2 00:00:12,057 --> 00:00:12,790 Lara? 3 00:00:13,403 --> 00:00:14,892 Boys? 4 00:00:14,894 --> 00:00:16,470 Ice Juice. I can take it over. 5 00:00:16,470 --> 00:00:17,628 Just need the cash. 6 00:00:17,630 --> 00:00:19,797 You know my money's in a blind trust. 7 00:00:19,799 --> 00:00:22,566 Congratulations. All the analysts now answer to you. 8 00:00:22,568 --> 00:00:24,743 If I fill in those blanks, I have to put my name on it. 9 00:00:24,743 --> 00:00:27,327 We've long suspected criminal activity at Axe Capital. 10 00:00:27,327 --> 00:00:31,074 You have nothing on Axe Cap and even less on me. 12 00:00:32,077 --> 00:00:33,143 I tried calling. 13 00:00:33,145 --> 00:00:34,411 Phone's been off. 14 00:00:34,413 --> 00:00:36,213 I'm going to go put the boys to bed. 15 00:00:37,249 --> 00:00:40,717 I am so close to getting Axe. 16 00:00:40,719 --> 00:00:44,054 You will get him... on something else. 17 00:00:44,056 --> 00:00:46,089 Sandicot is a circle. 18 00:00:46,091 --> 00:00:47,991 It leads right back to you. 19 00:00:49,465 --> 00:00:52,662 I think I'll get Axe on something else. 22 00:01:18,436 --> 00:01:19,688 Everybody pays. 23 00:01:22,529 --> 00:01:24,937 Yes, yes, yes. 24 00:01:24,972 --> 00:01:26,557 I understand, Terry. 25 00:01:26,592 --> 00:01:29,134 And that's why if I get paid on time next week, 26 00:01:29,136 --> 00:01:32,836 which, when you're a contractor, you never really know. 27 00:01:32,838 --> 00:01:37,474 But then, of course I pay you, Terry, right away, 28 00:01:37,476 --> 00:01:39,643 first fucking thing I do. 29 00:01:39,645 --> 00:01:41,712 That's a relief. 30 00:01:41,714 --> 00:01:43,881 Isn't it, Johnny? 31 00:01:43,883 --> 00:01:45,249 A sweet relief. 32 00:01:45,251 --> 00:01:49,052 Some guys, no matter how well-intentioned they may be, 33 00:01:49,054 --> 00:01:53,056 hmm, they can't see to find the money when it's owed... 34 00:01:53,058 --> 00:01:57,160 which leads to uncomfortable conversations like this one. 35 00:01:57,162 --> 00:01:59,797 Terry, I'm well-intended. 36 00:01:59,799 --> 00:02:01,865 You're a good guy, Slayton. 37 00:02:01,867 --> 00:02:04,100 And I-I'll tell you something. 38 00:02:04,102 --> 00:02:08,438 I never considered myself a bad guy, hmm? 39 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,340 Do you think I'm a bad guy? 40 00:02:10,342 --> 00:02:11,874 - No. - Good. 41 00:02:11,876 --> 00:02:13,209 Ohh! 42 00:02:18,283 --> 00:02:19,615 Wives. 43 00:02:19,617 --> 00:02:22,318 They got all the leverage. 44 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:25,655 So I had to do something to even the score. 45 00:02:25,657 --> 00:02:29,191 See, now you have a compelling reason to pay me 46 00:02:29,193 --> 00:02:31,461 when she wants to pay the credit cards. 47 00:02:31,463 --> 00:02:32,628 Yes. 48 00:02:32,630 --> 00:02:33,963 I do. 49 00:02:36,129 --> 00:02:36,966 I owe you, Terry. 50 00:02:38,301 --> 00:02:40,402 And I'm gonna make things right... 51 00:02:40,404 --> 00:02:43,372 no matter what I have to do. 53 00:02:50,378 --> 00:02:52,114 Was a time folks in your job had the sense 54 00:02:52,116 --> 00:02:55,817 to duck my fucking call until you had good news for me. 55 00:03:07,142 --> 00:03:08,608 Remind me the next time I forget, 56 00:03:08,643 --> 00:03:10,465 there is no one in this business who won't sell you out 57 00:03:10,467 --> 00:03:12,800 if they think there's a fucking nickel in it. 58 00:03:12,802 --> 00:03:15,236 I find that strangely reassuring. 59 00:03:15,238 --> 00:03:18,439 Eliminates the possibility of disillusionment. 60 00:03:18,441 --> 00:03:22,480 Yes. Yes. Let the idealists and romantics get their hearts broken 61 00:03:22,515 --> 00:03:23,577 while the hard-bitten pragmatists... 62 00:03:23,579 --> 00:03:24,879 Wow. 63 00:03:24,881 --> 00:03:27,882 You have something you really don't want to tell me about. 64 00:03:27,884 --> 00:03:28,883 What happened? 65 00:03:28,885 --> 00:03:30,951 They shoot Sonny on the causeway? 66 00:03:30,953 --> 00:03:33,420 Otherwise, spit it the fuck out. 67 00:03:33,772 --> 00:03:34,771 Boyd was right. 68 00:03:34,773 --> 00:03:36,874 I just hung up with Patriot Bank. 69 00:03:36,876 --> 00:03:38,842 After a wet and hot road show, 70 00:03:38,844 --> 00:03:41,778 they are taking out the Ice Juice IPO. 71 00:03:41,780 --> 00:03:44,647 Press is getting loaded up with the story as we speak. 72 00:03:44,649 --> 00:03:45,815 Shit. 73 00:03:45,817 --> 00:03:47,517 They think it's a winner? 74 00:03:47,519 --> 00:03:49,452 They do. There's more. 75 00:03:49,454 --> 00:03:50,920 Charles Rhoades Sr. did take 76 00:03:50,922 --> 00:03:53,189 an Uncle Miltie-sized position in the company. 77 00:03:53,191 --> 00:03:55,992 I've run through it with the primes all over town, 78 00:03:55,994 --> 00:03:57,827 theirs, ours, the other guy's, 79 00:03:57,829 --> 00:04:00,594 and with analysts at the big three, as well as our own people. 80 00:04:00,594 --> 00:04:02,932 They all agree with Patriot. 81 00:04:02,934 --> 00:04:04,733 - Fundamentals? - Solid. 82 00:04:04,735 --> 00:04:06,402 The projections are real. 83 00:04:06,404 --> 00:04:08,504 They're rolling out the IPO soon. 84 00:04:08,506 --> 00:04:10,406 Everyone thinks it's gonna work. 85 00:04:10,408 --> 00:04:12,541 No one sees a short play we can make. 86 00:04:12,543 --> 00:04:14,443 I don't see an avenue of attack. 87 00:04:14,445 --> 00:04:16,645 - Personnel? - The fucking lawyer, 88 00:04:16,647 --> 00:04:19,481 Ira Schirmer, represented Rhoades at your deposition. 89 00:04:19,483 --> 00:04:20,982 He's got a board seat. 90 00:04:20,984 --> 00:04:23,452 Rhoades' father and his closest confidante 91 00:04:23,454 --> 00:04:27,222 have both jumped headfirst into a business... together? 92 00:04:27,224 --> 00:04:28,891 And you amble in here to tell me 93 00:04:28,893 --> 00:04:30,526 that I have no way to wreck it? 94 00:04:30,528 --> 00:04:31,593 Fuck. 95 00:04:31,595 --> 00:04:34,129 This is Sonny on the causeway. 96 00:04:43,373 --> 00:04:45,473 Top sheet says Charles Rhoades Sr. 97 00:04:45,475 --> 00:04:47,442 is a high-net-worth individual. He has 98 00:04:47,444 --> 00:04:49,911 multiple business holdings, mostly in real estate. 99 00:04:49,913 --> 00:04:52,346 But at the moment, it seems he's largely illiquid 100 00:04:52,348 --> 00:04:55,650 because of some new cash-intensive real-estate investments. 101 00:04:55,652 --> 00:04:57,017 Fucker's house-poor? 102 00:04:57,019 --> 00:04:59,487 - Houses. - City co-op, Hamptons place, 103 00:04:59,489 --> 00:05:01,255 a hobby farm in Mount Kisco, 104 00:05:01,257 --> 00:05:02,924 an ocean-front spread in Florida. 105 00:05:02,926 --> 00:05:05,092 And upstate, he bought up half of Kingsford. 106 00:05:05,094 --> 00:05:07,928 But he won't be able to flip that land for a real profit 107 00:05:07,930 --> 00:05:10,530 until the casino is in and open. 108 00:05:11,442 --> 00:05:12,666 And so the question is... 109 00:05:12,668 --> 00:05:15,436 Yes. Where did he get the capital for the juice company? 110 00:05:15,438 --> 00:05:18,038 I did a forensic look, and I cannot find the source. 111 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:19,771 Which means there's no institutional money 112 00:05:19,771 --> 00:05:21,889 behind the purchase of his share of Ice Juice. 113 00:05:21,889 --> 00:05:25,144 It had to be a personal loan of some sort. 114 00:05:26,181 --> 00:05:27,581 Okay. Good. 115 00:05:27,583 --> 00:05:29,649 Thank you, Taylor. 116 00:05:33,655 --> 00:05:36,122 So, Rhoades Sr. got his money for Ice Juice 117 00:05:36,124 --> 00:05:38,291 from a personal loan. 118 00:05:39,729 --> 00:05:41,627 Had to be someone very close to him 119 00:05:41,629 --> 00:05:43,796 to lend him that kind of jack. 120 00:05:43,798 --> 00:05:47,200 Maybe a little too close. 121 00:05:49,471 --> 00:05:53,639 You know those poison-tip arrows that certain tribes use 122 00:05:53,641 --> 00:05:56,842 that go through one guy and kill another? 123 00:05:56,844 --> 00:05:58,944 This might be like that. 124 00:05:58,946 --> 00:05:59,945 Yeah. 125 00:05:59,947 --> 00:06:01,680 - Golden frog poison. - Mm. 126 00:06:01,682 --> 00:06:03,549 I tried to smoke it once. 127 00:06:03,551 --> 00:06:06,251 Shaman jumped across the tent to stop me. 128 00:06:06,253 --> 00:06:07,753 And glad I am that he did. 129 00:06:07,755 --> 00:06:10,255 Otherwise, I would have to enact this rich pageant 130 00:06:10,257 --> 00:06:13,425 without your good and wise counsel. 131 00:06:16,763 --> 00:06:19,898 The deal goes out at $18 dollars a share tomorrow. 132 00:06:19,900 --> 00:06:21,966 Holy shit! 133 00:06:21,968 --> 00:06:23,964 I'm worth $125 million dollars. 134 00:06:23,964 --> 00:06:25,624 Yeah, you may well be soon enough, 135 00:06:25,624 --> 00:06:28,272 but don't allow yourself to feel it just yet. 136 00:06:28,274 --> 00:06:29,807 That clouds the thinking 137 00:06:29,809 --> 00:06:32,577 at the exact moment when you need to be clear-headed. 138 00:06:32,579 --> 00:06:34,345 Is that gonna clear my head? 139 00:06:34,347 --> 00:06:36,247 Hey, scotch this good, 140 00:06:36,249 --> 00:06:39,483 make a Mongoloid think like Einstein. 141 00:06:39,485 --> 00:06:40,585 Oh, God, no. 142 00:06:40,587 --> 00:06:41,653 Jesus, Dad. 143 00:06:41,655 --> 00:06:43,755 We're in my house, son. 144 00:06:43,757 --> 00:06:46,690 There will be no nod to this Billie Jean King PC bullshit. 145 00:06:46,692 --> 00:06:48,392 - It's just wrong, you know? - No. 146 00:06:48,394 --> 00:06:50,394 Some things are just actually wrong. 147 00:06:50,396 --> 00:06:51,962 - Ah... - You two, not tonight, 148 00:06:51,964 --> 00:06:54,331 not the night before my IPO comes out. 149 00:06:54,333 --> 00:06:55,366 Quite so, Ira. 150 00:06:55,368 --> 00:06:56,534 Congratulations. 151 00:06:56,536 --> 00:06:58,169 Absolutely. To that. 152 00:06:59,966 --> 00:07:02,137 I'm very happy for you both that 153 00:07:02,172 --> 00:07:04,306 this venture's off to such an auspicious start, 154 00:07:04,341 --> 00:07:06,509 - but I do advise caution... - You brought us together. 155 00:07:06,511 --> 00:07:08,445 Whatever happens, you share in it. 156 00:07:08,447 --> 00:07:10,013 Oh, I do. 157 00:07:10,015 --> 00:07:13,050 My emotions are all tied up in it, for sure. 158 00:07:13,052 --> 00:07:14,918 When the market closes tomorrow 159 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,420 and we have ridden this thing all the way up, 160 00:07:17,422 --> 00:07:20,590 that $125-million number might be... 161 00:07:20,592 --> 00:07:21,857 conservative. 162 00:07:21,859 --> 00:07:22,734 Yes. 163 00:07:23,295 --> 00:07:25,395 Don't quit your day job. 164 00:07:25,397 --> 00:07:26,496 Too late. 165 00:07:27,532 --> 00:07:28,415 You didn't. 166 00:07:28,415 --> 00:07:31,201 Not all the way, but close. 167 00:07:31,203 --> 00:07:34,737 I'm selling my share of the firm to my partners. 168 00:07:34,739 --> 00:07:36,505 It's been a long time coming. 169 00:07:36,507 --> 00:07:38,173 Tomorrow is liberation day. 170 00:07:38,175 --> 00:07:41,310 You never tally your sheet until the lockup period is over, 171 00:07:41,312 --> 00:07:43,779 but even I have to admit it does feel great. 172 00:07:43,781 --> 00:07:45,615 You did a good thing here, son. 173 00:07:45,617 --> 00:07:47,049 You absolutely did. 174 00:07:47,051 --> 00:07:49,051 I hope that's true, Dad. 175 00:07:50,042 --> 00:07:51,779 I really do. 176 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:58,127 Is this... 177 00:07:58,129 --> 00:07:59,294 Weird? 178 00:08:00,272 --> 00:08:03,565 I was gonna say "feeling as right to you," 179 00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:04,701 but, uh... 180 00:08:05,336 --> 00:08:06,483 Mm. Sorry. 181 00:08:07,403 --> 00:08:10,171 I mean making a habit of these husband/wife booty calls. 182 00:08:10,173 --> 00:08:12,440 Oh. "Booty calls." 183 00:08:13,677 --> 00:08:16,911 I feel I'm finally a man of my time. 184 00:08:24,086 --> 00:08:27,246 How do you think I engineer a cup of Stumptown? 185 00:08:27,914 --> 00:08:29,436 Not by heading down to the kitchen. 186 00:08:29,436 --> 00:08:31,365 You need to slip out before the kids are up. 187 00:08:32,142 --> 00:08:35,763 It's not fair to give them a false sense of hope. 188 00:08:35,765 --> 00:08:37,097 False? 189 00:08:37,099 --> 00:08:39,267 That's gonna leave a mark. 190 00:08:45,474 --> 00:08:47,240 You look like my guys at work. 191 00:08:47,242 --> 00:08:48,441 What's so interesting? 192 00:08:48,443 --> 00:08:51,111 Pre-trading news on the juice IPO, 193 00:08:51,113 --> 00:08:53,047 and it is good news. 194 00:08:53,049 --> 00:08:55,649 Oh, so exciting for Ira. 195 00:08:58,453 --> 00:09:00,420 Not just Ira. 196 00:09:00,422 --> 00:09:03,390 Nobody knows this, not even Ira, 197 00:09:03,392 --> 00:09:06,326 but, uh... I'm in it, too. 198 00:09:06,328 --> 00:09:07,994 In it? 199 00:09:07,996 --> 00:09:09,663 That's right. 200 00:09:09,665 --> 00:09:11,231 Why? 201 00:09:11,233 --> 00:09:12,932 'Cause it's a winner. 202 00:09:12,934 --> 00:09:15,401 And you know this because... 203 00:09:15,403 --> 00:09:16,903 Because I saw it... 204 00:09:17,984 --> 00:09:20,106 exactly what would happen with this company 205 00:09:20,108 --> 00:09:21,473 and what it would do for me. 206 00:09:21,475 --> 00:09:25,778 I've only seen three things that clearly in my life. 207 00:09:26,747 --> 00:09:29,748 One was my first time actually arguing in court. 208 00:09:29,750 --> 00:09:31,917 I knew it was my calling. 209 00:09:31,919 --> 00:09:35,588 Second was when I met you... 210 00:09:35,590 --> 00:09:39,325 and I knew it was my destiny. 211 00:09:39,327 --> 00:09:41,827 The third... 212 00:09:41,829 --> 00:09:43,862 was this. 213 00:09:44,801 --> 00:09:45,598 Wow. 214 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:46,765 Ah. 215 00:09:46,767 --> 00:09:48,900 That is some statement. 216 00:09:51,380 --> 00:09:53,131 Well, good luck, then. 217 00:10:23,787 --> 00:10:25,035 Where's Mom? 218 00:10:25,037 --> 00:10:26,871 Downstairs. 219 00:10:32,746 --> 00:10:34,211 Good morning! 220 00:10:34,213 --> 00:10:36,146 Hi. 221 00:10:38,111 --> 00:10:39,783 Do you need me? 222 00:10:40,819 --> 00:10:43,820 No. No. I'll see you later. 224 00:10:59,905 --> 00:11:00,769 Finish it. 225 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,209 You saw you had to give him something, 226 00:11:06,211 --> 00:11:08,577 an opportunity... 227 00:11:08,579 --> 00:11:10,546 and you used it against him. 228 00:11:10,548 --> 00:11:13,081 Well-done. 229 00:11:17,546 --> 00:11:19,955 We hear someone's getting shanked today. 230 00:11:20,897 --> 00:11:22,257 I'm sorry? 231 00:11:22,259 --> 00:11:24,026 Your review of the analysts. 232 00:11:24,028 --> 00:11:28,420 Ah. Yes. Here's my breakdown of each analyst's performance. 233 00:11:28,455 --> 00:11:29,259 I've ranked them. 234 00:11:29,259 --> 00:11:31,217 And if we want to follow the old GE model 235 00:11:31,217 --> 00:11:32,901 of removing the bottom ten percent, 236 00:11:32,901 --> 00:11:35,749 it does unfortunately mean someone has to be let go. 237 00:11:35,749 --> 00:11:38,340 And you can see, from the bottom box, who. 238 00:11:38,342 --> 00:11:39,774 So, I'll tell HR, and... 239 00:11:39,776 --> 00:11:42,076 Wait a sec. You're doing it off the chart? 240 00:11:42,078 --> 00:11:43,411 The chart makes it clear. 241 00:11:43,413 --> 00:11:45,246 And right before bonus time. 242 00:11:45,248 --> 00:11:47,415 That's cold, even by my standards. 243 00:11:47,417 --> 00:11:48,216 Yeah. 244 00:11:48,216 --> 00:11:51,386 That's not how we do it here, on paper, not like that. 245 00:11:51,388 --> 00:11:53,488 Asymmetrical returns, right? 246 00:11:53,490 --> 00:11:56,458 Not just in the stocks, but in our people, too. 247 00:11:56,972 --> 00:11:59,327 I need you to sit down with each one of them. 248 00:11:59,329 --> 00:12:02,129 I want you to probe for their strengths and for their weaknesses. 249 00:12:02,181 --> 00:12:04,983 I want you to figure out who's gonna outperform your data 250 00:12:04,985 --> 00:12:06,851 and who has already had his best year. 251 00:12:06,853 --> 00:12:09,020 Sitting with everyone so they can equivocate 252 00:12:09,022 --> 00:12:11,096 and explain away what's already been shown clearly 253 00:12:11,096 --> 00:12:13,558 - seems inefficient. - Taylor, I know you come 254 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:16,660 from analytics, and I know that the numbers are where you live, 255 00:12:16,662 --> 00:12:18,795 but got to learn the other piece, too. 256 00:12:18,797 --> 00:12:20,898 There's a small group who can do the math. 257 00:12:20,900 --> 00:12:22,608 There's an even smaller group who can explain it. 258 00:12:22,608 --> 00:12:25,836 But those few who can do both... 259 00:12:25,838 --> 00:12:27,671 they become billionaires. 260 00:12:27,673 --> 00:12:30,174 From a man who knows. Well-said, sir. 261 00:12:32,965 --> 00:12:34,745 Okay. I'll do the meetings. 262 00:12:34,747 --> 00:12:36,647 And that's when you shank 'em! 263 00:12:36,649 --> 00:12:38,281 I am not shanking anyone. 264 00:12:38,283 --> 00:12:40,517 Well, call it what you will, but we all know 265 00:12:40,519 --> 00:12:43,119 you got to shank someone to earn respect on the yard. 266 00:12:43,121 --> 00:12:46,322 How many jailhouse movies did you two watch growing up? 267 00:12:46,324 --> 00:12:47,990 We didn't have computers. 268 00:12:47,992 --> 00:12:50,693 You run your department as you see fit. 269 00:12:51,337 --> 00:12:52,495 - But... - Yeah. 270 00:12:53,554 --> 00:12:54,897 You got to look right into their eyes 271 00:12:54,899 --> 00:12:56,966 as the life drains out of them. 272 00:13:05,236 --> 00:13:06,075 And have fun! 273 00:13:06,620 --> 00:13:09,845 I remember the first time I shitcanned someone! 274 00:13:09,847 --> 00:13:14,617 It tasted as sweet as the Mata Hari's armpits. 275 00:13:21,158 --> 00:13:23,825 Okay, you are logged in. 276 00:13:23,827 --> 00:13:25,927 So, this will track any equities you enter, 277 00:13:25,929 --> 00:13:27,629 moment-by-moment updates, newsfeed. 278 00:13:27,631 --> 00:13:29,598 You know you don't have to pay for this. 279 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,543 You could just go to Yahoo Finance and hit "refresh" every few seconds. 280 00:13:32,543 --> 00:13:36,008 - I am aware. We set? - Yep. 281 00:13:40,492 --> 00:13:41,476 All right. 282 00:13:42,746 --> 00:13:44,345 Klaxon Auto Group. 283 00:13:44,347 --> 00:13:46,047 - Belgian company. - Mm-hmm. 284 00:13:46,049 --> 00:13:49,350 Big seller in Europe and Asia trying to break in here... 285 00:13:49,352 --> 00:13:50,384 until recently. 286 00:13:50,386 --> 00:13:52,721 Yeah. I read some stories about it. 287 00:13:52,723 --> 00:13:55,156 Pump the brakes, and nothing's there. 288 00:13:55,158 --> 00:13:57,858 Big recalls and fines, corporate cover-up. 289 00:13:57,860 --> 00:14:00,027 Bit out of our jurisdiction, no? 290 00:14:00,029 --> 00:14:02,530 No. The company was robust. 291 00:14:02,532 --> 00:14:06,400 The whole street was long, except Bobby Axelrod 292 00:14:06,402 --> 00:14:10,070 happened to be short just before the news broke. 293 00:14:10,072 --> 00:14:11,071 As always. 294 00:14:11,073 --> 00:14:13,007 You have anything proving criminality? 295 00:14:13,009 --> 00:14:16,043 I'll leave that to the super sleuths of Southern. 296 00:14:16,045 --> 00:14:18,112 That's a natural alliteration. 297 00:14:18,114 --> 00:14:19,246 Nice. 298 00:14:19,248 --> 00:14:21,115 Now, the surface looks smooth, 299 00:14:21,117 --> 00:14:23,751 but there's got to be criminality underneath. 300 00:14:23,753 --> 00:14:26,553 So fire up the Mystery Machine. 301 00:14:26,555 --> 00:14:28,121 Thanks, Spyros. 302 00:14:28,123 --> 00:14:30,423 - We'll give it a look. - Keep me posted. 303 00:14:32,794 --> 00:14:35,195 Can we dig into this one, open up a case? 304 00:14:35,197 --> 00:14:36,563 Sure. 305 00:14:36,565 --> 00:14:39,766 Listen, it's nine-thirty. 306 00:14:39,768 --> 00:14:42,269 Opening bell. 307 00:15:09,830 --> 00:15:11,897 And they're off. 308 00:15:11,899 --> 00:15:14,600 Ice Juice, trading under the symbol ICEJ, 309 00:15:14,602 --> 00:15:16,401 already pushing north of 20. 310 00:15:33,786 --> 00:15:36,588 Oh, uh, I see I have coffee. 311 00:15:36,590 --> 00:15:39,257 Cappuccino, actually, but you don't. 312 00:15:39,259 --> 00:15:40,858 I can run down and get you one... 313 00:15:40,860 --> 00:15:43,361 or a green tea, genmaicha, or whatever you might... 314 00:15:43,363 --> 00:15:45,930 I have broken down and ranked each analyst 315 00:15:45,932 --> 00:15:47,599 in the following ten categories, 316 00:15:47,601 --> 00:15:51,769 performance, process, 360-degree workflow, 317 00:15:51,771 --> 00:15:55,439 quality of models, culture fit, team mentality, 318 00:15:55,441 --> 00:15:57,074 sheer number of fresh ideas, 319 00:15:57,076 --> 00:15:59,610 stubbornness, in both its good and bad shadings, 320 00:15:59,612 --> 00:16:01,612 value/skew tendencies, that is, do you 321 00:16:01,614 --> 00:16:04,721 look for low-risk, large-skew opportunities, and bias. 322 00:16:04,756 --> 00:16:06,950 Do you get anchored to old names that aren't working? 323 00:16:06,952 --> 00:16:09,386 And then I created an 11th category, 324 00:16:09,388 --> 00:16:11,054 which I am calling desire. 325 00:16:11,056 --> 00:16:14,291 That is where we will start our discussion this morning. 326 00:16:14,293 --> 00:16:15,692 So, if you would, 327 00:16:15,694 --> 00:16:19,263 please talk about your desire to remain at Axe Capital. 328 00:16:24,664 --> 00:16:25,468 I grew up in Idaho. 329 00:16:26,170 --> 00:16:28,138 We had a business club in the ninth grade, 330 00:16:28,140 --> 00:16:29,906 mock investment accounts. 331 00:16:30,293 --> 00:16:31,775 By tenth grade, I was running money 332 00:16:31,777 --> 00:16:34,032 in an e-trade account for the principal of my high school, 333 00:16:34,032 --> 00:16:35,955 the guidance counselor, and the asshole gym teacher. 334 00:16:35,955 --> 00:16:37,464 Gym teacher? 335 00:16:37,464 --> 00:16:39,706 I kept his in a separate account, 336 00:16:39,706 --> 00:16:41,613 made sure it nose-dived the day after graduation 337 00:16:41,613 --> 00:16:43,978 'cause... fuck that guy. 338 00:16:45,323 --> 00:16:47,590 So, your anger at a person in a higher station 339 00:16:47,592 --> 00:16:50,626 led you to take punitive action and book a loss. 340 00:16:53,176 --> 00:16:54,809 You gonna fire me for being honest? 341 00:16:54,844 --> 00:16:56,631 What gives you a distinct advantage 342 00:16:56,633 --> 00:16:59,234 over all the other capable people here? 343 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:01,003 Brain power... 344 00:17:02,005 --> 00:17:04,184 sheer mental capacity. 345 00:17:04,219 --> 00:17:06,314 You are that far beyond the rest of us? 346 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:08,944 Well, not you. I don't mean you. 347 00:17:08,946 --> 00:17:11,046 So, you're both wildly egotistical 348 00:17:11,048 --> 00:17:12,714 and scared of conflict. 349 00:17:12,716 --> 00:17:15,550 No. I'm... 350 00:17:15,552 --> 00:17:16,918 I asked my father, 351 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:21,088 and he said to project that I'm not at all worried about this. 352 00:17:22,193 --> 00:17:23,958 Interesting approach, Pununzio. 353 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:25,927 Please don't fire me. 354 00:17:29,765 --> 00:17:32,967 This just got here from the SEC. 355 00:17:32,969 --> 00:17:35,736 Axe Cap research on Klaxon Auto. 356 00:17:35,738 --> 00:17:37,805 Uhh. 357 00:17:37,807 --> 00:17:39,640 Hmm. 358 00:17:41,075 --> 00:17:43,311 You look at this, a strong company. 359 00:17:43,813 --> 00:17:46,546 There's very few short positions out there. 360 00:17:46,548 --> 00:17:49,649 And then the stock dives on bad news. 361 00:17:49,651 --> 00:17:51,918 Disastrous, not just bad. 362 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,921 And Axelrod is right where he needs to be, 363 00:17:54,923 --> 00:17:57,090 which isn't illegal unto itself. 364 00:17:57,092 --> 00:17:58,391 Because why? 365 00:17:58,393 --> 00:18:01,061 He's got research that puts him on the right side. 366 00:18:02,984 --> 00:18:04,196 The sales were strong. 367 00:18:04,198 --> 00:18:06,566 They didn't like the finance side. 368 00:18:06,568 --> 00:18:08,325 Like Tesla. They're moving units. 369 00:18:08,325 --> 00:18:10,069 Doesn't mean the numbers add up. 370 00:18:10,071 --> 00:18:11,070 Yeah. 371 00:18:11,072 --> 00:18:13,339 This company's been around 50 years. 372 00:18:13,341 --> 00:18:14,607 Not carrying so much debt. 373 00:18:14,609 --> 00:18:15,742 Hmm. 374 00:18:20,081 --> 00:18:22,081 Oh. 375 00:18:23,885 --> 00:18:25,050 Right. 376 00:18:25,052 --> 00:18:27,086 Report signed by Taylor Mason. 377 00:18:30,124 --> 00:18:31,723 You were trying to warn the kid 378 00:18:31,725 --> 00:18:33,359 about the place they're working. 379 00:18:33,361 --> 00:18:36,294 Yeah. I think they know. 380 00:18:47,974 --> 00:18:50,208 How do you fire someone? 381 00:18:54,380 --> 00:18:59,283 You can stand, but I'm gonna sit for this one. 382 00:19:00,852 --> 00:19:02,687 But just so I know exactly what we're talking about, 383 00:19:02,687 --> 00:19:05,690 why don't you tell me who you're firing? 384 00:19:09,962 --> 00:19:11,429 I'm not sure yet. 385 00:19:11,431 --> 00:19:13,197 But when I look at the efficiency 386 00:19:13,199 --> 00:19:15,633 of the research department, I see some bagginess, 387 00:19:15,635 --> 00:19:17,968 so I'm sitting with everyone and drilling down. 388 00:19:18,498 --> 00:19:20,152 Honestly, I'm hoping that with some direction 389 00:19:20,152 --> 00:19:20,941 and some motivation, 390 00:19:20,941 --> 00:19:22,753 they can just pick it up without my having to... 391 00:19:22,753 --> 00:19:24,601 Yeah, it would be nice if a pep talk did the trick. 392 00:19:25,274 --> 00:19:27,231 But analysts are too important. 393 00:19:27,231 --> 00:19:28,819 Their responsibilities are too built-in. 394 00:19:29,634 --> 00:19:33,265 You can't afford to be carrying someone who isn't pulling his or her weight. 395 00:19:33,265 --> 00:19:37,955 So, do them the long-term favor of ripping off the Band-Aid 396 00:19:37,957 --> 00:19:40,857 and getting them one step closer to where they're headed 397 00:19:40,859 --> 00:19:42,592 and what they should be doing. 398 00:19:42,594 --> 00:19:43,693 Thank you. 399 00:19:43,695 --> 00:19:45,795 I had a feeling that would be the course. 400 00:19:46,832 --> 00:19:48,398 One thing, though. 401 00:19:51,948 --> 00:19:54,270 Doing it will change you. 402 00:19:54,272 --> 00:19:56,606 I'm used to radical shifts. 403 00:19:56,608 --> 00:19:58,241 This is different. 404 00:19:58,983 --> 00:19:59,909 I get the feeling 405 00:19:59,911 --> 00:20:02,811 there's a specific reason you're struggling with this. 406 00:20:02,813 --> 00:20:07,683 The question you've been asking yourself. 407 00:20:07,685 --> 00:20:09,752 Say it out loud. 408 00:20:13,991 --> 00:20:16,258 I'm looking for affirmation. 409 00:20:18,262 --> 00:20:21,229 My father was fired when I was in seventh grade. 410 00:20:21,231 --> 00:20:24,165 He was a mathematician at an aerospace company. 411 00:20:24,167 --> 00:20:26,167 His division and his job went away, 412 00:20:26,169 --> 00:20:28,003 and it never came back. 413 00:20:29,172 --> 00:20:32,374 I imagine that affected the homelife. 414 00:20:32,376 --> 00:20:34,376 Yeah. 415 00:20:34,378 --> 00:20:36,811 It did. 416 00:20:37,874 --> 00:20:39,432 And the company? 417 00:20:41,967 --> 00:20:44,057 The company thrived. 418 00:21:05,975 --> 00:21:08,642 Graff... 419 00:21:08,644 --> 00:21:10,644 let's go. 420 00:21:23,091 --> 00:21:25,224 All the preparations have been made. 421 00:21:25,226 --> 00:21:27,093 I'm awaiting your command. 422 00:21:27,095 --> 00:21:29,362 So, is it time? 423 00:21:29,364 --> 00:21:31,531 No. Not yet. 424 00:21:33,034 --> 00:21:35,535 Almost. 425 00:21:48,450 --> 00:21:51,017 We cracked 25. 426 00:21:58,092 --> 00:21:59,525 The stock is running. 427 00:21:59,527 --> 00:22:00,926 When will you do it? 428 00:22:05,566 --> 00:22:07,766 Fucking soon. 429 00:22:25,822 --> 00:22:28,455 Still alive for now. 430 00:22:35,431 --> 00:22:37,464 This fun for ya? 431 00:22:37,466 --> 00:22:39,300 No. 432 00:22:39,302 --> 00:22:40,177 Well, come on. 433 00:22:40,177 --> 00:22:41,301 Skip out on the rest. 434 00:22:42,051 --> 00:22:43,611 Let's go grab a coffee. 435 00:22:44,563 --> 00:22:45,951 You and I? 436 00:22:46,724 --> 00:22:49,776 Us. Yeah. 437 00:22:49,778 --> 00:22:53,580 This is like the third time you have directly spoken to me. 438 00:22:53,582 --> 00:22:56,583 Yeah, well, that was before. 439 00:22:56,585 --> 00:22:58,785 Before? 440 00:22:59,614 --> 00:23:02,715 Okay, you don't want to grab a coffee, fine. 441 00:23:02,717 --> 00:23:04,750 We'll do the thing later. 442 00:23:24,015 --> 00:23:25,738 Wow. 443 00:23:31,561 --> 00:23:33,038 Why the flower bomb? 444 00:23:34,876 --> 00:23:38,544 Because I still feel like things aren't right between us, 445 00:23:38,546 --> 00:23:40,112 and I don't like it. 446 00:23:40,114 --> 00:23:42,047 And I want them to be. 447 00:23:42,049 --> 00:23:45,217 Well, these are unnecessary... 448 00:23:45,219 --> 00:23:48,387 but beautiful. 449 00:23:53,260 --> 00:23:55,194 He's trying to dig himself out? 450 00:23:56,730 --> 00:24:00,299 Man picked an appropriate shovel. 451 00:24:01,366 --> 00:24:02,767 Do you realize that at this number, 452 00:24:02,769 --> 00:24:06,337 I'm worth close to a quarter of a billion dollars? 453 00:24:06,496 --> 00:24:09,340 Up high, kid! 454 00:24:11,965 --> 00:24:14,178 I'm gonna get an Ice Juice from the fridge. You want one? 455 00:24:14,180 --> 00:24:15,664 Don't get high on your own supply. 456 00:24:15,664 --> 00:24:17,524 No, I'll not be drinking any of that nonsense. 457 00:24:17,524 --> 00:24:20,351 Bring me something with some alcohol in it. 458 00:24:22,688 --> 00:24:24,855 Stock's about to pop to 30. 459 00:24:24,857 --> 00:24:26,524 Double my position at the market. 460 00:24:26,526 --> 00:24:28,192 That'll tap the account. 461 00:24:28,194 --> 00:24:30,061 If I had more, I'd fucking buy more. 462 00:24:30,063 --> 00:24:32,530 This thing is running like Bill Rodgers in Boston, 463 00:24:32,532 --> 00:24:33,731 fast and long. 464 00:24:39,605 --> 00:24:43,707 This ICEJ issue is a real BBW, big and bouncy. 465 00:24:43,709 --> 00:24:47,377 Traderight's bidding for close to 700,000 shares on the name. 466 00:24:47,379 --> 00:24:48,478 Traderight? 467 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:50,247 Place is the fucking Lollipop Guild. 468 00:24:50,249 --> 00:24:51,982 Why is a tiny-ass retail brokerage 469 00:24:51,984 --> 00:24:53,817 looking to move that kind of weight? 470 00:24:53,819 --> 00:24:55,052 700,000 shares. 471 00:24:55,054 --> 00:24:57,250 That's a big print for a small place like that. 472 00:24:57,250 --> 00:24:59,989 I'm gonna find out what's up with it. 473 00:25:01,293 --> 00:25:04,428 You think it's him, Rhoades Sr., buying in heavy? 474 00:25:04,430 --> 00:25:07,309 Could be. Hedge funds and institutions 475 00:25:07,344 --> 00:25:09,166 would want to show Patriot they're supporting the deal, 476 00:25:09,168 --> 00:25:11,668 so they do their transaction with them. 477 00:25:11,670 --> 00:25:14,170 Only a knowledgeable and motivated individual 478 00:25:14,172 --> 00:25:17,040 would use a small retail shop for a buy like this. 479 00:25:17,042 --> 00:25:18,441 This is a cash play. 480 00:25:18,443 --> 00:25:19,676 So... 481 00:25:19,678 --> 00:25:22,378 everything's in place. 482 00:25:22,380 --> 00:25:24,346 Yeah. 483 00:25:25,955 --> 00:25:29,318 It's golden frog time. 486 00:25:51,239 --> 00:25:53,041 It seems pretty fast. 487 00:25:53,043 --> 00:25:55,343 It is. And nasty. 488 00:26:04,988 --> 00:26:07,388 Well, it'll make for a bumpy couple of days. 489 00:26:07,390 --> 00:26:09,090 But no permanent damage, Doc? 490 00:26:09,092 --> 00:26:11,159 If they're healthy to begin with, no, 491 00:26:11,161 --> 00:26:12,760 no permanent damage. 492 00:26:12,762 --> 00:26:15,663 I'm still not sure I'd recommend it. 493 00:26:15,665 --> 00:26:17,665 I've registered that. 494 00:26:17,667 --> 00:26:18,766 Good. 495 00:26:19,891 --> 00:26:21,869 You want your slide back from my lab or... 496 00:26:21,871 --> 00:26:24,071 No. Get rid of it for me. 497 00:26:28,044 --> 00:26:30,410 For your foundation. 499 00:26:38,961 --> 00:26:40,454 Money's in the account. 500 00:26:41,294 --> 00:26:44,166 And as you know, it's a lot of money. 501 00:26:47,433 --> 00:26:49,363 How much do I use? 502 00:26:49,365 --> 00:26:52,198 Not much. Just trace amounts. 503 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:53,599 That's all that's in there. 504 00:26:54,786 --> 00:26:56,335 It's like Brylcreem, then. 505 00:26:56,337 --> 00:26:58,271 Little dab'll do ya? 506 00:26:59,975 --> 00:27:02,876 Just trace amounts on my signal. 507 00:27:10,585 --> 00:27:11,417 Hey, Ron. 508 00:27:11,419 --> 00:27:13,352 How ya feeling, Ron? 509 00:27:13,354 --> 00:27:14,353 Hey, Ron. 510 00:27:14,355 --> 00:27:15,154 What's up, Ronnie? 513 00:27:49,356 --> 00:27:50,788 We got just the guy. 514 00:27:50,790 --> 00:27:51,856 He owes. 515 00:27:51,858 --> 00:27:53,692 Sometimes a man comes into your life 516 00:27:53,694 --> 00:27:55,527 at just the right time, you know? 517 00:27:55,529 --> 00:27:57,361 Absolutely. 519 00:28:15,610 --> 00:28:17,781 My wife caught her stealing jewelry. 520 00:28:17,783 --> 00:28:19,503 I love the way she cleans, 521 00:28:19,503 --> 00:28:22,453 but it's either this or she gets deported. 522 00:28:22,455 --> 00:28:23,554 Her choice. 523 00:28:23,556 --> 00:28:25,822 Well, as long as it doesn't come from you. 524 00:28:25,824 --> 00:28:27,625 You get someone else to ask her. 525 00:28:27,627 --> 00:28:29,159 Got ten guys who can do that. 526 00:28:29,161 --> 00:28:30,526 Won't track back to me. 527 00:28:30,528 --> 00:28:31,355 Good. 529 00:28:35,033 --> 00:28:36,933 Thanks for paying it off. 530 00:28:36,935 --> 00:28:39,035 I do what I say I'm gonna do. 531 00:28:39,037 --> 00:28:40,837 Are you sure about this? 532 00:28:40,839 --> 00:28:44,141 This is not gonna be pleasant for whoever you hire. 533 00:28:44,143 --> 00:28:46,175 It's got to be people you trust. 534 00:28:46,177 --> 00:28:48,678 There can't be any clear connection. 535 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,045 I got it. 536 00:28:50,047 --> 00:28:51,414 I have some ideas. 538 00:29:13,620 --> 00:29:14,302 I can't do it. 539 00:29:14,304 --> 00:29:16,838 What do you mean, you can't? You got to do it. 540 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:19,373 Look, you promised me, and you owe me. 541 00:29:19,375 --> 00:29:20,508 I still owe you, 542 00:29:20,510 --> 00:29:22,976 but I can't do this to myself, man... 543 00:29:22,978 --> 00:29:25,112 not even for you. 545 00:29:57,912 --> 00:29:59,779 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. No, I believe you. 546 00:29:59,781 --> 00:30:01,948 I just need a number to call you back on. 547 00:30:01,950 --> 00:30:02,982 Hold on one second. 548 00:30:02,984 --> 00:30:04,684 Hey, Burt, I'm gonna have to table 549 00:30:04,686 --> 00:30:06,152 the new home-starts feature. 550 00:30:06,154 --> 00:30:07,057 I've got something breaking. 551 00:30:07,057 --> 00:30:09,422 People are getting sick on Ice Juice. 552 00:30:18,366 --> 00:30:19,565 How's it going? 553 00:30:19,567 --> 00:30:20,867 Okay. 554 00:30:22,237 --> 00:30:24,036 Oh, I'll cover that shit. 555 00:30:24,038 --> 00:30:25,271 You'll lose. 556 00:30:25,273 --> 00:30:26,272 No way. 557 00:30:26,274 --> 00:30:27,706 What's the action on? 558 00:30:27,708 --> 00:30:29,040 We're short a name. 559 00:30:29,042 --> 00:30:30,442 As of now, it's going up. 560 00:30:30,444 --> 00:30:32,544 People are taking bets on the exact moment 561 00:30:32,546 --> 00:30:33,712 it will turn and start falling. 562 00:30:33,714 --> 00:30:34,546 See you in a bit. 563 00:30:34,548 --> 00:30:35,714 Book it. 564 00:30:35,716 --> 00:30:37,483 Maybe I'll get in on this. 565 00:30:37,485 --> 00:30:39,418 Anybody betting it won't turn? 566 00:30:40,488 --> 00:30:42,320 No, ma'am. This is a red-light short. 567 00:30:42,322 --> 00:30:44,389 Axe doesn't get positions this size wrong. 568 00:30:44,391 --> 00:30:45,991 - What is it? - Ice Juice. 569 00:30:50,563 --> 00:30:51,963 You know what? No, thanks. 570 00:30:57,637 --> 00:30:58,669 Sorry to barge in. 571 00:30:58,671 --> 00:30:59,904 Oh. 572 00:30:59,906 --> 00:31:01,539 Always welcome. 573 00:31:01,541 --> 00:31:03,274 What's going on? 574 00:31:03,276 --> 00:31:05,543 How's your stock play? 575 00:31:06,679 --> 00:31:08,312 I heard something. 576 00:31:08,314 --> 00:31:10,681 I think it's going well. 577 00:31:10,683 --> 00:31:13,183 It seems to be up, way up. 578 00:31:13,185 --> 00:31:15,185 Oh, Chuck. 579 00:31:15,187 --> 00:31:17,154 It's not gonna stay there. 580 00:31:18,190 --> 00:31:21,058 And the thing I heard... 581 00:31:21,060 --> 00:31:24,161 Axe Cap is short the stock. 582 00:31:29,035 --> 00:31:31,535 Uh, thank you for telling me. 583 00:31:31,537 --> 00:31:32,736 I appreciate it. 584 00:31:35,206 --> 00:31:37,607 Although I don't appreciate you looking at me 585 00:31:37,609 --> 00:31:40,376 like some kind of a pathetic dog you see in a shelter. 586 00:31:40,378 --> 00:31:42,712 Get out of the stock, Chuck, any way you can. 587 00:31:42,714 --> 00:31:45,181 - They're gonna crush you. - Is that so? 588 00:31:45,183 --> 00:31:48,251 Wow, I'm glad to see you view me as so defenseless. 589 00:31:50,755 --> 00:31:52,688 I think enough of you to come here 590 00:31:52,690 --> 00:31:56,025 and violate my agreement with my company. 591 00:31:56,027 --> 00:31:58,794 And I think of you as a fucking titan in your arena, 592 00:31:58,796 --> 00:32:01,064 but you don't understand what's going on. 593 00:32:01,066 --> 00:32:02,966 No, I think that I understand plenty 594 00:32:02,968 --> 00:32:04,800 about your lack of faith right now. 595 00:32:04,802 --> 00:32:07,402 Okay, we can bicker as long as you want another time, 596 00:32:07,404 --> 00:32:09,605 but are you gonna get out of your position? 597 00:32:10,964 --> 00:32:12,407 No. 598 00:32:14,411 --> 00:32:16,411 Can't or won't? 599 00:32:17,550 --> 00:32:19,348 What difference does it make? 600 00:32:24,072 --> 00:32:27,022 Foolishness is right next door to strength. 601 00:32:28,525 --> 00:32:31,393 So they say. 602 00:32:43,907 --> 00:32:45,239 Hello? 603 00:32:45,241 --> 00:32:47,108 Mafee, it's Wendy Rhoades. 604 00:32:47,110 --> 00:32:50,244 The Ice Juice short, how do I get a piece of that? 605 00:32:50,246 --> 00:32:52,480 There's an allocation. I can make it happen. 606 00:32:53,430 --> 00:32:54,816 As much as I can get. 607 00:32:54,818 --> 00:32:56,906 You got it, baller. 608 00:33:00,289 --> 00:33:02,490 Eat anything unusual today? 609 00:33:02,492 --> 00:33:03,824 I've been drinking a lot of this stuff. 610 00:33:03,826 --> 00:33:05,026 Ah, we'll take a look. 611 00:33:05,028 --> 00:33:06,760 It's supposed to be good for you. 612 00:33:07,514 --> 00:33:08,295 Ready? 613 00:33:14,770 --> 00:33:18,005 I've got illness breaking out at six other locations. 614 00:33:18,007 --> 00:33:20,874 Some victims already have lawyers and are prepping a suit. 615 00:33:20,876 --> 00:33:23,143 Trace amounts of bacteria in the warehouse. 616 00:33:23,145 --> 00:33:26,146 I've got a doctor who treated a couple of the sick patients, 617 00:33:26,148 --> 00:33:28,948 uh, speaking out against Ice Juice's flash-pas technique 618 00:33:28,950 --> 00:33:30,350 as faux science and unsafe. 619 00:33:30,352 --> 00:33:31,451 - Hey! - Yeah? 620 00:33:31,453 --> 00:33:32,919 Run down flash-pas! 621 00:33:32,921 --> 00:33:34,854 Run down hazards of a corrupted fruit 622 00:33:34,856 --> 00:33:36,356 and/or vegetable supply. 623 00:33:36,358 --> 00:33:39,192 Run down fraudulent purification techniques. 624 00:33:39,194 --> 00:33:40,660 We may also need a sidebar 625 00:33:40,662 --> 00:33:42,895 on food-borne outbreaks at chain restaurants, 626 00:33:42,897 --> 00:33:44,864 the historical effects on the populous, 627 00:33:44,866 --> 00:33:46,298 - company, the whole thing. - All over it. 628 00:33:46,300 --> 00:33:48,034 This is spider eggs in bubblegum. 629 00:33:48,036 --> 00:33:49,435 This is another Chipotle. 630 00:33:49,437 --> 00:33:51,503 It's worse. 631 00:33:51,505 --> 00:33:52,872 Okay. 632 00:33:52,874 --> 00:33:54,139 What do we got? 633 00:33:55,710 --> 00:33:57,843 Excuse me. Hey. 634 00:33:57,845 --> 00:34:00,046 Hey, Chuck, it's... it's Armageddon. 635 00:34:01,306 --> 00:34:03,435 Easy, Ira. Tell me what the hell's going on. 636 00:34:03,470 --> 00:34:05,850 Stories are hitting, news outlets calling for comment, 637 00:34:05,852 --> 00:34:08,220 social media, the press. People are getting sick. 638 00:34:08,510 --> 00:34:09,888 Something's breaking out. 639 00:34:09,890 --> 00:34:12,057 They don't know if it's listeria 640 00:34:12,059 --> 00:34:13,592 or Legionnaires' or what the fuck it is. 641 00:34:13,594 --> 00:34:15,561 - You have a TV, put it on. - I'm not gonna 642 00:34:15,563 --> 00:34:17,896 turn on my TV, Ira. Tell me what I'd see. 643 00:34:17,898 --> 00:34:19,598 People getting loaded into ambulances, 644 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:21,532 reports of illness going back several weeks, 645 00:34:21,534 --> 00:34:22,972 which my fucking clients failed to mention. 646 00:34:22,972 --> 00:34:25,971 The stock was getting pummeled so badly, they halted trading. 647 00:34:25,973 --> 00:34:27,422 The smart money's fled to safety, 648 00:34:27,422 --> 00:34:30,341 and when that happens, the bottom drops out. 649 00:34:30,343 --> 00:34:32,210 When trading resumes, the deal's gonna break. 650 00:34:32,212 --> 00:34:34,112 That's when you go below the original deal price, 651 00:34:34,114 --> 00:34:34,912 and th-that's... 652 00:34:34,914 --> 00:34:36,547 an unmitigated disaster. 653 00:34:36,549 --> 00:34:38,316 Yeah. This is, uh... 654 00:34:39,572 --> 00:34:41,119 This is fucking horrible. 655 00:34:41,121 --> 00:34:42,820 Is there any way you can sell? 656 00:34:42,822 --> 00:34:44,989 Chuck, my stock's all restricted. 657 00:34:44,991 --> 00:34:46,257 Officer class, Ira. 658 00:34:46,996 --> 00:34:48,159 Keep it together. 659 00:34:59,605 --> 00:35:03,440 Son of a bitch. 660 00:35:04,243 --> 00:35:06,309 Rudy, I've brought you in last 661 00:35:06,311 --> 00:35:09,479 because when I look at this on a purely results-based model, 662 00:35:09,481 --> 00:35:11,515 that's where you stand... last. 663 00:35:11,517 --> 00:35:12,882 Last? 664 00:35:12,884 --> 00:35:14,518 Really? 665 00:35:16,155 --> 00:35:17,387 I'm really last. 666 00:35:17,389 --> 00:35:19,722 By the numbers, yes, dead last. 667 00:35:19,724 --> 00:35:21,491 My... My name isn't Rudy. 668 00:35:21,493 --> 00:35:22,492 It's Peter. 669 00:35:22,494 --> 00:35:24,661 Oh. Do you prefer Peter? 670 00:35:24,663 --> 00:35:25,828 No. 671 00:35:25,830 --> 00:35:28,765 And I love that they call me Rudy. 672 00:35:28,767 --> 00:35:29,999 You know why? 673 00:35:30,001 --> 00:35:31,400 No. 674 00:35:31,402 --> 00:35:35,104 It's because this place is like Notre Dame was for him. 675 00:35:35,106 --> 00:35:36,472 The real Rudy. 676 00:35:36,474 --> 00:35:38,708 I was a high-school fuck-up. 677 00:35:38,710 --> 00:35:41,877 But I impressed a teacher, got into Hofstra. 678 00:35:41,879 --> 00:35:43,512 I saw Axe speak there, 679 00:35:43,514 --> 00:35:46,782 and from that moment, this is all I dreamed about. 680 00:35:46,784 --> 00:35:48,684 Being here at Axe Capital? 681 00:35:48,686 --> 00:35:50,686 Yes. The next time Axe showed on campus, 682 00:35:50,688 --> 00:35:52,254 I asked him a smart question, 683 00:35:52,256 --> 00:35:55,023 one that I had thought about, planned out ahead of time, 684 00:35:55,025 --> 00:35:58,894 and he said to see him when I got out, he'd find a place for me. He did. 685 00:35:58,896 --> 00:36:02,130 But I figured he'd be like my coach here, 686 00:36:02,132 --> 00:36:05,633 and, well, he hasn't been that... at all. 687 00:36:05,635 --> 00:36:09,971 Just... Just been left to figure it out for myself. 688 00:36:11,141 --> 00:36:14,475 Well, there's no janitor with a heart of gold 689 00:36:14,477 --> 00:36:15,776 here to root you on, 690 00:36:15,778 --> 00:36:19,080 and no one gets on this field unless they are the fastest, 691 00:36:19,082 --> 00:36:22,250 strongest, or most talented person on the depth chart. 692 00:36:23,286 --> 00:36:24,319 I know. 693 00:36:26,182 --> 00:36:27,988 And I know I don't really belong, 694 00:36:27,990 --> 00:36:31,358 on paper or in any other way. 695 00:36:32,795 --> 00:36:35,796 But if I somehow make it out of this room alive, 696 00:36:35,798 --> 00:36:39,166 you won't see another person in this place work harder, 697 00:36:39,168 --> 00:36:42,669 longer, faster than me. 698 00:36:42,671 --> 00:36:45,005 I promise. 699 00:37:02,891 --> 00:37:04,323 Yes! 700 00:37:05,761 --> 00:37:08,928 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 701 00:37:08,930 --> 00:37:12,198 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 702 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:13,399 Nice! 703 00:37:13,401 --> 00:37:16,770 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 704 00:37:16,772 --> 00:37:20,839 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 705 00:37:20,841 --> 00:37:24,377 I just now realized what they're saying, Rudy... 706 00:37:24,379 --> 00:37:26,646 - Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! - as in Rudy Ruettiger. 707 00:37:26,648 --> 00:37:28,314 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 709 00:37:55,606 --> 00:37:56,140 Donna! 710 00:38:00,638 --> 00:38:01,780 Have the kid get in here 711 00:38:01,782 --> 00:38:05,784 and get this fucking software off my computer. 712 00:38:05,786 --> 00:38:08,886 I have no more use for it. 713 00:38:15,416 --> 00:38:18,830 Well, if old Rhoades Sr. was counting on any liquidity 714 00:38:18,832 --> 00:38:22,900 from this particular venture, he is sadly mistaken 715 00:38:22,902 --> 00:38:25,669 'cause this is leaving him cash-strapped and tits-up. 716 00:38:25,671 --> 00:38:26,804 Speaking of cash, 717 00:38:26,806 --> 00:38:28,305 this could have him looking to sell Palm Beach. 718 00:38:28,305 --> 00:38:30,374 Ooh, the pride and joy. 719 00:38:30,376 --> 00:38:33,644 If you knew how many times I'd seen that crusty bastard 720 00:38:33,646 --> 00:38:35,512 strutting around Mar-a-Lago, 721 00:38:35,514 --> 00:38:37,748 bragging about his better frontage. 722 00:38:37,750 --> 00:38:38,882 You know what? 723 00:38:38,884 --> 00:38:40,951 Have someone down there ready to pounce 724 00:38:40,953 --> 00:38:42,752 if the place hits the market. 725 00:38:42,754 --> 00:38:44,321 Straw bidder. 726 00:38:44,323 --> 00:38:47,757 Yeah, I'll scoop it up cheap when the clearance sale starts. 727 00:38:47,759 --> 00:38:50,626 Trading on ICEJ resumed just in time for the closing bell. 728 00:38:50,628 --> 00:38:53,730 Care to watch the docking of the Hindenburg? 729 00:38:56,235 --> 00:38:58,568 Ding, ding, ding! 730 00:38:58,570 --> 00:39:00,636 Closing price, 731 00:39:00,638 --> 00:39:03,773 three, eighty-nine. 732 00:39:03,775 --> 00:39:05,607 Stillborn. 733 00:39:05,609 --> 00:39:06,742 Reuters says, 734 00:39:06,744 --> 00:39:09,878 "ICEJ: Fresh-Squeezed Chapter 11 in its future." 735 00:39:09,880 --> 00:39:11,946 This is one busted-ass IPO. 736 00:39:11,948 --> 00:39:14,583 Let's crack open that bottle. 737 00:39:15,786 --> 00:39:18,653 Just need your signature on the trading report. 738 00:39:19,990 --> 00:39:21,122 Mm. 739 00:39:21,124 --> 00:39:23,157 We crushed it today. 740 00:39:23,159 --> 00:39:25,593 Oh, oh, what is this? 741 00:39:25,595 --> 00:39:26,928 What? 742 00:39:26,930 --> 00:39:29,463 The big ICEJ allocation to the New Beginnings fund. 743 00:39:29,465 --> 00:39:31,465 - What the fuck? - Wendy Rhoades wanted in. 744 00:39:31,467 --> 00:39:34,435 She called in the request right before the thing went south. 745 00:39:34,437 --> 00:39:36,905 She took down a huge chunk of change for herself. 746 00:39:36,907 --> 00:39:38,639 I assumed it came from you, Axe. 747 00:39:38,641 --> 00:39:39,874 It fucking didn't. 748 00:39:39,876 --> 00:39:43,511 You notify me next time she makes a request like that 749 00:39:43,513 --> 00:39:45,979 before you fucking fulfill it... 750 00:39:45,981 --> 00:39:50,317 unless you want to start thinking about another career besides trading equities. 751 00:39:50,319 --> 00:39:52,185 You got it. 752 00:39:52,187 --> 00:39:54,154 Fuck. Sorry. 753 00:39:54,156 --> 00:39:55,455 Fuck. 754 00:39:56,926 --> 00:39:59,059 What do you think she knew? 755 00:39:59,061 --> 00:40:00,493 Not sure. 756 00:40:01,882 --> 00:40:04,731 Either way, it's a strong move betting against the family like that. 757 00:40:05,561 --> 00:40:07,334 Paid off. 758 00:40:48,409 --> 00:40:49,875 - Who'd you can? - Oh. 759 00:40:52,807 --> 00:40:54,546 I didn't do it to be perceived as tough, 760 00:40:54,548 --> 00:40:56,915 but to make it clear that if you survive today, 761 00:40:56,917 --> 00:40:58,717 you are now officially on the team 762 00:40:58,719 --> 00:41:00,549 and wouldn't have to keep looking over your shoulder. 763 00:41:00,549 --> 00:41:02,213 Yeah, yeah. Someone still 764 00:41:02,213 --> 00:41:05,823 got a stake through the heart, and I want to know who. 765 00:41:05,825 --> 00:41:07,592 I could have justified firing Rudy. 766 00:41:07,594 --> 00:41:09,160 He's still finding his footing. 767 00:41:09,162 --> 00:41:11,162 But he's scrappy and deserves the chance. 768 00:41:11,164 --> 00:41:13,598 So I fired Pununzio instead. 769 00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:15,400 He's kind of a weasel. 770 00:41:15,402 --> 00:41:17,535 Good a reason as any. 771 00:41:17,537 --> 00:41:20,571 And now you're baptized by blood. 772 00:41:22,108 --> 00:41:23,574 I need a drink. 773 00:41:23,576 --> 00:41:25,546 Like a real drink? 774 00:41:25,581 --> 00:41:26,443 Yeah. 775 00:41:26,445 --> 00:41:29,780 Maybe like a whole bottle of a real drink. 776 00:41:51,302 --> 00:41:53,703 You're not gonna be in that clown car for long. 777 00:41:53,705 --> 00:41:55,672 I love it. It's a great car. 778 00:41:58,309 --> 00:42:00,610 Look, I didn't want to do this on site. 779 00:42:00,612 --> 00:42:03,647 That's why I offered to take you to coffee. 780 00:42:03,649 --> 00:42:05,081 Do what? 781 00:42:06,117 --> 00:42:07,983 This is for you. 782 00:42:09,336 --> 00:42:11,687 Open it up. 783 00:42:14,292 --> 00:42:17,126 That's $250,000 dollars... 784 00:42:17,128 --> 00:42:21,630 as a personal thank-you from me to you, on Klaxon. 785 00:42:21,632 --> 00:42:23,699 And I'm cheap as fuck. 786 00:42:23,701 --> 00:42:26,435 I'm well-compensated, more than well-compensated. 787 00:42:26,437 --> 00:42:28,403 Yeah, officially and on the books, 788 00:42:28,405 --> 00:42:30,839 with records of the transactions everywhere. 789 00:42:32,376 --> 00:42:35,578 But I wanted to spiff you above that. 790 00:42:36,836 --> 00:42:39,548 Everyone in our line needs cash squirreled away. 791 00:42:39,550 --> 00:42:42,349 It can make all the difference. 792 00:42:42,351 --> 00:42:43,484 Believe me. 793 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:46,821 I can see you are telling the truth. 794 00:42:46,823 --> 00:42:48,890 Then believe me when I say this. 795 00:42:48,892 --> 00:42:51,492 There's more coming... 796 00:42:51,494 --> 00:42:53,695 more of all of it. 797 00:42:55,699 --> 00:42:58,865 It took me a while... 798 00:42:58,867 --> 00:43:02,736 but now I understand exactly what Axe sees in you. 799 00:43:08,906 --> 00:43:09,810 Have a good night. 800 00:43:30,732 --> 00:43:35,135 Did I actually hear Mom crying from the other room? 801 00:43:35,137 --> 00:43:36,869 Might have been me. 802 00:43:36,871 --> 00:43:40,540 You want to play the "on paper" game now? 803 00:43:40,542 --> 00:43:42,675 I'm down millions today. 804 00:43:43,771 --> 00:43:46,178 I can't believe how much goddamn money I lost. 805 00:43:46,180 --> 00:43:48,848 It was never yours to begin with. 806 00:43:48,850 --> 00:43:50,683 You got to get it in the boat 807 00:43:50,685 --> 00:43:53,185 before you can hang it on the goddamn wall. 808 00:43:53,187 --> 00:43:55,354 Only thing to do in a case like this 809 00:43:55,356 --> 00:43:58,590 is write off the loss against your cap gains. 810 00:43:58,592 --> 00:44:01,293 This was supposed to be my cap gain. 811 00:44:01,295 --> 00:44:04,630 Anyway, I-I should be apologizing to you. 812 00:44:04,632 --> 00:44:07,065 Fucking right. 813 00:44:07,067 --> 00:44:09,901 But you should really apologize to your friend, 814 00:44:09,903 --> 00:44:12,804 since he's the one who took the actual pounding. 815 00:44:12,806 --> 00:44:15,440 Dad. 816 00:44:17,875 --> 00:44:18,977 Oh, God. 817 00:44:20,277 --> 00:44:23,381 No, Chuck, you didn't... you didn't go into your trust? 818 00:44:23,383 --> 00:44:25,116 I authorized it. 819 00:44:26,278 --> 00:44:28,553 I had that much confidence in it. 820 00:44:28,555 --> 00:44:30,021 And you, Ira. 821 00:44:31,091 --> 00:44:32,824 I'd do it again. 822 00:44:32,826 --> 00:44:35,926 It was a fluke thing. 823 00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:38,896 The whole eight-million-dollar equity piece? 824 00:44:38,898 --> 00:44:39,997 Yes. 825 00:44:39,999 --> 00:44:42,600 That's where we started. 826 00:44:44,339 --> 00:44:45,336 What? 827 00:44:45,338 --> 00:44:47,271 - Dad? - It was rolling. 828 00:44:47,273 --> 00:44:49,006 The thing was a complete monster. 829 00:44:49,008 --> 00:44:51,509 And what you do... 830 00:44:51,511 --> 00:44:55,946 when you have an advantage is press it. 831 00:44:56,982 --> 00:44:59,249 How much? 832 00:45:00,650 --> 00:45:02,552 All of it. 833 00:45:08,016 --> 00:45:10,460 So, my entire trust is... 834 00:45:10,462 --> 00:45:11,942 Gone. 835 00:45:12,497 --> 00:45:14,964 I'm gonna throw up. 836 00:45:16,134 --> 00:45:20,970 Well, you did have that Ice Juice today. 837 00:45:44,528 --> 00:45:48,830 I've never used the word swanky before, 838 00:45:48,832 --> 00:45:51,467 but that's what this building is swanky. 839 00:45:51,469 --> 00:45:53,469 I wouldn't use that word, either, 840 00:45:53,471 --> 00:45:55,070 but I can't say you're wrong. 841 00:45:55,072 --> 00:45:56,338 It must feel good. 842 00:45:56,340 --> 00:46:00,275 My own apartment's probably a quarter the size of yours, 843 00:46:00,277 --> 00:46:04,612 in a part of town that's considerably worse than this. 844 00:46:04,614 --> 00:46:05,647 During the winter, 845 00:46:05,649 --> 00:46:07,749 the heat pipes bang practically all night. 846 00:46:07,751 --> 00:46:09,684 I grew up in a place like that. 847 00:46:09,686 --> 00:46:10,952 Mm. 848 00:46:12,119 --> 00:46:14,455 Sometimes I look at my surroundings 849 00:46:14,457 --> 00:46:17,492 and wonder why I stay... 850 00:46:17,494 --> 00:46:19,226 doing what I do. 851 00:46:19,228 --> 00:46:22,563 I mean, your boss offered to put me in a place like this. 852 00:46:22,565 --> 00:46:23,598 - Really? - Oh, yeah. 853 00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:26,934 Practically got on his hands and knees and begged me to work for him. 854 00:46:26,936 --> 00:46:28,104 And the night I turned him down, 855 00:46:28,104 --> 00:46:31,872 when I got home and looked around my place, 856 00:46:31,874 --> 00:46:35,176 for about ten minutes, I felt like an idiot. 857 00:46:35,178 --> 00:46:36,811 I can understand that. 858 00:46:36,813 --> 00:46:40,547 Then I fell straight asleep 'cause I had a clean conscience. 859 00:46:40,549 --> 00:46:42,749 I was where I was supposed to be, 860 00:46:42,751 --> 00:46:44,185 doing the right thing. 861 00:46:44,187 --> 00:46:46,320 I am happy for you. 862 00:46:46,322 --> 00:46:48,955 And now I'm going to go inside. 863 00:46:48,957 --> 00:46:50,390 Yeah. You can in a second. 864 00:46:50,392 --> 00:46:53,126 But as you're putting your head on your pillow tonight, 865 00:46:53,128 --> 00:46:55,829 I want you to think about what you're really trading on 866 00:46:55,831 --> 00:46:58,565 in order to live here, work there, be who you are. 867 00:46:59,519 --> 00:47:01,368 I think about it all the time. 868 00:47:01,370 --> 00:47:03,269 That means there's still hope... 869 00:47:03,271 --> 00:47:05,939 because soon, you'll never think about it again. 870 00:47:05,941 --> 00:47:10,276 You will just glide along, rich, with even bigger apartments 871 00:47:10,278 --> 00:47:13,112 and nicer watches and faster planes, 872 00:47:13,114 --> 00:47:17,884 only none of it will matter to you at all. 873 00:47:17,886 --> 00:47:19,953 We never use the words we really mean. 874 00:47:19,955 --> 00:47:21,954 - Like "swanky"? - No. 875 00:47:21,956 --> 00:47:23,823 Like "soul." 876 00:47:23,825 --> 00:47:25,458 Your soul. 877 00:47:25,460 --> 00:47:28,728 Axelrod will demand things of you incrementally 878 00:47:28,730 --> 00:47:32,130 that will change the fundamental nature of who you are, 879 00:47:32,132 --> 00:47:36,335 and I am here because I can give it back to you. 880 00:47:36,337 --> 00:47:38,937 I don't believe in the soul... 881 00:47:38,939 --> 00:47:41,139 not in the way it's traditionally used, 882 00:47:41,141 --> 00:47:42,841 nor in the more modern meaning, 883 00:47:42,843 --> 00:47:45,677 which connotes connectedness and being spiritually awake. 884 00:47:45,679 --> 00:47:49,281 What I do believe in are actions, purpose, 885 00:47:49,283 --> 00:47:50,983 purity of vocation, 886 00:47:50,985 --> 00:47:53,251 and the challenges that come along with those things, 887 00:47:53,251 --> 00:47:56,020 the things that make me feel alive. 888 00:47:56,022 --> 00:47:58,623 Axe Capital gives me all of that and more. 889 00:48:00,159 --> 00:48:02,135 So, you worry about my soul, 890 00:48:02,135 --> 00:48:05,797 and I'll just keep doing my job. 891 00:48:22,115 --> 00:48:26,384 I figured on a little more wow factor for two-thousand bucks. 892 00:48:26,386 --> 00:48:29,185 I had the rest dropped off at the hospital. 893 00:48:29,187 --> 00:48:31,822 Very thoughtful of you. 894 00:48:34,827 --> 00:48:38,028 You know who you look like right now? 895 00:48:39,387 --> 00:48:40,631 Who? 896 00:48:42,167 --> 00:48:45,235 Bobby fucking Axelrod. 897 00:48:45,237 --> 00:48:47,837 It's been a while. 898 00:48:48,861 --> 00:48:49,940 Well, I had a good day. 899 00:48:49,942 --> 00:48:51,674 I'm glad you noticed. 900 00:48:51,676 --> 00:48:53,143 Oh, I notice. 901 00:48:54,487 --> 00:48:57,414 I'm not the one who takes shit between us for granted. 902 00:48:57,416 --> 00:48:58,614 You're right. 903 00:48:58,616 --> 00:49:02,084 And that's why I was trying to formalize my apology 904 00:49:02,086 --> 00:49:03,853 with the flowers. 905 00:49:05,789 --> 00:49:08,357 Then I formally accept. 906 00:49:08,359 --> 00:49:12,995 So, we can start over from here? 907 00:49:16,920 --> 00:49:18,067 Yeah. 908 00:49:23,540 --> 00:49:26,441 So, this is like a first date? 909 00:49:27,901 --> 00:49:29,310 Sure. 910 00:49:33,784 --> 00:49:35,784 Tell me something about yourself. 911 00:49:35,786 --> 00:49:38,319 - I'm in finance. - Mm. 912 00:49:39,622 --> 00:49:41,422 Sounds boring. 913 00:49:41,424 --> 00:49:43,958 No! No, not today. 914 00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:45,893 Today, I kicked ass at work, 915 00:49:45,895 --> 00:49:49,364 yeah, big project I've spent the last few weeks on. 916 00:49:49,366 --> 00:49:51,199 Whose ass did you kick? 917 00:49:51,201 --> 00:49:52,367 Rhoades. 918 00:49:52,369 --> 00:49:53,634 Big time. 919 00:49:53,636 --> 00:49:55,803 Pounded a company he's in. 920 00:49:55,805 --> 00:49:58,472 Your friends at the bar helped. Everyone stepped up. 921 00:49:59,669 --> 00:50:01,341 Good. 922 00:50:05,923 --> 00:50:07,982 Those don't look like Bruno's. 923 00:50:07,984 --> 00:50:09,984 Mm. Fuck Bruno. 924 00:50:11,186 --> 00:50:13,520 Ryan did those up in the wood-burning oven. 925 00:50:16,825 --> 00:50:19,359 Remember our real first date? 926 00:50:27,436 --> 00:50:28,668 Caviar. 927 00:50:28,670 --> 00:50:30,436 I was trying to dazzle you. 928 00:50:31,973 --> 00:50:34,373 Well, you did. 929 00:50:39,080 --> 00:50:41,915 I didn't even like that stuff back then. 930 00:50:41,917 --> 00:50:44,583 Ah, you got used to it. 932 00:51:00,416 --> 00:51:02,133 Still is better than anchovies. 933 00:51:02,135 --> 00:51:04,970 That's for fucking sure. 934 00:51:04,972 --> 00:51:07,338 Mmm. 935 00:51:40,673 --> 00:51:42,707 Hey, what's going on? 936 00:51:42,709 --> 00:51:45,743 Where are you? 937 00:51:47,501 --> 00:51:48,345 I'm trying. 938 00:51:50,045 --> 00:51:51,148 I don't know, Bobby. 939 00:51:51,150 --> 00:51:54,485 I'm... I'm really trying. 941 00:53:11,528 --> 00:53:13,227 The chunk of cash I need 942 00:53:13,229 --> 00:53:15,930 is on a statement with your name on it. 943 00:53:15,932 --> 00:53:17,665 The blind trust. 944 00:53:17,667 --> 00:53:21,102 Well, if this is what it takes... 945 00:53:21,104 --> 00:53:23,671 uh, to help you and Ira... 946 00:53:23,673 --> 00:53:25,573 - Does that mean... - Yeah. 947 00:53:25,575 --> 00:53:27,942 Crack it open. 949 00:53:30,012 --> 00:53:32,979 How would you like to be done with this floor for good 950 00:53:32,981 --> 00:53:35,516 and out of that halfway house, and home, 951 00:53:35,518 --> 00:53:38,419 with only your platinum wristwatch for jewelry 952 00:53:38,421 --> 00:53:40,421 instead of an ankle bracelet? 953 00:53:40,423 --> 00:53:41,655 When? How? 954 00:53:41,657 --> 00:53:43,324 Almost immediately. 955 00:53:43,326 --> 00:53:46,626 Any deal I make with you has to be in writing. 956 00:53:48,001 --> 00:53:49,562 Terms of your release will be... 957 00:53:50,837 --> 00:53:53,200 this meeting and what I instruct you to do 958 00:53:53,202 --> 00:53:56,336 will never even be spoken of again. 959 00:53:56,338 --> 00:53:58,471 Whatever it is, I'm ready. 960 00:53:58,473 --> 00:54:00,306 Upon my word, 961 00:54:00,308 --> 00:54:02,275 you will make a call to Bobby Axelrod 962 00:54:03,539 --> 00:54:05,745 and tell him that you need to see him, 963 00:54:05,747 --> 00:54:07,347 that it's urgent. 964 00:54:07,349 --> 00:54:10,383 And then when he shows up, you'll tell him the truth... 965 00:54:10,385 --> 00:54:11,551 What's on your mind? 966 00:54:11,553 --> 00:54:13,453 ...that my father, Charles Rhoades Sr., 967 00:54:13,455 --> 00:54:16,021 has taken a massive position in a new IPO... 968 00:54:16,023 --> 00:54:18,491 Chuck Rhoades Sr. has taken a significant stake 969 00:54:18,493 --> 00:54:20,359 in a company that's going public. 970 00:54:20,361 --> 00:54:21,093 Ice Juice. 971 00:54:21,195 --> 00:54:22,327 Ice Juice. 972 00:54:22,329 --> 00:54:25,064 No shit. 973 00:54:27,135 --> 00:54:30,136 I believe I can do all that. 975 00:54:32,980 --> 00:54:34,842 Bittersweet day for me today, Dake. 976 00:54:34,877 --> 00:54:35,982 Why's that, sir? 977 00:54:36,017 --> 00:54:38,843 You must have impressed some people while you were in New York, 978 00:54:38,845 --> 00:54:40,612 the Attorney General among them. 979 00:54:40,614 --> 00:54:41,747 Sir? 980 00:54:41,749 --> 00:54:45,150 You've been named interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District. 981 00:54:45,152 --> 00:54:46,451 I've been named... 982 00:54:46,453 --> 00:54:49,421 A.G. said, "Smarts and ambition are coming off him 983 00:54:49,423 --> 00:54:52,123 like heat waves from an Oklahoma blacktop." 984 00:54:52,125 --> 00:54:54,225 You've got to get on the train. 985 00:54:55,692 --> 00:54:58,529 I always knew I'd be working for you someday. 986 00:55:24,319 --> 00:55:25,324 Rhoades? 987 00:55:26,518 --> 00:55:28,600 You didn't think this shit happened by accident, 988 00:55:28,635 --> 00:55:29,726 did you, Mr. Dake? 989 00:55:29,728 --> 00:55:32,696 So, you leveraged the Attorney General into my appointment. 990 00:55:32,698 --> 00:55:33,797 It was no arm twist. 991 00:55:33,799 --> 00:55:36,133 I just told her that smarts and ambition 992 00:55:36,135 --> 00:55:37,301 were coming off you 993 00:55:37,303 --> 00:55:40,070 like heat waves from an Oklahoma blacktop. 994 00:55:40,072 --> 00:55:41,138 And she agreed. 995 00:55:41,140 --> 00:55:42,988 Word of advice. 996 00:55:43,612 --> 00:55:44,607 You get the big job, 997 00:55:44,609 --> 00:55:46,476 you want to hit the ground running. 998 00:55:46,478 --> 00:55:50,313 You're gonna have a shitload of FBI at your disposal, 999 00:55:50,315 --> 00:55:53,249 and this is how I suggest you deploy them. 1000 00:55:53,251 --> 00:55:55,385 Axelrod. 1002 00:55:56,955 --> 00:55:58,654 Bobby Axelrod's moves 1003 00:55:58,656 --> 00:56:01,924 will be almost impossible to track. 1004 00:56:01,926 --> 00:56:05,761 So, in addition to monitoring all his trades, 1005 00:56:05,763 --> 00:56:08,564 follow everyone he touches and everyone they touch. 1006 00:56:10,023 --> 00:56:11,767 The pattern won't be easy to spot, 1007 00:56:11,769 --> 00:56:13,069 but it will be there. 1009 00:56:20,273 --> 00:56:21,577 There are 18 Ice Juice locations 1010 00:56:21,579 --> 00:56:23,111 in New York City alone. 1011 00:56:23,113 --> 00:56:26,648 You will need to monitor all of them. 1012 00:56:26,650 --> 00:56:29,117 Because he will be acting out of malice, 1013 00:56:29,119 --> 00:56:32,620 he will take risks he'd normally avoid. 1014 00:56:34,448 --> 00:56:36,657 He will use compromised associates. 1015 00:56:39,363 --> 00:56:41,763 You must be ready across the board. 1017 00:56:47,998 --> 00:56:49,103 The stock is running. 1018 00:56:49,105 --> 00:56:50,638 When will you do it? 1019 00:56:51,769 --> 00:56:53,374 Fucking soon.