1 00:00:13,555 --> 00:00:15,557 ["Nemesis" playing] 2 00:01:46,648 --> 00:01:47,649 [music ends] 3 00:01:48,734 --> 00:01:50,527 ["Look at Me Now" playing] 4 00:02:10,464 --> 00:02:11,965 [exhales shakily] 5 00:02:24,394 --> 00:02:25,562 [pedestrian] Hey! 6 00:02:25,562 --> 00:02:26,772 Baby killer! 7 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:29,233 [elevator bell dings] 8 00:02:33,570 --> 00:02:36,448 [Mia] Well, they picked the grand jury, so I'm gonna send Yanko-- 9 00:02:37,658 --> 00:02:38,659 Holy shit. 10 00:02:41,036 --> 00:02:44,331 - Are you okay? - I guess my post hit a nerve. 11 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:50,712 And I really liked this coat. 12 00:02:56,510 --> 00:02:57,511 [Alex sighs] 13 00:03:00,848 --> 00:03:01,932 [knocking] 14 00:03:01,932 --> 00:03:03,725 [assistant] Five minutes, Alex. 15 00:03:03,725 --> 00:03:04,810 Thanks. 16 00:03:07,145 --> 00:03:08,230 [sighing] Oh, God. 17 00:03:08,230 --> 00:03:10,315 [narrator] This week on Alex Unfiltered... 18 00:03:10,315 --> 00:03:14,319 Big Data, fake news and the truth about his top-secret tech. 19 00:03:14,319 --> 00:03:18,991 Nothing's off the table as Hyperion CEO Paul Marks talks with Alex Levy 20 00:03:18,991 --> 00:03:21,326 about taking UBA into the future. 21 00:03:22,202 --> 00:03:26,623 Join us for this exclusive interview, Thursday at 8:00, only on UBA+. 22 00:03:26,623 --> 00:03:28,625 I bet nothing's off the table. 23 00:03:28,625 --> 00:03:31,503 I'm more interested in what's happening under the table. 24 00:03:31,503 --> 00:03:34,089 Do you think they were sleeping together when they shot this? 25 00:03:34,089 --> 00:03:36,008 I can't believe after Mitch, she's still pulling this shit. 26 00:03:36,008 --> 00:03:38,177 Okay, I don't think it's exactly the same thing. 27 00:03:38,177 --> 00:03:40,554 - Did you see the picture? - [Rena] No. 28 00:03:40,554 --> 00:03:42,514 It's embarrassing. 29 00:03:43,140 --> 00:03:44,850 She's turning us into a joke. 30 00:03:44,850 --> 00:03:46,393 [Joel] Hey, hey, I've got a joke. 31 00:03:46,393 --> 00:03:48,604 How many narcissists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? 32 00:03:48,604 --> 00:03:49,897 - Ugh. - How many? 33 00:03:49,897 --> 00:03:51,982 Just one, but they need the whole world watching. 34 00:03:51,982 --> 00:03:53,317 - [laughs] - [Alex] Really, Joel? 35 00:03:55,819 --> 00:03:56,820 Sorry. 36 00:03:59,198 --> 00:04:00,449 All right. You guys, listen up. 37 00:04:00,449 --> 00:04:03,327 Um, I just have to say 38 00:04:03,952 --> 00:04:06,788 that no matter what goes on in my personal life, 39 00:04:06,788 --> 00:04:09,291 nothing here in our day-to-day at TMS is gonna change. 40 00:04:09,291 --> 00:04:12,836 So we don't have time for bullshit or gossip. 41 00:04:13,545 --> 00:04:16,714 - This SCOTUS story is too important. - Agreed. 42 00:04:16,714 --> 00:04:20,594 We had a great show today, but we have to bring it all week. 43 00:04:20,594 --> 00:04:22,012 - [Rena] Mm-hmm. - [Chip] Let's get to it. 44 00:04:22,012 --> 00:04:23,388 Who's got copies of the draft opinion? 45 00:04:23,388 --> 00:04:26,767 Does anybody have any info on the leaker? Are they all just pointing fingers? 46 00:04:26,767 --> 00:04:29,102 - What's happening? - I can make copies. I'll-- I'll do that. 47 00:04:29,102 --> 00:04:32,147 Yeah, that'd be a better use of your time, Joel. [scoffs] 48 00:04:32,940 --> 00:04:35,692 Um, I want Kirsten Gillibrand on Alex Unfiltered. 49 00:04:35,692 --> 00:04:38,695 They're only gonna give us five minutes and asked to be on TMS. 50 00:04:38,695 --> 00:04:39,780 They did? 51 00:04:40,989 --> 00:04:42,950 And they will only give us five minutes? 52 00:04:43,450 --> 00:04:45,786 - Honestly. Chip? - Yeah, I-I'll look into it. Yeah. 53 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:47,538 [Alex] Any word from Anita Hill? 54 00:04:47,538 --> 00:04:49,957 I reached out again this morning, but it's still early, so... 55 00:04:50,541 --> 00:04:51,750 All right. Well, call again. 56 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:53,085 - I'll call too. - Absolutely. 57 00:04:53,085 --> 00:04:54,670 Look, we're going all in on this, okay? 58 00:04:54,670 --> 00:04:58,507 Hey, um, before you go, everyone's still good for Thursday, right? 59 00:04:59,675 --> 00:05:01,051 We'll meet in the teacup? 60 00:05:03,762 --> 00:05:05,889 Great. Okay, guys, back to work. Let's go. 61 00:05:11,895 --> 00:05:13,063 And how is she doing? 62 00:05:13,063 --> 00:05:16,233 We told her to take the day, just go home, but you know Chris. 63 00:05:16,233 --> 00:05:17,317 [Cory sighs] 64 00:05:17,317 --> 00:05:20,904 So, do you think this is a one-off thing, or is this, uh, gonna be a problem? 65 00:05:20,904 --> 00:05:23,240 Not sure yet. I'll keep an eye on it. 66 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,493 - Did Alex talk to you since last night? - [chuckles] No. 67 00:05:26,493 --> 00:05:28,453 - What about Paul? - He's in Texas right now. 68 00:05:28,453 --> 00:05:30,581 He's coming back on Thursday for the photo shoot. 69 00:05:30,581 --> 00:05:32,583 Yeah, he's making moves. 70 00:05:32,583 --> 00:05:34,251 Yeah. Seems like everybody is. 71 00:05:37,296 --> 00:05:40,090 Were you ever gonna tell me that you're the Stanford student? 72 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,218 Would you have done anything differently? 73 00:05:43,218 --> 00:05:45,345 You know that's why he offered you my job. 74 00:05:46,054 --> 00:05:48,015 He was worried that you're a problem. 75 00:05:49,433 --> 00:05:50,809 And so he took care of it. 76 00:05:53,228 --> 00:05:54,229 [sighs] 77 00:05:58,609 --> 00:06:02,821 I think something's going on at Hyperion, something that Paul wants to keep quiet. 78 00:06:03,572 --> 00:06:05,490 Can you be more specific? 79 00:06:07,075 --> 00:06:09,286 - No. - [sighs] Okay. 80 00:06:11,246 --> 00:06:13,957 If Paul wants to sleep with Alex, so be it. 81 00:06:13,957 --> 00:06:19,379 If he wants to sell their nudes as NFTs, as long as she consents, I don't care. 82 00:06:19,379 --> 00:06:22,299 His stunts don't matter. His moves don't matter. 83 00:06:22,299 --> 00:06:24,885 His money matters. 84 00:06:25,469 --> 00:06:28,305 So we are going to close this deal, no matter what, 85 00:06:28,305 --> 00:06:31,016 and UBA's future is going to be secure. 86 00:06:31,016 --> 00:06:33,477 And I got a $150 million buyout, 87 00:06:33,477 --> 00:06:35,896 so I judge it as too expensive to fire me. 88 00:06:37,272 --> 00:06:38,690 - Is there anything else? - No. 89 00:06:42,444 --> 00:06:44,446 [employees chattering] 90 00:06:46,823 --> 00:06:48,116 [line ringing] 91 00:06:49,952 --> 00:06:52,120 Hi. You've reached Kate. Leave a message. 92 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,957 - [sighs] Shit. - [call ends] 93 00:06:55,832 --> 00:06:57,835 - [Amanda] Good morning. - Good morning. 94 00:06:57,835 --> 00:07:00,587 Just checking on this employment agreement. 95 00:07:00,587 --> 00:07:02,214 Yeah. Looks good. 96 00:07:02,214 --> 00:07:04,466 My agents are gonna get back to you shortly. 97 00:07:06,218 --> 00:07:10,013 Great. Wanna get the team in place before the shareholder vote. 98 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,810 Oh, yeah. Yeah. Of course. 99 00:07:16,186 --> 00:07:19,481 I left a message for the head of legal at Planned Parenthood, 100 00:07:19,481 --> 00:07:21,859 - uh, Linda-- Right. Okay. - Constantine. Yeah, I'll follow up. 101 00:07:21,859 --> 00:07:24,152 Also, uh, Anita Hill's office finally reached out. 102 00:07:24,152 --> 00:07:25,070 Oh, good. 103 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:27,114 They said check back with them in, like, two weeks. 104 00:07:28,532 --> 00:07:30,033 Two weeks? 105 00:07:30,033 --> 00:07:33,412 Look, before you say anything... [sighs] ...I made some calls, 106 00:07:33,412 --> 00:07:34,580 and, um... 107 00:07:36,665 --> 00:07:39,626 Anita Hill's doing an in-depth with Laura Peterson. [sighs] 108 00:07:39,626 --> 00:07:41,211 You have got to be kidding me. 109 00:07:41,211 --> 00:07:44,214 It's NBN. The producers are playing dirty, and I'm just not getting through. 110 00:07:44,214 --> 00:07:47,301 Yeah, well, that's not good enough. This is your job, Chip. 111 00:07:49,553 --> 00:07:52,472 If NBN is trying to convince people not to touch me, 112 00:07:52,472 --> 00:07:54,308 it is your job to un-convince them. 113 00:07:54,933 --> 00:07:56,476 I get it, Alex. But I just-- 114 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:57,561 [inhales sharply] 115 00:07:57,561 --> 00:07:58,812 Is that gonna be a problem? 116 00:08:00,939 --> 00:08:02,858 - No. - Great. 117 00:08:03,650 --> 00:08:05,235 - I will handle it. - Thank you. 118 00:08:07,988 --> 00:08:10,866 Look, I-- I wanted to ask you-- [stammers, sighs] 119 00:08:10,866 --> 00:08:12,492 You didn't respond to Doug's email. 120 00:08:13,911 --> 00:08:15,662 - I was cc'd on it. - I know. Fucking Doug. 121 00:08:15,662 --> 00:08:18,624 Did you read the statement he drafted? I thought it was pretty straightforward. 122 00:08:18,624 --> 00:08:19,958 - I mean-- - It's not happening. 123 00:08:20,459 --> 00:08:22,836 I am not putting out a statement about Paul this week. 124 00:08:23,629 --> 00:08:26,256 I get it, Alex. It sucks, okay? 125 00:08:26,256 --> 00:08:29,384 But this is Paul Marks. It's not some rando from Raya. 126 00:08:30,093 --> 00:08:32,095 We're closing the deal next week, okay? 127 00:08:32,095 --> 00:08:34,264 Th-- This is a story you have to get ahead of. You know this. 128 00:08:34,264 --> 00:08:37,433 Chip, this is what they do. This is what they do. 129 00:08:38,059 --> 00:08:42,272 No. I cannot be the story that distracts from the actual news. 130 00:08:43,190 --> 00:08:44,691 All right? I will deal with Doug. 131 00:08:44,691 --> 00:08:46,527 You just handle Linda Constantine, okay? 132 00:08:46,527 --> 00:08:48,362 Yeah. Yeah. All right, I'm on it. 133 00:08:48,362 --> 00:08:49,446 Thank you. 134 00:08:52,241 --> 00:08:53,242 [door closes] 135 00:08:53,242 --> 00:08:54,993 Oh, God. What the fuck? 136 00:08:54,993 --> 00:08:58,121 [Bradley] Mmm. NBN just has better bagels than we do. 137 00:08:58,121 --> 00:09:00,624 They're not from work. I picked them up on the way. 138 00:09:00,624 --> 00:09:01,834 Oh, that's so sweet. 139 00:09:01,834 --> 00:09:03,669 [chuckles] You thought I was just standing there, 140 00:09:03,669 --> 00:09:05,379 all mic'ed up, shoving cream cheese in my bag? 141 00:09:05,379 --> 00:09:08,841 That's what I do every day. I get all my best snacks at work. 142 00:09:08,841 --> 00:09:10,092 - [chuckles] - [laughs] 143 00:09:10,092 --> 00:09:12,636 I actually had to duck out right after we wrapped. 144 00:09:13,470 --> 00:09:17,683 The world's on fire, and all Audra can talk about is Alex and Paul. 145 00:09:17,683 --> 00:09:19,184 - [groans] - I mean, I agree. 146 00:09:19,184 --> 00:09:20,727 Alex is really crossing a line. 147 00:09:20,727 --> 00:09:22,312 Look, I want her to be happy, 148 00:09:22,312 --> 00:09:24,189 but I-- I don't even know what to say to her. 149 00:09:24,189 --> 00:09:27,276 You know, he was sniffing around us too. I mean, God knows we need the money. 150 00:09:28,235 --> 00:09:29,695 - Really? - Yeah. 151 00:09:29,695 --> 00:09:33,240 Hmm. Well, maybe you'll come work at UBA again, 152 00:09:33,740 --> 00:09:35,826 and you can get a little office next to mine, 153 00:09:35,826 --> 00:09:37,703 and we can make out in the supply closet. 154 00:09:37,703 --> 00:09:39,663 Mmm. That sounds perfect. 155 00:09:40,330 --> 00:09:41,498 Mmm. 156 00:09:42,583 --> 00:09:45,460 - Okay, I have to go to work. - [chuckling] Okay. 157 00:09:45,460 --> 00:09:47,087 As much as I'd like to eat bagels. 158 00:09:47,087 --> 00:09:48,630 Where is my robe? 159 00:09:49,256 --> 00:09:51,550 - I don't know how you function. - I know. I gotta get a closet. 160 00:09:51,550 --> 00:09:53,886 - I don't know, something like that. - What's this? 161 00:09:55,137 --> 00:09:56,471 Cory's mom gave me that. 162 00:09:57,431 --> 00:09:58,932 When were you with Cory's mom? 163 00:09:58,932 --> 00:10:00,642 Yesterday. It was a work thing. 164 00:10:00,642 --> 00:10:02,519 Honestly, it was very weird. 165 00:10:03,228 --> 00:10:04,229 Yeah. 166 00:10:05,230 --> 00:10:07,149 My boss has never introduced me to her mom. 167 00:10:07,149 --> 00:10:09,401 Count your blessings. [chuckles] 168 00:10:11,403 --> 00:10:14,239 [Layla] You were amazing this morning. Highest-rated Tuesday in two months. 169 00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:15,949 I didn't love the face full of paint, 170 00:10:15,949 --> 00:10:18,243 but it's not gonna stop me from going on air. 171 00:10:20,537 --> 00:10:23,040 About that. Um, 172 00:10:23,624 --> 00:10:26,001 we need to talk to you about your segments going forward, Chris. 173 00:10:26,001 --> 00:10:29,546 Now that I'm a walking, talking political liability. 174 00:10:30,214 --> 00:10:33,634 [sighs] We may need to pull back on your SCOTUS coverage. 175 00:10:33,634 --> 00:10:35,511 Just for the next couple of weeks. 176 00:10:35,511 --> 00:10:37,888 I'm sorry, you're doing what? 177 00:10:37,888 --> 00:10:40,182 Layla, I thought we said we were gonna slow-walk this one. 178 00:10:40,182 --> 00:10:42,267 There's slow-walking, and then there's sugarcoating. 179 00:10:42,267 --> 00:10:45,270 And it might be good to lay off your socials until this dies down. 180 00:10:45,270 --> 00:10:49,650 [sighs] So I say what the majority of people are thinking, 181 00:10:49,650 --> 00:10:52,486 - and you're punishing me for it? - No, no, no. We're not punishing you. 182 00:10:52,486 --> 00:10:55,948 We can't guarantee your safety. Your physical safety. 183 00:10:55,948 --> 00:10:59,660 While you were on air today, there were some additional threats. 184 00:11:01,495 --> 00:11:03,247 - Oh. Okay. - [Mia] Right. 185 00:11:03,997 --> 00:11:05,832 There's someone we'd like you to meet. 186 00:11:05,832 --> 00:11:07,000 Preston? 187 00:11:07,918 --> 00:11:08,836 [Mia] Hey, Preston. 188 00:11:08,836 --> 00:11:10,671 [Layla] Preston's gonna be looking after you. 189 00:11:10,671 --> 00:11:13,340 Pick you up, take you door-to-door, anything else you need. 190 00:11:13,340 --> 00:11:14,842 Nice to meet you. 191 00:11:14,842 --> 00:11:16,301 You know I already have a driver. 192 00:11:16,301 --> 00:11:19,596 Preston will be escorting you from the lobby to your car, 193 00:11:19,596 --> 00:11:20,931 from the car into your home. 194 00:11:20,931 --> 00:11:22,891 Until all this blows over. 195 00:11:25,978 --> 00:11:27,271 You gotta be kidding me. 196 00:11:29,940 --> 00:11:31,733 - [Stella] Hey. - Hey. 197 00:11:32,317 --> 00:11:35,153 - Am I interrupting? - No, not at all. Come on in. 198 00:11:37,447 --> 00:11:38,448 Have a seat. 199 00:11:41,118 --> 00:11:42,411 [exhales sharply] 200 00:11:42,411 --> 00:11:44,413 I have an old friend who works for Paul. 201 00:11:45,163 --> 00:11:46,331 Used to. 202 00:11:46,331 --> 00:11:49,710 She just got fired, but I don't think it's because she fucked up. 203 00:11:50,919 --> 00:11:52,629 - Okay. - She came to see me, 204 00:11:52,629 --> 00:11:55,924 and I think she was trying to tell me something about his company. 205 00:11:55,924 --> 00:11:57,551 And I-- I didn't-- 206 00:12:00,304 --> 00:12:01,388 I shut her down. 207 00:12:01,388 --> 00:12:03,849 - And now she won't return my calls. - Oh. 208 00:12:05,017 --> 00:12:07,519 Wait, do you-- do you think she wants to be a whistleblower? 209 00:12:07,519 --> 00:12:09,479 I don't know. But I need you to find out. 210 00:12:11,398 --> 00:12:12,232 Okay. 211 00:12:12,232 --> 00:12:14,776 And for obvious reasons, I can't ask Alex. 212 00:12:14,776 --> 00:12:16,445 Yeah. Of course, of course. 213 00:12:16,945 --> 00:12:18,113 She might talk to you. 214 00:12:19,072 --> 00:12:21,575 You have a certain profile. 215 00:12:23,952 --> 00:12:25,954 You're not afraid to take down powerful men. 216 00:12:29,208 --> 00:12:32,794 Look, Kate was my best friend. 217 00:12:33,670 --> 00:12:37,674 And when I saw her-- [stammers] I don't know what's going on. 218 00:12:37,674 --> 00:12:39,343 - She seemed fragile and manic... - Okay. 219 00:12:39,343 --> 00:12:41,803 - ...and desperate-- - Yeah. I hear you, Stella. I know. Okay. 220 00:12:42,387 --> 00:12:43,514 I hear your concerns. 221 00:12:43,514 --> 00:12:46,308 Uh, I'm just worried 222 00:12:46,308 --> 00:12:49,770 because the last time I pushed a woman to talk about her trauma, 223 00:12:50,979 --> 00:12:52,105 she ended her life. 224 00:12:53,815 --> 00:12:56,527 Hannah Schoenfeld didn't kill herself because of you. 225 00:12:56,527 --> 00:12:59,780 Well, I can't-- I can't do that. 226 00:13:01,365 --> 00:13:02,366 Not again. 227 00:13:03,283 --> 00:13:05,369 What happened to Hannah was terrible. 228 00:13:06,537 --> 00:13:07,538 Period. 229 00:13:09,498 --> 00:13:11,500 But in the end, you did the right thing. 230 00:13:11,500 --> 00:13:14,878 You held those men accountable. 231 00:13:16,755 --> 00:13:19,383 Call Kate. Please. 232 00:13:34,022 --> 00:13:36,942 - [cell phone ringing] - [sighs] 233 00:13:38,652 --> 00:13:40,320 - Hey. - [Amanda] Stella's on board. 234 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:41,405 I'll chase the paperwork. 235 00:13:42,072 --> 00:13:44,867 - Good. - Now all we need is a long-range rocket 236 00:13:44,867 --> 00:13:46,285 that goes where we tell it to. 237 00:13:46,285 --> 00:13:48,704 Well, if this test goes well, we're on our way. 238 00:13:50,831 --> 00:13:52,124 How much shit is Alex taking? 239 00:13:52,124 --> 00:13:53,876 Hey, I came on board with you 240 00:13:53,876 --> 00:13:57,838 because I want to do something bigger than myself, bigger than humanity. 241 00:13:57,838 --> 00:14:01,008 "The world is too fucking small." That's what you said. 242 00:14:01,008 --> 00:14:03,260 You want to get your bird wet? Fine. 243 00:14:03,260 --> 00:14:05,846 But when you lose focus, the mission suffers. 244 00:14:05,846 --> 00:14:07,806 Well, I think my focus is just fine. 245 00:14:07,806 --> 00:14:09,683 Good. I was beginning to worry. 246 00:14:09,683 --> 00:14:12,227 - [Paul sighs] - You've been smiling a lot. 247 00:14:12,227 --> 00:14:13,770 It unnerves me. 248 00:14:13,770 --> 00:14:16,440 You take care of your end, I'll take care of mine. 249 00:14:20,569 --> 00:14:23,488 [breathes deeply] 250 00:14:23,488 --> 00:14:27,201 So, when I-- I finally went home, my wife had left. 251 00:14:28,493 --> 00:14:34,791 She had taken everything that was hers, and the house was, uh, blank. 252 00:14:37,711 --> 00:14:40,339 I don't even know how long she'd been gone. It could have been weeks. 253 00:14:43,592 --> 00:14:46,345 I had to take a pretty hard look at myself. 254 00:14:48,722 --> 00:14:53,435 The way I treated other people. The cost... of what I was doing. 255 00:14:56,188 --> 00:14:58,315 There. Pause it there. Right there. Sorry. 256 00:14:58,315 --> 00:14:59,399 What? 257 00:14:59,399 --> 00:15:00,484 [stammers] Oh, nothing. 258 00:15:00,484 --> 00:15:02,903 I was just thinking how great it'll be for the grandchildren, 259 00:15:02,903 --> 00:15:05,614 having the moment that they fell in love on tape. 260 00:15:07,449 --> 00:15:09,743 Cory, you're very funny, but what the hell am I supposed to do? 261 00:15:09,743 --> 00:15:12,371 You-- You wanna-- You wanna pull the-- the reaction shot? 262 00:15:12,371 --> 00:15:13,830 Turn Alex into a robot? 263 00:15:13,830 --> 00:15:15,832 Come on. Everybody's gonna know we fucked with the edit. 264 00:15:15,832 --> 00:15:17,835 [chuckling] Well, they'll know someone fucked. 265 00:15:17,835 --> 00:15:19,920 [chuckles] 266 00:15:21,171 --> 00:15:23,298 You know, Alex should be here. She has final cut. 267 00:15:23,298 --> 00:15:24,925 Okay. Yeah, I'll talk to her. 268 00:15:24,925 --> 00:15:26,844 Just please remember that you and me 269 00:15:26,844 --> 00:15:31,265 and every other warm-blooded Alex Levy fan watching this interview knows 270 00:15:31,265 --> 00:15:32,683 that they end up in bed together. 271 00:15:33,433 --> 00:15:37,688 You cut that casting couch dig and the abandoned husband routine, 272 00:15:37,688 --> 00:15:41,650 and we have ratings gold. 273 00:15:42,776 --> 00:15:45,195 It's true, Chip. You know that. 274 00:15:48,365 --> 00:15:49,366 Asshole. 275 00:16:04,756 --> 00:16:06,258 [line ringing] 276 00:16:12,181 --> 00:16:13,182 [Kate] Hello? 277 00:16:13,182 --> 00:16:15,601 Hey, uh, is this Kate Danton? 278 00:16:16,852 --> 00:16:17,853 Who is this? 279 00:16:17,853 --> 00:16:21,190 This is Bradley Jackson from UBA Evening News. 280 00:16:21,190 --> 00:16:24,026 I'm wondering if you'd want to talk about Paul Marks. 281 00:16:24,026 --> 00:16:25,110 Wrong number. 282 00:16:25,110 --> 00:16:26,278 [call ends] 283 00:16:26,904 --> 00:16:28,989 [sighs] Shit. 284 00:16:29,489 --> 00:16:31,909 [buzzer sounds] 285 00:16:31,909 --> 00:16:33,619 {\an8}[crew chattering] 286 00:16:35,704 --> 00:16:38,790 So, how are things going with Bradley? 287 00:16:38,790 --> 00:16:40,959 Is it #Ladley 2.0? 288 00:16:40,959 --> 00:16:42,920 [chuckles] They're good. Yeah. 289 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:44,588 Yeah, but is it, like, honeymoony, 290 00:16:44,588 --> 00:16:46,673 or did it feel like you were picking up where you left off? 291 00:16:46,673 --> 00:16:50,928 Well... [sighs] ...we left off by breaking up, so it's definitely easier. 292 00:16:50,928 --> 00:16:52,012 [chuckles] 293 00:16:52,012 --> 00:16:55,390 I mean, the only problem is that I'm out the door before she's awake, 294 00:16:55,390 --> 00:16:58,227 and then by the time I'm coming home, she's heading out the door, 295 00:16:58,227 --> 00:16:59,603 - so... - Yeah. 296 00:16:59,603 --> 00:17:04,191 Though apparently, she spent an entire day with Cory Ellison and his mother. 297 00:17:04,191 --> 00:17:06,108 Oh, my God, I knew they had a thing. 298 00:17:06,609 --> 00:17:09,320 They didn't have a thing. There was no thing. Bradley would have told me. 299 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,240 Yeah, but you said that he was into her. 300 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:12,699 And he is oddly compelling 301 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:15,410 in a kind of Patrick Bateman in a vinyl raincoat kind of way. 302 00:17:15,410 --> 00:17:17,162 [scoffs] 303 00:17:17,162 --> 00:17:21,791 Laura. She is not going to tell you if they've ever been together. 304 00:17:22,751 --> 00:17:23,919 She's just not. 305 00:17:23,919 --> 00:17:27,214 And, honestly, when was the last time you spent an entire day 306 00:17:27,214 --> 00:17:30,008 with the mother of someone you weren't sleeping with? 307 00:17:30,008 --> 00:17:31,093 You should read her emails. 308 00:17:32,594 --> 00:17:35,389 Audra, come on. I'm not going through her phone. 309 00:17:35,389 --> 00:17:38,016 And you won't have to. Everything's online 'cause of the hack. 310 00:17:38,016 --> 00:17:41,311 It takes some serious digging, but you can find it all on one website. 311 00:17:41,311 --> 00:17:42,813 I'm gonna send you a link. 312 00:17:42,813 --> 00:17:44,481 [crew member] Okay, let's do a mic test. 313 00:17:45,524 --> 00:17:47,693 [breathes deeply] 314 00:17:47,693 --> 00:17:50,279 [UBA crew member] Okay. Last segment, guys. Let's bring it in. 315 00:17:50,279 --> 00:17:51,905 [Yanko] We're good? Thank you. 316 00:17:53,282 --> 00:17:54,575 [breathes deeply] 317 00:17:58,036 --> 00:18:00,414 Do I have to ask, or do you just wanna tell me? 318 00:18:02,165 --> 00:18:05,335 {\an8}Someone spray-painted Saint Patrick's Cathedral with the words 319 00:18:05,335 --> 00:18:07,254 from my SCOTUS post right on the front door. 320 00:18:07,254 --> 00:18:10,591 [stammers] These people. Who defaces a church? 321 00:18:10,591 --> 00:18:13,468 [stammers] Well, you wanted to send a message, so... 322 00:18:13,468 --> 00:18:15,137 - Yanko. - What? 323 00:18:15,137 --> 00:18:16,346 I didn't ask for this. 324 00:18:16,346 --> 00:18:18,098 Chris, you have two million followers. 325 00:18:18,098 --> 00:18:19,391 - What do you think they're all gonna do? - [scoffs] 326 00:18:19,391 --> 00:18:21,894 Just sit back and clap politely when you tell the Supreme Court 327 00:18:21,894 --> 00:18:24,146 - to abort itself? I'm just saying. - Okay, nope. Nope. 328 00:18:24,146 --> 00:18:26,356 - I literally cannot with this today. - I'm just saying. You know? 329 00:18:26,356 --> 00:18:28,692 And what about all those people who want to adopt? Huh? 330 00:18:28,692 --> 00:18:31,361 Do you have any idea how hard it is to make it through that screening process? 331 00:18:31,361 --> 00:18:33,739 - Yanko. Stop. - Well, do you-- [stammers] 332 00:18:33,739 --> 00:18:37,242 Five, four, three... 333 00:18:39,369 --> 00:18:40,204 {\an8}And welcome back. 334 00:18:40,204 --> 00:18:42,748 And in just a few moments, I'm gonna be talking to Hope Ballard, 335 00:18:42,748 --> 00:18:45,042 a former clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 336 00:18:45,042 --> 00:18:47,836 {\an8}She's gonna give us an inside take on how the court might be reacting 337 00:18:47,836 --> 00:18:49,880 {\an8}to this historic leak. And Chris? 338 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:53,926 And right now, I'll be chatting with the winners of UBA's breakout hit, 339 00:18:53,926 --> 00:18:55,302 Wedding Cake Wars. 340 00:18:55,302 --> 00:18:58,388 {\an8}- Congratulations, Todd and Andrew. - Thank you. 341 00:18:58,388 --> 00:19:00,390 What do you want her to do? Apologize on air? 342 00:19:00,390 --> 00:19:02,935 She's gonna have to start reporting on Roe at some point. 343 00:19:03,685 --> 00:19:04,686 What? 344 00:19:06,188 --> 00:19:09,691 This massive story breaks, and she makes it about her? 345 00:19:09,691 --> 00:19:11,985 What did Chris think was gonna happen when she made that post? 346 00:19:11,985 --> 00:19:15,113 I don't think she was making it about her. She said what a lot of us are feeling. 347 00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:17,115 [UBA crew member 2] Go one. 348 00:19:19,493 --> 00:19:23,413 {\an8}- What the-- André. Mother-- - [stammers] What's wrong? 349 00:19:23,413 --> 00:19:26,166 Can you cover for me? I'll be right back. 350 00:19:26,166 --> 00:19:27,209 [door opens] 351 00:19:27,209 --> 00:19:29,419 I'm sure everyone back home is-- is super proud of you. 352 00:19:29,419 --> 00:19:32,840 We need to go to commercial so that I can have some alone time with this cake. 353 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:33,757 We'll be right back. 354 00:19:46,603 --> 00:19:49,439 What the fuck? What the fucking fuck? 355 00:19:50,357 --> 00:19:53,443 You're in New York? On fucking YDA? 356 00:19:53,443 --> 00:19:55,779 You can reach out to my agent if you want me on your show. 357 00:19:57,239 --> 00:19:58,365 Really? Really? 358 00:19:58,365 --> 00:20:00,325 Or you could send a gift basket to my hotel. 359 00:20:00,325 --> 00:20:04,079 "Dear André. Thank you for all of your hard work behind enemy lines." 360 00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:05,205 That-- That'd be nice. 361 00:20:06,540 --> 00:20:07,666 You're fucking unbelievable. 362 00:20:07,666 --> 00:20:10,085 You do not text. You do not call. 363 00:20:10,085 --> 00:20:11,587 You fucking disappeared. 364 00:20:11,587 --> 00:20:13,046 I thought you were dead. 365 00:20:13,046 --> 00:20:15,507 [sighs] I was trying to keep my ass out of a fucking gulag. 366 00:20:15,507 --> 00:20:16,758 Getting pictures for you, Mia. 367 00:20:16,758 --> 00:20:19,511 Don't you dare. Don't you fucking dare. 368 00:20:19,511 --> 00:20:23,390 - Well, it's the truth, isn't it? - You wanted to go. You always wanna go. 369 00:20:24,391 --> 00:20:26,476 You choose work over everything else 370 00:20:26,476 --> 00:20:28,729 because you are a middle-aged adrenaline junkie 371 00:20:28,729 --> 00:20:30,814 who would rather bounce between wars... 372 00:20:30,814 --> 00:20:32,983 [inhales shakily] ...than commit to a zip code. 373 00:20:38,655 --> 00:20:41,200 [footsteps departing] 374 00:20:45,954 --> 00:20:49,625 Alex Levy. Just who I was looking for. 375 00:20:49,625 --> 00:20:53,504 Oh, and you found me in my office. Way to go, Columbo. 376 00:20:53,504 --> 00:20:55,005 - [chuckles] Good. - [Alex chuckles] 377 00:20:56,757 --> 00:20:58,717 - How are things? [sighs] - [sighs] 378 00:20:58,717 --> 00:21:01,428 If you're gonna tell me that I should've kept it in my pants, then-- 379 00:21:01,428 --> 00:21:02,429 [chuckles] No, no, no. 380 00:21:02,429 --> 00:21:05,015 I'm here to talk to you about your hit show. 381 00:21:05,015 --> 00:21:08,477 So, Chip and I, we just, uh, recut your interview with Paul 382 00:21:08,477 --> 00:21:10,103 in light of the recent revelations. 383 00:21:10,103 --> 00:21:12,356 I want you to have a look at it when you have a chance. 384 00:21:12,356 --> 00:21:14,858 Yeah. Um, I don't need to take a look. I'm bumping it. 385 00:21:14,858 --> 00:21:16,735 Yeah, about that, we-- 386 00:21:16,735 --> 00:21:20,197 We've been running promos all weekend, so it's really... 387 00:21:20,197 --> 00:21:22,074 Yeah. Well, I'm pivoting. 388 00:21:22,074 --> 00:21:24,993 We just booked the head of legal at Planned Parenthood. 389 00:21:24,993 --> 00:21:27,496 So... [clicks tongue] ...she will be my guest this week. 390 00:21:27,496 --> 00:21:28,580 Hmm. 391 00:21:29,456 --> 00:21:31,041 We have a shareholder vote on the deal, 392 00:21:31,041 --> 00:21:34,837 and your little make-out session with the prom king 393 00:21:34,837 --> 00:21:38,298 is creating a massive perception problem. 394 00:21:38,298 --> 00:21:40,259 So, pulling the interview 395 00:21:40,259 --> 00:21:44,471 that you insisted on and that we have hyped relentlessly-- 396 00:21:44,471 --> 00:21:46,682 Sorry. No, we can't. 397 00:21:47,474 --> 00:21:48,475 Mm-hmm. 398 00:21:49,142 --> 00:21:51,520 Cory, we are covering 399 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:55,440 the most important story for American women in 50 years. 400 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,276 - Believe me, I get it. - Uh-huh. 401 00:21:57,276 --> 00:21:59,778 My mother has instilled in me the belief that, uh, 402 00:21:59,778 --> 00:22:02,948 what a woman chooses to do with her body, that is her business. 403 00:22:02,948 --> 00:22:07,244 Yeah. Which is exactly why gossip about my private life should be off the table. 404 00:22:09,830 --> 00:22:11,206 Come on, Cory. 405 00:22:13,041 --> 00:22:15,794 - Understood. [clicks tongue] Fine. - Mm-hmm. 406 00:22:16,795 --> 00:22:19,339 We will run the interview next week. 407 00:22:21,508 --> 00:22:23,677 And I will need to take a look at that edit. 408 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:29,766 [stammers, chuckles] Alex, you know, I don't have to do this. 409 00:22:29,766 --> 00:22:32,978 [stammers] I'm trying to play nice here. 410 00:22:34,271 --> 00:22:35,564 [clicks tongue] Aw. 411 00:22:35,564 --> 00:22:39,318 Well, listen, the deal will be closing very soon, 412 00:22:39,318 --> 00:22:41,278 so you'll be answering to new management. 413 00:22:41,862 --> 00:22:43,906 - [Cory sighs] Oh. - [sighs] 414 00:22:47,451 --> 00:22:49,369 You never cease to surprise me, Alex. 415 00:22:50,370 --> 00:22:56,168 You are on the verge of getting everything you ever wanted out of this place. 416 00:22:56,168 --> 00:22:58,045 Power in your own right. 417 00:22:58,045 --> 00:23:02,841 And you choose instead to be the girlfriend, the plus-one. 418 00:23:03,425 --> 00:23:04,843 - [scoffs] - And that's not me talking. 419 00:23:04,843 --> 00:23:08,430 That is, sadly, the, uh, patriarchal cesspool that we live in. 420 00:23:08,430 --> 00:23:12,518 But now, I can promise you every decision you make at UBA, 421 00:23:12,518 --> 00:23:16,480 it'll be pulled apart and scrutinized by the public. 422 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:20,150 Not to mention everybody in this building. 423 00:23:25,656 --> 00:23:26,907 Ain't love grand? 424 00:23:28,992 --> 00:23:31,703 Mmm. Don't forget to shut the door on your way out. 425 00:23:32,538 --> 00:23:36,625 [breathes deeply] 426 00:23:40,671 --> 00:23:41,672 Boop. 427 00:23:43,465 --> 00:23:44,758 Asshole. 428 00:23:46,552 --> 00:23:47,553 [knocking] 429 00:23:48,345 --> 00:23:50,806 [RJ] Mel said you ordered this. I thought you didn't like this place. 430 00:23:50,806 --> 00:23:51,723 I don't. 431 00:23:51,723 --> 00:23:53,684 Hmm. Sorry. Somebody messed up. 432 00:23:53,684 --> 00:23:55,561 This order says it's for Kate D. 433 00:23:55,561 --> 00:23:57,354 Oh, w-- wait a second. Yeah. 434 00:23:57,855 --> 00:23:59,940 - Okay. Enjoy. - Okay. Thanks. 435 00:24:24,506 --> 00:24:25,632 [Kate] Don't turn around. 436 00:24:26,425 --> 00:24:27,426 Kate? 437 00:24:27,926 --> 00:24:29,845 I will talk on the record, but only to you. 438 00:24:30,345 --> 00:24:31,972 Okay. Can I-- Can I record this conversation? 439 00:24:31,972 --> 00:24:34,183 Tomorrow night, eight o'clock. 440 00:24:34,183 --> 00:24:35,976 The Theater at City Tech in Brooklyn. 441 00:24:36,643 --> 00:24:37,686 Just you. 442 00:24:38,729 --> 00:24:40,856 I'll tell you everything I know about Hyperion. 443 00:24:40,856 --> 00:24:41,940 Okay. 444 00:24:52,910 --> 00:24:54,411 [sighs] 445 00:25:10,219 --> 00:25:11,553 [sighs] 446 00:25:11,553 --> 00:25:12,930 [phone buzzes] 447 00:25:15,307 --> 00:25:16,350 Hey. 448 00:25:16,350 --> 00:25:18,727 - [Paul] Why are you up? - Well, what are you doing up? 449 00:25:18,727 --> 00:25:20,604 Mmm, I've got an engine test in a few hours. 450 00:25:20,604 --> 00:25:22,397 Everything okay there? 451 00:25:22,397 --> 00:25:24,858 I just wanted you to know that I had to pull our interview 452 00:25:24,858 --> 00:25:26,235 so I could focus on SCOTUS. 453 00:25:27,528 --> 00:25:29,279 Okay. [sighs] 454 00:25:29,279 --> 00:25:31,907 - You don't think that dodges the issue? - Yeah. Too late. 455 00:25:31,907 --> 00:25:34,618 That issue is already everywhere. 456 00:25:36,453 --> 00:25:40,123 Everybody's just fucking whispering and gossiping, and it's just maddening. 457 00:25:40,123 --> 00:25:41,458 It's so maddening. 458 00:25:45,420 --> 00:25:46,755 I'm sorry. 459 00:25:46,755 --> 00:25:49,216 I'm assuming none of that's happening where you are? 460 00:25:49,883 --> 00:25:51,510 No. No, it isn't. 461 00:25:53,846 --> 00:25:56,932 Look... [stammers, sighs] ...if you're having second thoughts about this... 462 00:25:56,932 --> 00:25:59,268 [stammers] ...if you wanna pump the brakes, we can-- 463 00:25:59,268 --> 00:26:01,103 No, no, no, of course I don't. 464 00:26:02,354 --> 00:26:03,897 [sighs] 465 00:26:05,190 --> 00:26:06,358 I just, you know... 466 00:26:07,067 --> 00:26:09,778 Yeah, I know. Me too. 467 00:26:12,656 --> 00:26:14,116 Levy, you need to sleep. 468 00:26:14,116 --> 00:26:17,077 Someone's gotta tell the people about all the shitty things happening in the world. 469 00:26:17,077 --> 00:26:18,161 [scoffs] 470 00:26:18,161 --> 00:26:20,330 I know. Trigger laws wait for no one. 471 00:26:20,330 --> 00:26:21,748 [sighs] 472 00:26:22,791 --> 00:26:24,960 - I gotta go. - Okay. 473 00:26:26,753 --> 00:26:28,088 - Bye. - Bye. 474 00:26:37,723 --> 00:26:41,268 - So, how many people hate my guts today? - [Layla] Fifty-seven. 475 00:26:41,768 --> 00:26:44,771 - That's it? - Well, fan mail ain't what it used to be. 476 00:26:47,274 --> 00:26:48,734 [sighs] 477 00:26:51,862 --> 00:26:53,280 This one was nice at least. 478 00:26:54,865 --> 00:26:56,325 She asked for a signed photo. 479 00:26:59,286 --> 00:27:00,412 [Chris] Hmm. 480 00:27:04,041 --> 00:27:06,376 {\an8}"Dear Chris, you inspire me to do my best. 481 00:27:06,376 --> 00:27:10,380 This year I'm going to be the anchor in the 4-by-100 relay. 482 00:27:10,964 --> 00:27:14,009 Maybe someday... Team USA." 483 00:27:15,093 --> 00:27:16,386 That's sweet. [sighs] 484 00:27:24,311 --> 00:27:26,939 Planned Parenthood dropped out? What the fuck, Chip? 485 00:27:26,939 --> 00:27:28,607 - I know. I'm sorry. Linda apologized. - [sighs] 486 00:27:28,607 --> 00:27:30,192 You were supposed to take care of NBN. 487 00:27:30,192 --> 00:27:31,902 - I don't understand what's happening. - I tried. 488 00:27:31,902 --> 00:27:34,112 Everybody's going after the same interview subjects. 489 00:27:34,112 --> 00:27:35,781 - I mean, it's brutal out there. - Jesus, God. 490 00:27:35,781 --> 00:27:37,324 But look, I got some alts, okay? 491 00:27:37,324 --> 00:27:38,784 - What about Tara Spitz? - [sighs] 492 00:27:38,784 --> 00:27:39,952 The rep from Missouri? 493 00:27:39,952 --> 00:27:41,703 - Yeah. State's got a trigger ban. - [sighs] No, no. 494 00:27:41,703 --> 00:27:43,163 She's a-- She's an opportunist, 495 00:27:43,163 --> 00:27:45,916 and all she cares about is airtime for her reelection campaign. 496 00:27:45,916 --> 00:27:47,000 Okay, there's James Scanlon, 497 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,710 - constitutional professor from Princeton. - Okay. 498 00:27:48,710 --> 00:27:50,838 Interesting idea about an interview about women's bodies. 499 00:27:50,838 --> 00:27:54,383 - Let's try to book a woman, please. - Fine. Jess Bennett, okay? 500 00:27:54,383 --> 00:27:56,927 She's a cofounder of that online magazine The Break. 501 00:27:56,927 --> 00:27:58,387 They just broke that huge story 502 00:27:58,387 --> 00:28:00,722 about Rebekah Mercer backstabbing the CEO of Parler. 503 00:28:00,722 --> 00:28:02,224 - I mean, it's-- - Come on, Chip. 504 00:28:03,141 --> 00:28:06,603 This is about overturning Roe, the legacy of the court. 505 00:28:07,437 --> 00:28:09,189 The Break is glorified gossip. 506 00:28:09,189 --> 00:28:11,525 - Respectfully, she's gonna have a take. - Mm-hmm. 507 00:28:11,525 --> 00:28:13,819 She did a post during the whole Merrick Garland fiasco 508 00:28:13,819 --> 00:28:15,737 predicting that that could lead to the end of Roe. 509 00:28:15,737 --> 00:28:17,114 She was the first one to call it. 510 00:28:18,574 --> 00:28:20,993 Okay. All right, that's interesting. 511 00:28:20,993 --> 00:28:23,328 Mm-hmm. She can kind of read the tea leaves on this stuff, okay? 512 00:28:23,328 --> 00:28:26,081 Plus, it won't be the same, like, you know, center-left, 513 00:28:26,081 --> 00:28:28,417 institutional apologist bullshit that everybody else is gonna run. 514 00:28:28,417 --> 00:28:30,002 God. I prepped for Planned Parenthood. 515 00:28:30,002 --> 00:28:32,296 I know, I know. But look, we got an hour until we shoot, okay? 516 00:28:32,296 --> 00:28:34,381 I've read a ton of the stuff. I got you. 517 00:28:34,381 --> 00:28:36,091 Wear an earpiece. It's gonna be fine. 518 00:28:38,886 --> 00:28:39,970 All right, fine. Fine. 519 00:28:39,970 --> 00:28:43,182 - Just get me everything you have on her. - All right. I'm on it. 520 00:28:44,183 --> 00:28:47,853 This week's Supreme Court leak raised a number of issues. 521 00:28:47,853 --> 00:28:50,022 Among them, the issue of minority rule. 522 00:28:50,606 --> 00:28:53,942 In theory, democracy is one person, one vote. 523 00:28:53,942 --> 00:28:57,863 But in the case of the Supreme Court, nine unelected individuals 524 00:28:57,863 --> 00:29:00,949 control deeply private aspects of American life. 525 00:29:01,700 --> 00:29:04,786 Jess, you wrote a piece, back in 2016, 526 00:29:04,786 --> 00:29:08,457 predicting that Roe would be overturned way before anybody else saw this coming. 527 00:29:08,457 --> 00:29:10,542 Well, I just looked at the clues, and I did the math. 528 00:29:10,542 --> 00:29:15,631 Mm-hmm. And it would seem like this ruling could also threaten other liberties, 529 00:29:15,631 --> 00:29:18,050 such as gay marriage, for example. 530 00:29:18,050 --> 00:29:20,302 Absolutely. Uh, this is really just the beginning. 531 00:29:20,302 --> 00:29:21,720 And there is no doubt 532 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:25,098 that these nine unelected individuals have disproportionate power. 533 00:29:25,766 --> 00:29:29,311 Though, I would argue that when we're talking about minority rule, 534 00:29:29,311 --> 00:29:33,232 the real problem that we're facing is from billionaires and dark money. 535 00:29:33,232 --> 00:29:35,984 I mean, in terms of social control, 536 00:29:35,984 --> 00:29:38,612 these people have this outsized influence in media 537 00:29:38,612 --> 00:29:40,864 - that frankly scares the shit out of me. - Mmm. 538 00:29:40,864 --> 00:29:43,033 I think the fourth estate is in serious trouble. 539 00:29:43,617 --> 00:29:45,202 Ask about Bezos. 540 00:29:46,954 --> 00:29:49,206 Uh, is the fourth estate in trouble? 541 00:29:50,499 --> 00:29:52,918 I mean, Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post, 542 00:29:52,918 --> 00:29:54,962 and by all accounts, he's stayed hands-off. 543 00:29:54,962 --> 00:29:56,171 [Jess] Sure, for now. 544 00:29:56,171 --> 00:29:59,258 But Wall Street has made these guys impossibly rich, 545 00:29:59,258 --> 00:30:01,385 and the bull market's about to jump off a cliff. 546 00:30:01,385 --> 00:30:03,303 So, what happens when the music stops? 547 00:30:03,303 --> 00:30:06,849 Okay. Um, going back to the Supreme Court-- 548 00:30:06,849 --> 00:30:08,684 - [Jess] Right. Populated by judges... - Um... 549 00:30:08,684 --> 00:30:11,812 ...who are selected by politicians who are controlled by lobbyists 550 00:30:11,812 --> 00:30:13,397 who are funded by billionaires. 551 00:30:13,981 --> 00:30:14,982 It's a direct line. 552 00:30:15,858 --> 00:30:18,318 You can't talk about these things inside of a vacuum. 553 00:30:18,318 --> 00:30:20,904 And what happens when the infrastructure 554 00:30:20,904 --> 00:30:24,241 of public discourse is owned by private enterprises? 555 00:30:24,241 --> 00:30:27,035 Take UBA for example. Paul Marks hasn't even bought this place yet-- 556 00:30:27,035 --> 00:30:28,787 Jess, we're talking about Roe. 557 00:30:28,787 --> 00:30:31,957 - No, we're talking about unchecked power. - [scoffs] 558 00:30:31,957 --> 00:30:36,461 I'm talking about how women confront power in the era of minority rule. 559 00:30:36,461 --> 00:30:39,673 I'm sorry. But if a reporter hooks up with a billionaire 560 00:30:39,673 --> 00:30:42,134 who is buying her media company, 561 00:30:42,134 --> 00:30:44,011 people are going to ask questions. 562 00:30:44,887 --> 00:30:49,725 Like, "Is she actually capable of speaking truth to power?" 563 00:31:03,071 --> 00:31:05,532 You know that I'm not the news this week. 564 00:31:07,784 --> 00:31:10,078 Nor is UBA or Paul Marks. 565 00:31:11,580 --> 00:31:17,753 We're here to talk about millions of women who are losing control over their bodies. 566 00:31:17,753 --> 00:31:20,881 Sure. But you did just prove my point. 567 00:31:22,424 --> 00:31:26,512 The story is whatever you decide it is. You and Paul Marks. 568 00:31:27,971 --> 00:31:29,056 [scoffs] 569 00:31:32,434 --> 00:31:36,271 To be frank, I did not want to talk about my private life this week. 570 00:31:36,855 --> 00:31:40,192 I did not want to distract from the actual news. 571 00:31:40,192 --> 00:31:43,070 - Mmm. - [breathes deeply] 572 00:31:43,070 --> 00:31:46,949 So, can we, before this news cycle moves on to the next horror, 573 00:31:47,616 --> 00:31:50,661 just for five minutes, focus on women's rights? 574 00:31:52,871 --> 00:31:53,705 Okay. 575 00:31:53,705 --> 00:31:55,374 What happened to "I'll be in your ear"? 576 00:31:55,374 --> 00:31:58,418 You just stood there with your dick in your hand like you didn't give a shit. 577 00:31:58,418 --> 00:31:59,878 It looks like you handled it, okay? 578 00:31:59,878 --> 00:32:00,963 - So I-- - [scoffs] Handled it? 579 00:32:00,963 --> 00:32:03,090 I'm not supposed to handle it. That's not my job. 580 00:32:03,090 --> 00:32:06,802 She obviously came here to fuck with me and get more clicks for her blog. 581 00:32:06,802 --> 00:32:08,595 You didn't catch up on that in the preinterview? 582 00:32:08,595 --> 00:32:11,265 I don't know. I think she raised some issues that, frankly, 583 00:32:11,265 --> 00:32:12,891 - honestly, people are curious about. - Uh-huh. 584 00:32:12,891 --> 00:32:15,936 I find it a little hard to believe you couldn't see that coming. 585 00:32:15,936 --> 00:32:19,773 - Oh, you're un-fucking-believable. [sighs] - Hey. D-- Don't put this on me. 586 00:32:19,773 --> 00:32:21,775 - You set yourself up for this, okay? - Okay. 587 00:32:21,775 --> 00:32:23,110 - Oh, I did? Okay. [chuckles] - Yes. 588 00:32:23,110 --> 00:32:25,946 You refused to put out a statement, and you fucking pulled the interview. 589 00:32:25,946 --> 00:32:28,907 An interview that you edited behind my back. 590 00:32:28,907 --> 00:32:31,869 Yeah, you wouldn't listen to anybody. Send in Doug. I come in. Cory comes in. 591 00:32:31,869 --> 00:32:33,203 You refuse to speak to any of us. 592 00:32:33,203 --> 00:32:35,247 - Oh, right, the three wise men. - Okay. 593 00:32:35,247 --> 00:32:37,499 - I'm sorry. My bad. Got it. - Oh, God. 594 00:32:37,499 --> 00:32:40,085 You know what? Two years I've spent of my life building this show, 595 00:32:40,085 --> 00:32:42,713 and turns out all it takes is one negligent producer to just-- 596 00:32:42,713 --> 00:32:45,215 You would not have a show if it wasn't for me, okay? 597 00:32:45,215 --> 00:32:46,967 - Alex Unfiltered was my idea. - [scoffs] 598 00:32:46,967 --> 00:32:48,093 - Okay. - I rebrand you. 599 00:32:48,093 --> 00:32:51,305 I do it over and over again. You're fucking lucky that I do. 600 00:32:51,305 --> 00:32:52,222 - 'Cause guess what. - Mmm. 601 00:32:52,222 --> 00:32:54,349 Anything good that comes along, you just light a little fire 602 00:32:54,349 --> 00:32:56,101 - and explode it right away. - Oh, I see. Sure, I do. 603 00:32:56,101 --> 00:32:57,936 Sleeping with the boss only works until it doesn't, Alex. 604 00:32:57,936 --> 00:33:00,355 - Mitch was not my boss! - Yeah, well, he was everybody else's. 605 00:33:00,355 --> 00:33:02,900 Oh, okay. Said the guy who I walked in on 606 00:33:02,900 --> 00:33:04,902 - fucking my assistant in my very own home. - Oh, God. 607 00:33:04,902 --> 00:33:06,320 Well, great. You fixed that. 608 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:09,198 You don't have to deal with that anymore. You fucked it up too. Congratulations. 609 00:33:10,073 --> 00:33:12,284 [whimpers, breathes deeply] 610 00:33:14,745 --> 00:33:18,290 Okay, I-- [stammering] I can't do this anymore. 611 00:33:22,211 --> 00:33:23,212 You're fired. 612 00:33:26,757 --> 00:33:29,510 [stammers] Come-- Alex, come on. You w-- 613 00:33:30,427 --> 00:33:31,428 - Alex-- - Get out. 614 00:33:35,432 --> 00:33:37,726 [sighs] Mmm. 615 00:33:41,730 --> 00:33:42,564 [sighs] 616 00:33:43,148 --> 00:33:46,652 Just so you know, um-- You know, I never had COVID. 617 00:33:47,945 --> 00:33:50,364 I came into your apartment, I saw you crumpled up on the floor, 618 00:33:50,364 --> 00:33:53,367 and, um... [scoffs] ...I did what I always do. 619 00:33:53,367 --> 00:33:54,701 You know, I rescued you. 620 00:34:00,123 --> 00:34:01,792 I guess you don't need that anymore. 621 00:34:05,838 --> 00:34:07,339 And neither do I. Yeah. 622 00:34:10,592 --> 00:34:14,096 [breathes shakily] Oh. [sighs] 623 00:34:22,145 --> 00:34:24,565 You're gonna be late for the fucking photo shoot. 624 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,568 - They can wait. - [Amanda] Jesus, fuck. 625 00:34:27,568 --> 00:34:28,944 How much booze have you had? 626 00:34:28,944 --> 00:34:31,071 - [Paul] Not enough. - I heard it was bad. 627 00:34:31,071 --> 00:34:33,824 - It was a fucking disaster. [sniffles] - I mean-- 628 00:34:33,824 --> 00:34:36,201 We're not gonna make the launch. Not at this rate. [sighs] 629 00:34:36,201 --> 00:34:38,829 I heard you lost it in front of a lot of people. 630 00:34:38,829 --> 00:34:40,330 It was the fucking bleed. 631 00:34:40,330 --> 00:34:41,915 We should've caught it months ago, 632 00:34:41,915 --> 00:34:44,376 but we were all focused on the hydrogen leak. [sniffles] 633 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:46,378 NASA's gonna pull out. 634 00:34:47,545 --> 00:34:50,090 If I fail at this, all anyone's gonna talk about is my privilege. 635 00:34:50,090 --> 00:34:51,175 My fucking privilege. 636 00:34:51,175 --> 00:34:53,927 As if I'm from some trust fund with some safety net. 637 00:34:54,428 --> 00:34:55,846 [sighs] 638 00:34:55,846 --> 00:34:58,390 If I fuck this up, then what's waiting? 639 00:34:59,308 --> 00:35:00,559 Come on. 640 00:35:03,187 --> 00:35:04,188 [car door lock beeps] 641 00:35:08,525 --> 00:35:09,359 [car door closes] 642 00:35:09,359 --> 00:35:11,570 [Amanda] There's a Duane Reade five minutes from here. 643 00:35:11,570 --> 00:35:14,531 We're gonna need gum, Gatorade, Red Bull and deodorant. 644 00:35:14,531 --> 00:35:15,616 Let's go. 645 00:35:29,338 --> 00:35:31,465 Fuck it. Okay. 646 00:36:19,096 --> 00:36:21,098 [breathes deeply] 647 00:36:34,736 --> 00:36:36,321 - Thank you. - [makeup artist] Of course. 648 00:36:37,447 --> 00:36:39,116 He walks among us. 649 00:36:39,116 --> 00:36:40,576 Cory. [sighs] Sorry I'm late. 650 00:36:41,743 --> 00:36:42,744 Hi. 651 00:36:44,371 --> 00:36:45,622 - [makeup artist] Hi. - [sighs] 652 00:36:45,622 --> 00:36:46,999 Thank you. 653 00:36:53,755 --> 00:36:57,843 [stadium crowd cheering] 654 00:37:01,763 --> 00:37:03,682 [breathes deeply] 655 00:37:07,019 --> 00:37:08,437 [cheering fades] 656 00:37:29,124 --> 00:37:29,958 [sighs] 657 00:37:30,542 --> 00:37:32,377 [photographer] Good. Shoulder to shoulder. 658 00:37:33,212 --> 00:37:35,672 [sighs] I didn't know there was a pregame for this. 659 00:37:35,672 --> 00:37:38,717 You just need to loosen up, or was there a lover's quarrel? 660 00:37:38,717 --> 00:37:41,261 How about, uh, don't concern yourself with my personal life. 661 00:37:41,261 --> 00:37:43,013 - Mmm. [chuckles] - Can you guys both face me? 662 00:37:44,348 --> 00:37:45,974 Hey, you wanna fuck the talent, go right ahead. 663 00:37:45,974 --> 00:37:49,186 But rolling up here like this? 664 00:37:49,186 --> 00:37:53,148 - Don't fuck the deal. - Or what? You'll leave? [chuckles] 665 00:37:53,148 --> 00:37:55,567 - Okay, guys, give me one sec. - Yeah, why don't you take a couple? 666 00:37:55,567 --> 00:37:57,653 You know what, Cory? You're a small man. 667 00:37:57,653 --> 00:37:59,112 I didn't really notice it at first, 668 00:37:59,112 --> 00:38:01,990 but after the last few months of staring at the top of your head, 669 00:38:01,990 --> 00:38:03,617 I kinda can't unsee it now. 670 00:38:03,617 --> 00:38:04,993 Yeah, boy. 671 00:38:06,662 --> 00:38:09,289 The hooch makes him hateful. Or maybe it's the air up there. 672 00:38:09,289 --> 00:38:11,542 It must be a little thin, 'cause hypoxia, 673 00:38:11,542 --> 00:38:13,585 - it can mess with your brain function. - Oh, yeah. 674 00:38:14,586 --> 00:38:15,587 [sighs] 675 00:38:17,339 --> 00:38:19,299 You think this is gonna be easy, don't you? 676 00:38:19,299 --> 00:38:21,802 You green-light a couple shows, you come to a couple premieres, 677 00:38:21,802 --> 00:38:23,971 and then you fuck back off to your little desert lair. 678 00:38:23,971 --> 00:38:26,014 UBA is not a hobby. 679 00:38:26,014 --> 00:38:28,308 You're not making sourdough starter in a mason jar. 680 00:38:28,308 --> 00:38:30,227 It's bankers breathing down your neck. 681 00:38:30,227 --> 00:38:34,565 It's ad boys pulling a hundred million in Viagra ads from your NFL playoff game 682 00:38:34,565 --> 00:38:36,525 because Pfizer just lost the patent for hard-ons. 683 00:38:36,525 --> 00:38:40,612 And when the Wall Street vultures start circling, and they will, 684 00:38:41,780 --> 00:38:43,240 you will need my counsel. 685 00:38:43,907 --> 00:38:44,992 And, uh, I don't know. 686 00:38:44,992 --> 00:38:47,244 With that attitude of yours, I don't know where I'll be. 687 00:38:47,828 --> 00:38:49,454 - [scoffs] - And when it all goes south, 688 00:38:49,454 --> 00:38:51,081 I don't see Alex sticking by. 689 00:38:51,707 --> 00:38:53,375 Hmm. That's interesting. 690 00:38:53,375 --> 00:38:56,461 You-- You talk a lot about Alex, but she doesn't really ever mention you. 691 00:38:58,547 --> 00:39:00,090 [grunts] 692 00:39:03,093 --> 00:39:04,344 ["Forget" playing] 693 00:39:15,022 --> 00:39:16,398 What the fuck? 694 00:39:29,077 --> 00:39:30,329 Jesus. 695 00:39:33,582 --> 00:39:34,917 [breathes deeply] 696 00:39:52,809 --> 00:39:54,019 Oh, my God. 697 00:39:57,189 --> 00:39:58,357 Fucking hell. 698 00:39:58,357 --> 00:40:00,275 [panting] 699 00:40:23,298 --> 00:40:25,092 [song continues] 700 00:40:26,552 --> 00:40:27,553 [sighs] 701 00:40:42,943 --> 00:40:44,027 [inhales sharply] 702 00:41:08,343 --> 00:41:12,181 {\an8}[Bradley] At 12:53 p.m., the outer perimeter is breached. 703 00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:19,188 {\an8}Imagine, complete chaos within the walls of this monument to democracy. 704 00:41:20,022 --> 00:41:23,942 {\an8}No one knows where to go or what to do. 705 00:41:26,653 --> 00:41:27,654 [sighs] 706 00:41:32,743 --> 00:41:34,453 You're back. That's a relief. 707 00:41:34,453 --> 00:41:36,663 Yeah. Well, we still have a few months before the launch. 708 00:41:36,663 --> 00:41:37,998 We just need more cash. 709 00:41:37,998 --> 00:41:39,917 Gonna run some numbers. I think I see a way out of this. 710 00:41:39,917 --> 00:41:41,710 There's something else. 711 00:41:42,294 --> 00:41:43,420 When we let Kate Danton go, 712 00:41:43,420 --> 00:41:46,048 she told everyone she was headed to Palo Alto. 713 00:41:46,048 --> 00:41:48,175 - And? - And she flew to New York instead. 714 00:41:48,175 --> 00:41:50,135 I called her today, and she didn't answer. 715 00:41:51,428 --> 00:41:52,721 Do you think she could be a problem? 716 00:41:53,972 --> 00:41:54,973 I don't know. Maybe. 717 00:42:02,648 --> 00:42:05,108 [sighs] 718 00:42:08,946 --> 00:42:11,365 [phone ringing, buzzing] 719 00:42:13,408 --> 00:42:15,327 - Hey. - [Laura] Bradley, hey. 720 00:42:15,327 --> 00:42:19,122 Um, listen, I might be a little late tonight because we have a thing at TMS. 721 00:42:19,831 --> 00:42:22,793 Actually, I'm at my place. I'm not feeling so great. 722 00:42:22,793 --> 00:42:25,212 Oh, no. [stammers] Do you think it's COVID? 723 00:42:25,212 --> 00:42:27,756 No, I don't think so. I tested negative. 724 00:42:27,756 --> 00:42:29,925 But I'm gonna sleep here, just in case. 725 00:42:29,925 --> 00:42:33,095 Oh. O-- Okay, well, let me know if I can bring you anything. 726 00:42:33,095 --> 00:42:34,221 Yeah, I will. 727 00:42:34,221 --> 00:42:37,099 Um, I just need some time. 728 00:42:38,141 --> 00:42:39,268 Okay. 729 00:42:40,811 --> 00:42:41,812 Laura? 730 00:42:43,438 --> 00:42:45,524 I love you. Y-- You know that, right? [chuckles] 731 00:42:48,861 --> 00:42:50,237 I love you too. 732 00:42:51,530 --> 00:42:53,782 Okay. [sighs] Feel better. 733 00:42:59,955 --> 00:43:00,956 [sighs] 734 00:43:01,874 --> 00:43:03,709 [exhales deeply] 735 00:43:05,377 --> 00:43:07,462 - [crew member 2] Hey, Yanko. How are you? - Hey. What's up? 736 00:43:07,462 --> 00:43:08,755 Hey. You're here late. 737 00:43:09,339 --> 00:43:11,341 Yeah. Um, just taking a minute. 738 00:43:11,341 --> 00:43:13,635 Oh, my God. What happened? Did you hurt yourself? 739 00:43:13,635 --> 00:43:15,345 [groans, chuckles] 740 00:43:15,345 --> 00:43:19,850 I went for a run to clear my head, and I managed to fuck up my leg. 741 00:43:19,850 --> 00:43:20,976 - Oh. - Mmm. 742 00:43:20,976 --> 00:43:22,936 Yeah, I've never DNF'ed. 743 00:43:22,936 --> 00:43:24,771 - [Chris grunts] - DNF'ed? 744 00:43:24,771 --> 00:43:26,190 It means "did not finish." 745 00:43:27,191 --> 00:43:30,903 It's stupid, but it wasn't a-- It wasn't a race or anything that-- Yeah. 746 00:43:32,571 --> 00:43:33,739 You miss being out there? 747 00:43:34,656 --> 00:43:35,657 Yeah. 748 00:43:37,117 --> 00:43:39,995 But I do not belong on that track anymore. 749 00:43:39,995 --> 00:43:42,497 No matter how much I train, it's not coming back. 750 00:43:42,497 --> 00:43:43,707 Yeah. 751 00:43:45,751 --> 00:43:51,131 I dream of the final lap, the final turn. 752 00:43:53,884 --> 00:43:55,511 Passing on the outside. 753 00:43:59,348 --> 00:44:02,768 - I never get caught. [chuckles] - [chuckles] 754 00:44:06,897 --> 00:44:09,107 Hey, look, about yesterday. 755 00:44:09,107 --> 00:44:12,861 What-- What I said. [stammers] It's none of my business. 756 00:44:12,861 --> 00:44:16,073 It's no-- And I'm-- I wanna apologize. I was way out of line. 757 00:44:16,073 --> 00:44:17,991 Yes. You were. 758 00:44:19,785 --> 00:44:21,703 But there are a lot of things we're never gonna agree on. 759 00:44:21,703 --> 00:44:24,623 I know. I know. But you're my colleague, and I screwed up. 760 00:44:25,123 --> 00:44:28,168 You know? And you got so much going on as it is, and... 761 00:44:31,088 --> 00:44:32,881 Did you really try to adopt a kid? 762 00:44:35,509 --> 00:44:38,428 You know, you can always babysit mine if you really wanna try it on. 763 00:44:38,428 --> 00:44:41,056 It might change your mind. 764 00:44:41,056 --> 00:44:44,476 [both chuckling] 765 00:44:46,478 --> 00:44:48,272 Hey, we're all gonna get together in a few minutes. 766 00:44:48,272 --> 00:44:49,481 You wanna come join? 767 00:44:49,982 --> 00:44:52,067 I didn't think that that was something I should go to. 768 00:44:52,067 --> 00:44:53,527 Not at all. Come on. We'd love to have you. 769 00:44:53,527 --> 00:44:55,237 You're part of the family. 770 00:44:58,073 --> 00:44:58,907 Yeah. 771 00:45:02,828 --> 00:45:03,829 [knocking] 772 00:45:03,829 --> 00:45:04,997 Is this a bad time? 773 00:45:05,956 --> 00:45:08,125 [sighs] Yeah, actually. 774 00:45:11,753 --> 00:45:15,132 [inhales deeply] I'm sorry. [sighs] 775 00:45:15,841 --> 00:45:16,967 For not calling. 776 00:45:16,967 --> 00:45:19,928 For going on YDA. I-- I know how much you hate them. 777 00:45:20,470 --> 00:45:21,763 You can go on YDA. 778 00:45:22,723 --> 00:45:25,267 You can go on Eagle News. You don't owe me anything. 779 00:45:28,604 --> 00:45:30,147 I-- I'm just glad you're safe. 780 00:45:32,649 --> 00:45:36,528 Even though I'm a middle-aged adrenaline junkie who, uh-- [chuckles] 781 00:45:36,528 --> 00:45:38,780 - Can't commit to a zip code. Yeah. - That was it. 782 00:45:39,489 --> 00:45:40,490 That was a good one. 783 00:45:40,490 --> 00:45:42,826 [chuckles] 784 00:45:42,826 --> 00:45:43,994 It was a good one. 785 00:45:47,998 --> 00:45:50,459 Do you know what I was thinking when I was laid up in that hospital? 786 00:45:51,668 --> 00:45:52,503 No. 787 00:45:52,503 --> 00:45:55,339 I was thinking about how much of a shit I was to you about Mitch. 788 00:45:57,049 --> 00:45:58,759 How maybe I deserved to get hit. 789 00:46:02,721 --> 00:46:04,723 And... [sighs, scoffs] 790 00:46:05,599 --> 00:46:08,227 ...I thought a lot about being at your place with you. 791 00:46:11,980 --> 00:46:13,232 Why are you here, André? 792 00:46:15,484 --> 00:46:16,485 I miss you. 793 00:46:17,277 --> 00:46:18,862 [breathes shakily] Huh. 794 00:46:19,488 --> 00:46:21,198 So, what, you wanna try again? 795 00:46:22,491 --> 00:46:23,492 Yeah, maybe. 796 00:46:26,161 --> 00:46:27,663 You're not changing for me. 797 00:46:29,248 --> 00:46:30,707 I'm not changing for you. 798 00:46:32,918 --> 00:46:34,044 This is who we are. 799 00:46:38,382 --> 00:46:39,716 [sighs] 800 00:46:39,716 --> 00:46:42,010 I always do this. I always give myself to people like you. 801 00:46:42,010 --> 00:46:43,387 Men who say the right things 802 00:46:43,387 --> 00:46:46,265 and then, you know, they pull away when you need them. 803 00:46:50,269 --> 00:46:52,855 [breathes shakily] I can't do it anymore. 804 00:46:54,481 --> 00:46:55,607 Mia. 805 00:46:57,401 --> 00:46:59,570 We can't do this here. This is where I work. 806 00:47:00,904 --> 00:47:03,115 Then we'll go somewhere else. Talk. 807 00:47:06,785 --> 00:47:08,245 No, I can't. I have a thing. 808 00:47:13,709 --> 00:47:14,710 Okay. 809 00:47:16,128 --> 00:47:17,546 [sighs] 810 00:47:19,298 --> 00:47:20,632 [sighs] 811 00:47:23,385 --> 00:47:24,553 Where you wanna go? 812 00:47:26,138 --> 00:47:27,222 It doesn't matter. 813 00:47:29,600 --> 00:47:30,684 Just come with me. 814 00:47:38,650 --> 00:47:39,735 [Mia] Mmm. 815 00:47:45,324 --> 00:47:46,158 [door closes] 816 00:47:49,828 --> 00:47:51,663 [groans] Ugh. Fucking hell. Thank God. 817 00:47:53,081 --> 00:47:54,082 Hi. 818 00:47:55,125 --> 00:47:56,543 Hey there. [sighs] 819 00:47:56,543 --> 00:47:58,504 - You okay? - [chuckles] 820 00:47:58,504 --> 00:48:01,340 Oh, boy. Looks like you had as good a week as I had. 821 00:48:01,924 --> 00:48:03,759 - Something like that. - Mmm. 822 00:48:06,637 --> 00:48:07,638 Come here. 823 00:48:07,638 --> 00:48:10,599 Yeah. It was a total shit show. 824 00:48:10,599 --> 00:48:11,808 Oh, shit. 825 00:48:11,808 --> 00:48:14,311 We'll be lucky if we make the summer launch. [sighs] 826 00:48:14,311 --> 00:48:17,606 Honestly. It's just not looking good. 827 00:48:17,606 --> 00:48:19,566 - [sighs] - Oh, God. I'm so sorry. 828 00:48:20,943 --> 00:48:23,070 - [groans] - Tell me about you. 829 00:48:23,070 --> 00:48:27,032 Well, my colleagues don't think that I can do my job 830 00:48:27,032 --> 00:48:29,826 and be with you at the same time. 831 00:48:30,452 --> 00:48:31,870 That's ridiculous. 832 00:48:32,454 --> 00:48:34,164 They've been absolutely awful. 833 00:48:34,665 --> 00:48:37,042 [sighs] 834 00:48:38,001 --> 00:48:41,171 And I... fired Chip. 835 00:48:44,550 --> 00:48:46,301 - Oh. Wow. - Mm-hmm. 836 00:48:46,301 --> 00:48:48,637 I know. [inhales sharply] 837 00:48:48,637 --> 00:48:52,474 And I've just been sitting here thinking, you know, maybe it's time. 838 00:48:53,767 --> 00:48:57,020 Maybe it's just time I finally leave this place. 839 00:48:58,856 --> 00:49:01,483 I don't have anyone over there anymore, 840 00:49:02,734 --> 00:49:04,528 and it just doesn't feel like a home anymore. 841 00:49:04,528 --> 00:49:07,114 I don't know. I just don't think it's worth saving. 842 00:49:09,283 --> 00:49:11,451 I'm sorry. This is not what you wanted to hear. 843 00:49:11,451 --> 00:49:12,536 No, no, no. 844 00:49:13,787 --> 00:49:17,916 What if we went in a different direction? 845 00:49:19,459 --> 00:49:20,294 What do you mean? 846 00:49:20,294 --> 00:49:22,963 Well, I've been thinking about UBA as this long-term investment. 847 00:49:22,963 --> 00:49:26,091 Pays off in ten, 15, 20 years down the line. 848 00:49:26,091 --> 00:49:29,845 But... [inhales sharply] ...it doesn't really make any sense anymore. 849 00:49:29,845 --> 00:49:31,930 - You know, you're not happy. - Mm-hmm. 850 00:49:31,930 --> 00:49:35,601 And I'm gonna need to start throwing a ton of money at Hyperion very soon. 851 00:49:39,313 --> 00:49:40,522 What if we sell? 852 00:49:42,191 --> 00:49:44,151 - Sell? UBA? - [sighs] 853 00:49:44,151 --> 00:49:45,694 Right after the deal goes through. 854 00:49:45,694 --> 00:49:46,945 [stammers] The whole thing. 855 00:49:46,945 --> 00:49:50,115 - We-- There's no more sports division. - [sighs] 856 00:49:50,115 --> 00:49:53,660 No more UBA+. You sell off the scripted content. 857 00:49:53,660 --> 00:49:57,456 You sell off the movie franchises, the NFL contracts. All of it. 858 00:49:59,708 --> 00:50:01,835 Then we start over from the ground up. 859 00:50:03,420 --> 00:50:07,299 We build something new on our terms centered on news. 860 00:50:07,299 --> 00:50:08,383 [Alex] Mm-hmm. 861 00:50:08,926 --> 00:50:10,511 Exactly the way we want. 862 00:50:12,471 --> 00:50:13,472 You're serious. 863 00:50:17,226 --> 00:50:20,229 You have been wanting to run things for a long time. 864 00:50:20,896 --> 00:50:21,897 [Alex] Mm-hmm. 865 00:50:22,689 --> 00:50:24,316 Maybe you start right now. 866 00:50:27,236 --> 00:50:28,362 Mm-hmm. 867 00:50:28,362 --> 00:50:30,781 ["Dancing in the Dark" playing] 868 00:50:39,498 --> 00:50:42,376 [Amanda] This needs to be off-book. Nothing in writing. 869 00:50:42,376 --> 00:50:44,878 No paper trail before the deal closes. 870 00:50:44,878 --> 00:50:48,590 We need to know the actual value of UBA's assets. 871 00:50:48,590 --> 00:50:53,095 The content library, the licenses, all of it. 872 00:50:55,681 --> 00:50:57,808 Well, it sounds like you're planning a fire sale. 873 00:50:59,101 --> 00:51:01,061 You want to put the old girl out to pasture? 874 00:51:02,563 --> 00:51:03,814 I'd be happy to help. 875 00:51:04,523 --> 00:51:06,650 [song continues] 876 00:51:07,860 --> 00:51:09,653 [chattering] 877 00:51:12,406 --> 00:51:14,157 - [Chip] Donny. - Hey, Chip. 878 00:51:14,157 --> 00:51:15,909 - How are you? - [Chip] Good to see you, guys. 879 00:51:15,909 --> 00:51:16,994 Hey. 880 00:51:17,661 --> 00:51:18,787 [Donny] Yeah. 881 00:51:21,665 --> 00:51:22,708 Hey, guys. 882 00:51:24,042 --> 00:51:25,544 - Thanks for coming. - Hey, Chip. 883 00:51:25,544 --> 00:51:28,672 - [breathing shakily] - How you doing? You doing okay? 884 00:51:28,672 --> 00:51:30,340 [whispers indistinctly] 885 00:51:37,723 --> 00:51:39,349 - Hey. - Hey. [sighs] 886 00:51:39,349 --> 00:51:40,642 You okay? 887 00:51:40,642 --> 00:51:43,312 Uh... [sighs] ...I don't know. 888 00:51:43,312 --> 00:51:47,065 Uh... [chuckles] ...Alex just fired me. 889 00:51:48,734 --> 00:51:50,194 - What? - [sighs] 890 00:51:50,194 --> 00:51:51,361 Are you serious? 891 00:51:52,446 --> 00:51:53,655 It's a long story. 892 00:51:54,364 --> 00:51:56,283 Well... [stammers] ...what happened? 893 00:51:58,744 --> 00:52:00,120 Paul Marks happened. 894 00:52:01,288 --> 00:52:03,749 - Oh, my God. - [sighs] 895 00:52:03,749 --> 00:52:04,917 All right. [sighs] 896 00:52:04,917 --> 00:52:06,001 Um... 897 00:52:07,794 --> 00:52:11,173 Look, I-- I might call you about something that I need your help with. 898 00:52:11,673 --> 00:52:12,925 Uh, yeah, sure. 899 00:52:12,925 --> 00:52:15,802 I mean, my schedule's wide open, so-- [chuckles] 900 00:52:17,554 --> 00:52:20,057 - Okay, look, I'm sorry. - [sighs] 901 00:52:20,057 --> 00:52:21,141 Thanks. 902 00:52:21,642 --> 00:52:22,935 - [Julia] Is Mia coming? - Uh, I don't know. 903 00:52:22,935 --> 00:52:24,561 I checked her office, but I guess not. 904 00:52:25,145 --> 00:52:26,146 There you go. 905 00:52:26,730 --> 00:52:27,731 Thanks, honey. 906 00:52:29,650 --> 00:52:33,070 [breathes deeply, clicks tongue] 907 00:52:33,070 --> 00:52:37,533 Um, first, I just want to thank everyone for taking the time 908 00:52:37,533 --> 00:52:39,785 out of this crazy week t-to come tonight. 909 00:52:40,661 --> 00:52:44,039 I think one of the hardest things about this pandemic, for me, 910 00:52:44,039 --> 00:52:49,545 was not being able to honor the anniversary all together in person. 911 00:52:50,212 --> 00:52:54,550 [breathes shakily] So I'm really grateful that we could gather this year. 912 00:53:08,814 --> 00:53:09,815 To Hannah. 913 00:53:10,524 --> 00:53:11,733 [others] To Hannah. 914 00:53:13,151 --> 00:53:14,319 To Hannah. 915 00:53:16,363 --> 00:53:18,365 [song continues]