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[Taylor]                      
        Previously on   Billions...

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The kid, Kai Huang Liu,      
       sells sham NFTs.

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Liu's pop                    
       is a mega-billionaire!

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Does thrice-yearly deals      
      with none other

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than Michael Prince himself.

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Kai Huang Liu is on             
    one of Michael Prince's jets.

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What do you need to leave me    
    out of this, man?

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[Chuck] The kid in cuffs      
      on American soil.

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My plane was taken           
       under false pretenses.

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I have your self-research.

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This is the one anyone can get.

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This is the one only I can.

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[Wendy] As I see it now, if I   
    succeed in taking Prince out,

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I'm gonna have to rough up     
     each and every

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person who works there.

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How about we start         
         with the gentleman

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who is bringing color      
          to your cheeks?

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[Wendy]   His name is        
           Bradford Luke.

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[Philip] Southern Property     
     and Casualty is one of

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the major insurers down there.

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Once they declare Cat 5,      
       the bonds are triggered

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and used to pay claims.

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That's a buzzcut             
       for our total capital.

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[reporter]   Rosie              
        is officially designated

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a Category Four hurricane,    
       not a Category Five...

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[exclaiming]

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I took steps as I saw fit.

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You paid off                
        the hurricane grader.

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[Prince] If anyone finds out    
    what you've done,

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my run is GD over.

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[Wendy]   You didn't screw up,    
      you tried to take him out.

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Will you exercise the discipline 
   required to really do it right?

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-I will and we will.        
        -Damn right.

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What is it?

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We got mugged last night,     
      me and Taiga.

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Well, I did.

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-Are you all right?        
         -Yeah, uh...

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He came outta nowhere,       
       grabbed my phone.

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-[grunts]             
              -[yelps]

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And jetted.

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And I took off running       
       after the bastard.

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Hey!

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-You chased him?          
          -Yeah.

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I didn't catch him.

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Oh, what, are you         
          Ben Johnson now?

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Without the 'roid-induced     
      jaundice, yeah.

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I-I-I didn't think,        
         I just ran.

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Guy must've been Usain Bolt.

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Well, you should go to   shul    
     Friday night

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and do a quick   daven        
         of thanks for that.

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No, I didn't catch him.

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[sighs]

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Right. And if you had,

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what the hell would        
         you have done then?

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Tried to depose him?

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Well, I-I would have used brain, 
 brawn, whatever I had to.

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There were, uh...

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sensitive documents        
         on the phone.

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-From this office?         
         -Yes.

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Well, can't you erase the phone?

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Mm. Been trying. No luck.

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That's because the first thing   
   you do with a stolen phone

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is take it offline             
     so the owner can't wipe it.

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Then you swap the SIM card     
     into a clean phone

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and look for a social media    
     handle to ID the owner.

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Then you start working       
       on identify theft.

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Did you try your phone carrier?   
 Maybe they can wipe it.

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Uh, I called. They said it     
     could be 72 to 96 hours

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before they can clear         
      the data from the cloud.

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Well, let's just hope the perp   
   doesn't recognize you

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as a high-value target       
       before that happens.

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'Cause then he'll               
    really sift through the data,

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bundle it and sell it.

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[sighs]

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Okay, my friend.              
      What's this really about?

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We're not exactly talking        
   Hillary's emails here, are we?

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No, I mean there's         
         some work emails...

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But...

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There is filmed material.

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Boudoir, in essence.

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Us. Me and Taiga          
          in the marital...

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Sex tapes,                   
       I guess you'd call 'em.

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Homemade.               
            [sad chuckle]

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It was Taiga's idea.

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She has no bad angles.       
       I'm all bad angles.

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How explicit are we talking?

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Very vanilla. But still.

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Vanilla.

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We did use a...

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um, whaddaya call it...

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a, uh... swing once.

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I can see that this isn't a time 
 you're going to handle jokes

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very well,                   
       but boy, do I got 'em.

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You've gotta help me get          
 that fucking phone back, Chuck.

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Mm-hmm. Let me work.

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Lumen is on track to launch    
     homegrown silicon.

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We need to go big.

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Five hundred million        
        at a minimum.

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No. We're too heavy in tech.    
    Next.

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Bartell. They're bringing      
     a local supply chain online

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-which gives them--         
        -How much we talking?

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We should go in for             
    three-quarters of a billion.

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-For what kind of return?     
      -15 percent.

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-Too rich.                    
      -And it'll take too long.

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Not worth the wait. Pass.

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Fifteen percent not worth it?

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Fuck.

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[trash sound]

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Rejection.

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The love language           
        of the trading floor.

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Reminds me of the old days,      
   before participation trophies.

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Next victim.

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The Wyndam Air Skyway merger    
     is a lock for reg approval.

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That's an equity value       
       of $12 billion.

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I can get us up to              
    a five percent stake before--

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[both] Pass.

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[sighs]

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Is that the number, 500 large,

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that's beyond               
        your approval range?

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After that, you have to go     
      to the principal's office

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for a hall pass?

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This all started when        
       the nuns gave up rulers

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for peace circles.

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Listen up,                    
      you cosseted malcontents.

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The only crosstown traffic     
     in this office

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is the ask and the deliver.

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Know this:                   
       real traders don't need

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the treasure of the Sierra Madre 
 to make fucking money!

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This meeting's over now.      
      Go back to your desks.

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And find some ideas              
   that are worth plunging in on.

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Nice draw you have there.

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You really fire           
          the hands through

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at just the right moment.

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Ah, the newly installed      
       US Attorney.

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-Care to knock a few?       
        -Oh, no, thank you,

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soon-to-be-installed            
    NYPD Commish, no, thank you.

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I've made it my life's mission   
   to not learn the game.

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My dad loves it              
       just a notch too much.

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Sure, like me and the streets.

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Mm.

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You know,                     
      I was in a fancy office,

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playing three times a week,

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and yet I find                 
     myself hanging up my clubs

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and returning to Police Plaza.

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-[chuckles]            
             -So...

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What brings you here,

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instead of to my            
        welcome-aboard party?

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Don't think I haven't noticed   
    that you didn't RSVP.

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Having the US Attorney            
 for the Southern District there

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is an important look.

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Well, why RSVP                  
    when you know I'll be there?

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So, what are you gonna        
      threaten me with, Chuck?

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I haven't even              
        started the job yet.

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Why would I do              
        something like that?

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It's your M.O.                  
    And maybe your life's blood.

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In another life, maybe.

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It's true we have been       
       on opposite sides

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of things in the past,          
    but it's different now. I am.

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-If you say so.          
           -I do.

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And I am here in the spirit

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of working together        
         moving forward.

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Like I did                   
       with your predecessor.

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What the hell              
         do you need, Chuck?

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CCTV database.

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Whoa. Oh, you don't               
 think small, I'll give you that.

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Especially if this is       
        where we're starting.

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It's for Ira Schirmer,       
       my deputy.

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He was burgled while promenading

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the boulevards             
         of our fine city--

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something that surely       
        won't be happening

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with as much regularity      
       under your tenure.

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And they got his phone,      
       and he needs it back.

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Not even my first day       
        on the job,

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and I'm gonna pull          
        CCTV footage for you

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because your buddy         
         lost his phone?

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Like I said, he's my deputy.

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And there are               
        SDNY documents on it

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that we would really prefer    
     to keep in-house.

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So, what you're asking for     
     is a favor.

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That would appear         
          to be the case.

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And how do you              
        envision it working?

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There certainly needs to be    
     a flow of amity

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between the federal prosecutor

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and the head of              
       local law enforcement.

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You and I would get into a flow.

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Oh, we can                   
       roll through this town

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like Francis Albert        
         and Jilly Rizzo.

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And on the wings of        
        that romantic image,

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I should jeopardize        
         my new post

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and go chasing             
         shit down for you.

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Okay, I hate to say it,      
       at the risk of

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blowing this thing up any more,

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but if you need cover,        
      the stuff on that phone--

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national security implications.

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Okay, Chuck,                
        you had me at Jilly.

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00:08:57,328 --> 00:08:58,663
I'm gonna look into this      
      for you.

197
00:08:58,746 --> 00:09:01,541
And I look forward to seeing    
    you at my kickoff party.

198
00:09:01,624 --> 00:09:04,210
I've already got           
         my suit picked out.

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This is untenable.                
 We are ready to make the descent

200
00:09:11,509 --> 00:09:14,095
at the Col d'Allos, and you put   
 training wheels on our bikes.

201
00:09:14,135 --> 00:09:15,429
We need the ability        
         to make moves.

202
00:09:15,513 --> 00:09:17,056
You are, whether you        
        like it or not,

203
00:09:17,098 --> 00:09:18,474
creating a choke point       
       to your own success.

204
00:09:18,516 --> 00:09:19,934
The whole floor           
          can see it clear.

205
00:09:20,017 --> 00:09:22,270
And I got bifocals? No.

206
00:09:22,353 --> 00:09:24,647
I built my first company      
      in a Bloomington garage.

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00:09:24,689 --> 00:09:26,566
I had a flip phone         
         and three maxed-out

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00:09:26,649 --> 00:09:27,817
credit cards for capital.

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00:09:27,900 --> 00:09:29,569
Don't come in here         
         and complain about

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a $500 million ceiling.

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This isn't "I walked ten miles   
   uphill to school,

212
00:09:33,698 --> 00:09:35,032
both ways" time.

213
00:09:35,074 --> 00:09:36,909
Our interests are aligned,     
     Mike. This disrespect--

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00:09:36,951 --> 00:09:39,120
I'd think you'd want us      
       using your

215
00:09:39,161 --> 00:09:40,454
unbridled belief in us       
       as rocket fuel,

216
00:09:40,538 --> 00:09:41,872
not jerking around         
         chasing approvals.

217
00:09:41,914 --> 00:09:44,166
If you want to wallow       
        in bruised ego,

218
00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:46,419
perhaps you should be            
   in Wendy's office, not Mike's.

219
00:09:46,502 --> 00:09:48,379
Because this man has done     
      more with less

220
00:09:48,462 --> 00:09:49,547
than either of you.

221
00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:51,507
What we want is             
        to do more with more.

222
00:09:51,549 --> 00:09:53,175
Want. Need.                 
        Never the same thing.

223
00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:54,802
-You both should know that.    
     -This is a real problem,

224
00:09:54,844 --> 00:09:57,555
no matter how you try to         
   spin it. For us and the floor.

225
00:09:57,597 --> 00:10:01,434
A half-billion-dollar limit     
    is an inconvenience, at best.

226
00:10:01,475 --> 00:10:03,436
I'm always reachable.       
        And if I'm not,

227
00:10:03,477 --> 00:10:05,396
Scooter is authorized         
      to sign off in my place.

228
00:10:05,438 --> 00:10:06,522
I am!

229
00:10:06,564 --> 00:10:08,232
The only problem I see         
     is that the floor obviously

230
00:10:08,316 --> 00:10:09,692
has a big idea.            
         You two have wasted

231
00:10:09,734 --> 00:10:11,861
the last few minutes        
        not talking about it.

232
00:10:11,902 --> 00:10:13,738
So, do you have             
        something to tell me?

233
00:10:13,821 --> 00:10:16,532
We've got an early path to 5%   
    on the Wyndam merger.

234
00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:17,825
Good. Approval?

235
00:10:17,867 --> 00:10:20,369
-Green light coming.        
        -Done.

236
00:10:20,411 --> 00:10:22,246
Spyros will stop by          
       for the authorization.

237
00:10:22,330 --> 00:10:25,666
See, that worked even better    
    than I had imagined.

238
00:10:25,708 --> 00:10:27,710
You two not only get        
        your money

239
00:10:27,752 --> 00:10:30,921
but my enthusiastic support    
     for the deal.

240
00:10:32,590 --> 00:10:34,216
Anything else?

241
00:10:43,517 --> 00:10:46,604
X-ray vision is not one of     
     my superpowers.

242
00:10:46,687 --> 00:10:47,772
What do we got?

243
00:10:47,813 --> 00:10:50,691
I have... No, I think        
       I might have a problem,

244
00:10:50,733 --> 00:10:54,403
a personal one, that           
     may complicate some plans.

245
00:10:54,445 --> 00:10:56,030
Ah, that kind of folder.

246
00:10:56,113 --> 00:10:58,616
Is this the-the real        
        Dark and Dirty,

247
00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:00,910
or the garden variety oppo pack?

248
00:11:00,993 --> 00:11:01,911
There's always two.

249
00:11:01,994 --> 00:11:03,829
You're a professional, as am I.

250
00:11:03,913 --> 00:11:05,456
The D&D has been handled.

251
00:11:05,539 --> 00:11:07,166
Well, you're ahead of the game.

252
00:11:07,249 --> 00:11:09,168
Good thing. Runs for Congress   
    can be tricky.

253
00:11:09,251 --> 00:11:12,588
It's the, uh, unburied landmines 
 that get most first-timers.

254
00:11:12,630 --> 00:11:13,673
I'm not most.

255
00:11:13,756 --> 00:11:15,841
No, you're certainly not.

256
00:11:16,926 --> 00:11:19,387
Sorry. I don't open        
         anything for free.

257
00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:21,722
Noted.

258
00:11:21,806 --> 00:11:23,432
But I don't need          
          to open this one

259
00:11:23,474 --> 00:11:25,393
because if you're         
         asking my opinion,

260
00:11:25,434 --> 00:11:27,144
you've already determined     
      whatever's in there

261
00:11:27,228 --> 00:11:28,521
is a liability.

262
00:11:28,562 --> 00:11:30,690
Or, should I say,           
        whoever is in there.

263
00:11:30,773 --> 00:11:32,775
And, yes, he's a liability--

264
00:11:32,858 --> 00:11:34,777
your former colleague,       
       Connerty.

265
00:11:36,028 --> 00:11:37,655
If you want a street magic     
     levitation

266
00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:41,033
kind of reaction to that trick,   
 I'm not your audience.

267
00:11:41,826 --> 00:11:43,411
But I am impressed.

268
00:11:43,494 --> 00:11:46,038
Difference is                
       levitation ain't real.

269
00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:47,373
Similarity is.

270
00:11:47,415 --> 00:11:48,999
Creating the illusion       
        takes a ton of work.

271
00:11:49,041 --> 00:11:51,502
Before I signed on here,       
     I created liability charts

272
00:11:51,544 --> 00:11:53,546
for everyone in close prox     
     to the man.

273
00:11:53,629 --> 00:11:56,507
And, uh... this is yours.

274
00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:59,301
Do I deal with it ahead,

275
00:11:59,343 --> 00:12:03,973
even with the risks inherent    
    in that approach?

276
00:12:04,056 --> 00:12:06,767
In politics, there's only     
      too late and too soon.

277
00:12:06,809 --> 00:12:08,394
And no one sitting on the Hill

278
00:12:08,436 --> 00:12:11,313
has ever regretted         
         acting too soon.

279
00:12:16,235 --> 00:12:19,113
Ben Kim, excellent work          
   on the merger. Make it happen.

280
00:12:19,196 --> 00:12:20,406
I thought you said--

281
00:12:20,489 --> 00:12:21,949
We've decided to move ahead.

282
00:12:22,032 --> 00:12:23,284
You decided?

283
00:12:23,367 --> 00:12:25,911
Should we speak more slowly?    
    Will that help?

284
00:12:28,122 --> 00:12:30,916
-[exclaiming]            
           -What the fuck?

285
00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:32,418
[high-pitched voice]        
        My bad.

286
00:12:32,501 --> 00:12:35,796
Whitestone was               
       a goddamn parking lot.

287
00:12:35,838 --> 00:12:37,506
What?

288
00:12:37,590 --> 00:12:38,507
[clears throat]

289
00:12:38,591 --> 00:12:39,842
[normal voice]           
           Oh, these?

290
00:12:39,884 --> 00:12:41,427
Uh, niece's                   
      birthday party yesterday.

291
00:12:41,469 --> 00:12:44,930
Every shop in Danbury was either 
 sold out or rationing helium.

292
00:12:45,014 --> 00:12:46,766
Had to go to fucking Queens.

293
00:12:46,807 --> 00:12:48,976
Time I finally got these,     
      party was over.

294
00:12:49,018 --> 00:12:52,104
[chuckles] Kids.

295
00:12:52,980 --> 00:12:56,192
So, my gift to you.

296
00:12:56,275 --> 00:12:57,943
Mm!

297
00:13:07,620 --> 00:13:09,246
[high-pitched voice]            
    How many fucking Party Citys

298
00:13:09,288 --> 00:13:10,664
did you have to go to?

299
00:13:10,706 --> 00:13:12,416
[Dollar Bill]           
            All of them.

300
00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:14,710
In the hours I spent in line

301
00:13:14,752 --> 00:13:16,504
behind sugared-up         
          5-year-olds,

302
00:13:16,545 --> 00:13:18,547
I was able to reflect          
     on my mistakes in the past.

303
00:13:18,589 --> 00:13:21,842
Like Solzhenitsyn, revisiting   
    the ways it could have gone.

304
00:13:21,884 --> 00:13:24,385
Pass the dutchie somewhere else.

305
00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,098
The Gulag Archipelago.

306
00:13:28,182 --> 00:13:30,810
About the journey of a   zek   --   
    a prisoner--

307
00:13:30,851 --> 00:13:34,313
from arrest, to show trial,     
    to internment in a labor camp

308
00:13:34,396 --> 00:13:36,524
where he's supposed to learn    
    about the error of his ways.

309
00:13:36,607 --> 00:13:38,984
Oh, like being sent to Siberia.

310
00:13:39,026 --> 00:13:44,156
Yeah. Siberia. That's where    
     they put Solzhenitsyn.

311
00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:45,991
Well, unlike him,

312
00:13:46,075 --> 00:13:49,203
I came out with a way in      
      on Titan Industries.

313
00:13:49,245 --> 00:13:51,413
What's the idea?

314
00:13:51,455 --> 00:13:54,625
Helium shortage is about        
    to get much worse, worldwide.

315
00:13:54,708 --> 00:13:56,585
Titan is the only company

316
00:13:56,669 --> 00:13:58,963
that's gonna be able              
 to fulfill its helium contracts

317
00:13:59,004 --> 00:14:00,881
after the first of the month.

318
00:14:00,965 --> 00:14:04,176
I get us in with half a million   
 shares now,

319
00:14:04,260 --> 00:14:06,762
we can turn a 10X profit.

320
00:14:06,804 --> 00:14:08,472
Do it.

321
00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:11,058
So, we should visit these states

322
00:14:11,100 --> 00:14:13,811
sometime                      
      over the next few months.

323
00:14:13,894 --> 00:14:15,062
-We're all set.          
           -Excellent.

324
00:14:15,145 --> 00:14:16,981
This is the listening party

325
00:14:17,022 --> 00:14:18,899
for the new                   
      Killer Mike album, right?

326
00:14:18,941 --> 00:14:20,484
So, to review the bidding,

327
00:14:20,526 --> 00:14:21,861
do not ask him             
         for an endorsement.

328
00:14:21,944 --> 00:14:23,863
Right. But if he introduces    
     the conversation...

329
00:14:23,946 --> 00:14:25,114
Still dangerous waters.

330
00:14:25,197 --> 00:14:26,490
I can steer a kayak.

331
00:14:26,574 --> 00:14:27,992
Mike once came second       
        in the Nile River

332
00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:30,744
Whitewater Competition            
 shooting the White Nile rapids.

333
00:14:30,786 --> 00:14:33,414
Difference being, you capsize   
    there, you whip back up.

334
00:14:33,455 --> 00:14:35,124
In this game,                  
     you get turned upside down.

335
00:14:35,165 --> 00:14:38,627
Absolutely. As we have agreed.   
   I know the consequences.

336
00:14:38,669 --> 00:14:40,337
But this is a private event,    
    no press,

337
00:14:40,421 --> 00:14:41,547
so there are no optics.

338
00:14:41,589 --> 00:14:42,798
Uh, just keep it personal.

339
00:14:42,882 --> 00:14:44,592
If Mike floats the possibility   
   of an endorsement,

340
00:14:44,633 --> 00:14:46,635
just kind of nod and bring it   
    back to me to sort out.

341
00:14:46,677 --> 00:14:49,555
I hadn't even thought         
      of his endorsement. You?

342
00:14:49,638 --> 00:14:50,890
No. Hadn't crossed my mind.

343
00:14:50,931 --> 00:14:53,893
Mm. But since you rolled       
     the balls out, let's play.

344
00:14:53,976 --> 00:14:55,436
Say I was considering it.

345
00:14:55,477 --> 00:14:57,229
It's something that          
       needs to be negotiated

346
00:14:57,313 --> 00:14:58,772
like the Potsdam Conference.

347
00:14:58,814 --> 00:15:00,774
Otherwise, you're opening         
 yourself up to look weak if he--

348
00:15:00,816 --> 00:15:02,568
Refuses to endorse me after all?

349
00:15:02,651 --> 00:15:04,028
-Yes.                        
       -Well, that is a risk.

350
00:15:04,111 --> 00:15:07,406
Should we not go?            
       Maybe we shouldn't go.

351
00:15:09,658 --> 00:15:11,243
Guys, I know you're still going.

352
00:15:15,414 --> 00:15:19,126
Oh, and don't let anyone get    
     a pic of you huffing grass.

353
00:15:22,004 --> 00:15:24,548
[door opens, closes]

354
00:15:28,093 --> 00:15:30,804
I'm coming to you humble.

355
00:15:30,846 --> 00:15:31,805
Not possible.

356
00:15:31,847 --> 00:15:33,849
Just the walking in here      
      proves it.

357
00:15:33,891 --> 00:15:36,644
I didn't anticipate         
        asking for your help.

358
00:15:36,685 --> 00:15:38,312
Funny. I did.

359
00:15:38,354 --> 00:15:39,980
Hm. You would.

360
00:15:40,064 --> 00:15:41,941
Should I put on              
       the Dead Can Dance or--

361
00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:44,318
I see that even as Prince     
      takes my counsel,

362
00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:45,945
it doesn't sit easy with him.

363
00:15:45,986 --> 00:15:47,988
My normal guys are so used     
     to being second-guessed.

364
00:15:48,030 --> 00:15:50,282
Comes with the gig.        
         This guy, though--

365
00:15:50,324 --> 00:15:51,867
Yeah. Not pliable, I told you.

366
00:15:51,909 --> 00:15:54,828
But somehow,                  
      you are able to bend him.

367
00:15:54,912 --> 00:15:56,121
Can you spare a few minutes?

368
00:15:56,163 --> 00:15:58,958
I'm coming to you,         
          as I say, humble.

369
00:15:59,041 --> 00:16:00,501
No, you're not.

370
00:16:00,542 --> 00:16:02,211
They didn't program that      
      into the factory model

371
00:16:02,294 --> 00:16:04,171
when they fabricated you.     
      But sure.

372
00:16:04,213 --> 00:16:08,175
I... I appreciate             
      the approximation of it.

373
00:16:10,552 --> 00:16:12,554
But this isn't                  
    a "few minutes" conversation.

374
00:16:12,596 --> 00:16:15,474
-I'll buy you dinner.       
        -Where?

375
00:16:16,475 --> 00:16:17,977
Um...

376
00:16:18,018 --> 00:16:20,437
Jesus, Prince really         
       does have you rattled.

377
00:16:20,479 --> 00:16:21,730
[chuckles]

378
00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:24,108
Okay. I got it.

379
00:16:29,738 --> 00:16:32,241
This is Wendy Rhoades.

380
00:16:32,324 --> 00:16:36,036
7:30. Two. A quiet table.

381
00:16:48,257 --> 00:16:50,800
[Chuck]                       
      Dave. Always a pleasure.

382
00:16:50,843 --> 00:16:52,302
What brings you            
         to Federal climes?

383
00:16:52,344 --> 00:16:53,386
Did you just miss me?

384
00:16:53,470 --> 00:16:55,931
In the spirit of          
          a new beginning,

385
00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:57,307
a peace offering.

386
00:16:57,391 --> 00:16:58,934
I was going to bring        
        you a Montblanc,

387
00:16:58,976 --> 00:17:02,187
but they say                   
     know your audience, right?

388
00:17:02,271 --> 00:17:03,522
[clears throat]

389
00:17:03,605 --> 00:17:05,858
I will admit,                  
     it's nice seeing you here.

390
00:17:05,899 --> 00:17:07,401
It's where you belong.

391
00:17:07,443 --> 00:17:09,987
Like Teddy Roosevelt astride     
   his favorite mount, Bleistein.

392
00:17:10,070 --> 00:17:12,239
Fine gelding, no doubt.

393
00:17:12,322 --> 00:17:15,701
Now... you want something, yes?

394
00:17:15,784 --> 00:17:19,663
I know when last we met, you      
 weren't quite so transactional.

395
00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:22,916
I was listening to a lot      
      of John Lennon back then.

396
00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,585
But soundtrack's changed.

397
00:17:24,626 --> 00:17:28,047
Look, you're gonna             
     make a case against Prince,

398
00:17:28,088 --> 00:17:29,923
and I want to participate.

399
00:17:30,007 --> 00:17:32,760
I can be helpful          
          in so many ways,

400
00:17:32,801 --> 00:17:34,845
as I have been before.

401
00:17:34,928 --> 00:17:37,389
Mm. You brought pie.

402
00:17:37,473 --> 00:17:40,434
Uh, what else can you do?

403
00:17:40,476 --> 00:17:43,812
I know!                       
      You could double-cross me

404
00:17:43,896 --> 00:17:46,231
if you see an angle           
      to set up a triple cross

405
00:17:46,273 --> 00:17:47,274
on someone else.

406
00:17:47,316 --> 00:17:49,777
[laughs] Right.              
       Been there, done that.

407
00:17:49,860 --> 00:17:51,779
No such move                  
      comes to mind this time.

408
00:17:51,820 --> 00:17:54,990
It's just that                  
    with your federal resources,

409
00:17:55,032 --> 00:17:57,284
you can bring a much          
      stronger case than I can.

410
00:17:57,367 --> 00:18:00,412
But, I'm the strongest       
       trial lawyer you know.

411
00:18:00,496 --> 00:18:01,830
We can muddle through here.

412
00:18:01,872 --> 00:18:04,291
We both know you can         
       go after Prince alone,

413
00:18:04,333 --> 00:18:05,918
Wild Style, but...

414
00:18:05,959 --> 00:18:07,878
the minute you get         
          something on him,

415
00:18:07,920 --> 00:18:10,255
everyone from                 
      Pennsylvania Avenue down

416
00:18:10,339 --> 00:18:12,841
is coming to grab            
       a share of the spoils.

417
00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:14,718
Mm-hmm.                 
            But not you.

418
00:18:14,802 --> 00:18:17,262
Look. Think of me             
      as a prairie homesteader.

419
00:18:17,304 --> 00:18:21,725
I'm willing to help till        
    the soil before winter comes.

420
00:18:21,809 --> 00:18:23,811
We hit Prince together,      
       divvy up the bounty

421
00:18:23,894 --> 00:18:25,687
between state                    
   and federal charges, in case--

422
00:18:25,771 --> 00:18:28,190
In case what? I bring           
    something that doesn't stick?

423
00:18:28,273 --> 00:18:29,858
-Won't happen.           
           -It could!

424
00:18:29,900 --> 00:18:31,318
Not to me.

425
00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:33,821
Is this about stopping Prince,

426
00:18:33,862 --> 00:18:36,907
or about you stopping Prince?

427
00:18:36,949 --> 00:18:39,743
I could ask you the very same.

428
00:18:39,785 --> 00:18:41,203
We can get this guy together.

429
00:18:41,286 --> 00:18:44,331
[chuckles] We tried that.     
      Remember?

430
00:18:44,373 --> 00:18:46,917
Your plan. Your rules.

431
00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:50,295
Until it was your plan,      
       your rules.

432
00:18:50,337 --> 00:18:54,466
So... we do it together,      
      for real.

433
00:18:55,592 --> 00:18:57,177
Think about it.

434
00:18:57,261 --> 00:18:58,846
Already am.

435
00:18:58,887 --> 00:19:01,014
Enjoy the dessert.

436
00:19:01,098 --> 00:19:04,143
[sighs] Was a time          
        I'd've taken this pie

437
00:19:04,226 --> 00:19:06,812
and cleared my afternoon.

438
00:19:06,895 --> 00:19:08,814
I'll see you out.

439
00:19:12,526 --> 00:19:13,944
Attention, please!

440
00:19:13,986 --> 00:19:16,738
The best sweet potato pie     
      in the city,

441
00:19:16,822 --> 00:19:19,449
courtesy of the New York AG.

442
00:19:25,330 --> 00:19:27,583
[man]                   
            Thanks a lot.

443
00:19:27,666 --> 00:19:30,752
[Wendy] It's his firm.         
     His money. His guidelines.

444
00:19:30,794 --> 00:19:32,337
Why would he cede               
    that kind of control to you?

445
00:19:32,421 --> 00:19:34,131
Because he asked us        
         to take the rudder.

446
00:19:34,214 --> 00:19:36,425
How many times have you seen    
      The Hunt for Red October?

447
00:19:36,508 --> 00:19:37,843
I don't watch Alec--

448
00:19:37,885 --> 00:19:39,636
Yeah, and Connery               
    had that interview back in--

449
00:19:39,678 --> 00:19:41,013
Okay, I hear you, but let's    
     not with that, right now.

450
00:19:41,054 --> 00:19:42,681
I asked rhetorically.

451
00:19:42,764 --> 00:19:45,976
I'm sure you both know          
    lines by heart. The point is:

452
00:19:46,059 --> 00:19:47,186
even Ramius,

453
00:19:47,269 --> 00:19:51,148
who had almost total              
 discretion, couldn't act alone.

454
00:19:51,231 --> 00:19:53,150
Someone had to give him      
       the keys every time

455
00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:54,318
he took out that sub.

456
00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:56,069
Is Ramius...?

457
00:19:56,153 --> 00:19:57,487
Two captains in this story.

458
00:19:57,571 --> 00:19:59,656
The point is,                  
     if you're asking for total

459
00:19:59,740 --> 00:20:02,034
and complete control 24/7,     
     you are wasting your time.

460
00:20:02,075 --> 00:20:03,035
And his.

461
00:20:03,118 --> 00:20:04,494
Well, we got that memo.

462
00:20:04,536 --> 00:20:06,413
Let's pretend,              
        for argument's sake,

463
00:20:06,496 --> 00:20:07,956
that I have seen   Hunt.

464
00:20:07,998 --> 00:20:09,791
Once the high command       
        becomes unreachable,

465
00:20:09,875 --> 00:20:12,836
it is up to the captains to make 
 the best call they see fit.

466
00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:14,630
Chain of command            
        is fine in dry dock,

467
00:20:14,713 --> 00:20:16,548
but when you're at 200 fathoms   
   and the missiles start firing,

468
00:20:16,632 --> 00:20:19,885
you've got to have         
         the leeway to act.

469
00:20:19,927 --> 00:20:22,304
And now you have              
      your argument for Prince.

470
00:20:25,140 --> 00:20:28,769
For the record,             
        I bleed   Crimson Tide.

471
00:20:28,810 --> 00:20:31,772
Still comes down to judgment    
    and who should be in command.

472
00:20:31,813 --> 00:20:33,440
Yeah.

473
00:20:34,274 --> 00:20:35,776
I get it.

474
00:20:39,655 --> 00:20:41,615
[door closes]

475
00:20:42,449 --> 00:20:45,244
When I asked you before      
       for your help,

476
00:20:45,285 --> 00:20:47,913
you said you wanted to       
       stay above the fray.

477
00:20:47,955 --> 00:20:49,331
You know I'm sympathetic      
      to the cause.

478
00:20:49,414 --> 00:20:50,999
I hopped on a plane        
        to England with you.

479
00:20:51,041 --> 00:20:54,002
But I need to know exactly     
     what I'd be helping.

480
00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:55,671
Do you have a plan?        
         More allies?

481
00:20:55,712 --> 00:20:57,547
Are you prepared           
         for the aftermath?

482
00:20:57,589 --> 00:21:00,884
-Working on it.                
     -So, no, you have nothing.

483
00:21:01,843 --> 00:21:04,221
It seems that above           
      is the right place to be

484
00:21:04,304 --> 00:21:07,849
when the fray                   
    is all questions, no answers.

485
00:21:17,693 --> 00:21:19,403
The helium play. Where are we?

486
00:21:19,486 --> 00:21:22,406
Sitting as pretty         
          as Jennifer Beals

487
00:21:22,447 --> 00:21:23,615
holding the blowtorch.

488
00:21:23,657 --> 00:21:25,242
If we're as locked in       
        as you say,

489
00:21:25,325 --> 00:21:27,077
are you sure no other fund     
     is piggybacking off of us?

490
00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:31,331
I cover my tracks.            
      Like always. We're good.

491
00:21:31,373 --> 00:21:33,000
Grand.

492
00:21:48,890 --> 00:21:52,102
Dollar Bill's research is solid   
 and surprisingly aboveboard.

493
00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:55,063
Yeah? Okay, trying              
    to wrap my head around that.

494
00:21:55,147 --> 00:21:56,356
But we're missing something.

495
00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,608
There's an opportunity out there 
 to make this bigger.

496
00:21:58,692 --> 00:22:01,153
-Find it.                   
        -When you say bigger,

497
00:22:01,194 --> 00:22:02,779
is there a number          
         I should be aware--

498
00:22:02,863 --> 00:22:04,114
Go there.

499
00:22:04,197 --> 00:22:06,616
And then bring it to me.        
    And then I'll figure it out.

500
00:22:34,478 --> 00:22:36,813
Phones please,           
           gentlemen.

501
00:22:48,825 --> 00:22:51,703
Welcome. Follow me.

502
00:22:52,704 --> 00:22:56,875
[heavy techno music]

503
00:23:09,763 --> 00:23:12,516
What's up, everybody.

504
00:23:12,557 --> 00:23:15,435
Mike. Scooter,             
         what's up, brother?

505
00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:18,355
I wanna appreciate          
        everybody for coming.

506
00:23:18,397 --> 00:23:20,482
Been working really hard      
      on some dope shit.

507
00:23:20,524 --> 00:23:22,401
I hope y'all are ready for it.

508
00:23:22,484 --> 00:23:24,152
For this? Always.

509
00:23:24,236 --> 00:23:25,570
My man.

510
00:23:26,321 --> 00:23:30,033
[R&B plays]

511
00:23:45,424 --> 00:23:47,926
[Taylor]   You did nice work     
       with the helium play.

512
00:23:47,968 --> 00:23:50,011
Nimble. Aggressive.              
   Precisely the kind of thinking

513
00:23:50,095 --> 00:23:52,639
best suited to our              
    current leadership structure.

514
00:23:52,681 --> 00:23:53,682
Why I'm here.

515
00:23:53,723 --> 00:23:56,226
Here's how we make         
         some real money.

516
00:23:56,268 --> 00:23:57,436
We found a start-up with

517
00:23:57,519 --> 00:23:59,729
breakthrough                 
       helium extraction tech.

518
00:23:59,771 --> 00:24:01,231
The company                  
       goes public this week,

519
00:24:01,314 --> 00:24:02,607
and the IPO is going to pop.

520
00:24:02,691 --> 00:24:05,610
We've got Spartan-Ives       
       holding a slot for us.

521
00:24:07,612 --> 00:24:09,739
-But?                          
     -The buy-in is 634 million.

522
00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:11,908
No splits, no partnering      
      with other funds.

523
00:24:11,992 --> 00:24:13,743
And Spartan-Ives is only        
    holding the slot for an hour

524
00:24:13,827 --> 00:24:15,328
before they offer it        
        to someone else.

525
00:24:15,370 --> 00:24:17,873
-President Prince--         
        -Don't call him that.

526
00:24:17,956 --> 00:24:19,666
Prince the POTUS, then,

527
00:24:19,708 --> 00:24:21,418
has asked, in his absence,

528
00:24:21,501 --> 00:24:23,837
for me to keep             
         my ear to the rail

529
00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:28,341
for any tattle            
          regarding sizing.

530
00:24:28,383 --> 00:24:30,469
Said I should be          
          his size king.

531
00:24:30,510 --> 00:24:32,804
Are you sure                   
     that's the phrase he used?

532
00:24:35,307 --> 00:24:36,475
You don't think I can handle it?

533
00:24:36,516 --> 00:24:38,727
No, no, suppose you can.

534
00:24:38,810 --> 00:24:41,104
No investment                 
      over five hundred million

535
00:24:41,146 --> 00:24:42,814
-without prior approval.       
     -[Taylor] No secrets here.

536
00:24:42,898 --> 00:24:45,150
We were just calling him      
      to get exactly that.

537
00:24:46,568 --> 00:24:47,986
I'll wait.

538
00:24:48,987 --> 00:24:50,697
[vocalizes drumming]

539
00:24:50,780 --> 00:24:54,117
I'll wait                   
       Till your love comes back

540
00:24:54,201 --> 00:24:55,619
Peach, we need               
       to reach Prince, ASAP.

541
00:24:55,660 --> 00:24:57,287
[Peach]                
               One second.

542
00:24:57,370 --> 00:25:00,123
I'm coming straight      
          For your heart

543
00:25:00,165 --> 00:25:03,376
No way you can stop me now

544
00:25:03,418 --> 00:25:04,544
Stop singing.

545
00:25:04,586 --> 00:25:08,465
As fine as you are

546
00:25:08,507 --> 00:25:10,592
Fooh.

547
00:25:10,634 --> 00:25:12,511
His line's going             
       straight to voicemail.

548
00:25:12,594 --> 00:25:13,470
And Scooter?

549
00:25:13,553 --> 00:25:16,598
Same thing.                   
      Sorry. I'll keep trying.

550
00:25:22,812 --> 00:25:24,439
Looks like we're on hold.

551
00:25:24,481 --> 00:25:29,361
I'll wait till            
         Your love comes down

552
00:25:29,444 --> 00:25:34,115
I'm coming straight      
          For your heart

553
00:25:35,283 --> 00:25:36,284
They caught him.

554
00:25:36,368 --> 00:25:38,828
I just heard.              
         The magic of CCTV.

555
00:25:38,870 --> 00:25:40,247
-Yeah.                    
          -You're welcome.

556
00:25:40,372 --> 00:25:43,667
Um, when I went to the precinct   
 to get the phone,

557
00:25:43,750 --> 00:25:45,085
they wouldn't release it.

558
00:25:45,126 --> 00:25:46,503
Why not?

559
00:25:46,586 --> 00:25:48,171
Desk sergeant said          
        the word from on high

560
00:25:48,255 --> 00:25:50,507
is the phone is now evidence    
    in some security matter.

561
00:25:50,549 --> 00:25:54,052
Beyond the theft, I mean,     
      why would some ema--

562
00:25:55,303 --> 00:25:56,888
What'd you do, Chuck?

563
00:26:01,268 --> 00:26:03,562
I had to tell him something    
     to get him to focus,

564
00:26:03,603 --> 00:26:05,772
so I might've embellished     
      the importance.

565
00:26:05,855 --> 00:26:07,607
What'd you say?

566
00:26:07,691 --> 00:26:09,943
National security implications.

567
00:26:11,861 --> 00:26:13,446
Christ.

568
00:26:13,530 --> 00:26:15,949
I told him I'd be            
       at his kick-off party.

569
00:26:15,991 --> 00:26:17,284
Now I have an agenda.

570
00:26:17,367 --> 00:26:18,618
All right, I'm coming with.

571
00:26:18,702 --> 00:26:21,246
No, buddy. You never         
       negotiate for a hostage

572
00:26:21,288 --> 00:26:23,331
when it's a member         
         of your own family.

573
00:26:23,373 --> 00:26:26,167
All objectivity is gone.

574
00:26:26,251 --> 00:26:29,212
What I need gone          
          is those videos.

575
00:26:29,254 --> 00:26:30,839
Taiga is busted up over this.

576
00:26:30,922 --> 00:26:33,008
She's looking at houses      
       in Delaware.

577
00:26:33,091 --> 00:26:36,553
I need that phone, brother,       
 or I might never have sex again.

578
00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:39,806
That's a problem.             
      But it ain't my problem.

579
00:26:42,684 --> 00:26:45,854
Don't worry, I-man, I got ya.

580
00:26:47,147 --> 00:26:48,732
[scoffs]

581
00:26:50,609 --> 00:26:51,860
Still going to voicemail.

582
00:26:51,943 --> 00:26:53,903
If we can't raise Prince      
      or Scooter somehow--

583
00:26:53,945 --> 00:26:55,655
She knows where he is.

584
00:27:02,162 --> 00:27:03,747
We need to locate          
         Prince and Scooter.

585
00:27:03,788 --> 00:27:06,291
-They're out of the office.    
     -[Dollar Bill] Office.

586
00:27:06,333 --> 00:27:07,626
Yeah, so you said.

587
00:27:07,709 --> 00:27:10,462
How would you like            
      an all-expenses paid trip

588
00:27:10,545 --> 00:27:12,547
to Bermuda to tell us where?

589
00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:15,050
[scoffs]                     
       I'd like to keep my job

590
00:27:15,091 --> 00:27:17,552
and my integrity more.

591
00:27:17,636 --> 00:27:19,596
Bad call!

592
00:27:21,806 --> 00:27:23,350
Girl's got no judgement.

593
00:27:23,391 --> 00:27:26,353
Girl's got mad   cojones,      
       is what she's got.

594
00:27:26,436 --> 00:27:27,479
That's Spanish.

595
00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,648
This is going to be        
         a lost opportunity

596
00:27:29,731 --> 00:27:31,358
on the scale of Russia       
       selling us Alaska

597
00:27:31,441 --> 00:27:32,942
-for seven mill.          
          -Seward's folly.

598
00:27:33,026 --> 00:27:34,277
Like I said, yep.

599
00:27:34,319 --> 00:27:35,820
This one'll be called       
        Prince's folly.

600
00:27:35,862 --> 00:27:40,075
Yeah. Only we're the ones      
     that are really gonna lose.

601
00:27:44,287 --> 00:27:47,207
Been working my socials to find   
 a way to get to Killer Mike,

602
00:27:47,248 --> 00:27:49,334
but no one I know has        
       an in with the big man.

603
00:27:49,376 --> 00:27:51,336
Shocking you don't run       
       in the same circles.

604
00:27:51,419 --> 00:27:53,588
It is disappointing.

605
00:27:53,672 --> 00:27:55,965
I got us some time.        
         Extra hour.

606
00:27:56,758 --> 00:27:58,343
[all sigh]

607
00:27:58,426 --> 00:28:00,136
I can be very persuasive.

608
00:28:00,178 --> 00:28:02,138
Amen, brother.

609
00:28:02,222 --> 00:28:03,807
The total investment         
       is hovering around 600.

610
00:28:03,890 --> 00:28:04,974
Can you sign off on that?

611
00:28:05,016 --> 00:28:07,310
Sadly, I cannot.          
           Hands are tied.

612
00:28:10,563 --> 00:28:13,817
What about you?              
       Special circumstances.

613
00:28:16,569 --> 00:28:19,322
I am astonished              
       to see you in Baghdad,

614
00:28:20,573 --> 00:28:24,953
for I have an appointment       
    with you tonight in Samarra.

615
00:28:31,501 --> 00:28:33,753
Spyros rides a pale horse.

616
00:28:33,795 --> 00:28:37,424
He really has a douchey way    
     of saying no.

617
00:28:37,465 --> 00:28:39,718
It's impressive.

618
00:28:44,973 --> 00:28:47,976
Do I want you

619
00:28:48,017 --> 00:28:52,313
Oh my, do I...

620
00:28:58,445 --> 00:29:01,239
-Oh.                    
            -How are you?

621
00:29:05,034 --> 00:29:06,244
Enjoy.

622
00:29:12,500 --> 00:29:14,127
[indistinct chatter]

623
00:29:14,169 --> 00:29:16,713
[laughter]

624
00:29:17,797 --> 00:29:19,591
He was trying to get        
        a gold medal.

625
00:29:19,674 --> 00:29:20,967
Oh, come on!

626
00:29:21,050 --> 00:29:22,594
That can't be real.

627
00:29:22,677 --> 00:29:25,263
-[laughs]               
            -That's wild.

628
00:29:28,808 --> 00:29:30,477
We were just reviewing evidence.

629
00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:33,146
Mm-hmm. Can't be evidence     
      if it's a party game.

630
00:29:33,229 --> 00:29:35,064
Come on, gimme the phone.

631
00:29:35,148 --> 00:29:39,527
I would, but, uh,         
          NYAG has custody.

632
00:29:39,569 --> 00:29:41,821
[Dave]                        
      Literally, in this case.

633
00:29:41,905 --> 00:29:43,990
You said there were          
       work documents on this.

634
00:29:44,032 --> 00:29:45,533
I need it to help         
          build the case.

635
00:29:45,617 --> 00:29:47,619
It's a state matter,        
        not federal.

636
00:29:47,702 --> 00:29:48,787
Ah!

637
00:29:48,870 --> 00:29:50,580
A topic of much debate.

638
00:29:50,663 --> 00:29:52,582
Not so much.                    
    There's plenty of case law--

639
00:29:52,665 --> 00:29:55,084
She's got you there.

640
00:29:55,126 --> 00:29:57,003
Okay, Dave, very good.

641
00:29:57,045 --> 00:29:59,756
Very good. How do we          
      make this right, for Ira?

642
00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:04,093
Don't know. The compromise of   
    sensitive DOJ correspondence

643
00:30:04,177 --> 00:30:05,887
is a very serious matter.

644
00:30:05,970 --> 00:30:07,096
You're running with this?

645
00:30:07,138 --> 00:30:09,057
Oh, I've already gotten      
       an injunction

646
00:30:09,140 --> 00:30:11,976
forcing the phone company     
      to disable remote access.

647
00:30:12,060 --> 00:30:13,686
-Uh-huh.                    
        -You should tell Ira

648
00:30:13,728 --> 00:30:15,313
to stop trying Find My Phone.

649
00:30:15,396 --> 00:30:20,068
What he should do instead     
      is freshen up his resumé.

650
00:30:24,739 --> 00:30:26,407
Because with this kind of     
      scandal,

651
00:30:26,449 --> 00:30:29,118
this kind of   kompromat   hanging   
   over the Southern District,

652
00:30:29,202 --> 00:30:32,038
your deputy's gonna        
         have to resign.

653
00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,958
Uh, look, this is all        
       a big misunderstanding.

654
00:30:34,999 --> 00:30:36,501
-Okay.                    
          -No, I got this.

655
00:30:36,543 --> 00:30:38,711
I-if we can just resolve this,

656
00:30:38,753 --> 00:30:41,923
I will be the best friend       
    you've ever had at Southern.

657
00:30:41,965 --> 00:30:43,091
I thought that was you, Chuck.

658
00:30:43,258 --> 00:30:45,844
This isn't Chuck's          
        fault, okay. I lied.

659
00:30:45,927 --> 00:30:46,928
-Ira--                      
        -To your best friend?

660
00:30:47,011 --> 00:30:48,763
A federal official, no less?

661
00:30:48,847 --> 00:30:51,140
There's no SDNY material      
      on the phone, okay?

662
00:30:51,224 --> 00:30:52,892
A couple of emails           
       about softball league.

663
00:30:52,976 --> 00:30:54,435
-Say no more.           
            -I told Chuck

664
00:30:54,477 --> 00:30:57,146
there were work documents     
      on the phone because...

665
00:30:57,188 --> 00:30:59,816
All right,                   
       I'm here to come clean.

666
00:30:59,899 --> 00:31:03,111
There are some                
      personal videos on there.

667
00:31:03,152 --> 00:31:05,071
It's very vanilla.

668
00:31:06,489 --> 00:31:09,909
I would say more, uh,       
        like fudge ripple,

669
00:31:09,951 --> 00:31:10,994
in my opinion.

670
00:31:11,035 --> 00:31:13,538
Looks to me                 
        more like Rocky Road.

671
00:31:13,580 --> 00:31:17,041
'Cause nuts were              
      definitely an ingredient.

672
00:31:17,083 --> 00:31:18,084
[laughter]

673
00:31:18,167 --> 00:31:21,796
Sounds like 31 Flavors       
        with a cherry on top.

674
00:31:21,838 --> 00:31:24,841
[laughter]

675
00:31:24,883 --> 00:31:26,050
Oh! [chuckles]

676
00:31:26,092 --> 00:31:29,304
-Et tu,   Chuck?          
           -Oh.

677
00:31:29,345 --> 00:31:32,432
I didn't watch it.

678
00:31:32,473 --> 00:31:35,018
Look, I know this is        
        tough for you, buddy.

679
00:31:35,101 --> 00:31:37,896
But right now,                
      the best thing you can do

680
00:31:37,937 --> 00:31:40,565
for yourself and Taiga       
       is go home,

681
00:31:40,607 --> 00:31:42,775
pour yourself              
         a nice single malt,

682
00:31:42,817 --> 00:31:46,195
and let me handle it        
        from here.

683
00:31:56,623 --> 00:31:59,083
Happy to chop it up             
    with humans trying to do good

684
00:31:59,167 --> 00:32:00,543
within their own          
          personal prisms.

685
00:32:00,627 --> 00:32:02,045
But before we go           
         further, know this:

686
00:32:02,086 --> 00:32:04,505
if it doesn't fit         
         my personal prism,

687
00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:07,008
there's no way I can            
    get behind it or endorse it.

688
00:32:07,091 --> 00:32:08,176
That's why I'm here.

689
00:32:08,217 --> 00:32:09,677
We've got a lot in common.

690
00:32:09,761 --> 00:32:11,804
We're both compassionate      
      capitalists,

691
00:32:11,846 --> 00:32:13,139
raised in the belief that     
      making money

692
00:32:13,181 --> 00:32:14,682
requires you to do good.

693
00:32:14,724 --> 00:32:16,643
You ain't gotta go the common   
    ground angle, Mike.

694
00:32:16,684 --> 00:32:18,019
I mean,                        
     we're radically different.

695
00:32:18,061 --> 00:32:20,063
I'm a Southerner,          
         I like muscle cars,

696
00:32:20,104 --> 00:32:22,857
strip clubs,                     
   shooting at shit in the woods.

697
00:32:22,899 --> 00:32:24,442
Fortunately,               
         it's not about me.

698
00:32:24,525 --> 00:32:26,361
I just want to do something    
     better for my community.

699
00:32:26,444 --> 00:32:27,320
What do you want?

700
00:32:27,403 --> 00:32:29,572
I want Black banks to flourish.

701
00:32:29,656 --> 00:32:31,574
And I want them to flourish    
     in underserved communities.

702
00:32:31,658 --> 00:32:34,077
I understand the historical    
     and systemic injustices

703
00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:35,703
in the financial arena.

704
00:32:35,745 --> 00:32:38,623
As president, I'd be happy     
     to direct federal funds

705
00:32:38,665 --> 00:32:41,668
to support the infrastructure   
    of Black banks.

706
00:32:41,751 --> 00:32:43,378
That didn't work               
     with the Freedmen's Bureau.

707
00:32:43,461 --> 00:32:44,879
I'm not looking for charity.

708
00:32:44,921 --> 00:32:47,006
I can give you                  
    five Black banks in Atlanta,

709
00:32:47,048 --> 00:32:48,675
from Citizen's Trust        
        to Greenwood,

710
00:32:48,716 --> 00:32:50,969
that all performed better     
      at net-interest margins

711
00:32:51,052 --> 00:32:52,553
than most banks nationally.

712
00:32:52,637 --> 00:32:54,847
It's not that they're unsound,   
   they're just stigmatized.

713
00:32:54,931 --> 00:32:57,141
Which is worse.

714
00:32:57,225 --> 00:32:58,559
How can I help?

715
00:32:58,601 --> 00:33:00,395
By putting your                  
   personal money in those banks.

716
00:33:00,436 --> 00:33:02,647
Validation from           
          Mike Prince money

717
00:33:02,730 --> 00:33:05,608
makes those banks           
        instantly attractive.

718
00:33:05,692 --> 00:33:07,026
It's bold. Shows leadership.

719
00:33:07,068 --> 00:33:09,737
That you're not going to wait     
 for Congress to pass legislation

720
00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:13,950
watered down by interest groups 
   by the time it comes to a vote.

721
00:33:15,243 --> 00:33:18,079
Done. I'll endorse your banks.

722
00:33:18,121 --> 00:33:20,081
I'll move $100 million       
       by the end of the week,

723
00:33:20,123 --> 00:33:23,543
and you can expect a bigger    
     investment down the line.

724
00:33:23,584 --> 00:33:26,587
Then you can expect             
    my endorsement down the line.

725
00:33:32,260 --> 00:33:35,013
Smoke one?               
           Seal the deal?

726
00:33:38,307 --> 00:33:40,560
We're gonna have to pass.

727
00:33:49,986 --> 00:33:51,696
Was it them?

728
00:33:57,910 --> 00:34:01,705
No. It's over. Spartan-Ives      
   gave our slot to another fund.

729
00:34:37,533 --> 00:34:41,079
[upbeat music plays]

730
00:35:36,926 --> 00:35:39,345
-Hey, Pete, can you--?       
       -Yeah.

731
00:35:42,765 --> 00:35:44,559
You didn't finish         
         your lobster tail.

732
00:35:44,642 --> 00:35:46,894
We sure that's what it was?

733
00:35:46,978 --> 00:35:49,647
I wasn't aware of           
        your culinary skills.

734
00:35:49,730 --> 00:35:50,940
Impressive.

735
00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:52,150
It's how I kept money       
        in my pocket

736
00:35:52,233 --> 00:35:53,442
on summers off from Fordham.

737
00:35:53,526 --> 00:35:56,237
Now it's more               
        of a full-time thing.

738
00:35:56,279 --> 00:35:57,280
I'm sorry.

739
00:35:57,363 --> 00:35:58,948
No, you're not.              
       I know why you're here.

740
00:35:59,031 --> 00:36:00,992
-You're finally going to run.   
    -It's my time.

741
00:36:01,075 --> 00:36:04,787
[chuckles]                    
      Seems like it always was.

742
00:36:04,829 --> 00:36:06,038
And now you want to know

743
00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:07,665
if I'm going to be          
        a liability for you.

744
00:36:07,707 --> 00:36:10,877
Or have I been upgraded      
       to an actual problem?

745
00:36:10,918 --> 00:36:13,212
When I make a move, I prefer    
    the base path to be clear.

746
00:36:13,296 --> 00:36:16,174
If I wanted to fuck you over,   
    I-I would've done it already.

747
00:36:16,257 --> 00:36:17,800
You wouldn't have         
          done it inside

748
00:36:17,842 --> 00:36:19,343
'cause you know I can          
     still pull levers in there.

749
00:36:19,385 --> 00:36:21,220
Like you did to get me        
      to the front of the line

750
00:36:21,304 --> 00:36:22,471
for discharge               
        to the halfway house.

751
00:36:22,513 --> 00:36:24,599
-Thank you.            
             -Sure.

752
00:36:25,349 --> 00:36:26,726
But now that you're out,

753
00:36:26,767 --> 00:36:28,311
breathing the sweet,        
        sweet air of freedom,

754
00:36:28,352 --> 00:36:30,855
you may be thinking              
   you can go all Chris Shiherlis

755
00:36:30,938 --> 00:36:32,899
and rock-and-roll           
        at the drop of a hat.

756
00:36:32,940 --> 00:36:35,067
-Don't.                       
      -Or what, you violate me,

757
00:36:35,151 --> 00:36:36,235
have a judge put me back in?

758
00:36:36,277 --> 00:36:38,070
-[scoffs] Yeah.          
           -Yeah.

759
00:36:38,112 --> 00:36:41,365
But also, your brother operates   
 a forklift at a company owned

760
00:36:41,407 --> 00:36:43,034
by a company                
        owned by Mike Prince.

761
00:36:43,075 --> 00:36:44,535
I've recently learned that

762
00:36:44,577 --> 00:36:46,037
some of the items         
         from the warehouse

763
00:36:46,120 --> 00:36:47,705
may have found their way      
      into Jackie's house.

764
00:36:47,747 --> 00:36:48,873
[scoffs]

765
00:36:48,915 --> 00:36:50,499
You slip up,                 
       say my name in public,

766
00:36:50,541 --> 00:36:52,835
a raid will occur,           
       one that will result in

767
00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:54,503
a number of                
         parole violations.

768
00:36:54,545 --> 00:36:57,048
Yeah, sure. I get it.

769
00:36:57,089 --> 00:36:59,217
As good as                     
     I ever become with a knife,

770
00:36:59,300 --> 00:37:02,220
I'll never be able           
       to cut like you, Kate.

771
00:37:05,598 --> 00:37:06,807
So...

772
00:37:06,849 --> 00:37:09,060
you've got me boxed up       
       like supermarket sushi.

773
00:37:09,101 --> 00:37:11,979
And maybe that'll help you     
     sleep at night. Sort of.

774
00:37:12,021 --> 00:37:13,606
But I have a different vision.

775
00:37:13,689 --> 00:37:15,441
Dying to hear it.

776
00:37:15,524 --> 00:37:16,984
Make a friend of me,

777
00:37:17,026 --> 00:37:19,862
and instead of a liability,     
    you'll have an ally for life.

778
00:37:19,946 --> 00:37:22,073
Talk about sleeping        
         like a baby.

779
00:37:22,156 --> 00:37:23,241
Uh-huh.

780
00:37:23,282 --> 00:37:25,326
And how does this nifty picture   
 come together?

781
00:37:25,409 --> 00:37:27,912
Help me get                 
        my law license back.

782
00:37:28,746 --> 00:37:30,248
Not easy.

783
00:37:30,289 --> 00:37:31,415
Brutal, in fact.

784
00:37:31,457 --> 00:37:33,042
Yeah, but that's your        
       specialty. You do that,

785
00:37:33,125 --> 00:37:35,878
I sail off into              
       corporate law or M & A,

786
00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:39,507
and I stay out of your sandbox   
   unless you need me.

787
00:37:39,590 --> 00:37:42,677
Something like that          
       will take a good while.

788
00:37:44,053 --> 00:37:46,472
Well, until then,

789
00:37:46,555 --> 00:37:48,557
you can find me            
         behind the   teppan,

790
00:37:48,599 --> 00:37:53,104
biding my time             
         with my mouth shut.

791
00:37:53,187 --> 00:37:54,772
Hm.

792
00:38:01,279 --> 00:38:03,572
[iexhales sharply]

793
00:38:05,366 --> 00:38:06,909
Well played.

794
00:38:06,951 --> 00:38:08,077
It's nice to see your time

795
00:38:08,119 --> 00:38:09,620
working for me wasn't wasted.

796
00:38:09,704 --> 00:38:11,372
You knew I could make moves.

797
00:38:11,414 --> 00:38:13,040
That's why you hired me.

798
00:38:13,124 --> 00:38:16,294
But doing it in front of your   
    friends and colleagues, sure,

799
00:38:16,335 --> 00:38:19,297
that is a page out of your book.

800
00:38:19,380 --> 00:38:23,009
Okay, you have             
         what I want. So...

801
00:38:23,050 --> 00:38:24,051
let's haggle.

802
00:38:24,135 --> 00:38:26,053
You took away                  
     my shot to go after Prince

803
00:38:26,137 --> 00:38:27,930
and made my office look bad    
     while doing it.

804
00:38:27,972 --> 00:38:31,976
And so, I will kick some        
    important case from my office

805
00:38:32,059 --> 00:38:34,437
to yours,                     
      a nice, juicy federal one

806
00:38:34,478 --> 00:38:35,980
that has some state jurisdiction

807
00:38:36,063 --> 00:38:38,107
and will put                 
       the luster back on you.

808
00:38:38,149 --> 00:38:41,319
Not "some" case. Prince.

809
00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:45,072
No, no, that is my very      
       own ship in a bottle.

810
00:38:45,156 --> 00:38:47,325
It's a solo project          
       I'm building on my own.

811
00:38:47,408 --> 00:38:51,495
Then I'll keep this           
      and pursue it on my own.

812
00:38:51,537 --> 00:38:55,708
And at some point,         
         it's gonna leak.

813
00:38:55,750 --> 00:38:58,711
I won't do it.            
          I won't have to.

814
00:38:58,753 --> 00:39:00,296
-It'll just happen.        
         -[scoffs]

815
00:39:00,379 --> 00:39:03,549
It'll start out            
         on   TMZ   or   Page Six,

816
00:39:03,632 --> 00:39:06,510
but eventually             
         it'll find its way

817
00:39:06,552 --> 00:39:08,888
to Reddit and Pornhub.

818
00:39:10,514 --> 00:39:15,311
Fine. I will keep you involved   
   in all matters Prince.

819
00:39:15,353 --> 00:39:17,938
Involved is for the gals      
      in the Junior League.

820
00:39:18,022 --> 00:39:19,565
No, you're going              
      to make me first chair--

821
00:39:19,607 --> 00:39:22,151
Special Assistant             
      United States Attorney--

822
00:39:22,234 --> 00:39:25,363
to any federal prosecution     
     of Prince.

823
00:39:25,446 --> 00:39:27,406
So, you get to run the show?

824
00:39:27,448 --> 00:39:29,533
Sharing is caring.

825
00:39:29,617 --> 00:39:31,702
You want to save              
      your friend's pasty ass?

826
00:39:31,786 --> 00:39:33,537
It's your call.

827
00:39:37,833 --> 00:39:39,502
[exhales]

828
00:39:45,174 --> 00:39:46,759
Is it too late?

829
00:39:46,801 --> 00:39:48,094
It is.

830
00:39:48,177 --> 00:39:49,512
How much did we leave       
        on the table?

831
00:39:49,553 --> 00:39:50,846
Besides hearts and guts?

832
00:39:50,930 --> 00:39:52,515
How much?

833
00:39:52,598 --> 00:39:54,850
Projections are, by the time    
    the company is mature--

834
00:39:54,934 --> 00:39:56,852
1.4 billion.

835
00:40:03,526 --> 00:40:07,571
-Next time.                     
    -There won't be a next time.

836
00:40:08,489 --> 00:40:10,366
It can't be.

837
00:40:11,575 --> 00:40:15,037
I had this system built right   
    for living my life before.

838
00:40:15,121 --> 00:40:18,666
But now, doing what I'm doing,   
   with my run--

839
00:40:18,749 --> 00:40:20,084
Wags, you have full sign-off

840
00:40:20,167 --> 00:40:21,502
if Scooter and I are        
        unavailable.

841
00:40:21,544 --> 00:40:24,839
And don't come calling          
    with bullshit, or I promise,

842
00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:27,133
the answer will be no.

843
00:40:27,216 --> 00:40:29,427
I want you all                
      to remember this feeling.

844
00:40:29,510 --> 00:40:30,719
Losing.

845
00:40:31,804 --> 00:40:33,722
You can choose to believe     
      this one is on me,

846
00:40:33,806 --> 00:40:35,683
but understand, if it       
        was me in your shoes,

847
00:40:35,724 --> 00:40:36,725
I'd have found a way.

848
00:40:36,767 --> 00:40:39,937
He has before. Many times.

849
00:40:40,896 --> 00:40:42,690
It's been a long evening.

850
00:40:42,773 --> 00:40:44,233
Go home, get some rest.

851
00:40:44,316 --> 00:40:46,485
Because when you go through    
     those doors again tomorrow,

852
00:40:46,569 --> 00:40:50,030
every second, minute,           
    and hour of every day forward

853
00:40:50,114 --> 00:40:52,491
is to be devoted to making     
     what happened tonight

854
00:40:52,575 --> 00:40:54,243
an impossibility.

855
00:41:10,759 --> 00:41:12,970
[phone vibrates]

856
00:41:15,556 --> 00:41:16,807
[Luke]   I got your text.

857
00:41:17,057 --> 00:41:19,810
You nailed down the Killer Mike   
 endorsement after all.

858
00:41:19,894 --> 00:41:21,437
High-risk move.

859
00:41:21,479 --> 00:41:24,356
-I did indeed. High reward.    
     -You're right.

860
00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:26,484
You are a different          
       breed than I'm used to.

861
00:41:26,567 --> 00:41:28,152
I'm not above admitting that.

862
00:41:28,235 --> 00:41:31,947
But that's a handicap I'm        
   trying to eliminate right now.

863
00:41:32,031 --> 00:41:33,449
I'm meeting with Wendy.

864
00:41:33,491 --> 00:41:36,285
I need her insights into you, 
      Prince Capital,

865
00:41:36,368 --> 00:41:38,287
what makes                 
          the whole thing work.

866
00:41:38,329 --> 00:41:41,415
Better understanding on my part   
 equals better results.

867
00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:42,708
And she's not coming across.

868
00:41:42,791 --> 00:41:45,544
Says it's a nonstarter       
       without your okay.

869
00:41:45,628 --> 00:41:46,670
She's loyal.

870
00:41:46,712 --> 00:41:49,298
Like Riley to Starks,      
          game seven.

871
00:41:49,381 --> 00:41:50,758
Put her on.

872
00:41:56,013 --> 00:41:57,556
We've talked about trust.

873
00:41:57,598 --> 00:41:59,391
But there are always boundaries.

874
00:41:59,433 --> 00:42:02,811
Boundaries are a safeguard,     
    but they can be a limitation.

875
00:42:02,895 --> 00:42:05,814
Where I'm going,            
        I can't afford that.

876
00:42:05,856 --> 00:42:07,942
It's fine,                 
          you can talk to him.

877
00:42:08,025 --> 00:42:10,236
About everything.

878
00:42:10,319 --> 00:42:12,863
All the parts                
       coming into alignment.

879
00:42:13,614 --> 00:42:15,449
Impressive.

880
00:42:15,533 --> 00:42:17,243
Today I saw how            
         expensive it can be

881
00:42:17,326 --> 00:42:19,912
when you don't put             
     your faith in your people.

882
00:42:23,666 --> 00:42:26,752
He sees something         
          special in you.

883
00:42:26,794 --> 00:42:30,047
I mean, besides the work      
      you're doing for him.

884
00:42:30,089 --> 00:42:31,465
He trusts you.

885
00:42:31,507 --> 00:42:34,218
Hard to get him to             
     the mountaintop without it.

886
00:42:40,099 --> 00:42:41,725
Yo, what's good?

887
00:42:41,767 --> 00:42:42,977
-Hi.                
                -Hey.

888
00:42:43,227 --> 00:42:44,687
So I'm wanting to start you off   
 with a couple things.

889
00:42:44,728 --> 00:42:46,438
We have chopped cheese       
       with black truffles,

890
00:42:46,522 --> 00:42:48,816
and we have curry goat patties   
    with a couple dipping sauces.

891
00:42:48,857 --> 00:42:50,776
Wendy, you know                  
   I'm gonna cook for you, right?

892
00:42:50,859 --> 00:42:53,070
So, you won't be            
        needing these menus.

893
00:42:53,112 --> 00:42:55,489
-And I hope you're hungry.     
      -[Wendy] Thank you, Chef.

894
00:42:55,531 --> 00:42:56,824
Chef Kwame,                  
       this is Bradford Luke.

895
00:42:56,907 --> 00:42:58,200
Hey, what's up, man?

896
00:42:58,242 --> 00:42:59,702
He's gonna be              
         bringing presidents

897
00:42:59,743 --> 00:43:01,370
to dine here one day soon.

898
00:43:01,412 --> 00:43:02,329
-Dope.                 
             -[chuckles]

899
00:43:02,413 --> 00:43:04,373
Well, I look forward to it.

900
00:43:04,415 --> 00:43:06,542
-Y'all enjoy.           
            -Thank you.

901
00:43:09,003 --> 00:43:11,255
So, what do you want to know?

902
00:43:11,338 --> 00:43:13,465
Tell me everything.

903
00:43:13,507 --> 00:43:14,717
About Mike Prince.

904
00:43:14,842 --> 00:43:19,471
He's driven by a need for         
 respect in a financial setting,

905
00:43:19,555 --> 00:43:21,849
through equal parts faith and--

906
00:43:21,932 --> 00:43:26,812
No. Not like you're           
      talking to a strategist.

907
00:43:26,854 --> 00:43:28,897
Like you're telling           
      the person closest to you

908
00:43:28,981 --> 00:43:31,650
everything you know        
         about the person

909
00:43:31,692 --> 00:43:33,235
you want to set them up with.

910
00:43:35,487 --> 00:43:38,115
The person you think          
      they should end up with.

911
00:43:39,283 --> 00:43:42,244
You want Mike Prince        
        the businessman?

912
00:43:42,286 --> 00:43:44,913
The human? The father?       
       The patient?

913
00:43:46,040 --> 00:43:47,916
I want it all.

914
00:43:49,627 --> 00:43:52,630
Then we're going             
       to need another bottle.

915
00:43:53,672 --> 00:43:56,300
[laughs]

916
00:44:03,057 --> 00:44:05,142
[Ira exhales]

917
00:44:06,727 --> 00:44:08,479
Holy shit!

918
00:44:08,520 --> 00:44:09,813
[Taiga] Thank God!

919
00:44:09,855 --> 00:44:11,440
-[sighs]                   
         -Thank you, Chuck.

920
00:44:11,523 --> 00:44:13,233
-[Chuck] Mm-hmm.            
        -This is incredible.

921
00:44:13,275 --> 00:44:16,278
I told you I'd take care of it.   
 I took care of it.

922
00:44:16,320 --> 00:44:17,696
Dave says                     
      to change your password.

923
00:44:17,738 --> 00:44:20,366
It's too easy. They didn't     
      even have to use GrayKey.

924
00:44:20,407 --> 00:44:21,867
Are you still using        
         your birthday?

925
00:44:21,909 --> 00:44:24,787
It's-- I know. I'm making     
      a new one right now.

926
00:44:24,870 --> 00:44:25,663
Mm-hmm.

927
00:44:25,704 --> 00:44:27,456
And deleting those videos.

928
00:44:27,498 --> 00:44:29,667
Yeah. All of them?

929
00:44:29,750 --> 00:44:31,835
I mean, now                   
      that we've got 'em back.

930
00:44:31,877 --> 00:44:33,587
[stammers]

931
00:44:33,629 --> 00:44:36,173
Delete. Of course.

932
00:44:36,215 --> 00:44:38,717
Of course!

933
00:44:38,801 --> 00:44:40,761
You take the car.           
        I'll get another one.

934
00:44:40,844 --> 00:44:42,805
I'll meet you at home soon.

935
00:44:44,515 --> 00:44:46,809
[nervous chuckle]

936
00:44:52,523 --> 00:44:54,024
I just want to say--

937
00:44:54,066 --> 00:44:55,776
No. You don't have to.

938
00:44:55,859 --> 00:44:57,027
No, actually, I do.

939
00:44:57,069 --> 00:44:58,404
I know this wasn't easy.

940
00:44:58,487 --> 00:45:02,199
I also know the price for it    
    has to be high.

941
00:45:02,241 --> 00:45:04,535
Mm. It is.

942
00:45:04,618 --> 00:45:06,203
Nosebleed altitude.

943
00:45:06,286 --> 00:45:09,623
With everything            
         we've been through,

944
00:45:10,457 --> 00:45:11,583
I-I've always known

945
00:45:11,625 --> 00:45:14,878
I could count on you         
       to do the right thing.

946
00:45:14,962 --> 00:45:16,505
Regardless of the sacrifice.

947
00:45:16,588 --> 00:45:20,968
Because you could always see    
    the bigger picture.

948
00:45:21,009 --> 00:45:22,761
But...

949
00:45:23,637 --> 00:45:25,723
this time...

950
00:45:26,557 --> 00:45:29,518
you could've, you should've...

951
00:45:29,601 --> 00:45:31,770
let me go down.

952
00:45:31,812 --> 00:45:33,897
Big picture, it was          
       the right thing to do.

953
00:45:33,939 --> 00:45:35,149
[chuckles]

954
00:45:35,232 --> 00:45:37,568
But you didn't.

955
00:45:37,651 --> 00:45:38,527
Why?

956
00:45:38,610 --> 00:45:41,238
Because you're my friend.

957
00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:44,116
And, uh...

958
00:45:44,158 --> 00:45:46,869
that's my big picture now.

959
00:45:46,910 --> 00:45:48,579
Chuck, I owe you one.

960
00:45:48,620 --> 00:45:54,334
[laughs] I think the ledger    
     is probably even.

961
00:45:54,376 --> 00:45:56,670
You know what? Come on,       
      I know where there's some

962
00:45:56,754 --> 00:45:59,923
leftover sweet potato pie     
      with our names on it.

963
00:46:16,732 --> 00:46:18,108
Hm?

964
00:46:18,984 --> 00:46:20,944
[chuckles]

965
00:46:30,788 --> 00:46:33,415
I heard today               
        was a rough one here.

966
00:46:33,499 --> 00:46:35,959
Like Mavericks at low tide.

967
00:46:37,586 --> 00:46:40,756
When did you know you had     
      a way to hit Prince?

968
00:46:40,839 --> 00:46:43,467
After our conversation.

969
00:46:43,550 --> 00:46:46,428
First I had to get the original   
 firm to pull out of the IPO.

970
00:46:46,470 --> 00:46:48,055
Plant some seeds of doubt     
      about the deal.

971
00:46:48,138 --> 00:46:50,516
Turns out: "Are you really     
     gonna buy that shit?"

972
00:46:50,557 --> 00:46:52,601
goes a long way             
        in a volatile market.

973
00:46:52,684 --> 00:46:55,604
After they bailed on the IPO,   
    I leaked word to Spartan-Ives

974
00:46:55,646 --> 00:46:56,939
that candidate Prince would be

975
00:46:57,022 --> 00:46:58,649
very appreciative         
          if we got a look.

976
00:46:58,690 --> 00:47:00,692
I hadn't anticipated        
        Victor being able

977
00:47:00,776 --> 00:47:01,860
to get us the extra hour.

978
00:47:01,902 --> 00:47:02,820
He is very good at what he does.

979
00:47:02,903 --> 00:47:04,613
You should have let us know.

980
00:47:04,696 --> 00:47:05,781
Yep.

981
00:47:05,823 --> 00:47:08,909
You were completely exposed    
     if things went south.

982
00:47:08,951 --> 00:47:10,744
Maybe we could have helped     
     protect you,

983
00:47:10,828 --> 00:47:11,870
covered your tracks.

984
00:47:11,954 --> 00:47:14,540
I had to move alone.

985
00:47:14,581 --> 00:47:17,668
And I was confident           
      you'd see it. Eventually.

986
00:47:17,751 --> 00:47:19,586
But all this is only the setup.

987
00:47:19,670 --> 00:47:22,422
Getting to the payoff will be   
    much more challenging.

988
00:47:22,506 --> 00:47:24,216
The secrecy. The deception.

989
00:47:24,258 --> 00:47:25,843
I'm starting to get misty.

990
00:47:25,884 --> 00:47:27,469
[scoffs]

991
00:47:27,553 --> 00:47:30,472
-And now?                 
          -I have sign-off.

992
00:47:34,101 --> 00:47:36,979
So, yes,                      
      the beginnings of a plan.

993
00:47:39,857 --> 00:47:42,234
We might really have        
        some pieces here.

994
00:47:42,276 --> 00:47:44,778
We might indeed.

995
00:47:44,820 --> 00:47:46,363
So...

996
00:47:53,996 --> 00:47:58,083
[high-pitched voice] Let's send   
 this motherfucker to Siberia.

997
00:47:58,166 --> 00:48:01,295
[rap music plays]