1 00:00:04,178 --> 00:00:06,011 Previously on Billions... 2 00:00:06,095 --> 00:00:08,637 You know why I can see Yonkers' future? 3 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,011 'Cause I can see its past. 4 00:00:10,095 --> 00:00:13,136 Mike Prince is Axe's real enemy. 5 00:00:13,220 --> 00:00:16,303 You know the house he lives in now was my house. 6 00:00:16,387 --> 00:00:17,696 Come on back, and have dinner with us. 7 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:18,887 I'll make meatloaf. 8 00:00:18,970 --> 00:00:21,345 Can't wait. Dinner at home in my hometown. 9 00:00:21,428 --> 00:00:23,720 Only I'm not gonna allow you to do any work. 10 00:00:23,804 --> 00:00:25,220 I'm gonna bring my chef. 11 00:00:25,303 --> 00:00:27,970 We should do it... Turn Mase Cap into an impact fund. 12 00:00:28,053 --> 00:00:29,804 Together. Within Axe Cap. But ours. 13 00:00:29,887 --> 00:00:31,261 Yes. 14 00:00:31,345 --> 00:00:32,637 We were thrilled to hear 15 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:34,303 that you might be interested 16 00:00:34,387 --> 00:00:36,363 in teaching here at the Law School this semester. 17 00:00:36,387 --> 00:00:38,178 Professor Rhoades. I'm... 18 00:00:38,261 --> 00:00:40,178 Oh, I know... Catherine Brant. 19 00:00:40,261 --> 00:00:41,929 I heard you were up here. 20 00:00:42,011 --> 00:00:44,970 You know my new artist... Tanner... I got working on commission. 21 00:00:45,053 --> 00:00:45,929 - Yeah. - He's not working. 22 00:00:46,011 --> 00:00:47,595 You're on the precipice 23 00:00:47,679 --> 00:00:50,053 of the kind of success very few artists ever have. 24 00:00:50,136 --> 00:00:51,428 Look. 25 00:00:51,512 --> 00:00:52,720 There we go. 26 00:00:52,804 --> 00:00:54,564 You'll be the first to see it when it's done. 27 00:00:54,595 --> 00:00:55,845 I better be. 28 00:00:55,929 --> 00:00:57,887 I'm fine with you winning in Yonkers. 29 00:00:57,970 --> 00:00:59,553 Yonkers is you. 30 00:00:59,637 --> 00:01:02,345 You are Yonkers. You've never really left. 31 00:01:02,428 --> 00:01:04,261 You stink of the place. 32 00:01:04,345 --> 00:01:05,887 And now you're back in it. 33 00:01:05,970 --> 00:01:08,387 I've gotta get the fuck out of this dipshit town. 34 00:01:08,470 --> 00:01:09,929 Baby brother. 35 00:01:10,011 --> 00:01:11,371 But you suddenly showing up here... 36 00:01:11,428 --> 00:01:13,220 Must mean you want something. 37 00:01:13,303 --> 00:01:15,237 The one thing you do with those hands better than fight. 38 00:01:15,261 --> 00:01:17,011 There's a safe? 39 00:01:17,095 --> 00:01:18,345 My father called me. 40 00:01:18,428 --> 00:01:20,345 His alliance with Axe isn't over. 41 00:01:20,428 --> 00:01:22,112 What other venture are they embarking upon? 42 00:01:22,136 --> 00:01:24,637 They're going into banking. 43 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,553 Then so are we. 44 00:02:11,470 --> 00:02:12,720 We have to fire him. 45 00:02:12,804 --> 00:02:14,136 "Have to" is a bit strong. 46 00:02:14,220 --> 00:02:15,655 We have to breathe. Have to find shelter. 47 00:02:15,679 --> 00:02:17,804 Food to eat. We don't have to fire Winston... 48 00:02:17,887 --> 00:02:19,470 "Should." I can co-sign should. 49 00:02:19,553 --> 00:02:20,553 We should fire him. 50 00:02:20,595 --> 00:02:22,178 Then we will. Will we? 51 00:02:22,261 --> 00:02:23,595 We said no exceptions. 52 00:02:23,679 --> 00:02:26,095 The exact words were: "Strive for no exceptions." 53 00:02:26,178 --> 00:02:29,095 Meaning... So Winston's the perfect fit. 54 00:02:29,178 --> 00:02:30,637 You said... No. 55 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,679 Winston's Tony Stewart in 2005. 56 00:02:32,762 --> 00:02:35,804 Cocky 'cause he drives fast, but too brazen, too cutthroat. 57 00:02:35,887 --> 00:02:37,845 He'll punch you on pit row, or run you over. 58 00:02:37,929 --> 00:02:39,470 But like Stewart, he gets results. 59 00:02:39,553 --> 00:02:40,804 Sure. At Taylor Mason Capital. 60 00:02:40,887 --> 00:02:42,428 But we're building something new. 61 00:02:42,512 --> 00:02:45,762 Tell me he sees the Matrix and we're done here. 62 00:02:45,845 --> 00:02:47,553 I can't tell you he sees the Matrix. 63 00:02:47,637 --> 00:02:50,011 I saw the Matrix before they even made the fucking movie! 64 00:02:50,095 --> 00:02:52,095 And I was like five years old then. 65 00:02:52,178 --> 00:02:53,261 Rest my case. 66 00:02:53,345 --> 00:02:55,428 Wait, you really want to fire me? 67 00:02:55,512 --> 00:02:56,946 I thought I was gonna get a two percent slice 68 00:02:56,970 --> 00:02:58,553 of the new company. 69 00:02:58,637 --> 00:03:00,571 Dave Mustaine thought he would return to Metallica. 70 00:03:00,595 --> 00:03:04,470 I get the new slogan: No more ass-pounding the planet. 71 00:03:04,553 --> 00:03:05,970 Earth-positive approach. 72 00:03:06,053 --> 00:03:08,136 We go to Phish concerts with our investors. 73 00:03:08,220 --> 00:03:10,804 But we still love money too, right? 74 00:03:10,887 --> 00:03:13,136 The math works the same no matter the names we own. 75 00:03:13,220 --> 00:03:15,887 And that is where you will always need me. 76 00:03:15,970 --> 00:03:18,762 "Need." Again, that overstates it. 77 00:03:18,845 --> 00:03:20,011 Sell us on what you alone 78 00:03:20,095 --> 00:03:22,387 add to this particular kind of investing. 79 00:03:24,428 --> 00:03:25,845 Back to you soon. 80 00:03:32,512 --> 00:03:35,637 What we need are true believers 81 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:39,303 with hard and soft skills. 82 00:03:39,387 --> 00:03:41,762 If they don't work here now, 83 00:03:41,845 --> 00:03:43,428 we have to find 'em. 84 00:03:47,929 --> 00:03:50,929 I know, honey. She's just a bad pony... 85 00:03:51,011 --> 00:03:53,553 But it's better you found out now, rather than later. 86 00:03:53,637 --> 00:03:55,679 Well, she'd better give Grammy's ring back... 87 00:03:55,762 --> 00:03:59,136 That's meant for a wife... Not a slut... 88 00:03:59,220 --> 00:04:01,679 Oh, uh. Alright. Listen, I gotta go. 89 00:04:01,762 --> 00:04:02,762 I'll talk to you later. 90 00:04:02,804 --> 00:04:04,595 Yeah. Love you. 91 00:04:04,679 --> 00:04:05,720 Well, Ms. Calder. 92 00:04:05,804 --> 00:04:07,303 Ah. 93 00:04:07,387 --> 00:04:09,053 Not every day the top legal officers 94 00:04:09,136 --> 00:04:11,512 of the state pop up on my calendar. 95 00:04:11,595 --> 00:04:14,345 Kind of like a digital rectal exam. 96 00:04:16,387 --> 00:04:19,178 What's on your mind? Bobby Axelrod. 97 00:04:19,261 --> 00:04:21,970 Specifically, an application he submitted for a bank charter. 98 00:04:22,053 --> 00:04:23,512 I'm aware of it. 99 00:04:23,595 --> 00:04:25,470 Well, we would like you to stall the approval. 100 00:04:25,553 --> 00:04:27,553 And then deny it. 101 00:04:27,637 --> 00:04:29,261 And why would I do that? 102 00:04:29,345 --> 00:04:31,929 All of the preliminary paperwork seems fine. 103 00:04:32,011 --> 00:04:33,720 We need straight-up banks in this state, 104 00:04:33,804 --> 00:04:37,762 and he's like an old Jack Kramer stored without a press: 105 00:04:37,845 --> 00:04:40,095 permanently warped. 106 00:04:40,178 --> 00:04:41,970 You can prevent crimes before they happen... 107 00:04:42,053 --> 00:04:44,303 Just by saying no. 108 00:04:44,387 --> 00:04:47,220 This isn't Minority Report. 109 00:04:47,303 --> 00:04:48,595 Now, we follow a process. 110 00:04:48,679 --> 00:04:50,428 A crime happens, you deal with it later. 111 00:04:50,512 --> 00:04:53,220 Certainly an expert in banking like yourself understands 112 00:04:53,303 --> 00:04:55,720 the concept of taking out a line of credit. 113 00:04:55,804 --> 00:04:59,387 Well, imagine what I can pay back with interest. 114 00:04:59,470 --> 00:05:01,095 Not every day the top legal officers 115 00:05:01,178 --> 00:05:03,428 of the state pop onto your calendar. 116 00:05:03,512 --> 00:05:05,220 Go on. 117 00:05:05,303 --> 00:05:06,987 Do this for us, and if you're ever in desperate straits, 118 00:05:07,011 --> 00:05:10,929 reach out for us, and just watch what we can do. 119 00:05:11,011 --> 00:05:12,679 Oh. You mean like prosecuting 120 00:05:12,762 --> 00:05:15,178 someone to settle a political grudge. 121 00:05:15,261 --> 00:05:16,929 Oh. 122 00:05:17,011 --> 00:05:19,428 I would never prosecute someone unless they had actually... 123 00:05:19,512 --> 00:05:21,470 But, uh, yes. 124 00:05:21,553 --> 00:05:23,887 Sure. Yeah, yeah. 125 00:05:23,970 --> 00:05:25,261 You know what? 126 00:05:25,345 --> 00:05:27,970 Um, see, I don't walk around with a McCarthy list 127 00:05:28,053 --> 00:05:29,595 - like you do, so... - Mm. 128 00:05:29,679 --> 00:05:32,929 You seemed awfully upset about someone when we arrived. 129 00:05:33,011 --> 00:05:36,595 Yeah, that was about my son's ex-fiancée. 130 00:05:36,679 --> 00:05:38,095 That bitch broke off the engagement, 131 00:05:38,178 --> 00:05:39,470 but she won't give the ring back. 132 00:05:39,553 --> 00:05:40,637 Oh. 133 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:42,071 That ring was smuggled out of Germany 134 00:05:42,095 --> 00:05:44,553 sewn into the lining of my father's coat 135 00:05:44,637 --> 00:05:46,154 right at the beginning of World War II. 136 00:05:46,178 --> 00:05:48,720 I mean, that... that... 137 00:05:48,804 --> 00:05:49,887 It's a family heirloom... 138 00:05:49,970 --> 00:05:52,345 Well. There may be legal remedies. 139 00:05:52,428 --> 00:05:55,804 We could go after her in court and get it back. 140 00:05:55,887 --> 00:05:59,762 That would give you a very special place in my heart. 141 00:05:59,845 --> 00:06:03,845 Drag your feet on the approval to give me a chance. 142 00:06:05,220 --> 00:06:07,387 Alright. Let's go get this fucking bank. 143 00:06:07,470 --> 00:06:08,571 Give me the sign when you want me to play 144 00:06:08,595 --> 00:06:10,804 bad cop in the meeting. No call for that. 145 00:06:10,887 --> 00:06:12,387 They have the documents. 146 00:06:12,470 --> 00:06:14,279 They've signaled to us that this process should go 147 00:06:14,303 --> 00:06:16,053 as smooth as a freshly waxed... 148 00:06:16,136 --> 00:06:17,637 Prom queen? 149 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:18,970 PBA lane. 150 00:06:19,053 --> 00:06:21,178 That's Professional Bowlers Association. 151 00:06:21,261 --> 00:06:22,553 Ah. Right. 152 00:06:22,637 --> 00:06:23,946 You sure you don't want a bad cop? 153 00:06:23,970 --> 00:06:24,845 We're sure, Wags. 154 00:06:24,929 --> 00:06:26,220 But I love bad cop. 155 00:06:26,303 --> 00:06:29,303 I've been rehearsing all morning. 156 00:06:29,387 --> 00:06:33,428 Spyros, why the Alfred the Butler getup? 157 00:06:34,261 --> 00:06:37,845 Naturally, I assume you'll want your eques of equities, 158 00:06:37,929 --> 00:06:41,011 your consul of compliance, to join you in the assault 159 00:06:41,095 --> 00:06:43,512 on the ramparts of government regulators. 160 00:06:43,595 --> 00:06:46,595 Bad cop. Go. 161 00:06:46,679 --> 00:06:48,762 When the meeting calls for an organ grinder's monkey 162 00:06:48,845 --> 00:06:51,679 to come shake his cappuccino cup for nickels, 163 00:06:51,762 --> 00:06:53,220 we'll let you know. 164 00:07:03,345 --> 00:07:05,345 Sorry. I-I can't approve this just yet. 165 00:07:05,428 --> 00:07:07,553 There's another bank representing that zone. 166 00:07:07,637 --> 00:07:09,220 There is not. 167 00:07:09,303 --> 00:07:10,946 If you look in the papers right in front of you there, 168 00:07:10,970 --> 00:07:12,804 you'll see... Vark Community Bank. 169 00:07:12,887 --> 00:07:15,595 Vark isn't even FDIC-insured. 170 00:07:15,679 --> 00:07:18,512 - You can't possibly expect us... - Vark is a shining jewel 171 00:07:18,595 --> 00:07:21,637 in the Banking Development District Program. 172 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:26,470 They serve many hardworking, undocumented customers. 173 00:07:26,553 --> 00:07:28,220 Now, you run Vark off the ranch, 174 00:07:28,303 --> 00:07:30,512 and where else are these people supposed to graze? 175 00:07:30,595 --> 00:07:32,679 I dunno. Immigration Services? 176 00:07:32,762 --> 00:07:34,512 If that's humor, it's left me cold. 177 00:07:34,595 --> 00:07:35,887 And if it's your real answer, 178 00:07:35,970 --> 00:07:38,720 then it's left you out in the cold. 179 00:07:38,804 --> 00:07:41,053 Now, we are not going to proceed 180 00:07:41,136 --> 00:07:43,512 with issuing a charter unless you can convince me 181 00:07:43,595 --> 00:07:47,220 that there is a greater banking need in this zip code. 182 00:07:47,303 --> 00:07:48,804 Go ahead. 183 00:07:48,887 --> 00:07:52,553 Show me a competitive analysis that says so. 184 00:07:52,637 --> 00:07:55,178 Oh, and also, you're gonna need to propose, um, 185 00:07:55,261 --> 00:07:57,929 a suitable candidate for CEO. 186 00:07:58,011 --> 00:07:59,196 You better have someone captaining 187 00:07:59,220 --> 00:08:01,303 this ship that's legitimate, 188 00:08:01,387 --> 00:08:03,845 or the ship doesn't leave the dock. 189 00:08:06,512 --> 00:08:07,655 Turns out we didn't need the good cop. 190 00:08:07,679 --> 00:08:09,095 You're right about that. 191 00:08:09,178 --> 00:08:11,095 It was all naked fucking Harvey Keitel in there. 192 00:08:11,178 --> 00:08:13,095 It doesn't make any sense. It does. 193 00:08:13,178 --> 00:08:14,553 Harvey Keitel was Bad Lieutenant. 194 00:08:14,637 --> 00:08:16,970 He's saying the banking person... He knows, Wags. 195 00:08:17,053 --> 00:08:18,637 He means the timing is odd. 196 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:20,720 The sudden turn against us. 197 00:08:20,804 --> 00:08:22,303 Mike Prince? Maybe. 198 00:08:22,387 --> 00:08:24,845 Him or Chuck. 199 00:08:24,929 --> 00:08:27,679 Get Hall with the banking team working on Vark Bank. 200 00:08:27,762 --> 00:08:30,887 And get with Lauren and find another CEO. 201 00:08:30,970 --> 00:08:32,845 Someone who is squeaky clean, but ya know... 202 00:08:32,970 --> 00:08:35,720 Someone who doesn't squeak when they need to get dirty. 203 00:08:40,220 --> 00:08:42,136 You should've gone to that dinner with the kid. 204 00:08:42,220 --> 00:08:43,860 Yeah? And you should've gone to law school 205 00:08:43,887 --> 00:08:45,345 instead of journalism school. 206 00:08:45,428 --> 00:08:46,905 You'd be able to buy yourself a decent jacket. 207 00:08:46,929 --> 00:08:47,970 That's probably true. 208 00:08:48,053 --> 00:08:49,136 Doesn't matter now. 209 00:08:49,220 --> 00:08:51,178 But the dinner? Yeah. Matters. 210 00:08:51,261 --> 00:08:53,071 We made such a public spectacle about you attending, 211 00:08:53,095 --> 00:08:54,762 that kid, his mom... 212 00:08:54,845 --> 00:08:57,553 My chef presented them with a three-star meal... 213 00:08:57,637 --> 00:09:00,178 Pasta course, meat and fish... Yumilicious. 214 00:09:00,261 --> 00:09:01,404 But it was never about the meal. 215 00:09:01,428 --> 00:09:03,136 And because you left 'em hanging... 216 00:09:03,220 --> 00:09:06,261 Ah, fuck, really? Yeah. 217 00:09:06,345 --> 00:09:07,705 Local reporter in Yonkers is on it. 218 00:09:07,762 --> 00:09:09,178 Looking to do a hit piece. 219 00:09:09,261 --> 00:09:10,780 It's the only way a journalist can get enough clicks 220 00:09:10,804 --> 00:09:12,637 to buy himself a decent jacket. 221 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,762 Hmm. 222 00:09:15,845 --> 00:09:17,804 Actually, there is another way. 223 00:09:17,887 --> 00:09:19,720 You make this disappear, Randy, 224 00:09:19,804 --> 00:09:21,571 I'll buy out the fucking Armani store for you. 225 00:09:21,595 --> 00:09:23,136 'Cause if it looks like I used this kid 226 00:09:23,220 --> 00:09:26,720 Savion as a prop to get the O.Z. deal approved... 227 00:09:26,804 --> 00:09:28,821 It'll make you look like a plutocrat, parking assets 228 00:09:28,845 --> 00:09:30,637 to save on cap gains taxes, while... 229 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:32,762 Costing me my fucking bank. 230 00:09:35,178 --> 00:09:36,345 How much time we have? 231 00:09:36,428 --> 00:09:37,708 It'll run in the next day or two. 232 00:09:37,762 --> 00:09:40,261 Soon as he gets an interview with Savion or the mother. 233 00:09:40,345 --> 00:09:42,428 Mnh-mnh. Can't fucking happen. 234 00:09:42,512 --> 00:09:44,595 Get with this reporter, 235 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:46,929 and think about how to move him off. 236 00:09:47,011 --> 00:09:48,095 And you? 237 00:09:48,178 --> 00:09:49,595 Heading back to Yonkers... 238 00:09:52,845 --> 00:09:54,237 - Yo, take the ball. - Give me that. 239 00:09:54,261 --> 00:09:57,303 Learn how to play some "D." Yo. 240 00:09:57,387 --> 00:09:58,887 Yo. Watch out, dawg. Watch out. 241 00:10:02,595 --> 00:10:03,970 Alright, homey, you good? 242 00:10:04,053 --> 00:10:05,303 Hey, we good. 243 00:10:05,387 --> 00:10:07,011 Um, I'mma catch up with y'all later. 244 00:10:07,095 --> 00:10:07,970 Oh. 245 00:10:08,053 --> 00:10:10,595 There you go. 246 00:10:14,136 --> 00:10:16,345 She dumped me. 247 00:10:16,428 --> 00:10:18,053 What'd she say? 248 00:10:18,136 --> 00:10:19,178 Nothing. 249 00:10:19,261 --> 00:10:22,804 Ghosted. 250 00:10:22,887 --> 00:10:24,178 That's a lot of texts. 251 00:10:24,261 --> 00:10:27,095 From you. Unanswered. 252 00:10:27,178 --> 00:10:29,218 Maybe you should have pumped the brakes after three. 253 00:10:29,261 --> 00:10:31,804 Or four. Or five. 254 00:10:31,887 --> 00:10:35,053 Now, instead of thinking about yield curves and PE ratios, 255 00:10:35,136 --> 00:10:39,845 all I can think about is Em and where it went wrong. 256 00:10:39,929 --> 00:10:43,762 Look, you said, uh, before she complained about... 257 00:10:43,845 --> 00:10:45,929 My cuddle noises. 258 00:10:46,011 --> 00:10:47,929 Yes. 259 00:10:48,011 --> 00:10:49,553 I'm an affectionate person. 260 00:10:49,637 --> 00:10:51,970 My cuddling takes on a vocal aspect. 261 00:10:54,345 --> 00:10:56,095 You think that's why... 262 00:10:56,178 --> 00:10:59,428 Yeah, well, sounds like it was a little too much too soon. 263 00:10:59,512 --> 00:11:01,470 Maybe pace yourself 264 00:11:01,553 --> 00:11:04,428 on the cuddling next time. 265 00:11:04,512 --> 00:11:05,929 And dead the noises 266 00:11:06,011 --> 00:11:09,762 until you're sure they're welcome. 267 00:11:09,845 --> 00:11:11,303 I'm sorry, I have a meeting. 268 00:11:20,804 --> 00:11:23,970 Rian. 269 00:11:24,053 --> 00:11:26,303 You turned me down when I tried to hire you 270 00:11:26,387 --> 00:11:28,595 as an analyst at Axe Capital. 271 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:30,887 I wasn't emotionally prepared for that whole sitch. 272 00:11:30,970 --> 00:11:32,804 Why, specifically, did you reject that offer? 273 00:11:32,887 --> 00:11:35,387 Axe Cap is a profit juggernaut. 274 00:11:35,470 --> 00:11:37,387 Cool. But not for me. 275 00:11:37,470 --> 00:11:38,637 Sorry, not sorry. 276 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:39,887 This is different. 277 00:11:39,970 --> 00:11:41,428 It looks the same. 278 00:11:41,512 --> 00:11:43,011 It's at the same address. 279 00:11:43,095 --> 00:11:45,136 There are many of the same faces. 280 00:11:45,220 --> 00:11:49,428 So why would my answer be anything but thanks but nah? 281 00:11:49,512 --> 00:11:51,762 This place... in here... Is also for profit, 282 00:11:51,845 --> 00:11:54,637 and will soon be a juggernaut too. 283 00:11:54,720 --> 00:11:56,595 But this is an impact fund. 284 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:58,136 Not just no harm, 285 00:11:58,220 --> 00:12:00,470 but positive social and environmental impact. 286 00:12:00,553 --> 00:12:01,821 We're looking for responsible gains. 287 00:12:01,845 --> 00:12:05,303 And to expand the adoption of renewable energy. 288 00:12:05,387 --> 00:12:07,428 Swick. 289 00:12:07,512 --> 00:12:09,011 That's a mashup of swag and slick. 290 00:12:09,095 --> 00:12:10,679 It sure is. 291 00:12:10,762 --> 00:12:12,845 So how exactly does your algo work? 292 00:12:12,929 --> 00:12:14,303 Um. 293 00:12:14,387 --> 00:12:16,345 Half the human population spends at least 294 00:12:16,428 --> 00:12:18,053 three decades on a menstrual cycle. 295 00:12:18,136 --> 00:12:20,011 We're talking four billion people. 296 00:12:20,095 --> 00:12:21,637 A huge chunk of that market sector 297 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,520 needs feminine hygiene supplies every 28 days. 298 00:12:23,553 --> 00:12:25,178 And many don't have access yet. 299 00:12:25,261 --> 00:12:26,804 What's your data set? 300 00:12:26,887 --> 00:12:28,345 With public health records, 301 00:12:28,428 --> 00:12:30,071 cotton and shipping prices around the world, 302 00:12:30,095 --> 00:12:32,376 we can triangulate the most effective way to get resources 303 00:12:32,428 --> 00:12:34,762 where they're needed most and anticipate demand. 304 00:12:34,845 --> 00:12:37,512 Are you solving one problem by creating another? 305 00:12:37,595 --> 00:12:40,136 How so? Landfills. Polluted oceans. 306 00:12:40,220 --> 00:12:42,387 Biodegradables address that. 307 00:12:42,470 --> 00:12:44,112 There are companies out there ready to scale up. 308 00:12:44,136 --> 00:12:45,804 They need capital. 309 00:12:48,970 --> 00:12:52,929 Let us discuss it and get back to you. 310 00:12:54,970 --> 00:12:56,762 It's called the Taco Algo. 311 00:13:05,887 --> 00:13:08,178 Well? She's sharp as fuck. Nice call. 312 00:13:08,261 --> 00:13:10,321 I'll backtest her program, make sure it's not bullshit. 313 00:13:10,345 --> 00:13:11,804 But yeah. Good. 314 00:13:16,053 --> 00:13:20,053 Recruiters make whole careers delivering talent like that. 315 00:13:20,136 --> 00:13:21,887 Ah. You want to discuss equity. 316 00:13:21,970 --> 00:13:23,387 Axe is in for half, 317 00:13:23,470 --> 00:13:26,387 so it's up to us to allocate the rest. 318 00:13:26,470 --> 00:13:27,637 What do you think? 319 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:29,637 Ten percent was my initial instinct. 320 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:30,970 Shit. 321 00:13:31,053 --> 00:13:32,488 I was thinking we'd be equal partners. 322 00:13:32,512 --> 00:13:33,804 No you weren't. 323 00:13:33,887 --> 00:13:35,404 But you have to say that in order to negotiate. 324 00:13:35,428 --> 00:13:36,261 I hate posturing. 325 00:13:36,345 --> 00:13:37,720 Me too. 326 00:13:37,804 --> 00:13:39,553 So make me your best offer. 327 00:13:39,637 --> 00:13:41,095 Because I'm feeling devalued. 328 00:13:41,178 --> 00:13:43,136 You are an integral part of this endeavor, Wendy. 329 00:13:43,220 --> 00:13:44,762 I do value your contribution. 330 00:13:44,845 --> 00:13:47,261 You may hate posturing, but you're doing it. 331 00:13:47,345 --> 00:13:49,095 Ten percent is a non-starter. 332 00:13:49,178 --> 00:13:51,261 Give me some time to think about what's fair. 333 00:13:51,345 --> 00:13:53,220 This was your idea. 334 00:13:53,303 --> 00:13:54,845 Don't break balls. 335 00:13:54,929 --> 00:13:56,929 Make it worth it for me to keep it going. 336 00:13:57,011 --> 00:13:58,970 Message received. 337 00:14:01,512 --> 00:14:04,178 Nice meeting you. Yeah. Have a good one. 338 00:14:04,261 --> 00:14:05,845 See ya. 339 00:14:09,387 --> 00:14:11,345 Seriously, dude. What the fuck? 340 00:14:11,428 --> 00:14:12,679 Don't you see what's happening? 341 00:14:12,762 --> 00:14:13,863 We're getting picked off one by one. 342 00:14:13,887 --> 00:14:15,095 Wendy brought her in. 343 00:14:15,178 --> 00:14:16,970 Yeah, Rian told me. Seems cool. 344 00:14:17,053 --> 00:14:18,387 Really knows her shit. 345 00:14:18,470 --> 00:14:19,553 Her name is Rian? 346 00:14:19,637 --> 00:14:21,136 Are you serious? With an I. 347 00:14:21,220 --> 00:14:22,762 Badass. 348 00:14:22,845 --> 00:14:24,679 Fuck. We are so screwed. 349 00:14:24,762 --> 00:14:25,970 We're living Ex Machina. 350 00:14:26,053 --> 00:14:27,595 Chill out, 8Chan. 351 00:14:27,679 --> 00:14:29,363 They just need to bring on some new analysts for the new... 352 00:14:29,387 --> 00:14:32,595 Meaning less room for Taylor's people and more for Wendy's. 353 00:14:32,679 --> 00:14:34,804 It's a consp... Conspiracy? Sure. 354 00:14:34,887 --> 00:14:36,071 Start a subreddit, it'll go great 355 00:14:36,095 --> 00:14:37,970 with the Stevie-Wonder-can-see truthers. 356 00:14:38,053 --> 00:14:40,845 Hey, they have a point, have you seen him play... 357 00:14:40,929 --> 00:14:44,011 They do not have a point. 358 00:14:44,095 --> 00:14:45,804 Whatever. 359 00:14:45,887 --> 00:14:48,178 You seem awfully comfortable for a guy who knows firsthand 360 00:14:48,261 --> 00:14:50,095 what Wendy Rhoades is capable of doing. 361 00:14:58,261 --> 00:15:00,887 Ex-fiancée lives in a doorman building on the Upper East Side. 362 00:15:00,970 --> 00:15:04,011 Recently called for a locksmith to change her locks 363 00:15:04,095 --> 00:15:07,553 and put all Calder family members on the no-visit list. 364 00:15:07,637 --> 00:15:09,553 No indication she has a safe deposit box 365 00:15:09,637 --> 00:15:11,261 or has tried to pawn any jewelry. 366 00:15:11,345 --> 00:15:13,136 So she's keeping it. 367 00:15:13,220 --> 00:15:15,261 Likely at home. 368 00:15:15,345 --> 00:15:17,595 We help the kid bring suit. 369 00:15:17,679 --> 00:15:19,345 Law's a little mushy on this. 370 00:15:19,428 --> 00:15:21,095 Ring is a conditional gift. 371 00:15:21,178 --> 00:15:23,011 Condition is marriage. She owes it back. 372 00:15:23,095 --> 00:15:24,637 She'll claim it's a legal gift. 373 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:26,637 No condition, nothing owed. 374 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,679 Also depends on who broke it off. 375 00:15:28,762 --> 00:15:30,220 Not in the eyes of the law. 376 00:15:30,303 --> 00:15:33,470 She could also offer to repay the value, keep the ring itself. 377 00:15:33,553 --> 00:15:34,553 Shit. 378 00:15:34,637 --> 00:15:38,595 LIKE I SAID: mushy. 379 00:15:38,679 --> 00:15:40,387 Why are you so quiet? 380 00:15:42,845 --> 00:15:46,470 Because I have an idea that I really shouldn't say out loud. 381 00:16:00,970 --> 00:16:03,387 You familiar with 'contract, ' Savion? 382 00:16:03,470 --> 00:16:04,512 Yeah. Deal you sign. 383 00:16:04,595 --> 00:16:05,929 Mm. 384 00:16:06,011 --> 00:16:09,011 That's a contract, not 'contract.' 385 00:16:12,970 --> 00:16:15,679 Contract is an understanding between men, 386 00:16:15,762 --> 00:16:18,053 that they see things the same way, 387 00:16:18,136 --> 00:16:22,220 that they'll keep code. 388 00:16:22,303 --> 00:16:25,470 That they'll honor the spirit of their relationship 389 00:16:25,553 --> 00:16:28,095 even in unforeseen circumstances. 390 00:16:31,553 --> 00:16:33,595 Like that, uh... 391 00:16:33,679 --> 00:16:35,679 The arrangement we had 392 00:16:35,762 --> 00:16:38,178 when we told the story... 393 00:16:38,261 --> 00:16:41,095 That should hold 394 00:16:41,178 --> 00:16:44,428 even if attempts were made to re-tell that story. 395 00:16:47,053 --> 00:16:50,053 Understand? 396 00:16:57,553 --> 00:16:58,929 Word is bond. 397 00:16:59,011 --> 00:17:02,053 Yeah. That's a good way to put it. 398 00:17:11,095 --> 00:17:12,595 It's bullshit though. 399 00:17:16,595 --> 00:17:18,261 You got what you needed, 400 00:17:18,345 --> 00:17:20,845 and then you flaked on dinner. 401 00:17:20,929 --> 00:17:22,720 Ain't the first time. 402 00:17:22,804 --> 00:17:24,178 That's a pattern, 403 00:17:24,261 --> 00:17:26,428 and I recognize it from my own life. 404 00:17:28,887 --> 00:17:30,303 So that other shit... 405 00:17:32,679 --> 00:17:33,679 is null and void. 406 00:17:35,887 --> 00:17:37,011 And you? 407 00:17:38,428 --> 00:17:39,553 Well, shit. 408 00:17:41,679 --> 00:17:42,720 You can fuck off. 409 00:18:01,637 --> 00:18:02,970 Why am I here? 410 00:18:03,053 --> 00:18:04,637 Tell him, Karl. 411 00:18:04,720 --> 00:18:07,220 Because skels like you, who show twelve grand a year 412 00:18:07,303 --> 00:18:11,428 in legitimate income, don't go window-shopping for Bugattis. 413 00:18:11,512 --> 00:18:14,095 Because we know you're actually casing the place. 414 00:18:14,178 --> 00:18:17,553 And because we know you know the night porter 415 00:18:17,637 --> 00:18:20,011 from a stint in Coxsackie Correctional. 416 00:18:20,095 --> 00:18:22,804 Grand theft auto is a heavy charge. 417 00:18:22,887 --> 00:18:24,387 One we're saving you from. 418 00:18:24,470 --> 00:18:25,553 Sit. 419 00:18:25,637 --> 00:18:28,762 Thank you, Karl. 420 00:18:28,845 --> 00:18:29,929 You know who we are? 421 00:18:31,553 --> 00:18:34,720 Not only do I know who you are, Mr. Connerty, 422 00:18:34,804 --> 00:18:38,053 I bet I know the wishes in your heart. 423 00:18:38,136 --> 00:18:41,053 And I'll grant them if you rub the lamp. 424 00:18:41,136 --> 00:18:43,553 I'm not gonna rub anything of yours. 425 00:18:45,970 --> 00:18:47,762 You want your brother in a safer facility, 426 00:18:47,845 --> 00:18:51,470 with full privileges, closer to home for visits. 427 00:18:51,553 --> 00:18:54,470 Yes? 428 00:18:54,553 --> 00:18:55,970 Well, I need a specialist, 429 00:18:56,053 --> 00:18:57,970 someone with a particular set of skills 430 00:18:58,053 --> 00:19:00,345 to help me recover some stolen property. 431 00:19:00,428 --> 00:19:04,679 Wait. I-I-I swear I've seen this movie before. 432 00:19:04,762 --> 00:19:05,845 Don't tell me. 433 00:19:05,929 --> 00:19:07,220 There's a safe. 434 00:19:07,303 --> 00:19:09,011 There might be a safe. 435 00:19:09,095 --> 00:19:09,970 There's definitely a locked door. 436 00:19:10,053 --> 00:19:12,428 Mm. 437 00:19:12,512 --> 00:19:15,178 I'm guessing there's a reason you didn't call a locksmith. 438 00:19:15,261 --> 00:19:17,637 Best we run silent, run deep on this one. 439 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:19,303 Protect everyone involved. 440 00:19:19,387 --> 00:19:20,428 Except my ass. 441 00:19:20,512 --> 00:19:21,637 No, especially you. 442 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:23,637 Imagine how grateful Bryan would be 443 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:28,095 to know you had a hand in his move to Otisville Prison Camp. 444 00:19:28,178 --> 00:19:30,178 Only an hour and a half outside the city. 445 00:19:30,261 --> 00:19:32,595 So much easier for you and your ma to visit more often. 446 00:19:32,679 --> 00:19:34,261 I mean, the place has got a gym, 447 00:19:34,345 --> 00:19:37,095 a library, vending machines with candy bars, 448 00:19:37,178 --> 00:19:38,929 salt 'n vinegar chips, and soda pop. 449 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:41,553 There's one with deli sandwiches. 450 00:19:41,637 --> 00:19:45,637 I hear the tuna's actually pretty good. 451 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:49,095 Still prison. 452 00:19:49,178 --> 00:19:51,178 And you two are the ones who fucking put him there. 453 00:19:51,261 --> 00:19:54,595 Your brother made choices... Against my advice, 454 00:19:54,679 --> 00:19:57,679 might I add... that landed him where he is. 455 00:19:57,762 --> 00:19:59,470 That's not on us. 456 00:19:59,553 --> 00:20:01,345 But if you help us, 457 00:20:01,428 --> 00:20:03,512 there is no telling what kind of recommendation 458 00:20:03,595 --> 00:20:05,303 we could make to the parole board. 459 00:20:12,887 --> 00:20:14,637 I'll do this. On one condition though. 460 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,637 Name it. You gotta go pay him a visit. 461 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,970 For what? Not you. 462 00:20:20,053 --> 00:20:21,720 Just you, Rhoades. 463 00:20:24,845 --> 00:20:26,679 He has something he wants to tell you. 464 00:20:26,762 --> 00:20:28,011 In person. 465 00:20:28,095 --> 00:20:31,095 Something private. 466 00:20:31,178 --> 00:20:32,637 Looking a man in the eyes. 467 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:36,011 The way we used to do back in the old days. 468 00:20:36,095 --> 00:20:37,762 Old school I can do. 469 00:20:39,929 --> 00:20:42,178 Why should we hand our bank over to you? 470 00:20:42,261 --> 00:20:44,345 I'm glad you asked. 471 00:20:44,428 --> 00:20:46,512 I've been waiting for that question. 472 00:20:46,595 --> 00:20:48,261 I'm glad you asked. 473 00:20:49,762 --> 00:20:51,053 This is great. 474 00:20:51,136 --> 00:20:52,762 Did you have anything else? 475 00:20:52,845 --> 00:20:54,679 Sure. Why should we hire you 476 00:20:54,762 --> 00:20:56,345 and not one of the other candidates? 477 00:20:56,428 --> 00:20:59,345 - I'd be glad to answer. - I'll be glad to answer. 478 00:20:59,428 --> 00:21:01,136 I'll be glad to answer. 479 00:21:13,261 --> 00:21:15,470 Strong set of potential bank CEOs. 480 00:21:15,553 --> 00:21:17,095 Not strong enough. 481 00:21:17,178 --> 00:21:18,404 They had all the qualifications... 482 00:21:18,428 --> 00:21:21,095 Not strong enough! 483 00:21:21,178 --> 00:21:23,261 It has to be someone very special. 484 00:21:23,345 --> 00:21:24,720 Not just a financial wizard, 485 00:21:24,804 --> 00:21:28,220 but someone respected outside and in. 486 00:21:28,303 --> 00:21:29,929 They have to vibe with Axe. 487 00:21:30,011 --> 00:21:32,470 And gain his trust. The search must continue. 488 00:21:35,095 --> 00:21:36,446 Okay, come on. Focus. 489 00:21:36,470 --> 00:21:38,261 - Oh, yes! - That was out. 490 00:21:38,345 --> 00:21:39,512 No, no, no, no! 491 00:21:39,595 --> 00:21:41,387 It was right there. 492 00:21:41,470 --> 00:21:43,237 Come on. Come on. Come on, man. You got this. 493 00:21:43,261 --> 00:21:44,428 You got it. Yes! 494 00:21:44,512 --> 00:21:46,428 - Oh! - Oh, could not be better! 495 00:21:46,512 --> 00:21:48,553 - Oh! - Whoa, whoa, whoa. 496 00:21:48,637 --> 00:21:50,220 What, am I paying you all to sit around 497 00:21:50,303 --> 00:21:52,512 and make like George Blanda with your fingers all day? 498 00:21:52,595 --> 00:21:53,804 We got something. 499 00:21:53,887 --> 00:21:56,387 It's been a week since the honeymoon. 500 00:21:56,470 --> 00:21:58,595 We couldn't even get married in our countries. 501 00:21:58,679 --> 00:22:00,095 Lucky we met here. 502 00:22:00,178 --> 00:22:01,261 In America. 503 00:22:01,345 --> 00:22:02,887 Land of the free. 504 00:22:02,970 --> 00:22:04,220 We're so in love. 505 00:22:04,303 --> 00:22:06,261 Mm. Can't wait to settle down. 506 00:22:06,345 --> 00:22:08,762 We're hoping you can help us with a home loan. 507 00:22:08,845 --> 00:22:10,053 Mm-mm-mmm. 508 00:22:10,136 --> 00:22:11,762 WTF's with that noise? 509 00:22:11,845 --> 00:22:13,428 I can't help it... 510 00:22:13,512 --> 00:22:16,720 That's great, guys. Congrats on your nuptials. 511 00:22:16,804 --> 00:22:19,178 We're prepared to offer you 8.5 percent. 512 00:22:19,261 --> 00:22:21,220 That's way above prime. 513 00:22:21,303 --> 00:22:22,595 Yeah. 514 00:22:22,679 --> 00:22:25,303 You're not great credit risks. 515 00:22:25,387 --> 00:22:27,512 No one else will even give you this. 516 00:22:27,595 --> 00:22:29,136 And, uh, did you say... your countries? 517 00:22:29,220 --> 00:22:31,637 Does that mean you're not U.S. citizens? 518 00:22:37,053 --> 00:22:38,804 They hosed us on the rate. 519 00:22:38,887 --> 00:22:40,738 We also have 'em on tape saying we could fill out 520 00:22:40,762 --> 00:22:43,136 our immigration status any way we wanted 521 00:22:43,220 --> 00:22:44,845 and they wouldn't verify it. 522 00:22:44,929 --> 00:22:46,470 That's fraud. Actual... 523 00:22:46,553 --> 00:22:49,845 And not all rates are, shall we say, equal. 524 00:22:52,220 --> 00:22:53,553 Okay, Mister Martin. 525 00:22:53,637 --> 00:22:56,011 Looks like we can lock you in at 2.8. 526 00:22:56,095 --> 00:22:58,804 So close to prime we're not even making anything on it. 527 00:22:58,887 --> 00:23:00,887 You're a friend to the working man. 528 00:23:03,178 --> 00:23:04,696 White guy gets the good rate. 529 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:08,345 Xenophobia, homophobia, racism... we can serve them up 530 00:23:08,428 --> 00:23:10,387 all three or slice it any way you want. 531 00:23:10,470 --> 00:23:12,387 We caught everything on camera. 532 00:23:12,470 --> 00:23:14,470 I was going for a Dog Day Afternoon vibe 533 00:23:14,553 --> 00:23:18,178 with the footage, but the lighting in there was not... 534 00:23:18,261 --> 00:23:19,512 Good work, Victor. 535 00:23:19,595 --> 00:23:21,220 Hey. Give props where props are due. 536 00:23:21,303 --> 00:23:22,512 This was Eveready's. 537 00:23:22,595 --> 00:23:23,887 I learned a lesson the hard way 538 00:23:23,970 --> 00:23:25,529 when I was buying an apartment in the City. 539 00:23:25,553 --> 00:23:27,321 Sometimes it's better to let your white fiancée 540 00:23:27,345 --> 00:23:30,428 from Riverdale do all the talking. 541 00:23:30,512 --> 00:23:33,303 So should we deploy the munitions? 542 00:23:33,387 --> 00:23:35,261 Nah. Hold off a beat. 543 00:23:35,345 --> 00:23:39,011 I can use this in trade to help me with my reporter issue. 544 00:23:39,095 --> 00:23:40,762 Excellent work, men. 545 00:23:47,845 --> 00:23:50,512 How much did she ask for, how much did you offer? 546 00:23:50,595 --> 00:23:52,637 Fifty. Ten. Like you suggested. 547 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,637 Big gap. 548 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:57,387 It's a question of value... 549 00:23:57,470 --> 00:23:58,929 - Excuse me. - Okay. 550 00:23:59,011 --> 00:24:00,720 And loyalty. 551 00:24:07,095 --> 00:24:08,571 You like staring at screens all day, 552 00:24:08,595 --> 00:24:12,387 or you wanna see something fucked up and beautiful? 553 00:24:12,470 --> 00:24:14,679 Is that you or your paintings you're describing? 554 00:24:14,762 --> 00:24:17,136 Mm. We know it's both. 555 00:24:17,220 --> 00:24:18,512 You looking for a power boost? 556 00:24:18,595 --> 00:24:20,053 Oh, no. 557 00:24:20,136 --> 00:24:21,279 That sounds like celery and wheatgrass 558 00:24:21,303 --> 00:24:24,011 in human form. 559 00:24:24,095 --> 00:24:26,679 But I would like to hang. 560 00:24:26,762 --> 00:24:29,428 I'd like to hang. Yeah. 561 00:24:29,512 --> 00:24:30,845 I'll drop by later. 562 00:24:30,929 --> 00:24:32,261 Good. 563 00:24:56,387 --> 00:24:59,095 You can uncuff him. We're fine. 564 00:25:09,387 --> 00:25:11,428 I understand you have something to say... 565 00:25:19,845 --> 00:25:21,720 Fair's fucking fair. 566 00:25:21,804 --> 00:25:24,345 Come on! 567 00:25:24,428 --> 00:25:28,804 Come on. Come on. Let's go. Let's go. 568 00:25:34,804 --> 00:25:38,637 Yeah, so, we have at least four, maybe five. 569 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:39,637 Mm-hmm. 570 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:41,637 Alright. 571 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,470 Hold on. 572 00:25:44,553 --> 00:25:45,553 You're back. 573 00:25:45,637 --> 00:25:46,845 Met with the local reporter. 574 00:25:46,929 --> 00:25:48,261 I offered the story on the bank 575 00:25:48,345 --> 00:25:49,780 in exchange for killing the one on you. 576 00:25:49,804 --> 00:25:50,970 And? 577 00:25:51,053 --> 00:25:52,112 It made him know he had something. 578 00:25:52,136 --> 00:25:53,970 No trade. Oh. Fuck. 579 00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:55,470 Yeah. 580 00:25:55,553 --> 00:25:58,470 Can I run with the bank story? 581 00:25:58,553 --> 00:25:59,553 Will that help? 582 00:25:59,637 --> 00:26:00,845 Both of us. 583 00:26:00,929 --> 00:26:01,970 Yeah. 584 00:26:02,053 --> 00:26:03,154 Get with Victor for the footage. 585 00:26:03,178 --> 00:26:04,345 Great. You? 586 00:26:04,428 --> 00:26:06,136 Heading back to fucking Yonkers. 587 00:26:06,220 --> 00:26:07,762 Again. 588 00:26:25,428 --> 00:26:26,470 Bobby. 589 00:26:26,553 --> 00:26:28,136 Hey, Ma. Hey. 590 00:26:33,679 --> 00:26:36,220 I don't know. It just sounds so... 591 00:26:36,303 --> 00:26:38,512 Come on, Ma. 592 00:26:38,595 --> 00:26:40,303 Everyone in town respects you. 593 00:26:40,387 --> 00:26:42,470 Go to Savion's mother. 594 00:26:42,553 --> 00:26:45,929 Convince her to steer her son to abide by local code... 595 00:26:46,011 --> 00:26:47,345 Don't talk. 596 00:26:48,553 --> 00:26:50,261 I'll give it what I got. 597 00:26:52,970 --> 00:26:56,595 Hey, whose is that Honda Pilot in the driveway? 598 00:26:56,679 --> 00:26:57,720 Oh. 599 00:26:57,804 --> 00:26:59,553 Me. Mine. Who else? 600 00:26:59,637 --> 00:27:02,011 No, I mean, where's the Lexus I bought you? 601 00:27:02,095 --> 00:27:03,679 I sold it. 602 00:27:03,762 --> 00:27:05,553 And downgraded? 603 00:27:05,637 --> 00:27:07,845 It just had all these features I didn't need. 604 00:27:07,929 --> 00:27:09,679 So I got something simpler. 605 00:27:09,762 --> 00:27:12,345 I hope you're not offended, honey. 606 00:27:12,428 --> 00:27:15,261 Nothing you do could offend me. 607 00:27:15,345 --> 00:27:16,512 Mwah. Thank you. 608 00:27:16,595 --> 00:27:17,512 Okay. 609 00:27:17,595 --> 00:27:19,261 Alright. 610 00:27:25,178 --> 00:27:26,637 Hall... 611 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:28,970 Pull up my mother's auto registration. 612 00:27:29,053 --> 00:27:30,929 Recent transactions. 613 00:27:31,011 --> 00:27:33,095 See anything strange, let me know. 614 00:27:35,387 --> 00:27:37,679 Poor guy lost the girl and the ring. 615 00:27:37,762 --> 00:27:40,929 Well, we're giving him back the one we can. 616 00:27:41,011 --> 00:27:42,845 It'll help a little. 617 00:27:42,929 --> 00:27:46,512 You don't seem like the type who'd need a ring. 618 00:27:46,595 --> 00:27:50,261 Oh, I can be traditional in my needs. 619 00:27:50,345 --> 00:27:53,053 Oh, yeah? Well. 620 00:27:53,136 --> 00:27:57,804 Tell me more about 'em, these needs. 621 00:27:57,887 --> 00:27:59,512 I think not. 622 00:28:03,053 --> 00:28:04,136 Come with me. 623 00:28:04,220 --> 00:28:07,470 To the, um... the jewelry heist? 624 00:28:07,553 --> 00:28:10,220 Jewelry repo. 625 00:28:10,303 --> 00:28:13,136 And yeah. Fuck yeah. 626 00:28:13,220 --> 00:28:14,387 No. 627 00:28:14,470 --> 00:28:16,345 Wait for me outside? 628 00:28:16,428 --> 00:28:18,303 No. 629 00:28:18,387 --> 00:28:20,512 Meet up after the job? 630 00:28:23,095 --> 00:28:25,887 Maybe. 631 00:28:25,970 --> 00:28:27,136 Mm. That's not a no. 632 00:28:27,220 --> 00:28:28,303 It's also not a yes. 633 00:28:28,387 --> 00:28:30,804 We're in the Age of Consent now. 634 00:28:30,887 --> 00:28:32,613 That doesn't mean that we've stopped enjoying 635 00:28:32,637 --> 00:28:34,178 how it feels to break the rules. 636 00:28:59,095 --> 00:29:00,553 Okay. 637 00:29:00,637 --> 00:29:02,428 Her yoga class is about to start. 638 00:29:02,512 --> 00:29:04,428 I should go get set up. 639 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:12,011 I'm in the water. 640 00:29:12,095 --> 00:29:15,303 Swimming. 641 00:29:15,387 --> 00:29:17,929 Coming up for a bit of air now. 642 00:29:18,011 --> 00:29:19,637 Is that how you think of your process? 643 00:29:19,720 --> 00:29:21,345 Like being submerged? 644 00:29:21,428 --> 00:29:24,387 Ah. To call it "my process" makes me sound like a prick. 645 00:29:24,470 --> 00:29:27,720 Like I'm full of myself. 646 00:29:27,804 --> 00:29:29,887 You give a shit what other people think? 647 00:29:29,970 --> 00:29:33,470 No. To me. I-I sound like a prick to myself. 648 00:29:35,637 --> 00:29:39,720 I mean, this shit should just flow without any thought. 649 00:29:39,804 --> 00:29:43,220 Definitely no thought of the self. 650 00:29:43,303 --> 00:29:45,679 That's always the goal. 651 00:29:45,762 --> 00:29:47,970 It's the hard part. 652 00:29:48,053 --> 00:29:49,679 Yeah. 653 00:29:49,762 --> 00:29:51,387 See? I-I knew you would know. 654 00:29:51,470 --> 00:29:52,887 You'd understand. 655 00:29:56,303 --> 00:29:58,345 Really? 656 00:29:58,428 --> 00:30:00,011 We just met. 657 00:30:00,095 --> 00:30:03,178 Yeah, but you see more than most. 658 00:30:03,261 --> 00:30:04,887 Obviously. 659 00:30:06,804 --> 00:30:09,178 Being around you makes me feel... 660 00:30:09,261 --> 00:30:10,261 A lot. 661 00:30:10,345 --> 00:30:12,011 It's good. 662 00:30:14,428 --> 00:30:16,178 It's also very exposed. 663 00:30:16,261 --> 00:30:18,762 Hmm. 664 00:30:18,845 --> 00:30:21,637 Prefer to expose yourself in those, right? 665 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:23,595 No. I prefer to live in them. 666 00:30:23,679 --> 00:30:24,762 Not care about the rest. 667 00:30:24,845 --> 00:30:27,428 You know. About opinions. 668 00:30:27,512 --> 00:30:28,845 But I want yours. 669 00:30:31,679 --> 00:30:34,345 I have one. 670 00:30:34,428 --> 00:30:36,095 And you'd like it. 671 00:30:38,428 --> 00:30:41,762 But I'm not ready to offer it yet. 672 00:30:41,845 --> 00:30:44,887 And I'm not sure I should. 673 00:30:44,970 --> 00:30:49,553 The artist doesn't need me to tell him what he's saying. 674 00:30:49,637 --> 00:30:54,303 You know, I've thought that if I met Miles Davis 675 00:30:54,387 --> 00:30:55,887 or Hank Aaron 676 00:30:55,970 --> 00:30:58,679 that, uh, I wouldn't need to use words 677 00:30:58,762 --> 00:31:00,136 to tell them why they mattered. 678 00:31:00,220 --> 00:31:01,637 I-I would just meet their eyes. 679 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:03,720 And they would know. 680 00:31:03,804 --> 00:31:05,303 And then I would know. 681 00:31:05,387 --> 00:31:08,136 I could never be that cool in a situation like that... 682 00:31:08,220 --> 00:31:10,845 if I met Megan Rapinoe 683 00:31:10,929 --> 00:31:14,387 or Murakami. 684 00:31:14,470 --> 00:31:17,345 Yeah, well, I-I said I thought I knew how I would be. 685 00:31:17,428 --> 00:31:19,553 But I actually met Hank Aaron 686 00:31:19,637 --> 00:31:23,053 ten years back once. 687 00:31:23,136 --> 00:31:24,470 You know what I did? 688 00:31:24,553 --> 00:31:25,845 Tell me. 689 00:31:25,929 --> 00:31:28,053 I asked him to sign my fucking hat. 690 00:31:30,095 --> 00:31:32,303 I did. Before I knew it the words just came out. 691 00:31:32,387 --> 00:31:36,845 The only thing he saw in my eyes was a pain-in-the-ass fan. 692 00:31:36,929 --> 00:31:38,929 I want to show you something. 693 00:31:42,261 --> 00:31:44,181 I'm gonna ask you a couple of questions. 694 00:31:44,261 --> 00:31:45,738 Is this like an online quiz or something? 695 00:31:45,762 --> 00:31:47,095 No. 696 00:31:47,178 --> 00:31:48,738 And don't try to add 'em up, see what I'm getting at. 697 00:31:48,762 --> 00:31:50,595 Just answer one at a time. 698 00:31:50,679 --> 00:31:53,428 And then... Ask away. 699 00:31:53,512 --> 00:31:55,595 How smart is Wendy Rhoades? 700 00:31:55,679 --> 00:31:57,804 General intelligence: top one percent. 701 00:31:57,887 --> 00:31:59,237 Person to person, with EQ included, 702 00:31:59,261 --> 00:32:02,512 top one half of one percent. 703 00:32:02,595 --> 00:32:05,178 How good is Wendy Rhoades at gameplay? 704 00:32:05,261 --> 00:32:07,571 In the important games, the ones not played on boards or fields: 705 00:32:07,595 --> 00:32:09,720 again, top one half of one percent. 706 00:32:09,804 --> 00:32:11,553 Why do we like Wendy Rhoades? 707 00:32:11,637 --> 00:32:13,387 Because: We do like her. 708 00:32:13,470 --> 00:32:16,136 Is that real? 709 00:32:16,220 --> 00:32:17,404 You asked me not to jump ahead. 710 00:32:17,428 --> 00:32:19,261 But I have to... 711 00:32:19,345 --> 00:32:21,029 You're really wondering why we're trusting Wendy. 712 00:32:21,053 --> 00:32:23,387 And you are suggesting that maybe we shouldn't. 713 00:32:23,470 --> 00:32:25,512 I'm not the only one feeling this way... 714 00:32:25,595 --> 00:32:27,762 It's a coup d'etat. 715 00:32:27,845 --> 00:32:29,363 I didn't think so. But he convinced me. 716 00:32:29,387 --> 00:32:31,220 We're through the looking glass here, people. 717 00:32:31,303 --> 00:32:32,553 Wendy Rhoades is pushing 718 00:32:32,637 --> 00:32:34,261 Taylor Mason loyalists out of power. 719 00:32:34,345 --> 00:32:35,762 Me, I would almost understand 720 00:32:35,845 --> 00:32:37,112 after the whole Garbage Person Incident. 721 00:32:37,136 --> 00:32:40,387 Mafee, you have nothing to worry about. 722 00:32:40,470 --> 00:32:42,136 You sure? Positive. 723 00:32:42,220 --> 00:32:44,553 He doesn't but I do?! 724 00:32:44,637 --> 00:32:45,512 Mm. 725 00:32:45,595 --> 00:32:46,887 I knew it! Phew. 726 00:32:46,970 --> 00:32:48,512 And Stevie Wonder? 727 00:32:48,595 --> 00:32:51,095 Blind. Told you! 728 00:32:51,178 --> 00:32:53,011 If we look at it through this lens, 729 00:32:53,095 --> 00:32:57,470 it's possible Wendy has taken an interest in me to fuck with you. 730 00:32:57,553 --> 00:32:58,738 And has agreed to work with you 731 00:32:58,762 --> 00:33:01,095 to destabilize the entire endeavor. 732 00:33:01,178 --> 00:33:02,345 Yes. It's possible. 733 00:33:02,428 --> 00:33:04,345 But not what's going on. Push comes to it, 734 00:33:04,428 --> 00:33:06,762 she will always stick with Axe over you. 735 00:33:06,845 --> 00:33:08,887 And because we know that... All of us know that... 736 00:33:08,970 --> 00:33:10,261 That danger won't present. 737 00:33:10,345 --> 00:33:12,845 Well, I'm going to put her on notice. 738 00:33:12,929 --> 00:33:14,470 To protect you. No. 739 00:33:14,553 --> 00:33:15,845 I appreciate your loyalty. 740 00:33:15,929 --> 00:33:18,428 But I'm protecting you when I tell you not to. 741 00:33:18,512 --> 00:33:19,780 Do not get in the middle of this. 742 00:33:19,804 --> 00:33:21,178 Fine. 743 00:33:21,261 --> 00:33:23,637 Then at least make sure you retain control. 744 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:25,929 Cut her in, but limit her. 745 00:33:26,011 --> 00:33:28,178 Yes. I'm willing to go to 25%. 746 00:33:28,261 --> 00:33:29,970 Cap it at 15%. 747 00:33:30,053 --> 00:33:33,011 Anything more and you're giving away too much ownership. 748 00:33:35,053 --> 00:33:37,053 Giving her too much negative control. 749 00:33:40,512 --> 00:33:45,470 Just so you know, the minute I see a rat, I'm outta here. 750 00:33:45,553 --> 00:33:46,970 Come this way. 751 00:33:52,178 --> 00:33:54,720 How did you get access to this place? 752 00:33:57,220 --> 00:33:59,136 I know some people. 753 00:33:59,220 --> 00:34:00,804 Oh, you do, do you? Mm. 754 00:34:03,637 --> 00:34:06,595 I used to work on a demo crew back in the day. 755 00:34:06,679 --> 00:34:10,345 You studied that the way other painters study landscapes. 756 00:34:10,428 --> 00:34:11,512 It called to me. 757 00:34:11,595 --> 00:34:14,845 Yeah. 758 00:34:14,929 --> 00:34:18,095 How close is this one to coming down? 759 00:34:18,178 --> 00:34:20,512 Well, they're just stripping the last bits of value now. 760 00:34:20,595 --> 00:34:23,887 It's the copper piping. And the fixtures. 761 00:34:23,970 --> 00:34:26,595 That's the way it goes in the end. 762 00:34:28,887 --> 00:34:31,345 Buildings. Relationships. 763 00:34:31,428 --> 00:34:33,845 Empires. 764 00:34:33,929 --> 00:34:36,595 We're always trying to hold onto what we think matters. 765 00:34:38,762 --> 00:34:40,345 We almost always get it wrong. 766 00:34:42,970 --> 00:34:46,095 And that's your subject, isn't it? 767 00:34:46,178 --> 00:34:49,512 What we grab onto while everything comes down around us. 768 00:34:49,595 --> 00:34:53,303 Or I just like watching destruction. 769 00:34:53,387 --> 00:34:55,178 Oh. 770 00:34:55,261 --> 00:34:57,303 You'll be here when it falls. 771 00:34:57,387 --> 00:35:01,303 Well, I'm hoping that we'd be here together. 772 00:35:01,387 --> 00:35:04,053 And this way, when the world is crumbling around us, 773 00:35:04,136 --> 00:35:06,178 I know I'm holding onto something good. 774 00:35:22,970 --> 00:35:24,446 How often are you going to show up to our dates 775 00:35:24,470 --> 00:35:26,470 with a new bruise? 776 00:35:26,553 --> 00:35:27,762 Mm. 777 00:35:27,845 --> 00:35:31,053 No, this wasn't, uh... I'm kidding, Chuck. 778 00:35:31,136 --> 00:35:33,929 Yes, of course. 779 00:35:34,011 --> 00:35:36,095 But I suppose you have questions... 780 00:35:36,178 --> 00:35:38,804 Oh. You need to know I don't judge in that area. 781 00:35:38,887 --> 00:35:40,970 Whatever works for you. 782 00:35:41,053 --> 00:35:42,321 But not everything works for me. 783 00:35:42,345 --> 00:35:43,345 No. Of course. 784 00:35:43,428 --> 00:35:44,595 Uh. 785 00:35:44,679 --> 00:35:46,095 Does my... 786 00:35:46,178 --> 00:35:47,345 modality, um... 787 00:35:47,428 --> 00:35:50,637 No. I can have fun in that modality. 788 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:52,595 It just can't be the only modality. 789 00:35:52,679 --> 00:35:54,095 Mm-hmm. 790 00:35:54,178 --> 00:35:55,804 If we say modality again, 791 00:35:55,887 --> 00:35:57,154 I'm worried the whole thing's gonna turn 792 00:35:57,178 --> 00:35:59,470 into a science project. 793 00:35:59,553 --> 00:36:03,387 So. Ask me anything. 794 00:36:03,470 --> 00:36:05,595 And be as direct as you possibly can. 795 00:36:07,845 --> 00:36:10,095 Some subs I've known... 796 00:36:10,178 --> 00:36:11,845 don't like... 797 00:36:14,679 --> 00:36:16,428 Shit. Fine. 798 00:36:16,512 --> 00:36:18,303 I'm just gonna ask it: 799 00:36:18,387 --> 00:36:20,178 Do you like penetrative sex? 800 00:36:20,261 --> 00:36:23,178 Does it work for you? 801 00:36:23,261 --> 00:36:27,470 Oh, uh, in the right setting, it really works. 802 00:36:39,387 --> 00:36:41,136 There he is. 803 00:36:45,220 --> 00:36:46,804 Mm-mm-mmm! 804 00:37:25,261 --> 00:37:27,804 Dad. What happened? What's wrong? 805 00:37:27,887 --> 00:37:30,804 Nothing to worry about, none of you. 806 00:37:30,887 --> 00:37:34,011 Same reason I-I sent Roxanne and Willow home, goddamnit. 807 00:37:34,095 --> 00:37:36,970 I don't want any... any pity. 808 00:37:37,053 --> 00:37:38,178 Wendy. 809 00:37:38,261 --> 00:37:40,136 Chuck. 810 00:37:40,220 --> 00:37:43,136 - Oh. This is... - Cat Brant. 811 00:37:43,220 --> 00:37:46,762 I read The O Gap. I found it very informative. 812 00:37:46,845 --> 00:37:48,178 Helpful even. 813 00:37:48,261 --> 00:37:51,428 Glad to hear it. 814 00:37:51,512 --> 00:37:53,220 This is Tanner. 815 00:37:53,303 --> 00:37:54,178 Hey. 816 00:37:54,261 --> 00:37:55,762 Ah. 817 00:37:55,845 --> 00:37:57,720 A painter, huh? 818 00:37:57,804 --> 00:37:59,053 Well. Pleased to meet you. 819 00:37:59,136 --> 00:38:00,321 Although I'm not entirely sure 820 00:38:00,345 --> 00:38:02,553 why it's standing room only in here. 821 00:38:02,637 --> 00:38:04,446 It's what happens when you don't answer your phone, Chuck. 822 00:38:04,470 --> 00:38:06,220 They go through the emergency contact list. 823 00:38:06,303 --> 00:38:08,512 I got the call, Wend. And came running. 824 00:38:08,595 --> 00:38:09,887 I think maybe I'll just... 825 00:38:09,970 --> 00:38:12,303 Yeah. I'll just step outside. 826 00:38:18,303 --> 00:38:21,428 What the hell happened here? 827 00:38:21,512 --> 00:38:24,220 His kidneys. Renal failure. 828 00:38:24,303 --> 00:38:25,679 Oh, for Christ's sake. 829 00:38:25,762 --> 00:38:28,595 Dad, were you in pain and not telling us? 830 00:38:28,679 --> 00:38:31,720 You get fucking old... If I reported 831 00:38:31,804 --> 00:38:35,595 on every ache and pain, it'd be a daily bulletin. 832 00:38:35,679 --> 00:38:39,095 One minute I was playing with your little sister. 833 00:38:39,178 --> 00:38:41,845 Next thing I know, I'm on my back staring up 834 00:38:41,929 --> 00:38:44,345 at a fucking paramedic. 835 00:38:44,428 --> 00:38:47,136 How serious are we talking here? 836 00:38:47,220 --> 00:38:48,595 The doctors are running some tests, 837 00:38:48,679 --> 00:38:51,595 but they think he'll need a kidney transplant in order to... 838 00:38:51,679 --> 00:38:53,428 survive. 839 00:39:14,553 --> 00:39:17,512 So, did you, uh... 840 00:39:17,595 --> 00:39:18,845 Good news. 841 00:39:21,011 --> 00:39:23,136 Mm. 842 00:39:23,220 --> 00:39:24,637 Bad news. You're not finished. 843 00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:26,887 Chuck wants it placed. 844 00:39:26,970 --> 00:39:28,637 We never discussed that. 845 00:39:28,720 --> 00:39:32,220 Mm. You'll do it as payback for setting him up to get punched. 846 00:39:32,303 --> 00:39:33,512 Ah. Yeah. 847 00:39:33,595 --> 00:39:34,905 You like that your little scheme worked. 848 00:39:34,929 --> 00:39:36,470 Don't you? 849 00:39:38,720 --> 00:39:42,220 You got Chuck a busted-up face. 850 00:39:42,303 --> 00:39:43,887 I do at that. 851 00:39:43,970 --> 00:39:46,261 Hmm. 852 00:39:46,345 --> 00:39:47,696 Well. I guess your brother deserved 853 00:39:47,720 --> 00:39:51,303 the chance to crack him one. 854 00:39:51,387 --> 00:39:53,762 You're complicated. 855 00:39:53,845 --> 00:39:55,512 Smart. 856 00:39:57,512 --> 00:39:59,970 You don't know the half of it. 857 00:40:00,053 --> 00:40:02,303 I want to, though. 858 00:40:02,387 --> 00:40:04,095 I want to know the whole thing. 859 00:40:06,929 --> 00:40:09,345 Is it always like this after the heist? 860 00:40:09,428 --> 00:40:10,679 The rush. 861 00:40:10,762 --> 00:40:12,845 Why do you think I do it? 862 00:40:12,929 --> 00:40:14,053 I dunno. 863 00:40:14,136 --> 00:40:15,553 The girls? 864 00:40:17,136 --> 00:40:20,428 I don't like girls. 865 00:40:20,512 --> 00:40:22,762 I go for smart, complicated women. 866 00:40:27,720 --> 00:40:29,178 Mm. 867 00:40:36,845 --> 00:40:38,220 Andiamo. 868 00:40:57,970 --> 00:41:02,011 These fucking ingrates at this hospital. 869 00:41:02,095 --> 00:41:03,637 I've built a wing. 870 00:41:03,720 --> 00:41:06,136 Raised a fund to build another. 871 00:41:06,220 --> 00:41:07,446 And they have the nerve to tell me that 872 00:41:07,470 --> 00:41:10,053 because of my age, 873 00:41:10,136 --> 00:41:13,595 liquor and cigar intake, 874 00:41:13,679 --> 00:41:17,345 I'm ineligible to be on the fucking transplant list. 875 00:41:17,428 --> 00:41:19,428 Dad, we'll sort it all out. 876 00:41:19,512 --> 00:41:21,929 No doubt. 877 00:41:22,011 --> 00:41:24,095 Let me get on it. 878 00:41:24,178 --> 00:41:25,571 You know I don't rattle easy, Sonny. 879 00:41:25,595 --> 00:41:30,428 But I really need you to come through for me now. 880 00:41:30,512 --> 00:41:32,178 Cuz I'm scared shitless. 881 00:41:49,261 --> 00:41:51,387 Boom! And there it is. 882 00:41:51,470 --> 00:41:53,220 Boycotts began when video surfaced 883 00:41:53,303 --> 00:41:55,279 showing lenders engaging in a systemic practice 884 00:41:55,303 --> 00:41:56,845 of discrimination. 885 00:41:56,929 --> 00:41:58,804 This sparked an outpouring 886 00:41:58,887 --> 00:42:00,821 of similar stories from the community. 887 00:42:00,845 --> 00:42:02,613 It wasn't long after that that the rush to withdraw began, 888 00:42:02,637 --> 00:42:04,261 and deposits on hand weren't sufficient 889 00:42:04,345 --> 00:42:05,762 to cover withdrawals. 890 00:42:05,845 --> 00:42:07,845 And now, no one seems to know when, 891 00:42:07,929 --> 00:42:10,762 or if, Vark Community Bank will reopen... 892 00:42:10,845 --> 00:42:12,345 Yeah! 893 00:42:12,428 --> 00:42:14,095 That is one dead community bank. 894 00:42:14,178 --> 00:42:16,261 We fucking did it, fellas. 895 00:42:16,345 --> 00:42:17,679 Ben Kim, take our reporter 896 00:42:17,762 --> 00:42:21,970 Randy Kornbluth to Armani and get him a new suit. 897 00:42:22,053 --> 00:42:24,595 And Dollar Bill, take these boys out for steaks. 898 00:42:24,679 --> 00:42:27,970 In Paris. Or Vegas. 899 00:42:28,053 --> 00:42:30,929 Or just buy em each a goddamned steer! 900 00:42:31,011 --> 00:42:32,637 Let's go, boys! 901 00:42:32,720 --> 00:42:35,136 Thanks. 902 00:42:36,512 --> 00:42:38,845 - That sounds awesome. - Yeah. 903 00:42:38,929 --> 00:42:41,136 I'll get Bach to get us with the banking lady asap. 904 00:42:41,220 --> 00:42:43,428 Yeah. You got a CEO for us? 905 00:42:43,512 --> 00:42:44,845 Still cogitating on it. 906 00:42:44,929 --> 00:42:47,095 What? Are you Wilford fucking Brimley now? 907 00:42:47,178 --> 00:42:49,220 Less coge, more action. 908 00:42:49,303 --> 00:42:51,637 Any word on the other Yonkers story breaking? 909 00:42:51,720 --> 00:42:54,261 So far, so quiet, so good. 910 00:42:54,345 --> 00:42:56,512 Good. Better stay that way. 911 00:42:56,595 --> 00:42:59,512 Or that bank charter may still not land in our laps. 912 00:43:02,804 --> 00:43:05,011 Your, uh... Your mother didn't sell her car. 913 00:43:05,095 --> 00:43:06,970 Yeah. No. I saw she was lying. 914 00:43:07,053 --> 00:43:08,720 She gave it away. 915 00:43:08,804 --> 00:43:10,303 Out with it. 916 00:43:10,387 --> 00:43:12,178 To your father. 917 00:43:12,261 --> 00:43:13,512 They're in contact? 918 00:43:13,595 --> 00:43:15,595 Her phone records show, yes. Recently. 919 00:43:15,679 --> 00:43:17,637 That fucking grifter is back in town? 920 00:43:17,720 --> 00:43:19,428 And preying on her? 921 00:43:19,512 --> 00:43:20,970 He was in California for a while. 922 00:43:21,053 --> 00:43:23,679 He made his presence known in the card rooms there, 923 00:43:23,762 --> 00:43:26,470 got chased for bad credit, headed for Arizona... 924 00:43:26,553 --> 00:43:27,887 Home repair business... 925 00:43:27,970 --> 00:43:29,720 Fled the state behind that bankruptcy. 926 00:43:29,804 --> 00:43:31,970 Then, yeah, he landed here. 927 00:43:32,053 --> 00:43:33,053 Sought out your mom. 928 00:43:33,095 --> 00:43:34,762 I'll bet he did. 929 00:43:38,220 --> 00:43:41,804 You playing angles or coming legit? 930 00:43:41,887 --> 00:43:43,929 No angle. I've spent my life trying to help 931 00:43:44,011 --> 00:43:45,279 other people fulfill their potential. 932 00:43:45,303 --> 00:43:46,679 For a change, 933 00:43:46,762 --> 00:43:49,387 I want to help build something that's truly mine. 934 00:43:49,470 --> 00:43:51,053 And Taylor's. Of course. 935 00:43:51,136 --> 00:43:53,220 It's just you didn't say it. Doesn't need saying. 936 00:43:53,303 --> 00:43:55,053 They own most of it. 937 00:43:55,136 --> 00:43:58,345 And while we're talking I'll just say: 938 00:43:58,428 --> 00:44:00,512 I've only gotten a taste of this new venture, 939 00:44:00,595 --> 00:44:03,470 but I am energized and fucking inspired to be involved. 940 00:44:03,553 --> 00:44:05,970 Is that so? Because I think... 941 00:44:06,053 --> 00:44:08,845 Lauren, I asked you not to do this. 942 00:44:08,929 --> 00:44:11,887 Yeah, well, I asked you not to trust her blindly. 943 00:44:11,970 --> 00:44:15,178 Looks like we both ignored the requests. 944 00:44:15,261 --> 00:44:18,804 The path of our negotiation leads to 25% of my piece. 945 00:44:18,887 --> 00:44:20,053 Yes. I think that's fair... 946 00:44:20,136 --> 00:44:21,720 Which is why I'm giving you 40. 947 00:44:21,804 --> 00:44:23,303 I need to be senior, 948 00:44:23,387 --> 00:44:25,387 but I need you fully invested and without doubt. 949 00:44:25,470 --> 00:44:28,011 And are you? Without doubt? 950 00:44:28,095 --> 00:44:30,512 There's uncertainty in almost everything that comes next. 951 00:44:30,595 --> 00:44:32,345 The essence of our job is to overcome that 952 00:44:32,428 --> 00:44:34,011 and take calculated risks. 953 00:44:34,095 --> 00:44:36,303 But in this moment, I'm sure there's no way forward 954 00:44:36,387 --> 00:44:38,762 without Wendy and I working in concert, as partners. 955 00:44:38,845 --> 00:44:40,136 But Lauren, you are essential 956 00:44:40,220 --> 00:44:41,488 to the success of this entire thing. 957 00:44:41,512 --> 00:44:43,929 If you have doubt, or seed doubt... 958 00:44:44,011 --> 00:44:45,970 Once you two shake on it, that's it. 959 00:44:46,053 --> 00:44:47,553 I'm in. 960 00:44:47,637 --> 00:44:49,804 And I want to be proven wrong. 961 00:44:54,095 --> 00:44:57,053 You will be. 962 00:44:57,136 --> 00:44:58,512 Mm-hmm. 963 00:45:04,762 --> 00:45:06,387 Bobby, you get my message? 964 00:45:06,470 --> 00:45:08,053 She said she understood, 965 00:45:08,136 --> 00:45:09,970 but she has no idea what the kid's gonna do. 966 00:45:10,053 --> 00:45:12,470 He's a total wild card. 967 00:45:12,553 --> 00:45:15,345 She thinks she's probably gonna listen to her son... 968 00:45:15,428 --> 00:45:17,512 Mm. Which is what you should have done. 969 00:45:17,595 --> 00:45:18,715 Listen. I did what you asked. 970 00:45:18,762 --> 00:45:20,804 I'm sorry I couldn't change her mind for you. 971 00:45:20,887 --> 00:45:23,220 The car, Ma. 972 00:45:23,303 --> 00:45:27,011 I know what you did... That you gave it to Dad. 973 00:45:27,095 --> 00:45:29,970 You have your people snooping on me now? 974 00:45:30,053 --> 00:45:31,946 What, he try to con you out of it, blackmail you, what? 975 00:45:31,970 --> 00:45:33,512 No. 976 00:45:33,595 --> 00:45:36,637 Then why the fuck would you do anything to help him? 977 00:45:36,720 --> 00:45:38,762 After everything we've been through. 978 00:45:41,303 --> 00:45:43,178 Okay, look. I saw him. 979 00:45:46,261 --> 00:45:50,136 He was at a bus stop, Bobby. 980 00:45:50,220 --> 00:45:51,679 We spoke. 981 00:45:51,762 --> 00:45:53,780 He said he was having trouble finding work. 982 00:45:53,804 --> 00:45:55,679 He couldn't get around. 983 00:45:55,762 --> 00:45:58,178 I felt sorry for him, Bobby. 984 00:46:05,887 --> 00:46:08,095 That's fine, Ma. 985 00:46:08,178 --> 00:46:10,136 You did what you did, 986 00:46:10,220 --> 00:46:12,387 and you know I love you. 987 00:46:14,345 --> 00:46:16,136 But I'm warning you now: 988 00:46:16,220 --> 00:46:18,720 If you ever speak to him again, 989 00:46:18,804 --> 00:46:21,178 I will know it, and I will cut you off 990 00:46:21,261 --> 00:46:23,720 and you will be left with nothing. 991 00:46:23,804 --> 00:46:25,887 Just like him. 992 00:47:04,011 --> 00:47:05,845 Settling in okay, Rian? 993 00:47:05,929 --> 00:47:07,303 Already feels like home. 994 00:47:07,387 --> 00:47:09,154 Of course, I left home the second I got the chance. 995 00:47:09,178 --> 00:47:10,970 But yeah. Settling nice. 996 00:47:11,053 --> 00:47:13,512 Crowding me a bit, if anyone's concerned about that. 997 00:47:13,595 --> 00:47:14,929 Not so much, actually. 998 00:47:15,011 --> 00:47:16,428 Well. You should be. 999 00:47:16,512 --> 00:47:18,261 Instead of deciding whether to keep me on, 1000 00:47:18,345 --> 00:47:20,185 you should be trying to convince me to stay on. 1001 00:47:20,261 --> 00:47:21,987 Because while you've been plotting how to replace me 1002 00:47:22,011 --> 00:47:25,011 with Gal Gadot's quirky sister, I've been busy. 1003 00:47:27,178 --> 00:47:29,428 I've figured how to offload all the non-green investments 1004 00:47:29,512 --> 00:47:31,470 from Mason Capital to ease your transition 1005 00:47:31,553 --> 00:47:32,929 to becoming an impact fund. 1006 00:47:33,011 --> 00:47:34,261 Wow. Good catch. 1007 00:47:34,345 --> 00:47:36,345 Can you add as well as you subtract? 1008 00:47:36,428 --> 00:47:38,845 Are you kidding me with this? 1009 00:47:38,929 --> 00:47:40,929 Well. It actually helps that he's outside the camp, 1010 00:47:41,011 --> 00:47:42,428 don't you think? 1011 00:47:42,512 --> 00:47:44,470 Studies have proven that a diversity of opinions 1012 00:47:44,553 --> 00:47:46,637 really strengthens an organization. 1013 00:47:46,720 --> 00:47:48,303 Impact funds really benefit from having 1014 00:47:48,387 --> 00:47:51,804 a capitalist douche on staff as a bellwether. 1015 00:47:51,887 --> 00:47:53,720 I mean, if you can sell impact plays to him, 1016 00:47:53,804 --> 00:47:56,053 you know they'll be viable to anyone. 1017 00:48:00,261 --> 00:48:01,762 Well, then we have to keep him. 1018 00:48:01,845 --> 00:48:03,804 Welcome back aboard. 1019 00:48:03,887 --> 00:48:06,720 I've been aboard, the whole damn time. 1020 00:48:06,804 --> 00:48:09,595 Be happy and don't be so fucking needy. 1021 00:48:09,679 --> 00:48:11,762 That's what my first girlfriend said. 1022 00:48:14,220 --> 00:48:16,220 And my last one. 1023 00:48:20,178 --> 00:48:23,512 So. Whose name is on the application for the CEO? 1024 00:48:23,595 --> 00:48:25,237 While all the candidates were deeply flawed, 1025 00:48:25,261 --> 00:48:26,679 I finally know the right one... 1026 00:48:26,762 --> 00:48:28,720 Moi. 1027 00:48:28,804 --> 00:48:30,887 You're going full Dick Cheney? 1028 00:48:30,970 --> 00:48:33,220 Wags, no one loves you more than me, 1029 00:48:33,303 --> 00:48:36,220 but the rules say I need someone with prior banking experience. 1030 00:48:36,303 --> 00:48:39,136 I did the Chemical Bank summer program back during college. 1031 00:48:39,220 --> 00:48:41,011 I was a teller and everything. 1032 00:48:43,220 --> 00:48:45,136 You'd have to step down as COO of Axe Cap. 1033 00:48:45,220 --> 00:48:47,136 Officially. You said you wanted someone 1034 00:48:47,220 --> 00:48:50,220 technically clean but willing to get dirty. 1035 00:48:50,303 --> 00:48:51,553 Huh. 1036 00:48:51,637 --> 00:48:55,053 Look at you, in all your sartorial splendor. 1037 00:49:01,553 --> 00:49:02,762 Did you get a manicure? 1038 00:49:02,845 --> 00:49:05,887 I did. 1039 00:49:05,970 --> 00:49:08,387 Straighten your fucking tie, let's go. 1040 00:49:12,053 --> 00:49:14,387 You want a state banking charter 1041 00:49:14,470 --> 00:49:17,720 because you won't have to divest your non-banking activities. 1042 00:49:17,804 --> 00:49:20,261 I don't want to give you a state banking charter 1043 00:49:20,345 --> 00:49:22,095 for that very reason. 1044 00:49:22,178 --> 00:49:23,553 See, the shit you want to do 1045 00:49:23,637 --> 00:49:26,095 is the shit this office is not comfortable with. 1046 00:49:26,178 --> 00:49:28,804 Wait a minute, if there was a conflict all along 1047 00:49:28,887 --> 00:49:30,637 then why weren't we notified? 1048 00:49:30,720 --> 00:49:32,470 Consider this notification. 1049 00:49:32,553 --> 00:49:35,053 Who got to you? 1050 00:49:35,136 --> 00:49:36,261 Excuse me? 1051 00:49:36,345 --> 00:49:38,220 Someone's won you over somehow, 1052 00:49:38,303 --> 00:49:40,553 got you to see the world the way they see it. 1053 00:49:40,637 --> 00:49:42,303 Instead of the way it really is. 1054 00:49:51,553 --> 00:49:52,929 Am I right? 1055 00:49:53,011 --> 00:49:55,220 Because we all know this rap about conflict 1056 00:49:55,303 --> 00:49:57,679 is total horseshit. Mm. 1057 00:49:57,762 --> 00:49:59,929 - Damnit, I was gonna be a CEO... - Wags! 1058 00:50:00,011 --> 00:50:04,345 I'm insulted by your insinuation, Mr. Axelrod. 1059 00:50:04,428 --> 00:50:06,970 Now, if you have any evidence of collusion, 1060 00:50:07,053 --> 00:50:09,303 I invite you to take it up with the oversight committee. 1061 00:50:09,387 --> 00:50:11,929 Otherwise, I suggest you leave 1062 00:50:12,011 --> 00:50:14,470 before I consider an outright ban. 1063 00:50:28,679 --> 00:50:29,720 How's your father? 1064 00:50:29,804 --> 00:50:31,595 Oh. We're not in the clear yet. 1065 00:50:31,679 --> 00:50:33,303 But, uh, he's an ox. 1066 00:50:33,387 --> 00:50:36,470 It'll take more than renal failure to kill that man. 1067 00:50:36,553 --> 00:50:38,136 Will it? 1068 00:50:38,220 --> 00:50:40,970 Yes. No. It can be fatal, I know. 1069 00:50:41,053 --> 00:50:42,261 I'm working on it. 1070 00:50:42,345 --> 00:50:43,679 Good. 1071 00:50:43,762 --> 00:50:46,261 And thank you for coming along with me. 1072 00:50:46,345 --> 00:50:47,845 It's not what you signed up for. 1073 00:50:47,929 --> 00:50:50,220 I'm always a fan of family drama. 1074 00:50:52,887 --> 00:50:54,470 So what next? 1075 00:50:58,303 --> 00:51:00,970 Do you have your kids tonight? 1076 00:51:01,053 --> 00:51:01,887 They happen to be with the nanny. 1077 00:51:01,970 --> 00:51:04,345 At Wendy's. 1078 00:51:04,428 --> 00:51:06,762 Our night got interrupted. 1079 00:51:06,845 --> 00:51:08,345 Let's get it started again. 1080 00:51:55,011 --> 00:51:56,970 Yo, I see you flexing with this move. 1081 00:51:57,053 --> 00:51:59,428 And buying this house. 1082 00:51:59,512 --> 00:52:01,220 Bought us that other one, too. 1083 00:52:01,303 --> 00:52:02,613 So, what, am I gonna have to owe you for 1084 00:52:02,637 --> 00:52:03,679 the rest of my life now? 1085 00:52:03,762 --> 00:52:05,637 Nah. We're square now. 1086 00:52:07,470 --> 00:52:10,512 I appreciate you keeping your mouth shut to that reporter. 1087 00:52:10,595 --> 00:52:11,804 Yeah. 1088 00:52:11,887 --> 00:52:13,053 I don't talk. 1089 00:52:13,136 --> 00:52:15,428 I see that. 1090 00:52:15,512 --> 00:52:16,970 Before you leave... 1091 00:52:19,178 --> 00:52:21,929 and from one man of the house to another, 1092 00:52:22,011 --> 00:52:24,637 I want you to know 1093 00:52:24,720 --> 00:52:27,136 that your father will sniff you out. 1094 00:52:27,220 --> 00:52:30,136 He will find you in the rarified air of Scarsdale. 1095 00:52:30,220 --> 00:52:33,595 And the even more rarified air of living debt-free. 1096 00:52:33,679 --> 00:52:35,095 He'll want to re-enter your life. 1097 00:52:35,178 --> 00:52:36,261 That life. 1098 00:52:36,345 --> 00:52:37,845 Try to chip off a piece. 1099 00:52:37,929 --> 00:52:39,595 Don't let him. 1100 00:52:39,679 --> 00:52:42,970 Yo, my pops is gone. He ain't coming back. 1101 00:52:43,053 --> 00:52:44,845 No. He will... 1102 00:52:44,929 --> 00:52:49,053 And no good will come of it. 1103 00:52:49,136 --> 00:52:51,261 Take a look around this place. 1104 00:52:55,178 --> 00:52:57,220 Go on. 1105 00:52:57,303 --> 00:52:59,595 Let your eyes drink it all in. 1106 00:52:59,679 --> 00:53:02,637 All the people, your friends, the rest. 1107 00:53:06,929 --> 00:53:09,303 And then forget about every single last one of 'em 1108 00:53:09,387 --> 00:53:10,929 and move the fuck on. 1109 00:53:19,261 --> 00:53:21,303 Done. 1110 00:53:21,387 --> 00:53:23,053 One more thing, 1111 00:53:23,136 --> 00:53:26,345 we may never see each other again, 1112 00:53:26,428 --> 00:53:29,845 but if you ever need anything... If you're ever stuck, 1113 00:53:29,929 --> 00:53:31,154 you need a doctor, or a lawyer, 1114 00:53:31,178 --> 00:53:33,845 or a plane to get you out of somewhere, 1115 00:53:33,929 --> 00:53:37,679 you know that you can call me and I'm there for you. 1116 00:53:39,595 --> 00:53:41,970 Of course. 1117 00:53:42,053 --> 00:53:44,011 I mean, we got contract. 1118 00:53:50,720 --> 00:53:52,387 We're good. 1119 00:54:00,595 --> 00:54:02,845 Think it's bad luck to be empty-handed for the toast. 1120 00:54:02,929 --> 00:54:06,095 Luck? There's probability, plausibility and actuality. 1121 00:54:06,178 --> 00:54:07,512 Luck is superstition. 1122 00:54:07,595 --> 00:54:08,804 Luck is lazy math. 1123 00:54:08,887 --> 00:54:10,845 That's what I always say! 1124 00:54:10,929 --> 00:54:12,345 Hey. Maybe we should... 1125 00:54:12,428 --> 00:54:13,804 Don't press. 1126 00:54:13,887 --> 00:54:15,011 Right. 1127 00:54:18,762 --> 00:54:21,053 Thank you guys so much for staying late... 1128 00:54:21,136 --> 00:54:22,679 Later than you normally work... 1129 00:54:22,762 --> 00:54:25,261 But we have something we want to show you. 1130 00:54:25,345 --> 00:54:27,178 I want to officially welcome each of you 1131 00:54:27,261 --> 00:54:30,595 to Taylor Mason Carbon. 1132 00:54:38,011 --> 00:54:39,804 Hey. We're having a little party. 1133 00:54:39,887 --> 00:54:41,178 You should come. 1134 00:54:41,261 --> 00:54:44,428 Nah... not now. 1135 00:54:44,512 --> 00:54:46,720 Oh. 1136 00:54:46,804 --> 00:54:48,178 You need me... 1137 00:54:57,136 --> 00:54:59,512 Your old room. 1138 00:54:59,595 --> 00:55:03,053 Never thought I'd find myself back in this place again. 1139 00:55:03,136 --> 00:55:05,595 The things it's drawing back up for me. 1140 00:55:05,679 --> 00:55:08,428 Fuck. 1141 00:55:08,512 --> 00:55:10,178 Tell me one. 1142 00:55:15,679 --> 00:55:20,136 I'd sit here, you know, 1143 00:55:20,220 --> 00:55:25,095 waiting to see how his car would come down the road. 1144 00:55:25,178 --> 00:55:28,804 I could tell, just from the way he turned into the driveway, 1145 00:55:28,887 --> 00:55:30,762 the way his keys jangled in the door, 1146 00:55:30,845 --> 00:55:33,220 the kind of night it was going to be. 1147 00:55:33,303 --> 00:55:35,470 And if it was gonna be a bad one. 1148 00:55:37,679 --> 00:55:39,345 I'd try to distract him. 1149 00:55:43,220 --> 00:55:46,178 So he wouldn't start in on her. 1150 00:55:46,261 --> 00:55:48,970 So he'd leave my mother alone. 1151 00:55:49,053 --> 00:55:50,804 Tell him something that happened in my day. 1152 00:55:50,887 --> 00:55:52,512 A fight I got into 1153 00:55:52,595 --> 00:55:55,553 or a kid's ass I kicked or... 1154 00:55:59,220 --> 00:56:01,845 Sometimes it worked for a while. 1155 00:56:01,929 --> 00:56:05,804 But never for very long. 1156 00:56:05,887 --> 00:56:07,970 Eventually... 1157 00:56:15,637 --> 00:56:18,637 I felt so fucking powerless sitting here. 1158 00:56:23,261 --> 00:56:24,845 I didn't know how I was going to do it, 1159 00:56:24,929 --> 00:56:29,428 but I swore one day 1160 00:56:29,512 --> 00:56:32,845 I'd put myself in a position where no one 1161 00:56:32,929 --> 00:56:37,762 and nothing had power over me like that. 1162 00:56:38,720 --> 00:56:41,512 That's why you didn't show up here for dinner. 1163 00:56:41,595 --> 00:56:42,970 You couldn't. 1164 00:56:47,679 --> 00:56:49,512 You cleared it out pretty nicely. 1165 00:56:51,720 --> 00:56:54,136 You gonna burn it to the ground? 1166 00:56:54,220 --> 00:56:55,637 I'd like to. 1167 00:56:55,720 --> 00:56:58,428 And the whole town with it, huh? 1168 00:56:58,512 --> 00:57:01,637 I can't give in to that kind of thinking. 1169 00:57:01,720 --> 00:57:03,220 But... 1170 00:57:03,303 --> 00:57:04,696 But I can make sure no one ever lives 1171 00:57:04,720 --> 00:57:07,845 in this fucking place again. 1172 00:57:07,929 --> 00:57:09,970 And that's enough? 1173 00:57:10,053 --> 00:57:12,053 All you need to make yourself feel better? 1174 00:57:14,720 --> 00:57:16,095 Almost. 1175 00:57:41,136 --> 00:57:43,553 Hey! 1176 00:57:43,637 --> 00:57:45,011 Hey!