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[Boyd]
Previously on Billions...
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[Dake] Today you're the man
who brought down Lawrence Boyd.
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You're under arrest.
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[Dake] Today you're Elvis.
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[Chuck Sr.]
The only question now is...
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which mansion will it be,
Gracie or the Governor's?
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Head of Crim.
Man, plum purchase.
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Freaking launch pad
of the private sector.
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I mean, you land it,
you're minted.
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My part is done for now.
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Oh, what the fuck.
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Hang for a minute, Bryan.
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Listen to what
Bobby has to say.
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Come work for Bach's firm,
on my account.
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[Dake] You know
what Rhoades is, Bryan,
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and I know
you made that call.
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[Chuck] What did you do to get Axelrod
to drop his civil suits?
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I went back to work
at Axe Capital.
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I'm happy
that it works for you.
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But for us, I'm afraid
it's a deal breaker.
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If you ever decide
to grapple with
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why you feel happiness
for you can only exist
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in the company of hairless
21-year-old girls, come see me.
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We can fix that quick.
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[laughs]
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Thanks for taking
the meeting.
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Anything for Bruno.
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Sandicot's downtown
is ripe for redevelopment.
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The whole county's
on the edge of default.
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If they don't get
the casino,
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it goes from something
to consider
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to something
to never think about again.
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Move forward
with the bond.
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The casino is
coming to Sandicot.
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We are committing to this play.
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Sandicot's not getting
the gaming license.
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It's over.
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♪ dramatic music ♪
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[Axe]
How did I get fucked?
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That casino was supposed
to be locked-the-fuck in.
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When an op goes sour,
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we're taught to go back
to its genesis.
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Bobby.
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Put the bat down.
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The gaming license
went to another town.
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Oh, no.
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Let's have a talk
with your nephew.
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♪ dramatic music ♪
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Who paid you?
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It's not like that.
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Marco, it better
fucking not be.
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It's not, Uncle Bru.
It's not, Mr. Axelrod.
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And you, sir.
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- I'm gonna be sick.
- You should be...
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because you know who you
really hurt with this move.
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There was no move.
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You fronted like
the whole thing was wired.
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Was that bait?
Or were you the bait?
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I swear.
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[Hall] If you didn't set
Mr. Axelrod up, who set you up?
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Nobody.
It's a thing that happened,
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not something anyone did.
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That is the kind
of thing I'd say.
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You vetted the info yourself.
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I did.
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Which means
whoever put you up to this
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was careful
and targeted.
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[whispers] Do you
understand me?
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I swear... on my eyes.
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[Hall] Yes, you do.
Now, who paid you?
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No one even knew
who I was going to
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for the financing,
not at first.
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It's some kind of
Albany machine shit.
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The kind that's been
going on for 100 years
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that we got caught in.
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You're getting fottuto for
something someone's cousin did
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to someone else's boss in
a distant part of the state.
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"Fottuto"
means getting fucked.
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I picked that up
in context.
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You know
the kind of options
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this leaves me
to get my money out.
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[dog barking in distance]
Go long.
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Oh, my bad.
I overshot you.
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[Mike] Looks like you finally
have some family time.
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Thanks for coming
down here.
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No, the Boyd business kept me
living at the office,
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so I promised Kevin
I'd spend the day
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with him
when it was done.
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But I'm always happy
to find time for you.
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Kevin, come here
for a minute.
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There's someone
I'd like you to meet.
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This is Mike Dimonda,
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an excellent and very
influential young journalist.
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Mike, my son Kevin.
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Nice to meet you, sir.
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Helluva handshake, Kevin.
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He's a good kid.
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Okay, uh, go out.
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Skinny post.
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Omaha, Omaha. Hut.
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This is the kind of
unadulterated high point
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that rarely comes along.
It's hard to see what more
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there is for you to gain
as U.S. Attorney.
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House, Senate, or do you have
plans to run for Governor?
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Whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa.
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- Where'd you get that?
- What I hear is
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you're taking
a quick victory lap,
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and then it's City Hall,
Capitol Building, or Albany.
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I would never even consider it
while still in office.
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You will be the first
to know should that change.
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Do you mind if I, uh,
shoot a few of you guys
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throwing the ball around?
Or is that private?
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It is.
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But if you think
it has some value,
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then... we can make
an exception.
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That'd be great.
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Come on, Kev.
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All right?
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How's that?
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♪ Hangin' round
downtown by myself ♪
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♪ And I had so much time ♪
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♪ To sit and think
about myself ♪
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♪ And then there she was ♪
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♪ Like double cherry pie ♪
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♪ Yeah, there she was ♪
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♪ Like disco superfly... ♪
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[panting]
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Ryan, why don't you show me
the rest of the house?
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Soon, baby.
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It's just...
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I'm so close.
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Is the pool heater on?
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I think you can handle...
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[Axe] Yeah, I can.
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♪♪♪
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- ♪ I smell sex and candy... ♪
- Get inside. Now.
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Get the fuck out.
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[Lara]
I'm a pretty chill boss,
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but how far do you want
to fucking push it?
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I wasn't expecting you
till tomorrow.
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And you didn't call, so...
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We don't need
to fucking call.
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Right. I'm sorry.
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Of course.
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I'm sorry.
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You know how much
I like you, Ryan.
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But even still, I'm tempted
to broom your ass.
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Tell me
you didn't use our bed.
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No, no. No.
I did not even let her inside.
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That is lucky for you.
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Those towels go
in the trash.
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[sighs]
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Sounds like you've
been pardoned.
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I'm doing a war room.
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I need you to make lunch
for eight.
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Thanks, Axe.
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I'm really sorry.
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And wash
your fucking hands.
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Right.
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Hello.
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That was quick.
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Thought
you'd be back later.
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Yeah, well,
we had our catch.
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Then Dad did the interview,
and we came home.
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Bye, Dad.
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You said you wanted
to spend the day with him.
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Yeah, I said I wanted to spend
time with him, and I did.
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You used him as a prop.
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Which you swore
you'd never do,
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since that's exactly what
your father did to you.
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[sighs]
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We spent the morning
at the park.
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And a reporter
happened upon us
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because, at the moment,
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I am news-worthy.
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Finally in a good way.
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I'm sure it's a wonderful lesson
for Kevin
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- on what really matters.
- Indeed it was.
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He got to run around
a little bit,
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and he got some exposure
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as to how you finesse relations
with the fourth estate.
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[scoffs]
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That is exactly
the kind of half-truth
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that's led to our
current situation.
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As is your failure
to tell me
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you were going back
to work for Axelrod.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, I had to Columbo
that one for myself.
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Yet it seems
that I'm required
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to disclose every detail
of how I spend my time.
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No, you're not.
When it comes to the kids,
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yes, complete transparency,
but otherwise,
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you don't have to share
anything, so you know, go.
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Do whatever the fuck you want,
and so will I.
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Oh, there it goes.
There it goes.
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Your justification...
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slid in there so maybe
I would realize it later.
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But there it was.
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You want the freedom
to see other people.
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Yes.
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I want freedom...
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all around.
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And I would be free,
as well.
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Consider that door open.
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You're really saying
those words?
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Yes, I am.
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For both of us.
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Wendy.
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What?
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I'll see you tomorrow.
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♪ dramatic music ♪
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♪♪♪
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So, it's fallen upon
all of you
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to figure out
how to get us un-fucked.
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The gaming license
was the guarantee
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that Sandicot
would pay off the notes.
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Now, the license is gone,
the area is going to default,
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and we're about to eat
a half a billion,
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including 100 mill
in fresh capital we put in.
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Any suggestions?
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There's no road
to raising tax revenues.
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I don't give a shit
what we don't have.
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I need to know the roads
that are open to us
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or the ground that can be
cleared to make one.
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Isn't there anyone we can
sell this turd to?
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Not without taking
a nine-figure haircut.
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Same goes
for restructuring.
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This thing stinks
like Billy Batts
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in the trunk right now.
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Austerity.
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You don't need to whisper it
like it's some dark spell
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that'll come true
if you say it too loudly.
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It kind of is, though,
isn't it?
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Yeah.
Because once you say it,
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you realize
it's your only option.
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Austerity.
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Okay.
Step it out for everyone.
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Well, the note exchange requires
that the town pay you first,
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before any of its other
financial obligations,
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like union contracts
with town workers,
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teachers' salaries,
all that.
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Austerity just means
you enforce that.
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Yes. Go ahead,
seize their assets,
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like Singer did
in Argentina.
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What kind of assets?
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Sandicot is not an entire
South American country.
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Right. We wouldn't be
skimming cream off the top.
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We'd be gutting them
for their organs,
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like in a Korean
horror movie.
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You'd be mostly looking at land,
buildings, and utilities.
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Town also has
an original Remington.
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It's worth upwards
of $900,000.
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The fuck's a Remington?
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Frederic. American artist
from the 19th century.
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He specialized in depictions
of the Old West.
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I took Art History
for the automatic A.
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Some of it stuck.
258
00:11:18,179 --> 00:11:20,306
If you force them
to pay you,
259
00:11:20,389 --> 00:11:22,391
the county would have
to severely cut back
260
00:11:22,474 --> 00:11:25,311
on its municipal workforce,
roll back labor contracts,
261
00:11:25,394 --> 00:11:27,062
and pillage
its pension funds.
262
00:11:27,146 --> 00:11:29,398
Eventually they'd have
to shutter some schools,
263
00:11:29,481 --> 00:11:31,150
leading
to overpopulated classrooms
264
00:11:31,233 --> 00:11:32,860
and forced free periods.
265
00:11:32,943 --> 00:11:35,821
Decreased graduation rates,
increased crime.
266
00:11:35,905 --> 00:11:39,366
They would be consolidation
of hospitals, fire houses.
267
00:11:39,450 --> 00:11:41,619
There would also be
cuts in police manpower.
268
00:11:41,702 --> 00:11:43,704
Which would bring other
kinds of problems.
269
00:11:43,787 --> 00:11:45,164
The effects are viral.
270
00:11:45,247 --> 00:11:46,999
The losses spin off
to the businesses
271
00:11:47,082 --> 00:11:48,876
that provide services
to the town.
272
00:11:48,959 --> 00:11:50,753
Other area businesses
start to close,
273
00:11:50,836 --> 00:11:53,339
and more jobs are lost.
274
00:11:53,422 --> 00:11:55,591
Won't all this be
a PR nightmare?
275
00:11:55,674 --> 00:11:58,677
PR that comes with losing that
much money is a nightmare, too.
276
00:11:58,761 --> 00:12:00,346
And we lose the money.
277
00:12:00,429 --> 00:12:02,848
I don't like any of
the answers I'm hearing.
278
00:12:02,932 --> 00:12:04,934
There has to be a way
to get this done
279
00:12:05,017 --> 00:12:07,019
without destroying the place.
280
00:12:07,102 --> 00:12:08,979
Model it up for me.
281
00:12:09,063 --> 00:12:11,232
All scenarios.
282
00:12:18,197 --> 00:12:22,034
Son, I did something today
283
00:12:22,117 --> 00:12:24,536
that is gonna
absolutely floor you.
284
00:12:24,620 --> 00:12:26,121
I thought you went
golfing today.
285
00:12:26,205 --> 00:12:29,041
I did. Played my 18,
286
00:12:29,124 --> 00:12:30,960
and then I withdrew
my membership
287
00:12:31,043 --> 00:12:32,878
from the Garden City
Golf Club.
288
00:12:32,962 --> 00:12:35,839
Oh, that's
your natural habitat.
289
00:12:35,923 --> 00:12:40,010
Few places a man
can be as comfortable.
290
00:12:40,094 --> 00:12:41,887
But it was time.
291
00:12:41,971 --> 00:12:43,889
They don't allow women.
292
00:12:43,973 --> 00:12:46,892
And I cannot be a member
of a restricted club anymore.
293
00:12:46,976 --> 00:12:48,060
Noble.
294
00:12:48,143 --> 00:12:50,854
Anticipatory.
Of the future.
295
00:12:50,938 --> 00:12:52,523
That's baked right
into the word.
296
00:12:52,606 --> 00:12:55,818
Your future,
which should start right now.
297
00:12:55,901 --> 00:12:57,736
It's unethical for me
to run while...
298
00:12:57,820 --> 00:13:01,115
The Tappan Institute
commissioned a poll.
299
00:13:01,198 --> 00:13:05,077
Oh, your buddy Tate Tappan's
think tank just happened...
300
00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:06,412
Independent.
301
00:13:06,495 --> 00:13:08,831
No connection to me.
302
00:13:08,914 --> 00:13:10,541
The results are quite...
303
00:13:10,624 --> 00:13:13,794
I don't want to hear
anything about it.
304
00:13:16,171 --> 00:13:17,756
[sighs]
305
00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,801
No, I've just gotten out
from under a cloud.
306
00:13:20,884 --> 00:13:23,595
If word leaks out about a poll
while I'm in office,
307
00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,307
that is gonna be
a darker cloud.
308
00:13:26,390 --> 00:13:28,475
What is this, then?
309
00:13:30,602 --> 00:13:32,688
That's Camelot right there.
310
00:13:32,771 --> 00:13:34,273
Don't try to spin it.
311
00:13:34,356 --> 00:13:38,610
That is a picture of a man
running for office.
312
00:13:41,447 --> 00:13:44,908
You're doing more
than just dreaming about it.
313
00:13:44,992 --> 00:13:46,618
I'll send you
those poll results.
314
00:13:46,702 --> 00:13:48,912
I think they're
gonna be encouraging.
315
00:13:50,581 --> 00:13:55,252
But you're gonna have
to resolve things with Wendy.
316
00:13:55,336 --> 00:13:58,797
You cannot be
an effective candidate
317
00:13:58,881 --> 00:14:00,674
if your marriage
is in the crapper.
318
00:14:00,758 --> 00:14:02,968
That's not really
a thing anymore, Dad.
319
00:14:03,052 --> 00:14:05,637
That I'd need a woman standing
behind me on the podium,
320
00:14:05,721 --> 00:14:07,806
that's archaic.
[scoffs]
321
00:14:07,890 --> 00:14:10,017
Son, you do know
why you need her
322
00:14:10,100 --> 00:14:12,186
in your life, don't you?
323
00:14:13,854 --> 00:14:18,734
She is
a natural-born killer.
324
00:14:18,817 --> 00:14:22,404
That's what she builds,
all day... killers.
325
00:14:23,572 --> 00:14:26,450
You're a good candidate.
326
00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:29,328
She'd make you
unstoppable.
327
00:14:32,206 --> 00:14:35,084
Don't get your hopes up.
328
00:14:35,167 --> 00:14:37,920
Oh, you still got
your shucking skills.
329
00:14:38,003 --> 00:14:40,089
Summer job on City Island
when I was 14.
330
00:14:40,172 --> 00:14:43,425
[Dean] For the record,
I am not eating any of those.
331
00:14:43,509 --> 00:14:47,346
♪ dramatic music ♪
332
00:15:05,239 --> 00:15:06,240
Any answers?
333
00:15:06,323 --> 00:15:07,574
Getting there.
334
00:15:07,658 --> 00:15:10,035
Marc was absolutely
not conning you.
335
00:15:10,119 --> 00:15:11,870
No wires or transfers.
336
00:15:11,954 --> 00:15:13,872
No evidence
of inbound cash
337
00:15:13,956 --> 00:15:16,041
or altered behavior
whatsoever
338
00:15:16,125 --> 00:15:17,918
in him, the wife,
or other family.
339
00:15:18,001 --> 00:15:20,546
So he was conned
right along with me.
340
00:15:20,629 --> 00:15:22,256
The Gaming Facility
Location Board
341
00:15:22,339 --> 00:15:24,967
reassigned the license
to Kingsford at the last minute.
342
00:15:25,050 --> 00:15:26,385
I confirmed that.
343
00:15:26,468 --> 00:15:28,971
A guy named Joe Scolari
made the call to switch.
344
00:15:29,054 --> 00:15:30,305
No one motivated him?
345
00:15:30,389 --> 00:15:32,057
It's hard to pinpoint
where the idea
346
00:15:32,141 --> 00:15:33,517
to change
even originated,
347
00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,477
or who he's trying
to keep happy.
348
00:15:35,561 --> 00:15:37,563
But I do know that
these things don't move
349
00:15:37,646 --> 00:15:39,398
unless somebody orders
it to happen.
350
00:15:39,481 --> 00:15:41,066
Okay.
Stay on it.
351
00:15:41,150 --> 00:15:43,819
I'm gonna get with Scolari,
see if I can get a read on him.
352
00:15:50,492 --> 00:15:54,246
Thank you for agreeing
to meet, Senator Scolari.
353
00:15:54,329 --> 00:15:56,498
Oh, call me Joe.
354
00:15:56,582 --> 00:15:58,459
What brings you up
the Thruway?
355
00:15:58,542 --> 00:16:00,252
You looking for approval
for another,
356
00:16:00,335 --> 00:16:02,880
uh, outdoor shower at your place
in the Hamptons?
357
00:16:02,963 --> 00:16:04,423
[laughs]
358
00:16:04,506 --> 00:16:06,925
Well, if you've gone to so
much trouble to research me,
359
00:16:07,009 --> 00:16:08,385
you must know why.
360
00:16:08,469 --> 00:16:10,262
I'm here as an investor
in New York State
361
00:16:10,345 --> 00:16:12,431
meeting with one its finest
representatives.
362
00:16:12,514 --> 00:16:14,266
Of course.
363
00:16:14,349 --> 00:16:17,561
I know about the note
exchange on Sandicot.
364
00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:20,022
And I want you to know
the Location Board
365
00:16:20,105 --> 00:16:23,484
doesn't take matters
of gaming licenses lightly.
366
00:16:24,776 --> 00:16:26,945
The committee chose
the location
367
00:16:27,029 --> 00:16:28,780
that would bring
the greatest benefit
368
00:16:28,864 --> 00:16:30,949
to the greatest
number of people.
369
00:16:31,033 --> 00:16:32,951
That turned out
to be Kingsford.
370
00:16:33,035 --> 00:16:35,120
Oh, I believe that
the state-appointed board,
371
00:16:35,204 --> 00:16:36,455
handpicked
by the Governor,
372
00:16:36,538 --> 00:16:38,874
would be nothing
short of rigorous.
373
00:16:38,957 --> 00:16:41,627
Thing is, I have it
on good authority
374
00:16:41,710 --> 00:16:44,588
that Sandicot
was gonna get that license.
375
00:16:44,671 --> 00:16:48,258
So the late switch
seems... odd.
376
00:16:48,342 --> 00:16:52,137
Our process always
seems odd to outsiders.
377
00:16:52,221 --> 00:16:55,307
That's where the whole
sausage-making thing comes from.
378
00:16:55,390 --> 00:16:57,184
But let me reassure you,
379
00:16:57,267 --> 00:17:00,312
there was nothing out
of the ordinary about it.
380
00:17:00,395 --> 00:17:02,648
The committee
chose the location
381
00:17:02,731 --> 00:17:04,483
that would bring
the greatest benefit
382
00:17:04,566 --> 00:17:06,068
to the greatest
number of people.
383
00:17:06,151 --> 00:17:07,653
That turned out
to be Kingsford.
384
00:17:07,736 --> 00:17:09,488
Yeah, no, you said.
385
00:17:09,571 --> 00:17:12,533
What I was looking for
is a specific reason
386
00:17:12,616 --> 00:17:14,284
that decision was made.
387
00:17:14,368 --> 00:17:16,119
Oh.
388
00:17:16,203 --> 00:17:18,580
You want specifics.
389
00:17:18,664 --> 00:17:22,376
Details into our process.
390
00:17:22,459 --> 00:17:24,461
Inner workings and so forth.
391
00:17:24,545 --> 00:17:26,004
That would be helpful.
392
00:17:26,088 --> 00:17:27,339
Sure.
393
00:17:27,422 --> 00:17:29,758
I can share that.
394
00:17:29,841 --> 00:17:31,969
The committee
chose the location
395
00:17:32,052 --> 00:17:33,762
that would bring
the greatest benefit
396
00:17:33,845 --> 00:17:36,181
to the greatest
number of people.
397
00:17:36,265 --> 00:17:39,184
That turned out
to be Kingsford.
398
00:17:39,268 --> 00:17:44,147
Just as I'm sure you took
on the obligations of Sandicot
399
00:17:44,231 --> 00:17:46,441
for the good
of those fine people.
400
00:17:55,659 --> 00:17:58,912
I hope this has been as much fun
for you as it has for me.
401
00:17:58,996 --> 00:18:01,164
Absolutely.
402
00:18:04,626 --> 00:18:08,547
♪ dramatic music ♪
403
00:18:14,595 --> 00:18:16,555
He doesn't make any
of his own decisions.
404
00:18:16,638 --> 00:18:18,932
He's got a string hanging
right out of his back.
405
00:18:19,016 --> 00:18:20,851
And it's the Governor
who's pulling it.
406
00:18:20,934 --> 00:18:23,061
I'll see
what I can find out.
407
00:18:23,145 --> 00:18:25,522
I didn't sleep last night.
408
00:18:26,607 --> 00:18:28,525
Your numbers
have been strong,
409
00:18:28,609 --> 00:18:30,652
even in a tough market.
410
00:18:30,736 --> 00:18:33,864
Yeah, they have been.
411
00:18:33,947 --> 00:18:35,991
So what was it
kept you up?
412
00:18:36,074 --> 00:18:38,160
Russian hackers.
413
00:18:39,036 --> 00:18:41,455
They can fuck with us
so easily,
414
00:18:41,538 --> 00:18:44,041
in ways we can't
even comprehend.
415
00:18:44,124 --> 00:18:45,834
A few keystrokes
and they can bring
416
00:18:45,917 --> 00:18:47,919
an entire airline
to a standstill.
417
00:18:48,003 --> 00:18:50,088
Thousands of people
stranded.
418
00:18:50,172 --> 00:18:52,090
So your fear is, uh, what?
419
00:18:52,174 --> 00:18:55,510
These hackers targeting you?
The entire market?
420
00:18:55,594 --> 00:18:57,429
My portfolio could
go up in flames.
421
00:18:57,512 --> 00:18:59,598
I have a family.
422
00:19:01,016 --> 00:19:02,934
When did you start
losing sleep over it?
423
00:19:03,018 --> 00:19:05,270
Just last night.
424
00:19:05,354 --> 00:19:06,772
Anything happen
yesterday?
425
00:19:06,855 --> 00:19:08,523
I had to go out
to Axe's house
426
00:19:08,607 --> 00:19:11,443
in the Hamptons
for a special meeting.
427
00:19:11,526 --> 00:19:14,279
Axe bought the distressed debt
on this town upstate.
428
00:19:14,363 --> 00:19:16,740
Now they're defaulting.
It's a shit load of money.
429
00:19:16,823 --> 00:19:18,909
What do you think
you should do?
430
00:19:20,744 --> 00:19:22,746
Well,
what are the options?
431
00:19:22,829 --> 00:19:25,207
Austerity.
Or lose money.
432
00:19:35,342 --> 00:19:37,135
Do you see the connection?
433
00:19:37,219 --> 00:19:39,304
With the hackers?
434
00:19:41,056 --> 00:19:42,474
You're saying
we're like them?
435
00:19:42,557 --> 00:19:43,767
They're agents of chaos
436
00:19:43,850 --> 00:19:45,602
who can destabilize
all our lives
437
00:19:45,686 --> 00:19:47,479
just because
they feel like it.
438
00:19:47,562 --> 00:19:49,356
Who are you to
those people upstate?
439
00:19:49,439 --> 00:19:51,525
- Chaos.
- Yes.
440
00:19:52,150 --> 00:19:54,486
Axe Cap
is the agent of chaos.
441
00:19:54,569 --> 00:19:58,198
You know what
austerity means.
442
00:19:58,281 --> 00:20:01,284
You guys traverse
moral and legal gray areas
443
00:20:01,368 --> 00:20:03,161
all the time,
but you can live with it
444
00:20:03,245 --> 00:20:05,997
because you're rarely aware
of anyone getting hurt by it.
445
00:20:06,081 --> 00:20:09,668
With this town, you know
exactly who's getting hurt,
446
00:20:09,751 --> 00:20:11,670
and where they're gonna
feel their pain.
447
00:20:11,753 --> 00:20:14,214
And how their lives
are gonna spin out of control
448
00:20:14,297 --> 00:20:16,341
because of decisions made
in your presence,
449
00:20:16,425 --> 00:20:19,511
at a fucking mansion
in the Hamptons.
450
00:20:19,594 --> 00:20:21,596
I don't even know
that it's wrong for him
451
00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:24,558
to do what he's doing...
452
00:20:24,641 --> 00:20:27,394
only that I don't like
how it makes me feel.
453
00:20:27,477 --> 00:20:29,938
This is all connected.
454
00:20:32,607 --> 00:20:35,610
When a situation starts
affecting you
455
00:20:35,694 --> 00:20:38,447
so much
you can't sleep,
456
00:20:38,530 --> 00:20:41,700
you have to take action.
457
00:20:41,783 --> 00:20:43,285
Fighting for those people
458
00:20:43,368 --> 00:20:46,413
and fighting for yourself
are one and the same.
459
00:20:54,254 --> 00:20:57,424
[woman] I taught elementary
school for 30 years,
460
00:20:57,507 --> 00:20:59,968
always contributing
to my pension.
461
00:21:03,638 --> 00:21:07,142
That was my nest egg
for retirement.
462
00:21:07,225 --> 00:21:10,562
Then that nest egg
got invested.
463
00:21:10,645 --> 00:21:15,525
But the town it was invested in
mismanaged its finances.
464
00:21:15,609 --> 00:21:19,404
And now they don't want
to pay what they owe,
465
00:21:19,488 --> 00:21:21,823
and my retirement
is threatened.
466
00:21:25,535 --> 00:21:28,079
A spot like this will kick off
our Astroturf campaign
467
00:21:28,163 --> 00:21:30,457
to make it look like
the area's getting a bailout
468
00:21:30,540 --> 00:21:31,750
and not a death sentence.
469
00:21:31,833 --> 00:21:33,168
Commercials like this one,
470
00:21:33,251 --> 00:21:34,669
but specific to Sandicot,
471
00:21:34,753 --> 00:21:36,880
sell the idea
that our investors,
472
00:21:36,963 --> 00:21:38,423
teachers from the Midwest,
473
00:21:38,507 --> 00:21:41,176
hardworking, responsible people
from all over,
474
00:21:41,259 --> 00:21:42,969
they are the ones who suffer
475
00:21:43,053 --> 00:21:44,721
if Sandicot
is allowed to default.
476
00:21:44,805 --> 00:21:47,474
Make it clear that we are
the ones willing to negotiate.
477
00:21:47,557 --> 00:21:49,267
It's the town
that's being difficult.
478
00:21:49,351 --> 00:21:51,520
Of course.
Sandicot is being uncooperative.
479
00:21:51,603 --> 00:21:52,729
We'll say all that.
480
00:21:52,813 --> 00:21:54,898
Any questions?
481
00:21:57,108 --> 00:21:58,944
Danzig.
482
00:21:59,027 --> 00:22:00,821
You've been awfully quiet.
483
00:22:00,904 --> 00:22:04,366
Are we really
gonna do this?
484
00:22:04,449 --> 00:22:07,160
I mean, we can make
some market moves
485
00:22:07,244 --> 00:22:11,331
and potentially pick up some of
the losses by next quarter.
486
00:22:11,414 --> 00:22:13,750
We're making it look
like our investors are down
487
00:22:13,834 --> 00:22:15,168
to eating cat food.
488
00:22:15,252 --> 00:22:17,796
The people up there are sure
to turn to the media
489
00:22:17,879 --> 00:22:21,466
and to cry poor,
to play the victim card.
490
00:22:21,550 --> 00:22:23,218
It makes sense for us
to point out
491
00:22:23,301 --> 00:22:25,345
that there are
other victims.
492
00:22:25,428 --> 00:22:26,638
Exactly.
493
00:22:26,721 --> 00:22:29,808
But we are not
really the victims.
494
00:22:29,891 --> 00:22:31,977
They are.
495
00:22:32,811 --> 00:22:34,896
I kind of feel
like he's right.
496
00:22:36,565 --> 00:22:39,985
We could hold the debt,
take a short-term loss,
497
00:22:40,068 --> 00:22:43,363
but then take the lead
in re-growing Sandicot,
498
00:22:43,446 --> 00:22:45,532
redeveloping the downtown.
499
00:22:45,615 --> 00:22:47,909
Uh, create a food hall
500
00:22:47,993 --> 00:22:51,121
or bring in
a minor-league team.
501
00:22:52,789 --> 00:22:55,417
Taylor, something you want
to add to that?
502
00:22:58,253 --> 00:23:00,338
Yes.
503
00:23:01,756 --> 00:23:04,050
It is unfortunate...
offensive, actually...
504
00:23:04,134 --> 00:23:05,510
to even be talking
about this,
505
00:23:05,594 --> 00:23:07,846
and that people have
to live in near-poverty.
506
00:23:11,182 --> 00:23:14,394
But in many ways,
a town is like a business.
507
00:23:14,477 --> 00:23:17,564
And when a business
operates beyond its means,
508
00:23:17,647 --> 00:23:19,024
when numbers don't add up,
509
00:23:19,107 --> 00:23:20,859
and the people
in charge continue on,
510
00:23:20,942 --> 00:23:23,320
heedless of that face,
sure that some sugar daddy,
511
00:23:23,403 --> 00:23:25,572
usually in the form
of the Federal Government,
512
00:23:25,655 --> 00:23:28,491
will come along and scoop them
up and cover the shortfalls,
513
00:23:28,575 --> 00:23:31,536
well, that truly
offends me.
514
00:23:35,290 --> 00:23:37,375
People might say
you hurt this town.
515
00:23:37,459 --> 00:23:41,338
But in my opinion,
the town put the hurt on itself.
516
00:23:41,421 --> 00:23:42,797
Corrections are in order.
517
00:23:42,881 --> 00:23:44,382
There's a way
to make this work,
518
00:23:44,466 --> 00:23:47,344
and that way is hard,
but necessary.
519
00:23:47,427 --> 00:23:51,431
As Taleb says,
"Become antifragile, or die."
520
00:23:51,514 --> 00:23:53,934
Once we do this, the town
will face that challenge
521
00:23:54,017 --> 00:23:56,061
and come out stronger.
522
00:23:56,144 --> 00:23:57,771
Or it will cease being.
523
00:23:57,854 --> 00:23:59,731
Either result
absolutely natural,
524
00:23:59,814 --> 00:24:02,067
as in, of nature itself.
525
00:24:02,150 --> 00:24:05,070
♪ suspensful music ♪
526
00:24:05,153 --> 00:24:07,489
♪♪♪
527
00:24:07,572 --> 00:24:09,658
[inhales, sighs]
528
00:24:32,013 --> 00:24:35,642
You've been stepping
things up lately.
529
00:24:35,725 --> 00:24:39,562
Extra-nice ties, new suit.
530
00:24:39,646 --> 00:24:42,273
You been speed-dating
with law firms?
531
00:24:42,357 --> 00:24:44,109
I might've tried
a lightning round.
532
00:24:44,192 --> 00:24:46,277
Mm. And?
533
00:24:47,404 --> 00:24:49,280
She's not as hot
as her profile pic.
534
00:24:49,364 --> 00:24:50,364
Yeah?
535
00:24:50,365 --> 00:24:52,325
No. Line AUSA's like us,
536
00:24:52,409 --> 00:24:54,327
you're only looking
at 600K to start.
537
00:24:54,411 --> 00:24:56,871
If you get Chief of Crim
and go private,
538
00:24:56,955 --> 00:24:59,290
it's a lot more than 600.
539
00:24:59,374 --> 00:25:01,710
It's double.
540
00:25:01,793 --> 00:25:04,504
[sighs]
541
00:25:04,587 --> 00:25:08,299
I just don't think I can stick
around if Connerty gets it.
542
00:25:08,383 --> 00:25:10,552
I'm not gonna have
the stomach for that shit.
543
00:25:10,635 --> 00:25:12,137
Maybe he won't get it.
544
00:25:12,220 --> 00:25:14,264
After Boyd?
545
00:25:14,347 --> 00:25:17,183
Don't count yourself out.
You've been crushing it lately.
546
00:25:22,230 --> 00:25:24,107
Chuck took him
to Keens for lunch.
547
00:25:24,190 --> 00:25:25,190
Oh, shit.
548
00:25:25,233 --> 00:25:27,068
Yeah.
549
00:25:27,152 --> 00:25:29,237
Shit.
550
00:25:38,747 --> 00:25:40,915
The mutton chop is the thing
to order here.
551
00:25:40,999 --> 00:25:42,542
It's what
they're known for.
552
00:25:42,625 --> 00:25:45,170
Mutton?
I don't know.
553
00:25:45,253 --> 00:25:47,964
Come on, it's tradition.
554
00:25:48,048 --> 00:25:50,508
Oh, this place has
a special character, doesn't it?
555
00:25:50,592 --> 00:25:54,012
You can almost feel all
the history in this room,
556
00:25:54,095 --> 00:25:56,473
all the deals
that've been made.
557
00:25:56,556 --> 00:25:59,350
It's where Senator Vandeveer
brought me when she told me
558
00:25:59,434 --> 00:26:02,187
I was being appointed
U.S. Attorney.
559
00:26:02,270 --> 00:26:04,856
And it's where I always
thought I would take you
560
00:26:04,939 --> 00:26:07,275
when you'd earned the promotion
to Head of Crim.
561
00:26:09,778 --> 00:26:12,280
Mutton's an interesting
euphemism, isn't it?
562
00:26:12,363 --> 00:26:15,617
Well,
nobody ever says "sheep."
563
00:26:15,700 --> 00:26:18,244
But who wants to eat
something so adorable, right?
564
00:26:18,328 --> 00:26:21,122
So it's a mutton chop.
565
00:26:22,457 --> 00:26:24,626
Definitely
less objectionable.
566
00:26:26,711 --> 00:26:29,964
The kangaroo industry
recently tried that.
567
00:26:31,633 --> 00:26:32,926
- Did they?
- Yes.
568
00:26:33,009 --> 00:26:35,095
In fact, there was a
country-wide survey
569
00:26:35,178 --> 00:26:36,679
to pick a name,
570
00:26:36,763 --> 00:26:38,890
and they settled
on "Australus."
571
00:26:38,973 --> 00:26:40,767
But not for the same
reason as a sheep.
572
00:26:40,850 --> 00:26:44,771
No, this was
entirely different.
573
00:26:44,854 --> 00:26:48,316
Seems the kangaroo has a great
deal in common with the rat.
574
00:26:51,027 --> 00:26:52,529
Hence, "Australus."
575
00:26:52,612 --> 00:26:55,740
I mean, it's elegant,
don't you think?
576
00:26:55,824 --> 00:26:59,119
And yet,
even by any other name,
577
00:26:59,202 --> 00:27:01,579
there's still a slab
of giant rat
578
00:27:01,663 --> 00:27:06,501
sitting on the plate
right in front of you.
579
00:27:06,584 --> 00:27:08,044
[server]
Can I get you started?
580
00:27:08,128 --> 00:27:10,797
Ah, here we go.
He'll have the mutton.
581
00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:12,966
I'm not ready yet.
582
00:27:14,175 --> 00:27:16,886
[clears throat]
583
00:27:16,970 --> 00:27:20,473
Bryan...
584
00:27:20,557 --> 00:27:22,642
do you have
something to tell me?
585
00:27:24,561 --> 00:27:25,937
I'm not sure
what you mean.
586
00:27:26,020 --> 00:27:28,106
I think you know.
587
00:27:31,901 --> 00:27:34,320
Are we talking about
the investigation?
588
00:27:34,404 --> 00:27:36,406
Yes.
589
00:27:36,489 --> 00:27:38,449
Yes.
590
00:27:38,533 --> 00:27:40,618
We are.
591
00:27:41,870 --> 00:27:44,247
This is it.
592
00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:46,916
Your chance.
593
00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:49,627
This is the conversation
that you knew, deep down,
594
00:27:49,711 --> 00:27:51,963
you would have to have
if you had any desire
595
00:27:52,046 --> 00:27:55,717
to continue to have
any relationship with me.
596
00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,218
This is the conversation
597
00:27:57,302 --> 00:27:59,929
that you have been dreading
all these many months.
598
00:28:00,013 --> 00:28:02,640
The one about betrayal,
disillusionment,
599
00:28:02,724 --> 00:28:05,685
second chances,
and lost opportunities.
600
00:28:05,768 --> 00:28:07,478
This is the one
where you tell me
601
00:28:07,562 --> 00:28:09,147
how and why you brought
602
00:28:09,230 --> 00:28:11,482
the investigation
down upon my head.
603
00:28:11,566 --> 00:28:13,985
All right, Chuck.
604
00:28:14,068 --> 00:28:17,447
You got it right with all
that grandiose indignance.
605
00:28:19,032 --> 00:28:21,701
I am the one
who called the OPR.
606
00:28:21,784 --> 00:28:25,330
♪ dramatic music ♪
607
00:28:25,413 --> 00:28:27,498
I didn't hear a no.
608
00:28:32,629 --> 00:28:34,714
[bell jangles]
609
00:28:41,596 --> 00:28:43,306
Fuck.
610
00:28:43,389 --> 00:28:44,557
Fuck!
611
00:28:44,641 --> 00:28:46,726
[car door closes]
Bryan.
612
00:28:51,439 --> 00:28:53,524
One more thing.
613
00:28:55,818 --> 00:28:57,612
Is Axe Cap bugged?
614
00:28:57,695 --> 00:28:59,364
[scoffs]
Not officially.
615
00:28:59,447 --> 00:29:00,823
But right now,
616
00:29:00,907 --> 00:29:03,451
I wouldn't be surprised
if it were unofficially.
617
00:29:03,534 --> 00:29:06,037
Hey, look, I know you don't
want to come work for me.
618
00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:07,205
I get it.
619
00:29:07,288 --> 00:29:08,957
You're an idealist.
620
00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,042
But the man
that you work for now...
621
00:29:11,125 --> 00:29:13,544
he's not just dirty,
he's worse than that.
622
00:29:13,628 --> 00:29:15,546
He's a hypocrite.
623
00:29:15,630 --> 00:29:19,300
And if you know that,
and you still let it happen,
624
00:29:19,384 --> 00:29:21,511
then I think you know
what that makes you.
625
00:29:33,314 --> 00:29:35,984
[Chuck] Well...
626
00:29:36,067 --> 00:29:38,027
now I know for certain
627
00:29:38,111 --> 00:29:40,655
who I have to thank
for my day at the Senate.
628
00:29:43,741 --> 00:29:47,412
But unlike Julius Caesar,
seems I managed to pull through.
629
00:29:47,495 --> 00:29:49,414
Oh, it's clear
you're a survivor.
630
00:29:49,497 --> 00:29:51,833
And it's clear I can't
make you Head of Crim.
631
00:29:53,668 --> 00:29:56,296
You let him get to you.
632
00:29:56,379 --> 00:29:58,172
Only because
he spoke the truth.
633
00:29:58,256 --> 00:30:00,258
You were
abusing the office.
634
00:30:00,341 --> 00:30:02,010
You lied about
recusing yourself.
635
00:30:02,093 --> 00:30:05,513
You stole evidence
from your wife's computer.
636
00:30:05,596 --> 00:30:06,931
I made some missteps.
637
00:30:07,015 --> 00:30:08,308
Mis... [scoffs]
638
00:30:08,391 --> 00:30:11,019
Okay.
More than missteps.
639
00:30:11,102 --> 00:30:15,773
In my vigor,
I transgressed...
640
00:30:15,857 --> 00:30:19,610
in ways
I never imagined I would.
641
00:30:19,694 --> 00:30:21,821
But I have atoned
for all of it.
642
00:30:21,904 --> 00:30:25,783
And I am still in the process,
personally and professionally.
643
00:30:25,867 --> 00:30:27,785
I dropped the case.
644
00:30:27,869 --> 00:30:30,621
And now you're
trying to punish me.
645
00:30:30,705 --> 00:30:32,874
I earned that position.
646
00:30:34,959 --> 00:30:36,794
But...
647
00:30:36,878 --> 00:30:39,339
Chief of Crim
goes to Lonnie.
648
00:30:39,422 --> 00:30:41,215
[scoffs]
649
00:30:41,299 --> 00:30:44,344
For the foreseeable future,
650
00:30:44,427 --> 00:30:46,846
the chair will remain vacant.
651
00:30:53,227 --> 00:30:56,105
Going ahead, I am committed
652
00:30:56,189 --> 00:30:58,149
to complete transparency
between us.
653
00:30:58,232 --> 00:31:01,277
No more silence
or subterfuge.
654
00:31:01,361 --> 00:31:04,530
If one of us is angry,
or disappointed,
655
00:31:04,614 --> 00:31:07,075
we express it.
656
00:31:07,158 --> 00:31:11,287
So, you can either quit
right now...
657
00:31:11,371 --> 00:31:13,915
or you can stay.
658
00:31:13,998 --> 00:31:16,084
Prove your loyalty.
659
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:20,838
And when you do,
660
00:31:20,922 --> 00:31:23,716
you will truly
have earned that chair.
661
00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,885
Are you two
planning to order?
662
00:31:27,470 --> 00:31:31,808
I'll have the mutton.
What about you, Bryan?
663
00:31:35,478 --> 00:31:37,605
I'll have the same.
664
00:31:42,944 --> 00:31:45,029
[chair squeaks]
665
00:31:51,869 --> 00:31:56,249
[sighs]
666
00:31:56,332 --> 00:31:58,543
[indistinct conversations]
667
00:32:02,713 --> 00:32:05,258
[Axe] Welcome sight,
you in my office.
668
00:32:05,341 --> 00:32:08,094
I'm not sure my message
will be all that welcome.
669
00:32:08,177 --> 00:32:09,762
Oh?
670
00:32:09,846 --> 00:32:12,056
I don't think it's in the best
interest of this firm
671
00:32:12,140 --> 00:32:13,766
to foreclose
on that town.
672
00:32:13,850 --> 00:32:15,351
It's not our doing.
673
00:32:15,435 --> 00:32:17,728
We would merely be
collecting a debt owed to us.
674
00:32:17,812 --> 00:32:19,730
Still, it would hurt
our reputation.
675
00:32:19,814 --> 00:32:21,149
Is that so?
676
00:32:21,232 --> 00:32:23,484
Or would it hurt you
to watch other people suffer
677
00:32:23,568 --> 00:32:26,946
and feel like you
were part of it?
678
00:32:27,029 --> 00:32:28,322
I would be...
679
00:32:28,406 --> 00:32:30,992
in a sense.
680
00:32:31,075 --> 00:32:33,161
Yes.
681
00:32:38,624 --> 00:32:40,918
Truth be told,
682
00:32:41,002 --> 00:32:42,462
I'm still glad
you're in here
683
00:32:42,545 --> 00:32:46,340
because I have conflicting
feelings about this, too.
684
00:32:47,383 --> 00:32:48,968
Ah.
685
00:32:49,051 --> 00:32:52,555
And I'd like
to talk about it.
686
00:32:52,638 --> 00:32:55,933
♪♪♪
687
00:32:56,017 --> 00:32:57,685
No.
688
00:32:57,768 --> 00:33:00,771
I can't get sucked
back into that. I won't.
689
00:33:00,855 --> 00:33:03,566
Because instead of really doing
that exploration with me,
690
00:33:03,649 --> 00:33:06,611
I now know you'd just be using
me to make yourself feel better
691
00:33:06,694 --> 00:33:09,030
about what you wanted to do
in the first place.
692
00:33:09,113 --> 00:33:11,199
That's not true.
693
00:33:13,075 --> 00:33:15,119
What is true is that,
694
00:33:15,203 --> 00:33:17,079
far from harming
our reputation,
695
00:33:17,163 --> 00:33:18,831
pressing our advantage
at Sandicot
696
00:33:18,915 --> 00:33:20,791
would only burnish it
to our investors.
697
00:33:20,875 --> 00:33:22,960
That is what is expected.
698
00:33:23,044 --> 00:33:25,254
Still, I haven't decided
on a course of action
699
00:33:25,338 --> 00:33:29,842
because I do care
about the potential toll
700
00:33:29,926 --> 00:33:31,761
on the people out there.
701
00:33:31,844 --> 00:33:34,222
And these are the feelings
I want to discuss.
702
00:33:34,305 --> 00:33:36,390
No.
703
00:33:37,350 --> 00:33:40,144
Then I'm not the only one who
might be putting my own needs
704
00:33:40,228 --> 00:33:42,438
above those of the good
people of Sandicot.
705
00:33:42,522 --> 00:33:45,566
♪ suspensful music ♪
706
00:33:45,650 --> 00:33:48,819
♪♪♪
707
00:34:30,486 --> 00:34:32,822
[speaking Russian]
708
00:34:34,282 --> 00:34:38,578
A colleague saw you and Chuck
having lunch at Keens.
709
00:34:38,661 --> 00:34:40,788
I hope congratulations
are in order.
710
00:34:40,871 --> 00:34:44,125
That night
at the pizza place,
711
00:34:44,208 --> 00:34:47,878
you never told me
Axe was gonna be there.
712
00:34:47,962 --> 00:34:50,423
He's my client.
I did as he asked.
713
00:34:50,506 --> 00:34:53,259
No, you knew I would never
meet with him privately.
714
00:34:53,342 --> 00:34:54,969
Because
if anyone found out
715
00:34:55,052 --> 00:34:57,346
I was meeting with Axelrod
in the middle of the night,
716
00:34:57,430 --> 00:34:59,557
it would seriously
compromise me.
717
00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:01,100
And it has. So, no.
718
00:35:01,183 --> 00:35:03,894
No, congratulations
are not in fucking order.
719
00:35:03,978 --> 00:35:05,980
I'm lucky
I still have my job.
720
00:35:06,063 --> 00:35:08,399
If you still want it.
721
00:35:08,482 --> 00:35:12,653
My client legitimately saw
in you what I see...
722
00:35:12,737 --> 00:35:15,281
prodigious talent.
723
00:35:15,364 --> 00:35:18,075
He merely wanted to make sure
you understood the choice
724
00:35:18,159 --> 00:35:21,704
you were making by continuing
to work for Rhoades.
725
00:35:21,787 --> 00:35:25,166
The offer that was made
that night still holds.
726
00:35:27,460 --> 00:35:30,046
You can come work for me.
727
00:35:30,129 --> 00:35:31,756
Or you can take your chances
728
00:35:31,839 --> 00:35:34,258
with a mentor you
no longer trust.
729
00:35:38,554 --> 00:35:42,099
I have no mentors.
Not anymore.
730
00:35:42,183 --> 00:35:43,809
You acted like my rabbi,
731
00:35:43,893 --> 00:35:46,437
proffering wisdom
when you were working me,
732
00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:48,105
fucking with my head,
733
00:35:48,189 --> 00:35:50,566
undermining
my sense of purpose.
734
00:35:50,650 --> 00:35:55,446
Your job
is not your purpose.
735
00:35:55,529 --> 00:35:57,281
Chuck is not your savior.
736
00:35:57,365 --> 00:36:00,326
And if I'm not your friend,
737
00:36:00,409 --> 00:36:02,662
you have no friends.
738
00:36:02,745 --> 00:36:04,789
Fuck your client,
739
00:36:04,872 --> 00:36:06,957
and fuck you, too.
740
00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:15,840
[Deb] Stop.
741
00:36:15,841 --> 00:36:18,387
[laughter in distance]
742
00:36:24,392 --> 00:36:27,061
[crickets chirping]
743
00:36:38,698 --> 00:36:42,535
Upside-down day,
breakfast for dinner.
744
00:36:42,618 --> 00:36:44,245
[scoffs]
745
00:36:44,328 --> 00:36:45,538
No thanks.
746
00:36:45,621 --> 00:36:47,248
You always thought
that your mother
747
00:36:47,331 --> 00:36:50,000
made those waffles
from scratch.
748
00:36:50,084 --> 00:36:51,460
I was eating Eggos?
749
00:36:51,544 --> 00:36:53,796
Yeah, she heated them
on the griddle.
750
00:36:53,879 --> 00:36:56,090
I used the toaster.
751
00:36:56,173 --> 00:36:59,635
Put some syrup on it,
it's delicious.
752
00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,012
So...
753
00:37:02,096 --> 00:37:03,806
the poll results.
754
00:37:03,889 --> 00:37:06,308
What do you think?
755
00:37:06,392 --> 00:37:09,854
I think I'm ready to...
756
00:37:09,937 --> 00:37:12,022
explore.
757
00:37:12,106 --> 00:37:14,233
- That's my boy.
- It's just preliminary.
758
00:37:14,316 --> 00:37:16,360
I'm not committing
to anything.
759
00:37:16,444 --> 00:37:18,946
- I hear you.
- 'Cause the thing is,
760
00:37:19,029 --> 00:37:21,532
I'm really not sure
that I finished my mission.
761
00:37:21,615 --> 00:37:24,577
Well,
who ever does, kid?
762
00:37:24,660 --> 00:37:27,872
You can weigh all that
from your goddamn nursing home.
763
00:37:27,955 --> 00:37:30,875
The poll...
764
00:37:30,958 --> 00:37:33,419
What did you learn?
765
00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:40,384
Well, uh...
766
00:37:40,468 --> 00:37:43,053
it's pretty clear
what my vulnerabilities are.
767
00:37:43,137 --> 00:37:45,014
My upstate numbers
are weak.
768
00:37:45,097 --> 00:37:48,642
They are, but we can buff
and polish you up there.
769
00:37:48,726 --> 00:37:50,811
I am not worried about that.
770
00:37:53,022 --> 00:37:55,441
How do I go about this?
771
00:37:55,524 --> 00:37:56,817
What do I do first?
772
00:37:56,901 --> 00:37:59,278
First thing we do
is we get you anointed.
773
00:37:59,361 --> 00:38:02,615
Ah.
The whispered names.
774
00:38:02,698 --> 00:38:04,408
You have to really
know them now.
775
00:38:04,492 --> 00:38:07,411
One at least...
Black Jack Foley.
776
00:38:07,495 --> 00:38:09,413
I haven't heard that
one in quite awhile.
777
00:38:09,497 --> 00:38:11,290
By design.
778
00:38:11,373 --> 00:38:13,083
You need some
personal time with him
779
00:38:13,167 --> 00:38:14,710
so that he can take
your measure,
780
00:38:14,794 --> 00:38:17,588
and so he'll bless you.
781
00:38:18,798 --> 00:38:20,424
Things still run
through him?
782
00:38:20,508 --> 00:38:22,593
Indeed.
783
00:38:22,676 --> 00:38:25,054
Now...
784
00:38:25,137 --> 00:38:29,975
I want you to get his
granddaughter a clerkship.
785
00:38:31,852 --> 00:38:34,480
Then we wait
for the call.
786
00:38:43,948 --> 00:38:46,033
[knock on door]
787
00:39:06,971 --> 00:39:09,139
Hi.
788
00:39:29,827 --> 00:39:32,413
[Craig] Hmmm.
789
00:39:32,496 --> 00:39:34,582
[Craig] Hmmm.
Morning.
790
00:39:36,792 --> 00:39:38,836
How'd you sleep?
791
00:39:38,919 --> 00:39:41,005
Good.
792
00:39:47,636 --> 00:39:51,015
You know, uh,
my life moves fast.
793
00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:55,895
And I tend to avoid
the kind of connections
794
00:39:55,978 --> 00:39:59,356
that lead to dependence
or can slow me down.
795
00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:00,816
I know.
796
00:40:00,900 --> 00:40:05,446
Weightlessness
is a priority for you.
797
00:40:05,529 --> 00:40:07,364
It's one of
the reasons I called.
798
00:40:07,448 --> 00:40:11,744
Doesn't this seem like
a whole different thing?
799
00:40:11,827 --> 00:40:12,870
This?
800
00:40:12,953 --> 00:40:15,122
Us.
801
00:40:15,205 --> 00:40:16,916
Like,
I'm a restless person.
802
00:40:16,999 --> 00:40:18,751
I'm never happy
unless I'm in motion
803
00:40:18,834 --> 00:40:21,545
or running seven projects
simultaneously.
804
00:40:21,629 --> 00:40:24,298
But last night
I was here.
805
00:40:25,466 --> 00:40:27,217
Even right now.
806
00:40:27,301 --> 00:40:30,888
I haven't stayed in bed
past 5 a.m. since 2001.
807
00:40:30,971 --> 00:40:35,476
Yet right now I feel still,
and I like it.
808
00:40:36,769 --> 00:40:40,814
And... since I'm here...
809
00:40:42,900 --> 00:40:44,985
Hold up.
810
00:40:45,778 --> 00:40:49,949
I'm glad you found
another dimension
811
00:40:50,032 --> 00:40:52,159
you can exist in.
812
00:40:52,242 --> 00:40:54,954
But at the moment,
813
00:40:55,037 --> 00:40:57,748
the present is
all I can really handle.
814
00:41:00,709 --> 00:41:03,837
And the light of day is a little
bright for me right now.
815
00:41:05,965 --> 00:41:06,965
Okay.
816
00:41:06,966 --> 00:41:08,258
I got an early meeting.
817
00:41:08,342 --> 00:41:09,843
Mind if I take
the first shower?
818
00:41:09,927 --> 00:41:12,012
All yours.
819
00:41:20,062 --> 00:41:21,855
Kids ready for camp?
820
00:41:21,939 --> 00:41:23,816
They're brushing
their teeth.
821
00:41:23,899 --> 00:41:28,237
Did I just see, uh,
the sitter getting into a taxi?
822
00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:31,031
Why would she be here
in the morning?
823
00:41:35,953 --> 00:41:38,414
You know, I had a craving
824
00:41:38,497 --> 00:41:41,625
for a boudin noir
last night,
825
00:41:41,709 --> 00:41:44,169
so I went to
Bistro Grisby.
826
00:41:44,253 --> 00:41:45,838
We used to go there
all the time.
827
00:41:45,921 --> 00:41:48,632
Yeah, when we were
first married.
828
00:41:48,716 --> 00:41:51,218
Not in a long time.
829
00:41:53,220 --> 00:41:54,304
Now it's gone.
830
00:41:54,388 --> 00:41:56,265
Gone?
831
00:41:56,348 --> 00:41:59,893
It's, uh,
a nail salon now.
832
00:41:59,977 --> 00:42:02,187
They closed
four years ago.
833
00:42:02,271 --> 00:42:03,439
Sad.
834
00:42:03,522 --> 00:42:05,607
Mm.
835
00:42:10,320 --> 00:42:11,905
Look...
836
00:42:11,989 --> 00:42:15,784
I know
that I reacted poorly
837
00:42:15,868 --> 00:42:20,664
when I learned that you were
going back to Axe Capital.
838
00:42:20,748 --> 00:42:23,500
I'm sorry.
839
00:42:23,584 --> 00:42:25,961
I was being selfish.
840
00:42:29,423 --> 00:42:31,216
If you are happy there,
841
00:42:31,300 --> 00:42:36,096
then... that's where
you should be.
842
00:42:39,808 --> 00:42:42,311
I want you to be happy.
843
00:42:51,779 --> 00:42:53,906
That's lovely, Chuck.
844
00:42:55,157 --> 00:42:57,242
It really is.
845
00:42:59,661 --> 00:43:02,289
I'll go get the kids.
846
00:43:13,801 --> 00:43:15,594
Boss...
847
00:43:15,677 --> 00:43:18,263
I received
a concerning bit of news.
848
00:43:18,347 --> 00:43:20,432
Mick Danzig just quit.
849
00:43:21,225 --> 00:43:22,810
Is that so?
850
00:43:22,893 --> 00:43:25,062
[Mafee] I just never thought
I'd have an issue
851
00:43:25,145 --> 00:43:26,688
dating someone
in the office.
852
00:43:26,772 --> 00:43:29,566
And I really didn't.
853
00:43:29,650 --> 00:43:30,818
I don't know...
854
00:43:30,901 --> 00:43:34,655
it's just distracting
with Everett here.
855
00:43:34,738 --> 00:43:37,116
I see the way
she looks at him, and...
856
00:43:39,535 --> 00:43:41,620
We are in
the middle of a session.
857
00:43:41,703 --> 00:43:43,288
Mafee, out.
858
00:43:43,372 --> 00:43:46,416
Yeah, we were just shooting
the breeze, catching up.
859
00:43:46,500 --> 00:43:48,752
That was completely
inappropriate.
860
00:43:48,836 --> 00:43:50,754
How can I possibly do my job
if your guys
861
00:43:50,838 --> 00:43:53,715
think you might come barging
through the door at any moment?
862
00:43:53,799 --> 00:43:55,676
It takes me long enough
to convince them
863
00:43:55,759 --> 00:43:57,302
you don't have
my office bugged.
864
00:43:57,386 --> 00:43:59,930
Once you realized you
couldn't influence my thinking,
865
00:44:00,013 --> 00:44:01,890
you decided to influence
someone else's?
866
00:44:01,974 --> 00:44:03,976
- That's my job.
- For the good of the firm,
867
00:44:04,059 --> 00:44:05,394
which I do not define
868
00:44:05,477 --> 00:44:07,271
as making one
of my best earners quit.
869
00:44:07,354 --> 00:44:09,273
I didn't make anyone
do anything.
870
00:44:09,356 --> 00:44:11,483
I know you had a session
with Mick Danzig.
871
00:44:11,567 --> 00:44:12,734
What did you say to him?
872
00:44:12,818 --> 00:44:13,986
I can't discuss that.
873
00:44:14,069 --> 00:44:16,738
You contract here
is very clear.
874
00:44:16,822 --> 00:44:18,949
You are here to help
my employees perform
875
00:44:19,032 --> 00:44:20,617
at their peak level.
876
00:44:20,701 --> 00:44:23,120
In any manner I see fit.
You don't like it, fire me.
877
00:44:23,203 --> 00:44:24,955
Pay me out.
I agreed to come back.
878
00:44:25,038 --> 00:44:27,332
I am back doing exactly
what I am paid to do.
879
00:44:27,416 --> 00:44:29,126
You made the deal, Bobby.
880
00:44:29,209 --> 00:44:31,295
You can get out
of it any time.
881
00:44:35,299 --> 00:44:37,092
[door opens]
882
00:44:37,176 --> 00:44:39,261
[door closes]
883
00:44:43,932 --> 00:44:46,810
That was a neat trick
you pulled with the A.G.
884
00:44:46,894 --> 00:44:49,605
I mean, I've never
seen her flanked before.
885
00:44:49,688 --> 00:44:50,898
Impressive.
886
00:44:50,981 --> 00:44:54,443
All in the service
of justice.
887
00:44:54,526 --> 00:44:56,528
Well,
and the Southern District.
888
00:44:56,612 --> 00:44:57,821
Mm.
889
00:44:57,905 --> 00:44:59,615
Now you get to have
your moment...
890
00:44:59,698 --> 00:45:02,284
as well you should.
891
00:45:02,367 --> 00:45:06,830
The question is,
what will you do with it?
892
00:45:06,914 --> 00:45:10,042
Such ambitions are far
from my focus.
893
00:45:10,125 --> 00:45:12,211
I see a run for office.
894
00:45:13,921 --> 00:45:16,882
Is it possible
you'll go the other way?
895
00:45:16,965 --> 00:45:18,842
Cash out, go private?
That's not you.
896
00:45:18,926 --> 00:45:23,096
No. Sadly, I'm like you.
Public servant for life.
897
00:45:23,180 --> 00:45:27,434
Uh, and it's in that
role that I'm here.
898
00:45:27,517 --> 00:45:28,894
I have come across
899
00:45:28,977 --> 00:45:31,897
a wonderful young law student,
Emma Foley.
900
00:45:31,980 --> 00:45:34,733
She's at Cardoza.
Smart. Studious.
901
00:45:34,816 --> 00:45:37,611
And a clerkship with
you would, uh...
902
00:45:37,694 --> 00:45:40,197
Oh, slice that baby up.
903
00:45:40,280 --> 00:45:42,491
Thank you.
904
00:45:42,574 --> 00:45:45,786
Oh, I love the sound
it makes when they carve it.
905
00:45:45,869 --> 00:45:46,870
There you go.
906
00:45:46,954 --> 00:45:48,830
Uh. All right.
907
00:45:48,914 --> 00:45:49,914
[skin crackling]
908
00:45:49,915 --> 00:45:52,001
That crackle.
909
00:45:53,543 --> 00:45:55,337
Look, if this young lady
is qualified,
910
00:45:55,420 --> 00:45:57,714
I'll consider her
as I would any other candidate.
911
00:45:57,798 --> 00:45:59,549
I recognize the last name.
912
00:45:59,633 --> 00:46:02,511
So I have a feeling if she were
really as super as you say,
913
00:46:02,594 --> 00:46:04,221
she'd already have
a clerkship.
914
00:46:04,304 --> 00:46:06,390
Well, we're not talking
about appointing her
915
00:46:06,473 --> 00:46:08,433
to the Supreme Court.
916
00:46:08,517 --> 00:46:10,435
This is how things
are done, right?
917
00:46:10,519 --> 00:46:13,814
Not for me.
Not anymore.
918
00:46:13,897 --> 00:46:15,691
I look at the way
things get done.
919
00:46:15,774 --> 00:46:19,069
The view changes when you
see things from the bench.
920
00:46:19,152 --> 00:46:20,152
Uh-huh.
921
00:46:20,153 --> 00:46:22,865
Favor-trading, deal-making,
922
00:46:22,948 --> 00:46:25,909
back channeling, patronage.
923
00:46:25,993 --> 00:46:28,495
I'll admit, I took advantage
every now and then
924
00:46:28,578 --> 00:46:30,539
when I was in the trenches.
925
00:46:30,622 --> 00:46:33,250
But... I lost my taste for it.
926
00:46:33,333 --> 00:46:36,086
True objectivity.
927
00:46:36,169 --> 00:46:38,088
It's the ultimate luxury.
928
00:46:38,171 --> 00:46:39,715
It's corrosive, Chuck.
929
00:46:39,798 --> 00:46:42,301
I mean, I went to law school
to help fix the system,
930
00:46:42,384 --> 00:46:43,760
not succumb to it.
931
00:46:43,844 --> 00:46:45,762
Sounds like you're feeling
the holy spirit.
932
00:46:45,846 --> 00:46:49,349
For the first time
since clerking for RBG.
933
00:46:49,433 --> 00:46:52,769
Which is why I'm careful
with my own clerks.
934
00:46:52,853 --> 00:46:54,688
This is very personal
for me.
935
00:46:54,771 --> 00:46:57,232
I mean, I'm finally
in a position to do some good.
936
00:46:57,316 --> 00:46:58,608
Very inspiring.
937
00:46:58,692 --> 00:47:00,235
Just don't forget,
938
00:47:00,319 --> 00:47:02,195
it was the back channels
and deal-making
939
00:47:02,279 --> 00:47:05,198
that put you
in that position.
940
00:47:05,282 --> 00:47:08,368
Remind me again, and this is
the last meal we share.
941
00:47:10,370 --> 00:47:11,788
Help yourself.
942
00:47:11,872 --> 00:47:13,957
Absolutely right.
943
00:47:16,126 --> 00:47:17,502
Thank you.
944
00:47:17,586 --> 00:47:21,757
I think you'll make
an excellent candidate, Chuck.
945
00:47:21,840 --> 00:47:25,135
I actually think you're built
for the political life.
946
00:47:25,218 --> 00:47:28,347
I mean, if I'm you,
I'd go for it.
947
00:47:28,430 --> 00:47:30,515
Mm.
948
00:47:33,643 --> 00:47:36,063
[Hall] It wasn't the Governor
who called the shot.
949
00:47:36,146 --> 00:47:37,522
Sure, he controls Scolari.
950
00:47:37,606 --> 00:47:39,524
But this goes to who
controls the Governor,
951
00:47:39,608 --> 00:47:41,026
and that's Jack Foley.
952
00:47:41,109 --> 00:47:43,695
I know who that is...
old steel and railroad money.
953
00:47:43,779 --> 00:47:45,655
One of the first
Western businessmen
954
00:47:45,739 --> 00:47:47,699
into Russia
after the wall fell.
955
00:47:47,783 --> 00:47:50,202
But more than that,
an Albany machine man.
956
00:47:50,285 --> 00:47:52,287
His family goes all
the way back to Tweed.
957
00:47:52,371 --> 00:47:53,455
Huh.
958
00:47:53,538 --> 00:47:54,748
Foley's war chest
got three
959
00:47:54,831 --> 00:47:56,291
of the last four Govs
elected,
960
00:47:56,375 --> 00:47:58,001
along with half
the Assembly.
961
00:47:58,085 --> 00:48:00,629
But it seems, in this case,
he focused on the casino.
962
00:48:00,712 --> 00:48:02,881
So, why would Foley
want to fuck me?
963
00:48:02,964 --> 00:48:06,134
Unclear. Look, it's like
that Marco kid said,
964
00:48:06,218 --> 00:48:08,053
this likely wasn't
a targeted strike.
965
00:48:08,136 --> 00:48:10,597
It was collateral on a strike
against someone else.
966
00:48:10,680 --> 00:48:13,308
It may actually be random
Albany bullshit.
967
00:48:13,392 --> 00:48:14,935
But we can't be
sure it wasn't.
968
00:48:15,018 --> 00:48:17,104
No, we can't.
969
00:48:24,528 --> 00:48:26,321
I'm Tier two, which means
I can sign out
970
00:48:26,405 --> 00:48:27,948
during the day
to look for a job.
971
00:48:28,031 --> 00:48:30,033
But I don't want to talk
about this place.
972
00:48:30,117 --> 00:48:32,202
I want to hear
about the world.
973
00:48:32,494 --> 00:48:35,372
Well...
974
00:48:35,455 --> 00:48:39,084
I'm having problems
with that bond I bought upstate.
975
00:48:39,167 --> 00:48:40,752
I saw.
976
00:48:40,836 --> 00:48:42,921
Albany moved
the gaming license.
977
00:48:43,004 --> 00:48:44,297
You trying to get it back?
978
00:48:44,381 --> 00:48:47,926
It's too late.
I have to take action.
979
00:48:48,009 --> 00:48:50,887
The only way that I can
come out ahead,
980
00:48:50,971 --> 00:48:53,056
it's pretty grisly.
981
00:48:55,475 --> 00:48:58,437
Playing Torquemada's
never fun.
982
00:48:58,520 --> 00:49:00,605
[indistinct shouting]
983
00:49:07,529 --> 00:49:10,782
I'm still stuck on how the whole
license thing went down.
984
00:49:10,866 --> 00:49:13,118
It was supposed
to be a done deal.
985
00:49:13,201 --> 00:49:16,955
But the switch...
it tracks back to Jack Foley.
986
00:49:17,038 --> 00:49:19,458
What do you want to know
about Black Jack?
987
00:49:19,541 --> 00:49:22,252
What drives him.
What moves him.
988
00:49:22,335 --> 00:49:23,962
Who he's close to.
989
00:49:24,045 --> 00:49:26,131
How I can get close to him.
990
00:49:26,214 --> 00:49:28,842
He's driven
by maintaining influence...
991
00:49:28,925 --> 00:49:30,552
naturally...
992
00:49:30,635 --> 00:49:33,138
and growing his
six-generation fortune
993
00:49:33,221 --> 00:49:35,682
and staying invisible
despite it all.
994
00:49:35,765 --> 00:49:38,310
Advisor to kings
and princes.
995
00:49:38,393 --> 00:49:39,728
There was a time
not long ago
996
00:49:39,811 --> 00:49:41,688
I could have put you
in a room with him.
997
00:49:41,771 --> 00:49:45,484
But I'm off
his speed dial now.
998
00:49:45,567 --> 00:49:47,652
All the way off.
999
00:49:48,862 --> 00:49:50,614
Roberto...
1000
00:49:50,697 --> 00:49:52,991
what you're
considering upstate,
1001
00:49:53,074 --> 00:49:56,786
the vulture play,
know this...
1002
00:49:56,870 --> 00:49:58,205
everybody's a Libertarian
1003
00:49:58,288 --> 00:50:00,207
until it's their town
that's dying.
1004
00:50:00,290 --> 00:50:03,585
Then a bailout
only seems right.
1005
00:50:03,668 --> 00:50:04,961
Before I ended up in here,
1006
00:50:05,045 --> 00:50:07,464
I would've said to you,
1007
00:50:07,547 --> 00:50:09,716
"Let it implode.
Raze the fucker.
1008
00:50:09,799 --> 00:50:12,302
Let something new
grow in its place.
1009
00:50:12,385 --> 00:50:14,095
Prop it up and you're
only delaying
1010
00:50:14,179 --> 00:50:15,639
the inevitable collapse."
1011
00:50:15,722 --> 00:50:16,973
But now?
1012
00:50:17,057 --> 00:50:18,517
You have to
handle it right,
1013
00:50:18,600 --> 00:50:21,019
or you'll be facing the same
torches and pitchforks
1014
00:50:21,102 --> 00:50:22,521
that landed me in here.
1015
00:50:22,604 --> 00:50:24,689
Except that what I'd be
doing isn't illegal.
1016
00:50:26,983 --> 00:50:28,818
I did everything I could
1017
00:50:28,902 --> 00:50:30,570
to make sure
it didn't come to this.
1018
00:50:30,654 --> 00:50:32,739
But still it went bad.
1019
00:50:35,408 --> 00:50:37,536
Just don't forget...
1020
00:50:37,619 --> 00:50:39,120
if they hate you enough,
1021
00:50:39,204 --> 00:50:41,873
they will find legal
grounds to fuck you.
1022
00:50:41,957 --> 00:50:44,042
You know this.
1023
00:50:49,089 --> 00:50:51,007
[sighs]
1024
00:50:51,091 --> 00:50:53,843
You're not gonna be able
to find out what I need to know.
1025
00:50:53,927 --> 00:50:56,346
I'm gonna have to sit
down face-to-face with Foley.
1026
00:50:56,429 --> 00:50:58,431
He'll be resistant.
1027
00:50:58,515 --> 00:51:01,643
So start thinking of ways
to overcome that resistance.
1028
00:51:01,726 --> 00:51:02,894
[Hall] Will do.
1029
00:51:02,978 --> 00:51:05,814
[phone rings]
1030
00:51:13,488 --> 00:51:15,574
Yeah.
1031
00:51:16,449 --> 00:51:17,576
No, I wasn't.
1032
00:51:17,659 --> 00:51:19,744
But send him up.
1033
00:51:27,794 --> 00:51:29,879
[brakes squeal]
1034
00:51:35,260 --> 00:51:37,554
I understand what "vulture"
means now, huh.
1035
00:51:39,431 --> 00:51:42,309
I know things didn't work out
the way we thought they would.
1036
00:51:42,392 --> 00:51:44,728
And I know this is
a bad situation for you.
1037
00:51:44,811 --> 00:51:46,313
But I got to ask you
to please
1038
00:51:46,396 --> 00:51:49,441
not take it out
on Marco's town.
1039
00:51:49,524 --> 00:51:51,109
You know you've got
a finder's fee
1040
00:51:51,192 --> 00:51:52,527
coming to you either way.
1041
00:51:52,611 --> 00:51:54,487
Come on, I don't give
a shit about that.
1042
00:51:54,571 --> 00:51:57,115
You can throw it right in
if it changes anything.
1043
00:51:57,198 --> 00:51:59,242
Bobby, I've known you
since you're a kid.
1044
00:51:59,326 --> 00:52:01,870
I don't know why you want
to hurt all of these people
1045
00:52:01,953 --> 00:52:03,747
who got
so little as it is.
1046
00:52:03,830 --> 00:52:07,042
These people, they're just
like you while growing up.
1047
00:52:07,125 --> 00:52:09,002
Now you've got everything.
1048
00:52:09,085 --> 00:52:11,588
They're gonna have
less than nothing.
1049
00:52:11,671 --> 00:52:14,674
I can't have that on my head,
and you don't want it on yours.
1050
00:52:14,758 --> 00:52:16,760
I hear you, Bruno.
1051
00:52:16,843 --> 00:52:19,304
Like you said, you've known me
since I was a kid,
1052
00:52:19,387 --> 00:52:21,181
so you know I'm telling you
the truth
1053
00:52:21,264 --> 00:52:25,185
when I say
I want to avoid doing it.
1054
00:52:25,268 --> 00:52:27,437
I'm trying my best.
1055
00:52:46,498 --> 00:52:49,876
[boys shouting]
1056
00:53:22,075 --> 00:53:24,160
I saw Bruno down there.
1057
00:53:24,244 --> 00:53:25,829
He was here
about the muni bond?
1058
00:53:25,912 --> 00:53:28,415
Lobbying for Sandicot.
1059
00:53:33,253 --> 00:53:35,338
What do you think
I should do?
1060
00:53:37,048 --> 00:53:40,009
You finally asking me
for my opinion?
1061
00:53:40,093 --> 00:53:42,178
I wasn't cutting you out.
1062
00:53:44,013 --> 00:53:46,558
I'm just trying to wrap
my head around all this.
1063
00:53:46,641 --> 00:53:48,893
But now I really need
to know what you think.
1064
00:53:54,023 --> 00:53:57,235
I can see how painful
this is for you.
1065
00:53:57,318 --> 00:54:00,113
It was all over your face
when you were talking to Bruno.
1066
00:54:03,283 --> 00:54:06,369
It's tough.
1067
00:54:06,453 --> 00:54:08,663
I just sank a shit ton of money
into a place
1068
00:54:08,747 --> 00:54:11,624
that will never be able
to repay its obligations.
1069
00:54:13,460 --> 00:54:16,337
But if we go soft,
like Bruno wants us to,
1070
00:54:16,421 --> 00:54:19,549
we'll lose the better part
of 500 million dollars.
1071
00:54:21,676 --> 00:54:26,598
Whereas if we do what it takes
to make the bond viable,
1072
00:54:26,681 --> 00:54:29,017
we're gonna clear over
$100 million.
1073
00:54:31,478 --> 00:54:35,231
I can see both sides
of this.
1074
00:54:35,315 --> 00:54:37,609
Those people up there are
who we used to be.
1075
00:54:37,692 --> 00:54:39,903
That's what Bruno said.
1076
00:54:42,822 --> 00:54:46,618
Did anyone ever help us,
or look out for us?
1077
00:54:48,161 --> 00:54:49,871
When my mother was
closing the blinds
1078
00:54:49,954 --> 00:54:52,791
so that bill collectors wouldn't
know that anyone was home?
1079
00:54:52,874 --> 00:54:54,501
No.
1080
00:54:54,584 --> 00:54:57,378
The way we were brought up,
it was always them or us.
1081
00:54:57,462 --> 00:54:59,589
And it still is.
1082
00:54:59,672 --> 00:55:03,051
That's what I think.
1083
00:55:03,134 --> 00:55:05,887
And like you said,
Bobby...
1084
00:55:05,970 --> 00:55:08,848
in the end,
everyone else is cannon fodder.
1085
00:55:08,932 --> 00:55:12,644
So I say you go up there,
and you do what you got to do.
1086
00:55:12,727 --> 00:55:14,646
Cut off
the gangrenous parts.
1087
00:55:14,729 --> 00:55:17,273
And then we go in with
charter schools and outrage,
1088
00:55:17,357 --> 00:55:18,650
for about $30 million.
1089
00:55:18,733 --> 00:55:20,109
We capture
the tax write-off,
1090
00:55:20,193 --> 00:55:22,195
and those kids
will be better off
1091
00:55:22,278 --> 00:55:24,614
than their parents,
or we, ever were.
1092
00:55:27,450 --> 00:55:31,412
♪ AC/DC's "For Those
About to Rock" ♪
1093
00:55:45,760 --> 00:55:48,263
Before we go out, can you
order pizza for the kids?
1094
00:55:48,346 --> 00:55:50,390
Chinese tonight.
1095
00:55:50,473 --> 00:55:52,308
The one they like
doesn't deliver.
1096
00:55:52,392 --> 00:55:53,685
And George
isn't here yet.
1097
00:55:53,768 --> 00:55:56,604
I'll get it.
1098
00:55:56,688 --> 00:55:58,273
Seize all their assets...
1099
00:55:58,356 --> 00:56:02,151
property, utilities,
machinery, vehicles, buildings.
1100
00:56:02,235 --> 00:56:05,780
Everything,
even Town fucking Hall.
1101
00:56:05,864 --> 00:56:07,740
Look to seize the town's
bank accounts,
1102
00:56:07,824 --> 00:56:10,201
payroll accounts,
pension funds.
1103
00:56:11,536 --> 00:56:13,621
[engine revs]
1104
00:56:18,251 --> 00:56:19,961
Do it.
1105
00:56:20,044 --> 00:56:22,589
They'll fucking agree to it
because they've got no choice.
1106
00:56:22,672 --> 00:56:25,633
And don't stop till we get
what we're owed.
1107
00:56:25,717 --> 00:56:30,638
♪ For those about to rock,
we salute you ♪
1108
00:56:32,807 --> 00:56:35,643
♪ For those about to rock ♪
1109
00:56:35,727 --> 00:56:39,647
♪ We salute you ♪
1110
00:56:39,731 --> 00:56:43,192
♪ We rock at dawn
on the front line ♪
1111
00:56:43,276 --> 00:56:47,030
♪ Like a bolt
right out of the blue ♪
1112
00:56:47,113 --> 00:56:50,742
♪ The sky's alight
with the guitar bite ♪
1113
00:56:50,825 --> 00:56:54,162
♪ Heads will roll
and rock tonight ♪
1114
00:56:54,245 --> 00:56:56,831
♪ For those about to rock ♪
1115
00:56:56,915 --> 00:57:00,960
♪ We salute you ♪
1116
00:57:01,044 --> 00:57:03,963
♪ For those about to rock ♪
1117
00:57:04,047 --> 00:57:08,509
♪ We salute you ♪
1118
00:57:08,593 --> 00:57:10,762
♪ For those about to rock... ♪