[dramatic music]
- Sorry for what?
- You're, like, having a breakdown.
- You stole my tungsten cube.
- Hey, Duncan, infinite growth isn't for everyone.
- There is no other tech like Xander.
AGI is the Holy Grail, and I'm Sir fucking Galahad.
- My whole career rides on this product.
And in two days, I'm the face of it.
- The nutritionist was giving you steroids.
- Give me the tincture. - Not happening.
- Why does your pillow smell like Anushka?
You betrayed me! - I want you to leave.
- And it's my house!
♪♪
You know, Carl's over the moon
that you're coming out to join us today.
Uh-huh. Yeah. Yeah.
I think you'll get a kick out of it.
♪♪
Well met, sir. Well met.
Ah, I bet you weren't expecting this.
I was not.
Where's your piece?
Maguire, get him a SMLE.
There you go.
Pretty swell, right?
We're gonna really raise some Cain this time.
I have a new pyro guy.
He's got his whole kit and caboodle,
so it's gonna be really good.
Uh-huh. Maybe, uh --
Maybe I should watch over there
by the La Place du Village.
No, no, no, we've got it all mapped out.
We're going to take a crack at Meuse-Argonne.
47 days of hellfire and hardtack.
Really leveled up this time,
knowing that a bona fide vet would be with us today.
Carl...
[Stammers]
What do you want me to do?
[Explosion]
Down, down, down!
We gotta go! Come on!
[Explosion]
Go on! Man: Shoot, shoot, shoot!
Oh, nice. Shell shock. That's good.
But you gotta get over the wall!
Over the top now! Go, boy!
Now, now, now, now, now!
[Rapid gunfire]
Ah!
Reload!
♪♪
Jesus!
What the hell?
♪♪
Jesus!
♪♪
Bruh, you're supposed to lie down.
Huh?
Yeah. You're dead.
♪♪
Carl: Okay, what are we drinking?
I like to imagine that we find a bottle of Cognac
in a blown up cafe, and we can't believe our luck
because the bottle's impossibly intact.
Hmm. People say that money can't buy you perspective.
I just bought the Western Front in 4D,
and it was far from quiet.
If that isn't what war felt like,
then I don't want to know.
To the ones who gave it all.
May we never forget.
And never let them down.
I want to show you something.
What do we have behind here?
The Battle of Austerlitz.
Agincourt.
Those gas masks are from the Somme.
Antietam.
Mm.
What about this one? Does this look familiar?
This is Medina Ridge, my friend.
Your finest hour.
♪♪
And if you look over here closely
at this band of brothers,
indeed you will see tank platoon leader,
second Lieutenant Tom Ruffage
on his M1 Abrams.
I had my miniature guy make sure
that he tried to capture the steely resolve
that only a man born to kill like you has.
Seriously, what is wrong with you?
What?
You go play dress up,
and then you come and admire your toy soldiers?
You got no fucking idea at all what war is.
I mean, this is obscene, Carl.
It's fucking obscene.
Yeah, I wasn't a soldier.
Yes, but I know what valor looks like, sir.
And it comes in many different shapes.
And in my business dealings, sometimes in deal making,
the knives come out and it's--
Oh, stop talking!
God, you're insulting people
you don't even know exist!
Oh, the pride of the American bureaucrat.
And pride goeth before the fall.
And while you were pushing for regulations
for the "Mother May I?" State,
I was building empires.
So tell me who is wasting their time again?
You are!
You!
♪♪
Sorry.
Carl...
Maybe your heart is in the right place, but...
♪♪
I'm sorry.
♪♪
[Yells]
No, I never told him.
I don't want to characterize his feelings towards me,
but perhaps he felt I deceived him.
Anyway, I can assure you
I will not be seeing him anymore.
He's going to try to undermine me.
He's probably more determined now than ever.
Tonight is the Watch Code forum.
It's a make or break night for me, Joanne,
and he's going to be there, of course.
And Xander, is it?
He's not misbehaving anymore.
No. It's good. Yeah, really, really good.
I'm confident Xander's going to leave people absolutely floored.
I think we're about to make a few spreadsheets very, very happy.
Uh-huh. Including mine.
Oh, well, that's -- that's wonderful.
I am so, so sorry about this.
But, you know, it's -- it's not uncommon
for people to know the same sets of people to,
you know, wind up at the same therapist store.
Right, I know. Same therapist, same parties,
same conferences. Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Oh, are you going to be at the Los Altos Gala?
It's just downstairs from Watch Code.
I will be there.
It's a small town, after all.
Yes, well, perhaps I'll see you there.
Right, well, I'll be on the lookout, then.
♪♪
Orson: So, did you see it?
Did you see the trophy case?
No. I'm not playing that game anymore.
Come on, Tess, you -- you gotta see this one.
It's legendary.
[School bell rings]
♪♪
Tess: What was it?
♪♪
[Door opens]
[Door closes]
Orson, what are you, uh...
Shouldn't you be in school?
I couldn't -- I don't --
I don't I don't feel good, like, at all.
And I really need the tincture, Gary.
I know you said-- Shh, shh. Your mother.
I know it's poison.
Listen-- Orson, listen, listen to me.
You're having some very mild withdrawal symptoms.
I'll call the school.
Tell them you're not feeling well.
I'm not giving you any more of that junk.
The stuff that you're giving me isn't doing anything.
My hands are shaking and my mouth is so dry.
And I have to go on stage and perform a solo
in front of hundreds of people,
and I'm gonna humiliate myself.
No, you're not. I'm gonna shit myself.
You won't. You're a little nervous.
Yes, I will. No, I literally
had to run into a gas station on the way home.
It was awful. It's awful.
Besides, what difference could one dose make?
Don't be such a cuck. It'll be between you and me.
I won't tell mom. [Door opens, closes]
Joanne: Dear?
I'm just running to the dry cleaners.
I'll grab your suit for the gala too.
[Door closes]
Okay. Come here, come here.
Sit down for one moment.
Orson...
you have referred to me as a cuck numerous times.
Oh, sorry.
No, no, I mean, do you know what the word means?
Yeah, it means that your wife's doing stuff,
like, behind your back.
Mm. Mm-hmm.
And you --
And you see me as a cuck?
Okay. Um...
And with whom would she be doing bad things?
Duncan Park.
Okay. Now, come on please. Just, could you--
How do you know?
Well, how do you know?
Look, I need to know how you know.
And I need what I need.
So why don't we just make a deal, then?
Okay. All right. You -- You tell me,
I will give you one dose.
Two doses, 'cause I need another one
tonight before the gala.
One dose.
And if you tell me the truth and there's no games
and there's no lies, I will consider a second gala dose.
♪♪
This is unbelievable.
All I know is that according to your mother,
you've been stealing things and putting them in that very spot.
I didn't do this.
So your father didn't break the glass to get his--
His cube? No!
He blamed it on her maid and I defended her.
Okay.
Can you call your mom?
I tried her, but she wouldn't-- didn'tpick up.
No, no, please, please.
You can't tell my parents about this.
In Stanford, early decisions are coming out next week.
If they find out -- Please. You can't.
One step at a time.
I haven't called the police yet, but I have to take precautions.
You can't be here.
Gary: Let's see what you're talking about.
Well, how do you know this combination?
Orson: He left a sticker on the back of it.
Yeah, so if I want to listen in
on your office, you go right there.
And if I want to hear mom's,
I'll just go in this creepy wine cellar area.
Jesus. Okay, listen to me.
You are never, ever to listen to our therapy sessions ever again.
Understood? Okay.
And you heard them discussing the affair,
or you heard them actually having --
Oh, Christ. The affair?
Oh, no, no, no. They're not -- They're --
No, they're not having an affair.
They're not? No.
Oh, thank God.
No, he's just blackmailing her.
Okay. Come on. We had a deal.
Let's hurry it up.Hold on.
Blackmailing about what?
I don't know, okay?
I wasn't -- He's a tech guy.
He was, like, looking through her private files or something.
What's going on in her private files?
I don't know! I just said that, okay?
Come on, Tink time. Let's hurry it up.
Okay. Blackmailing her?
Okay. No, I'm administering it.
Dose before was three drops.
Okay, well, I'm giving you one. That's the appropriate--
One? Well, it's one or none, Orson.
You decide.
We're gonna wean you off this stuff.
It's very powerful.
Orson!
Look at yourself, man! Sorry.
Get a grip!
Gosh.
Come on.
I'm changing the locks.
Lili: Shh, shh, shh! I just got her to sleep.
She was hysterical.
What?
Did you not see my texts?
Was she going to shoot up the school?
I mean, that kind of drama requires flair, right?
No.
She's, of course, denying it,
But it was found in that same trophy case.
[Sighs]
She confessed to stealing my cube and put it there.
Well, actually, no, she didn't deny it.
So --
If she doesn't get into Stanford early,
and a gun rap is on her record,
she isn't getting into any college.
She's cooked.
This kid grew up with every possible advantage.
Task force, tutors,
the internship at Wimbledon. the Altruism Cruise,
None of it took. She still bungled it.
You know how that looks? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
The rich, white, black sheep girl.
That's just --
I mean, we love her, of course. Yeah.
We'd do anything for her,
but that's a stain on us all.
Yeah.
[Gasps] Jesus! Gary: Hey.
Yeah. Sorry. Um...
I need to talk.
Well, I need to get ready for the gala.
I know, I know, I know, it's important.
Please.
Well, you know, is there anything
you want to tell me first?
Uh, no, don't think so.
Can you give me a clue?
And fast. Because I need to get dressed.
And so do you. Yeah. Um...
Well...
Gare, what?
Maybe something...
you know about being blackmailed by one of your clients?
What are you talking about?
That's not ringing any bells?
Nope. Not hearing any bells.
Just...
We're going to be late for the gala.
[Super Furry Animals' "The Man Don't Give a Fuck"plays]
♪♪
♪ Spent some time in stormy weather ♪
♪ Under clouds of my dilemma ♪
♪ Now there's nothing much to do ♪
♪ But sit tight in front of televisions ♪
♪ Staring back at me
♪ Just waiting for the microwaves ♪
♪ To wash me into the sea ♪
♪ You know they don't give a fuck about anybody else ♪
♪ You know they --
They're calling it a Micro Baby Boom.
You know, because of the number of kids
that are all reaching college age at the same time.
Or like Nano Gen Z with it.
Maybe blackmail is the wrong word?
Gary, what--
I am not talking about this.
It is Duncan Park, right?
What are you doing?
There is nothing to talk about.
And even if there is, this is not the place to do it.
So there issomething to talk about.
Sorry.
Did I hear you talking about admission rates?
Oh, my God, it is so brutal, right?
It's more about lottery than there at this point.
Mm. Everyone goes to the best schools now.
Everyone's got money to donate.
[Both chuckle]
♪♪
[Breathing heavily]
Everybody hates me.
Here. On the feed.
I don't think I could do this interview.
No. Don't nod. You're --
How about you say everything's gonna be okay?
How about you do that? I can't possibly know that.
You don't know?
But you fake-- [Groans]
There's a very large man coming at you right now.
What?Right now.
Oh, I was wrong about you.
You are not -- You're not typical.
And you are certainly not empathetic.
You are a fucking sociopath.
Spread the word.
Fucking sociopath.
Hey, Gary. Spread the word.
Not over.
He doesn't know that VCs love sociopaths.
I'm gonna crush this interview.
I'm gonna stick my dick in God Mountain.
Jeffery: Turns out my radio was on the whole time.
The General heard everything.
[Men laughing]
Hey. How are we doing here?
Yeah, it's, uh --
It's a little out of body, I admit.
"A little." Come a long way.
Last night at dinner, I sent back a bottle of wine.
Ho-ho.Hoo-hoo.
[Both laugh]
You look great.
Oh, well, 38 days sober.
There you go. Yeah.
Yeah, you did -- you did good.
And you're gonna do all right for yourself, too, huh?
Well, they pay the shit out of me, I admit.
You'll get a piece of this, too, I hope?
Uh. Piece of...?
I just want you to know that I --
I did what I said. I played a part.
It's non-exclusive, and it won't affect the work
that you're doing with the vets.
Okay. Okay. Sorry.
What are we talking about?
♪♪
Martin: I'm not your engineer, you understand?
I-I am the intellectual property.
Tom: Carl. Anushka: Martin, my love, let's not...
Hey, I, uh --
I sent that uniform in to be cleaned.
I'll get it back to you.Okay.
Okay.
So, uh, someone want to tell me what's going on here?
Anushka? Okay, um...
We're not going to be giving our presentation anymore.
The presentation that we came here to give?
Right. Okay. Yeah.
Uh, why is that?
Uh, because what we needed to happen already happened.
He licensed Xander.
Tom: What? What is that--
I don't understand. Anushka: Well, Tom,
the tech does also have to be profitable,
as we all agreed.
Oh, Carl. Carl. Carl. Carl, what did you do?
What did you do? What I did, Lieutenant,
is I took Martin's work,
and I put it where it has the most value
and where it will do the most good for the country.
Melaton is licensing Alexander for military purposes.
Oh, come on now. That's a joke, right?
Xander is going to sit in the cockpit.
He is going to help the airmen
with the deadly burden -- Martin: With the killing.
With the killing. With the deadly burden...
Of murdering. ...of decision to fire.
Carl: Because the truth is,
you never quite know when a soldier might snap, right?
Uh-huh. Oh.
And General Voorhees is--
Voorhees is Melaton's man at the DoD,
and he has come up with a clever idea
of rebranding Xander as Xandar.
Martin: Oh, as Xandar?
Yeah. Xandar. Which I think has a ring to it.
Right.Think about this, Tom.
When you were attacking those fleeing unarmed Iraqi soldiers,
Xandar could have spared you your moral injury.
Martin: Carl, you cannot license my work without my consent.
Carl: Uh, Martin, read your contracts.
How about my lawyers read it to you? In court.
Sue me? Please. Sue me.
You had no right.
I have none every right. None.
I always have every right.
Can we still use Xander for the vets?
Is that still -- My lawyers are gonna sort it out.
Your lawyer should have read it out loud to you.
They don't need to, because I can read.
Then you would know that a four year,
1.27 billion non-exclusive
would make you $762 million.
Jesus wept. I can make 10 --
20 times that if I sold them outright.
Darling, darling. That's a provable thing.
Can we discuss? We're just discussing.
You know, I never needed you to go out and pimp for me...
Hey, can we --
But pimps don't give their whores 60%.
You're calling me a whore.
I called you a friend right there.
You called me a pimp.
Hey, hey! Damn it! Come on, answer the question.
Huh? Can Hypergnosis still use Xander for the vets?
Don't forget, I still have my developmental rights.
I will take your check. I will shut Xander down.
I will show myself out permanently.
Oh, so you will take the money?
Oh, that was fast. That was fast.
And you touch my lanyard one more time
and I will fucking knock you off this railing.
You understand me?
Anushka: I have to be clear, Carl --
I'll be doing whatever's in Martin's best interests here,
including resigning.
Martin: I gotta tell you, I smell a terrible prenup.
Be right back.
But you do, you, lady.
♪♪
Tom.
Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom.
Okay, that was a toughie.
Mm-hmm. Believe me, I've had my hopes dashed more times
than I can count,
but we dust ourselves off-- You just made $1 billion.
Well, not quite.
My husband did.
I also just lost my job on principle.
Okay, look, this is all so new,
but, um...
What would you think if Martin and I
were to start a foundation for the veterans?
We could put in, say,
5 million just to get it started.
It's so plainly the right thing to do.
And, Tom, you could lead it.
Mm. So, uh...
60 million vets. 5 million bucks.
That's $0.30 per vet.
Um, not quite enough to get them each a pack of gum.
But if they pool their resources,
they can maybe get a stick each.
Okay. Tom.
What am I doing?
Tom.
[Indistinct conversation]
♪♪
Duncan: Tommy boy!
Tommy. Don't worry. I come in peace.
Just let me guess.
Let me guess.
You're out.
Bardolph make a move?
Yeah. Oh, gosh. I knew it, I knew it.
I was -- I was watching. God.
Wait, did, uh --
Did the data ingestion happen?
All the vets personnel files?
Mm-hmm. Oh, okay. Okay.
Now all of them belong to him.
Wow. And Bardolph, he's --
He's no patriot.
He's a businessman.
He's gonna do what I was gonna do.
Just rent it out to a pharma lobbyist insurance.
And you and that civil servant faith of yours
made it all possible. [Chuckles]
Mission accomplished.
There you are. Hi.
Hey. Hi, Ruffage.
Um, soundcheck. Good. Yeah.
Hey. It's showtime.
♪♪
I want to introduce these six --
uh, five scholar athletes
who will directly benefit from our new stadium
and sports complex.
Captain of the tennis team, Curtis Loomis.
[Cheers and applause]
Where's Jamison?
Bitch never misses a chance to get her flowers.
Boy: I heard she got suspended, actually.
Jamison? For what?
I don't know. Her mom picked her up.
Tim: Eighth place finish
at the Menlo Park Interschool Fall Classic,
give it up for Curtis.
[Applause]
[Cellphone buzzes]
♪♪
[Door opens]
Hey, guys. Stop. Um, let me just --
[Sighs] Gotta get rid of the name.
No Tang.
Shit. It's worse.
Okay, just no name. Go, go.
Tim: And field hockey co-captain Mary Carl.
[Cheers and applause]
Mary just found out -- Come on up --
Mary, early precision,
full athletic scholarship at Stanford.
Yes. Thank you, Mary. Congratulations.
Hey.
Jamison should be up there.
Oh, not the time.
Regardless whatever you may think of me personally,
Beatrice, don't punish my daughter.
I assure you, she is not dangerous.
She's a genuinely mid person.
You told me she was stealing things
and displaying them in the trophy case.
Duncan said that. And he's wrong often.
Lili, Jamison may have done something inexcusably stupid
and if so, my hands are tied.
Okay, then you need to know under this fabulous dress,
I'm wearing a suicide vest.
Oh, are you upset?
Well, I'm sure you have pills to help with that.
It doesn't change how on Monday,
if the police can't find evidence The police?
to exonerate Jamison.
I will have to suspend her.
You won't make it to Monday, Beatrice.
None of us will.
Oh, my God. Lili, please.
Other things other than you need attention right now.
Pippa Tang -- Oh, my God!
Pippa Tang?
Pippa Tang!
Pippa Pippa Tang Tang!
Well, give this your attention.
I swear to you, I will go on that stage
in front of everyone who matters and declare
I hired the wrong Black woman
because I couldn't tell the difference.
And she -- meaning you --
went along with it.
[Explosion noise]
You destroy my daughter's future,
I will end us all.
Oh, my God, it's gonna be the gala to end all galas.
Possibly the end of Los Altos.
Probably. Definitely.
And you know what?
I'm gonna enjoy it.
Oh, hey, you want to hold hands?
Go out there together? No?
Okay, well, you do want to be in the blast radius if you can.
Not on the run like an escaped fugitive.
Oh, just stop, Lili!
I'm about to be destroyed publicly,
all without your help.
Okay? Huh?
Pippa is backing out of the stadium.
Yeah. No.
She said, I, um --
I booked us in the shadow of a tacky ass
tech bro trade show.
Strongly suggested I wasn't born with the right instincts
to -- to plan an event of this magnitude.
She also said you hiring me was a quixotic aspiration.
She said that?
And she called me a leftover legacy of Lili.
♪♪
So the rich bitch in your corner
never liked you.
And, Beatrice, you can't afford
not to have a rich bitch in your corner.
[Classical music plays]
♪♪
Um, do you remember -- Did you meet my friend Ike?
Um, yeah, I met Ike
at that conference on forensic psychology
in academics, and, well, I recently talked to him,
because, you know, Ike
does some work with, um, law enforcement and,
uh, well, you know, I wanted to get his advice about you
and, you know, theoretically about the next best steps
were you being blackmailed by a client.
Why?
Well...Why -- Why would you do this?
Because I was concerned.
Because I am still very, very concerned.
You -- Wait.
Law enforcement?
Yes.
♪♪
Honey. Mm --
♪♪
[No audio]
♪♪
[Door rattling]
♪♪
[Sighs] Could you just -- just...
Who is this person that you talked to?
Ike. He's a psychiatrist. Uh [Sighs]
I always forget his last name.
It doesn't matter.
Sometimes he consults and sometimes he testifies.
But it's Ike. He's a friend of mine.
Oh, oh, he's such a good friend,
but you can't remember his last name.
We talk to each other about cases sometimes.
He's very discreet. Yeah, and you think
that he's gonna be loyal to you
or to his pals in blue? Professional call.
Why would loyalty have to --
Okay, sweetie. Have you done something?
Or -- I mean...
♪♪
[Breathes sharply]
[Hissing]
You fucked it! You fucked it, Gary.
What did you tell him?
What's happening? What's happening right now, Joanne?
What did you do? What do you... All right. Okay. Okay.
Okay, try and listen to me. Look. [Stammers]
Okay. Was there a professional lapse?
♪♪
Was it Duncan Park?
Okay, great.
Look, sweetie, just tell me what it's all about.
What -- What is he having you -- you do?
And -- And -- And what does he have on you?
Nothing. Nothing.
Barely a thing.
Look, I-I could, um... Yeah...
I could explain it all. Mm-hmm.
But, Gary, if you could just believe me,
it would make things a lot...easier.
Okay.Okay?
Look, I'm not the enemy here.
I'm with you, okay?
And you will tell me when you're ready to tell me.
♪♪
[Voice breaking] I have been very alone.
I'm sorry.
I'm here.
I hate him.
I hate him so much. Mm...
There are no words for how much I...
hate him.
[Breathes deeply] Okay.
He is gonna be interviewed... Oh...
...in -- in just a few minutes, actually... Mm...
...upstairs, and I-I need to go see him...
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. ...be humiliated.
Okay? I'm sorry. Yeah, no, honey.
You know, listen, listen.
You know, your countertransference is --
it's really off the map here, so maybe don't go.
I have to.
Think of it as...
reconnaissance.
♪♪
Nena: He was the co-founder of FaFa
and then Hypergnosis.
And now he has a new company.
Privacy is not a thing anymore.
for PINATA.
Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome to the stage Duncan Park.
[Applause, audience cheering and booing]
Man: Whoo!
Man #2: Whoo-whoo-whoo-whoo!
Whoo!
[Sighs]
Many would accuse you of recklessly toying
with millions of people's private data,
offering to swing the door open to creeps
and stalkers for a monthly subscription fee.
[Sighs]
You want to talk about reckless?
Silicon Valley uses people's private data the way
the computers in "The Matrix" used humans as batteries, right?
Right? I mean... [Laughter]
If -- If -- If Congress passed a law barring companies
from collecting millions of data points
on people's private lives -- I mean,
if privacy was a -- a right and not a polite suggestion --
I'm sorry -- this entire industry
would fall on its collective dick.
But until that point,
I'm gonna exploit the situation and make money.
Man: Yeah! [Audience booing]
Oh, no, no, no. Listen, listen.
You-- No! Hey! No!
Your -- Your outrage is fake.
You just don't like seeing your reflection in my business model.
The data that PINATA uses, which launches in the new year,
by the way -- The data is out there.
It is vulnerable and not because of me.
No, the people in this room and the companies
they represent have taken it and sold it
and are doing it a billion times per second as we speak.
Okay? I'm just the conduit.
I'm -- I'm donkey leagues.
[Laughter, applause]
Whoo!
Well, there are also rumors
that you have acquired the genetic data
of millions of Mixi customers.
Is that true?
And will you, likewise, make the DNA of these people
publicly accessible?
Oh, excuse me. To your platinum subscribers.
Guilty. It is true.
Huh. Well... [Audience booing, clapping]
...it's one thing to peddle individual's predilections... Man: Boo!
...but it is another, more nefarious thing to traffic
in what runs through our veins.
Was there a question there, Nena?
[Laughs] No. I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I'm just trying to understand what it is that you plan
to do with this very private and sensitive information.
People, um...
People in the audience dating men,
wouldn't you like to know if that guy's gonna go bald
or if he's gonna have a coronary?
Or -- Or having kids with this guy --
What -- What does that mean?
I mean, probability for things like intelligence,
physical stamina, drug addiction.
What if there -- there's schizophrenia in the family?
How about if you're hiring this guy?
Or insuring this guy?
Or admitting him to your college?
How about admitting him to your country?
[Audience booing, applause]
Man: Oh, oh.
Boo!
Well, now, that sounds like --
like you're describing eugenics
or some fascistic plan.
Okay, now, this -- this is gonna be harder for you to boo at.
With PINATA, you're able to target
people prone to gaining weight,
alcoholism, bad breath. You already do it.
I mean, you track women in their menstrual cycles.
You know when to sell them stilettos
and when to sell them sweatpants.
This is just the natural progression of what happens
when capital rewards immersive data.
All right.
You make some points, Mr. Park. Uh, some?
Some points, but... [Applause]
...sophistry dressed as brutal honesty
is the kind of rhetoric
that paves the way for nihilism in business, if not politics.
That's entertainment, Nena. [Chuckles]
Ha. [Laughter]
Yes. Yes, it is.
[Greig's "In the Hall of the Mountain King"plays]
♪♪
And to speak to that,
you did promise us a demonstration
of PINATA in action.
Yes, I did, I did. And for that,
I would like to bring out my partner at PINATA.
Harper. Harper, come on out.
Come on out. Yes.
Harper.Oh, God.
Um, also,
I would like to take a moment to praise the engineers,
who are the real geniuses among us.
Right? Like Harper, like my old partner, Hamish.
We -- We never give them enough credit, do we?
So let's hear it for them. Man: Yep.
[Applause]
So, um...
yes, Nena did spill the beans.
I didacquire Mixi.
And I want to show you how it is the tiger [Snarls]
in our PINATA tank.
In combination, we will be able
to give our subscribers a full picture.
So at this point, I'm gonna --
I-I want the audience to shout out someone
that you want to get to know better.
Let's say the pope, their -- their kids' tutor
with the weird tattoos. I don't know.
Someone in the room want to volunteer?
You want to volunteer?
How about Duncan Park?
Yeah. [Laughs]
Very funny. Yes, Carl.
Carl Bardolph, everyone.
Wow.
[Applause]
Dinosaurs still do exist, right?
[Laughter]
But seriously, let's -- let's shout out a name.
Duncan Park!
Duncan Park.
-Duncan Park. -Duncan Park.
[Audience chanting "Duncan Park"]
I-I do have to admit --
I've always wanted to hear you people chanting my name,
but not -- not quite like this.
Um, uh...
Hey, listen, uh, we're not gonna do my data.
Absolutely not. But we'll do the DNA part, okay?
Right? Yeah? Follow my lead. -Mm-hmm.
Great.Good, good.
Okay, okay. The mob has spoken.
We'll do me.
Unfortunately, I wasn't foolish enough to give my DNA away,
but the interconnectivity of our very genetic code
might lead us to some of my idiot cousins.
Right? [Laughs]
Harper, how about you show me Derek Park of Toledo, Ohio?!
Come on down!
There he is. Look at him.
Okay, see, with PINATA,
we are able to blend all our data with everything
Mixi knows about your DNA,
but never, never used to show you.
Harper, hit that. Hit that deep dive.
[Chuckles]
Okay, here we go. Derek. Derek is in debt.
Oh, my gosh, he is colorblind.
He has bacne -- yummy -- three DUIs, and, ladies...
he is single and looking for love,
but mostly on GambleSluts.com.
[Laughter]
And that's just the tip of the iceberg
for what we got on Derek.
Harper, let's see some of Derek's closest relatives.
To the Valley of Heart's Delight.
That's me right there, obviously.
You can see the resemblance.
But as you notice, there is no deep-dive option
because I'm a platinum member.
And you could be, too. You can.
Let's hit the family tree, Harper.
Here we go. Oh.
Oh! There's my sweet girl right there.
And then my better half, Lili.
No deep dive there, Harper.
Don't want to show you that. We just want to say hi.
Let's click on Jamison's family tree.
My wife's side. She has some real mutants.
[Laughter]
So this is gonna be fun. [Laughs]
Oh, as -- as you see,
you can now click through the list of things.
There's "cousin." Let's --
Harper, let's click "grandparents." Man: What?
Let's see if they have a favorite porn site.
[Laughter]
Uh-oh. Where to now?
Where in the world are we going?
We are going to Wichita, Kansas.
Who's in Wichita?
Kill it, Harper. Kill it.
Um [Laughs] Sorry.
Uh, sorry. So sorry.
This -- As you know, still,
we -- we might have some bugs to squash,
but fortunately, I know this crowd understands beta,
but still, uh...
how embarrassing.
But I think you're able to see
the power that we have here.
So, um, we launch in the new year,
and if you like what you heard and saw today,
please join our PINATA family.
Go to PrivacyIsNotAThingAnymore.com
and subscribe.
Thank you. This -- Nena, this was wonderful.
Yes. Thank you.
Thank you, thank you.
[Applause]
Nena: Duncan Clark, ladies and gentlemen.
Thank you. Man: Whoo-whoo-whoo!
Duncan Clark, ladies and gentlemen!
Duncan Clark, thank you.
Thank you to...
[Dramatic music plays]
♪♪
[Door closes]
♪♪
Beatrice: Wasn't our wonderful orchestra, uh...
wonderful?
[Laughs]
[Applause]
Yes. [Chuckles]
Now, we have been listening to what you, the parents,
have been asking of us. Lili: [Whispering] Duncan.
And this year marks Los Altos' moment... Duncan.
...in becoming the athletic powerhouse to the same degree
we're already an academic powerhouse.
The Roman poet Juvenal extolled... I fixed it.
...a healthy mind and body. I fixed it for Jamie.
And I would only add, if I spoke enough Latin...
What?
...a healthy school understands the value...
Didn't that go well?
Is it true? ...of a successful athletic department...
not only for the good of the student body... [Chuckles nervously]
What -- What ar-- Is it true?
What are you talk-- Is it true, Lili? Lili.
Duncan. I'm...
[Whispering] I'm about to go onstage.
[Sighs]Is...
You. You and Hamish.
...middle schoolers...
while continuing to increase our accepted top students.
Okay. Is Jamison mine?
[Breathing shakily]
I asked you a question. I am so proud...
Please. ...to call her my friend.
I -- Wait. An act of generosity
...bringing glory to Los Altos. Please. Please.
Please.
Please welcome... Please!
...the philanthropist behind the entirety... [Sobs]
...of our new stadium... Oh, fuck.
...Lili Park-Hoffsteader!
[Cheers and applause] [Laughs]
Come on!
[Applause continues]
Whoo!
[Cheers and applause]
Whoo!
[Cheers and applause continues, whistling]
Whoo!
[Laughs]
♪♪
Duncan Park. Just the man I was looking for.
♪♪
What do you want for it?
♪♪
For PINATA.
♪♪
Cupertino was to acquire PINATA?
If the terms are right.
[Laughs]
Hey, hang on, hang on, hang on.
I just spoke with Big Tim, and he's motivated, okay?
How much would you say it's worth?
A billion. A billion. Come on.
That's a bit aggressive for an opening.
You haven't even launched yet.
Why don't you just come in tomorrow morning...
$350 million.
That's how much Cupertino was gonna pay for Hypergnosis
until you killed it, so that's how much it's worth.
$350 million.
Okay. Wait, wait.
I can't make that deal myself.
But after that speech,
everyone in there is just a little bit afraid of you now.
Okay? So you got leverage.
Then why am I talking to you?
$350 million.
Talk to your boss.
♪♪
[Indistinct conversations]
♪♪
[Woman laughs]
[Indistinct conversations]
I'm sorry.
Really, I'm -- I'm really sorry.
♪♪
[Cellphone buzzing]
♪♪
[Sniffles]
♪♪
Sweetie, it's Mom leaving you a message.
Um, I wanted you to know I fixed it.
Okay? So...
I love you,
and I'll see you tonight.
I love you.
[Crying]
♪♪
[Dramatic music plays]
♪♪
[Bell clanging]
[Breathing heavily]
♪♪
[Clanging continues]
♪♪
[Sobbing]
♪♪
[Sobbing]
[Brakes squealing, hissing]
[Gasps]
♪♪
[Indistinct shouting in distance]
♪♪
Tess: Jamie?
♪♪
[Gasps]
♪♪
[Crying]
♪♪
[Cellphone buzzing]
♪♪
What is it?
♪♪
Wait. What?
♪♪
[Breathes deeply]
Lili, your coffee.
Thanks, Thelma.
Is Jamison awake?
Still sleeping. Okay.
Her friend Tessie stayed over.
Tess?
Okay.
[Mug clatters softly]
That is oat.
I said cashew.
♪♪
[Choir vocalizing]
♪♪
[Keyboard clacking]
♪♪
[Rhythmic knock on door, door opens]
Hey. Um, I made Orson some lunch,
so I'm just gonna take him to school.
Okay? Good?
Yeah. That's great.
Thank you.Mm-hmm.
And, um, we still need to talk.
When you're ready.
Yeah. We will.
[Clicks tongue] Mm.
[Sighs]
[Footsteps departing]
[Door closes]
[Whistling]
[Engine starts]
Yes.
[Engine shuts off] Hey.
What did we say about listening to our bodies?
If you gotta go, go ahead.
You know we're in no rush, right?
I took Mom's gun.
What? What do you mean?
I took Mom's gun.
What do you mean, you took Mom's gun?
I took it. I'm sorry.
Orson, it's -- it's not a toy. That's an instrument of death.
I know. I know, I know. I'm sorry.
Don't be sorry! I...
I don't want to hear that you're sorry. Okay.
Just, Orson, listen to me. Put it back.
Just put it back.
I don't have it.
God! I know! I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry. Jesus, Orson!
I-I was on the drugs. I don't care!
And you were so right. It's so poison.
I don't want to hear about the drugs! It's poison.
I don't want to hear about the tincture.
Okay, okay. I'm sorry. No. This is the nightmare.
It's registered under my name. It's okay.
It's okay. It's okay. I know where it is.
But...But what?
I might need you to help me get it back.
Ohhhh.
Mm-hmm.
[Door opens]
[Door closes]
[Mug clatters softly]
Can I have a cup of coffee?
You got it. Thank you.
A dying breed is one soul closer to extinction,
that's for sure.
Without men like him...
guys like him...
They were the glue, brother.
Messy and inefficient,
but for a long while there,
they kept everything from coming apart,
men like that.
Tom knew the future was no place for him.
Nothing sticks for you, does it?
You don't mind the dumpster fire.
Not if it's in the rear view.
You just keep moving headlong, right?
You just...
The past has no value for me.
Correct me if I'm wrong,
but wasn't Gabe going to give money to Frances and James
of Wichita, Kansas?
Your wife's daughter's grandparents.
Oh, good luck outrunning that.
Okay.
Okey-dokey. -Here you go.
Okay, look, I will tell you what happened last night.
Cupertino offered me $350 million for PINATA.
Okay, so they're scared.
They're terrified.
So this thing was a hostage play?
"Pay me, or the whole industry gets it"?
Is that what this is?
No.
All I knew was if I could take the threats,
the hate, the ridicule, and just survive and never go away,
they would have no choice but to pay me.
Oh. Congratulations, then.
I didn't say yes to it yet.
I'll tell you the offer I wouldtake --
Hypergnosis acquires PINATA.
Apply the power of our 360-degree profile engine
to the data of 16 million vets,
and, of course, the DNA profile to millions and millions more...
I'm not paying $351 million.
It's yours for a dollar.
I'm sorry. Ours.
Because then I would get my hat back.
Founder class shares and options.
We do a sidecar deal for Mixi.
And I am CEO again.
And we do what we planned.
And you and I set off for domination station.
We break everything worth breaking.
Give Big Tim ass hives in the shape of our grinning faces.
Not now. Not today.
[Breathes deeply]
I have to make a move on this.
They're trying to save their way of life by paying me off.
If I don't take it, next step -- They end me.
Unless I align with someone with the resources
and the balls to fight.
And then we -- we make the rules.
$1.
♪♪
You got my coffee?
Got your coffee.
♪♪
[Sighs]
♪♪
We could have set the world on fire.
♪♪
[Choir vocalizing]
♪♪
[Door opens]
[Door closes]
♪♪
[Sighs]
[Cellphone buzzes]
♪♪
Hello?
Randi: Dr. Felder? Joanne Felder?
Yes.
This is Special Agent Randi Fleming with the FBI.
Do you have a moment to talk?
♪♪
Um...
♪♪
[Applause]
-I want the audience to shout out someone
that you want to get to know better, someone in the room.
-How about Duncan Park?
-Duncan Park! -Duncan Park!
-[Audience chanting] Duncan Park! Duncan Park!
-Duncan's always talking about throughout the season
some version of falling on your own dick.
In episode eight,
that's what he does.
♪♪
-Harper, Let's click grandparents.
Where in the world are we going?
We are going to Wichita, Kansas.
Who's in Wichita?
♪♪
-Tech being married to secrets and privacy,
I really wanted to show what that pitfall might look like
and see Duncan fall into it.
♪♪
-What?
-You and Hamish.
-Jamison is not his daughter biologically,
and it's clear that Lili's been waiting for this moment
and has been dreading that moment.
-I asked you a question.
-[Whispers] Please.
-Just being there on the day,
Oh, God, the way that Lucy Punch plays it...
-[Voice cracking] Please...
-...was really something to see.
-Lili Park-Hoffsteader!
[applause]
-It's okay, just tell me what it's all about.
-Gary, if you could just believe me,
it would make things a lot... easier.
-Okay.
-I think that Joanne is capable
of telling a very carefully crafted narrative
for Gary's consumption.
-We still need to talk when you're ready.
-Yeah. We will.
-Gary leaves the season not knowing
that the FBI called Joanne,
but you certainly see it on Sarah Goldberg's face
when that call comes in.
-Do you have a moment to talk?
-Um...
-This is going to be a problem for her.
-We're not going to be giving our presentation anymore.
-Okay. Yeah. Uh, why is that?
-Uh, because what we needed to happen already happened.
-Martin finds out that Xander's been licensed by Bardolph.
He's got two mortal enemies now,
because one of them just fucked him over
and the other one was fucking his wife.
-Did the data ingestion happen?
-All the vets, personnel files.
-Mm-hmm. -Oh, okay. Okay.
And now all of them belong to him.
-In the course of this story,
where we're always hinting at the dangers of the tech world,
of what human fallibility and blindness can lead to,
there had to be a cost.
-He's gonna do what I was going to do.
Just rent it out to pharma lobbyist insurance.
And you and that civil servant faith of yours
made it all possible.
-I suppose if there's ever a moment in the course
of this whole season where I want people
to really think about something, an issue,
if you treat these guys like garbage,
who's going to want that job that can do that job well
with the right intentions?
And it's, I think,
a fundamentally existential question
that our society really needs to be asking itself.
What do we do without guys like that?
And you can't ask that question without taking him away.
[Train alert ringing]
♪♪
[Train whistle blows]
-[Gasps loudly]
[ Sobbing ]
As hard as it was to do...
I had to take him away so that he understood the value of him.
-Guys like him, they were the glue, brother.
-Tom knew the future was no place for him.
-Going forward, even the hopeful stories
are going to be filled with challenges.
-You got my coffee? -Got your coffee.
-When Duncan leaves Bardolph
and says we could have set the world on fire.
And then Bardolph gets a dollar.
The price that Duncan offered him for PINATA
and all the data from MYXY.
I think that we should feel like they might just go do that.
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