1 00:02:08,794 --> 00:02:09,963 How old was the boy? 2 00:02:11,006 --> 00:02:12,591 Just turned nine. 3 00:02:13,091 --> 00:02:14,134 Jesus. 4 00:02:21,016 --> 00:02:22,392 Is this your daddy? 5 00:02:23,936 --> 00:02:24,978 And he was driving? 6 00:02:49,628 --> 00:02:50,796 Bradley? 7 00:02:54,216 --> 00:02:55,217 Bradley! 8 00:02:55,926 --> 00:02:58,595 Hey, I-- Listen, I completely understand why you'd be upset with me. 9 00:02:58,595 --> 00:03:00,264 - Go away. - I've got a lot of explaining to do. 10 00:03:00,264 --> 00:03:02,182 Paul was behind this. 11 00:03:02,182 --> 00:03:03,934 Please just leave me alone, Cory. 12 00:03:03,934 --> 00:03:06,895 Paul was behind this. Can you just let me in so we can talk about it? 13 00:03:06,895 --> 00:03:11,525 Cory, Paul knows. He fucking knows. 14 00:03:15,445 --> 00:03:16,446 How? 15 00:03:17,990 --> 00:03:20,534 How does he know? Bradley. 16 00:03:22,244 --> 00:03:23,328 I don't know. 17 00:03:23,328 --> 00:03:25,956 Go away, please. I'm being serious. Please-- 18 00:03:26,540 --> 00:03:28,458 Please, just leave me alone. 19 00:03:41,722 --> 00:03:44,141 You've reached Bradley Jackson. Leave a message. 20 00:03:44,641 --> 00:03:45,559 Come on. 21 00:03:50,981 --> 00:03:52,107 Oh, my God. 22 00:03:52,858 --> 00:03:55,152 Hey. 23 00:03:55,152 --> 00:03:56,778 I'm assuming you saw this broadcast. 24 00:03:56,778 --> 00:03:59,615 I did. I did and this-- 25 00:03:59,615 --> 00:04:01,658 I just saw this article on Cory. 26 00:04:01,658 --> 00:04:05,370 Yeah. Well, I mean, he had to be shut down. 27 00:04:06,246 --> 00:04:08,624 It's not like he could blow up the deal, but like you said, 28 00:04:08,624 --> 00:04:10,959 I'm sure he sure as shit would've tried. 29 00:04:11,460 --> 00:04:13,128 You planted this article? 30 00:04:14,171 --> 00:04:15,714 I gave them information. 31 00:04:16,673 --> 00:04:19,635 Oh, my God, Paul. Cory is a lot of things, but a sexual predator? 32 00:04:19,635 --> 00:04:22,763 I mean, honestly, why didn't you talk to me about this? 33 00:04:22,763 --> 00:04:24,181 We don't do this. 34 00:04:24,181 --> 00:04:26,099 I didn't want you to get your hands dirty. 35 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:29,019 This is not just bad for Cory. This is terrible for Bradley. 36 00:04:29,019 --> 00:04:31,188 She just resigned. 37 00:04:31,188 --> 00:04:32,272 Okay. 38 00:04:35,234 --> 00:04:37,027 That article is not why she resigned. 39 00:04:39,530 --> 00:04:40,531 Well, then what-- 40 00:04:41,365 --> 00:04:42,491 Okay. 41 00:04:42,491 --> 00:04:43,825 I just spoke to Gayle. 42 00:04:44,368 --> 00:04:46,411 She said that she saw you go into Bradley's dressing room 43 00:04:46,411 --> 00:04:47,913 right before she went on air, so you-- 44 00:04:47,913 --> 00:04:51,083 Just tell me what happened. What did you say to her? 45 00:04:52,835 --> 00:04:55,254 A friend of mine from the FBI reached out to me. 46 00:04:56,171 --> 00:04:59,508 The Feds are considering leveling charges against Bradley and her brother. 47 00:04:59,508 --> 00:05:03,720 What? Char-- What char-- What are you talking about? 48 00:05:04,388 --> 00:05:08,767 Her brother assaulted a Capitol Hill police officer on January 6th, 49 00:05:08,767 --> 00:05:12,771 and Bradley withheld evidence to help cover it up. 50 00:05:15,399 --> 00:05:16,859 Oh, my God. 51 00:05:18,569 --> 00:05:20,112 No. 52 00:05:21,238 --> 00:05:23,657 Oh, my God. Why didn't you-- 53 00:05:23,657 --> 00:05:25,826 How did you know this, and you not talk to me about this-- 54 00:05:25,826 --> 00:05:28,495 Alex, if this was made public, it would be a fucking disaster. 55 00:05:28,495 --> 00:05:31,164 I mean, this could feed mistrust of the media. 56 00:05:31,164 --> 00:05:33,041 This could blow back on you. 57 00:05:33,041 --> 00:05:34,793 You're the one who brought her in. 58 00:05:35,627 --> 00:05:38,297 Not a great look for someone who's trying to launch something new. 59 00:05:38,297 --> 00:05:40,215 Did you tell her to resign? 60 00:05:40,215 --> 00:05:44,344 I told her that I would do every single thing in my power to help. 61 00:05:45,971 --> 00:05:47,514 Resigning was her idea. 62 00:05:48,432 --> 00:05:50,267 And honestly, I think she felt relieved. 63 00:06:06,366 --> 00:06:08,660 Anybody out there? Hello? 64 00:06:10,078 --> 00:06:11,079 Hello? 65 00:06:12,915 --> 00:06:13,999 CodeQueen. 66 00:06:13,999 --> 00:06:15,083 Hey, Mel. 67 00:06:15,083 --> 00:06:16,251 It's been forever. 68 00:06:16,752 --> 00:06:18,962 You haven't seen SpaceCase around, have you? 69 00:06:20,297 --> 00:06:23,008 A couple months ago. She was messed up though. 70 00:06:23,008 --> 00:06:24,718 Some weird shit was going down. 71 00:06:24,718 --> 00:06:26,470 What kind of weird shit? 72 00:06:26,470 --> 00:06:28,764 I don't know. You try DMing her? 73 00:06:29,348 --> 00:06:31,934 I told her to go to Nevermore, fuck up some zombies. 74 00:06:32,726 --> 00:06:34,895 Yeah. Yeah, I got it. Thanks. 75 00:06:34,895 --> 00:06:36,897 Sure. See you. 76 00:07:00,254 --> 00:07:04,383 {\an8}We're still reeling from last night's UBA double whammy. 77 00:07:04,383 --> 00:07:08,303 {\an8}Top-rated evening anchor Bradley Jackson resigned on air 78 00:07:08,303 --> 00:07:10,764 {\an8}citing, that old chestnut, personal reasons. 79 00:07:11,306 --> 00:07:13,725 {\an8}Translation? Cory Ellison. 80 00:07:14,309 --> 00:07:17,437 {\an8}As that elevator photo makes painfully clear, 81 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:22,109 {\an8}UBA's CEO got way too personal with his attractive on-air talent, 82 00:07:22,109 --> 00:07:25,028 {\an8}and UBA top brass dutifully announced 83 00:07:25,028 --> 00:07:29,658 {\an8}they've hired an independent law firm to investigate any possible misconduct. 84 00:07:29,658 --> 00:07:32,619 {\an8}Y'all. Really? Let me save you some billable hours. 85 00:07:32,619 --> 00:07:35,247 {\an8}New boss, same as the creepy old boss. 86 00:07:35,247 --> 00:07:36,790 {\an8}So, what? 87 00:07:37,833 --> 00:07:41,003 I'm gonna become an asterisk right under Mitch Kessler's asterisk? 88 00:07:41,003 --> 00:07:43,422 Not a rapist, but just bad enough to never work again? 89 00:07:43,422 --> 00:07:47,676 We're not giving credence to a tabloid by responding to false allegations. 90 00:07:47,676 --> 00:07:49,011 Are you sure? 91 00:07:49,011 --> 00:07:51,096 They say every picture tells a story, 92 00:07:51,096 --> 00:07:56,310 and Bradley Jackson slumped in Cory's arms like a dead dog 93 00:07:56,310 --> 00:07:58,854 tells rather a lurid one, don't you think? 94 00:07:58,854 --> 00:08:00,731 Let me tell you another story, Leonard. 95 00:08:00,731 --> 00:08:04,902 Bradley was piss drunk that night, and I helped her up to her room. 96 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,779 We had grilled cheese, 97 00:08:07,779 --> 00:08:10,407 and then she passed out while I watched TV in the other room. 98 00:08:10,407 --> 00:08:13,744 I don't remember any sexual harassment, 99 00:08:13,744 --> 00:08:16,330 but I fucking remember that grilled cheese, 'cause it was good. 100 00:08:16,330 --> 00:08:18,707 So let's put out that statement and let me get back to work. 101 00:08:18,707 --> 00:08:20,250 I think it's too messy, Cory. 102 00:08:20,834 --> 00:08:22,044 Between that and the outing, 103 00:08:22,044 --> 00:08:24,671 I think the public would never be able to get its head around it. 104 00:08:24,671 --> 00:08:28,550 Look, just cooperate with the inquiry, 105 00:08:28,550 --> 00:08:31,803 and in the meantime, for heaven's sake, take a leave of absence. 106 00:08:31,803 --> 00:08:33,597 At least until the deal's done. 107 00:08:33,597 --> 00:08:37,267 You know what? Inquire away. But I'm not going anywhere. 108 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:41,938 Brenda, if you would be so kind, I'd like a private word with Leonard. 109 00:08:41,938 --> 00:08:42,856 Of course. 110 00:08:47,277 --> 00:08:48,278 Leonard. 111 00:08:51,073 --> 00:08:52,658 So, what do you want, Cory? 112 00:08:53,242 --> 00:08:54,368 Don't let him sell us off. 113 00:08:56,495 --> 00:08:59,665 You can be the savior of legacy media. 114 00:08:59,665 --> 00:09:01,708 You can be the champion of the free press. 115 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:05,254 Just convince the shareholders to vote no on the deal. 116 00:09:05,254 --> 00:09:07,339 At least until we have another offer in place. 117 00:09:07,339 --> 00:09:09,299 What other offers? 118 00:09:09,299 --> 00:09:12,177 Who else is gonna take the company on after what you've done? 119 00:09:12,177 --> 00:09:16,682 No. Let Paul Marks sell it off, and then we're done with it. 120 00:09:44,877 --> 00:09:46,795 - Hello? - Cybil. 121 00:09:46,795 --> 00:09:48,088 - Cory? - Hi. 122 00:09:48,797 --> 00:09:51,091 I think we could both use a friend. 123 00:09:52,050 --> 00:09:53,051 Run it through legal. 124 00:09:53,719 --> 00:09:55,095 We don't know, so we don't comment. 125 00:09:55,637 --> 00:09:57,139 Sit on it until I get back to you. 126 00:09:57,973 --> 00:09:59,975 Hey. Anyone heard from Bradley? 127 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:03,103 Bradley, yeah. She's not answering her calls or emails. 128 00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:04,479 Okay, maybe I should go talk to her-- 129 00:10:04,479 --> 00:10:07,232 No, no. RJ went over there earlier. She wouldn't let him in. 130 00:10:08,317 --> 00:10:09,902 This fucking article. 131 00:10:09,902 --> 00:10:11,945 I can't even believe it. Do you think it's true? 132 00:10:14,406 --> 00:10:15,782 I don't know what to think. 133 00:10:16,825 --> 00:10:19,077 Okay, what about the evening news? What's the plan? 134 00:10:19,077 --> 00:10:20,287 Joshua's covering. 135 00:10:21,163 --> 00:10:22,164 But not permanently. 136 00:10:23,248 --> 00:10:26,543 Listen, if you're gonna pick up somebody from TMS, like Chris or Yanko, 137 00:10:26,543 --> 00:10:29,129 I'd appreciate the heads-up. It's crazy enough as it is. 138 00:10:30,506 --> 00:10:31,882 You wanna sit down for a sec? 139 00:10:39,598 --> 00:10:44,561 After Friday, we may not need a permanent news anchor. 140 00:10:45,187 --> 00:10:47,523 What do you mean he's breaking it up? You gotta be fucking kidding me. 141 00:10:47,523 --> 00:10:50,734 Yeah, fuck it. Let's give Paul Marks fucking color bars. 142 00:10:50,734 --> 00:10:53,111 That's right, yeah. No more TMS. Yeah, we'll stage a walkout. 143 00:10:53,111 --> 00:10:55,239 I don't know. This is a big story, Yanko. 144 00:10:55,239 --> 00:10:58,325 Chris, so what? Then we'll slip it to YDA, and we do the walkout. 145 00:10:58,325 --> 00:11:00,869 - It's not that simple. - This is our story to tell. 146 00:11:00,869 --> 00:11:02,204 We should do the show. 147 00:11:02,204 --> 00:11:04,039 We don't have enough to run anything. 148 00:11:04,540 --> 00:11:07,501 Bradley was working the Hyperion angle before she resigned. 149 00:11:07,501 --> 00:11:09,211 Our whistleblower went AWOL. 150 00:11:09,962 --> 00:11:11,713 Literally no one will go on the record. 151 00:11:11,713 --> 00:11:15,509 Stella's right. Trash-talking Paul Marks is not even gonna make Twitter, so-- 152 00:11:15,509 --> 00:11:16,885 Who cares about Paul Marks? 153 00:11:17,678 --> 00:11:22,558 The 20,000 employees at UBA deserve to know what's at stake in this board vote. 154 00:11:22,558 --> 00:11:26,395 If the lights are going out, we need to talk about what that means for them. 155 00:11:26,395 --> 00:11:27,312 For us. 156 00:11:29,064 --> 00:11:31,233 Yeah, we'd need something loud though. 157 00:11:31,233 --> 00:11:32,484 The right guest. 158 00:11:33,485 --> 00:11:34,903 Someone who has nothing to lose. 159 00:12:02,890 --> 00:12:03,891 Okay. 160 00:12:10,272 --> 00:12:11,940 This is why they hate us. 161 00:12:11,940 --> 00:12:15,360 Ninety million gallons of water a year on this shit. 162 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,237 They let you join this place? 163 00:12:17,237 --> 00:12:19,198 Oh, no, I'd never pass the background check. 164 00:12:19,198 --> 00:12:22,075 I was arrested protesting CFCs in the '80s. 165 00:12:22,075 --> 00:12:23,452 Clothing-optional. 166 00:12:23,452 --> 00:12:25,579 But we made our point. You see the ozone layer? 167 00:12:25,579 --> 00:12:26,914 Yeah, then you're trespassing. 168 00:12:28,290 --> 00:12:30,000 And how exactly did you find me? 169 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,085 You're a creature of habit, Reed. 170 00:12:32,085 --> 00:12:35,506 And you're toxic, Cory. Full-on radioactive. 171 00:12:35,506 --> 00:12:38,300 That's exactly what Paul Marks wants you to think, 172 00:12:38,300 --> 00:12:42,179 because he would lose his fucking mind if he knew what I came here to say. 173 00:12:47,017 --> 00:12:48,227 Guys, give me a minute? 174 00:12:48,227 --> 00:12:49,561 - Sure. - Sure. 175 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:54,441 Yeah. 176 00:12:57,152 --> 00:12:58,654 Paul may not have the votes. 177 00:12:59,821 --> 00:13:03,242 There are rumors of major problems at Hyperion, 178 00:13:03,242 --> 00:13:05,786 and our shareholders are getting jumpy. 179 00:13:07,496 --> 00:13:09,331 So you're looking for another buyer? 180 00:13:09,331 --> 00:13:11,250 I am looking for a loan. 181 00:13:11,250 --> 00:13:14,545 You know, like that eight billion you were gonna give me a few weeks ago. 182 00:13:14,545 --> 00:13:17,214 That's the security blanket our key investors need 183 00:13:17,214 --> 00:13:18,757 to defect to our side. 184 00:13:18,757 --> 00:13:20,717 Yeah, sorry, that loan's off the table. 185 00:13:20,717 --> 00:13:21,718 I figured as much. 186 00:13:21,718 --> 00:13:24,179 So, I'm happy to sweeten the deal. 187 00:13:25,180 --> 00:13:28,892 We will give Sloan a piece of UBA's equity. 188 00:13:29,726 --> 00:13:31,728 You won't even know how to spend that much money. 189 00:13:33,647 --> 00:13:34,690 I don't know. 190 00:13:34,690 --> 00:13:37,484 When someone has smallpox, I don't really wanna share their blanket. 191 00:13:38,944 --> 00:13:44,283 Your buddy, Fred, seems to think the deal is worth the trouble. 192 00:13:46,076 --> 00:13:49,496 He's advising Hyperion on the breakup value of UBA's assets 193 00:13:49,496 --> 00:13:51,707 and getting a serious payout for his trouble. 194 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:56,837 Sounds like he's forgetting who his friends are. 195 00:14:00,841 --> 00:14:02,634 Well, whip some votes, Cory. 196 00:14:04,344 --> 00:14:06,555 And maybe I'll write you that check. 197 00:14:19,193 --> 00:14:23,238 Bradley, I am not leaving until you open the door and I talk to you, 198 00:14:23,238 --> 00:14:24,531 and I know that you're okay. 199 00:14:30,662 --> 00:14:31,705 Bradley. 200 00:14:34,917 --> 00:14:38,837 Oh, thank God. Can I please come in? 201 00:14:39,546 --> 00:14:41,131 You have to leave your bag in the hall. 202 00:14:43,050 --> 00:14:44,760 - What? - You can't come in 203 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:46,303 unless you leave your bag in the hall. 204 00:14:46,887 --> 00:14:48,347 Okay. 205 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:52,768 And that. 206 00:14:58,190 --> 00:14:59,191 Okay. 207 00:15:05,364 --> 00:15:06,615 - Okay. Come on. - Okay. 208 00:15:10,494 --> 00:15:11,995 Did you lie to the FBI? 209 00:15:16,083 --> 00:15:18,168 Oh, fuck, Bradley! 210 00:15:18,168 --> 00:15:20,128 I didn't have a choice. He's my brother. 211 00:15:20,128 --> 00:15:22,840 Of course you did! You have a choice. You always have a choice! 212 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:24,633 No, I fucking didn't, Alex! 213 00:15:25,551 --> 00:15:28,428 He's my only family. How could I do that to him? 214 00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:29,763 Could you do that to Lizzy? 215 00:15:32,266 --> 00:15:34,059 I could've helped you. I could've helped you. We-- 216 00:15:34,059 --> 00:15:36,812 - We could've helped you. - Who? You and Paul? 217 00:15:38,063 --> 00:15:39,398 I tried to warn you about him. 218 00:15:39,398 --> 00:15:42,359 I tried to tell you, but you did not wanna hear it. 219 00:15:42,359 --> 00:15:44,862 What the hell does Paul have to do with any of this? 220 00:15:44,862 --> 00:15:47,865 How did he know, Alex? How did he know? 221 00:15:47,865 --> 00:15:51,368 You're a journalist. How the fuck did he know about me and Hal? 222 00:15:51,368 --> 00:15:55,247 There are hours-- Hundreds of hours of footage of that day. 223 00:15:55,247 --> 00:15:58,000 You really thought-- You thought no one would figure this out? 224 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,712 Somebody did figure it out. Laura figured it out. 225 00:16:01,712 --> 00:16:04,339 - Okay. - When Paul came to talk to me, 226 00:16:04,339 --> 00:16:06,758 he knew that Laura had already confronted me. 227 00:16:06,758 --> 00:16:08,719 He knew exactly what she had said. 228 00:16:09,428 --> 00:16:12,431 And we were in a private space. We were at her house. 229 00:16:12,431 --> 00:16:13,640 There was nobody else there. 230 00:16:14,683 --> 00:16:15,684 How did he know? 231 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:17,728 How is that possible? 232 00:16:18,604 --> 00:16:20,647 How the fuck did he know what she said? 233 00:16:26,904 --> 00:16:28,405 So you think he's surveilling you? 234 00:16:28,405 --> 00:16:30,699 I think he's been surveilling me. 235 00:16:30,699 --> 00:16:33,452 Ever since he found out I was investigating him. 236 00:16:33,452 --> 00:16:36,413 And I don't know if he's on my phone, I don't know if he's on my computer, 237 00:16:36,413 --> 00:16:39,499 but he has eyes on me. It is very clear. 238 00:16:40,125 --> 00:16:41,960 That's a really big leap, Bradley. 239 00:16:42,878 --> 00:16:44,171 You have to stop this sale. 240 00:16:45,964 --> 00:16:47,174 You have to, Alex. 241 00:16:50,385 --> 00:16:53,764 Even if you have proof, what am I gonna do? 242 00:16:53,764 --> 00:16:54,848 How do I stop this sale? 243 00:16:54,848 --> 00:16:57,351 I don't know. You're fucking smart. You're gonna figure it out. 244 00:16:57,351 --> 00:16:59,436 Talk to Stella. She started this. 245 00:16:59,436 --> 00:17:02,105 She started pulling threads, and there's something there, Alex. 246 00:17:02,648 --> 00:17:03,690 There's something there. 247 00:17:04,983 --> 00:17:07,194 But I gotta get out of here. I gotta go to West Virginia. 248 00:17:07,194 --> 00:17:08,487 I gotta get the fuck out of town. 249 00:17:08,487 --> 00:17:10,405 - Slow down. Just slow down. - I have to hide. 250 00:17:10,405 --> 00:17:12,824 You can't just leave, okay? Just slow down. 251 00:17:13,575 --> 00:17:15,618 - Do you know what he said to me, Alex? - No. God, no. 252 00:17:16,453 --> 00:17:18,079 He told me he would destroy her life. 253 00:17:19,455 --> 00:17:21,625 He said he would ruin Laura's career. 254 00:17:25,087 --> 00:17:26,338 I can't let that happen. 255 00:17:27,047 --> 00:17:28,131 I won't let that happen. 256 00:18:04,334 --> 00:18:07,004 Ms. Levy, you ready to head home, or should I keep driving? 257 00:18:07,004 --> 00:18:09,047 Could you just keep driving, please? 258 00:18:55,844 --> 00:18:56,845 Okay. 259 00:19:12,027 --> 00:19:13,570 - Hey. There you are. - Hi. 260 00:19:13,570 --> 00:19:15,364 - I was starting to get worried. - I'm sorry. 261 00:19:20,244 --> 00:19:21,328 How was your day? 262 00:19:21,328 --> 00:19:22,496 Great. You know, 263 00:19:22,496 --> 00:19:28,043 a succession of lawyers like Russian nesting dolls in Brooks Brothers suits. 264 00:19:29,253 --> 00:19:31,797 How was yours? You holding up? 265 00:19:33,549 --> 00:19:34,800 I saw Bradley. 266 00:19:39,221 --> 00:19:40,222 How is she? 267 00:19:40,222 --> 00:19:41,557 Pretty fucked up. 268 00:19:43,225 --> 00:19:46,728 She did not sound like herself. Really manic. 269 00:19:47,271 --> 00:19:50,232 That's grim. 270 00:19:50,232 --> 00:19:51,733 Yeah. 271 00:19:51,733 --> 00:19:54,736 What was she saying? 272 00:19:57,823 --> 00:19:59,074 Nothing. 273 00:19:59,074 --> 00:20:02,494 You know, it was more how sh-- It's more how she sounded. 274 00:20:03,662 --> 00:20:08,083 You know, I think she just knows that there's no coming back from what she did. 275 00:20:10,085 --> 00:20:10,919 Yeah. 276 00:20:10,919 --> 00:20:13,172 I just really want this part to be over, you know? 277 00:20:13,172 --> 00:20:16,133 Just so much pressure with this deal 278 00:20:16,133 --> 00:20:18,051 and everybody just wanting to, like, tear it down. 279 00:20:21,054 --> 00:20:22,389 We will get through this part. 280 00:20:22,890 --> 00:20:25,559 And then when we are on the other side of this, 281 00:20:25,559 --> 00:20:26,935 it will be a whole lot better. 282 00:20:28,478 --> 00:20:33,275 I just really wish there was something I could do for her, you know? 283 00:20:33,275 --> 00:20:36,028 Well, she's gonna have to start doing some things for herself. 284 00:20:38,822 --> 00:20:39,656 I know. 285 00:20:39,656 --> 00:20:42,784 But I think there's still such a thing as a second chance. 286 00:20:44,286 --> 00:20:45,287 Sometimes. 287 00:20:45,913 --> 00:20:49,041 Yeah. Well, I think she just has to disappear, you know? 288 00:20:49,041 --> 00:20:50,417 Go back to Hanover 289 00:20:50,417 --> 00:20:53,670 and just hide out until all this blows over. 290 00:20:55,172 --> 00:20:59,968 So are we still doing dinner or has that ship sailed? 291 00:21:01,553 --> 00:21:04,681 You know, I'm so tired. 292 00:21:04,681 --> 00:21:06,266 The day's really caught up with me. 293 00:21:06,767 --> 00:21:08,268 Do you mind if we order in? 294 00:21:09,019 --> 00:21:11,146 No, it's fine. Whatever you want. 295 00:21:11,146 --> 00:21:13,440 Okay. Just choose anything. 296 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:17,611 - I'm gonna go change. Be right out. - Okay. 297 00:21:59,653 --> 00:22:01,446 I know. I get it. I gotta see it, all right? 298 00:22:01,446 --> 00:22:03,782 I know I'm the last guy on earth who hasn't seen it-- 299 00:22:03,782 --> 00:22:05,784 It's Tom Cruise in a fighter jet. 300 00:22:05,784 --> 00:22:07,578 I want another sequel 301 00:22:07,578 --> 00:22:08,704 and then one after that. 302 00:22:08,704 --> 00:22:11,665 I don't care how old he gets. You can strap his walker into the cockpit. 303 00:22:11,665 --> 00:22:13,834 {\an8}Yeah, right. And he'd still make that look good, wouldn't he? 304 00:22:13,834 --> 00:22:15,460 {\an8}- You better believe it. - Yeah. 305 00:22:15,460 --> 00:22:17,838 {\an8}And now we have a very special guest 306 00:22:17,838 --> 00:22:21,758 {\an8}here to discuss the imminent sale of UBA to Hyperion CEO Paul Marks. 307 00:22:21,758 --> 00:22:24,303 - Okay. Oh, shit. - Charles "Chip" Black. 308 00:22:24,303 --> 00:22:26,346 Emmy winner and-- There he is. 309 00:22:26,346 --> 00:22:29,600 Chip, former executive producer here at UBA. 310 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,185 {\an8}- Chip, welcome to TMS. - Hi. 311 00:22:31,185 --> 00:22:33,020 {\an8}Or I guess I should say welcome back, right? 312 00:22:33,020 --> 00:22:35,731 {\an8}Yeah, hi, guys. Thanks for having me. 313 00:22:35,731 --> 00:22:37,107 {\an8}Yeah. No, of course. 314 00:22:37,107 --> 00:22:40,611 So, Chip, you've seen this network go through so many changes over the years. 315 00:22:40,611 --> 00:22:43,572 Why do you feel compelled to talk about this one today? 316 00:22:44,156 --> 00:22:45,699 {\an8}Because three years ago I made a huge mistake. 317 00:22:46,241 --> 00:22:48,535 {\an8}I waited too long to speak up about Mitch Kessler. 318 00:22:49,870 --> 00:22:50,996 {\an8}I knew what he was doing. 319 00:22:51,538 --> 00:22:54,374 {\an8}I mean, I didn't-- Not the extent, not all of it-- 320 00:22:54,374 --> 00:22:56,793 But, I had a sense of it. 321 00:22:57,753 --> 00:23:00,923 {\an8}Maybe if I had said something earlier, fewer people would have been hurt. 322 00:23:00,923 --> 00:23:03,634 {\an8}And I really screwed that up. 323 00:23:04,176 --> 00:23:05,677 Stay on one. 324 00:23:05,677 --> 00:23:07,596 You've recently been let go from your job here. 325 00:23:07,596 --> 00:23:08,972 Yeah. 326 00:23:08,972 --> 00:23:11,099 So why should we listen to what you have to say? 327 00:23:11,099 --> 00:23:13,227 Because this has absolutely nothing to do with me. 328 00:23:13,227 --> 00:23:17,105 This is about UBA and people need to know what's about to happen to this place. 329 00:23:17,105 --> 00:23:20,275 {\an8}- You mean the sale to Paul Marks? - Nope. I mean the end of UBA. 330 00:23:20,275 --> 00:23:21,693 Here we go. 331 00:23:21,693 --> 00:23:25,072 {\an8}Paul Marks is going to dismantle this place. Literally. 332 00:23:25,656 --> 00:23:28,158 If the shareholders vote yes on the sale tomorrow, 333 00:23:28,158 --> 00:23:31,245 {\an8}this whole network, it will cease to exist. 334 00:23:31,787 --> 00:23:33,372 {\an8}All of it, just gone. 335 00:23:33,372 --> 00:23:35,749 These two people, the show, everybody here, 336 00:23:35,749 --> 00:23:38,919 {\an8}it's just gonna be sucked into a giant fucking black void and-- 337 00:23:38,919 --> 00:23:40,838 {\an8}- Wow. Okay. - Sorry. 338 00:23:40,838 --> 00:23:41,755 Chip, really? 339 00:23:41,755 --> 00:23:44,258 Watch the language. I think it would help to make your case without having to-- 340 00:23:44,258 --> 00:23:45,509 You're right. 341 00:23:45,509 --> 00:23:48,512 Mia, I'm sorry about that. I will pay the 10K FCC fine. 342 00:23:48,512 --> 00:23:51,890 - Okay, Chip, how do you know this? - Take two. 343 00:23:51,890 --> 00:23:54,893 You know, the rumor mill can get pretty crazy around deals like these. 344 00:23:55,727 --> 00:23:58,981 It's because it's been confirmed by multiple sources. 345 00:23:58,981 --> 00:24:01,900 That is what we do here. We fact-check. 346 00:24:01,900 --> 00:24:05,112 When Yanko and Chris are telling you guys what's happening in the world, 347 00:24:05,112 --> 00:24:10,117 {\an8}that's because dozens of people-- people you never see-- made it possible. 348 00:24:10,117 --> 00:24:11,869 {\an8}It's a whole process, okay? 349 00:24:12,494 --> 00:24:14,788 Look, there's somebody on the national news desk-- 350 00:24:14,788 --> 00:24:16,707 They're eating way too much junk food, they get an alert, 351 00:24:16,707 --> 00:24:18,584 it's "shots fired" or something like that. 352 00:24:18,584 --> 00:24:20,544 {\an8}They call the local sheriff's office to confirm it. 353 00:24:20,544 --> 00:24:24,006 {\an8}Only when it's confirmed do they put out a news alert on a Slack channel. 354 00:24:24,006 --> 00:24:25,883 {\an8}This is all, like, 3:00 in the morning, by the way. 355 00:24:25,883 --> 00:24:27,885 {\an8}The producers, they start writing the scripts. 356 00:24:27,885 --> 00:24:30,262 {\an8}Chris gets in here ridiculously early 357 00:24:30,262 --> 00:24:33,348 {\an8}because she needs to review and rewrite her copy 358 00:24:33,348 --> 00:24:38,145 {\an8}because she cares about getting it right. Which Twitter does not do. 359 00:24:38,145 --> 00:24:40,230 And by the way, no problem with Twitter, okay? 360 00:24:40,230 --> 00:24:42,608 It's got its place. But that is narrowcasting. 361 00:24:42,608 --> 00:24:47,404 {\an8}We need broadcasting, as corporate and as compromised as it is. 362 00:24:47,404 --> 00:24:49,531 {\an8}We need a team of competent people telling us 363 00:24:49,531 --> 00:24:51,575 {\an8}what's actually happening in the world. 364 00:24:51,575 --> 00:24:55,245 {\an8}I mean, this is it. This is the last free campfire in America. 365 00:24:55,245 --> 00:24:57,331 {\an8}And if this goes out we're all gonna be 366 00:24:57,331 --> 00:24:58,624 {\an8}- in the fucking dark, people. - Oh, man. 367 00:24:58,624 --> 00:25:00,375 {\an8}And w-- Sorry, I-- 368 00:25:00,375 --> 00:25:01,502 Stay with Chip. 369 00:25:03,587 --> 00:25:06,798 No. No. You know what, fuck that. 370 00:25:07,382 --> 00:25:08,592 I'm not sorry. 371 00:25:08,592 --> 00:25:11,303 Hey, Paul, you wanna nuke this place? Fine. 372 00:25:11,303 --> 00:25:13,514 You pay the fucking FCC obscenity fines. 373 00:25:13,514 --> 00:25:16,391 {\an8}You are killing an 80-year-old company 374 00:25:16,391 --> 00:25:21,063 {\an8}that started as a radio station warning people about the dangers of fascism. 375 00:25:21,063 --> 00:25:24,900 {\an8}And you do not fucking care. So fuck you, motherfucker! 376 00:25:24,900 --> 00:25:27,194 {\an8}Fuck you and the fucking rocket you rode in on. 377 00:25:27,194 --> 00:25:30,447 {\an8}Which, by the way, looks like a giant fucking metal dick! 378 00:25:30,447 --> 00:25:34,576 {\an8}Former Morning Show producer Charles Black broke the Internet, 379 00:25:34,576 --> 00:25:39,331 {\an8}not to mention major news, when he announced live on-air 380 00:25:39,331 --> 00:25:42,584 {\an8}that billionaire Paul Marks plans to liquidate UBA 381 00:25:42,584 --> 00:25:44,795 {\an8}following Friday's shareholder vote on the sale. 382 00:25:45,420 --> 00:25:49,925 {\an8}And in an age where there's literally a new billionaire every single day, 383 00:25:49,925 --> 00:25:56,014 {\an8}Black's R-rated, populist rant struck a nerve across the political spectrum. 384 00:25:56,014 --> 00:26:00,853 {\an8}Woke cheerleader, AOC, tweeted that Black was, quote, "baller." 385 00:26:01,854 --> 00:26:06,692 {\an8}And even Senator Ted Cruz called for Congress to investigate Marks' bid 386 00:26:06,692 --> 00:26:08,610 {\an8}for the legacy media giant. 387 00:26:09,486 --> 00:26:12,281 A little Howard Beale goes a long way. 388 00:26:12,281 --> 00:26:15,117 Who knew Chip Black's f-bombs would save the day? 389 00:26:15,117 --> 00:26:17,411 Two major shareholders called me an hour ago. 390 00:26:17,411 --> 00:26:21,248 They said the payout wasn't worth all the bad press. 391 00:26:21,248 --> 00:26:22,416 They're voting no. 392 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:24,710 I used to hate no. Now I love it! 393 00:26:24,710 --> 00:26:26,753 Yeah. Mercedes is still on the fence though. 394 00:26:26,753 --> 00:26:31,049 She's concerned about the financial implications of rejecting Paul's bid. 395 00:26:31,049 --> 00:26:34,052 Tell her we just shook down my favorite golf buddy for eight billion. 396 00:26:34,887 --> 00:26:36,305 So Reed came through? 397 00:26:37,139 --> 00:26:38,599 What did you promise him? 398 00:26:38,599 --> 00:26:42,269 Well, let's just say you might have to sell a Picasso. 399 00:26:42,269 --> 00:26:44,521 - Cory-- - Cybil, this is fun. 400 00:26:44,521 --> 00:26:46,064 We're gonna kill a billionaire. 401 00:26:46,064 --> 00:26:47,691 Yeah, I'm hanging up now. 402 00:26:49,026 --> 00:26:50,861 Board members are starting to turn. 403 00:26:51,612 --> 00:26:53,906 Paul, this is happening. 404 00:26:53,906 --> 00:26:55,324 We're losing votes. 405 00:26:56,158 --> 00:26:57,743 Cory fucking Ellison. 406 00:27:01,079 --> 00:27:02,998 Compile the paperwork for the loan. 407 00:27:02,998 --> 00:27:06,668 Don't even touch a UBA computer. 408 00:27:06,668 --> 00:27:10,339 No emails, no pdfs. This has to be analog. 409 00:27:10,339 --> 00:27:12,090 Then deliver it to my hotel. 410 00:27:12,633 --> 00:27:14,009 Reed and I are meeting tonight. 411 00:27:14,009 --> 00:27:15,093 Got it. 412 00:27:15,093 --> 00:27:19,932 After that, you and I, we don't talk until after the vote. 413 00:27:19,932 --> 00:27:21,141 No calls. Nothing. 414 00:27:22,100 --> 00:27:23,477 And we keep playing dead. 415 00:27:23,977 --> 00:27:26,730 I want Paul Marks to fall off his fucking chair 416 00:27:26,730 --> 00:27:28,524 when I walk into that boardroom on Friday. 417 00:27:43,830 --> 00:27:45,624 - Thank you. - Sure. 418 00:27:46,416 --> 00:27:48,836 So have you talked to her? 419 00:27:48,836 --> 00:27:52,214 No, not since her little on-air spectacle. 420 00:27:52,798 --> 00:27:54,049 She's so full of shit. 421 00:27:55,217 --> 00:27:59,263 If she asked you to come here to talk to me, I-- 422 00:27:59,763 --> 00:28:00,764 She didn't. 423 00:28:01,348 --> 00:28:07,980 But she did tell me about January 6th and Hal. All of it. 424 00:28:10,274 --> 00:28:14,486 Wow. So now she's coming clean? 425 00:28:14,486 --> 00:28:17,114 She feels really awful. 426 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:30,836 You know, Bradley is a stranger. 427 00:28:31,628 --> 00:28:32,713 I see that now. 428 00:28:33,338 --> 00:28:35,132 I never knew her. Not really. 429 00:28:36,717 --> 00:28:37,926 I just wanted to. 430 00:28:39,386 --> 00:28:41,263 This is all just fucked up. 431 00:28:41,972 --> 00:28:43,849 It's all such a mess. 432 00:28:44,516 --> 00:28:46,476 This isn't just about Bradley, is it? 433 00:28:47,311 --> 00:28:48,145 Well... 434 00:28:48,145 --> 00:28:50,814 I mean, I saw Chip's rant. 435 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:56,320 So, what, is this about Paul? Or selling UBA? 436 00:28:58,071 --> 00:28:59,740 It's-- 437 00:28:59,740 --> 00:29:01,783 Listen, if he had bought NBN, 438 00:29:01,783 --> 00:29:04,578 I'm sure he'd probably be doing the same thing to us. 439 00:29:04,578 --> 00:29:06,663 I mean, you're in the middle of the ocean treading water 440 00:29:06,663 --> 00:29:08,582 and some guy comes in a lifeboat. 441 00:29:08,582 --> 00:29:10,667 What are you gonna do? Turn him away? 442 00:29:12,294 --> 00:29:13,295 I know. 443 00:29:16,340 --> 00:29:19,635 Okay, I-- That's actually what I'm here to talk to you about. 444 00:29:20,761 --> 00:29:21,929 Okay. 445 00:29:22,513 --> 00:29:25,015 But I'm gonna need something a little stronger than this. 446 00:29:25,724 --> 00:29:27,351 I'll take that drink that you offered, please. 447 00:29:27,351 --> 00:29:28,644 - Thank you. - Coming up. 448 00:29:41,156 --> 00:29:43,867 Good to see you again, Mr. Ellison. We missed you during the pandemic. 449 00:29:43,867 --> 00:29:45,160 Right this way. 450 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:47,829 The last civilized spot in Manhattan. 451 00:29:47,829 --> 00:29:50,290 Thanks for arranging this on such short notice. 452 00:29:50,290 --> 00:29:51,917 We'll make sure you're not disturbed. 453 00:29:54,086 --> 00:29:56,463 Would you like a menu? We're serving till 11:00. 454 00:29:56,463 --> 00:29:58,215 That won't be necessary. 455 00:29:58,215 --> 00:29:59,925 Don't think this meeting's gonna take very long. 456 00:30:05,597 --> 00:30:07,391 Can I bring either of you gentlemen a drink? 457 00:30:07,975 --> 00:30:09,017 Talisker neat. 458 00:30:12,229 --> 00:30:13,981 Yeah. Make it two. 459 00:30:23,323 --> 00:30:25,576 So, was it Earl? 460 00:30:26,076 --> 00:30:27,244 Gambling debts. 461 00:30:29,204 --> 00:30:31,623 Everybody leaves some kind of stain. 462 00:30:32,708 --> 00:30:34,209 And Reed? 463 00:30:34,209 --> 00:30:37,546 I'm guessing you whispered sweet nothings about asteroid rights-- 464 00:30:37,546 --> 00:30:41,592 Reed realized that the profit potential in aerospace far outstripped 465 00:30:41,592 --> 00:30:44,052 whatever Sloan could make in legacy media. 466 00:30:44,595 --> 00:30:49,266 Ad astra per aspera. To infinity and beyond. 467 00:30:49,266 --> 00:30:52,227 Or whatever other bullshit helps you sleep at night. 468 00:30:52,227 --> 00:30:54,062 - Thanks. - This isn't personal, Cory. 469 00:30:54,062 --> 00:30:57,691 I'm gonna have to disagree with you there because everything is personal. 470 00:30:57,691 --> 00:31:01,987 And every so-called business decision, it lands on a human being. 471 00:31:01,987 --> 00:31:03,864 And in this case, there's 22,000 of them all-- 472 00:31:03,864 --> 00:31:06,408 Okay. Okay, let's not get so high-and-mighty. 473 00:31:06,408 --> 00:31:08,619 Maybe you protected Bradley from the FBI, 474 00:31:08,619 --> 00:31:12,456 but you were also very willing to exploit her personal life when it suited you. 475 00:31:12,456 --> 00:31:17,044 So maybe you're not the poster boy for feminism that you think you are. 476 00:31:18,045 --> 00:31:19,922 Didn't leak that article to protect Hannah Shoenfeld. 477 00:31:19,922 --> 00:31:24,218 You leaked it because you couldn't stand the idea of Bradley with Laura Peterson. 478 00:31:24,218 --> 00:31:27,638 So at least, for fuck's sake, be honest with yourself. 479 00:31:29,765 --> 00:31:31,975 Now, you never assaulted anyone. 480 00:31:31,975 --> 00:31:34,228 So tomorrow, after the vote closes, 481 00:31:34,228 --> 00:31:38,190 I'm perfectly happy to make the... 482 00:31:39,107 --> 00:31:43,445 investigation into these Vault allegations go away. 483 00:31:44,321 --> 00:31:47,157 Along with any talk of FBI subpoenas. 484 00:31:47,741 --> 00:31:53,205 And I'm guessing in this scenario I give up my golden parachute? 485 00:31:53,205 --> 00:31:54,498 You wanna leave with dignity? 486 00:31:55,249 --> 00:31:59,545 How's $10 million sound? Parting gift. 487 00:32:01,839 --> 00:32:03,257 I'll just need an NDA. 488 00:32:04,049 --> 00:32:07,594 Right. Guessing the kind where I can't even say your name to my goldfish. 489 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:10,889 Where we pretend in perpetuity that you aren't 490 00:32:10,889 --> 00:32:15,143 the steaming rocket bitch shitbag that you are. 491 00:32:15,143 --> 00:32:21,900 Goddamn, Alex really does have the worst taste in men. 492 00:32:21,900 --> 00:32:25,362 Cory, I am offering you a lifeline. 493 00:32:27,406 --> 00:32:28,699 Take the money. 494 00:32:46,842 --> 00:32:51,513 I would rather do time with the fucking Oath Keepers than take a penny from you. 495 00:32:58,228 --> 00:32:59,563 Lost my appetite. 496 00:33:32,387 --> 00:33:34,348 So the board meeting is tomorrow. 497 00:33:34,348 --> 00:33:38,143 And the remaining shareholders who haven't weighed in are gonna vote yes. 498 00:33:38,143 --> 00:33:42,064 And by noon, Paul will have control of UBA 499 00:33:42,064 --> 00:33:45,108 and he will take it apart piece by piece. 500 00:33:45,108 --> 00:33:46,652 Eighty years of history. 501 00:33:47,819 --> 00:33:51,323 But more stuff is going to come out about me. 502 00:33:52,824 --> 00:33:56,161 And it is gonna make me look like a monster. 503 00:33:59,039 --> 00:34:00,666 Some of it will be true. 504 00:34:02,918 --> 00:34:04,461 Some of it won't be. Doesn't matter. 505 00:34:05,254 --> 00:34:07,047 He's gonna try to bury me. 506 00:34:15,848 --> 00:34:17,516 Maybe I should have listened to you. 507 00:34:19,059 --> 00:34:19,935 Maybe I deserve it. 508 00:34:19,935 --> 00:34:22,271 Maybe I lost myself in chasing all of this. 509 00:34:22,271 --> 00:34:24,773 Anyway, I just wanted you to hear it from me. 510 00:34:28,068 --> 00:34:32,614 "Don't flinch." It's what you always taught me, right? 511 00:34:34,283 --> 00:34:37,995 Gotta face things head-on, see 'em for what they are. 512 00:34:48,422 --> 00:34:49,672 Night, Mom. 513 00:35:05,606 --> 00:35:06,732 {\an8}What's going on? 514 00:35:09,359 --> 00:35:13,363 - Is the world ending? - Not yet. 515 00:35:13,989 --> 00:35:15,908 It's all good. 516 00:35:15,908 --> 00:35:17,367 You getting any sleep? 517 00:35:18,202 --> 00:35:21,830 Not really. Such a big day tomorrow. 518 00:35:24,416 --> 00:35:25,709 I'm glad you're gonna be there. 519 00:35:58,784 --> 00:36:03,247 So, the great day is finally upon us. 520 00:36:05,082 --> 00:36:06,124 11:40. 521 00:36:06,124 --> 00:36:07,793 There's still a few votes coming through, 522 00:36:07,793 --> 00:36:10,379 but frankly, at this point, it's a formality. 523 00:36:10,379 --> 00:36:14,466 Congratulations, Paul. At noon we'll make it official. 524 00:36:14,466 --> 00:36:16,969 - Thank you, appreciate the support. - Where's Alex? 525 00:36:17,886 --> 00:36:19,179 She should be on her way. 526 00:36:38,699 --> 00:36:39,992 Hey. There you are. 527 00:36:39,992 --> 00:36:41,243 Hi, here I am. 528 00:36:42,286 --> 00:36:43,996 - Are you okay? - Yeah. 529 00:36:43,996 --> 00:36:49,293 Just processing everything that's about to happen, how we got here. 530 00:36:52,504 --> 00:36:54,464 Just really hope it was all worth it. 531 00:36:55,716 --> 00:36:58,594 It will be. In 15 minutes, this will all be behind us. 532 00:37:02,514 --> 00:37:04,600 Okay, gentlemen. Here we are. 533 00:37:05,475 --> 00:37:06,310 Alex. 534 00:37:06,310 --> 00:37:07,853 Hello. Good to see you. 535 00:37:07,853 --> 00:37:08,979 Leonard. 536 00:37:10,105 --> 00:37:13,066 Well, we're close to the finish line and we couldn't have got there without you. 537 00:37:14,651 --> 00:37:15,527 Excuse me. 538 00:37:16,111 --> 00:37:17,529 Paul, before I forget... 539 00:37:44,431 --> 00:37:48,477 While we have a few minutes, I have an idea I'd like to run by everybody. 540 00:37:53,398 --> 00:37:55,025 Maybe we save the brainstorming for another day? 541 00:37:55,025 --> 00:37:56,485 Let's just get this done. 542 00:37:57,444 --> 00:38:00,113 I have an alternative to Hyperion's offer. 543 00:38:00,113 --> 00:38:02,366 - What is going on? - Excuse me? 544 00:38:06,578 --> 00:38:08,622 I've been consulting with NBN, 545 00:38:08,622 --> 00:38:13,877 their CEO Elena Daniels, Laura Peterson at YDA. 546 00:38:13,877 --> 00:38:18,757 And we have drafted a few deal points for a merger between NBN and UBA. 547 00:38:19,633 --> 00:38:23,929 I have a prospectus that I would like to share so you could all see the numbers. 548 00:38:23,929 --> 00:38:26,139 Would you please pass those down there, please? Thank you so much. 549 00:38:26,139 --> 00:38:28,684 And I'm very aware that this is last minute. 550 00:38:30,978 --> 00:38:33,522 Alex, I simply don't understand. 551 00:38:33,522 --> 00:38:35,649 I don't think anyone here does. 552 00:38:35,649 --> 00:38:38,026 I believe you have a fiduciary responsibility 553 00:38:38,026 --> 00:38:43,282 to entertain any offers that may match or exceed Hyperion's. 554 00:38:44,992 --> 00:38:46,159 Very well. 555 00:38:49,037 --> 00:38:50,414 A merger of equals. 556 00:38:50,956 --> 00:38:52,332 That's what we're proposing. 557 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:57,087 Two entities coming together, greater than the sum of their parts. 558 00:38:58,589 --> 00:39:03,552 NBN and UBA will combine resources to reduce costs, 559 00:39:04,052 --> 00:39:06,305 ad sales, tech support, 560 00:39:06,930 --> 00:39:10,851 accounting, even programming. 561 00:39:12,227 --> 00:39:13,979 It's a chance to start over. 562 00:39:14,813 --> 00:39:16,857 To do things right for once. 563 00:39:18,442 --> 00:39:19,610 A true partnership. 564 00:39:22,988 --> 00:39:24,489 Alex, I'd like a word. 565 00:39:26,074 --> 00:39:27,868 I'll give you all a second to look this over. 566 00:39:29,203 --> 00:39:31,371 What the fuck is that all about? This is insane. What are you-- 567 00:39:31,371 --> 00:39:32,289 Not here. 568 00:39:32,289 --> 00:39:34,374 What is this? Some kind of stunt? 569 00:39:34,374 --> 00:39:35,626 This is not a stunt. 570 00:39:35,626 --> 00:39:37,085 - What are you doing? - Not here. 571 00:39:37,085 --> 00:39:38,629 I have the votes. 572 00:39:38,629 --> 00:39:41,256 Don't you realize there's literally nothing you can do at this point? 573 00:39:44,092 --> 00:39:45,093 Hi, Paul. 574 00:39:46,929 --> 00:39:49,932 Okay. I'm not doing this. 575 00:39:51,350 --> 00:39:54,186 We know you told Kate to cut the transmission on the rocket launch 576 00:39:54,186 --> 00:39:56,939 to hide the fact that your navigation system malfunctioned. 577 00:39:57,564 --> 00:39:58,815 You buried the results. 578 00:39:58,815 --> 00:40:01,568 You used a hack at UBA to cover your tracks. 579 00:40:01,568 --> 00:40:02,986 Super convenient timing. 580 00:40:02,986 --> 00:40:05,447 So you think I hacked you? Okay, Stella. 581 00:40:05,447 --> 00:40:09,034 You have been reporting fake data to NASA for months. 582 00:40:09,034 --> 00:40:12,788 And when I told you a longer space flight could be lethal, you fired me. 583 00:40:13,705 --> 00:40:16,375 You had us behind schedule and hemorrhaging cash. 584 00:40:16,375 --> 00:40:19,002 That's why you were let go, because you were bad at your job. 585 00:40:19,002 --> 00:40:22,631 No. No, you fired me because you didn't wanna hear the truth, Paul. 586 00:40:22,631 --> 00:40:24,216 And then when I tried to blow the whistle, 587 00:40:24,216 --> 00:40:27,761 you shut me down and you threatened me and everyone else who would speak up. 588 00:40:27,761 --> 00:40:30,556 No, you were shut down because you signed an NDA 589 00:40:30,556 --> 00:40:34,059 - which you have now clearly violated. - Well, I have proof. 590 00:40:35,143 --> 00:40:38,647 I have emails, I have files, I have videos, I have everything. 591 00:40:39,273 --> 00:40:42,109 Alex, what do you want? What? 592 00:40:42,776 --> 00:40:43,944 What do you want? 593 00:40:52,661 --> 00:40:55,581 Alex, can you please just tell me what the fuck this is all about? 594 00:40:55,581 --> 00:40:58,375 God. Do I really have to spell this out for you? 595 00:40:58,375 --> 00:40:59,710 Yes! Please. 596 00:41:01,628 --> 00:41:06,842 You surveilled Bradley, then blackmailed her into resigning. 597 00:41:07,551 --> 00:41:09,595 You silenced a journalist. 598 00:41:11,513 --> 00:41:14,099 - I'm a journalist. - You want this vote not to happen? 599 00:41:14,099 --> 00:41:15,684 I can go right back in that conference room 600 00:41:15,684 --> 00:41:17,936 and delay it until we can figure this out. 601 00:41:17,936 --> 00:41:22,816 "We"? We can figure this out? We can figure this out? 602 00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:29,615 You did this. You did all of this. I can't come back from this. 603 00:41:29,615 --> 00:41:31,033 I did this to protect you. 604 00:41:31,033 --> 00:41:33,952 To protect us, everything we have been working towards. 605 00:41:39,416 --> 00:41:41,543 Just walk away from UBA right now. 606 00:41:42,794 --> 00:41:44,963 And make it right with the people you hurt. 607 00:41:46,924 --> 00:41:48,592 Come clean to NASA... 608 00:41:51,887 --> 00:41:54,973 or we'll run the story and end Hyperion. 609 00:42:20,499 --> 00:42:22,125 Tell Leonard I'm pulling out of the deal. 610 00:42:30,592 --> 00:42:31,677 You'll hear from my lawyers. 611 00:43:14,178 --> 00:43:15,470 - Come on, I've got it. - Okay. 612 00:43:15,470 --> 00:43:16,763 Not bad. 613 00:43:25,063 --> 00:43:26,064 {\an8}Wow. 614 00:43:29,234 --> 00:43:30,319 {\an8}You got this... 615 00:43:39,578 --> 00:43:40,412 I mean, come on. 616 00:43:40,412 --> 00:43:43,123 I mean, not bad for a couple of desk jockeys, all right. 617 00:43:43,123 --> 00:43:44,541 {\an8}I mean, I gotta work on my moves 618 00:43:44,541 --> 00:43:47,628 {\an8}but next time we're gonna Naatu Naatu all over this place. We are. 619 00:43:47,628 --> 00:43:49,713 We'll be right back. You were great. 620 00:43:52,382 --> 00:43:56,136 - They are so good together. - So good. I know. 621 00:43:56,136 --> 00:43:59,181 I'm doing everything I can to talk Chris out of leaving. 622 00:43:59,181 --> 00:44:02,351 Oh, well. I don't blame her. I mean, the writing is on the wall. 623 00:44:02,976 --> 00:44:05,395 This merger goes through, there's not gonna be two CEOs, 624 00:44:05,395 --> 00:44:07,439 two evening anchors, two Morning Shows. 625 00:44:07,439 --> 00:44:09,608 There's gonna be layoffs and buyouts and-- 626 00:44:09,608 --> 00:44:10,526 Okay. 627 00:44:10,526 --> 00:44:12,486 You're not thinking about going anywhere, are you? 628 00:44:13,612 --> 00:44:14,947 I would love a trip to Bali. 629 00:44:16,657 --> 00:44:19,701 But not until I know my team is protected 630 00:44:20,327 --> 00:44:22,579 and the changes that we talked about are real. 631 00:44:22,579 --> 00:44:23,872 They are real. 632 00:44:23,872 --> 00:44:26,959 I'm gonna make them real, Mia. It's happening, I can see it. 633 00:44:26,959 --> 00:44:28,836 No more corporate bullshit. 634 00:44:28,836 --> 00:44:32,172 Someone with an actual fresh take sitting in the big office. 635 00:44:33,549 --> 00:44:34,758 Like you? 636 00:44:40,806 --> 00:44:43,225 Can you talk about your time at the Archer Gray? 637 00:44:44,393 --> 00:44:47,396 Mr. Ellison put you up there. Is that correct? 638 00:44:49,940 --> 00:44:52,401 Yes. I mean, I don't know if he did or the show. 639 00:44:52,401 --> 00:44:53,527 I'm not sure. 640 00:44:54,486 --> 00:44:57,990 Did it make you uncomfortable? Being so close to Mr. Ellison? 641 00:44:59,074 --> 00:45:00,951 - No. - Did you ever feel unsafe? 642 00:45:01,535 --> 00:45:02,369 No. 643 00:45:02,369 --> 00:45:04,496 But he was around, right? 644 00:45:04,496 --> 00:45:06,874 I mean, the hotel staff told us he spent a lot of time with you. 645 00:45:06,874 --> 00:45:10,043 Late night phone calls, visited you in your room. 646 00:45:10,919 --> 00:45:13,463 Did you ever sense he had feelings for you? 647 00:45:13,463 --> 00:45:15,007 Saw you as more than a colleague? 648 00:45:20,512 --> 00:45:22,014 There was one night. 649 00:45:25,434 --> 00:45:28,520 One night when... 650 00:45:32,733 --> 00:45:33,901 He told me he loved me. 651 00:45:36,195 --> 00:45:37,446 How did you respond? 652 00:45:41,325 --> 00:45:46,163 I left. I went to Montana, and I stayed there for a long time. 653 00:45:48,207 --> 00:45:49,833 Because you were afraid? 654 00:45:51,919 --> 00:45:54,546 Yes, I was afraid. 655 00:45:55,756 --> 00:45:59,301 Of retaliation if you didn't return his feelings? 656 00:46:00,010 --> 00:46:03,180 No. No, I was afraid because... 657 00:46:05,432 --> 00:46:07,434 he saw me for who I really was. 658 00:46:08,894 --> 00:46:10,270 Everything about me. 659 00:46:14,650 --> 00:46:17,402 And I was afraid I could never be with someone like that. 660 00:46:34,378 --> 00:46:35,295 Hey. 661 00:46:35,295 --> 00:46:39,466 God, who scheduled these sessions back-to-back and side by side? 662 00:46:39,466 --> 00:46:41,552 I don't know. I already talked to them. 663 00:46:41,552 --> 00:46:43,512 I'm just waiting to see if they need anything else. 664 00:46:44,304 --> 00:46:45,138 Gotcha. 665 00:46:45,138 --> 00:46:47,349 Well, sorry that they dragged you back in here. 666 00:46:47,933 --> 00:46:49,977 Hey, how was it being home? 667 00:46:51,937 --> 00:46:55,065 It was good. It was good to see Hal, you know. 668 00:46:59,820 --> 00:47:05,117 So, I did some pretty awful things. 669 00:47:05,742 --> 00:47:07,619 And some of them I did to you. 670 00:47:09,705 --> 00:47:11,748 It wasn't okay. Any of it. 671 00:47:11,748 --> 00:47:13,208 No, it's not. 672 00:47:14,126 --> 00:47:16,628 But I think I know why you did them. 673 00:47:17,421 --> 00:47:18,964 But it's not all right. 674 00:47:18,964 --> 00:47:20,048 I know. 675 00:47:21,341 --> 00:47:23,302 But don't worry, I think you'll be fine. 676 00:47:27,139 --> 00:47:29,308 Well, I'm still the architect of the biggest failed deal 677 00:47:29,308 --> 00:47:31,059 of the 21st century, so... 678 00:47:31,894 --> 00:47:33,770 Biggest failed deal so far. 679 00:47:33,770 --> 00:47:36,940 Hey, that's the spirit. 680 00:47:38,108 --> 00:47:42,988 Will you stay at UBA or UBNBA or whatever they're calling it? 681 00:47:42,988 --> 00:47:45,449 I don't know. I guess we'll see how things shake out. 682 00:47:55,292 --> 00:47:56,418 See you when I see you? 683 00:47:58,003 --> 00:47:59,213 Yeah. 684 00:48:03,509 --> 00:48:04,718 Cory. 685 00:48:05,719 --> 00:48:06,803 Yeah? 686 00:48:07,638 --> 00:48:08,972 Bradley, we're ready for you. 687 00:48:10,098 --> 00:48:11,099 I'll be just a minute. 688 00:48:17,314 --> 00:48:18,524 I'll miss you. 689 00:48:24,071 --> 00:48:25,072 You too. 690 00:49:49,573 --> 00:49:50,824 Little chilly tonight, huh? 691 00:49:56,580 --> 00:49:58,540 Thanks for packing me up. 692 00:49:59,625 --> 00:50:00,459 Yes, of course. 693 00:50:00,459 --> 00:50:05,464 I think that was everything, but please look around if-- 694 00:50:05,464 --> 00:50:06,590 I'm sure you got it all. 695 00:50:11,553 --> 00:50:15,057 So you're gonna go to Texas? 696 00:50:15,057 --> 00:50:17,267 Yeah. Not sure how it's gonna play out. 697 00:50:18,769 --> 00:50:21,605 NASA seems to be stepping back for the time being. 698 00:50:21,605 --> 00:50:22,689 And... 699 00:50:24,733 --> 00:50:28,654 most likely have to sell off a majority share in my company, 700 00:50:28,654 --> 00:50:32,616 if there's a company to still sell. 701 00:50:38,830 --> 00:50:40,791 You know, I've been playing it back in my head. 702 00:50:44,253 --> 00:50:45,462 Everything that went down. 703 00:50:49,091 --> 00:50:51,260 I made some mistakes. 704 00:50:54,888 --> 00:50:56,265 More than mistakes. 705 00:50:58,100 --> 00:50:58,934 Yeah, I know. 706 00:51:07,025 --> 00:51:11,697 Oh, God, I so-- I wanted a partner. 707 00:51:13,365 --> 00:51:14,366 You had one. 708 00:51:17,744 --> 00:51:19,329 One I could trust. 709 00:51:25,878 --> 00:51:27,129 Alex, I-- 710 00:51:35,012 --> 00:51:37,264 God, I wish we'd taken that helicopter anywhere else. 711 00:51:44,354 --> 00:51:45,230 I know. 712 00:51:47,774 --> 00:51:50,736 But we didn't. So... 713 00:52:29,233 --> 00:52:30,400 Shoot. 714 00:53:06,603 --> 00:53:10,566 Remaking this place. Just, doing it without you feels wrong. 715 00:53:10,566 --> 00:53:14,361 Hey. You can. This is what you've always advocated for. 716 00:53:14,361 --> 00:53:17,072 You're gonna have a real voice in this new company. 717 00:53:17,781 --> 00:53:18,991 Careful what you fight for. 718 00:53:18,991 --> 00:53:20,075 Like-- 719 00:53:20,075 --> 00:53:22,828 When you dragged me into UBA? 720 00:53:22,828 --> 00:53:25,539 God, what would I have done if you didn't come in 721 00:53:25,539 --> 00:53:27,791 and take the doors off the hinges? 722 00:53:28,709 --> 00:53:31,378 Honestly, I would've been still fighting with that fucker, Fred. 723 00:53:31,378 --> 00:53:35,674 Cybil. Geez. Maggie. 724 00:53:35,674 --> 00:53:39,011 I'd still be doing one-man-band reporting 725 00:53:39,011 --> 00:53:42,222 in God knows where, wondering if that's all there was. 726 00:53:44,683 --> 00:53:49,646 Hey, I wanted to-- I just wanted to say, about Paul-- 727 00:53:50,272 --> 00:53:53,233 Please. Honey, I'm so okay. Really. 728 00:53:53,233 --> 00:53:55,360 He helped me let go of a lot of stuff. 729 00:53:55,360 --> 00:53:59,239 - Then no regrets. - No. No regrets. 730 00:54:02,868 --> 00:54:04,328 Okay. 731 00:54:05,162 --> 00:54:06,914 Okay, honey. You're just gonna breathe now, okay? 732 00:54:06,914 --> 00:54:11,043 Yeah, I'm trying. I just don't know how this is gonna go. 733 00:54:11,043 --> 00:54:13,962 You're doing the right thing. You're doing the only thing. 734 00:54:13,962 --> 00:54:15,589 Hey, I'll be right there. 735 00:54:19,468 --> 00:54:21,553 Okay, I better go before I change my mind. 736 00:54:25,224 --> 00:54:28,143 I'm here for you if you need anything. Anything at all. 737 00:54:28,143 --> 00:54:30,187 - And you're gonna be okay. - I don't know. 738 00:54:30,187 --> 00:54:32,814 Yes. You are. 739 00:54:34,566 --> 00:54:35,484 Okay. 740 00:54:37,945 --> 00:54:39,446 - You got this. - Yeah, okay. 741 00:54:40,030 --> 00:54:40,948 - Breathe. - Okay. 742 00:54:40,948 --> 00:54:42,950 Okay. Go on. 743 00:54:59,174 --> 00:55:00,384 Bye.