1 00:00:07,550 --> 00:00:09,302 [Hall] Previously on Billions... 2 00:00:09,385 --> 00:00:11,095 You heard anything about a new casino 3 00:00:11,179 --> 00:00:12,722 coming to upstate New York? 4 00:00:12,805 --> 00:00:14,140 Yeah. I heard whispers. 5 00:00:14,224 --> 00:00:16,434 Sandicot's downtown is ripe for redevelopment. 6 00:00:16,518 --> 00:00:18,520 The whole county's on the edge of default. 7 00:00:18,603 --> 00:00:21,523 You get to buy it cheap, pennies on the dollar. 8 00:00:21,606 --> 00:00:23,983 [Hall] Wendy was at Krakow Capital earlier today. 9 00:00:24,067 --> 00:00:25,902 I need you back at Axe Capital. 10 00:00:25,985 --> 00:00:27,487 Well, that's not gonna happen. 11 00:00:27,570 --> 00:00:29,072 I'm here to ask a favor. 12 00:00:29,155 --> 00:00:30,448 Rhoades reached out to me. 13 00:00:30,532 --> 00:00:31,991 I'll be careful. 14 00:00:32,075 --> 00:00:33,576 [Chuck] We only get one shot at this. 15 00:00:33,660 --> 00:00:35,453 Express concerns about the bid rigging. 16 00:00:35,537 --> 00:00:37,539 Make it clear that you know it's going on. 17 00:00:37,622 --> 00:00:39,249 Arendt is putting us all in danger. 18 00:00:39,332 --> 00:00:41,376 [Thomas] He's gonna send us all to prison. 19 00:00:41,459 --> 00:00:43,545 Mike's putting the band back together again, 20 00:00:43,628 --> 00:00:45,004 just like I told him to. 21 00:00:45,088 --> 00:00:48,091 [agent] Lawrence Boyd, you're under arrest. 22 00:00:48,174 --> 00:00:50,260 I thought you understood the goddamn game. 23 00:00:50,343 --> 00:00:52,095 Oh, I believe I do. 24 00:00:52,178 --> 00:00:55,932 We find everybody that he fucked and we buy up their clamps. 25 00:00:56,015 --> 00:00:58,434 It'll be tantamount to a class-action suit. 26 00:00:58,518 --> 00:00:59,644 Oh! 27 00:00:59,727 --> 00:01:00,727 You've been served. 28 00:01:00,770 --> 00:01:01,771 With a lawsuit? 29 00:01:01,854 --> 00:01:03,940 Hundred and twenty-seven of them. 30 00:01:14,951 --> 00:01:17,620 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 31 00:01:17,704 --> 00:01:20,707 ♪♪♪ 32 00:01:32,218 --> 00:01:34,679 [indistinct muffled talking] 33 00:01:39,017 --> 00:01:41,769 [reporters shouting, camera shutters clicking] 34 00:01:42,895 --> 00:01:44,981 [exhales] 35 00:01:47,191 --> 00:01:49,027 They expedited you right through. 36 00:01:49,110 --> 00:01:51,237 I'm not sure swift justice is what I'm after, 37 00:01:51,321 --> 00:01:53,906 but I'm glad to be outside. 38 00:01:53,990 --> 00:01:56,117 If I didn't have the five million for the bail, 39 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:57,702 I would've had to stay the night. 40 00:01:57,785 --> 00:01:58,828 You'd have been fine. 41 00:01:58,911 --> 00:02:00,788 No, I wouldn't have. 42 00:02:00,872 --> 00:02:02,957 Get us the fuck out of here. 43 00:02:06,210 --> 00:02:08,713 Rhoades is gonna flip one of your guys. 44 00:02:08,796 --> 00:02:11,382 When this is over, you'll be able to stand tall 45 00:02:11,466 --> 00:02:13,968 knowing that you did the right thing by cooperating. 46 00:02:14,052 --> 00:02:16,929 [Lawrence] He has. I got word. 47 00:02:17,013 --> 00:02:18,014 Where do I sign? 48 00:02:18,097 --> 00:02:19,265 What do I do? 49 00:02:19,349 --> 00:02:20,850 Flip him back. How? 50 00:02:20,933 --> 00:02:24,646 I introduced you to a man who can get that done. 51 00:02:24,729 --> 00:02:26,731 Hall stopped returning my calls. 52 00:02:26,814 --> 00:02:28,650 You wouldn't let him do what he wanted. 53 00:02:28,733 --> 00:02:31,402 Well, I fucking will now. Anything he says. 54 00:02:31,486 --> 00:02:33,738 You goddamned better, 55 00:02:33,821 --> 00:02:36,574 because I need you to gut this motherfucker Rhoades 56 00:02:36,658 --> 00:02:39,035 for both of us. 57 00:02:40,662 --> 00:02:42,747 I will. 58 00:02:45,208 --> 00:02:47,293 I'll get out here. 59 00:02:54,092 --> 00:02:56,386 When you get back to your country house tonight, 60 00:02:56,469 --> 00:02:58,012 go out back and take a sauna. 61 00:02:58,096 --> 00:02:59,972 Get focused. 62 00:03:00,056 --> 00:03:02,141 That's an order. 63 00:03:03,017 --> 00:03:05,103 [car door closes] 64 00:03:09,482 --> 00:03:12,860 You know, I usually get a full-on Woodrow Wilson going 65 00:03:12,944 --> 00:03:15,905 when I'm billing a client for hundreds of lawyer hours a week. 66 00:03:15,988 --> 00:03:17,281 [laughs] 67 00:03:17,365 --> 00:03:18,825 But, uh, every hour I spend with you, 68 00:03:18,908 --> 00:03:21,202 I'm aware little by little, you're getting wiped out, 69 00:03:21,285 --> 00:03:23,371 and that's even though I'm underbilling you. 70 00:03:23,454 --> 00:03:25,748 And then I sign the slips for all the associates 71 00:03:25,832 --> 00:03:27,208 putting in time on your cases, 72 00:03:27,291 --> 00:03:29,752 and I wind up feeling a little sick. 73 00:03:29,836 --> 00:03:32,547 Just keep doing what you're doing. 74 00:03:32,630 --> 00:03:34,966 I'll figure it out. 75 00:03:35,049 --> 00:03:37,969 How about the house? It has to have occurred to you. 76 00:03:38,052 --> 00:03:39,554 Oh, yeah. 77 00:03:39,637 --> 00:03:42,765 Oh, it would solve a lot of problems. 78 00:03:42,849 --> 00:03:44,517 Financially. 79 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,894 Are you worried Wendy wouldn't want to sell? 80 00:03:46,978 --> 00:03:49,272 No. 81 00:03:49,355 --> 00:03:52,650 I'm worried she wouldn't care. 82 00:03:52,734 --> 00:03:54,318 You're raising your children here. 83 00:03:54,402 --> 00:03:57,238 Trust me, it matters just as much to her as it does to you. 84 00:03:57,321 --> 00:03:58,906 That doesn't mean she wouldn't see 85 00:03:58,990 --> 00:04:00,783 the wisdom of putting it on the market. 86 00:04:00,867 --> 00:04:02,952 Right now, things between us are so fragile, 87 00:04:03,035 --> 00:04:06,038 I'm afraid to pull even a single thread. 88 00:04:06,122 --> 00:04:08,291 Plus, if I floated selling the house, 89 00:04:08,374 --> 00:04:10,710 I'd have to tell her why, 90 00:04:10,793 --> 00:04:14,505 and I think it's best that she... 91 00:04:14,589 --> 00:04:16,799 doesn't know the full extent of things. 92 00:04:16,883 --> 00:04:18,926 How's couples therapy going? 93 00:04:19,010 --> 00:04:21,179 As excruciating as I remember it? 94 00:04:23,389 --> 00:04:28,102 Actually, I find that the best moments 95 00:04:28,186 --> 00:04:32,106 often closely follow the worst ones. 96 00:04:32,190 --> 00:04:33,691 You know? 97 00:04:33,775 --> 00:04:36,110 Every now and then, for whatever reason, 98 00:04:36,194 --> 00:04:38,654 the heaviness just lifts, 99 00:04:38,738 --> 00:04:42,158 and, uh... 100 00:04:42,241 --> 00:04:44,035 then we're just us again. 101 00:04:44,118 --> 00:04:46,454 I don't remember those moments lasting very long. 102 00:04:46,537 --> 00:04:48,623 Like lightning. 103 00:04:50,875 --> 00:04:53,044 [sighs] 104 00:04:53,127 --> 00:04:55,379 Y-Y-You're fighting for a lot right now, 105 00:04:55,463 --> 00:04:57,840 your job, your marriage. 106 00:04:57,924 --> 00:05:01,511 Maybe consider the concept that everything has a life span 107 00:05:01,594 --> 00:05:05,348 and it's not the worst thing to let certain things change... 108 00:05:05,431 --> 00:05:07,975 or die off... when it's time. 109 00:05:08,059 --> 00:05:10,728 ♪ suspenseful music ♪ 110 00:05:10,812 --> 00:05:12,897 [insects chirping] 111 00:05:17,276 --> 00:05:18,402 [branch snaps] 112 00:05:18,486 --> 00:05:19,904 Fuck. 113 00:05:19,987 --> 00:05:22,323 I'm here solely at the behest of our mutual friend. 114 00:05:22,406 --> 00:05:24,909 I know. 115 00:05:24,992 --> 00:05:27,912 He says that you've gained a more comprehensive understanding 116 00:05:27,995 --> 00:05:30,706 of your position. 117 00:05:30,790 --> 00:05:32,875 I have. 118 00:05:33,876 --> 00:05:35,169 What happens now? 119 00:05:35,253 --> 00:05:36,921 Your accounts are frozen, of course, 120 00:05:37,004 --> 00:05:40,049 so go to your contingency funds. 121 00:05:40,132 --> 00:05:43,886 You'll need to access 2.5 million dollars 122 00:05:43,970 --> 00:05:48,432 and funnel that amount here by tomorrow morning. 123 00:05:48,516 --> 00:05:49,725 It's the first installment 124 00:05:49,809 --> 00:05:52,228 to your former associate Michael Arendt... 125 00:05:52,311 --> 00:05:54,313 so that he will cease cooperating. 126 00:05:54,397 --> 00:05:56,357 You need to form a holding company... 127 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,568 I suggest on the Isle of Man... 128 00:05:58,651 --> 00:06:00,903 in order to make payments to his wife 129 00:06:00,987 --> 00:06:03,406 in the sum of $2.5 million dollars every quarter... 130 00:06:03,489 --> 00:06:05,116 I don't want to know the specifics. 131 00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:07,201 You need to carry the weight of it now. 132 00:06:07,285 --> 00:06:10,121 If any of these wire transfers is even a minute late, 133 00:06:10,204 --> 00:06:12,790 he will be free to say whatever he wants 134 00:06:12,874 --> 00:06:14,750 to whomever he wants. 135 00:06:14,834 --> 00:06:16,919 I understand. 136 00:06:18,588 --> 00:06:20,214 Is money enough? 137 00:06:20,298 --> 00:06:22,717 There's also this. 138 00:06:24,176 --> 00:06:25,928 Arendt's children? 139 00:06:26,012 --> 00:06:27,346 He will know that I will know 140 00:06:27,430 --> 00:06:30,349 where they are every day that he's in jail. 141 00:06:30,433 --> 00:06:33,561 You wouldn't actually hurt them? 142 00:06:33,644 --> 00:06:37,648 Imagine the kind of man that could hurt a child, 143 00:06:37,732 --> 00:06:40,568 the psychic baggage that would come along 144 00:06:40,651 --> 00:06:43,529 with something like that. 145 00:06:43,613 --> 00:06:45,865 You'd never offload it. 146 00:06:45,948 --> 00:06:48,034 Not really. 147 00:06:49,744 --> 00:06:52,455 Make the payments. I'll take care of the rest. 148 00:06:52,538 --> 00:06:54,332 Enjoy your sauna. 149 00:06:54,415 --> 00:06:56,626 ♪ suspenseful music ♪ 150 00:07:00,922 --> 00:07:02,840 [Chuck] Get in touch with Boyd's people. 151 00:07:02,924 --> 00:07:04,133 Let's get him in here. 152 00:07:04,216 --> 00:07:05,760 What do you think we can ask for? 153 00:07:05,843 --> 00:07:08,137 The maximum, what is it, ten years? 154 00:07:08,220 --> 00:07:09,931 Let's offer five. 155 00:07:10,014 --> 00:07:11,557 Lowest I'll go is 18 months. 156 00:07:11,641 --> 00:07:13,100 Jail time? 157 00:07:13,184 --> 00:07:15,394 He's not even gonna negotiate if that's on the table. 158 00:07:15,478 --> 00:07:16,854 So be it. 159 00:07:16,938 --> 00:07:18,981 You want to risk putting this in front of a jury? 160 00:07:19,065 --> 00:07:20,816 I want the world to know that I can be 161 00:07:20,900 --> 00:07:22,818 a stubborn motherfucker if I need to be. 162 00:07:22,902 --> 00:07:25,696 [Bryan] We're talking about bid-rigging Treasury auctions. 163 00:07:25,780 --> 00:07:28,074 What kind of a jury isn't gonna slip into a coma 164 00:07:28,157 --> 00:07:31,160 while we try to explain to them what the fuck that even means? 165 00:07:31,243 --> 00:07:34,455 It's your job to figure out how to keep them entertained. 166 00:07:37,083 --> 00:07:39,752 This is a case that could make your career. 167 00:07:39,835 --> 00:07:41,921 Or end it. 168 00:07:45,424 --> 00:07:48,344 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 169 00:07:48,427 --> 00:07:53,849 ♪♪♪ 170 00:07:53,933 --> 00:07:59,438 ♪♪♪ 171 00:08:02,108 --> 00:08:04,986 [Chuck] I can't wait to see Boyd's face. 172 00:08:10,366 --> 00:08:12,827 That's right. [speaks indistinctly] 173 00:08:17,373 --> 00:08:19,750 We don't rate an appearance by Mr. Boyd? 174 00:08:19,834 --> 00:08:23,629 Mr. Boyd is confident his presence isn't required. 175 00:08:23,713 --> 00:08:26,048 I've been instructed by my client to tell you 176 00:08:26,132 --> 00:08:28,676 that Spartan-Ives is willing to pay a small fine, 177 00:08:28,759 --> 00:08:30,845 but that there will be no admission of guilt 178 00:08:30,928 --> 00:08:35,349 by Mr. Boyd personally and, of course, no termination. 179 00:08:35,433 --> 00:08:37,852 We have an authenticated audio recording 180 00:08:37,935 --> 00:08:40,187 of your client incriminating himself, 181 00:08:40,271 --> 00:08:42,398 and a corroborating witness. 182 00:08:44,233 --> 00:08:47,278 You can tell your client that his disrespect 183 00:08:47,361 --> 00:08:49,905 of the Southern District has been noted. 184 00:08:49,989 --> 00:08:51,407 There's a deal on the table. 185 00:08:51,490 --> 00:08:53,576 We pass. 186 00:08:57,455 --> 00:08:58,497 [door opens] 187 00:08:58,581 --> 00:09:00,666 Hang tight. 188 00:09:00,833 --> 00:09:02,918 [door closes] 189 00:09:04,211 --> 00:09:05,421 [scoffs] 190 00:09:05,504 --> 00:09:06,839 Hey. 191 00:09:06,922 --> 00:09:08,215 Hey. 192 00:09:08,299 --> 00:09:09,467 What was that? 193 00:09:09,550 --> 00:09:11,594 Uh, we've lost Arendt. 194 00:09:11,677 --> 00:09:13,763 What do you mean, he's... 195 00:09:14,472 --> 00:09:15,890 Oh, fuck! 196 00:09:15,973 --> 00:09:17,767 Boyd obviously feels safe. 197 00:09:17,850 --> 00:09:19,685 Somebody got to our witness. 198 00:09:19,769 --> 00:09:21,937 So all we have is a shitty recording? 199 00:09:22,021 --> 00:09:23,481 That's our case? No. 200 00:09:23,564 --> 00:09:25,149 We have a guilty defendant. 201 00:09:25,232 --> 00:09:26,817 Don't forget about that part. 202 00:09:26,901 --> 00:09:28,319 You wanted a jury trial. 203 00:09:28,402 --> 00:09:30,154 You've definitely got it. 204 00:09:30,237 --> 00:09:32,323 ♪♪♪ 205 00:09:39,705 --> 00:09:41,290 [Donald] I was renovating anyway, 206 00:09:41,373 --> 00:09:44,293 so I said, "Well, why not dry-age my own?" 207 00:09:44,376 --> 00:09:45,711 Ohh! 208 00:09:45,795 --> 00:09:46,795 All that meat! 209 00:09:46,837 --> 00:09:47,922 Don't you be shy. 210 00:09:48,005 --> 00:09:49,256 You choose whatever you want, 211 00:09:49,340 --> 00:09:51,550 and I'll have Valerie throw it on the grill. 212 00:09:51,634 --> 00:09:55,721 We have the Wagyus, Tomahawk ribeye, 213 00:09:55,805 --> 00:09:58,641 Fullblood Tenderloin... all grass-fed, of course. 214 00:09:58,724 --> 00:09:59,558 Ooh. 215 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:00,851 A5 Kobe Strip. 216 00:10:00,935 --> 00:10:03,270 That is a nice one. 217 00:10:03,354 --> 00:10:05,439 That's aging well. 218 00:10:07,858 --> 00:10:11,237 So, listen, we have a timing issue. 219 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:12,905 How bad? 220 00:10:12,988 --> 00:10:15,241 We cut deals with all the property owners to vacate, 221 00:10:15,324 --> 00:10:16,324 but... 222 00:10:16,367 --> 00:10:17,743 Some are backing out? 223 00:10:17,827 --> 00:10:20,121 A guy named Hank Flagg. 224 00:10:20,204 --> 00:10:21,747 Spoke to my lawyers last night. 225 00:10:21,831 --> 00:10:24,333 I don't think he's some crank. 226 00:10:24,416 --> 00:10:27,002 He's made it clear he's holding out for a better deal. 227 00:10:27,086 --> 00:10:28,379 Does he know it's a casino? 228 00:10:28,462 --> 00:10:30,256 I made all the offers through an LLC. 229 00:10:30,339 --> 00:10:31,590 No one knows I'm involved. 230 00:10:31,674 --> 00:10:32,967 Can we work around him? 231 00:10:33,050 --> 00:10:36,178 Well, he's got 200 acres of shit, but it's key. 232 00:10:36,262 --> 00:10:37,471 It's where we need to build 233 00:10:37,555 --> 00:10:39,223 the access road to the interstate. 234 00:10:39,306 --> 00:10:40,683 Well, what was your offer? 235 00:10:40,766 --> 00:10:42,143 One-point-five. 236 00:10:42,226 --> 00:10:44,311 For 200 acres in the middle of the fucking sticks? 237 00:10:44,395 --> 00:10:45,855 Yeah, you wanted to get it done. 238 00:10:45,938 --> 00:10:47,106 I did. 239 00:10:47,189 --> 00:10:48,816 We'll bring in a government agency, 240 00:10:48,899 --> 00:10:51,402 a community-reinvestment development authority. 241 00:10:51,485 --> 00:10:53,571 They will basically force him from the land. 242 00:10:53,654 --> 00:10:55,823 That'll turn into the litigation from hell. 243 00:10:55,906 --> 00:10:59,118 Special-interest groups'll pile on, environmentalistas. 244 00:10:59,201 --> 00:11:00,744 That flame'll burn quick, 245 00:11:00,828 --> 00:11:03,205 and then I'll bleed the guy out. 246 00:11:03,289 --> 00:11:04,999 He'll take my price. 247 00:11:05,082 --> 00:11:07,042 They always do. 248 00:11:07,126 --> 00:11:10,337 Two years at the outside. 249 00:11:10,421 --> 00:11:12,882 Look, I'd be willing to pop up there, 250 00:11:12,965 --> 00:11:14,175 see what I can... 251 00:11:14,258 --> 00:11:16,635 Have at it. Maybe you'll turn him. 252 00:11:16,719 --> 00:11:19,972 I'm gonna go check on the grill. 253 00:11:20,055 --> 00:11:22,141 Take your time. 254 00:11:23,642 --> 00:11:25,186 Two years? [door closes] 255 00:11:25,269 --> 00:11:26,770 What's that gonna cost us? 256 00:11:26,854 --> 00:11:28,939 Our kidneys. 257 00:11:29,690 --> 00:11:31,901 Flagg got his price. He backed out. 258 00:11:31,984 --> 00:11:34,069 The guy knows something's up. 259 00:11:35,529 --> 00:11:37,573 What are you gonna have? 260 00:11:37,656 --> 00:11:39,909 I don't give a shit. You decide. 261 00:11:39,992 --> 00:11:43,913 ♪ suspenseful music ♪ 262 00:11:43,996 --> 00:11:46,081 [door closes] 263 00:11:48,792 --> 00:11:50,878 [keys jingle] 264 00:11:55,549 --> 00:11:56,592 Hello? 265 00:11:56,675 --> 00:11:57,675 [door closes] 266 00:11:57,676 --> 00:12:00,096 Hello. In here. 267 00:12:01,722 --> 00:12:03,265 Hey. 268 00:12:03,349 --> 00:12:04,767 Uh, isn't this my night? 269 00:12:04,850 --> 00:12:06,769 I'm just stopping by. 270 00:12:06,852 --> 00:12:08,771 [mid-tempo pop music playing from stereo] 271 00:12:08,854 --> 00:12:12,566 ♪♪♪ 272 00:12:12,650 --> 00:12:15,778 Our son told me... 273 00:12:15,861 --> 00:12:18,113 what you said to him about the separation. 274 00:12:18,197 --> 00:12:21,283 Well, what did he tell you? 275 00:12:21,367 --> 00:12:25,246 That you took responsibility for it 276 00:12:25,329 --> 00:12:28,207 and... that you stood up for me. 277 00:12:30,876 --> 00:12:34,797 That means a lot, um... to the kids. 278 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:36,799 You're showing them we're not polarized, 279 00:12:36,882 --> 00:12:38,092 we're not at war. 280 00:12:38,175 --> 00:12:40,261 I think it helps stabilize them. 281 00:12:41,762 --> 00:12:44,515 And it means a lot to me, too. 282 00:12:46,350 --> 00:12:48,435 Good. 283 00:12:50,229 --> 00:12:52,314 [clears throat] 284 00:12:53,190 --> 00:12:54,400 How ya doing? 285 00:12:54,483 --> 00:12:57,152 Uh, very well. Quite well. 286 00:12:57,236 --> 00:12:59,238 You sure? 287 00:12:59,321 --> 00:13:00,698 Mm-hmm. 288 00:13:00,781 --> 00:13:04,326 Busy, but, uh, otherwise, I'm crackerjack. 289 00:13:04,410 --> 00:13:06,620 [chuckles] 290 00:13:06,704 --> 00:13:10,666 And I'm about to bust open a bottle of rosé to prove it. 291 00:13:10,749 --> 00:13:11,792 Care to join me? 292 00:13:11,875 --> 00:13:12,876 The Wolffer? 293 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,170 Yeah. Last bottle. 294 00:13:15,254 --> 00:13:17,339 Sure. 295 00:13:20,718 --> 00:13:23,721 And what makes you think you're gonna get the kids to eat kale? 296 00:13:23,804 --> 00:13:25,931 That would be the kale chips I plan to serve. 297 00:13:26,015 --> 00:13:27,391 They're practically Pringles. 298 00:13:27,474 --> 00:13:28,976 Sneaky! Mm. 299 00:13:29,059 --> 00:13:31,437 I love it. I wonder if I should try to make that. 300 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:32,855 [chuckles] 301 00:13:32,938 --> 00:13:35,232 That is for the entrée... 302 00:13:35,316 --> 00:13:38,861 salmon with ginger and sage. 303 00:13:38,944 --> 00:13:40,154 Who are you? 304 00:13:40,237 --> 00:13:42,323 [laughs] 305 00:13:44,825 --> 00:13:47,161 Look, I'm sure that I can stretch the salmon 306 00:13:47,244 --> 00:13:49,705 to serve four if you'd like to join us. 307 00:13:49,788 --> 00:13:53,042 Eva would be thrilled to have a smaller portion. 308 00:13:57,296 --> 00:13:59,381 Okay. 309 00:14:01,592 --> 00:14:03,677 [glasses clink] 310 00:14:05,304 --> 00:14:06,889 [cellphone buzzing] 311 00:14:06,972 --> 00:14:08,974 Shit. 312 00:14:09,058 --> 00:14:10,726 Excuse me. 313 00:14:10,809 --> 00:14:12,895 Everything okay? 314 00:14:13,687 --> 00:14:15,064 [Chuck] Ira? 315 00:14:15,147 --> 00:14:16,648 [Chuck] Yeah. 316 00:14:16,732 --> 00:14:17,858 [Eva] Knock, knock. 317 00:14:17,941 --> 00:14:18,941 [Chuck] Yes, who's there? 318 00:14:18,984 --> 00:14:19,984 Alligator. 319 00:14:20,027 --> 00:14:21,445 Alligator who? 320 00:14:21,528 --> 00:14:23,906 Alligator the shark. He has a beard growing. 321 00:14:23,989 --> 00:14:25,240 [all] What?! 322 00:14:25,324 --> 00:14:26,909 [laughter] 323 00:14:26,992 --> 00:14:28,869 That made absolutely no sense. 324 00:14:28,952 --> 00:14:30,871 [Chuck] That was amazing. 325 00:14:30,954 --> 00:14:32,831 [both laugh] 326 00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:34,708 May I please be excused? 327 00:14:34,792 --> 00:14:36,085 Me too. Yes. 328 00:14:36,168 --> 00:14:38,545 Clear your plates, and then, yeah. 329 00:14:47,888 --> 00:14:50,099 [chuckles] 330 00:14:50,182 --> 00:14:52,851 I'll be up to say good night before I go. 331 00:14:54,937 --> 00:14:56,230 Well, that was interesting. 332 00:14:56,313 --> 00:14:58,023 Yeah. 333 00:14:58,107 --> 00:15:02,194 I thought Kevin's nonchalance was very impressive. 334 00:15:02,277 --> 00:15:03,195 Mm. 335 00:15:03,196 --> 00:15:04,446 Not Eva's, though. 336 00:15:04,530 --> 00:15:05,572 Unh-unh. [laughs] 337 00:15:05,656 --> 00:15:06,656 No. 338 00:15:06,698 --> 00:15:09,743 Her eyes were like saucers. 339 00:15:09,827 --> 00:15:13,205 Parsing every word, every gesture. 340 00:15:13,288 --> 00:15:14,373 I mean, they both were. 341 00:15:14,456 --> 00:15:15,958 Uh-huh. 342 00:15:16,041 --> 00:15:20,003 Two analytic little minds searching for meaning. 343 00:15:20,087 --> 00:15:22,172 I wonder where they got that from. 344 00:15:28,887 --> 00:15:30,347 [water running] We're lucky. 345 00:15:30,431 --> 00:15:32,850 I think they each got the best of both of us. 346 00:15:32,933 --> 00:15:35,978 Nothing can ever take that away. 347 00:15:36,061 --> 00:15:38,147 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 348 00:15:42,484 --> 00:15:44,570 [sighs] 349 00:15:51,577 --> 00:15:52,577 [sighs] 350 00:15:52,619 --> 00:15:54,705 [faucet squeaks, water stops] 351 00:15:56,915 --> 00:15:58,375 I can finish up here. 352 00:15:58,459 --> 00:16:01,170 You sure? Yeah. Absolutely. 353 00:16:01,253 --> 00:16:03,505 You go have a wonderful night. 354 00:16:03,589 --> 00:16:05,132 I'm glad I stayed. 355 00:16:05,215 --> 00:16:06,467 Thank you for asking me. 356 00:16:06,550 --> 00:16:07,550 Yeah. 357 00:16:07,593 --> 00:16:11,805 It was, uh... nice. 358 00:16:11,889 --> 00:16:14,433 [cellphone buzzing] 359 00:16:17,102 --> 00:16:18,854 I have to take this. 360 00:16:18,937 --> 00:16:20,397 Good night, Wendy. 361 00:16:20,481 --> 00:16:22,774 Good night. 362 00:16:22,858 --> 00:16:24,276 [Chuck] Ira? Yeah. 363 00:16:24,359 --> 00:16:25,861 [Chuck] No, I can talk. 364 00:16:25,944 --> 00:16:28,030 [elevator bell dings] 365 00:16:32,618 --> 00:16:33,618 Hey. 366 00:16:33,619 --> 00:16:34,453 Hi. 367 00:16:34,454 --> 00:16:36,246 Come in. 368 00:16:36,330 --> 00:16:38,207 I appreciate this. Oh. 369 00:16:38,290 --> 00:16:40,167 Can I get you anything? No, thank you. 370 00:16:40,250 --> 00:16:42,252 Oh, Taiga, this is Wendy. Wendy, Taiga. 371 00:16:42,336 --> 00:16:43,670 Hello. Hey. 372 00:16:43,754 --> 00:16:44,796 I like your bag. 373 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:46,089 Oh. Thank you. 374 00:16:46,173 --> 00:16:47,716 I'm gonna be in here, okay, babe? 375 00:16:47,799 --> 00:16:49,885 Sure. 376 00:16:55,474 --> 00:16:56,767 You'd like her. 377 00:16:56,850 --> 00:16:59,311 She's an interesting girl, very accomplished. 378 00:16:59,394 --> 00:17:01,480 I'm sure it's quite a skill set. 379 00:17:08,195 --> 00:17:11,073 I know it's a little strange, my coming here. 380 00:17:11,156 --> 00:17:13,242 These are strange times. 381 00:17:14,493 --> 00:17:16,203 How worried should I be about Chuck? 382 00:17:16,286 --> 00:17:18,080 Well, you, of all people, should know, 383 00:17:18,163 --> 00:17:19,414 I can't really answer that. 384 00:17:19,498 --> 00:17:21,208 I do understand. 385 00:17:21,291 --> 00:17:24,419 And I know you're his lawyer, but you're also his friend. 386 00:17:24,503 --> 00:17:25,754 If Chuck's in crisis, 387 00:17:25,837 --> 00:17:29,174 then hiding it because of some code, 388 00:17:29,258 --> 00:17:30,717 that doesn't help anybody. 389 00:17:30,801 --> 00:17:33,053 It has nothing to do with a code. 390 00:17:33,136 --> 00:17:35,931 It's true he is in crisis. 391 00:17:36,014 --> 00:17:38,433 He's getting crushed, actually. 392 00:17:38,517 --> 00:17:40,727 I wish he'd tell me. 393 00:17:40,811 --> 00:17:43,438 He doesn't want to risk freighting the relationship. 394 00:17:43,522 --> 00:17:45,607 He's afraid it'll collapse under the stress. 395 00:17:45,691 --> 00:17:47,985 He's showing superhuman restraint, if you ask me. 396 00:17:48,068 --> 00:17:49,570 I wish I'd had one-tenth of that 397 00:17:49,653 --> 00:17:52,281 when Elizabeth and I were splitting up. 398 00:17:52,364 --> 00:17:53,949 The irony is, 399 00:17:54,032 --> 00:17:56,577 he's probably never needed you as much as he does right now. 400 00:17:56,660 --> 00:17:58,787 Jesus. 401 00:17:58,870 --> 00:18:00,247 Ira, how bad is it? 402 00:18:00,330 --> 00:18:02,416 Is it something he'll get through? 403 00:18:02,499 --> 00:18:05,544 Honestly... I don't know. 404 00:18:05,627 --> 00:18:07,588 I've seen him in the line of fire before, 405 00:18:07,671 --> 00:18:10,507 but this... this... this is a siege. 406 00:18:10,591 --> 00:18:12,050 And I will say this, 407 00:18:12,134 --> 00:18:14,469 the Axelrod civil suits are a big fucking part of it. 408 00:18:14,553 --> 00:18:16,638 What do you mean? 409 00:18:16,722 --> 00:18:19,391 He said they couldn't hurt him while he was in office. 410 00:18:19,474 --> 00:18:21,184 He was padding it. 411 00:18:21,268 --> 00:18:22,978 All right, look, you can't know this, 412 00:18:23,061 --> 00:18:25,897 but it didn't go away when we moved for dismissal. 413 00:18:25,981 --> 00:18:27,983 He's gonna be deposed next week. 414 00:18:28,066 --> 00:18:30,277 He could be on the hook for a lot of damage... 415 00:18:30,360 --> 00:18:32,070 to his reputation, 416 00:18:32,154 --> 00:18:33,739 not to mention his bank account... 417 00:18:33,822 --> 00:18:35,616 your bank account. 418 00:18:35,699 --> 00:18:37,993 Between the investigation and these lawsuits 419 00:18:38,076 --> 00:18:41,163 and you... 420 00:18:41,246 --> 00:18:43,665 I can't figure out how he's still standing. 421 00:18:43,749 --> 00:18:45,834 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 422 00:18:57,054 --> 00:18:59,097 Unusual choice. 423 00:18:59,181 --> 00:19:01,183 Eva has a lesson. 424 00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:04,811 Plus, neutral territory. You've got all the tricks. 425 00:19:04,895 --> 00:19:05,979 [Wendy] Nope. No tricks. 426 00:19:06,063 --> 00:19:07,773 This will be as direct a conversation 427 00:19:07,856 --> 00:19:09,024 as I know how to have. 428 00:19:09,107 --> 00:19:12,486 Oh. So you came to throw bombs? 429 00:19:12,569 --> 00:19:14,655 Good. 430 00:19:18,659 --> 00:19:20,369 I'm reconsidering your offer. 431 00:19:20,452 --> 00:19:23,330 You're late. I hired someone. 432 00:19:23,413 --> 00:19:26,291 If he were getting it done, you wouldn't be here. 433 00:19:30,295 --> 00:19:32,673 So, what changed your mind? Seeing Wags? 434 00:19:32,756 --> 00:19:35,509 My mind's not all the way changed. 435 00:19:35,592 --> 00:19:37,302 But seeing him did have a hand in it. 436 00:19:37,386 --> 00:19:40,097 It's gonna take some doing to get rid of that ass tattoo. 437 00:19:40,180 --> 00:19:41,223 I have terms... 438 00:19:41,306 --> 00:19:43,308 A dozen laser sessions, at least. 439 00:19:43,392 --> 00:19:45,894 ...and one of them is, I don't talk about my clients. 440 00:19:45,977 --> 00:19:47,896 What happens in my office is sacrosanct. 441 00:19:47,979 --> 00:19:50,732 I don't talk about my sessions with you or anyone. 442 00:19:50,816 --> 00:19:52,901 Not even your husband? 443 00:19:54,361 --> 00:19:57,239 And I keep my files on an air-gapped computer 444 00:19:57,322 --> 00:19:58,657 that no one touches. 445 00:19:58,740 --> 00:20:00,075 Reasonable. 446 00:20:00,158 --> 00:20:01,827 Anything else? 447 00:20:01,910 --> 00:20:04,996 20% increase in salary and 2% stake in the company. 448 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:06,707 Kaboom! There it is. 449 00:20:06,790 --> 00:20:08,875 Look at the balls on you. 450 00:20:11,211 --> 00:20:13,922 Yes on the comp, no on the stake. 451 00:20:14,005 --> 00:20:16,717 No one owns any of it but me. 452 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:20,887 But a profit share and payout equal to one percent 453 00:20:20,971 --> 00:20:23,056 in the case of a sale. 454 00:20:26,268 --> 00:20:28,937 You were dug in the last time I saw you. 455 00:20:29,020 --> 00:20:30,230 Still pretty angry. 456 00:20:30,313 --> 00:20:31,440 Yes, I was. 457 00:20:31,523 --> 00:20:33,108 So, what changed? 458 00:20:33,191 --> 00:20:36,236 When you came to my office, 459 00:20:36,319 --> 00:20:39,573 I asked you to back off, and you did. 460 00:20:39,656 --> 00:20:42,200 I drew a boundary, and you respected it. 461 00:20:42,284 --> 00:20:45,287 So you're ready to trust me again? 462 00:20:45,370 --> 00:20:47,581 It's a start. 463 00:20:47,664 --> 00:20:49,750 Okay. 464 00:20:50,292 --> 00:20:52,377 So, are we done? 465 00:20:53,795 --> 00:20:57,340 There's one more thing I need. 466 00:20:57,424 --> 00:20:59,509 Let's hear it. 467 00:21:01,219 --> 00:21:04,055 You have to drop the civil suits against my husband. 468 00:21:04,139 --> 00:21:08,059 Wow. That is quite an ask, Mrs. Rhoades. 469 00:21:08,143 --> 00:21:09,519 I admire your audacity, 470 00:21:09,603 --> 00:21:11,688 but that is not something I think I can accede to. 471 00:21:11,772 --> 00:21:13,648 Then our relationship stays nonexistent. 472 00:21:13,732 --> 00:21:16,067 It's not negotiable. 473 00:21:16,151 --> 00:21:18,653 Your husband hurt my company. 474 00:21:18,737 --> 00:21:20,822 He hurt me. 475 00:21:26,411 --> 00:21:28,497 Okay. 476 00:21:29,289 --> 00:21:31,374 I'll drop the suits. 477 00:21:33,001 --> 00:21:34,336 Thank you. 478 00:21:34,419 --> 00:21:37,506 I'll have my lawyers give you an official letter 479 00:21:37,589 --> 00:21:39,049 guaranteeing it, 480 00:21:39,132 --> 00:21:41,426 with dates certain and penalties attached. 481 00:21:44,095 --> 00:21:46,056 Good. 482 00:21:46,139 --> 00:21:48,558 Okay. I'll see you in the office tomorrow. 483 00:21:48,642 --> 00:21:52,270 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 484 00:21:52,354 --> 00:21:55,190 Motherfucker. 485 00:21:55,273 --> 00:21:58,652 That's why you filed those suits in the first place, 486 00:21:58,735 --> 00:22:01,154 so I'd cave and come to you with this deal. 487 00:22:03,156 --> 00:22:07,661 Well, not to restart our partnership with a lie... 488 00:22:07,744 --> 00:22:09,120 it's not the only reason. 489 00:22:09,204 --> 00:22:12,791 But yes, that was a scenario that I had gamed out. 490 00:22:16,253 --> 00:22:18,839 Our deal hold? 491 00:22:21,216 --> 00:22:23,218 Yes. 492 00:22:23,301 --> 00:22:24,594 But not for you. 493 00:22:24,678 --> 00:22:26,263 You want a session, see someone else. 494 00:22:26,346 --> 00:22:28,431 My office is off-limits. 495 00:22:30,725 --> 00:22:32,811 Fine. 496 00:22:41,027 --> 00:22:42,779 Hey. 497 00:22:42,863 --> 00:22:44,948 Have Chef Ryan give the kids dinner tonight. 498 00:22:45,031 --> 00:22:46,825 I'm taking you out. 499 00:22:46,908 --> 00:22:48,827 Yeah. 500 00:22:48,910 --> 00:22:51,746 And I'll see you at the pad. We're taking the chopper. 501 00:22:51,830 --> 00:22:53,957 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 502 00:22:58,128 --> 00:23:00,005 You said you have something interesting? 503 00:23:00,088 --> 00:23:02,173 Could be. 504 00:23:04,593 --> 00:23:08,805 Axelrod's people were making a lot of trips upstate, 505 00:23:08,889 --> 00:23:12,559 always to the same town, a place called Sandicot. 506 00:23:12,642 --> 00:23:14,561 And? 507 00:23:14,644 --> 00:23:16,605 And it's a pattern. 508 00:23:16,688 --> 00:23:18,064 But what's in the town? 509 00:23:18,148 --> 00:23:20,317 Nothing. It's a dirt spot. 510 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,694 I mean, why are they going? 511 00:23:22,777 --> 00:23:24,613 You asked me to track their movements, 512 00:23:24,696 --> 00:23:25,989 not to synthesize the meaning 513 00:23:26,072 --> 00:23:28,408 of each contact they have or place they visit. 514 00:23:28,491 --> 00:23:30,577 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 515 00:23:37,417 --> 00:23:40,629 [insects chirping] 516 00:23:40,712 --> 00:23:42,255 [liquid pours] 517 00:23:42,339 --> 00:23:44,049 [server] From Chef. 518 00:23:44,132 --> 00:23:48,511 This is a 1975 Château d'Yquem. 519 00:23:49,888 --> 00:23:50,972 Tell Chef thank you. 520 00:23:51,056 --> 00:23:53,141 [server] Absolutely. 521 00:23:55,769 --> 00:23:58,063 We need to get past this stalemate. 522 00:24:00,065 --> 00:24:02,150 I agree. 523 00:24:04,569 --> 00:24:08,531 You have to believe that I need you as a partner. 524 00:24:08,615 --> 00:24:12,494 I need your counsel, your perspective. 525 00:24:12,577 --> 00:24:16,247 I trust no one more than you. 526 00:24:16,331 --> 00:24:19,292 And right now, 527 00:24:19,376 --> 00:24:21,920 I need your take on something. 528 00:24:23,588 --> 00:24:25,757 Okay. 529 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:30,595 So, uh, you know we had a bit of a rough quarter. 530 00:24:30,679 --> 00:24:33,974 Everyone was a little rocked by it. 531 00:24:34,057 --> 00:24:36,851 You can feel that they're having trouble 532 00:24:36,935 --> 00:24:38,436 buoying themselves. 533 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:41,022 And... so... 534 00:24:41,106 --> 00:24:45,276 I was thinking of bringing... 535 00:24:45,360 --> 00:24:47,445 bringing Wendy Rhoades back. 536 00:24:49,155 --> 00:24:51,366 Are you fucking kidding me? 537 00:24:53,743 --> 00:24:55,829 I thought this was about you apologizing. 538 00:24:55,912 --> 00:24:57,914 Now this? I know. I know. 539 00:24:57,998 --> 00:24:59,499 But the guys have made it clear, 540 00:24:59,582 --> 00:25:02,210 through their results and their words, 541 00:25:02,293 --> 00:25:04,004 that they need her. 542 00:25:04,087 --> 00:25:06,840 I thought you had a new man. 543 00:25:06,923 --> 00:25:09,009 Wags convinced me to try him out, 544 00:25:09,092 --> 00:25:11,261 but Wags was pretty fucked up at the time. 545 00:25:12,721 --> 00:25:14,889 You're not thinking about bringing Wendy back. 546 00:25:14,973 --> 00:25:17,058 It's a done deal, isn't it? 547 00:25:17,851 --> 00:25:20,353 You're actually lying to me now. 548 00:25:22,272 --> 00:25:23,356 I'd like your blessing. 549 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,525 [cellphone buzzing] 550 00:25:29,988 --> 00:25:31,197 Take it. 551 00:25:31,281 --> 00:25:32,741 [buzzing continues] 552 00:25:32,824 --> 00:25:34,909 Bobby, take the fucking call. 553 00:25:36,786 --> 00:25:38,663 I'll be right back. 554 00:25:38,747 --> 00:25:39,748 I love you. 555 00:25:39,831 --> 00:25:41,916 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 556 00:25:45,336 --> 00:25:47,756 [server] Would you like to hear about the desserts? 557 00:25:47,839 --> 00:25:48,923 We'll take the check. 558 00:25:49,007 --> 00:25:51,092 [server] Of course. 559 00:25:53,678 --> 00:25:54,929 Tell me. 560 00:25:55,013 --> 00:25:57,599 Flagg has 200 acres of scrub. 561 00:25:57,682 --> 00:25:59,476 If he's holding out for another offer, 562 00:25:59,559 --> 00:26:01,352 he doesn't have a lot of leverage. 563 00:26:01,436 --> 00:26:04,355 On the other hand, he owns a small trucking company, 564 00:26:04,439 --> 00:26:06,524 so he's not hurting for cash. 565 00:26:06,608 --> 00:26:08,568 So he's someone we can reason with, 566 00:26:08,651 --> 00:26:10,445 not some crackpot who's gonna lie down 567 00:26:10,528 --> 00:26:11,988 in front of the bulldozers. 568 00:26:12,072 --> 00:26:12,988 Correct. 569 00:26:12,989 --> 00:26:13,989 [Bobby] I need to wrap 570 00:26:14,032 --> 00:26:15,217 this guy up right fucking now. 571 00:26:15,241 --> 00:26:16,743 Word spreads there's a holdout, 572 00:26:16,826 --> 00:26:20,330 we'll have nine other property owners going rogue on us. 573 00:26:20,413 --> 00:26:22,499 [helicopter blades whirring] 574 00:26:29,047 --> 00:26:31,132 Fuck me. 575 00:26:46,731 --> 00:26:48,817 [sighs] 576 00:26:52,403 --> 00:26:54,489 I didn't sleep at all. 577 00:26:55,824 --> 00:26:59,244 This fighting... isn't us. 578 00:27:03,623 --> 00:27:05,208 I'm going into the office early, 579 00:27:05,291 --> 00:27:08,211 then I'm gonna head upstate for a few hours. 580 00:27:08,294 --> 00:27:10,839 When I get home tonight, I want to talk this through. 581 00:27:10,922 --> 00:27:13,591 I want to work it out. 582 00:27:13,675 --> 00:27:14,843 Okay? 583 00:27:14,926 --> 00:27:16,928 [exhales angrily] 584 00:27:17,011 --> 00:27:19,514 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 585 00:27:19,597 --> 00:27:23,017 [indistinct conversations] 586 00:27:23,101 --> 00:27:24,101 Hal. 587 00:27:24,102 --> 00:27:25,980 Hey. 588 00:27:26,062 --> 00:27:30,024 ♪ We are poor little lambs who have lost our way ♪ 589 00:27:30,108 --> 00:27:33,194 ♪ Baa, baa, baa! ♪ 590 00:27:33,278 --> 00:27:34,612 [both laugh] 591 00:27:34,696 --> 00:27:36,823 Hey, I missed you at the Whiffs reunion. 592 00:27:36,906 --> 00:27:38,366 I wish I'd had the time. 593 00:27:38,449 --> 00:27:40,285 Ah. 594 00:27:40,368 --> 00:27:41,828 Can you spare a minute? 595 00:27:41,911 --> 00:27:43,997 Yeah. 596 00:27:49,085 --> 00:27:53,339 I have been hearing rumblings about a little town upstate, 597 00:27:53,423 --> 00:27:56,009 and I wondered what you could confirm for me. 598 00:27:56,092 --> 00:27:58,303 You know my ear's always to the rail. 599 00:27:59,679 --> 00:28:01,890 What do you know about Sandicot? 600 00:28:01,973 --> 00:28:03,183 The gaming license? 601 00:28:03,266 --> 00:28:05,977 That's what I heard. 602 00:28:06,060 --> 00:28:09,230 If you're looking to buy, you have to do it quickly. 603 00:28:09,314 --> 00:28:12,567 They're announcing soon, and there's sure to be a bounce. 604 00:28:12,650 --> 00:28:14,569 You'll keep this between us? 605 00:28:14,652 --> 00:28:15,737 What a question. 606 00:28:15,820 --> 00:28:18,114 [chuckles] Good man. 607 00:28:18,198 --> 00:28:20,074 [Chuck Sr.] Black Jack Foley. 608 00:28:20,158 --> 00:28:23,912 There are those who still call me that, yes. 609 00:28:23,995 --> 00:28:25,205 How are you, Charles? 610 00:28:25,288 --> 00:28:26,831 [Chuck Sr.] I'll be better 611 00:28:26,915 --> 00:28:28,750 if you help me out with a little something. 612 00:28:28,833 --> 00:28:30,335 Is it within my purview? 613 00:28:30,418 --> 00:28:32,462 What in this state isn't? 614 00:28:32,545 --> 00:28:34,380 Not much. 615 00:28:34,464 --> 00:28:37,008 Certainly not the proposed location of a casino. 616 00:28:38,009 --> 00:28:40,595 You must be talking about Sandicot. 617 00:28:40,678 --> 00:28:42,055 [Chuck Sr.] I am. 618 00:28:42,138 --> 00:28:45,808 And I'm asking, does it have to go there? 619 00:28:45,892 --> 00:28:49,646 Nothing has to go anywhere. 620 00:28:49,729 --> 00:28:52,398 [Bobby] I need you to write her a contract. 621 00:28:54,275 --> 00:28:56,027 That'll be the only one at the firm. 622 00:28:56,110 --> 00:28:58,905 It's necessary... protection all around. 623 00:28:58,988 --> 00:29:01,366 She gets a big salary bump, I lock her in. 624 00:29:01,449 --> 00:29:04,118 There's no way her husband can make a move on you now. 625 00:29:04,202 --> 00:29:05,787 Especially since they're estranged, 626 00:29:05,870 --> 00:29:07,789 the conflict of interest is irrefutable. 627 00:29:07,872 --> 00:29:10,708 And reach out to Oliver Dake. 628 00:29:10,792 --> 00:29:14,963 Tell him we won't be testifying that the $5 million was a bribe. 629 00:29:15,046 --> 00:29:17,465 Might be handy to keep that in our back pocket, 630 00:29:17,548 --> 00:29:18,800 just in case. 631 00:29:18,883 --> 00:29:21,344 I'm not interested in putting Wendy in jail. 632 00:29:21,427 --> 00:29:24,639 Also, we're gonna drop the suits against her husband. 633 00:29:24,722 --> 00:29:26,224 So it is détente. 634 00:29:26,307 --> 00:29:28,393 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 635 00:29:31,396 --> 00:29:33,481 What do you think of the new lobby? 636 00:29:34,607 --> 00:29:36,442 I think it's paranoid. 637 00:29:36,526 --> 00:29:38,611 [Bobby] Much higher level of security. 638 00:29:39,612 --> 00:29:41,447 Hired new compliance people, too. 639 00:29:41,531 --> 00:29:43,449 What's next, a microchip implant? 640 00:29:43,533 --> 00:29:45,618 [Deb] You can just wear this. 641 00:29:46,911 --> 00:29:48,079 [scoffs] 642 00:29:48,162 --> 00:29:49,872 Did your lawyer look through his papers? 643 00:29:49,956 --> 00:29:52,041 He said it's fine. Do you have a pen? 644 00:29:53,584 --> 00:29:55,670 Here you go. Thank you. 645 00:29:59,799 --> 00:30:00,925 Will you excuse us? 646 00:30:01,009 --> 00:30:02,343 [Wendy] That's not necessary. 647 00:30:02,427 --> 00:30:04,512 No, it'll only take a minute. 648 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:07,724 [Bobby] Orrin. 649 00:30:07,807 --> 00:30:09,642 Call off the dogs. 650 00:30:09,726 --> 00:30:12,645 We're gonna drop the lawsuits against Mr. Chuck Rhoades... 651 00:30:12,729 --> 00:30:14,314 all of them. 652 00:30:14,397 --> 00:30:18,484 In stages, as we discussed, so we don't create a news story. 653 00:30:27,118 --> 00:30:29,037 Is the show over? 654 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:31,205 I'm earning back your trust. 655 00:30:32,999 --> 00:30:36,419 Grand gestures aren't necessary. 656 00:30:36,502 --> 00:30:38,046 When it comes to you, Bobby, 657 00:30:38,129 --> 00:30:40,298 it's the small kindnesses I prefer. 658 00:30:52,477 --> 00:30:53,770 We're doing this now. 659 00:30:53,853 --> 00:30:55,396 Um, I'm due in a deposition... 660 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:57,398 Then name the time. But today. 661 00:30:57,482 --> 00:30:59,192 No more bogus excuses, 662 00:30:59,275 --> 00:31:01,235 because I am done with this game. 663 00:31:01,319 --> 00:31:02,570 Well, I'm gonna have to... 664 00:31:02,653 --> 00:31:03,946 2:00 p.m. 665 00:31:04,030 --> 00:31:06,449 If you don't show, you can expect a suspension, 666 00:31:06,532 --> 00:31:08,618 if not outright firing. 667 00:31:12,121 --> 00:31:14,207 [Bryan] I'm on my way out. 668 00:31:14,540 --> 00:31:15,792 Jury selection. 669 00:31:15,875 --> 00:31:16,959 So... 670 00:31:17,043 --> 00:31:19,504 Well, I'll make this quick. 671 00:31:20,922 --> 00:31:22,548 I was just thinking about something 672 00:31:22,632 --> 00:31:24,717 that Harry Houdini once said. 673 00:31:25,676 --> 00:31:28,096 "An old trick well done is far better 674 00:31:28,179 --> 00:31:31,265 than a new trick with no effect." 675 00:31:31,349 --> 00:31:32,892 Houdini have any other advice... 676 00:31:32,975 --> 00:31:36,521 like, how to get out of a straitjacket underwater? 677 00:31:36,604 --> 00:31:39,440 I'm gonna look for a way out in there. 678 00:31:39,524 --> 00:31:41,275 And when this is over, 679 00:31:41,359 --> 00:31:43,903 we need to have a talk about my future here. 680 00:31:47,990 --> 00:31:50,076 [scoffs] 681 00:31:56,207 --> 00:31:57,708 You know why I hired you? 682 00:31:57,792 --> 00:31:59,335 I used to. 683 00:31:59,419 --> 00:32:01,504 For your fury. 684 00:32:03,714 --> 00:32:07,552 A lot of people around here... Sacker, me... 685 00:32:07,635 --> 00:32:10,847 we were born with a place at the table. 686 00:32:10,930 --> 00:32:12,515 But you came to this job 687 00:32:12,598 --> 00:32:15,268 knowing what it means to be an outsider, 688 00:32:15,351 --> 00:32:18,479 and with the desperate fury of one. 689 00:32:18,563 --> 00:32:20,940 But you are still letting that fury use you 690 00:32:21,023 --> 00:32:23,192 instead of you using it. 691 00:32:24,610 --> 00:32:27,196 Right now, it's directed at me, 692 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:29,365 which doesn't serve you at all. 693 00:32:30,491 --> 00:32:34,954 But refocused, channeled, it'll become a weapon... 694 00:32:35,037 --> 00:32:37,623 instead of a liability. 695 00:32:37,707 --> 00:32:39,792 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 696 00:33:00,771 --> 00:33:02,857 Come on. 697 00:33:09,155 --> 00:33:10,198 [sighs] 698 00:33:10,281 --> 00:33:11,866 My number's up. 699 00:33:11,949 --> 00:33:15,244 I'm supposed to see Dake at two o'clock. 700 00:33:15,328 --> 00:33:17,413 Sorry. 701 00:33:17,747 --> 00:33:19,707 No. 702 00:33:19,790 --> 00:33:22,543 You have been loyal. 703 00:33:22,627 --> 00:33:26,881 You have gone above and beyond trying to protect me. 704 00:33:26,964 --> 00:33:28,549 You should cooperate. 705 00:33:28,633 --> 00:33:30,676 Do what's right. 706 00:33:30,760 --> 00:33:33,054 You owe it to your family. 707 00:33:33,137 --> 00:33:35,556 What are you gonna do? 708 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:38,643 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 709 00:33:38,726 --> 00:33:40,811 Wait. 710 00:33:43,147 --> 00:33:45,441 [dog barking] 711 00:33:45,525 --> 00:33:48,152 [rock music playing on radio] 712 00:33:48,236 --> 00:33:50,321 ♪♪♪ 713 00:33:56,035 --> 00:33:58,329 ♪♪♪ 714 00:34:04,585 --> 00:34:06,671 Impressive collection. 715 00:34:08,339 --> 00:34:09,549 [music stops] 716 00:34:09,632 --> 00:34:10,633 Bobby Axelrod. 717 00:34:10,716 --> 00:34:12,593 Hank Flagg. 718 00:34:12,677 --> 00:34:14,387 You ride with a club? 719 00:34:14,470 --> 00:34:15,638 [scoffs] 720 00:34:15,721 --> 00:34:17,390 To my mind, if you want to be an outlaw, 721 00:34:17,473 --> 00:34:19,642 you don't join a club with a fucking logo. 722 00:34:21,394 --> 00:34:22,770 So, you run a hedge fund? 723 00:34:22,853 --> 00:34:24,188 That's right. 724 00:34:24,272 --> 00:34:26,107 We do have a logo. 725 00:34:26,190 --> 00:34:28,109 So, what's your interest in my property? 726 00:34:28,192 --> 00:34:31,112 I have a stake in the project they want to use it for. 727 00:34:31,195 --> 00:34:33,864 And I thought you might be tired of talking to lawyers. 728 00:34:38,703 --> 00:34:41,080 Jesus. Is that an Indian Four? 729 00:34:42,415 --> 00:34:44,292 Yeah. 730 00:34:44,375 --> 00:34:46,043 I'm restoring the foot clutch on it. 731 00:34:46,127 --> 00:34:47,920 Yeah, suicide clutch. 732 00:34:48,004 --> 00:34:49,255 That mid-1930s? 733 00:34:49,338 --> 00:34:51,424 That's a good guess. It's '30. 734 00:34:53,217 --> 00:34:55,136 Ah, four cylinders. 735 00:34:55,219 --> 00:34:56,345 God, back in the day, 736 00:34:56,429 --> 00:34:58,973 this machine was the epitome of power. 737 00:34:59,056 --> 00:35:00,850 You had to be rich enough to afford it 738 00:35:00,933 --> 00:35:02,852 and strong enough to handle it. 739 00:35:02,935 --> 00:35:05,062 Let's go in the house. We can talk there. 740 00:35:08,482 --> 00:35:10,151 You got to know one-point-five 741 00:35:10,234 --> 00:35:11,861 is a great price for this property. 742 00:35:11,944 --> 00:35:13,362 One-point-five is bullshit now. 743 00:35:13,446 --> 00:35:15,072 Well, what do you imagine... 744 00:35:15,156 --> 00:35:17,408 It's got to be a casino. That's how I have it figured. 745 00:35:17,491 --> 00:35:19,076 Oh, come on. 746 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,912 You drive all the way up here to tell me I'm wrong? 747 00:35:21,996 --> 00:35:24,999 No. You came up here to try to get me to deal. 748 00:35:25,082 --> 00:35:28,085 Look, I respect you wanting to hold firm. 749 00:35:28,169 --> 00:35:30,671 I admire the fortitude. 750 00:35:30,755 --> 00:35:32,882 But your problem is, 751 00:35:32,965 --> 00:35:35,009 my friend's not going any higher. 752 00:35:35,092 --> 00:35:37,053 He's just gonna bleed you out. 753 00:35:37,136 --> 00:35:38,804 Or I'll bleed him out. 754 00:35:38,888 --> 00:35:40,973 I'm in no rush. 755 00:35:41,599 --> 00:35:44,477 Well, then, he's just gonna bring in a government agency. 756 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:46,520 They won't give a shit. 757 00:35:46,604 --> 00:35:50,441 They'll tell you the casino's for the good of the community, 758 00:35:50,524 --> 00:35:53,444 and then they'll throw you off your own land. 759 00:35:53,527 --> 00:35:56,072 Maybe they'll throw in a couple of hundred thousand 760 00:35:56,155 --> 00:35:57,657 for your trouble. 761 00:35:57,740 --> 00:36:00,201 It'll be fucking Ruby Ridge up here before that happens. 762 00:36:02,453 --> 00:36:05,706 My guy's handing you a golden ticket. 763 00:36:05,790 --> 00:36:07,208 You should take it and run. 764 00:36:07,291 --> 00:36:09,377 [chuckles] 765 00:36:11,128 --> 00:36:12,338 Okay. 766 00:36:12,421 --> 00:36:15,800 I'll sweeten it a little. 767 00:36:15,883 --> 00:36:17,718 I'll make it an even two mil. 768 00:36:17,802 --> 00:36:19,887 Mm. 769 00:36:22,973 --> 00:36:24,183 [clears throat] 770 00:36:24,266 --> 00:36:26,977 Let me give you a little context. 771 00:36:27,061 --> 00:36:29,146 My girlfriend's in real estate. 772 00:36:30,439 --> 00:36:33,776 One day, she notices a spike in interest in Sandicot, 773 00:36:33,859 --> 00:36:36,904 which is, you know, curious, to say the fucking least. 774 00:36:36,987 --> 00:36:39,073 Then, the same week, a friend of mine notices 775 00:36:39,156 --> 00:36:42,034 a couple guys eating burgers at Murdock's... 776 00:36:42,118 --> 00:36:45,037 haircuts wearing expensive sneakers. 777 00:36:45,121 --> 00:36:48,999 So I go down to Town Hall to see what's what, 778 00:36:49,083 --> 00:36:51,460 and I find out that you bought the town's debt 779 00:36:51,544 --> 00:36:53,838 for pennies on the dollar. 780 00:36:53,921 --> 00:36:55,423 It's all public information. 781 00:36:55,506 --> 00:36:56,674 [smacks lips] 782 00:36:56,757 --> 00:36:59,218 I know what you stand to make. 783 00:36:59,301 --> 00:37:01,929 And I also know what you stand to lose 784 00:37:02,012 --> 00:37:04,849 if the town defaults on the bonds. 785 00:37:04,932 --> 00:37:07,184 You can't afford to wait. 786 00:37:07,268 --> 00:37:10,438 You need that casino open and ready for business 787 00:37:10,521 --> 00:37:12,440 as soon as goddamned possible. 788 00:37:12,523 --> 00:37:14,650 I wish my guys had your fucking initiative. 789 00:37:14,734 --> 00:37:17,737 [bottle thuds] 790 00:37:17,820 --> 00:37:19,739 I'll double the offer. 791 00:37:19,822 --> 00:37:22,742 ♪ suspenseful music ♪ 792 00:37:22,825 --> 00:37:24,910 Seven. 793 00:37:25,786 --> 00:37:28,122 Yeah, I think I'd be happy at seven. 794 00:37:29,498 --> 00:37:32,543 Nobody leaves a negotiation happy. 795 00:37:32,626 --> 00:37:34,170 Five. 796 00:37:34,253 --> 00:37:37,047 And for that, you throw in the fucking Indian Four. 797 00:37:37,131 --> 00:37:40,342 ♪♪♪ 798 00:38:06,535 --> 00:38:10,080 [judge] And would you be able to decide on the facts, 799 00:38:10,164 --> 00:38:12,124 regardless of your personal beliefs? 800 00:38:12,208 --> 00:38:13,959 Yes. Of course. 801 00:38:14,043 --> 00:38:15,753 Thank you. 802 00:38:15,836 --> 00:38:17,546 [judge] Potential juror number two... 803 00:38:17,630 --> 00:38:18,964 [Bryan] Actually, Your Honor, 804 00:38:19,048 --> 00:38:21,008 I have a couple of supplemental questions. 805 00:38:21,091 --> 00:38:22,176 Okay. 806 00:38:22,259 --> 00:38:23,469 But let's keep it moving. 807 00:38:23,552 --> 00:38:25,638 Understood. 808 00:38:30,976 --> 00:38:33,854 Do you have any idea how much wealth in this country 809 00:38:33,938 --> 00:38:35,773 is controlled by the top 20 percent? 810 00:38:35,856 --> 00:38:37,274 A shit ton. 811 00:38:37,358 --> 00:38:38,609 [laughter] 812 00:38:38,692 --> 00:38:40,027 Your Honor. 813 00:38:40,110 --> 00:38:41,237 [juror] Sorry. 814 00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:42,822 Almost all of it. 815 00:38:42,905 --> 00:38:44,281 Huh. 816 00:38:44,365 --> 00:38:46,492 I'd like to challenge the juror for cause. 817 00:38:49,829 --> 00:38:53,541 Do your personal beliefs about who has all the wealth 818 00:38:53,624 --> 00:38:55,835 affect your ability to apply the law? 819 00:38:55,918 --> 00:38:57,503 Not at all. 820 00:38:57,586 --> 00:39:00,089 I understand my duty as an American. 821 00:39:00,172 --> 00:39:03,342 All Americans, regardless of wealth, can be fair. 822 00:39:03,425 --> 00:39:05,052 [judge] Challenge for cause denied. 823 00:39:05,135 --> 00:39:06,971 We'll use a peremptory challenge. 824 00:39:07,054 --> 00:39:10,057 [judge] Thank you, juror. You're excused. 825 00:39:11,809 --> 00:39:14,562 You just lost your paradigm juror. 826 00:39:14,645 --> 00:39:15,688 That's got to hurt. 827 00:39:15,771 --> 00:39:17,857 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 828 00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:39,253 [Bryan] You said you worked underground, 829 00:39:39,336 --> 00:39:41,338 building the Second Avenue Subway. 830 00:39:41,422 --> 00:39:43,007 You're a sandhog. 831 00:39:43,090 --> 00:39:44,425 And proud of it. 832 00:39:44,508 --> 00:39:45,508 [Bryan chuckles] 833 00:39:45,509 --> 00:39:46,845 So was my grandfather. 834 00:39:46,927 --> 00:39:48,929 Lincoln Tunnel, back in '34. 835 00:39:49,013 --> 00:39:52,933 He said he never earned a bonus. 836 00:39:53,017 --> 00:39:54,518 Has that changed over the years? 837 00:39:54,602 --> 00:39:55,936 [chuckles] 838 00:39:56,020 --> 00:39:57,479 No. No. Never gotten a bonus. 839 00:39:57,563 --> 00:40:00,691 Do you think you'd be able to decide this case 840 00:40:00,774 --> 00:40:02,276 in a fair and impartial manner 841 00:40:02,359 --> 00:40:06,113 if you knew that the average Spartan-Ives bonus last year 842 00:40:06,196 --> 00:40:08,866 was over 366,000 dollars? 843 00:40:08,949 --> 00:40:10,367 Holy shit. 844 00:40:10,451 --> 00:40:12,286 [Bryan] Again, this is a hypothetical, but... 845 00:40:12,369 --> 00:40:14,288 He's torqueing up this jury 846 00:40:14,371 --> 00:40:15,998 like a fluffer on a porn set. 847 00:40:16,081 --> 00:40:18,500 They're inflamed for the moment. They'll calm down. 848 00:40:18,584 --> 00:40:21,837 What if you knew Mr. Boyd's personal bonus 849 00:40:21,921 --> 00:40:23,923 was more than 50 times that? 850 00:40:24,006 --> 00:40:26,258 [spectators murmuring] 851 00:40:26,342 --> 00:40:27,843 That wouldn't affect your ability 852 00:40:27,927 --> 00:40:30,012 to be impartial, would it? 853 00:40:31,180 --> 00:40:33,265 I would be impartial. 854 00:40:33,724 --> 00:40:34,975 Always trust a sandhog. 855 00:40:35,059 --> 00:40:36,310 [gavel taps] 856 00:40:36,393 --> 00:40:38,979 [Dake] You have a confusing résumé. 857 00:40:39,063 --> 00:40:41,440 What's with the, uh, fox-trot 858 00:40:41,523 --> 00:40:44,026 from Southern District to Eastern and back? 859 00:40:44,109 --> 00:40:46,570 Nothing. It happens. 860 00:40:46,654 --> 00:40:48,572 It never occurred to you that Rhoades 861 00:40:48,656 --> 00:40:51,742 was moving you around to serve his purposes 862 00:40:51,825 --> 00:40:54,620 whenever he found himself holding a Yarborough? 863 00:40:54,703 --> 00:40:57,665 I don't play bridge. 864 00:40:57,748 --> 00:40:59,875 [judge] You're excused, juror 32. 865 00:40:59,959 --> 00:41:01,835 How many challenges do they have left? 866 00:41:01,919 --> 00:41:04,004 That's tap city. 867 00:41:05,381 --> 00:41:09,093 If that's your view of bankers, 868 00:41:09,176 --> 00:41:12,429 then you could probably recognize when a-a witness 869 00:41:12,513 --> 00:41:15,182 has a personal hatred for the defendant 870 00:41:15,265 --> 00:41:18,519 and accord him the impartiality he deserves? 871 00:41:18,602 --> 00:41:19,979 [juror] Sure I could. 872 00:41:20,062 --> 00:41:23,023 I assume everyone hates this man from first sight. 873 00:41:23,107 --> 00:41:25,567 [juror] It's not gonna color my opinion. 874 00:41:26,777 --> 00:41:30,572 These jurors are gonna do me like Louis XVI. 875 00:41:30,656 --> 00:41:32,741 Let me work. 876 00:41:40,290 --> 00:41:44,753 What I want you to do... is start fucking dealing. 877 00:41:44,837 --> 00:41:46,922 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 878 00:41:52,720 --> 00:41:54,805 Bryan, can we talk? 879 00:41:59,226 --> 00:42:01,520 [Al] You really don't need to do this. 880 00:42:01,603 --> 00:42:04,398 Their best witness is Tom McKinnon. 881 00:42:04,481 --> 00:42:07,609 We'll paint him as a cuckold with an agenda. 882 00:42:07,693 --> 00:42:09,611 There's a very good chance we can win. 883 00:42:09,695 --> 00:42:11,989 Define "win." 884 00:42:12,072 --> 00:42:14,700 Define "very good." 885 00:42:16,869 --> 00:42:18,829 Summer I was 18, 886 00:42:18,912 --> 00:42:21,331 I worked in menswear at Gimbels department store. 887 00:42:21,415 --> 00:42:23,792 It doesn't exist anymore. 888 00:42:23,876 --> 00:42:26,837 I wore a suit to work. 889 00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:31,341 And I wore three suits home underneath it on my last day... 890 00:42:31,425 --> 00:42:33,510 sold them on the side to pay for college. 891 00:42:34,928 --> 00:42:38,599 The risk was worth the reward back then because... 892 00:42:38,682 --> 00:42:40,768 I had nothing to lose. 893 00:42:42,061 --> 00:42:44,146 I'm not that kid anymore. 894 00:42:45,856 --> 00:42:48,650 I'm facing ten years in federal prison. 895 00:42:50,986 --> 00:42:53,822 That's a risk I cannot tolerate. 896 00:42:53,906 --> 00:42:55,991 [door opens] 897 00:43:02,539 --> 00:43:04,041 Larry. 898 00:43:04,124 --> 00:43:05,167 [door closes] 899 00:43:05,250 --> 00:43:06,794 Hear you had a rough one. 900 00:43:06,877 --> 00:43:09,963 I'm at the table, Chuck. Don't be a son of a bitch. 901 00:43:16,595 --> 00:43:18,806 [Al] We're ready to settle. 902 00:43:18,889 --> 00:43:21,809 Admission of guilt, five years' probation, 903 00:43:21,892 --> 00:43:24,103 and a 60 million dollar fine. 904 00:43:24,186 --> 00:43:26,271 A very nice offer. 905 00:43:33,153 --> 00:43:34,613 It's funny. 906 00:43:34,696 --> 00:43:38,617 Something about a settlement doesn't sit right with me. 907 00:43:38,700 --> 00:43:40,661 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 908 00:43:40,744 --> 00:43:43,497 Bid-rigging the U.S. Treasury market, 909 00:43:43,580 --> 00:43:47,960 that, to me, is a crime that... so profoundly 910 00:43:48,043 --> 00:43:51,964 violates public trust in our financial system 911 00:43:52,047 --> 00:43:55,425 that it really seems only right to continue the trial 912 00:43:55,509 --> 00:43:57,678 and let the people decide. 913 00:43:57,761 --> 00:44:00,430 [smacks lips] 914 00:44:00,514 --> 00:44:01,598 No deal. 915 00:44:01,682 --> 00:44:03,976 Are you fucking kidding me? 916 00:44:04,059 --> 00:44:06,603 [Al] Is he kidding? 917 00:44:06,687 --> 00:44:08,564 What a motherfucker! 918 00:44:08,647 --> 00:44:10,732 [door opens] 919 00:44:14,903 --> 00:44:17,072 [Dake] That's what you're claiming? 920 00:44:18,615 --> 00:44:22,286 You know I can have you disbarred for lying. 921 00:44:22,369 --> 00:44:24,454 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 922 00:44:26,623 --> 00:44:29,418 The attorney general is on the phone. 923 00:44:35,841 --> 00:44:37,926 [sighs] 924 00:44:40,971 --> 00:44:41,971 General. 925 00:44:41,972 --> 00:44:43,266 Chuck. 926 00:44:43,348 --> 00:44:45,601 I hear you have confounded Boyd and his team. 927 00:44:45,684 --> 00:44:46,852 Congratulations. 928 00:44:46,935 --> 00:44:49,354 This call means the world to me. 929 00:44:49,438 --> 00:44:50,647 Thank you, ma'am. 930 00:44:50,731 --> 00:44:51,857 [attorney general] Yes. 931 00:44:51,940 --> 00:44:53,400 You have made it clear 932 00:44:53,483 --> 00:44:55,819 that there will be no special treatment, haven't you? 933 00:44:55,903 --> 00:44:59,656 Thought that made sense, considering. 934 00:44:59,740 --> 00:45:03,243 Now they're seeking settlement. 935 00:45:03,327 --> 00:45:05,287 But I look forward to a trial... 936 00:45:05,370 --> 00:45:07,706 a hard-hitting trial. 937 00:45:07,789 --> 00:45:10,709 I would never meddle. I need you to know that. 938 00:45:10,792 --> 00:45:12,753 I would never ask you to accept a plea 939 00:45:12,836 --> 00:45:14,296 unless you, too, felt that plea 940 00:45:14,379 --> 00:45:16,089 was in the best interest of justice. 941 00:45:16,173 --> 00:45:18,926 I appreciate that. 942 00:45:19,009 --> 00:45:23,222 We are, as always, interested in the same thing. 943 00:45:23,305 --> 00:45:26,058 And I want you to know 944 00:45:26,141 --> 00:45:29,603 that I would never refuse to accept a plea 945 00:45:29,686 --> 00:45:33,982 if, suddenly, I saw that to do so would be more fair. 946 00:45:34,066 --> 00:45:36,860 [Chuck] And that the idea of you 947 00:45:36,944 --> 00:45:40,572 never meddling... 948 00:45:40,656 --> 00:45:42,783 extended to me and the entire scope 949 00:45:42,866 --> 00:45:46,286 of my affairs in the Southern District. 950 00:45:46,370 --> 00:45:47,370 [exhales] 951 00:45:47,371 --> 00:45:49,457 ♪♪♪ 952 00:45:49,539 --> 00:45:52,292 You have your open field. 953 00:45:52,376 --> 00:45:54,461 Make the deal. 954 00:46:06,431 --> 00:46:08,517 [sighs heavily] 955 00:46:09,726 --> 00:46:14,648 And so, now, as the great Bruce Buffer says, 956 00:46:14,731 --> 00:46:17,985 "It's time." 957 00:46:18,068 --> 00:46:20,904 [Dake] Do you believe U.S. Attorney Rhoades 958 00:46:20,988 --> 00:46:22,906 remained involved in the Axelrod case 959 00:46:22,990 --> 00:46:26,034 even after he'd recused himself? 960 00:46:26,118 --> 00:46:29,079 ♪♪♪ 961 00:46:29,162 --> 00:46:30,163 Yes. 962 00:46:30,247 --> 00:46:33,375 [Dake] Yes. Of course. 963 00:46:33,458 --> 00:46:36,670 How did you know? 964 00:46:36,753 --> 00:46:38,380 Specifics. 965 00:46:38,463 --> 00:46:42,634 He came to me with information 966 00:46:42,718 --> 00:46:44,803 that made it clear he was still involved. 967 00:46:46,221 --> 00:46:50,309 He made it clear that I was to try 968 00:46:50,392 --> 00:46:53,186 to get the same information... 969 00:46:53,270 --> 00:46:54,563 [sighs] 970 00:46:54,646 --> 00:46:56,189 ...but to do so in a way that... 971 00:46:56,273 --> 00:46:58,358 [cellphone buzzing] 972 00:47:03,280 --> 00:47:05,741 [Dake] Yes, General. 973 00:47:05,824 --> 00:47:07,451 Um... 974 00:47:07,534 --> 00:47:09,244 But... 975 00:47:09,328 --> 00:47:12,164 Uh, I-I understand. Yes. Yes, ma'am. 976 00:47:12,247 --> 00:47:14,624 But I'm... But I'm just now coming into possession 977 00:47:14,708 --> 00:47:16,710 of material information, 978 00:47:16,793 --> 00:47:19,671 [Dake] a-and if I could have just a few more... 979 00:47:19,755 --> 00:47:20,756 No. No. 980 00:47:20,839 --> 00:47:22,466 Um, of course. 981 00:47:22,549 --> 00:47:23,717 [chuckles softly] 982 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:25,886 As you wish. 983 00:47:29,765 --> 00:47:32,100 [cellphone thuds] 984 00:47:32,184 --> 00:47:34,269 You can go. 985 00:47:36,188 --> 00:47:38,273 What? 986 00:47:40,567 --> 00:47:42,069 We're done here. 987 00:47:42,152 --> 00:47:44,237 ♪♪♪ 988 00:47:49,993 --> 00:47:50,951 [exhales] 989 00:47:50,952 --> 00:47:53,498 [door opens, closes] 990 00:48:06,593 --> 00:48:09,429 [cellphone buzzes] 991 00:48:09,513 --> 00:48:10,513 Yeah? 992 00:48:10,555 --> 00:48:12,224 It's over. 993 00:48:12,307 --> 00:48:14,393 Boyd puked himself. 994 00:48:18,605 --> 00:48:20,399 [gearshift clicks] 995 00:48:20,482 --> 00:48:22,734 [Wags] He's taking a guilty plea. 996 00:48:22,818 --> 00:48:24,027 Fuck. 997 00:48:24,111 --> 00:48:27,823 Surrendered like a French fucking soldier. 998 00:48:27,906 --> 00:48:29,991 Rhoades knew his man. 999 00:48:30,867 --> 00:48:32,994 [exhales sharply] 1000 00:48:33,078 --> 00:48:35,163 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 1001 00:48:38,917 --> 00:48:41,628 As, uh, as I'm sure you know, 1002 00:48:41,711 --> 00:48:45,507 the attorney general has suspended my investigation 1003 00:48:45,590 --> 00:48:47,676 and ordered me back to Washington. 1004 00:48:47,759 --> 00:48:50,303 Well, I hope you've enjoyed your stay. 1005 00:48:50,387 --> 00:48:52,055 [chuckles] 1006 00:48:52,139 --> 00:48:54,224 Well... 1007 00:48:54,975 --> 00:48:59,104 Do you know what I... what I like most 1008 00:48:59,187 --> 00:49:02,482 about my job, Mr. Rhoades? 1009 00:49:02,566 --> 00:49:04,985 The sartorial flair? 1010 00:49:05,068 --> 00:49:07,154 [both chuckle] 1011 00:49:07,404 --> 00:49:09,489 I took an oath. 1012 00:49:10,782 --> 00:49:13,285 The same oath sworn by you, in fact, 1013 00:49:13,368 --> 00:49:16,663 to the people of the United States. 1014 00:49:16,746 --> 00:49:19,499 And when I see that someone 1015 00:49:19,583 --> 00:49:22,294 is putting his own interests above that oath, 1016 00:49:22,377 --> 00:49:27,048 there is nothing I like better than making sure 1017 00:49:27,132 --> 00:49:30,719 they never get another job in the legal profession 1018 00:49:30,802 --> 00:49:32,679 f-for the rest of their lives. 1019 00:49:32,762 --> 00:49:34,848 [chuckles] 1020 00:49:35,724 --> 00:49:37,767 Know this. 1021 00:49:37,851 --> 00:49:42,272 I had you... in the cross hairs. 1022 00:49:43,773 --> 00:49:48,695 But today, you're the man who brought down Lawrence Boyd. 1023 00:49:48,778 --> 00:49:51,573 You're... Elvis. 1024 00:49:53,033 --> 00:49:57,329 So... today... 1025 00:49:57,412 --> 00:50:00,040 you are safe. 1026 00:50:01,458 --> 00:50:04,044 But... 1027 00:50:04,127 --> 00:50:07,422 don't get fucking comfortable. 1028 00:50:10,050 --> 00:50:12,135 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 1029 00:50:19,351 --> 00:50:21,603 What happened upstate? 1030 00:50:21,686 --> 00:50:24,689 I bought Flagg's property for five, 1031 00:50:24,773 --> 00:50:26,233 which I've leased to Thayer 1032 00:50:26,316 --> 00:50:29,319 for $750K a year on a ten-year lease. 1033 00:50:29,402 --> 00:50:31,738 Wyatt, we are rolling. 1034 00:50:31,821 --> 00:50:33,990 You pulled this out of the fucking fire, boss. 1035 00:50:34,074 --> 00:50:36,493 An actual, unmitigated win. 1036 00:50:36,576 --> 00:50:37,994 The yield on this bad boy 1037 00:50:38,078 --> 00:50:41,456 is gonna keep Mama in new shoes for years. 1038 00:50:41,540 --> 00:50:43,667 Bring on the bulldozers. 1039 00:50:43,750 --> 00:50:45,835 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 1040 00:50:53,927 --> 00:50:55,929 Yeah? 1041 00:50:56,012 --> 00:50:58,098 Congratulations. 1042 00:50:58,682 --> 00:51:01,142 Victory torn from the jaws. 1043 00:51:01,226 --> 00:51:04,813 Ah, sometimes, you play the goban. 1044 00:51:04,896 --> 00:51:06,773 Sometimes, you look across the board 1045 00:51:06,856 --> 00:51:09,359 and you see a total lack of kiai. 1046 00:51:09,442 --> 00:51:11,778 I know none of those words. 1047 00:51:11,861 --> 00:51:15,657 But I feel like you're calling Lawrence Boyd a butter boy. 1048 00:51:15,740 --> 00:51:18,451 A guilty man took a guilty plea. 1049 00:51:18,535 --> 00:51:21,830 [Orrin] Closer than ever to your goal, Bryan. 1050 00:51:21,913 --> 00:51:23,498 Which one? 1051 00:51:23,582 --> 00:51:26,918 That's what you should spend the next few weeks figuring out. 1052 00:51:33,049 --> 00:51:34,134 See you next week. 1053 00:51:34,217 --> 00:51:36,303 [woman] Namaste. 1054 00:51:36,803 --> 00:51:37,803 Hey. 1055 00:51:37,804 --> 00:51:39,140 Hey. 1056 00:51:39,222 --> 00:51:40,265 I heard about Boyd. 1057 00:51:40,348 --> 00:51:42,392 I know, brutal. 1058 00:51:42,475 --> 00:51:44,769 But forget that. This is more important. 1059 00:51:44,853 --> 00:51:46,938 I-I'm sorry. 1060 00:51:47,230 --> 00:51:48,815 I should have told you about Wendy 1061 00:51:48,898 --> 00:51:50,984 before I even spoke to her. 1062 00:51:51,067 --> 00:51:53,570 You think this is about her? 1063 00:51:53,653 --> 00:51:57,907 [scoffs] Bobby, you act like we're in this together. 1064 00:51:57,991 --> 00:52:00,660 You make command decisions, sometimes life-changing, 1065 00:52:00,744 --> 00:52:04,080 and you don't even run them by me first. 1066 00:52:04,164 --> 00:52:06,750 Do you remember the boat? The Galápagos? 1067 00:52:06,833 --> 00:52:09,169 You make plans, you put them in motion, 1068 00:52:09,252 --> 00:52:11,921 and then you inform me after the fact. 1069 00:52:12,005 --> 00:52:14,174 That is not the marriage that I signed up for, 1070 00:52:14,257 --> 00:52:18,219 and that is not one that I will accept going forward. 1071 00:52:18,303 --> 00:52:20,930 I've risked alienating my brothers and sisters. 1072 00:52:21,014 --> 00:52:24,684 I have walked away from things that I care deeply about. 1073 00:52:24,768 --> 00:52:26,144 I know. 1074 00:52:26,227 --> 00:52:28,188 And I do it because I understand 1075 00:52:28,271 --> 00:52:30,315 that when something becomes a liability, 1076 00:52:30,398 --> 00:52:33,985 you cut it loose for the greater good. 1077 00:52:34,069 --> 00:52:36,863 And if you ask me, Wendy Rhoades is a liability, 1078 00:52:36,946 --> 00:52:40,158 and I will never be okay with the two of you talking. 1079 00:52:40,241 --> 00:52:42,494 Okay. 1080 00:52:42,577 --> 00:52:44,412 You're right. 1081 00:52:44,496 --> 00:52:47,040 A-About everything. 1082 00:52:47,123 --> 00:52:49,209 ♪ soft music ♪ 1083 00:52:51,795 --> 00:52:53,588 Look, what if I agree 1084 00:52:53,672 --> 00:52:58,551 that I, personally, won't see her? 1085 00:52:58,635 --> 00:53:01,346 I'll draw a line. 1086 00:53:01,429 --> 00:53:03,431 She and I will never have any sessions. 1087 00:53:03,515 --> 00:53:06,518 That way, she'll never have anything on me. 1088 00:53:09,104 --> 00:53:11,189 Can you live with that? 1089 00:53:16,486 --> 00:53:17,987 I can try. 1090 00:53:18,071 --> 00:53:20,156 ♪♪♪ 1091 00:53:45,557 --> 00:53:50,103 [indistinct talking, shouting in distance] 1092 00:53:50,186 --> 00:53:52,272 [laughs] 1093 00:53:55,358 --> 00:53:58,653 [server] There you go, gentlemen. 1094 00:53:58,737 --> 00:53:59,839 - [man] Congrats. - [man] All right. 1095 00:53:59,863 --> 00:54:01,948 - [man] Well done. - [man] Hear, hear. 1096 00:54:04,033 --> 00:54:05,285 Top-drawer. 1097 00:54:05,368 --> 00:54:07,328 On my account, pal. Enjoy it. 1098 00:54:07,412 --> 00:54:09,497 Couldn't be happier for you. 1099 00:54:11,875 --> 00:54:13,668 To the vir triumphalis. 1100 00:54:13,752 --> 00:54:15,378 [man] Hear, hear! 1101 00:54:15,462 --> 00:54:17,756 Son, there were times when I thought you were finished. 1102 00:54:17,839 --> 00:54:20,383 You scared the hell out of me, more than once. 1103 00:54:20,467 --> 00:54:22,552 But you prevailed. 1104 00:54:25,054 --> 00:54:29,142 And the only question now is... 1105 00:54:29,225 --> 00:54:31,978 which mansion will it be, Gracie or the Governor's? 1106 00:54:32,061 --> 00:54:33,646 Relax, Dad. 1107 00:54:33,730 --> 00:54:35,148 I fought to keep my job. 1108 00:54:35,231 --> 00:54:37,984 I'm just gonna try to enjoy it for the time being. 1109 00:54:38,067 --> 00:54:41,696 Don't waste this moment. 1110 00:54:41,780 --> 00:54:44,657 There's no telling how fleeting it might be. 1111 00:54:44,741 --> 00:54:46,326 Uh, I have a piece of news. 1112 00:54:46,409 --> 00:54:49,329 Words you never want to hear come out of your lawyer's mouth. 1113 00:54:49,412 --> 00:54:51,664 You're gonna want to hear this. It is very good. 1114 00:54:51,748 --> 00:54:54,459 On my way over here, I got a call from Axelrod's lawyer. 1115 00:54:54,542 --> 00:54:56,669 They are not gonna be deposing you next week. 1116 00:54:56,753 --> 00:54:58,671 They're not gonna be deposing you at all. 1117 00:54:58,755 --> 00:55:00,840 But their case can't proceed unless... 1118 00:55:03,343 --> 00:55:05,470 Their case isn't proceeding. 1119 00:55:05,553 --> 00:55:07,806 [Ira] They are dropping the lawsuits... 1120 00:55:07,889 --> 00:55:09,974 quietly, over the next couple of months. 1121 00:55:10,058 --> 00:55:13,019 What did I tell you? You have muscle. 1122 00:55:13,102 --> 00:55:15,438 [Ira laughs] You even scared Axelrod. 1123 00:55:17,941 --> 00:55:19,025 When did this happen? 1124 00:55:19,108 --> 00:55:20,819 [Ira] I got the call on the way over. 1125 00:55:20,902 --> 00:55:23,279 [Ira] Your father's right. You must've scared him. 1126 00:55:23,363 --> 00:55:24,572 What's the problem? 1127 00:55:24,656 --> 00:55:27,492 Now you're truly unencumbered. 1128 00:55:27,575 --> 00:55:30,912 Axelrod isn't scared by displays of strength. 1129 00:55:30,995 --> 00:55:32,080 You all right? 1130 00:55:32,163 --> 00:55:34,249 I'm not sure. 1131 00:55:35,667 --> 00:55:38,002 Uh... 1132 00:55:38,086 --> 00:55:39,838 Thank you for this tribute. 1133 00:55:39,921 --> 00:55:41,172 It means a great deal, 1134 00:55:41,256 --> 00:55:43,550 celebrating this victory with you both. 1135 00:55:43,633 --> 00:55:45,134 I have to go. 1136 00:55:45,218 --> 00:55:47,220 Enjoy the scotch. 1137 00:55:47,303 --> 00:55:49,389 ♪ soft music ♪ 1138 00:55:52,392 --> 00:55:56,020 [engine starts] 1139 00:56:01,401 --> 00:56:02,610 Hall! 1140 00:56:02,694 --> 00:56:05,238 Sandicot's not getting the gaming license. 1141 00:56:08,283 --> 00:56:09,617 [engine shuts off] 1142 00:56:09,701 --> 00:56:11,536 [Hall] The commission went another way, 1143 00:56:11,619 --> 00:56:13,746 gave it to a town in the Catskills. 1144 00:56:13,830 --> 00:56:17,083 I'm looking into what happened, but it's over. 1145 00:56:17,166 --> 00:56:19,252 ♪ dramatic music ♪ 1146 00:56:22,672 --> 00:56:24,757 Are you there? 1147 00:56:39,522 --> 00:56:41,900 ♪ soft rock music ♪ 1148 00:56:41,983 --> 00:56:44,068 [beep] 1149 00:56:57,540 --> 00:56:59,626 [door closes] 1150 00:57:07,842 --> 00:57:09,928 [sighs] I'm so happy for you. 1151 00:57:12,597 --> 00:57:13,597 [scoffs] 1152 00:57:13,640 --> 00:57:15,099 Is something wrong? 1153 00:57:15,183 --> 00:57:18,269 What did you do to get Axelrod to drop the civil suits? 1154 00:57:20,355 --> 00:57:21,773 This is a conversation, 1155 00:57:21,856 --> 00:57:23,650 and I don't think we should have it tonight. 1156 00:57:23,733 --> 00:57:25,318 [scoffs] Let's not do anything to spoil 1157 00:57:25,401 --> 00:57:26,653 the tremendous day you've had. 1158 00:57:26,736 --> 00:57:28,821 Yeah, it's too late for that. 1159 00:57:31,074 --> 00:57:32,951 I went back to work at Axe Capital. 1160 00:57:33,034 --> 00:57:35,828 And, um, are you gonna try to insist 1161 00:57:35,912 --> 00:57:36,996 that you did it for me? 1162 00:57:37,080 --> 00:57:38,831 No. 1163 00:57:38,915 --> 00:57:40,083 I wanted to go back. 1164 00:57:40,166 --> 00:57:41,166 [scoffs] 1165 00:57:41,167 --> 00:57:43,253 Chuck. 1166 00:57:44,504 --> 00:57:46,589 It's my work. 1167 00:57:47,256 --> 00:57:51,010 And when I didn't have it anymore, it... 1168 00:57:51,094 --> 00:57:53,721 it left a hole I tried very hard to fill, but couldn't. 1169 00:57:53,805 --> 00:57:55,181 So yes, I went back for me, 1170 00:57:55,264 --> 00:57:57,850 but in doing it, I found a way to help you, too. 1171 00:57:57,934 --> 00:58:01,479 Well, I'm happy that it works for you. 1172 00:58:01,562 --> 00:58:05,149 But for us, I am afraid it's a deal breaker. 1173 00:58:05,233 --> 00:58:07,402 ♪ soft rock music ♪ 1174 00:58:07,485 --> 00:58:11,489 ♪ So I'll take two of what you're having ♪ 1175 00:58:11,572 --> 00:58:15,076 ♪ And I'll take everything you got ♪ 1176 00:58:15,159 --> 00:58:18,538 ♪ To kill this goddamn lonely ♪ 1177 00:58:18,621 --> 00:58:21,541 ♪ Goddamn lonely love ♪ 1178 00:58:21,624 --> 00:58:23,710 ♪♪♪ 1179 00:58:29,966 --> 00:58:34,554 ♪ All I got is this goddamn lonely ♪ 1180 00:58:34,637 --> 00:58:37,890 ♪ Goddamn lonely love ♪ 1181 00:58:37,974 --> 00:58:42,020 ♪ All I got is this goddamn lonely ♪ 1182 00:58:42,103 --> 00:58:45,732 ♪ Goddamn lonely love ♪ 1183 00:58:45,815 --> 00:58:50,153 ♪ All I got is this goddamn lonely ♪ 1184 00:58:50,236 --> 00:58:55,199 ♪ Goddamn lonely love ♪