1 00:00:11,970 --> 00:00:14,305 Ah. Morning. Did we have a meeting set? 2 00:00:14,389 --> 00:00:17,017 No, but we needed to speak with you immediately. 3 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:18,935 We believe we've solved the case. 4 00:00:19,728 --> 00:00:20,687 Excellent! 5 00:00:20,770 --> 00:00:25,275 Last night, we gained access to this file called Project Aurora. 6 00:00:25,358 --> 00:00:30,113 It's Brad Vinick's secret plan to remake Wheeler College. 7 00:00:30,196 --> 00:00:33,366 Humanities departments shuttered, hundreds of faculty laid off, 8 00:00:33,450 --> 00:00:34,951 historic buildings torn down. 9 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:38,872 There's only one person at Wheeler who could have both known about this 10 00:00:38,955 --> 00:00:41,583 and had a motive to stop it from happening. 11 00:00:41,666 --> 00:00:43,084 And that person… 12 00:00:45,170 --> 00:00:46,713 is you, Mr. Berenger. 13 00:00:47,881 --> 00:00:49,299 I… Excuse me? 14 00:00:49,382 --> 00:00:52,594 Guys, no. He's the one who put the whole deal together. 15 00:00:52,677 --> 00:00:54,054 Why would he sabotage it? 16 00:00:54,137 --> 00:00:57,599 Well, that's what we couldn't figure out until we read the file. 17 00:00:57,682 --> 00:00:58,725 Here's our theory. 18 00:00:59,309 --> 00:01:02,687 After you and Vinick shook hands on the deal for his donation, 19 00:01:02,771 --> 00:01:05,231 he must have told you what he was really planning. 20 00:01:05,315 --> 00:01:09,069 This whole school would become a laboratory of efficiency, 21 00:01:09,152 --> 00:01:11,321 churning out business leaders, innovators… 22 00:01:11,404 --> 00:01:15,742 Right, but it'll still teach… music and theater, literature…? 23 00:01:15,825 --> 00:01:18,286 No, all that crap is history. And so is history. 24 00:01:18,369 --> 00:01:20,163 We have any more champagne? 25 00:01:20,246 --> 00:01:23,291 You were worried because you were trying to parlay 26 00:01:23,374 --> 00:01:27,462 this splashy donation into a job at Rycliffe University in Texas. 27 00:01:28,046 --> 00:01:30,131 You'd already had several meetings there, 28 00:01:30,215 --> 00:01:34,344 likely bragging about how well you'd done at raising money here at Wheeler. 29 00:01:35,136 --> 00:01:37,806 Problem was, if word about Aurora got out, 30 00:01:37,889 --> 00:01:40,100 the faculty and staff would revolt. 31 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:42,519 No university wants to hire a guy 32 00:01:42,602 --> 00:01:45,897 who was chased out of his last gig by an angry mob. 33 00:01:45,980 --> 00:01:48,316 You needed time to land the job 34 00:01:48,399 --> 00:01:51,402 and make your escape before it all blew up in your face. 35 00:01:51,486 --> 00:01:54,280 So, you created a fake account, 36 00:01:54,364 --> 00:01:56,699 sent yourself a threatening email, 37 00:01:56,783 --> 00:01:58,576 and stole your own laptop. 38 00:01:58,660 --> 00:02:02,122 It was a false flag operation to make you look like the victim. 39 00:02:02,205 --> 00:02:06,334 You hired us to "investigate," hoping it would slow Vinick down. 40 00:02:06,417 --> 00:02:07,794 But it didn't work. 41 00:02:07,877 --> 00:02:10,713 At the portrait unveiling, Vinick must have told you 42 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:14,926 that he was going full speed ahead with the announcement of his donation. 43 00:02:15,009 --> 00:02:19,097 You panicked, again, threw the portrait in a garbage can, 44 00:02:19,180 --> 00:02:21,599 and used the cigar Vinick handed out that night… 45 00:02:21,683 --> 00:02:26,813 to delay the burning until you were on stage, giving the introductory speech. 46 00:02:26,896 --> 00:02:28,064 Perfect alibi. 47 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:28,982 This is insane. 48 00:02:29,065 --> 00:02:30,859 None of this is true. 49 00:02:30,942 --> 00:02:34,112 Except for the part about Rycliffe, which is true. How'd you know about that? 50 00:02:34,195 --> 00:02:36,739 Well, you've been spending a lot of time in Dallas. 51 00:02:36,823 --> 00:02:40,285 And you were in such a good mood at Vinick's 50th reunion party. 52 00:02:40,368 --> 00:02:42,370 Figured the deal must have gone through. 53 00:02:42,453 --> 00:02:46,332 Okay, yes. I did take a higher-paying job at Rycliffe. 54 00:02:46,416 --> 00:02:52,255 And, yes, I knew that Vinick had some "unorthodox" plans to reform Wheeler. 55 00:02:52,338 --> 00:02:56,050 But I swear I had nothing to do with the blackmail or the painting. 56 00:02:56,134 --> 00:02:59,679 And also, why would I leak my own sensitive information 57 00:02:59,762 --> 00:03:00,930 to the campus paper? 58 00:03:01,014 --> 00:03:02,015 To throw us off. 59 00:03:02,098 --> 00:03:05,852 What matters is you are the only person that knew about Vinick's plan. 60 00:03:05,935 --> 00:03:08,271 No. Uh… he's not. 61 00:03:09,355 --> 00:03:12,609 Jack might be a craven, self-serving buffoon. 62 00:03:12,692 --> 00:03:15,403 But he could never have pulled this off himself. 63 00:03:15,486 --> 00:03:17,155 He's not nearly smart enough. 64 00:03:17,739 --> 00:03:18,573 Thank you. 65 00:03:18,656 --> 00:03:21,367 I know for a fact that he didn't do it, because… 66 00:03:22,744 --> 00:03:23,745 I did. 67 00:03:30,710 --> 00:03:33,713 -Well, I… I'm confused. -Oh, of course you are. 68 00:03:33,796 --> 00:03:36,049 Oh, by the way, I'm very impressed. 69 00:03:36,132 --> 00:03:37,592 Through this whole thing, 70 00:03:37,675 --> 00:03:40,303 I thought you were merely a mediocre academic, 71 00:03:40,386 --> 00:03:43,431 when in reality, you're also a mediocre detective. 72 00:03:44,098 --> 00:03:47,518 You… How did you know about Project Aurora? 73 00:03:48,019 --> 00:03:50,313 Well, I knew the deal was getting close. 74 00:03:50,396 --> 00:03:52,982 So I came by to speak with Berenger 75 00:03:53,066 --> 00:03:56,778 about securing some money for, uh, my department. 76 00:03:56,861 --> 00:04:00,531 I waited in the hallway right here that connects to Holly's office. 77 00:04:01,157 --> 00:04:03,701 You're not gonna recognize anything when I get through with this. 78 00:04:03,785 --> 00:04:05,328 That's when I heard Vinick 79 00:04:05,411 --> 00:04:07,914 explaining what he had in store for Wheeler College. 80 00:04:08,414 --> 00:04:12,335 After they left, I searched for some hard evidence of the plot. 81 00:04:12,418 --> 00:04:15,630 Failing to find any, I stole the laptop, 82 00:04:15,713 --> 00:04:19,425 I created the Wheeler Guardian account, and sent the threatening email. 83 00:04:20,093 --> 00:04:23,096 I had hoped it would be enough to force 84 00:04:23,179 --> 00:04:26,349 Holly and Jack to cut ties with Vinick for good, 85 00:04:26,432 --> 00:04:27,850 but it was not. 86 00:04:28,351 --> 00:04:32,272 So… I left a more menacing note, stole the portrait, 87 00:04:32,355 --> 00:04:34,524 and then set it ablaze, 88 00:04:34,607 --> 00:04:36,401 using Vinick's cigar, 89 00:04:36,985 --> 00:04:39,279 which gave me some time to escape. 90 00:04:40,071 --> 00:04:41,781 At least I got one thing right. 91 00:04:41,864 --> 00:04:43,157 Yes, you did. Well done. 92 00:04:43,241 --> 00:04:45,451 You're half as accurate as a broken clock. 93 00:04:46,202 --> 00:04:48,413 I can't believe you would do this. 94 00:04:48,496 --> 00:04:50,206 But, Holly, I did. 95 00:04:50,290 --> 00:04:51,874 And I can prove it. 96 00:04:53,876 --> 00:04:55,503 President Berenger's computer. 97 00:04:56,587 --> 00:05:00,758 And the fountain pen that I used to leave the note. 98 00:05:01,676 --> 00:05:03,386 If you'll examine it carefully, 99 00:05:03,469 --> 00:05:06,514 you'll find that it has a distinctive chipped nib. 100 00:05:07,432 --> 00:05:10,977 Holly, they were bound to find out the truth eventually, 101 00:05:11,060 --> 00:05:15,148 and my career was going to end one way or the other. 102 00:05:16,232 --> 00:05:19,902 And now that I have confessed my crimes, 103 00:05:19,986 --> 00:05:22,947 I resign from Wheeler College. 104 00:05:24,157 --> 00:05:25,700 Effective immediately. 105 00:05:35,001 --> 00:05:37,045 How the hell did they get a copy of Aurora? 106 00:05:37,128 --> 00:05:38,254 It hardly matters. 107 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:41,007 You clearly misled us and the board, 108 00:05:41,090 --> 00:05:43,468 so they voted to reject your donation. 109 00:05:43,551 --> 00:05:46,262 You don't get to reject me. I reject you. 110 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:49,599 -Okay, that's fine. -I was trying to save this place. 111 00:05:49,682 --> 00:05:53,102 Project Aurora would have churned out millionaires and billionaires, 112 00:05:53,186 --> 00:05:56,439 kids who make real money in tech and business. 113 00:05:56,522 --> 00:05:59,025 Maybe, but there are a lot of schools for that. 114 00:05:59,108 --> 00:06:02,111 Wheeler has a different mission for a different kind of kid. 115 00:06:02,195 --> 00:06:05,698 We value community and knowledge for knowledge's sake. 116 00:06:05,782 --> 00:06:08,117 "Community, knowledge!" 117 00:06:08,201 --> 00:06:09,911 "We're smart and broke!" 118 00:06:09,994 --> 00:06:11,204 God, you're pathetic. 119 00:06:11,954 --> 00:06:13,998 Well, this week sucks! 120 00:06:14,499 --> 00:06:17,001 First, my wife asked me for a divorce, and now this. 121 00:06:17,085 --> 00:06:19,754 -I'm sorry to hear that. -Thank you. 122 00:06:19,837 --> 00:06:22,965 She's taking me to the cleaners. She's asking for 200k a month. 123 00:06:23,049 --> 00:06:25,176 And she's gonna get it because she's prego, 124 00:06:25,259 --> 00:06:26,886 and this country hates men. 125 00:06:26,969 --> 00:06:29,472 The whole thing's a nightmare. I mean, she's hot. 126 00:06:29,555 --> 00:06:31,182 But she's not 40-million hot. 127 00:06:31,265 --> 00:06:34,185 Out of curiosity, who is 40-million hot? 128 00:06:34,268 --> 00:06:35,645 Kaia Gerber, Sydney Sweeney, 129 00:06:35,728 --> 00:06:38,022 1988 Elle Macpherson, 130 00:06:38,106 --> 00:06:40,108 and Vanna White when she's facing the board. 131 00:06:40,191 --> 00:06:43,736 Why am I the only good person in the world? 132 00:06:48,825 --> 00:06:52,453 Well. Wheeler College owes you both a debt of gratitude, 133 00:06:52,537 --> 00:06:55,706 which we literally have no way to repay. 134 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:58,126 Is the school gonna survive without his money? 135 00:06:58,209 --> 00:06:59,335 I don't know. 136 00:06:59,419 --> 00:07:02,797 But if we go under, better to end on our own terms. 137 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,217 Does either of you have, like, a rich, sickly aunt? 138 00:07:07,385 --> 00:07:08,636 Worth a shot. 139 00:07:09,554 --> 00:07:12,890 Well, you got the juicy case you wanted, and you solved it. 140 00:07:14,684 --> 00:07:15,977 What's wrong? 141 00:07:16,060 --> 00:07:18,062 The perp just confessed. 142 00:07:18,146 --> 00:07:20,022 I didn't really solve the case. 143 00:07:20,106 --> 00:07:22,442 Oh, God. No, that's crap. 144 00:07:23,693 --> 00:07:25,153 A win is a win. 145 00:07:25,736 --> 00:07:26,737 Take the win. 146 00:07:27,822 --> 00:07:29,240 Okay, fine. 147 00:07:29,323 --> 00:07:30,283 You're right. 148 00:07:30,366 --> 00:07:32,034 I'm amazing. 149 00:07:32,618 --> 00:07:34,912 Oh, can you do the debrief tomorrow? 150 00:07:34,996 --> 00:07:36,581 I have to go see my mom. 151 00:07:37,123 --> 00:07:39,709 Her and Apollo just broke up, and she's moving out. 152 00:07:40,334 --> 00:07:41,711 Because she helped us? 153 00:07:41,794 --> 00:07:44,547 No. No, no, no. It's been in the works for a while. 154 00:07:45,047 --> 00:07:48,426 Apparently, a couple weeks ago, he said he wanted to have a baby with her, 155 00:07:48,509 --> 00:07:50,887 and she was like, "I'm 67." 156 00:07:50,970 --> 00:07:53,473 And he was like, "Age is just a number." 157 00:07:53,556 --> 00:07:55,683 And she was like, "Not in this context." 158 00:07:55,766 --> 00:07:58,478 -Yeah, probably for the best. -Yeah. 159 00:08:07,236 --> 00:08:08,779 Already miss this place? 160 00:08:09,780 --> 00:08:10,740 I do. 161 00:08:10,823 --> 00:08:12,742 Well, I, for one, am glad you're going. 162 00:08:12,825 --> 00:08:17,997 I have a job to do here, and seeing you in that suit is way too distracting. 163 00:08:20,124 --> 00:08:21,459 You heard about Ben? 164 00:08:21,542 --> 00:08:24,295 Honestly, I wasn't surprised. 165 00:08:25,254 --> 00:08:27,507 But he'll be remembered as a hero. 166 00:08:28,007 --> 00:08:29,467 Want to get dinner? 167 00:08:29,550 --> 00:08:30,635 Tomorrow okay? 168 00:08:30,718 --> 00:08:32,845 Calbert's having surgery. 169 00:08:32,929 --> 00:08:35,306 It's important I be there to support him. 170 00:08:36,724 --> 00:08:39,143 Hey. Wake up. 171 00:08:41,062 --> 00:08:42,730 -What time is it? -10:00 a.m. 172 00:08:42,813 --> 00:08:46,108 You slept longer than I did, and I had general anesthesia. 173 00:08:46,734 --> 00:08:49,237 You missed C.J. He says to say hello. 174 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,907 Once I'm all healed up, we're gonna go see some baseball in the spring. 175 00:08:52,990 --> 00:08:55,368 I'm so glad I did this. 176 00:08:55,451 --> 00:08:59,872 Well, I won't say I told you so because I'm not a petty person. 177 00:09:01,374 --> 00:09:04,085 I thought you might bring Mona. How's that going? 178 00:09:04,168 --> 00:09:08,005 Good! Although we're entering uncharted waters. 179 00:09:08,089 --> 00:09:10,424 She and I won't be seeing each other every day. 180 00:09:10,508 --> 00:09:14,428 So I think I'm gonna cook her my famous chicken piccata 181 00:09:15,012 --> 00:09:17,473 and ask her to go away for the weekend. 182 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:19,517 I think that's a good idea. Go do that. 183 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,852 Oh, I'm… I don't want to leave you here alone. 184 00:09:21,936 --> 00:09:23,312 I'm fine. Scram. 185 00:09:23,396 --> 00:09:25,982 Why are you so eager to get rid of me? 186 00:09:26,065 --> 00:09:27,900 Am I interrupting? 187 00:09:27,984 --> 00:09:29,277 Not at all. 188 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,238 Joy, this is my friend Charles. 189 00:09:32,321 --> 00:09:33,739 He was just leaving. 190 00:09:35,116 --> 00:09:37,034 Pleasure to meet you, Joy. 191 00:09:37,118 --> 00:09:40,371 Not sure what you see in Calbert, but otherwise, you seem lovely. 192 00:09:40,454 --> 00:09:42,748 Likewise. 193 00:09:42,832 --> 00:09:44,750 I asked Calbert out to dinner. 194 00:09:44,834 --> 00:09:48,296 He took a spill to try to get out of it, but I don't give up easy. 195 00:09:48,963 --> 00:09:50,423 So this is our first date. 196 00:09:50,506 --> 00:09:53,467 Not quite as romantic as I was hoping it would be. 197 00:09:53,551 --> 00:09:55,636 Oh, I disagree. 198 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,597 I already got you in bed. 199 00:09:57,680 --> 00:09:59,473 You're half naked. 200 00:09:59,557 --> 00:10:00,850 This is fourth-date stuff. 201 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:03,811 I'll take good care of him. 202 00:10:03,894 --> 00:10:05,146 I'm sure you will. 203 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:08,941 Best chicken I ever had in my life. 204 00:10:09,025 --> 00:10:14,822 In 1970, Lavender Highway did an East Coast tour with Santana, 205 00:10:14,905 --> 00:10:16,824 and that dude could cook. 206 00:10:18,868 --> 00:10:19,869 Hey… 207 00:10:20,911 --> 00:10:22,455 I want to ask you something. 208 00:10:23,164 --> 00:10:26,459 What if you and I… had a little adventure? 209 00:10:27,084 --> 00:10:28,669 Went away for the weekend? 210 00:10:28,753 --> 00:10:33,549 I'm thinking Carmel, may… or, you know, if we're feeling saucy, Monterey. 211 00:10:34,050 --> 00:10:35,676 I have a better idea. 212 00:10:36,177 --> 00:10:39,597 We're moving to Croatia for a year. 213 00:10:41,140 --> 00:10:42,391 Wait, who's "we"? 214 00:10:43,517 --> 00:10:44,644 "We" is us? 215 00:10:44,727 --> 00:10:49,023 Yes! I am going to Zagreb to teach a course 216 00:10:49,106 --> 00:10:52,485 on Slavic influences in California folk music. 217 00:10:52,568 --> 00:10:54,945 Another professor dropped out at the last minute, 218 00:10:55,029 --> 00:10:58,532 so they offered it to me, and I said yes. 219 00:10:58,616 --> 00:11:00,034 I leave in a week. 220 00:11:00,117 --> 00:11:02,370 And you want me to go with you? 221 00:11:02,453 --> 00:11:06,999 Just… drop everything and move to Croatia? 222 00:11:07,625 --> 00:11:11,879 But I've got Emily and the grandkids and my job with Julie. 223 00:11:11,962 --> 00:11:16,133 I'm sure both of us could think of a million reasons not to go. 224 00:11:16,717 --> 00:11:18,386 But life is short. 225 00:11:18,469 --> 00:11:20,971 We've both been to Monterey. 226 00:11:21,472 --> 00:11:23,974 Have you ever been to Croatia? 227 00:11:24,058 --> 00:11:25,267 No. 228 00:11:25,351 --> 00:11:27,937 Well, neither have I. 229 00:11:28,020 --> 00:11:32,191 Sweetheart, we have more summers behind us than ahead of us, 230 00:11:32,274 --> 00:11:37,446 and I want to spend as many of those summers as I can 231 00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:39,240 having new adventures. 232 00:11:41,325 --> 00:11:42,576 Screw it. 233 00:11:43,494 --> 00:11:45,871 Let's go to Croatia. 234 00:11:49,291 --> 00:11:50,584 Ugh. I give up. 235 00:11:50,668 --> 00:11:53,170 I'm so bad at this stuff. 236 00:11:53,254 --> 00:11:55,131 Apollo used to handle all of it. 237 00:11:55,214 --> 00:11:57,174 We got this. We don't need him. 238 00:11:58,342 --> 00:12:00,886 I mean, I never needed him, 239 00:12:00,970 --> 00:12:04,515 but he was very sweet and a great listener. 240 00:12:05,307 --> 00:12:07,727 He tried to enter himself into a dog show. 241 00:12:07,810 --> 00:12:10,980 No, we went to a dog show. 242 00:12:11,063 --> 00:12:13,065 He wanted to see if he could run the course 243 00:12:13,149 --> 00:12:14,692 faster than the Boston Terrier. 244 00:12:14,775 --> 00:12:17,194 And he couldn't, and he was arrested. 245 00:12:17,778 --> 00:12:19,739 -Fine, he was a loon. -Yeah. 246 00:12:19,822 --> 00:12:22,992 It's just, the older I get, the more I appreciate companionship. 247 00:12:23,534 --> 00:12:25,870 Well, I'm only 20 minutes away. 248 00:12:26,454 --> 00:12:27,621 You have me now. 249 00:12:28,789 --> 00:12:30,833 I do. 250 00:12:30,916 --> 00:12:33,419 -Okay, get to it. -Oh no, these don't make sense. 251 00:12:33,502 --> 00:12:35,004 Come on! 252 00:12:40,968 --> 00:12:43,387 Great, okay, yeah. I'll speak with you soon. 253 00:12:43,471 --> 00:12:44,764 Okay. Goodbye. 254 00:12:45,389 --> 00:12:48,184 So… I just got off the phone with Holly, 255 00:12:48,267 --> 00:12:50,811 and if I want it, the job is mine. 256 00:12:51,395 --> 00:12:52,480 That's great. 257 00:12:52,563 --> 00:12:55,775 I mean, I can't even believe how perfect it is. 258 00:12:55,858 --> 00:12:57,568 They don't want anybody full-time. 259 00:12:57,651 --> 00:12:59,653 I was like, "I don't want to work full-time." 260 00:12:59,737 --> 00:13:04,033 And I get to take classes for free, so it's like a win-win-win. 261 00:13:04,116 --> 00:13:07,286 In a few weeks, I'll be raising money for Wheeler College, 262 00:13:07,369 --> 00:13:08,704 and then in a few years, 263 00:13:08,788 --> 00:13:12,416 I'll be able to get my master's in social work, 264 00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:14,210 and become a therapist. 265 00:13:14,293 --> 00:13:15,669 Big changes. 266 00:13:16,170 --> 00:13:17,296 For both of us. 267 00:13:17,379 --> 00:13:21,759 Yeah, I mean, this is a bold move you're making. 268 00:13:22,468 --> 00:13:23,677 It is. 269 00:13:24,470 --> 00:13:25,805 Really is, yep. 270 00:13:30,601 --> 00:13:31,977 -Dad. -Yeah? 271 00:13:34,522 --> 00:13:36,732 Do you really want to move so far away? 272 00:13:38,067 --> 00:13:39,860 I want to be with Mona. 273 00:13:41,403 --> 00:13:43,322 You didn't really answer the question. 274 00:13:44,865 --> 00:13:47,243 I know how incredible she is. 275 00:13:47,326 --> 00:13:50,329 She makes you believe that anything is possible. 276 00:13:50,412 --> 00:13:52,706 She's a real force of nature. 277 00:13:53,499 --> 00:13:55,543 -Never met anyone like her. -Mm. 278 00:13:56,752 --> 00:13:58,337 And I don't want to lose her. 279 00:14:01,423 --> 00:14:03,634 But I also don't want to go to Zagreb. 280 00:14:04,969 --> 00:14:06,053 I know. 281 00:14:07,847 --> 00:14:09,306 We went to Santa Fe once. 282 00:14:09,390 --> 00:14:12,142 You kept saying you couldn't get used to the time difference. 283 00:14:15,229 --> 00:14:19,358 You know, a relationship can't work if decisions are made out of desperation. 284 00:14:21,318 --> 00:14:22,903 You need to talk to her. 285 00:14:24,697 --> 00:14:26,073 Yeah, I know. 286 00:14:29,243 --> 00:14:30,244 Thank you. 287 00:14:36,876 --> 00:14:37,918 So that… 288 00:14:39,003 --> 00:14:40,504 that's where I stand. 289 00:14:41,964 --> 00:14:45,718 Is there anything I can say to change your mind? 290 00:14:46,719 --> 00:14:48,345 I don't think there is. 291 00:14:49,221 --> 00:14:51,348 I understand why you want to do this. 292 00:14:51,432 --> 00:14:53,475 I love that you're the kind of person 293 00:14:53,559 --> 00:14:55,853 who does this kind of thing 294 00:14:55,936 --> 00:14:58,188 at the drop of a hat. 295 00:14:58,272 --> 00:15:02,151 It's just that I spent the last couple of years building this 296 00:15:03,235 --> 00:15:04,904 whole new life for myself. 297 00:15:04,987 --> 00:15:07,156 And I like that life. 298 00:15:07,865 --> 00:15:09,325 I don't want to leave it. 299 00:15:10,826 --> 00:15:14,705 So… there it is. 300 00:15:15,915 --> 00:15:17,291 Wow. 301 00:15:17,374 --> 00:15:19,501 I haven't been dumped since… 302 00:15:20,085 --> 00:15:21,045 the '70s. 303 00:15:21,754 --> 00:15:23,839 I forgot what this feels like. 304 00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:25,257 I don't like it. 305 00:15:29,637 --> 00:15:33,682 Okay, no more wasting time on sad breakups. 306 00:15:33,766 --> 00:15:38,395 Let's raise a glass of Irish coffee and toast to our 307 00:15:39,438 --> 00:15:42,066 former relationship slash 308 00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:44,401 current friendship. 309 00:15:45,778 --> 00:15:51,408 "Come what might, she would be wild, untrammeled, free." 310 00:15:52,576 --> 00:15:55,454 James Joyce, Ireland's greatest writer. 311 00:15:57,247 --> 00:16:00,376 "When you know, you gotta let it go…" 312 00:16:00,459 --> 00:16:03,545 "'Cause the party ain't jumping like it used to." 313 00:16:04,213 --> 00:16:08,968 "Even though this might bruise you, let it burn." 314 00:16:09,843 --> 00:16:12,596 Usher, America's hottest man. 315 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:16,266 It ain't no use to sit And wonder why, babe 316 00:16:18,185 --> 00:16:20,187 If'n you don't know by now 317 00:16:21,730 --> 00:16:25,317 And it ain't no use to sit And wonder why, babe 318 00:16:27,152 --> 00:16:29,154 It'll never do somehow 319 00:16:30,406 --> 00:16:34,535 When your rooster crows At the break of dawn 320 00:16:35,619 --> 00:16:39,039 Look out your window and I'll be gone 321 00:16:39,707 --> 00:16:43,085 You're the reason I'm a-traveling on 322 00:16:43,919 --> 00:16:46,630 But don't think twice, it's all right 323 00:16:48,257 --> 00:16:50,801 So, no pain at all anymore? 324 00:16:50,884 --> 00:16:53,345 Eh, it gets a little sore at the end of the day, 325 00:16:53,429 --> 00:16:56,140 but all in all, it's a miracle. 326 00:16:56,223 --> 00:17:00,561 Joy says when I'm done with PT, we're taking a trip to Costa Rica. 327 00:17:00,644 --> 00:17:04,023 -Ah! -She wants to go zip-lining. 328 00:17:04,106 --> 00:17:07,735 I told her I'd wait for her on the ground where humans are supposed to be. 329 00:17:09,069 --> 00:17:10,904 I'm happy for you, buddy. 330 00:17:10,988 --> 00:17:13,198 I know I said it before, but 331 00:17:14,074 --> 00:17:16,744 thank you for pestering me about the surgery. 332 00:17:17,578 --> 00:17:20,748 For your next trick, I need you to find a lady for yourself. 333 00:17:20,831 --> 00:17:24,501 Someone smart and fun, so the four of us can double-date. 334 00:17:24,585 --> 00:17:25,961 Maybe someday. 335 00:17:26,462 --> 00:17:29,590 I'm still working through everything with Mona. 336 00:17:30,090 --> 00:17:31,300 You miss her. 337 00:17:32,426 --> 00:17:33,343 I do. 338 00:17:33,844 --> 00:17:36,805 But I also know that we weren't meant to be. 339 00:17:36,889 --> 00:17:40,726 I mean, just two totally different philosophies of life. 340 00:17:41,310 --> 00:17:44,354 I look both ways before I cross the street. 341 00:17:44,438 --> 00:17:47,649 She does cartwheels into traffic. 342 00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:51,820 Well, someday soon, you'll find you're ready to try again. 343 00:17:52,321 --> 00:17:55,741 Until then, third wheel it is. 344 00:17:59,203 --> 00:18:01,288 Maybe you could open a can of tuna, 345 00:18:01,371 --> 00:18:05,375 set it inside her AC vent, then park it back on the block. 346 00:18:06,668 --> 00:18:08,045 I can do that. 347 00:18:08,128 --> 00:18:09,379 Yeah. 348 00:18:09,463 --> 00:18:11,548 You're going soft, Mars. 349 00:18:12,716 --> 00:18:15,010 Ooh, that was a good one. 350 00:18:15,094 --> 00:18:17,805 Yeah, it was. This show's great. 351 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:20,808 Are you still criticizing her detective work? 352 00:18:20,891 --> 00:18:23,936 Her camera is too big. It's conspicuous. 353 00:18:24,019 --> 00:18:26,855 Well, the girl who plays Veronica is very winning. 354 00:18:26,939 --> 00:18:28,065 She ever do anything else? 355 00:18:28,148 --> 00:18:29,274 I don't know. 356 00:18:29,358 --> 00:18:31,777 It's the first TV show I've watched in 25 years. 357 00:18:31,860 --> 00:18:35,739 Oh, when we're done with this, Megan said that we need to watch… 358 00:18:37,199 --> 00:18:38,117 Pals… 359 00:18:39,368 --> 00:18:41,120 -Friends? -Friends. 360 00:18:41,203 --> 00:18:42,246 Okay. 361 00:18:43,413 --> 00:18:44,623 Okay, I have to go. 362 00:18:45,541 --> 00:18:48,043 I'm doing that thing with Charles. 363 00:18:48,127 --> 00:18:49,711 -I'll see you next week? -Yeah. 364 00:18:49,795 --> 00:18:50,796 Okay. 365 00:18:52,256 --> 00:18:55,217 The client said her husband's there at 7:00 p.m. sharp. 366 00:18:55,300 --> 00:18:56,468 Relax, we have time. 367 00:18:56,552 --> 00:18:58,178 I just gotta grab the file. 368 00:18:59,972 --> 00:19:01,140 Surprise! 369 00:19:01,223 --> 00:19:03,433 What in the world…? 370 00:19:03,517 --> 00:19:08,188 Charles Nieuwendyk, by the power vested in me by the State of California, 371 00:19:08,272 --> 00:19:09,439 you are officially 372 00:19:10,399 --> 00:19:12,109 a private investigator. 373 00:19:12,192 --> 00:19:16,113 As of yesterday, you have enough hours to get your license. Congratulations. 374 00:19:19,408 --> 00:19:20,576 Thank you. 375 00:19:20,659 --> 00:19:25,706 Before I started working here, I… spent a lot of time alone. 376 00:19:27,207 --> 00:19:31,044 My life got a whole lot richer when I got out into the world 377 00:19:31,128 --> 00:19:35,340 and started connecting with people I care about. 378 00:19:36,925 --> 00:19:39,595 So… thank you. 379 00:19:48,187 --> 00:19:49,813 All right, which one's better? 380 00:19:51,815 --> 00:19:54,193 "I'm Charles Nieuwendyk, PI." 381 00:19:54,902 --> 00:19:55,944 Or… 382 00:19:56,778 --> 00:19:59,656 "I'm Charles Nieuwendyk… PI." 383 00:19:59,740 --> 00:20:01,491 Number one. You do it all at once. 384 00:20:01,575 --> 00:20:03,076 -Yeah? -He's crazy. 385 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,287 The flip is the exclamation point. 386 00:20:05,370 --> 00:20:10,417 It's like, "You thought I was just Charles Nieuwendyk," and then, bam! 387 00:20:10,500 --> 00:20:13,003 Yeah, he's right. Forget what I said. Second one. 388 00:20:13,086 --> 00:20:15,881 Okay, so from now on, it's gonna be, 389 00:20:15,964 --> 00:20:18,800 "I'm Charles Nieuwendyk, PI." 390 00:20:21,678 --> 00:20:22,679 Cool. 391 00:20:24,973 --> 00:20:26,099 Thanks for coming. 392 00:20:26,183 --> 00:20:27,351 Of course. 393 00:20:28,018 --> 00:20:29,895 One question, why did you invite me? 394 00:20:30,479 --> 00:20:32,856 Because it means a lot to Charles that you're here. 395 00:20:32,940 --> 00:20:34,233 Oh. 396 00:20:34,942 --> 00:20:35,943 And… 397 00:20:37,694 --> 00:20:41,073 Because I wanted to apologize. 398 00:20:41,156 --> 00:20:42,991 As you remember from Thanksgiving, 399 00:20:43,075 --> 00:20:46,328 I had a lot of emotional issues that I hadn't dealt with. 400 00:20:46,411 --> 00:20:49,331 I truly thought I had it under control, but, 401 00:20:49,915 --> 00:20:52,209 shockingly, I did not, 402 00:20:52,292 --> 00:20:57,506 and… it made me do some things that were pretty hurtful and callous. 403 00:20:57,589 --> 00:20:59,424 -And weird. -And weird. 404 00:21:00,133 --> 00:21:03,553 Yeah. But I'm getting better. 405 00:21:04,054 --> 00:21:07,724 A work in progress, but I'm getting better, and… 406 00:21:08,976 --> 00:21:10,143 I'm really sorry. 407 00:21:10,227 --> 00:21:12,062 I accept your apology. 408 00:21:12,145 --> 00:21:14,815 And I'm really happy for you and your mom. 409 00:21:15,899 --> 00:21:18,193 Ironically, you were kind of right. 410 00:21:19,194 --> 00:21:22,906 When I asked you to do background checks, I was actually playing a long game. 411 00:21:23,782 --> 00:21:26,952 I hired you as an excuse to spend some time with you. 412 00:21:28,745 --> 00:21:30,539 -Really? -I don't know. 413 00:21:30,622 --> 00:21:33,709 When you came to the café after the Pacific View case ended 414 00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:36,295 and you said those nice things about me, I thought… 415 00:21:37,170 --> 00:21:39,006 maybe there was a vibe there. 416 00:21:39,506 --> 00:21:40,507 Wow. 417 00:21:41,591 --> 00:21:45,971 So I just misread that situation even more terribly than I thought. 418 00:21:48,140 --> 00:21:50,225 Well, thanks for coming. 419 00:21:50,976 --> 00:21:52,227 Really, dude? 420 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:53,270 I'm kidding. 421 00:21:54,187 --> 00:21:56,189 Do you want to get a drink sometime? 422 00:21:56,273 --> 00:21:57,941 -Yes. -Good. 423 00:22:02,487 --> 00:22:03,697 Told ya. 424 00:22:03,780 --> 00:22:04,740 Okay. 425 00:22:19,212 --> 00:22:22,632 -I miss this place. -Gets under your skin, doesn't it? 426 00:22:22,716 --> 00:22:24,217 Yeah, it really does. 427 00:22:25,469 --> 00:22:26,553 How are the classes? 428 00:22:26,636 --> 00:22:28,221 Ugh, kicking my butt. 429 00:22:28,305 --> 00:22:29,514 Joel is such a godsend. 430 00:22:29,598 --> 00:22:33,435 I get home late three nights a week, so we made the boys a chore schedule. 431 00:22:33,518 --> 00:22:38,690 Watching Jace try to load the dishwasher is the highest form of entertainment. 432 00:22:39,608 --> 00:22:41,693 But you're glad you took the job? 433 00:22:41,777 --> 00:22:43,570 Oh God. Totally. 434 00:22:43,653 --> 00:22:45,280 Everyone's so passionate. 435 00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:48,033 My first week here, like 20 people stopped by my office 436 00:22:48,116 --> 00:22:49,993 just to ask if they could help me out. 437 00:22:50,077 --> 00:22:53,538 It's like everybody has the same goal, to make this school awesome. 438 00:22:53,622 --> 00:22:55,540 It's genuinely moving. 439 00:22:58,001 --> 00:22:58,960 You all right? 440 00:23:00,420 --> 00:23:02,005 Yeah. You know, I just 441 00:23:03,131 --> 00:23:04,257 figured something out. 442 00:23:04,341 --> 00:23:05,967 Can I buy you a cup of coffee? 443 00:23:06,051 --> 00:23:07,052 Yeah. 444 00:23:11,306 --> 00:23:12,474 Charles, hi. 445 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:14,935 Wait, do you still work here? 446 00:23:15,018 --> 00:23:16,645 I honestly forget. 447 00:23:16,728 --> 00:23:18,355 Haven't been sleeping a lot. 448 00:23:18,438 --> 00:23:20,774 Just visiting Emily. Thought I'd say hi. 449 00:23:21,441 --> 00:23:24,027 How's Jack doing down in Dallas? 450 00:23:24,111 --> 00:23:26,863 He's… really taken to the city. 451 00:23:26,947 --> 00:23:28,949 Don't mess with Texas! 452 00:23:31,493 --> 00:23:34,496 Can I ask you a question that's been bugging me about the case? 453 00:23:34,579 --> 00:23:36,039 Oh. Sure. 454 00:23:36,915 --> 00:23:40,585 I shouldn't have been surprised when Dr. Cole confessed. 455 00:23:41,336 --> 00:23:45,507 I mean, he loved this place so much, he would have done anything to save it. 456 00:23:45,590 --> 00:23:50,262 But there were other people who loved Wheeler College that way. 457 00:23:50,345 --> 00:23:53,682 I'm sorry, what are you implying? 458 00:23:53,765 --> 00:23:57,894 Ben Cole took the fall for you, Holly, didn't he? 459 00:23:57,978 --> 00:23:58,979 What? 460 00:23:59,771 --> 00:24:02,107 No, Charles, he did not. 461 00:24:02,190 --> 00:24:04,734 I have no reason to blackmail Berenger. 462 00:24:04,818 --> 00:24:07,487 I didn't even know about this Project Aurora 463 00:24:07,571 --> 00:24:10,949 until you and Julie told me about it, after the heist. 464 00:24:11,032 --> 00:24:12,909 You see, I don't think that's true. 465 00:24:13,702 --> 00:24:15,412 I think that you found out 466 00:24:15,495 --> 00:24:18,498 what Vinick was gonna do to Wheeler College that first night. 467 00:24:19,082 --> 00:24:23,003 I think you realized that no one person was gonna be able to stop him. 468 00:24:23,086 --> 00:24:26,381 In fact, I think there was a whole group of people 469 00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:29,050 who conspired to save Wheeler College. 470 00:24:29,885 --> 00:24:32,179 But… you were the ringleader. 471 00:24:32,262 --> 00:24:34,514 And how do you know that? 472 00:24:34,598 --> 00:24:38,101 I asked Julie to send me a scan of the NDA that you signed 473 00:24:38,185 --> 00:24:42,147 with Kovalenko Investigations that day you walked into our office. 474 00:24:42,772 --> 00:24:48,278 The pen you used had a very distinctive chipped nib. 475 00:24:54,367 --> 00:24:58,788 Wheeler lost $400 million and one of its best professors. 476 00:24:59,372 --> 00:25:00,999 There's no need to lose you too. 477 00:25:01,082 --> 00:25:04,711 I'm not gonna say anything. I just want to know how you pulled it off. 478 00:25:06,630 --> 00:25:07,964 Um… 479 00:25:08,048 --> 00:25:11,927 Well, after years of courting Vinick, 480 00:25:12,010 --> 00:25:14,221 flattering him, sucking up, 481 00:25:14,304 --> 00:25:17,390 he and Berenger agreed to terms and shook hands. 482 00:25:18,058 --> 00:25:19,434 They were a little drunk. 483 00:25:19,518 --> 00:25:21,645 Kelseigh was… doing her thing. 484 00:25:21,728 --> 00:25:24,397 -Baby, I'm taking off. -Yeah, yeah, whatever. 485 00:25:24,481 --> 00:25:26,191 I was gathering my things next door. 486 00:25:26,274 --> 00:25:27,943 They didn't even notice I was there. 487 00:25:28,026 --> 00:25:30,820 Yeah, this place is gonna look a lot different in a year. 488 00:25:30,904 --> 00:25:33,031 Ooh. La, la, la! I don't want to hear it. 489 00:25:33,114 --> 00:25:34,324 Plausible deniability. 490 00:25:34,407 --> 00:25:36,952 You can do whatever you want after this contract is signed. 491 00:25:37,035 --> 00:25:40,038 That'll be the problem of whoever takes this office after I'm gone. 492 00:25:40,121 --> 00:25:42,541 This office? I'm gonna knock this whole building down. 493 00:25:42,624 --> 00:25:46,127 I'm gonna build myself a primo podcasting studio. 494 00:25:46,211 --> 00:25:47,879 Brad, please, stop. What I-- 495 00:25:47,963 --> 00:25:49,464 You should be thanking me. 496 00:25:49,548 --> 00:25:51,508 All these people should be thanking me. 497 00:25:51,591 --> 00:25:52,884 Wheeler's a pit. 498 00:25:53,677 --> 00:25:56,096 I can't wait to fire all these useless professors, 499 00:25:56,179 --> 00:25:59,474 tear this place down to the studs, and build a real school. 500 00:26:00,267 --> 00:26:03,103 After they left, I searched Jack's computer 501 00:26:03,186 --> 00:26:06,147 for proof of Vinick's plan, but I couldn't find it. 502 00:26:06,231 --> 00:26:09,609 I needed to buy more time, so I stole the laptop, 503 00:26:09,693 --> 00:26:12,153 and I sent the threatening email to Jack. 504 00:26:12,237 --> 00:26:14,239 So you don't want to call the police? 505 00:26:14,322 --> 00:26:16,449 I'm being blackmailed. 506 00:26:16,533 --> 00:26:19,744 We have to be able to control the narrative here. 507 00:26:19,828 --> 00:26:21,788 I say we hire a private investigator. 508 00:26:21,871 --> 00:26:25,792 You know what? I have a great idea. We're gonna hire a private investigator. 509 00:26:25,875 --> 00:26:26,876 Great idea. 510 00:26:27,502 --> 00:26:32,257 So you headed up the investigation in order to keep tabs on us. 511 00:26:33,216 --> 00:26:35,635 I was hoping that you would uncover hard evidence 512 00:26:35,719 --> 00:26:39,681 of Vinick's plan so I could leak it to the board and torpedo the deal. 513 00:26:39,764 --> 00:26:42,142 Why burn the painting? 514 00:26:42,225 --> 00:26:45,520 What did Vinick say that forced you to escalate things? 515 00:26:45,604 --> 00:26:49,024 Well, actually, he didn't say it to me. 516 00:26:49,107 --> 00:26:52,235 …so if you'd like to thank anyone in your remarks, 517 00:26:52,319 --> 00:26:54,904 you should probably thank the entire art department. 518 00:26:54,988 --> 00:26:57,824 First of all, thanking people is a sign of weakness. 519 00:26:57,907 --> 00:27:01,453 And second, once I take over, the whole art department is gonna be… 520 00:27:02,495 --> 00:27:05,999 So you and your friends might want to spruce up those résumés, sweetheart. 521 00:27:07,417 --> 00:27:09,419 These mini empanadas are amazing. 522 00:27:09,502 --> 00:27:10,503 Did you make these? 523 00:27:10,587 --> 00:27:13,173 If you made these, you can stay. 524 00:27:16,134 --> 00:27:17,677 Betsy, what are you doing? 525 00:27:17,761 --> 00:27:19,638 Holly, he lied to us. 526 00:27:19,721 --> 00:27:22,098 He's gonna fire me. He's gonna fire all of us. 527 00:27:22,182 --> 00:27:24,726 I know. And I'm trying to stop him. 528 00:27:25,393 --> 00:27:26,394 Do you want to help me? 529 00:27:26,478 --> 00:27:27,937 -Yeah. -Good. 530 00:27:28,021 --> 00:27:32,150 Okay. If anyone asks, and they will, you say this… 531 00:27:32,233 --> 00:27:34,819 I just hope we didn't scare that guy away. 532 00:27:34,903 --> 00:27:37,697 I know we're suspicious of corporate types around here, 533 00:27:37,781 --> 00:27:40,742 but the museum could really use his money. 534 00:27:41,493 --> 00:27:43,328 Welcome to the resistance. 535 00:27:44,329 --> 00:27:47,207 At first, it was supposed to just be me and Betsy. 536 00:27:47,999 --> 00:27:50,418 She's the one who sent Julie the text messages 537 00:27:50,502 --> 00:27:52,671 from the Wheeler Guardian account. 538 00:27:53,630 --> 00:27:56,925 But as things got more complex, we needed more and more people. 539 00:27:57,008 --> 00:28:00,136 Can you leak these documents to the paper in a way no one can trace? 540 00:28:00,220 --> 00:28:02,222 Oh, hell yeah. 541 00:28:02,889 --> 00:28:05,100 -This is the best day of my life. -Really? 542 00:28:05,183 --> 00:28:06,351 Yeah, my life stinks. 543 00:28:06,434 --> 00:28:07,727 Been living in my office. 544 00:28:07,811 --> 00:28:11,106 Had to sell my motorcycle. I carry the helmet 'cause it looks cool. 545 00:28:11,189 --> 00:28:13,566 I get all my meals from the garbage. 546 00:28:13,650 --> 00:28:15,944 Okay, we don't have time. Just leak the documents. 547 00:28:16,027 --> 00:28:16,903 You got it. 548 00:28:16,986 --> 00:28:20,448 Eventually, we had an entire team trying to take down Vinick. 549 00:28:20,532 --> 00:28:23,493 I don't know if Nieuwendyk is coming to the James Joyce event, 550 00:28:23,576 --> 00:28:25,704 but if he does, it's business as usual. 551 00:28:25,787 --> 00:28:29,082 Keep an eye on him and see if he seems suspicious of anyone. 552 00:28:29,165 --> 00:28:30,583 And a reminder, 553 00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:34,212 do not give me any details about anything you have done so far. 554 00:28:34,295 --> 00:28:39,134 I cannot and will not lie if Julie or Charles questions me. 555 00:28:39,217 --> 00:28:41,761 Your ethical code is sexy as hell. 556 00:28:41,845 --> 00:28:43,930 It's not happening, Slavoj. Move on. 557 00:28:44,431 --> 00:28:48,351 All that time, questioning all those people, 558 00:28:48,435 --> 00:28:50,937 trying to find the one person who did it… 559 00:28:51,020 --> 00:28:52,689 Turned out they all did. 560 00:28:52,772 --> 00:28:54,399 Mm, not all of them. 561 00:28:54,482 --> 00:28:59,070 Mona was never involved because you and she bonded so quickly. 562 00:28:59,654 --> 00:29:02,991 And there was one other person that I tried to keep in the dark, 563 00:29:03,074 --> 00:29:04,951 but eventually… 564 00:29:05,452 --> 00:29:06,953 Tell me the whole story. 565 00:29:07,620 --> 00:29:08,997 What are you talking about? 566 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:14,878 Nieuwendyk just chased Andrea halfway across campus on a scooter. 567 00:29:14,961 --> 00:29:18,256 And now the PI is grilling her near the turtle pond. 568 00:29:18,339 --> 00:29:20,425 And you have ten secret meetings a week, 569 00:29:20,508 --> 00:29:23,720 and you haven't invited me to a single one. 570 00:29:23,803 --> 00:29:25,930 And, frankly, that hurts my feelings. 571 00:29:26,014 --> 00:29:27,640 Now let me help you. 572 00:29:28,141 --> 00:29:32,604 I told him the whole story, and he didn't say a word until I was done. 573 00:29:32,687 --> 00:29:35,023 And then he asked me one question. 574 00:29:35,106 --> 00:29:38,443 I assume you've gotten rid of the evidence. 575 00:29:38,526 --> 00:29:40,111 Oh yeah, it's safe. 576 00:29:40,195 --> 00:29:43,114 I stashed the computer and the pen in the old supply closet 577 00:29:43,198 --> 00:29:44,949 in the basement of the science lab. 578 00:29:46,117 --> 00:29:47,410 Good. 579 00:29:47,494 --> 00:29:50,205 In a million years, I never thought he'd go get them 580 00:29:50,288 --> 00:29:51,623 and do what he did. 581 00:29:52,165 --> 00:29:55,877 He knew it was only a matter of time before Julie and I realized 582 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:57,712 that Berenger was innocent. 583 00:29:58,463 --> 00:30:00,715 Next logical person would've been you. 584 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:01,800 Poor Ben. 585 00:30:01,883 --> 00:30:03,718 This place was all he had. 586 00:30:04,260 --> 00:30:06,638 He lives alone. He has no family. 587 00:30:07,388 --> 00:30:11,518 Every day, I think about turning myself in so he could get his old job back. 588 00:30:11,601 --> 00:30:15,730 If you did that, scandal would engulf the entire school. 589 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:19,400 Max, Betsy, Pamela… you'd all be fired. 590 00:30:19,484 --> 00:30:22,153 Ben did what he did to prevent that. 591 00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:26,950 Now, the best way for you to say thank you 592 00:30:27,659 --> 00:30:29,410 is to stay here 593 00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:30,995 and keep Wheeler safe. 594 00:30:35,500 --> 00:30:38,169 -You went here as an undergraduate, right? -Mm-hm. 595 00:30:38,253 --> 00:30:39,754 What did you major in? 596 00:30:40,338 --> 00:30:41,673 Theater. 597 00:30:42,340 --> 00:30:44,843 Well, you gave a hell of a performance. 598 00:30:52,350 --> 00:30:54,185 Ah, good. 599 00:30:54,269 --> 00:30:55,895 Charles Nieuwendyk. 600 00:30:56,479 --> 00:30:58,189 Nice to see you too. 601 00:30:58,273 --> 00:30:59,274 Got a sec? 602 00:31:00,900 --> 00:31:02,485 How's retirement treating you? 603 00:31:02,569 --> 00:31:05,905 I wake up, I walk, I read my books, 604 00:31:05,989 --> 00:31:11,286 I… fall asleep, and I get up and do it all over again the next day. 605 00:31:13,204 --> 00:31:14,914 Have you spoken to Holly? 606 00:31:14,998 --> 00:31:15,999 Rarely. 607 00:31:16,082 --> 00:31:19,377 The last thing I want is to be a burden. 608 00:31:20,169 --> 00:31:22,422 Although she did call me this morning. 609 00:31:22,505 --> 00:31:24,424 She filled me in on 610 00:31:25,258 --> 00:31:26,467 a few 611 00:31:27,385 --> 00:31:29,053 recent developments. 612 00:31:30,847 --> 00:31:32,515 I'm glad she's there. 613 00:31:33,516 --> 00:31:34,934 In these troubled times, 614 00:31:35,018 --> 00:31:37,645 Wheeler needs her, you know, steady hand. 615 00:31:38,354 --> 00:31:39,647 Mm. 616 00:31:40,815 --> 00:31:41,816 Hm. 617 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,361 So, what brings you to my door, Charles? 618 00:31:45,945 --> 00:31:47,864 I need you to do me a favor. 619 00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:51,659 Deliver this for me. In person. 620 00:31:52,410 --> 00:31:54,787 Oh, this is very cloak and dagger. 621 00:31:55,288 --> 00:31:56,748 What's inside? 622 00:31:56,831 --> 00:31:58,583 -Just a brief note. -Mm. 623 00:31:58,666 --> 00:32:01,753 -Why can't you do this yourself? -Doesn't matter. 624 00:32:01,836 --> 00:32:04,672 Just know the contents are important 625 00:32:04,756 --> 00:32:07,258 and it needs to be delivered as soon as possible. 626 00:32:07,342 --> 00:32:08,509 Well, I… 627 00:32:09,344 --> 00:32:11,137 I suppose I do owe you one. 628 00:32:12,597 --> 00:32:14,140 Consider it done. 629 00:32:18,686 --> 00:32:19,896 Take care of yourself. 630 00:32:19,979 --> 00:32:21,689 Goodbye, Charles. 631 00:32:21,773 --> 00:32:24,359 I sincerely hope I never see you again. 632 00:32:25,443 --> 00:32:27,278 I have a feeling you will. 633 00:32:45,588 --> 00:32:46,631 Excuse me. 634 00:32:48,091 --> 00:32:51,344 Are you Didi Santos Cordero? 635 00:32:51,427 --> 00:32:53,304 I am. And you are? 636 00:32:53,388 --> 00:32:54,681 Dr. Benjamin Cole. 637 00:32:54,764 --> 00:32:58,977 A former colleague of mine asked me to deliver this to you, 638 00:32:59,060 --> 00:33:02,188 although I have no earthly idea why. 639 00:33:03,439 --> 00:33:06,025 "Didi, please take care of Ben." 640 00:33:06,109 --> 00:33:10,613 "He's a very stubborn professor, and he needs your help. Charles." 641 00:33:13,574 --> 00:33:16,244 Are you also a professor of engineering? 642 00:33:16,327 --> 00:33:17,453 Oh, God, no. 643 00:33:17,537 --> 00:33:18,830 No. I teach… 644 00:33:19,622 --> 00:33:23,292 Well, I taught English literature 645 00:33:23,376 --> 00:33:26,754 until quite recently when I… 646 00:33:27,338 --> 00:33:28,339 Well, I… 647 00:33:28,923 --> 00:33:29,966 I'm retired. 648 00:33:30,466 --> 00:33:32,802 Well, thank you for delivering this, Ben. 649 00:33:33,302 --> 00:33:35,263 Sorry, do you prefer Benjamin or Ben? 650 00:33:35,346 --> 00:33:37,682 I prefer Dr. Benjamin Cole. 651 00:33:37,765 --> 00:33:39,809 May I ask what's in the note? 652 00:33:40,393 --> 00:33:43,646 I have been looking for someone to refurbish our library, 653 00:33:43,730 --> 00:33:45,857 and Charles thought you might fit the bill. 654 00:33:46,357 --> 00:33:49,444 -Could I show it to you? -Hm. Oh, yes, I suppose. 655 00:33:50,611 --> 00:33:53,281 I do enjoy a nice library. 656 00:33:53,364 --> 00:33:56,409 Ours is small by your standards, but maybe you could help us improve it. 657 00:33:56,492 --> 00:33:58,953 We could get a coffee on the way if you like. 658 00:33:59,037 --> 00:34:02,957 Or, actually, it's almost happy hour if you want to stay for a bit. 659 00:34:08,212 --> 00:34:10,965 You know my love will not fade away 660 00:34:13,426 --> 00:34:16,012 You know my love will not fade away 661 00:34:17,430 --> 00:34:18,681 Not fade away… 662 00:34:19,432 --> 00:34:22,560 So, how did everyone like the book? 663 00:34:22,643 --> 00:34:23,519 What book? 664 00:34:23,603 --> 00:34:25,146 I wasn't asked to read a book. 665 00:34:25,229 --> 00:34:28,274 I was asked to read The Hunt for Red October. 666 00:34:28,357 --> 00:34:30,777 -You got a problem with my choice? -Several. 667 00:34:30,860 --> 00:34:34,363 The plot is preposterous, the dialogue juvenile, 668 00:34:34,447 --> 00:34:38,576 and the sentence structure makes Hemingway look like a Marcel Proust. 669 00:34:38,659 --> 00:34:40,661 For Christ's sake, I can't do this again. 670 00:34:40,745 --> 00:34:44,499 We get rid of one pompous professor just to get another one right back in? 671 00:34:44,582 --> 00:34:45,833 Did you like it or not? 672 00:34:46,417 --> 00:34:48,377 I… I couldn't put it down. 673 00:34:48,461 --> 00:34:49,837 My heart was racing. 674 00:34:49,921 --> 00:34:52,465 I mean, my God, what a ripping yarn. 675 00:34:52,548 --> 00:34:57,345 And now the dust jacket suggests Jack Ryan has further adventures? 676 00:34:57,428 --> 00:34:59,138 Oh, yes, but don't read the books. 677 00:34:59,222 --> 00:35:00,473 Watch the movies. 678 00:35:00,556 --> 00:35:03,184 All the actors who play him are gorgeous. 679 00:35:03,726 --> 00:35:06,687 Alex Baldman, Harriston Ford, 680 00:35:06,771 --> 00:35:09,065 Jim… Office… 681 00:35:09,148 --> 00:35:11,567 -Boston Batman… -Oh, well, excellent. 682 00:35:11,651 --> 00:35:14,487 Perhaps we should form a cinema club as well. 683 00:35:14,570 --> 00:35:18,658 No, Calbert will make us watch Caddyshack for the millionth time. 684 00:35:18,741 --> 00:35:20,409 It's a classic. 685 00:35:20,493 --> 00:35:22,495 How are you in this book club? 686 00:35:22,578 --> 00:35:24,455 You don't even live here. 687 00:35:24,956 --> 00:35:27,208 Shoo. Begone. 688 00:35:27,708 --> 00:35:30,753 You know, I think you and I might get along after all. 689 00:35:33,339 --> 00:35:34,799 Beat it, Jawbone. 690 00:35:34,882 --> 00:35:37,802 My love is bigger than a Cadillac 691 00:35:39,887 --> 00:35:42,807 I try to show you But you drive me back 692 00:35:44,892 --> 00:35:47,812 Your love for me has got to be real 693 00:35:50,398 --> 00:35:53,401 You're gonna know just how I feel 694 00:35:55,903 --> 00:35:58,447 A love for real not fade away 695 00:35:59,407 --> 00:36:00,825 Not fade away