1 00:00:04,764 --> 00:00:06,684 Previously on Billions... 2 00:00:06,726 --> 00:00:09,687 The kid, Kai Huang Liu, sells sham NFTs. 3 00:00:09,729 --> 00:00:12,250 Liu's pop is a mega-billionaire! 4 00:00:12,292 --> 00:00:14,452 Does thrice-yearly deals with none other 5 00:00:14,494 --> 00:00:16,294 than Michael Prince himself. 6 00:00:16,336 --> 00:00:18,736 Kai Huang Liu is on one of Michael Prince's jets. 7 00:00:18,778 --> 00:00:20,418 What do you need to leave me out of this, man? 8 00:00:20,460 --> 00:00:22,300 The kid in cuffs on American soil. 9 00:00:22,342 --> 00:00:24,662 My plane was taken under false pretences. 10 00:00:24,704 --> 00:00:27,225 I have your self-research. 11 00:00:27,267 --> 00:00:28,506 This is the one anyone can get. 12 00:00:28,548 --> 00:00:30,388 This is the one only I can. 13 00:00:30,430 --> 00:00:32,430 As I see it now, if I succeed in taking Prince out, 14 00:00:32,472 --> 00:00:34,392 I'm gonna have to rough up each and every 15 00:00:34,434 --> 00:00:35,793 person who works there. 16 00:00:35,835 --> 00:00:37,435 How about we start with the gentleman 17 00:00:37,477 --> 00:00:39,157 who is bringing colour to your cheeks? 18 00:00:39,199 --> 00:00:40,919 His name is Bradford Luke. 19 00:00:40,961 --> 00:00:42,480 Southern Property and Casualty is one of 20 00:00:42,522 --> 00:00:43,962 the major insurers down there. 21 00:00:44,004 --> 00:00:45,844 Once they declare Cat 5, the bonds are triggered 22 00:00:45,886 --> 00:00:47,285 and used to pay claims. 23 00:00:47,327 --> 00:00:48,967 That's a buzzcut for our total capital. 24 00:00:49,009 --> 00:00:50,808 Rosie is officially designated 25 00:00:50,850 --> 00:00:52,090 a Category Four hurricane, not a Category Five... 26 00:00:53,333 --> 00:00:55,733 I took steps as I saw fit. 27 00:00:55,775 --> 00:00:57,375 You paid off the hurricane grader. 28 00:00:57,417 --> 00:00:58,857 If anyone finds out what you've done, 29 00:00:58,899 --> 00:01:00,899 my run is GD over. 30 00:01:00,941 --> 00:01:02,780 You didn't screw up, you tried to take him out. 31 00:01:02,822 --> 00:01:06,184 Will you exercise the discipline required to really do it right? 32 00:01:06,226 --> 00:01:08,949 -I will and we will. -Damn right. 33 00:01:38,418 --> 00:01:39,857 What is it? 34 00:01:39,899 --> 00:01:42,620 We got mugged last night, me and Taiga. 35 00:01:42,662 --> 00:01:43,942 Well, I did. 36 00:01:43,984 --> 00:01:45,703 -Are you all right? -Yeah, uh... 37 00:01:45,745 --> 00:01:47,785 He came outta nowhere, grabbed my phone. 38 00:01:49,950 --> 00:01:51,389 And jetted. 39 00:01:51,431 --> 00:01:53,151 And I took off running after the bastard. 40 00:01:53,193 --> 00:01:54,872 Hey! 41 00:01:54,914 --> 00:01:56,354 -You chased him? -Yeah. 42 00:01:56,396 --> 00:01:57,635 I didn't catch him. 43 00:01:57,677 --> 00:01:59,717 Oh, what, are you Ben Johnson now? 44 00:01:59,759 --> 00:02:02,080 Without the 'roid-induced jaundice, yeah. 45 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:04,204 I-I-I didn't think, I just ran. 46 00:02:06,366 --> 00:02:08,086 Guy must've been Usain Bolt. 47 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:09,687 Well, you should go to shul Friday night 48 00:02:09,729 --> 00:02:11,409 and do a quick daven of thanks for that. 49 00:02:11,451 --> 00:02:12,570 No, I didn't catch him. 50 00:02:14,214 --> 00:02:15,653 Right. And if you had, 51 00:02:15,695 --> 00:02:16,734 what the hell would you have done then? 52 00:02:16,776 --> 00:02:18,778 Tried to depose him? 53 00:02:20,820 --> 00:02:23,661 Well, I-I would have used brain, brawn, whatever I had to. 54 00:02:23,703 --> 00:02:25,503 There were, uh... 55 00:02:25,545 --> 00:02:28,546 sensitive documents on the phone. 56 00:02:28,588 --> 00:02:31,149 -From this office? -Yes. 57 00:02:31,191 --> 00:02:32,390 Well, can't you erase the phone? 58 00:02:32,432 --> 00:02:34,192 Mm. Been trying. No luck. 59 00:02:34,234 --> 00:02:36,034 That's because the first thing you do with a stolen phone 60 00:02:36,076 --> 00:02:39,357 is take it offline so the owner can't wipe it. 61 00:02:39,399 --> 00:02:41,639 Then you swap the SIM card into a clean phone 62 00:02:41,681 --> 00:02:44,682 and look for a social media handle to ID the owner. 63 00:02:44,724 --> 00:02:47,807 Then you start working on identify theft. 64 00:02:50,890 --> 00:02:54,252 Did you try your phone carrier? Maybe they can wipe it. 65 00:02:54,294 --> 00:02:57,455 Uh, I called. They said it could be 72 to 96 hours 66 00:02:57,497 --> 00:02:59,497 before they can clear the data from the cloud. 67 00:02:59,539 --> 00:03:01,899 Well, let's just hope the perp doesn't recognise you 68 00:03:01,941 --> 00:03:04,622 as a high-value target before that happens. 69 00:03:04,664 --> 00:03:06,904 'Cause then he'll really sift through the data, 70 00:03:06,946 --> 00:03:09,429 bundle it and sell it. 71 00:03:19,239 --> 00:03:22,920 Okay, my friend. What's this really about? 72 00:03:22,962 --> 00:03:25,963 We're not exactly talking Hillary's emails here, are we? 73 00:03:26,005 --> 00:03:28,646 No, I mean there's some work emails... 74 00:03:28,688 --> 00:03:30,328 But... 75 00:03:30,370 --> 00:03:33,373 There is filmed material. 76 00:03:34,694 --> 00:03:36,814 Boudoir, in essence. 77 00:03:36,856 --> 00:03:40,058 Us. Me and Taiga in the marital... 78 00:03:40,100 --> 00:03:43,261 Sex tapes, I guess you'd call 'em. 79 00:03:43,303 --> 00:03:45,863 Homemade. 80 00:03:45,905 --> 00:03:47,665 It was Taiga's idea. 81 00:03:47,707 --> 00:03:50,788 She has no bad angles. I'm all bad angles. 82 00:03:50,830 --> 00:03:51,949 How explicit are we talking? 83 00:03:51,991 --> 00:03:54,154 Very vanilla. But still. 84 00:03:55,155 --> 00:03:56,194 Vanilla. 85 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:58,238 We did use a... 86 00:03:59,399 --> 00:04:02,240 um, whaddaya call it... 87 00:04:02,282 --> 00:04:06,126 a, uh... swing once. 88 00:04:13,253 --> 00:04:15,813 I can see that this isn't a time you're going to handle jokes 89 00:04:15,855 --> 00:04:18,216 very well, but boy, do I got 'em. 90 00:04:18,258 --> 00:04:20,138 You've gotta help me get that fucking phone back, Chuck. 91 00:04:20,180 --> 00:04:23,103 Mm-hmm. Let me work. 92 00:04:26,106 --> 00:04:28,746 Lumen is on track to launch homegrown silicon. 93 00:04:28,788 --> 00:04:30,108 We need to go big. 94 00:04:30,150 --> 00:04:31,589 Five hundred million at a minimum. 95 00:04:31,631 --> 00:04:33,351 No. We're too heavy in tech. Next. 96 00:04:33,393 --> 00:04:35,513 Bartell. They're bringing a local supply chain online 97 00:04:35,555 --> 00:04:37,155 -which gives them-- -How much we talking? 98 00:04:37,197 --> 00:04:39,277 We should go in for three-quarters of a billion. 99 00:04:39,319 --> 00:04:42,320 -For what kind of return? -15 percent. 100 00:04:42,362 --> 00:04:43,721 -Too rich. -And it'll take too long. 101 00:04:43,763 --> 00:04:45,765 Not worth the wait. Pass. 102 00:04:47,607 --> 00:04:49,769 Fifteen percent not worth it? 103 00:04:51,331 --> 00:04:53,333 Fuck. 104 00:04:55,655 --> 00:04:57,135 Rejection. 105 00:04:57,177 --> 00:04:59,016 The love language of the trading floor. 106 00:04:59,058 --> 00:05:01,179 Reminds me of the old days, before participation trophies. 107 00:05:01,221 --> 00:05:02,980 Next victim. 108 00:05:03,022 --> 00:05:05,703 The Wyndam Air Skyway merger is a lock for reg approval. 109 00:05:05,745 --> 00:05:07,705 That's an equity value of $12 billion. 110 00:05:07,747 --> 00:05:09,867 I can get us up to a five percent stake before-- 111 00:05:09,909 --> 00:05:11,911 Pass. 112 00:05:19,519 --> 00:05:21,399 Is that the number, 500 large, 113 00:05:21,441 --> 00:05:23,161 that's beyond your approval range? 114 00:05:23,203 --> 00:05:24,602 After that, you have to go to the principal's office 115 00:05:24,644 --> 00:05:26,964 for a hall pass? 116 00:05:27,006 --> 00:05:29,447 This all started when the nuns gave up rulers 117 00:05:29,489 --> 00:05:30,848 for peace circles. 118 00:05:30,890 --> 00:05:33,171 Listen up, you cosseted malcontents. 119 00:05:33,213 --> 00:05:35,413 The only crosstown traffic in this office 120 00:05:35,455 --> 00:05:36,774 is the ask and the deliver. 121 00:05:36,816 --> 00:05:38,456 Know this: real traders don't need 122 00:05:38,498 --> 00:05:41,619 the treasure of the Sierra Madre to make fucking money! 123 00:05:41,661 --> 00:05:44,182 This meeting's over now. Go back to your desks. 124 00:05:44,224 --> 00:05:47,066 And find some ideas that are worth plunging in on. 125 00:06:22,622 --> 00:06:24,422 Nice draw you have there. 126 00:06:24,464 --> 00:06:25,743 You really fire the hands through 127 00:06:25,785 --> 00:06:27,144 at just the right moment. 128 00:06:27,186 --> 00:06:30,147 Ah, the newly installed US Attorney. 129 00:06:30,189 --> 00:06:31,869 -Care to knock a few? -Oh, no, thank you, 130 00:06:31,911 --> 00:06:34,832 soon-to-be-installed NYPD Commish, no, thank you. 131 00:06:34,874 --> 00:06:37,835 I've made it my life's mission to not learn the game. 132 00:06:37,877 --> 00:06:40,638 My dad loves it just a notch too much. 133 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,079 Sure, like me and the streets. 134 00:06:42,121 --> 00:06:43,321 Mm. 135 00:06:43,363 --> 00:06:45,082 You know, I was in a fancy office, 136 00:06:45,124 --> 00:06:46,964 playing three times a week, 137 00:06:47,006 --> 00:06:48,286 and yet I find myself hanging up my clubs 138 00:06:48,328 --> 00:06:49,767 and returning to Police Plaza. 139 00:06:49,809 --> 00:06:51,369 So... 140 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:52,810 What brings you here, 141 00:06:52,852 --> 00:06:54,532 instead of to my welcome-aboard party? 142 00:06:54,574 --> 00:06:57,975 Don't think I haven't noticed that you didn't RSVP. 143 00:06:58,017 --> 00:06:59,577 Having the US Attorney for the Southern District there 144 00:06:59,619 --> 00:07:01,098 is an important look. 145 00:07:01,140 --> 00:07:04,902 Well, why RSVP when you know I'll be there? 146 00:07:04,944 --> 00:07:07,305 So, what are you gonna threaten me with, Chuck? 147 00:07:07,347 --> 00:07:09,066 I haven't even started the job yet. 148 00:07:09,108 --> 00:07:10,628 Why would I do something like that? 149 00:07:10,670 --> 00:07:14,111 It's your M.O. And maybe your life's blood. 150 00:07:14,153 --> 00:07:16,674 In another life, maybe. 151 00:07:16,716 --> 00:07:19,036 It's true we have been on opposite sides 152 00:07:19,078 --> 00:07:22,199 of things in the past, but it's different now. I am. 153 00:07:22,241 --> 00:07:23,921 -If you say so. -I do. 154 00:07:23,963 --> 00:07:25,483 And I am here in the spirit 155 00:07:25,525 --> 00:07:28,125 of working together moving forward. 156 00:07:28,167 --> 00:07:30,047 Like I did with your predecessor. 157 00:07:30,089 --> 00:07:32,009 What the hell do you need, Chuck? 158 00:07:32,051 --> 00:07:34,412 CCTV database. 159 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:37,495 Whoa. Oh, you don't think small, I'll give you that. 160 00:07:37,537 --> 00:07:40,298 Especially if this is where we're starting. 161 00:07:40,340 --> 00:07:42,620 It's for Ira Schirmer, my deputy. 162 00:07:42,662 --> 00:07:45,583 He was burgled while promenading 163 00:07:45,625 --> 00:07:47,184 the boulevards of our fine city-- 164 00:07:47,226 --> 00:07:48,746 something that surely won't be happening 165 00:07:48,788 --> 00:07:51,351 with as much regularity under your tenure. 166 00:07:52,992 --> 00:07:56,314 And they got his phone, and he needs it back. 167 00:07:56,356 --> 00:07:57,875 Not even my first day on the job, 168 00:07:57,917 --> 00:08:00,758 and I'm gonna pull CCTV footage for you 169 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,360 because your buddy lost his phone? 170 00:08:02,402 --> 00:08:05,323 Like I said, he's my deputy. 171 00:08:05,365 --> 00:08:08,566 And there are SDNY documents on it 172 00:08:08,608 --> 00:08:11,329 that we would really prefer to keep in-house. 173 00:08:11,371 --> 00:08:13,170 So, what you're asking for is a favour. 174 00:08:13,212 --> 00:08:15,333 That would appear to be the case. 175 00:08:15,375 --> 00:08:17,014 And how do you envision it working? 176 00:08:17,056 --> 00:08:20,217 There certainly needs to be a flow of amity 177 00:08:20,259 --> 00:08:22,259 between the federal prosecutor 178 00:08:22,301 --> 00:08:23,901 and the head of local law enforcement. 179 00:08:23,943 --> 00:08:25,343 You and I would get into a flow. 180 00:08:25,385 --> 00:08:28,386 Oh, we can roll through this town 181 00:08:28,428 --> 00:08:30,468 like Francis Albert and Jilly Rizzo. 182 00:08:30,510 --> 00:08:32,470 And on the wings of that romantic image, 183 00:08:32,512 --> 00:08:34,352 I should jeopardise my new post 184 00:08:34,394 --> 00:08:37,316 and go chasing shit down for you. 185 00:08:39,719 --> 00:08:41,679 Okay, I hate to say it, at the risk of 186 00:08:41,721 --> 00:08:43,641 blowing this thing up any more, 187 00:08:43,683 --> 00:08:46,045 but if you need cover, the stuff on that phone-- 188 00:08:47,367 --> 00:08:50,890 national security implications. 189 00:08:54,694 --> 00:08:57,615 Okay, Chuck, you had me at Jilly. 190 00:08:57,657 --> 00:08:59,377 I'm gonna look into this for you. 191 00:08:59,419 --> 00:09:02,139 And I look forward to seeing you at my kickoff party. 192 00:09:02,181 --> 00:09:04,263 I've already got my suit picked out. 193 00:09:10,269 --> 00:09:12,269 This is untenable. We are ready to make the descent 194 00:09:12,311 --> 00:09:14,552 at the Col d'Allos, and you put training wheels on our bikes. 195 00:09:14,594 --> 00:09:15,993 We need the ability to make moves. 196 00:09:16,035 --> 00:09:17,555 You are, whether you like it or not, 197 00:09:17,597 --> 00:09:18,916 creating a choke point to your own success. 198 00:09:18,958 --> 00:09:20,438 The whole floor can see it clear. 199 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:22,840 And I got bifocals? No. 200 00:09:22,882 --> 00:09:25,242 I built my first company in a Bloomington garage. 201 00:09:25,284 --> 00:09:26,964 I had a flip phone and three maxed-out 202 00:09:27,006 --> 00:09:28,446 credit cards for capital. 203 00:09:28,488 --> 00:09:29,927 Don't come in here and complain about 204 00:09:29,969 --> 00:09:31,609 a $500 million ceiling. 205 00:09:31,651 --> 00:09:33,931 This isn't "I walked ten miles uphill to school, 206 00:09:33,973 --> 00:09:35,573 both ways" time. 207 00:09:35,615 --> 00:09:37,535 Our interests are aligned, Mike. This disrespect-- 208 00:09:37,577 --> 00:09:39,537 I'd think you'd want us using your 209 00:09:39,579 --> 00:09:40,978 unbridled belief in us as rocket fuel, 210 00:09:41,020 --> 00:09:42,460 not jerking around chasing approvals. 211 00:09:42,502 --> 00:09:44,782 If you want to wallow in bruised ego, 212 00:09:44,824 --> 00:09:46,944 perhaps you should be in Wendy's office, not Mike's. 213 00:09:46,986 --> 00:09:48,626 Because this man has done more with less 214 00:09:48,668 --> 00:09:50,107 than either of you. 215 00:09:50,149 --> 00:09:51,989 What we want is to do more with more. 216 00:09:52,031 --> 00:09:53,751 Want. Need. Never the same thing. 217 00:09:53,793 --> 00:09:55,593 -You both should know that. -This is a real problem, 218 00:09:55,635 --> 00:09:58,315 no matter how you try to spin it. For us and the floor. 219 00:09:58,357 --> 00:10:01,959 A half-billion-dollar limit is an inconvenience, at best. 220 00:10:02,001 --> 00:10:03,921 I'm always reachable. And if I'm not, 221 00:10:03,963 --> 00:10:05,483 Scooter is authorised to sign off in my place. 222 00:10:05,525 --> 00:10:07,164 I am! 223 00:10:07,206 --> 00:10:08,646 The only problem I see is that the floor obviously 224 00:10:08,688 --> 00:10:10,287 has a big idea. You two have wasted 225 00:10:10,329 --> 00:10:12,450 the last few minutes not talking about it. 226 00:10:12,492 --> 00:10:14,452 So, do you have something to tell me? 227 00:10:14,494 --> 00:10:16,734 We've got an early path to 5% on the Wyndam merger. 228 00:10:16,776 --> 00:10:18,255 Good. Approval? 229 00:10:18,297 --> 00:10:20,898 -Green light coming. -Done. 230 00:10:20,940 --> 00:10:22,780 Spyros will stop by for the authorisation. 231 00:10:22,822 --> 00:10:26,103 See, that worked even better than I had imagined. 232 00:10:26,145 --> 00:10:28,265 You two not only get your money 233 00:10:28,307 --> 00:10:30,790 but my enthusiastic support for the deal. 234 00:10:32,752 --> 00:10:34,512 Anything else? 235 00:10:43,963 --> 00:10:46,764 X-ray vision is not one of my superpowers. 236 00:10:46,806 --> 00:10:48,365 What do we got? 237 00:10:48,407 --> 00:10:51,248 I have... No, I think I might have a problem, 238 00:10:51,290 --> 00:10:54,532 a personal one, that may complicate some plans. 239 00:10:54,574 --> 00:10:56,574 Ah, that kind of folder. 240 00:10:56,616 --> 00:10:58,936 Is this the-the real Dark and Dirty, 241 00:10:58,978 --> 00:11:01,298 or the garden variety oppo pack? 242 00:11:01,340 --> 00:11:02,460 There's always two. 243 00:11:02,502 --> 00:11:04,261 You're a professional, as am I. 244 00:11:04,303 --> 00:11:05,863 The D&D has been handled. 245 00:11:05,905 --> 00:11:07,665 Well, you're ahead of the game. 246 00:11:07,707 --> 00:11:09,787 Good thing. Runs for Congress can be tricky. 247 00:11:09,829 --> 00:11:12,750 It's the, uh, unburied landmines that get most first-timers. 248 00:11:12,792 --> 00:11:13,991 I'm not most. 249 00:11:14,033 --> 00:11:16,035 No, you're certainly not. 250 00:11:17,476 --> 00:11:19,478 Sorry. I don't open anything for free. 251 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:22,119 Noted. 252 00:11:22,161 --> 00:11:23,841 But I don't need to open this one 253 00:11:23,883 --> 00:11:25,883 because if you're asking my opinion, 254 00:11:25,925 --> 00:11:27,485 you've already determined whatever's in there 255 00:11:27,527 --> 00:11:29,006 is a liability. 256 00:11:29,048 --> 00:11:31,048 Or, should I say, whoever is in there. 257 00:11:31,090 --> 00:11:33,250 And, yes, he's a liability-- 258 00:11:33,292 --> 00:11:35,294 your former colleague, Connerty. 259 00:11:36,536 --> 00:11:38,295 If you want a street magic levitation 260 00:11:38,337 --> 00:11:40,900 kind of reaction to that trick, I'm not your audience. 261 00:11:42,061 --> 00:11:43,821 But I am impressed. 262 00:11:43,863 --> 00:11:46,263 Difference is levitation ain't real. 263 00:11:46,305 --> 00:11:47,825 Similarity is. 264 00:11:47,867 --> 00:11:49,667 Creating the illusion takes a ton of work. 265 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,909 Before I signed on here, I created liability charts 266 00:11:51,951 --> 00:11:53,791 for everyone in close prox to the man. 267 00:11:53,833 --> 00:11:56,714 And, uh... this is yours. 268 00:11:56,756 --> 00:11:59,757 Do I deal with it ahead, 269 00:11:59,799 --> 00:12:04,642 even with the risks inherent in that approach? 270 00:12:04,684 --> 00:12:07,204 In politics, there's only too late and too soon. 271 00:12:07,246 --> 00:12:08,846 And no one sitting on the Hill 272 00:12:08,888 --> 00:12:11,290 has ever regretted acting too soon. 273 00:12:16,776 --> 00:12:19,496 Ben Kim, excellent work on the merger. Make it happen. 274 00:12:19,538 --> 00:12:20,658 I thought you said-- 275 00:12:20,700 --> 00:12:22,219 We've decided to move ahead. 276 00:12:22,261 --> 00:12:23,741 You decided? 277 00:12:23,783 --> 00:12:25,785 Should we speak more slowly? Will that help? 278 00:12:28,668 --> 00:12:31,388 What the fuck? 279 00:12:31,430 --> 00:12:32,870 My bad. 280 00:12:32,912 --> 00:12:35,873 Whitestone was a goddamn parking lot. 281 00:12:35,915 --> 00:12:37,675 What? 282 00:12:38,878 --> 00:12:40,277 Oh, these? 283 00:12:40,319 --> 00:12:42,039 Uh, niece's birthday party yesterday. 284 00:12:42,081 --> 00:12:45,282 Every shop in Danbury was either sold out or rationing helium. 285 00:12:45,324 --> 00:12:47,244 Had to go to fucking Queens. 286 00:12:47,286 --> 00:12:49,246 Time I finally got these, party was over. 287 00:12:49,288 --> 00:12:51,931 Kids. 288 00:12:53,212 --> 00:12:56,333 So, my gift to you. 289 00:12:56,375 --> 00:12:58,377 Mm! 290 00:13:08,187 --> 00:13:09,667 How many fucking Party Citys 291 00:13:09,709 --> 00:13:11,068 did you have to go to? 292 00:13:11,110 --> 00:13:12,750 All of them. 293 00:13:12,792 --> 00:13:15,112 In the hours I spent in line 294 00:13:15,154 --> 00:13:17,114 behind sugared-up 5-year-olds, 295 00:13:17,156 --> 00:13:19,276 I was able to reflect on my mistakes in the past. 296 00:13:19,318 --> 00:13:22,279 Like Solzhenitsyn, revisiting the ways it could have gone. 297 00:13:22,321 --> 00:13:24,323 Pass the dutchie somewhere else. 298 00:13:25,885 --> 00:13:28,766 The Gulag Archipelago. 299 00:13:28,808 --> 00:13:31,528 About the journey of a zek -- a prisoner-- 300 00:13:31,570 --> 00:13:34,932 from arrest, to show trial, to internment in a labor camp 301 00:13:34,974 --> 00:13:36,894 where he's supposed to learn about the error of his ways. 302 00:13:36,936 --> 00:13:39,697 Oh, like being sent to Siberia. 303 00:13:39,739 --> 00:13:44,461 Yeah. Siberia. That's where they put Solzhenitsyn. 304 00:13:44,503 --> 00:13:46,543 Well, unlike him, 305 00:13:46,585 --> 00:13:49,466 I came out with a way in on Titan Industries. 306 00:13:49,508 --> 00:13:51,989 What's the idea? 307 00:13:52,031 --> 00:13:54,912 Helium shortage is about to get much worse, worldwide. 308 00:13:54,954 --> 00:13:57,194 Titan is the only company 309 00:13:57,236 --> 00:13:59,316 that's gonna be able to fulfil its helium contracts 310 00:13:59,358 --> 00:14:01,518 after the first of the month. 311 00:14:01,560 --> 00:14:04,642 I get us in with half a million shares now, 312 00:14:04,684 --> 00:14:06,844 we can turn a 10X profit. 313 00:14:06,886 --> 00:14:08,888 Do it. 314 00:14:10,009 --> 00:14:11,528 So, we should visit these states 315 00:14:11,570 --> 00:14:14,251 sometime over the next few months. 316 00:14:14,293 --> 00:14:15,532 -We're all set. -Excellent. 317 00:14:15,574 --> 00:14:17,454 This is the listening party 318 00:14:17,496 --> 00:14:19,296 for the new Killer Mike album, right? 319 00:14:19,338 --> 00:14:20,938 So, to review the bidding, 320 00:14:20,980 --> 00:14:22,579 do not ask him for an endorsement. 321 00:14:22,621 --> 00:14:24,221 Right. But if he introduces the conversation... 322 00:14:24,263 --> 00:14:25,502 Still dangerous waters. 323 00:14:25,544 --> 00:14:26,984 I can steer a kayak. 324 00:14:27,026 --> 00:14:28,746 Mike once came second in the Nile River 325 00:14:28,788 --> 00:14:31,428 Whitewater Competition shooting the White Nile rapids. 326 00:14:31,470 --> 00:14:33,831 Difference being, you capsize there, you whip back up. 327 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:35,873 In this game, you get turned upside down. 328 00:14:35,915 --> 00:14:39,076 Absolutely. As we have agreed. I know the consequences. 329 00:14:39,118 --> 00:14:40,758 But this is a private event, no press, 330 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:41,799 so there are no optics. 331 00:14:41,841 --> 00:14:43,440 Uh, just keep it personal. 332 00:14:43,482 --> 00:14:45,242 If Mike floats the possibility of an endorsement, 333 00:14:45,284 --> 00:14:47,124 just kind of nod and bring it back to me to sort out. 334 00:14:47,166 --> 00:14:49,807 I hadn't even thought of his endorsement. You? 335 00:14:49,849 --> 00:14:51,528 No. Hadn't crossed my mind. 336 00:14:51,570 --> 00:14:54,211 Mm. But since you rolled the balls out, let's play. 337 00:14:54,253 --> 00:14:55,893 Say I was considering it. 338 00:14:55,935 --> 00:14:57,654 It's something that needs to be negotiated 339 00:14:57,696 --> 00:14:59,416 like the Potsdam Conference. 340 00:14:59,458 --> 00:15:01,138 Otherwise, you're opening yourself up to look weak if he-- 341 00:15:01,180 --> 00:15:02,980 Refuses to endorse me after all? 342 00:15:03,022 --> 00:15:04,661 -Yes. -Well, that is a risk. 343 00:15:04,703 --> 00:15:07,346 Should we not go? Maybe we shouldn't go. 344 00:15:09,989 --> 00:15:11,588 Guys, I know you're still going. 345 00:15:15,995 --> 00:15:19,038 Oh, and don't let anyone get a pic of you huffing grass. 346 00:15:28,407 --> 00:15:31,008 I'm coming to you humble. 347 00:15:31,050 --> 00:15:32,209 Not possible. 348 00:15:32,251 --> 00:15:34,451 Just the walking in here proves it. 349 00:15:34,493 --> 00:15:36,814 I didn't anticipate asking for your help. 350 00:15:36,856 --> 00:15:38,615 Funny. I did. 351 00:15:38,657 --> 00:15:40,537 Hm. You would. 352 00:15:40,579 --> 00:15:42,459 Should I put on the Dead Can Dance or-- 353 00:15:42,501 --> 00:15:44,822 I see that even as Prince takes my counsel, 354 00:15:44,864 --> 00:15:46,583 it doesn't sit easy with him. 355 00:15:46,625 --> 00:15:48,505 My normal guys are so used to being second-guessed. 356 00:15:48,547 --> 00:15:50,748 Comes with the gig. This guy, though-- 357 00:15:50,790 --> 00:15:52,309 Yeah. Not pliable, I told you. 358 00:15:52,351 --> 00:15:55,152 But somehow, you are able to bend him. 359 00:15:55,194 --> 00:15:56,633 Can you spare a few minutes? 360 00:15:56,675 --> 00:15:59,196 I'm coming to you, as I say, humble. 361 00:15:59,238 --> 00:16:00,998 No, you're not. 362 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:02,840 They didn't program that into the factory model 363 00:16:02,882 --> 00:16:04,802 when they fabricated you. But sure. 364 00:16:04,844 --> 00:16:08,127 I... I appreciate the approximation of it. 365 00:16:11,050 --> 00:16:12,930 But this isn't a "few minutes" conversation. 366 00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:15,414 -I'll buy you dinner. -Where? 367 00:16:16,735 --> 00:16:18,575 Um... 368 00:16:18,617 --> 00:16:20,737 Jesus, Prince really does have you rattled. 369 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:23,983 Okay. I got it. 370 00:16:29,989 --> 00:16:32,669 This is Wendy Rhoades. 371 00:16:32,711 --> 00:16:35,915 7:30. Two. A quiet table. 372 00:16:48,647 --> 00:16:51,208 Dave. Always a pleasure. 373 00:16:51,250 --> 00:16:52,689 What brings you to Federal climes? 374 00:16:52,731 --> 00:16:53,891 Did you just miss me? 375 00:16:53,933 --> 00:16:56,133 In the spirit of a new beginning, 376 00:16:56,175 --> 00:16:57,895 a peace offering. 377 00:16:57,937 --> 00:16:59,416 I was going to bring you a Montblanc, 378 00:16:59,458 --> 00:17:02,539 but they say know your audience, right? 379 00:17:04,023 --> 00:17:06,183 I will admit, it's nice seeing you here. 380 00:17:06,225 --> 00:17:08,065 It's where you belong. 381 00:17:08,107 --> 00:17:10,387 Like Teddy Roosevelt astride his favourite mount, Bleistein. 382 00:17:10,429 --> 00:17:12,830 Fine gelding, no doubt. 383 00:17:12,872 --> 00:17:16,433 Now... you want something, yes? 384 00:17:16,475 --> 00:17:20,237 I know when last we met, you weren't quite so transactional. 385 00:17:20,279 --> 00:17:23,240 I was listening to a lot of John Lennon back then. 386 00:17:23,282 --> 00:17:25,082 But soundtrack's changed. 387 00:17:25,124 --> 00:17:28,405 Look, you're gonna make a case against Prince, 388 00:17:28,447 --> 00:17:30,327 and I want to participate. 389 00:17:30,369 --> 00:17:33,010 I can be helpful in so many ways, 390 00:17:33,052 --> 00:17:35,132 as I have been before. 391 00:17:35,174 --> 00:17:37,855 Mm. You brought pie. 392 00:17:37,897 --> 00:17:40,978 Uh, what else can you do? 393 00:17:41,020 --> 00:17:44,341 I know! You could double-cross me 394 00:17:44,383 --> 00:17:46,503 if you see an angle to set up a triple cross 395 00:17:46,545 --> 00:17:47,905 on someone else. 396 00:17:47,947 --> 00:17:50,187 Right. Been there, done that. 397 00:17:50,229 --> 00:17:52,269 No such move comes to mind this time. 398 00:17:52,311 --> 00:17:55,512 It's just that with your federal resources, 399 00:17:55,554 --> 00:17:57,915 you can bring a much stronger case than I can. 400 00:17:57,957 --> 00:18:00,878 But, I'm the strongest trial lawyer you know. 401 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:02,439 We can muddle through here. 402 00:18:02,481 --> 00:18:04,681 We both know you can go after Prince alone, 403 00:18:04,723 --> 00:18:06,443 Wild Style, but... 404 00:18:06,485 --> 00:18:08,365 the minute you get something on him, 405 00:18:08,407 --> 00:18:10,928 everyone from Pennsylvania Avenue down 406 00:18:10,970 --> 00:18:13,210 is coming to grab a share of the spoils. 407 00:18:13,252 --> 00:18:15,252 Mm-hmm. But not you. 408 00:18:15,294 --> 00:18:18,055 Look. Think of me as a prairie homesteader. 409 00:18:18,097 --> 00:18:22,339 I'm willing to help till the soil before winter comes. 410 00:18:22,381 --> 00:18:24,421 We hit Prince together, divvy up the bounty 411 00:18:24,463 --> 00:18:26,303 between state and federal charges, in case-- 412 00:18:26,345 --> 00:18:28,625 In case what? I bring something that doesn't stick? 413 00:18:28,667 --> 00:18:29,987 -Won't happen. -It could! 414 00:18:30,029 --> 00:18:31,748 Not to me. 415 00:18:31,790 --> 00:18:34,151 Is this about stopping Prince, 416 00:18:34,193 --> 00:18:37,274 or about you stopping Prince? 417 00:18:37,316 --> 00:18:40,037 I could ask you the very same. 418 00:18:40,079 --> 00:18:41,678 We can get this guy together. 419 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:44,681 We tried that. Remember? 420 00:18:44,723 --> 00:18:47,444 Your plan. Your rules. 421 00:18:47,486 --> 00:18:50,767 Until it was your plan, your rules. 422 00:18:50,809 --> 00:18:54,373 So... we do it together, for real. 423 00:18:55,934 --> 00:18:57,414 Think about it. 424 00:18:57,456 --> 00:18:59,016 Already am. 425 00:18:59,058 --> 00:19:01,658 Enjoy the dessert. 426 00:19:01,700 --> 00:19:04,541 Was a time I'd've taken this pie 427 00:19:04,583 --> 00:19:07,024 and cleared my afternoon. 428 00:19:07,066 --> 00:19:09,068 I'll see you out. 429 00:19:12,951 --> 00:19:14,431 Attention, please! 430 00:19:14,473 --> 00:19:17,114 The best sweet potato pie in the city, 431 00:19:17,156 --> 00:19:19,398 courtesy of the New York AG. 432 00:19:25,684 --> 00:19:28,205 Thanks a lot. 433 00:19:28,247 --> 00:19:31,288 It's his firm. His money. His guidelines. 434 00:19:31,330 --> 00:19:33,010 Why would he cede that kind of control to you? 435 00:19:33,052 --> 00:19:34,891 Because he asked us to take the rudder. 436 00:19:34,933 --> 00:19:36,813 How many times have you seen The Hunt for Red October? 437 00:19:36,855 --> 00:19:38,415 I don't watch Alec-- 438 00:19:38,457 --> 00:19:40,217 Yeah, and Connery had that interview back in-- 439 00:19:40,259 --> 00:19:41,298 Okay, I hear you, but let's not with that, right now. 440 00:19:41,340 --> 00:19:43,300 I asked rhetorically. 441 00:19:43,342 --> 00:19:46,143 I'm sure you both know lines by heart. The point is: 442 00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:47,864 even Ramius, 443 00:19:47,906 --> 00:19:51,788 who had almost total discretion, couldn't act alone. 444 00:19:51,830 --> 00:19:53,470 Someone had to give him the keys every time 445 00:19:53,512 --> 00:19:54,591 he took out that sub. 446 00:19:54,633 --> 00:19:56,473 Is Ramius...? 447 00:19:56,515 --> 00:19:58,115 Two captains in this story. 448 00:19:58,157 --> 00:20:00,277 The point is, if you're asking for total 449 00:20:00,319 --> 00:20:02,119 and complete control 24/7, you are wasting your time. 450 00:20:02,161 --> 00:20:03,360 And his. 451 00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:05,042 Well, we got that memo. 452 00:20:05,084 --> 00:20:06,843 Let's pretend, for argument's sake, 453 00:20:06,885 --> 00:20:08,485 that I have seen Hunt. 454 00:20:08,527 --> 00:20:10,407 Once the high command becomes unreachable, 455 00:20:10,449 --> 00:20:13,290 it is up to the captains to make the best call they see fit. 456 00:20:13,332 --> 00:20:15,252 Chain of command is fine in dry dock, 457 00:20:15,294 --> 00:20:17,134 but when you're at 200 fathoms and the missiles start firing, 458 00:20:17,176 --> 00:20:20,297 you've got to have the leeway to act. 459 00:20:20,339 --> 00:20:22,341 And now you have your argument for Prince. 460 00:20:25,584 --> 00:20:29,386 For the record, I bleed Crimson Tide. 461 00:20:29,428 --> 00:20:31,988 Still comes down to judgment and who should be in command. 462 00:20:32,030 --> 00:20:34,271 Yeah. 463 00:20:34,313 --> 00:20:36,315 I get it. 464 00:20:42,921 --> 00:20:45,762 When I asked you before for your help, 465 00:20:45,804 --> 00:20:48,285 you said you wanted to stay above the fray. 466 00:20:48,327 --> 00:20:49,846 You know I'm sympathetic to the cause. 467 00:20:49,888 --> 00:20:51,528 I hopped on a plane to England with you. 468 00:20:51,570 --> 00:20:54,411 But I need to know exactly what I'd be helping. 469 00:20:54,453 --> 00:20:56,213 Do you have a plan? More allies? 470 00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:58,135 Are you prepared for the aftermath? 471 00:20:58,177 --> 00:21:00,779 -Working on it. -So, no, you have nothing. 472 00:21:02,301 --> 00:21:04,861 It seems that above is the right place to be 473 00:21:04,903 --> 00:21:07,826 when the fray is all questions, no answers. 474 00:21:18,157 --> 00:21:19,916 The helium play. Where are we? 475 00:21:19,958 --> 00:21:22,719 Sitting as pretty as Jennifer Beals 476 00:21:22,761 --> 00:21:24,161 holding the blowtorch. 477 00:21:24,203 --> 00:21:25,922 If we're as locked in as you say, 478 00:21:25,964 --> 00:21:27,524 are you sure no other fund is piggybacking off of us? 479 00:21:27,566 --> 00:21:31,408 I cover my tracks. Like always. We're good. 480 00:21:31,450 --> 00:21:33,452 Grand. 481 00:21:49,428 --> 00:21:52,629 Dollar Bill's research is solid and surprisingly aboveboard. 482 00:21:52,671 --> 00:21:55,312 Yeah? Okay, trying to wrap my head around that. 483 00:21:55,354 --> 00:21:56,953 But we're missing something. 484 00:21:56,995 --> 00:21:59,075 There's an opportunity out there to make this bigger. 485 00:21:59,117 --> 00:22:01,638 -Find it. -When you say bigger, 486 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,079 is there a number I should be aware-- 487 00:22:03,121 --> 00:22:04,801 Go there. 488 00:22:04,843 --> 00:22:06,845 And then bring it to me. And then I'll figure it out. 489 00:22:34,833 --> 00:22:36,835 Phones please, gentlemen. 490 00:22:49,167 --> 00:22:51,570 Welcome. Follow me. 491 00:23:10,148 --> 00:23:13,069 What's up, everybody. 492 00:23:13,111 --> 00:23:16,072 Mike. Scooter, what's up, brother? 493 00:23:16,114 --> 00:23:18,875 I wanna appreciate everybody for coming. 494 00:23:18,917 --> 00:23:20,917 Been working really hard on some dope shit. 495 00:23:20,959 --> 00:23:22,639 I hope y'all are ready for it. 496 00:23:22,681 --> 00:23:24,281 For this? Always. 497 00:23:24,323 --> 00:23:26,443 My man. 498 00:23:46,064 --> 00:23:48,465 You did nice work with the helium play. 499 00:23:48,507 --> 00:23:50,507 Nimble. Aggressive. Precisely the kind of thinking 500 00:23:50,549 --> 00:23:52,869 best suited to our current leadership structure. 501 00:23:52,911 --> 00:23:54,190 Why I'm here. 502 00:23:54,232 --> 00:23:56,433 Here's how we make some real money. 503 00:23:56,475 --> 00:23:57,954 We found a start-up with 504 00:23:57,996 --> 00:24:00,277 breakthrough helium extraction tech. 505 00:24:00,319 --> 00:24:01,598 The company goes public this week, 506 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,280 and the IPO is going to pop. 507 00:24:03,322 --> 00:24:05,484 We've got Spartan-Ives holding a slot for us. 508 00:24:08,166 --> 00:24:10,327 -But? -The buy-in is 634 million. 509 00:24:10,369 --> 00:24:12,529 No splits, no partnering with other funds. 510 00:24:12,571 --> 00:24:14,331 And Spartan-Ives is only holding the slot for an hour 511 00:24:14,373 --> 00:24:15,892 before they offer it to someone else. 512 00:24:15,934 --> 00:24:18,335 -President Prince-- -Don't call him that. 513 00:24:18,377 --> 00:24:20,096 Prince the POTUS, then, 514 00:24:20,138 --> 00:24:21,938 has asked, in his absence, 515 00:24:21,980 --> 00:24:24,381 for me to keep my ear to the rail 516 00:24:24,423 --> 00:24:28,665 for any tattle regarding sizing. 517 00:24:28,707 --> 00:24:31,027 Said I should be his size king. 518 00:24:31,069 --> 00:24:33,071 Are you sure that's the phrase he used? 519 00:24:35,594 --> 00:24:36,753 You don't think I can handle it? 520 00:24:36,795 --> 00:24:39,235 No, no, suppose you can. 521 00:24:39,277 --> 00:24:41,598 No investment over five hundred million 522 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:43,400 - without prior approval. - No secrets here. 523 00:24:43,442 --> 00:24:45,444 We were just calling him to get exactly that. 524 00:24:46,725 --> 00:24:48,727 I'll wait. 525 00:24:51,370 --> 00:24:54,571 ♪ I'll wait Till your love comes back ♪ 526 00:24:54,613 --> 00:24:55,972 Peach, we need to reach Prince, ASAP. 527 00:24:56,014 --> 00:24:57,854 One second. 528 00:24:57,896 --> 00:25:00,457 ♪ I'm coming straight For your heart ♪ 529 00:25:00,499 --> 00:25:03,620 ♪ No way you can stop me now ♪ 530 00:25:03,662 --> 00:25:04,981 Stop singing. 531 00:25:05,023 --> 00:25:08,585 ♪ As fine as you are ♪ 532 00:25:08,627 --> 00:25:11,147 Fooh. 533 00:25:11,189 --> 00:25:12,709 His line's going straight to voicemail. 534 00:25:12,751 --> 00:25:13,950 And Scooter? 535 00:25:13,992 --> 00:25:16,475 Same thing. Sorry. I'll keep trying. 536 00:25:23,201 --> 00:25:25,081 Looks like we're on hold. 537 00:25:25,123 --> 00:25:30,006 ♪ I'll wait till Your love comes down ♪ 538 00:25:30,048 --> 00:25:34,092 ♪ I'm coming straight For your heart ♪ 539 00:25:35,454 --> 00:25:36,773 They caught him. 540 00:25:36,815 --> 00:25:39,255 I just heard. The magic of CCTV. 541 00:25:39,297 --> 00:25:40,937 -Yeah. -You're welcome. 542 00:25:40,979 --> 00:25:44,020 Um, when I went to the precinct to get the phone, 543 00:25:44,062 --> 00:25:45,301 they wouldn't release it. 544 00:25:45,343 --> 00:25:47,023 Why not? 545 00:25:47,065 --> 00:25:48,745 Desk sergeant said the word from on high 546 00:25:48,787 --> 00:25:51,067 is the phone is now evidence in some security matter. 547 00:25:51,109 --> 00:25:53,992 Beyond the theft, I mean, why would some ema-- 548 00:25:55,514 --> 00:25:57,516 What'd you do, Chuck? 549 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,160 I had to tell him something to get him to focus, 550 00:26:04,202 --> 00:26:06,162 so I might've embellished the importance. 551 00:26:06,204 --> 00:26:08,084 What'd you say? 552 00:26:08,126 --> 00:26:10,128 National security implications. 553 00:26:12,090 --> 00:26:14,090 Christ. 554 00:26:14,132 --> 00:26:16,373 I told him I'd be at his kick-off party. 555 00:26:16,415 --> 00:26:17,614 Now I have an agenda. 556 00:26:17,656 --> 00:26:19,255 All right, I'm coming with. 557 00:26:19,297 --> 00:26:21,738 No, buddy. You never negotiate for a hostage 558 00:26:21,780 --> 00:26:23,580 when it's a member of your own family. 559 00:26:23,622 --> 00:26:26,543 All objectivity is gone. 560 00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:29,506 What I need gone is those videos. 561 00:26:29,548 --> 00:26:31,428 Taiga is busted up over this. 562 00:26:31,470 --> 00:26:33,630 She's looking at houses in Delaware. 563 00:26:33,672 --> 00:26:37,073 I need that phone, brother, or I might never have sex again. 564 00:26:37,115 --> 00:26:39,718 That's a problem. But it ain't my problem. 565 00:26:43,041 --> 00:26:45,764 Don't worry, I-man, I got ya. 566 00:26:50,849 --> 00:26:52,449 Still going to voicemail. 567 00:26:52,491 --> 00:26:54,250 If we can't raise Prince or Scooter somehow-- 568 00:26:54,292 --> 00:26:56,294 She knows where he is. 569 00:27:02,701 --> 00:27:04,461 We need to locate Prince and Scooter. 570 00:27:04,503 --> 00:27:06,503 - They're out of the office. - Office. 571 00:27:06,545 --> 00:27:08,224 Yeah, so you said. 572 00:27:08,266 --> 00:27:10,827 How would you like an all-expenses paid trip 573 00:27:10,869 --> 00:27:13,069 to Bermuda to tell us where? 574 00:27:13,111 --> 00:27:15,512 I'd like to keep my job 575 00:27:15,554 --> 00:27:17,714 and my integrity more. 576 00:27:17,756 --> 00:27:19,758 Bad call! 577 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:23,880 Girl's got no judgement. 578 00:27:23,922 --> 00:27:26,563 Girl's got mad cojones, is what she's got. 579 00:27:26,605 --> 00:27:28,004 That's Spanish. 580 00:27:28,046 --> 00:27:30,246 This is going to be a lost opportunity 581 00:27:30,288 --> 00:27:31,768 on the scale of Russia selling us Alaska 582 00:27:31,810 --> 00:27:33,289 -for seven mill. -Seward's folly. 583 00:27:33,331 --> 00:27:34,731 Like I said, yep. 584 00:27:34,773 --> 00:27:36,573 This one'll be called Prince's folly. 585 00:27:36,615 --> 00:27:40,018 Yeah. Only we're the ones that are really gonna lose. 586 00:27:44,943 --> 00:27:47,704 Been working my socials to find a way to get to Killer Mike, 587 00:27:47,746 --> 00:27:49,866 but no one I know has an in with the big man. 588 00:27:49,908 --> 00:27:51,548 Shocking you don't run in the same circles. 589 00:27:51,590 --> 00:27:54,070 It is disappointing. 590 00:27:54,112 --> 00:27:56,114 I got us some time. Extra hour. 591 00:27:58,637 --> 00:28:00,436 I can be very persuasive. 592 00:28:00,478 --> 00:28:02,679 Amen, brother. 593 00:28:02,721 --> 00:28:04,280 The total investment is hovering around 600. 594 00:28:04,322 --> 00:28:05,562 Can you sign off on that? 595 00:28:05,604 --> 00:28:07,606 Sadly, I cannot. Hands are tied. 596 00:28:11,129 --> 00:28:13,732 What about you? Special circumstances. 597 00:28:17,135 --> 00:28:19,337 I am astonished to see you in Bagdad, 598 00:28:21,339 --> 00:28:24,903 for I have an appointment with you tonight in Samarra. 599 00:28:31,790 --> 00:28:34,310 Spyros rides a pale horse. 600 00:28:34,352 --> 00:28:37,594 He really has a douchey way of saying no. 601 00:28:37,636 --> 00:28:39,638 It's impressive. 602 00:28:45,323 --> 00:28:48,364 ♪ Do I want you ♪ 603 00:28:48,406 --> 00:28:52,290 ♪ Oh my, do I... ♪ 604 00:28:58,697 --> 00:29:01,179 -Oh. -How are you? 605 00:29:05,263 --> 00:29:07,265 Enjoy. 606 00:29:18,356 --> 00:29:19,796 He was trying to get a gold medal. 607 00:29:19,838 --> 00:29:21,397 Oh, come on! 608 00:29:21,439 --> 00:29:22,999 That can't be real. 609 00:29:23,041 --> 00:29:25,243 That's wild. 610 00:29:29,247 --> 00:29:31,087 We were just reviewing evidence. 611 00:29:31,129 --> 00:29:33,650 Mm-hmm. Can't be evidence if it's a party game. 612 00:29:33,692 --> 00:29:35,692 Come on, gimme the phone. 613 00:29:35,734 --> 00:29:39,896 I would, but, uh, NYAG has custody. 614 00:29:39,938 --> 00:29:42,498 Literally, in this case. 615 00:29:42,540 --> 00:29:44,460 You said there were work documents on this. 616 00:29:44,502 --> 00:29:45,982 I need it to help build the case. 617 00:29:46,024 --> 00:29:47,704 It's a state matter, not federal. 618 00:29:47,746 --> 00:29:49,145 Ah! 619 00:29:49,187 --> 00:29:51,147 A topic of much debate. 620 00:29:51,189 --> 00:29:52,869 Not so much. There's plenty of case law-- 621 00:29:52,911 --> 00:29:55,471 She's got you there. 622 00:29:55,513 --> 00:29:57,634 Okay, Dave, very good. 623 00:29:57,676 --> 00:30:00,516 Very good. How do we make this right, for Ira? 624 00:30:00,558 --> 00:30:04,560 Don't know. The compromise of sensitive DOJ correspondence 625 00:30:04,602 --> 00:30:06,242 is a very serious matter. 626 00:30:06,284 --> 00:30:07,684 You're running with this? 627 00:30:07,726 --> 00:30:09,726 Oh, I've already gotten an injunction 628 00:30:09,768 --> 00:30:12,408 forcing the phone company to disable remote access. 629 00:30:12,450 --> 00:30:14,010 -Uh-huh. -You should tell Ira 630 00:30:14,052 --> 00:30:15,812 to stop trying Find My Phone. 631 00:30:15,854 --> 00:30:19,938 What he should do instead is freshen up his resumé. 632 00:30:25,103 --> 00:30:27,063 Because with this kind of scandal, 633 00:30:27,105 --> 00:30:29,666 this kind of kompromat hanging over the Southern District, 634 00:30:29,708 --> 00:30:32,669 your deputy's gonna have to resign. 635 00:30:32,711 --> 00:30:35,231 Uh, look, this is all a big misunderstanding. 636 00:30:35,273 --> 00:30:36,753 -Okay. -No, I got this. 637 00:30:36,795 --> 00:30:39,395 I-if we can just resolve this, 638 00:30:39,437 --> 00:30:42,318 I will be the best friend you've ever had at Southern. 639 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:43,760 I thought that was you, Chuck. 640 00:30:43,802 --> 00:30:46,202 This isn't Chuck's fault, okay. I lied. 641 00:30:46,244 --> 00:30:47,283 -Ira-- -To your best friend? 642 00:30:47,325 --> 00:30:49,245 A federal official, no less? 643 00:30:49,287 --> 00:30:51,728 There's no SDNY material on the phone, okay? 644 00:30:51,770 --> 00:30:53,289 A couple of emails about softball league. 645 00:30:53,331 --> 00:30:54,891 -Say no more. -I told Chuck 646 00:30:54,933 --> 00:30:57,613 there were work documents on the phone because... 647 00:30:57,655 --> 00:31:00,256 All right, I'm here to come clean. 648 00:31:00,298 --> 00:31:03,459 There are some personal videos on there. 649 00:31:03,501 --> 00:31:05,503 It's very vanilla. 650 00:31:06,985 --> 00:31:10,106 I would say more, uh, like fudge ripple, 651 00:31:10,148 --> 00:31:11,507 in my opinion. 652 00:31:11,549 --> 00:31:13,990 Looks to me more like Rocky Road. 653 00:31:14,032 --> 00:31:17,193 'Cause nuts were definitely an ingredient. 654 00:31:18,757 --> 00:31:21,918 Sounds like 31 Flavours with a cherry on top. 655 00:31:25,043 --> 00:31:26,402 Oh! 656 00:31:26,444 --> 00:31:29,686 -Et tu, Chuck? -Oh. 657 00:31:29,728 --> 00:31:32,849 I didn't watch it. 658 00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:35,491 Look, I know this is tough for you, buddy. 659 00:31:35,533 --> 00:31:38,374 But right now, the best thing you can do 660 00:31:38,416 --> 00:31:40,977 for yourself and Taiga is go home, 661 00:31:41,019 --> 00:31:43,139 pour yourself a nice single malt, 662 00:31:43,181 --> 00:31:46,064 and let me handle it from here. 663 00:31:57,115 --> 00:31:59,475 Happy to chop it up with humans trying to do good 664 00:31:59,517 --> 00:32:00,917 within their own personal prisms. 665 00:32:00,959 --> 00:32:02,558 But before we go further, know this: 666 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:05,041 if it doesn't fit my personal prism, 667 00:32:05,083 --> 00:32:07,323 there's no way I can get behind it or endorse it. 668 00:32:07,365 --> 00:32:08,604 That's why I'm here. 669 00:32:08,646 --> 00:32:10,126 We've got a lot in common. 670 00:32:10,168 --> 00:32:12,288 We're both compassionate capitalists, 671 00:32:12,330 --> 00:32:13,489 raised in the belief that making money 672 00:32:13,531 --> 00:32:15,291 requires you to do good. 673 00:32:15,333 --> 00:32:17,093 You ain't gotta go the common ground angle, Mike. 674 00:32:17,135 --> 00:32:18,574 I mean, we're radically different. 675 00:32:18,616 --> 00:32:20,696 I'm a Southerner, I like muscle cars, 676 00:32:20,738 --> 00:32:23,299 strip clubs, shooting at shit in the woods. 677 00:32:23,341 --> 00:32:25,021 Fortunately, it's not about me. 678 00:32:25,063 --> 00:32:26,702 I just want to do something better for my community. 679 00:32:26,744 --> 00:32:27,864 What do you want? 680 00:32:27,906 --> 00:32:30,186 I want Black banks to flourish. 681 00:32:30,228 --> 00:32:32,108 And I want them to flourish in underserved communities. 682 00:32:32,150 --> 00:32:34,430 I understand the historical and systemic injustices 683 00:32:34,472 --> 00:32:36,272 in the financial arena. 684 00:32:36,314 --> 00:32:39,155 As president, I'd be happy to direct federal funds 685 00:32:39,197 --> 00:32:42,238 to support the infrastructure of Black banks. 686 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:43,840 That didn't work with the Freedmen's Bureau. 687 00:32:43,882 --> 00:32:45,401 I'm not looking for charity. 688 00:32:45,443 --> 00:32:47,483 I can give you five Black banks in Atlanta, 689 00:32:47,525 --> 00:32:49,205 from Citizen's Trust to Greenwood, 690 00:32:49,247 --> 00:32:51,327 that all performed better at net-interest margins 691 00:32:51,369 --> 00:32:53,169 than most banks nationally. 692 00:32:53,211 --> 00:32:55,051 It's not that they're unsound, they're just stigmatised. 693 00:32:55,093 --> 00:32:57,413 Which is worse. 694 00:32:57,455 --> 00:32:58,975 How can I help? 695 00:32:59,017 --> 00:33:00,897 By putting your personal money in those banks. 696 00:33:00,939 --> 00:33:03,179 Validation from Mike Prince money 697 00:33:03,221 --> 00:33:05,942 makes those banks instantly attractive. 698 00:33:05,984 --> 00:33:07,824 It's bold. Shows leadership. 699 00:33:07,866 --> 00:33:10,546 That you're not going to wait for Congress to pass legislation 700 00:33:10,588 --> 00:33:13,791 watered down by interest groups by the time it comes to a vote. 701 00:33:15,673 --> 00:33:18,754 Done. I'll endorse your banks. 702 00:33:18,796 --> 00:33:20,837 I'll move $100 million by the end of the week, 703 00:33:20,879 --> 00:33:24,080 and you can expect a bigger investment down the line. 704 00:33:24,122 --> 00:33:26,564 Then you can expect my endorsement down the line. 705 00:33:32,610 --> 00:33:34,812 Smoke one? Seal the deal? 706 00:33:38,656 --> 00:33:40,658 We're gonna have to pass. 707 00:33:50,068 --> 00:33:52,070 Was it them? 708 00:33:58,596 --> 00:34:01,639 No. It's over. Spartan-Ives gave our slot to another fund. 709 00:35:37,295 --> 00:35:39,297 -Hey, Pete, can you--? -Yeah. 710 00:35:43,181 --> 00:35:45,021 You didn't finish your lobster tail. 711 00:35:45,063 --> 00:35:47,383 We sure that's what it was? 712 00:35:47,425 --> 00:35:49,946 I wasn't aware of your culinary skills. 713 00:35:49,988 --> 00:35:51,347 Impressive. 714 00:35:51,389 --> 00:35:52,508 It's how I kept money in my pocket 715 00:35:52,550 --> 00:35:53,990 on summers off from Fordham. 716 00:35:54,032 --> 00:35:56,392 Now it's more of a full-time thing. 717 00:35:56,434 --> 00:35:57,873 I'm sorry. 718 00:35:57,915 --> 00:35:59,515 No, you're not. I know why you're here. 719 00:35:59,557 --> 00:36:01,397 -You're finally going to run. -It's my time. 720 00:36:01,439 --> 00:36:05,081 Seems like it always was. 721 00:36:05,123 --> 00:36:06,602 And now you want to know 722 00:36:06,644 --> 00:36:08,204 if I'm going to be a liability for you. 723 00:36:08,246 --> 00:36:11,607 Or have I been upgraded to an actual problem? 724 00:36:11,649 --> 00:36:14,130 When I make a move, I prefer the base path to be clear. 725 00:36:14,172 --> 00:36:16,652 If I wanted to fuck you over, I-I would've done it already. 726 00:36:16,694 --> 00:36:18,334 You wouldn't have done it inside 727 00:36:18,376 --> 00:36:19,935 'cause you know I can still pull levers in there. 728 00:36:19,977 --> 00:36:21,777 Like you did to get me to the front of the line 729 00:36:21,819 --> 00:36:22,898 for discharge to the halfway house. 730 00:36:22,940 --> 00:36:24,942 -Thank you. -Sure. 731 00:36:25,743 --> 00:36:27,223 But now that you're out, 732 00:36:27,265 --> 00:36:29,025 breathing the sweet, sweet air of freedom, 733 00:36:29,067 --> 00:36:31,387 you may be thinking you can go all Chris Shiherlis 734 00:36:31,429 --> 00:36:33,269 and rock-and-roll at the drop of a hat. 735 00:36:33,311 --> 00:36:35,431 -Don't. -Or what, you violate me, 736 00:36:35,473 --> 00:36:36,592 have a judge put me back in? 737 00:36:36,634 --> 00:36:38,834 - Yeah. - Yeah. 738 00:36:38,876 --> 00:36:41,917 But also, your brother operates a forklift at a company owned 739 00:36:41,959 --> 00:36:43,359 by a company owned by Mike Prince. 740 00:36:43,401 --> 00:36:45,121 I've recently learned that 741 00:36:45,163 --> 00:36:46,562 some of the items from the warehouse 742 00:36:46,604 --> 00:36:47,963 may have found their way into Jackie's house. 743 00:36:49,367 --> 00:36:51,127 You slip up, say my name in public, 744 00:36:51,169 --> 00:36:53,169 a raid will occur, one that will result in 745 00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:54,890 a number of parole violations. 746 00:36:54,932 --> 00:36:57,493 Yeah, sure. I get it. 747 00:36:57,535 --> 00:36:59,775 As good as I ever become with a knife, 748 00:36:59,817 --> 00:37:02,140 I'll never be able to cut like you, Kate. 749 00:37:05,863 --> 00:37:07,423 So... 750 00:37:07,465 --> 00:37:09,745 you've got me boxed up like supermarket sushi. 751 00:37:09,787 --> 00:37:12,388 And maybe that'll help you sleep at night. Sort of. 752 00:37:12,430 --> 00:37:13,989 But I have a different vision. 753 00:37:14,031 --> 00:37:15,871 Dying to hear it. 754 00:37:15,913 --> 00:37:17,753 Make a friend of me, 755 00:37:17,795 --> 00:37:20,316 and instead of a liability, you'll have an ally for life. 756 00:37:20,358 --> 00:37:22,278 Talk about sleeping like a baby. 757 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:23,879 Uh-huh. 758 00:37:23,921 --> 00:37:25,801 And how does this nifty picture come together? 759 00:37:25,843 --> 00:37:27,925 Help me get my law license back. 760 00:37:28,966 --> 00:37:30,446 Not easy. 761 00:37:30,488 --> 00:37:32,088 Brutal, in fact. 762 00:37:32,130 --> 00:37:33,609 Yeah, but that's your specialty. You do that, 763 00:37:33,651 --> 00:37:36,452 I sail off into corporate law or M & A, 764 00:37:36,494 --> 00:37:40,216 and I stay out of your sandbox unless you need me. 765 00:37:40,258 --> 00:37:42,620 Something like that will take a good while. 766 00:37:44,182 --> 00:37:47,103 Well, until then, 767 00:37:47,145 --> 00:37:49,145 you can find me behind the teppan, 768 00:37:49,187 --> 00:37:53,189 biding my time with my mouth shut. 769 00:37:53,231 --> 00:37:55,233 Hm. 770 00:38:05,563 --> 00:38:07,203 Well played. 771 00:38:07,245 --> 00:38:08,484 It's nice to see your time 772 00:38:08,526 --> 00:38:10,166 working for me wasn't wasted. 773 00:38:10,208 --> 00:38:11,727 You knew I could make moves. 774 00:38:11,769 --> 00:38:13,849 That's why you hired me. 775 00:38:13,891 --> 00:38:16,692 But doing it in front of your friends and colleagues, sure, 776 00:38:16,734 --> 00:38:19,855 that is a page out of your book. 777 00:38:19,897 --> 00:38:23,179 Okay, you have what I want. So... 778 00:38:23,221 --> 00:38:24,660 let's haggle. 779 00:38:24,702 --> 00:38:26,702 You took away my shot to go after Prince 780 00:38:26,744 --> 00:38:28,584 and made my office look bad while doing it. 781 00:38:28,626 --> 00:38:32,388 And so, I will kick some important case from my office 782 00:38:32,430 --> 00:38:34,830 to yours, a nice, juicy federal one 783 00:38:34,872 --> 00:38:36,472 that has some state jurisdiction 784 00:38:36,514 --> 00:38:38,354 and will put the lustre back on you. 785 00:38:38,396 --> 00:38:41,957 Not "some" case. Prince. 786 00:38:41,999 --> 00:38:45,641 No, no, that is my very own ship in a bottle. 787 00:38:45,683 --> 00:38:47,883 It's a solo project I'm building on my own. 788 00:38:47,925 --> 00:38:52,047 Then I'll keep this and pursue it on my own. 789 00:38:52,089 --> 00:38:56,212 And at some point, it's gonna leak. 790 00:38:56,254 --> 00:38:59,255 I won't do it. I won't have to. 791 00:38:59,297 --> 00:39:00,896 It'll just happen. 792 00:39:00,938 --> 00:39:04,180 It'll start out on TMZ or Page Six, 793 00:39:04,222 --> 00:39:06,942 but eventually it'll find its way 794 00:39:06,984 --> 00:39:08,986 to Reddit and Pornhub. 795 00:39:11,269 --> 00:39:15,911 Fine. I will keep you involved in all matters Prince. 796 00:39:15,953 --> 00:39:18,434 Involved is for the gals in the Junior League. 797 00:39:18,476 --> 00:39:20,196 No, you're going to make me first chair-- 798 00:39:20,238 --> 00:39:22,678 Special Assistant United States Attorney-- 799 00:39:22,720 --> 00:39:25,841 to any federal prosecution of Prince. 800 00:39:25,883 --> 00:39:27,683 So, you get to run the show? 801 00:39:27,725 --> 00:39:30,125 Sharing is caring. 802 00:39:30,167 --> 00:39:32,127 You want to save your friend's pasty ass? 803 00:39:32,169 --> 00:39:34,171 It's your call. 804 00:39:45,303 --> 00:39:46,982 Is it too late? 805 00:39:47,024 --> 00:39:48,584 It is. 806 00:39:48,626 --> 00:39:49,825 How much did we leave on the table? 807 00:39:49,867 --> 00:39:51,146 Besides hearts and guts? 808 00:39:51,188 --> 00:39:53,309 How much? 809 00:39:53,351 --> 00:39:55,191 Projections are, by the time the company is mature-- 810 00:39:55,233 --> 00:39:57,235 1.4 billion. 811 00:40:04,081 --> 00:40:07,485 -Next time. -There won't be a next time. 812 00:40:08,606 --> 00:40:10,608 It can't be. 813 00:40:12,330 --> 00:40:15,571 I had this system built right for living my life before. 814 00:40:15,613 --> 00:40:19,094 But now, doing what I'm doing, with my run-- 815 00:40:19,136 --> 00:40:20,496 Wags, you have full sign-off 816 00:40:20,538 --> 00:40:22,177 if Scooter and I are unavailable. 817 00:40:22,219 --> 00:40:25,221 And don't come calling with bullshit, or I promise, 818 00:40:25,263 --> 00:40:27,583 the answer will be no. 819 00:40:27,625 --> 00:40:29,545 I want you all to remember this feeling. 820 00:40:29,587 --> 00:40:31,589 Losing. 821 00:40:32,350 --> 00:40:34,390 You can choose to believe this one is on me, 822 00:40:34,432 --> 00:40:36,031 but understand, if it was me in your shoes, 823 00:40:36,073 --> 00:40:37,112 I'd have found a way. 824 00:40:37,154 --> 00:40:39,837 He has before. Many times. 825 00:40:41,279 --> 00:40:43,078 It's been a long evening. 826 00:40:43,120 --> 00:40:44,920 Go home, get some rest. 827 00:40:44,962 --> 00:40:47,162 Because when you go through those doors again tomorrow, 828 00:40:47,204 --> 00:40:50,526 every second, minute, and hour of every day forward 829 00:40:50,568 --> 00:40:52,688 is to be devoted to making what happened tonight 830 00:40:52,730 --> 00:40:54,732 an impossibility. 831 00:41:15,873 --> 00:41:17,593 I got your text. 832 00:41:17,635 --> 00:41:20,115 You nailed down the Killer Mike endorsement after all. 833 00:41:20,157 --> 00:41:21,957 High-risk move. 834 00:41:21,999 --> 00:41:24,960 -I did indeed. High reward. -You're right. 835 00:41:25,002 --> 00:41:26,882 You are a different breed than I'm used to. 836 00:41:26,924 --> 00:41:28,804 I'm not above admitting that. 837 00:41:28,846 --> 00:41:32,368 But that's a handicap I'm trying to eliminate right now. 838 00:41:32,410 --> 00:41:34,129 I'm meeting with Wendy. 839 00:41:34,171 --> 00:41:36,772 I need her insights into you, Prince Capital, 840 00:41:36,814 --> 00:41:38,854 what makes the whole thing work. 841 00:41:38,896 --> 00:41:41,737 Better understanding on my part equals better results. 842 00:41:41,779 --> 00:41:43,339 And she's not coming across. 843 00:41:43,381 --> 00:41:45,741 Says it's a nonstarter without your okay. 844 00:41:45,783 --> 00:41:47,262 She's loyal. 845 00:41:47,304 --> 00:41:49,425 Like Riley to Starks, game seven. 846 00:41:49,467 --> 00:41:51,469 Put her on. 847 00:41:56,354 --> 00:41:57,873 We've talked about trust. 848 00:41:57,915 --> 00:42:00,035 But there are always boundaries. 849 00:42:00,077 --> 00:42:03,399 Boundaries are a safeguard, but they can be a limitation. 850 00:42:03,441 --> 00:42:06,402 Where I'm going, I can't afford that. 851 00:42:06,444 --> 00:42:08,324 It's fine, you can talk to him. 852 00:42:08,366 --> 00:42:10,726 About everything. 853 00:42:10,768 --> 00:42:12,770 All the parts coming into alignment. 854 00:42:13,771 --> 00:42:15,971 Impressive. 855 00:42:16,013 --> 00:42:17,813 Today I saw how expensive it can be 856 00:42:17,855 --> 00:42:19,857 when you don't put your faith in your people. 857 00:42:24,101 --> 00:42:27,383 He sees something special in you. 858 00:42:27,425 --> 00:42:30,346 I mean, besides the work you're doing for him. 859 00:42:30,388 --> 00:42:32,027 He trusts you. 860 00:42:32,069 --> 00:42:34,191 Hard to get him to the mountaintop without it. 861 00:42:40,398 --> 00:42:41,917 Yo, what's good? 862 00:42:41,959 --> 00:42:43,719 -Hi. -Hey. 863 00:42:43,761 --> 00:42:45,280 So I'm wanting to start you off with a couple things. 864 00:42:45,322 --> 00:42:47,202 We have chopped cheese with black truffles, 865 00:42:47,244 --> 00:42:49,445 and we have curry goat patties with a couple dipping sauces. 866 00:42:49,487 --> 00:42:51,326 Wendy, you know I'm gonna cook for you, right? 867 00:42:51,368 --> 00:42:53,609 So, you won't be needing these menus. 868 00:42:53,651 --> 00:42:55,931 - And I hope you're hungry. - Thank you, Chef. 869 00:42:55,973 --> 00:42:57,172 Chef Kwame, this is Bradford Luke. 870 00:42:57,214 --> 00:42:58,574 Hey, what's up, man? 871 00:42:58,616 --> 00:43:00,015 He's gonna be bringing presidents 872 00:43:00,057 --> 00:43:01,577 to dine here one day soon. 873 00:43:01,619 --> 00:43:02,698 Dope. 874 00:43:02,740 --> 00:43:04,740 Well, I look forward to it. 875 00:43:04,782 --> 00:43:06,784 -Y'all enjoy. -Thank you. 876 00:43:09,507 --> 00:43:11,467 So, what do you want to know? 877 00:43:11,509 --> 00:43:13,709 Tell me everything. 878 00:43:13,751 --> 00:43:15,551 About Mike Prince. 879 00:43:15,593 --> 00:43:19,915 He's driven by a need for respect in a financial setting, 880 00:43:19,957 --> 00:43:22,478 through equal parts faith and-- 881 00:43:22,520 --> 00:43:27,443 No. Not like you're talking to a strategist. 882 00:43:27,485 --> 00:43:29,485 Like you're telling the person closest to you 883 00:43:29,527 --> 00:43:32,007 everything you know about the person 884 00:43:32,049 --> 00:43:34,051 you want to set them up with. 885 00:43:35,933 --> 00:43:38,015 The person you think they should end up with. 886 00:43:39,657 --> 00:43:42,658 You want Mike Prince the businessman? 887 00:43:42,700 --> 00:43:44,782 The human? The father? The patient? 888 00:43:46,343 --> 00:43:48,345 I want it all. 889 00:43:50,107 --> 00:43:52,429 Then we're going to need another bottle. 890 00:44:06,924 --> 00:44:08,724 Holy shit! 891 00:44:08,766 --> 00:44:10,245 Thank God! 892 00:44:10,287 --> 00:44:11,927 Thank you, Chuck. 893 00:44:11,969 --> 00:44:13,729 - Mm-hmm. - This is incredible. 894 00:44:13,771 --> 00:44:16,652 I told you I'd take care of it. I took care of it. 895 00:44:16,694 --> 00:44:18,413 Dave says to change your password. 896 00:44:18,455 --> 00:44:20,816 It's too easy. They didn't even have to use GrayKey. 897 00:44:20,858 --> 00:44:22,498 Are you still using your birthday? 898 00:44:22,540 --> 00:44:24,980 It's-- I know. I'm making a new one right now. 899 00:44:25,022 --> 00:44:26,021 Mm-hmm. 900 00:44:26,063 --> 00:44:27,663 And deleting those videos. 901 00:44:27,705 --> 00:44:30,145 Yeah. All of them? 902 00:44:30,187 --> 00:44:32,027 I mean, now that we've got 'em back. 903 00:44:33,871 --> 00:44:36,472 Delete. Of course. 904 00:44:36,514 --> 00:44:39,314 Of course! 905 00:44:39,356 --> 00:44:41,156 You take the car. I'll get another one. 906 00:44:41,198 --> 00:44:43,200 I'll meet you at home soon. 907 00:44:52,730 --> 00:44:54,409 I just want to say-- 908 00:44:54,451 --> 00:44:56,011 No. You don't have to. 909 00:44:56,053 --> 00:44:57,372 No, actually, I do. 910 00:44:57,414 --> 00:44:58,934 I know this wasn't easy. 911 00:44:58,976 --> 00:45:02,498 I also know the price for it has to be high. 912 00:45:02,540 --> 00:45:04,860 Mm. It is. 913 00:45:04,902 --> 00:45:06,702 Nosebleed altitude. 914 00:45:06,744 --> 00:45:09,506 With everything we've been through, 915 00:45:10,708 --> 00:45:12,227 I-I've always known 916 00:45:12,269 --> 00:45:15,270 I could count on you to do the right thing. 917 00:45:15,312 --> 00:45:17,152 Regardless of the sacrifice. 918 00:45:17,194 --> 00:45:21,156 Because you could always see the bigger picture. 919 00:45:21,198 --> 00:45:23,200 But... 920 00:45:23,761 --> 00:45:25,763 this time... 921 00:45:26,924 --> 00:45:29,725 you could've, you should've... 922 00:45:29,767 --> 00:45:32,367 let me go down. 923 00:45:32,409 --> 00:45:34,169 Big picture, it was the right thing to do. 924 00:45:35,573 --> 00:45:37,653 But you didn't. 925 00:45:37,695 --> 00:45:38,854 Why? 926 00:45:38,896 --> 00:45:41,537 Because you're my friend. 927 00:45:41,579 --> 00:45:44,580 And, uh... 928 00:45:44,622 --> 00:45:47,182 that's my big picture now. 929 00:45:47,224 --> 00:45:49,144 Chuck, I owe you one. 930 00:45:49,186 --> 00:45:54,870 I think the ledger is probably even. 931 00:45:54,912 --> 00:45:57,272 You know what? Come on, I know where there's some 932 00:45:57,314 --> 00:45:59,797 leftover sweet potato pie with our names on it. 933 00:46:16,814 --> 00:46:18,816 Hm? 934 00:46:31,268 --> 00:46:33,709 I heard today was a rough one here. 935 00:46:33,751 --> 00:46:35,873 Like Mavericks at low tide. 936 00:46:38,115 --> 00:46:41,116 When did you know you had a way to hit Prince? 937 00:46:41,158 --> 00:46:44,159 After our conversation. 938 00:46:44,201 --> 00:46:46,882 First I had to get the original firm to pull out of the IPO. 939 00:46:46,924 --> 00:46:48,764 Plant some seeds of doubt about the deal. 940 00:46:48,806 --> 00:46:51,006 Turns out: "Are you really gonna buy that shit?" 941 00:46:51,048 --> 00:46:53,368 goes a long way in a volatile market. 942 00:46:53,410 --> 00:46:55,931 After they bailed on the IPO, I leaked word to Spartan-Ives 943 00:46:55,973 --> 00:46:57,412 that candidate Prince would be 944 00:46:57,454 --> 00:46:59,134 very appreciative if we got a look. 945 00:46:59,176 --> 00:47:00,976 I hadn't anticipated Victor being able 946 00:47:01,018 --> 00:47:02,217 to get us the extra hour. 947 00:47:02,259 --> 00:47:03,298 He is very good at what he does. 948 00:47:03,340 --> 00:47:04,740 You should have let us know. 949 00:47:04,782 --> 00:47:06,461 Yep. 950 00:47:06,503 --> 00:47:09,504 You were completely exposed if things went south. 951 00:47:09,546 --> 00:47:11,026 Maybe we could have helped protect you, 952 00:47:11,068 --> 00:47:12,227 covered your tracks. 953 00:47:12,269 --> 00:47:15,110 I had to move alone. 954 00:47:15,152 --> 00:47:18,073 And I was confident you'd see it. Eventually. 955 00:47:18,115 --> 00:47:20,315 But all this is only the setup. 956 00:47:20,357 --> 00:47:22,798 Getting to the payoff will be much more challenging. 957 00:47:22,840 --> 00:47:24,720 The secrecy. The deception. 958 00:47:24,762 --> 00:47:26,041 I'm starting to get misty. 959 00:47:27,805 --> 00:47:30,447 -And now? -I have sign-off. 960 00:47:34,571 --> 00:47:36,854 So, yes, the beginnings of a plan. 961 00:47:40,417 --> 00:47:42,577 We might really have some pieces here. 962 00:47:42,619 --> 00:47:44,900 We might indeed. 963 00:47:44,942 --> 00:47:46,944 So... 964 00:47:54,792 --> 00:47:58,393 Let's send this motherfucker to Siberia.