet with a certain network chairman 712 00:33:46,863 --> 00:33:48,663 about a show of your own. 713 00:33:48,665 --> 00:33:52,367 Charlie Rose has got to move on at some point, right? 714 00:33:52,369 --> 00:33:54,534 I can't accept a trip from you. 715 00:33:54,536 --> 00:33:57,704 Won't be with me or my plane. 716 00:33:57,706 --> 00:33:59,173 - Someone will see me. - No. 717 00:33:59,175 --> 00:34:00,775 You'll land on a private strip 718 00:34:00,777 --> 00:34:03,510 on private land. 719 00:34:08,217 --> 00:34:11,718 Then I can't see myself running the piece tonight. 720 00:34:17,058 --> 00:34:19,893 Mmm. Yummy. 721 00:34:19,895 --> 00:34:22,429 This is yummy. 722 00:34:22,431 --> 00:34:23,764 For years, I couldn't eat tripe. 723 00:34:23,766 --> 00:34:25,999 I thought I could still smell the shit in it. 724 00:34:26,001 --> 00:34:27,867 Then I hypnotized him out of it. 725 00:34:27,869 --> 00:34:29,102 - Mm. - Mmm. 726 00:34:29,104 --> 00:34:31,771 You going for hypnotism now, Nancy? 727 00:34:31,773 --> 00:34:32,839 - Oh. - Huh? 728 00:34:32,841 --> 00:34:33,840 - It only works on him. - Ah. 729 00:34:33,842 --> 00:34:35,574 I stare into his eyes, 730 00:34:35,576 --> 00:34:38,644 he locks in on me... 731 00:34:38,646 --> 00:34:40,613 and we will the change. 732 00:34:40,615 --> 00:34:42,948 Work it does. 733 00:34:42,950 --> 00:34:44,450 Can't even smell my own shit anymore. 734 00:34:46,421 --> 00:34:49,054 I think from a, uh, biological standpoint, 735 00:34:49,056 --> 00:34:51,123 there's a reason we smell our shit, hmm? 736 00:34:51,125 --> 00:34:54,993 I think it's sweet, Chuck. I wish I could hypnotize you. 737 00:34:54,995 --> 00:34:56,929 How do you think you got me here tonight? 738 00:35:07,808 --> 00:35:09,107 So how's work? 739 00:35:09,109 --> 00:35:10,375 - Mm. - It's great. 740 00:35:10,377 --> 00:35:12,510 You know, when we started this little business, 741 00:35:12,512 --> 00:35:14,079 we thought it was gonna be the two of us 742 00:35:14,081 --> 00:35:17,114 selling our boutique robes practically door-to-door. 743 00:35:17,116 --> 00:35:20,017 And now we've got 40 employees, 744 00:35:20,019 --> 00:35:22,320 and half the luxury hotels in America 745 00:35:22,322 --> 00:35:24,789 have our bathrobes on the bathroom door. 746 00:35:24,791 --> 00:35:26,591 - Mm-hmm. - It is an amazing success story. 747 00:35:26,593 --> 00:35:27,992 And to think, 748 00:35:27,994 --> 00:35:29,828 you two are doing it together all day. 749 00:35:29,830 --> 00:35:30,962 - Mm. - Yeah. 750 00:35:30,964 --> 00:35:32,096 I never understood that part. 751 00:35:32,098 --> 00:35:33,931 - Hmm? - How a husband and wife 752 00:35:33,933 --> 00:35:36,533 can be like, uh, Siamese twins. 753 00:35:36,535 --> 00:35:37,935 Conjoined, Chuck. 754 00:35:37,937 --> 00:35:39,170 Sure. 755 00:35:39,172 --> 00:35:41,939 Uh, no, I just... I'm just saying that I... 756 00:35:41,941 --> 00:35:44,408 I don't get how you do the 24-hours-a-day thing. 757 00:35:44,410 --> 00:35:47,278 All day, every day. 758 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:50,080 Don't you ever just want to, uh... 759 00:35:50,082 --> 00:35:52,148 Wanna what? 760 00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:53,484 - No. - Yeah? 761 00:35:53,486 --> 00:35:56,487 17 years later, we can't imagine it any other way. 762 00:35:56,489 --> 00:35:58,321 We weren't always like this. 763 00:35:58,323 --> 00:35:59,723 For the first few years in our marriage, 764 00:35:59,725 --> 00:36:01,258 - we each had our own lives. - Mm-hmm. 765 00:36:01,260 --> 00:36:02,393 Siloed. 766 00:36:02,395 --> 00:36:05,262 But we made a conscious decision to live as one. 767 00:36:05,264 --> 00:36:06,763 We started the business, 768 00:36:06,765 --> 00:36:09,766 - commute together every day. - Yeah. 769 00:36:09,768 --> 00:36:11,334 Shared passwords with each other. 770 00:36:12,570 --> 00:36:16,239 You know, we recently crossed the final frontier. 771 00:36:16,241 --> 00:36:18,909 - We have the same password. - Yeah. 772 00:36:18,911 --> 00:36:22,011 That's, um... that's not very secure. 773 00:36:24,015 --> 00:36:28,250 I mean, we know each other's passwords, too. Don't we? 774 00:36:28,252 --> 00:36:30,620 Yeah. Was yours still the same from two years ago... 775 00:36:30,622 --> 00:36:32,087 - Yeah. - when I reset your hard drive? 776 00:36:32,089 --> 00:36:33,289 - Mm-hmm. - Ah. 777 00:36:33,291 --> 00:36:34,624 You? 778 00:36:34,626 --> 00:36:38,060 Uh, well, you know, we have to reset every nine months. 779 00:36:39,897 --> 00:36:42,031 I didn't not tell you. It just didn't occur. 780 00:36:42,033 --> 00:36:45,034 - Mm. - I would, of course, so I will. 781 00:36:45,036 --> 00:36:47,036 I will. 782 00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:49,071 We're close, but not conjoined. 783 00:36:49,073 --> 00:36:51,540 We divide responsibilities at work. 784 00:36:51,542 --> 00:36:54,310 - Hmm? How? - Well... 785 00:36:54,312 --> 00:36:56,511 I handle the hugs. She takes care of the kisses. 786 00:37:04,555 --> 00:37:05,754 Jesus Christ, 787 00:37:05,756 --> 00:37:06,922 did they really say that? 788 00:37:06,924 --> 00:37:08,222 I... You know, 789 00:37:08,224 --> 00:37:10,759 maybe that's what a normal relationship looks like. 790 00:37:11,995 --> 00:37:14,862 You went to med school and practiced analysis. 791 00:37:14,864 --> 00:37:17,698 Have you ever seen anything like that? 792 00:37:17,700 --> 00:37:20,534 Come on. Nobody can be that in love... 793 00:37:20,536 --> 00:37:22,370 ...after 17 years. 794 00:37:22,372 --> 00:37:24,505 There's no way you make googly eyes 795 00:37:24,507 --> 00:37:26,107 at each other all day, 796 00:37:26,109 --> 00:37:27,608 and then get home and still want to fuck. 797 00:37:51,900 --> 00:37:54,101 We have to toughen up the kids. 798 00:37:55,871 --> 00:37:57,237 They'll get tough when they need to. 799 00:37:57,239 --> 00:37:58,805 Yeah? How? 800 00:37:58,807 --> 00:38:01,140 Everything's served up for them on a platter. 801 00:38:01,142 --> 00:38:02,241 The way we grew up, 802 00:38:02,243 --> 00:38:04,276 we had to learn how to take care of ourselves. 803 00:38:04,278 --> 00:38:07,780 Yeah, sure. We learned to scratch and claw for ours. 804 00:38:07,782 --> 00:38:09,382 Not all upside, though. 805 00:38:09,384 --> 00:38:11,083 - No? - No. 806 00:38:11,085 --> 00:38:13,119 Remember when we first got together? 807 00:38:13,121 --> 00:38:15,221 I was still an animal. I was too hard. 808 00:38:15,223 --> 00:38:18,124 Not the sensitive flower you are today? 809 00:38:18,126 --> 00:38:22,228 Exactly. I had to work to soften up. 810 00:38:22,230 --> 00:38:24,096 You worked me over. 811 00:38:24,098 --> 00:38:27,833 And being thorny still gets me in trouble. 812 00:38:27,835 --> 00:38:30,503 Yeah, well, I'd be willing for them to go in that direction. 813 00:38:30,505 --> 00:38:32,238 You always said that the desperation 814 00:38:32,240 --> 00:38:34,272 is what gave you an edge over the rich kids. 815 00:38:34,274 --> 00:38:35,741 They are the rich kids. 816 00:38:35,743 --> 00:38:37,809 Where are they gonna get their grit? 817 00:38:37,811 --> 00:38:40,679 All right. 818 00:38:40,681 --> 00:38:42,748 We'll put 'em on a fishing trawler for the summer, 819 00:38:42,750 --> 00:38:44,016 stick them in the Foreign Legion. 820 00:38:44,018 --> 00:38:45,817 They'll be men when we pick 'em up. 821 00:38:45,819 --> 00:38:47,553 This is serious. 822 00:38:51,091 --> 00:38:53,158 I hear you. 823 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:56,127 Whatever you come up with, you know I'll support. 824 00:38:56,129 --> 00:38:58,430 Yeah. Hmm? 825 00:39:22,153 --> 00:39:24,387 Mm. 826 00:39:52,382 --> 00:39:54,516 - May I? - Yeah. 827 00:39:57,021 --> 00:39:58,120 You know... 828 00:39:58,122 --> 00:40:00,956 I'm actually glad you have this Axe thing now. 829 00:40:00,958 --> 00:40:02,157 I can devote myself 830 00:40:02,159 --> 00:40:04,226 to the hundred other cases I'm building. 831 00:40:04,228 --> 00:40:05,994 I want you to know that. 832 00:40:05,996 --> 00:40:08,497 I'm glad to hear you say that, boss. 833 00:40:08,499 --> 00:40:10,365 Yeah. 834 00:40:10,367 --> 00:40:14,436 I just wish I were sure about this informant you have. 835 00:40:15,872 --> 00:40:17,506 Uh-huh. 836 00:40:17,508 --> 00:40:19,240 I mean, he sounds all right, the way you describe it, 837 00:40:19,242 --> 00:40:20,407 so that's good. 838 00:40:20,409 --> 00:40:24,411 But then, you don't have anything concrete yet. 839 00:40:24,413 --> 00:40:26,213 - Early days. - Mm-hmm. 840 00:40:26,215 --> 00:40:28,315 You know, one thing I used to do to informants 841 00:40:28,317 --> 00:40:29,550 when I had your job, 842 00:40:29,552 --> 00:40:31,953 every few weeks, I'd rough 'em up a little bit. 843 00:40:31,955 --> 00:40:34,789 Really made sure they knew the spot I had 'em in. 844 00:40:34,791 --> 00:40:37,191 Little motivational session. 845 00:40:37,193 --> 00:40:38,559 Yes. 846 00:40:38,561 --> 00:40:41,094 I have to meet with him soon, anyway, to give him the script 847 00:40:41,096 --> 00:40:42,929 to get Axe to really incriminate himself. 848 00:40:42,931 --> 00:40:44,031 - Mm-hmm. - Mm. 849 00:40:44,033 --> 00:40:46,133 You know, Axe knows people everywhere, 850 00:40:46,135 --> 00:40:48,369 so make sure you use a secure location. 851 00:40:48,371 --> 00:40:50,437 There's a place I've used. 852 00:40:50,439 --> 00:40:51,539 Very secure. 853 00:40:51,541 --> 00:40:54,607 No chance that Axe is hooked in there. 854 00:40:54,609 --> 00:40:57,510 I don't want to overstep, make an actual suggestion. 855 00:40:57,512 --> 00:40:59,713 I'm sure you don't. 856 00:41:10,625 --> 00:41:12,758 You wanted to see me? 857 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:14,427 Where have you been? 858 00:41:14,429 --> 00:41:17,230 You haven't come in for weeks. 859 00:41:22,070 --> 00:41:26,105 It looks like Axe has brought you close. 860 00:41:26,107 --> 00:41:28,074 In the past, you've talked about feeling 861 00:41:28,076 --> 00:41:30,275 almost intimidated by him in the work setting, 862 00:41:30,277 --> 00:41:32,477 but you've got a lot of back and forth going now. 863 00:41:32,479 --> 00:41:34,013 He's a great resource. 864 00:41:34,015 --> 00:41:37,316 I decided I shouldn't shy away from that anymore. 865 00:41:43,624 --> 00:41:48,360 You used to be one of the most open people here, 866 00:41:48,362 --> 00:41:50,795 but you've withdrawn from me. 867 00:41:55,703 --> 00:41:59,204 Even now, I sense you withholding. 868 00:41:59,206 --> 00:42:02,406 Maybe I'm just tired. 869 00:42:02,408 --> 00:42:04,109 Maybe I'm... I'm just doing well 870 00:42:04,111 --> 00:42:07,912 and I don't wanna jinx it by... talking about it. 871 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:23,193 I couldn't stop thinking about your problem. 872 00:42:23,195 --> 00:42:24,862 - Uh-huh. - Now I know you're the doc, 873 00:42:24,864 --> 00:42:26,364 but let me prescribe you something. 874 00:42:26,366 --> 00:42:29,066 A boulevardier for her, please, and another one for me. 875 00:42:29,068 --> 00:42:32,970 It's like a Negroni, but with rye instead of gin. Try it. 876 00:42:32,972 --> 00:42:35,906 How the fuck did you know I liked Negronis? 877 00:42:35,908 --> 00:42:37,207 Billie told me. 878 00:42:37,209 --> 00:42:38,642 Well, I asked her. 879 00:42:38,644 --> 00:42:40,911 Is that something a headhunter needs to know 880 00:42:40,913 --> 00:42:42,246 about a client these days? 881 00:42:42,248 --> 00:42:44,581 Well, you're more interesting than my other clients. 882 00:42:44,583 --> 00:42:47,817 Cut the shit. I don't need to be flattered. 883 00:42:47,819 --> 00:42:49,118 That's an occupational hazard, 884 00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:50,820 and in your case, it's not flattery. 885 00:42:50,822 --> 00:42:53,323 So... I came across something today... 886 00:42:53,325 --> 00:42:56,459 a job that I think might be your Shangri-La. 887 00:42:56,461 --> 00:42:58,595 And they don't use outside headhunters, 888 00:42:58,597 --> 00:43:01,531 and I'm not gonna charge you directly if you get the gig. 889 00:43:04,202 --> 00:43:07,870 Do you wanna talk about why you're undervaluing yourself? 890 00:43:07,872 --> 00:43:10,673 No. 891 00:43:13,411 --> 00:43:14,543 Tell me about the job. 892 00:43:14,545 --> 00:43:16,345 It is a blue-chip consulting firm. 893 00:43:16,347 --> 00:43:18,380 They do turnarounds from the inside out. 894 00:43:18,382 --> 00:43:21,583 And the clients... we're talking innovators, thought leaders, 895 00:43:21,585 --> 00:43:22,818 Fortune 500 folks... 896 00:43:22,820 --> 00:43:25,387 crazy geniuses that need to be met on their own terms. 897 00:43:25,389 --> 00:43:26,755 You want a challenge, 898 00:43:26,757 --> 00:43:29,425 this job's gonna require that you seriously up your game. 899 00:43:29,427 --> 00:43:31,560 - Huh. - Mm-hmm. 900 00:43:33,798 --> 00:43:35,163 You can play cool if you want, 901 00:43:35,165 --> 00:43:36,965 but this façade's not fooling me. 902 00:43:36,967 --> 00:43:38,200 You're excited as hell. 903 00:43:39,636 --> 00:43:41,203 I'm intrigued. 904 00:43:41,205 --> 00:43:42,637 I do have some questions. 905 00:43:42,639 --> 00:43:45,473 About the comp? Platinum. State-of-the-art package, 906 00:43:45,475 --> 00:43:47,642 comparable to what you're making now. 907 00:43:47,644 --> 00:43:49,744 I previewed who you were without naming you, 908 00:43:49,746 --> 00:43:53,414 and I know it's yours if you're interested. 909 00:43:54,917 --> 00:43:57,652 It's overwhelming, right? Getting exactly what you want? 910 00:43:59,121 --> 00:44:02,256 That's how I roll. 911 00:44:02,258 --> 00:44:05,292 I would insist on paying you a commission. 912 00:44:05,294 --> 00:44:07,595 I want to do a nice thing. Let me. 913 00:44:07,597 --> 00:44:09,430 I have to do something. 914 00:44:09,432 --> 00:44:11,832 You can. Drink up. 915 00:44:18,674 --> 00:44:21,342 This is today's downloads. 916 00:44:21,344 --> 00:44:23,310 Few conversations. 917 00:44:23,312 --> 00:44:26,646 Not what you're looking for... yet. 918 00:44:30,151 --> 00:44:32,519 That's what I want to talk about. You know... 919 00:44:34,723 --> 00:44:36,923 There's a move. Guys try it so often, 920 00:44:36,925 --> 00:44:38,291 we call it the Bojangle. 921 00:44:38,293 --> 00:44:40,927 When someone who's been caught, like yourself, 922 00:44:40,929 --> 00:44:44,597 agrees to cooperate, then thinks they can string us along, 923 00:44:44,599 --> 00:44:48,301 giving us nothing until... what? 924 00:44:48,303 --> 00:44:51,271 Maybe you think we'll lose interest or somethin'? 925 00:44:53,041 --> 00:44:55,674 Well, that's not gonna happen ever, 926 00:44:55,676 --> 00:44:58,577 so don't you try to fucking Bojangle me. 927 00:44:58,579 --> 00:45:02,981 "The price of any betrayal always comes due in flesh." 928 00:45:02,983 --> 00:45:05,818 What's that? Shakespeare? 929 00:45:05,820 --> 00:45:09,054 Stephen King. Gunslinger. 930 00:45:09,056 --> 00:45:10,723 But no less true. 931 00:45:10,725 --> 00:45:15,994 You're right in recognizing that I... am reluctant. 932 00:45:15,996 --> 00:45:20,232 It makes me sick to sell out the man 933 00:45:20,234 --> 00:45:23,835 who g-gave me everything... 934 00:45:27,607 --> 00:45:30,742 ...so I can be with my family. 935 00:45:30,744 --> 00:45:33,678 So if that's not good enough, 936 00:45:33,680 --> 00:45:37,181 you can go fuck yourself! 937 00:45:43,490 --> 00:45:46,758 So you tell me, 938 00:45:46,760 --> 00:45:49,860 you want me to keep doing what I'm doing? 939 00:45:49,862 --> 00:45:52,930 Yeah. Keep it up. We'll be in touch. 940 00:46:08,848 --> 00:46:11,949 Jeez. 941 00:46:11,951 --> 00:46:14,284 Are you fucking kidding me?! 942 00:46:14,286 --> 00:46:17,320 Credible source. Well-developed. 943 00:46:17,322 --> 00:46:21,024 I cannot believe how reckless this is. 944 00:46:21,026 --> 00:46:23,393 Tomorrow, Bryan. 945 00:46:23,395 --> 00:46:25,728 I will hear your complaints tomorrow. 946 00:46:25,730 --> 00:46:28,965 And I will give those complaints 947 00:46:28,967 --> 00:46:32,469 a good, long, loud hearing. 948 00:46:32,471 --> 00:46:37,140 You can bray, and I will listen. 949 00:46:37,142 --> 00:46:41,276 Tomorrow. Tomorrow. 950 00:46:45,449 --> 00:46:47,249 But for now... 951 00:46:50,555 --> 00:46:52,588 Excellent work. 952 00:47:05,736 --> 00:47:07,469 - Hey. - Hey. 953 00:47:07,471 --> 00:47:08,803 Did you, uh, pay the sitter? 954 00:47:08,805 --> 00:47:10,605 Yeah. She left a while ago. 955 00:47:12,208 --> 00:47:14,676 What'd you do tonight? 956 00:47:14,678 --> 00:47:16,244 Meeting with the, uh, 957 00:47:16,246 --> 00:47:19,881 Federal Judiciary committee at the Bar Association. 958 00:47:19,883 --> 00:47:21,816 You? 959 00:47:21,818 --> 00:47:24,485 Uh, I had a drink with Billie 960 00:47:24,487 --> 00:47:26,454 and some of the girls from med school. 961 00:47:27,591 --> 00:47:29,290 Guess we know who had more fun tonight. 962 00:47:29,292 --> 00:47:32,026 Ha. Yeah. 963 00:47:40,937 --> 00:47:43,604 What are those? 964 00:47:43,606 --> 00:47:44,672 Sleeping bags. 965 00:47:44,674 --> 00:47:47,107 Go get sweatshirts and toothbrushes. 966 00:47:47,109 --> 00:47:48,809 Why? 967 00:47:48,811 --> 00:47:50,077 'Cause you're going on a campout 968 00:47:50,079 --> 00:47:51,712 with the Westport Sound Rangers. 969 00:47:51,714 --> 00:47:53,847 - What? - Mm-hmm. 970 00:47:53,849 --> 00:47:55,549 It's time to learn some outdoor skills. 971 00:47:55,551 --> 00:47:59,352 Camping, fire building, map reading, ropes course. 972 00:47:59,354 --> 00:48:02,021 Some life skills. 973 00:48:02,023 --> 00:48:03,223 Dad. 974 00:48:03,225 --> 00:48:06,025 It's your mother's decision, and I'm behind her. 975 00:48:09,531 --> 00:48:11,731 Get up. 976 00:48:11,733 --> 00:48:12,966 I canceled your speech at the conference. 977 00:48:12,968 --> 00:48:14,234 Good. Next? 978 00:48:14,236 --> 00:48:16,869 Raul Gomez says he needs to know if he can tell his board 979 00:48:16,871 --> 00:48:19,072 you're clear of charges. 980 00:48:20,742 --> 00:48:22,642 Call back later. 981 00:48:22,644 --> 00:48:24,310 You were right. 982 00:48:24,312 --> 00:48:26,378 It was the girlfriend. 983 00:48:26,380 --> 00:48:28,581 The video makes the whole thing clear. 984 00:48:28,583 --> 00:48:29,716 He was drinking. 985 00:48:29,718 --> 00:48:32,218 He basically admits to driving your kids drunk. 986 00:48:32,220 --> 00:48:33,586 He insults them and you. 987 00:48:33,588 --> 00:48:36,489 We've got the full version now. No one else does. 988 00:48:36,491 --> 00:48:37,656 What'd it cost? 989 00:48:37,658 --> 00:48:39,992 Well within my budget for this type of thing. 990 00:48:39,994 --> 00:48:41,327 Well done. 991 00:48:41,329 --> 00:48:43,829 Now we just need to get it into Mike Dimonda's hands. 992 00:48:43,831 --> 00:48:45,864 Already being uploaded by my office. 993 00:48:45,866 --> 00:48:47,333 - Ooh! - All right. 994 00:48:47,335 --> 00:48:49,401 All right, let's get those tents up! 995 00:48:49,403 --> 00:48:53,538 Then we'll assign fire detail, cook up some franks and beans. 996 00:48:57,911 --> 00:48:59,444 Hey! 997 00:49:02,482 --> 00:49:04,182 It's a screen-free, electronics-free time 998 00:49:04,184 --> 00:49:05,283 out here, buddies. 999 00:49:05,285 --> 00:49:08,119 - Sorry. - Hand it over. 1000 00:49:13,325 --> 00:49:15,225 You have one? 1001 00:49:16,595 --> 00:49:19,229 All right, then. Hop to! 1002 00:49:21,333 --> 00:49:23,467 I got your precious, fucking babies home. 1003 00:49:23,469 --> 00:49:25,602 What? I will kill you, you motherfucker. 1004 00:49:29,675 --> 00:49:32,976 400,000 hits in less than two hours. 1005 00:49:32,978 --> 00:49:36,479 That's beyond viral. That's goddamned virulent. 1006 00:49:36,481 --> 00:49:40,249 Well, it's official. This no longer exists in the system. 1007 00:49:40,251 --> 00:49:43,653 The full video contained what the police consider to be 1008 00:49:43,655 --> 00:49:46,922 an admission of DUI, so your reaction was justifiable. 1009 00:49:46,924 --> 00:49:49,091 Just stay off the radar. 1010 00:49:50,928 --> 00:49:52,895 Thank you. 1011 00:49:52,897 --> 00:49:54,263 There you go. 1012 00:49:54,265 --> 00:49:56,965 If you need anything else, you got my number. 1013 00:49:58,436 --> 00:50:01,370 Best one yet... "Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 1014 00:50:01,372 --> 00:50:05,874 we salute #BobbyAxelrod for doing what needed to be done. 1015 00:50:05,876 --> 00:50:08,443 #don'tdrinkanddrive." 1016 00:50:08,445 --> 00:50:10,245 You're an instant goddamn hero. 1017 00:50:10,247 --> 00:50:11,914 Your phone is blowing up. 1018 00:50:11,916 --> 00:50:13,582 Lawrence Boyd from Spartan-Ives... 1019 00:50:13,584 --> 00:50:15,584 "Bobby, share my chopper out to the Hamptons 1020 00:50:15,586 --> 00:50:16,618 for Clean Water gala." 1021 00:50:16,620 --> 00:50:18,053 - Ooh. - Ooh! 1022 00:50:18,055 --> 00:50:21,756 And Raul Gomez... "The police remain behind Axe Cap." 1023 00:50:21,758 --> 00:50:23,325 There we go! 1024 00:50:23,327 --> 00:50:26,595 - Mm. - Get up! 1025 00:50:26,597 --> 00:50:28,496 That's gonna fucking cost you. 1026 00:50:28,498 --> 00:50:29,931 Worth it. 1027 00:50:29,933 --> 00:50:32,166 Axelrod wins! 1028 00:50:32,168 --> 00:50:33,968 Of course. 1029 00:50:39,976 --> 00:50:42,877 Well, I said that I would hear you out, 1030 00:50:42,879 --> 00:50:44,278 and I will. 1031 00:50:45,949 --> 00:50:49,383 Uh, I'm not doing it this way. 1032 00:50:49,385 --> 00:50:51,285 Appoint someone else lead counsel. 1033 00:50:51,287 --> 00:50:53,454 I got plenty of other cases to deal with. 1034 00:50:54,957 --> 00:50:57,824 Now is this because you think my advice 1035 00:50:57,826 --> 00:51:00,527 gives you less of a shot at winning? 1036 00:51:00,529 --> 00:51:03,063 No. I need to protect my integrity. 1037 00:51:03,065 --> 00:51:06,032 I need to run the case if I'm running it. 1038 00:51:07,637 --> 00:51:09,970 Ego. 1039 00:51:09,972 --> 00:51:13,173 Bryan Connerty saying, I did it. 1040 00:51:13,175 --> 00:51:15,408 I took down Bobby Axelrod. 1041 00:51:15,410 --> 00:51:20,080 Not ego. And not alone. 1042 00:51:20,082 --> 00:51:21,481 We have more resources 1043 00:51:21,483 --> 00:51:23,917 than any governmental prosecutorial division 1044 00:51:23,919 --> 00:51:25,118 in the world. 1045 00:51:25,120 --> 00:51:27,820 I plan on using them as I see fit. 1046 00:51:27,822 --> 00:51:31,857 Sometimes even I lose perspective. 1047 00:51:31,859 --> 00:51:34,994 This whole winning and losing thing can do that to you. 1048 00:51:34,996 --> 00:51:39,165 I say "I" instead of "we," instead of "the people." 1049 00:51:41,369 --> 00:51:43,869 And I forget that history won't give a shit 1050 00:51:43,871 --> 00:51:45,905 if Chuck Rhoades or Bryan Connerty 1051 00:51:45,907 --> 00:51:47,773 won or lost some dipshit case, 1052 00:51:47,775 --> 00:51:48,874 And in a hundred years, 1053 00:51:48,876 --> 00:51:50,575 that's what they'll all look like, 1054 00:51:50,577 --> 00:51:52,178 no matter how big. 1055 00:51:54,548 --> 00:51:57,449 But taken together as an aggregate, 1056 00:51:57,451 --> 00:52:00,118 they matter. 1057 00:52:02,823 --> 00:52:04,523 Instead of thinking about how it's gonna feel 1058 00:52:04,525 --> 00:52:07,859 hearing a guilty verdict only you brought in, 1059 00:52:07,861 --> 00:52:11,196 picture the retirees, the hourly workers. 1060 00:52:11,198 --> 00:52:15,066 The innocent timecard-punching factory employees 1061 00:52:15,068 --> 00:52:19,670 humping it out of bed every day for their families. 1062 00:52:23,509 --> 00:52:28,279 Those people put their faith in the American promise... 1063 00:52:28,281 --> 00:52:32,550 work hard, get paid what you deserve. 1064 00:52:32,552 --> 00:52:35,319 Invest your nest egg, grow it. 1065 00:52:35,321 --> 00:52:39,223 Retire with enough to live on. 1066 00:52:39,225 --> 00:52:41,759 That is the whole reason... 1067 00:52:41,761 --> 00:52:48,065 We're sold the idea that the playing field is level. 1068 00:52:48,067 --> 00:52:49,566 But we both know the playing field 1069 00:52:49,568 --> 00:52:52,870 is tilted like a craps table in Tombstone, Arizona. 1070 00:52:54,439 --> 00:52:57,774 And Bobby Axelrod is the one who is sewing the legs. 1071 00:53:00,079 --> 00:53:03,513 Every dollar that he takes through fraud, 1072 00:53:03,515 --> 00:53:05,582 insider information, market manipulation, 1073 00:53:05,584 --> 00:53:07,851 is a dollar taken away from one of those folks 1074 00:53:07,853 --> 00:53:08,918 who earned it. 1075 00:53:08,920 --> 00:53:12,121 And Axe will do everything 1076 00:53:12,123 --> 00:53:13,823 to keep it all going. 1077 00:53:13,825 --> 00:53:17,927 And that's why you need me, because I am willing 1078 00:53:17,929 --> 00:53:22,231 to stare into the abyss beyond conventional morality 1079 00:53:22,233 --> 00:53:24,533 and do what needs to be done 1080 00:53:24,535 --> 00:53:27,303 to even that fucking table back up. 1081 00:53:39,550 --> 00:53:41,550 - Sit in it. - Come on. 1082 00:53:41,552 --> 00:53:43,886 Come on. 1083 00:53:43,888 --> 00:53:47,489 I want you to. Sit in it. 1084 00:54:04,107 --> 00:54:06,641 Someday you're gonna be sitting in that chair for real. 1085 00:54:06,643 --> 00:54:09,377 And you're gonna remember this moment 1086 00:54:09,379 --> 00:54:11,312 and you're gonna understand it in a way 1087 00:54:11,314 --> 00:54:13,781 that you couldn't possibly now. 1088 00:54:14,984 --> 00:54:17,418 But know this... 1089 00:54:17,420 --> 00:54:21,188 this is your case, Bryan. 1090 00:54:21,190 --> 00:54:23,157 I'm not letting you walk away from it. 1091 00:54:24,661 --> 00:54:26,561 So what you have to ask yourself, 1092 00:54:26,563 --> 00:54:30,464 the only thing you have to ask yourself is, 1093 00:54:30,466 --> 00:54:33,600 can you do a better job standing up for those folks 1094 00:54:33,602 --> 00:54:36,971 with me in your corner... 1095 00:54:36,973 --> 00:54:38,839 or without me? 1096 00:54:45,246 --> 00:54:49,248 Now you stay there, right there. 1097 00:54:51,453 --> 00:54:53,520 Think about it. 1098 00:55:37,831 --> 00:55:40,065 I think you're gonna be happy. 1099 00:56:01,955 --> 00:56:04,155 Hey! 1100 00:56:04,157 --> 00:56:05,757 Go! 1101 00:56:05,759 --> 00:56:08,992 - He's coming! - Hey, what the... 1102 00:56:08,994 --> 00:56:11,095 - Get in, get in. - He's coming. He's coming. 1103 00:56:11,097 --> 00:56:12,229 Let's go! 1104 00:56:12,231 --> 00:56:13,697 - Buckle up. - Yes! 1105 00:56:13,699 --> 00:56:15,466 What the hell?! 1106 00:56:23,842 --> 00:56:26,009 Smart move, Gordie, holding on to your phone. 1107 00:56:27,212 --> 00:56:29,412 So you guys hungry? What did they feed you? 1108 00:56:29,414 --> 00:56:31,548 - Franks and beans. - It was shit. 1109 00:56:31,550 --> 00:56:32,783 - We're starving. - See? 1110 00:56:32,785 --> 00:56:34,985 Now you've learned to appreciate what you have. 1111 00:56:34,987 --> 00:56:36,486 - And watch your mouth. - Okay. 1112 00:56:36,488 --> 00:56:38,421 So... tough night. 1113 00:56:40,257 --> 00:56:42,091 Wanna get some real food? 1114 00:56:42,093 --> 00:56:44,060 I know a diner, great milkshakes. 1115 00:56:44,062 --> 00:56:45,394 Yes!