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               [Chuck]              
        Previously on   Billions.      

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    This company, formerly known    
       as Axe Holding Company,      

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        Axe Asset Management,       
            and Axe Bank,           

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         belongs to me now.         

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          [Bonnie] We used          
        to work for a killer.       

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     Now we got a guy who wants     
        to know how we feel.        

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          Just tell me what         
      you need to succeed here.     

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         A boss I can trust         
           and work with.           

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          [cannons firing]          

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           The artillery.           
 I didn't come looking for a war. 

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         I need this place.         

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    But you fuckers need me too.    

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     Listen, you motherfuckers,     
      we've got a new general.      

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 You better get in fucking step.   

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          I'm unlike the man        
         who came before me.        

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       I do not break the law.      

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         Billionaires break         
        the laws of decency.        

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      I need you to get to the      
    right decision and approach.    

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   What if we weren't attached to   
   the way it's always been done.   

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        I am hereby creating        
          The Prince List,          

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     which involves shedding all    

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          the dirty capital         
         currently invested.        

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             [applause]             

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             Follow me!             

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          -[crowd cheering]         
               -Yeah!               

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        You wanted your war,        
             you got it.            

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          Fire in the hole.         

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         [cannonball booms]         

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             ["Plush" by            
    Stone Temple Pilots playing]    

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              And I feel           

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      That time's a-wasting, go    

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          So where ya going to      
              Tomorrow?             

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              And I see            

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       So would you even care?     

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              [grunts]              

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            Almost. Good.           

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              -[sighs]              
              -Again.               

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          Hands go a little         
    softer in the big city, Mike?   

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      [Andy] Oh, he'll tell ya      
         he's a quarry man,         

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      a limestoner from birth,      
           that he was...           

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         Born with calluses.        

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           Which is true.           

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       But you can't keep 'em       
       counting dollar bills.       

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        Just get bigger ones.       

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           Diamond shaped.          

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            You wanna try           
      a different route, Mike?      

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       No. I gotta send this.       

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    [Alex] Just do what she did.    

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        [Prince] I'm no Andy,       

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    or I'd be coaching the games.   

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         L.A. 2028. Badass.         

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        An American coaching        
          an American team          

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      for an American Olympics.     

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             Lot of room            
       to make history there.       

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 Just like with this jump, Mike,   

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         you wanna downplay         
         the significance.          

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          See the handhold          
      and will yourself to it.      

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             Just do it.            

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              [grunts]              

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               Closer.              

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           How long do you          
       have to be in L.A. for?      

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     We'll see how long it takes    
        to build this thing.        

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     Construction on the complex    
          starts next week.         

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     Let's try this again, Mike.    

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          I'm heading back          
          in the morning.           

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       I think if you can get       
    your left hand in that crimp    

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            before you go           
    for the dyno, you'd have it.    

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      Uh-huh. Wanna grab dinner     
           before I leave?          

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     We're not going to do that.    

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      [man on TV]   You can take      
       the next months' shipment     

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             in the name of          
          a freight forwarder.       

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     [man 2]   Freight forwarder?     

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           Freight forwarder         
         and a customs broker.       

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              -All right?            
               -Hmm-hmm.             

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           -Good, good, good.        
 -Where are you going with this?   

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            You just listen.         

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           We're gonna stand         
        this thing on its head.      

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              Eyes up.              

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        Mase Carb. You, too.        

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   You know what some folks would   
    call Paul Revere these days?    

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               Dreamy?              

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          A whistleblower.          

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      He called out bad actors      
      at great risk to himself      

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 and helped win a righteous war.   

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        What does it take to        

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        break with the ranks        

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        and blow the whistle        
           on wrongdoing?           

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           Big retailer's           
         been playing dirty.        

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         Shoes and gears say        
          "Made in China,"          

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   but they're using forced labor   
   in Uighur concentration camps.   

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          Rask Sportswear.          

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     [Winston] Rask? Love them.     

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      I wear their board shorts     
            when I shred.           

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            When you...?            

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   At home, when I play   Among Us.   

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         But if I did surf--        

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      They do make great shit.      

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            All the same.           

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      Second-generation company     
         currently headed up        

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        by the founder's son,       
          Stuart Rask, Jr.          

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      It has over 1,000 retail      
        locations worldwide.        

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             Market cap,            
         30 billion dollars.        

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        And we're gonna short       
         the snot out of it.        

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        I want us positioned        
       to take this ride down       

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        like Slim Pickens on        
      the nuke in   Strangelove.      

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           All the way to           
       the ground and then...       

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      [mimics world blowing up]     

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      [Ben Kim] I'm definitely      
      anti-concentration camp,      

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      but Rask hasn't had a bad     
     quarter in literally years.    

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          And I'm not using         
       literally figuratively,      

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 I'm using "literally" literally. 

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       Rask has the financials      

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       to withstand the siege       
            of Leningrad.           

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      It's a "shame and short."     

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         The key is to build        
           social pressure          

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          that goes beyond          
            the numbers.            

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        Make it unacceptable        
      to be seen wearing Rask,      

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 let alone holding their shares.   

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      I'll grab my ma's rosary      

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     and pray while we're at it.    

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     Taylor sees it just right.     

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         A sportswear brand         
       is the perfect target.       

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        Once we expose Rask,        
      their sponsored athletes      

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      will swear off the brand,     
        the fans will follow.       

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       The stock will be over.      

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   [Taylor] And if we pull it off, 
       it will send a message       

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    to the Prince List investors,   
         the retail sector,         

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      -and the world, won't it?     
           -[Prince] Yeah.          

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        It's a statement win.       

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            Get after it.           

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     Why were they pushing back?    

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          They're concerned         
    they're being sent to charge    

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         a machinegun nest          
         for moral reasons.         

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    And they don't trust a leader   
       asking them to do that.      

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       For profit, for greed,       

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      they'll charge like it's      
       the beach at Normandy.       

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        But not for a cause.        

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         Kobe was skeptical         
      of the triangle at first.     

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          Show 'em they can         
    win under you like Phil did,    

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      you'll have 'em for life,     
       but to do that, this...      

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         Yeah. Has to work.         
               Got it.              

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        -You know your piece?       
               -I do.               

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            -AG Rhoades!            
                -Hey.               

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       Wendy told me you'd be       
     stopping by for your kids.     

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             -Yes, sir.             
              -I'll...              

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           I'll be, just,           

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    if you see a woman, mid-50s,    

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 -blonde hair, yoga everything... 
              -Hmm-hmm.             

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           -...stall her.           
               -What--              

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         I'll be right back.        
           Guard the door.          

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              Hmm-hmm.              

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            [door opens]            

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       Okay, let me get those       
         kids down for you.         

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            What the hell           
         was that just now?         

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          Attorney-client?          

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                Sure.               

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        Guy on the tenth floor      
       got his dates mixed up.      

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         Needed help getting        
          his mistress out          

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     before the wife came back.     

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      Oh. That is a tremendous      
           feat of loyalty          

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        and timing, no doubt.       

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      You keep a lot of things      
 straight around here, don't you? 

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         -I have my moments.        
            -Oh, come on.           

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          Is there anything         
           in this building         

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    that works without your help?   

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            Mrs. Resler!            

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   Your husband wanted me to buzz   
     him the moment you arrived.    

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                 Oh.                

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   -Welcome back to the big city.   
             -[chuckles]            

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          Can I expect you          
    back at the office now, too?    

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     Uh, the office is not where    
 my new war is going to be waged. 

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            Not at first.           

174
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           Tractor, again?          

175
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              [scoffs]              

176
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               Maybe.               

177
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     But the venue matters less     
          than the message,         

178
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            the mandate.            

179
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           Now I realized           
      it's not one billionaire      

180
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    having his way with the city.   

181
00:08:24,545 --> 00:08:27,965
            That's wrong,           
      but it's not existential.     

182
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       But the overall effect       
      of the billionaire class?     

183
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         They're a scourge.         

184
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       No, I'm gonna get them       
          where they live.          

185
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               I see.               

186
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          We're gonna stand         
       this thing on its head.      

187
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            Mamet? Okay.            

188
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       But he pulled that off       
          in a small town.          

189
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         -This is New York.         
           -Well, New York          

190
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          is a lot of small         
      towns stitched together.      

191
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         Welcome, members of        
     Manhattan Door & Custodial.    

192
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    As president of this union...   

193
00:08:57,453 --> 00:08:59,372
           -[bangs gavel]           
   -I call this meeting to order.   

194
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            Look at this,           

195
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      the doorman's vote must       
      suddenly mean something,      

196
00:09:08,297 --> 00:09:11,717
     because here's our state AG    
      crashing my little speech.    

197
00:09:11,759 --> 00:09:13,344
           [Chuck laughs]           

198
00:09:13,386 --> 00:09:16,847
      Good afternoon, everyone.     
       No. Far from crashing.       

199
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              I am here             
       to champion your cause.      

200
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    I know how hard you all work    
   and how little thanks you get.   

201
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              In fact,              
      during the recent plague,     

202
00:09:23,938 --> 00:09:26,399
     who was on the front lines,    
          manning the doors         

203
00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,526
        while the well-heeled       
        residents took cover?       

204
00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:30,152
        You mean the ones who       
        actually stuck around       

205
00:09:30,194 --> 00:09:31,362
         and didn't run off         
       to their beach houses?       

206
00:09:31,404 --> 00:09:33,155
             I do. Yeah.            

207
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    No one here got a months-long   
       vacation like they did.      

208
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 Which is why, if you'll have me, 

209
00:09:38,536 --> 00:09:41,414
   I'm going to take up the fight   
     to get you hazard back pay     

210
00:09:41,455 --> 00:09:43,374
        for the work you did        
        during the pandemic.        

211
00:09:43,416 --> 00:09:46,085
       I volunteer to be your       
       unofficial mouthpiece        

212
00:09:46,127 --> 00:09:48,588
        and fight the Tenants       
    and Property Management Board   

213
00:09:48,629 --> 00:09:50,298
           on your behalf.          

214
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 Don't all cheer at once, please. 

215
00:09:58,222 --> 00:09:59,557
                Okay,               

216
00:09:59,599 --> 00:10:01,267
 you're a regular knight errant.   

217
00:10:01,309 --> 00:10:03,936
              Thing is,             
      we don't want your help.      

218
00:10:03,978 --> 00:10:06,731
     We're already in the middle    
     of a negotiation with them,    

219
00:10:06,772 --> 00:10:08,399
     and we're making progress.     

220
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          Bringing in some          
     high-profile state official    

221
00:10:10,484 --> 00:10:11,777
        could spook the TPMB        

222
00:10:11,819 --> 00:10:13,946
   and ruin the forward movement.   

223
00:10:13,988 --> 00:10:16,115
       Plus, you got an angle.      

224
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              [laughs]              

225
00:10:17,533 --> 00:10:20,119
      I don't know what it is,      
             but you do.            

226
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              [Sacker]              
          You need to know?         

227
00:10:22,371 --> 00:10:24,457
        As long as it serves        
           you and yours?           

228
00:10:24,498 --> 00:10:27,084
        We see folks like you       
         all day, every day.        

229
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        We see what they say        
        versus what they do.        

230
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        Why should we believe       
      you're going to help us?      

231
00:10:31,672 --> 00:10:33,090
     We don't fucking know you.     

232
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             I know him.            

233
00:10:34,675 --> 00:10:36,135
           He's all right.          

234
00:10:36,177 --> 00:10:38,012
          Thank you, Rafa.          

235
00:10:40,514 --> 00:10:42,183
    You see the news, don't you?    

236
00:10:43,476 --> 00:10:45,311
 I have made it quite plain that, 

237
00:10:45,353 --> 00:10:47,980
           in looking out           
      upon this state and city,     

238
00:10:48,022 --> 00:10:49,815
          I have identified         
            the one group           

239
00:10:49,857 --> 00:10:51,692
      that has made them worse.     

240
00:10:51,734 --> 00:10:54,570
    And those are the very people   
     trying to do you dirty now.    

241
00:10:56,238 --> 00:10:57,740
         I am not like them.        

242
00:10:57,782 --> 00:10:59,450
   Like Rafa said, I'm all right.   

243
00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:02,161
    And he knows my whole family.   

244
00:11:02,203 --> 00:11:03,913
           Wife and kids.           

245
00:11:03,954 --> 00:11:05,331
              Ex-wife.              

246
00:11:05,373 --> 00:11:06,832
           [Rafa] Ex-wife           
        is a generous tipper.       

247
00:11:06,874 --> 00:11:08,584
          And his kids are          
      "please" and "thank you."     

248
00:11:08,626 --> 00:11:10,336
     Well, that's good to hear.     

249
00:11:10,378 --> 00:11:13,339
     And the reason my children     
           show respect is          

250
00:11:13,381 --> 00:11:14,924
        they know how I feel        

251
00:11:14,965 --> 00:11:17,259
        about those who put         
        themselves out there        

252
00:11:17,301 --> 00:11:19,178
        for the greater good.       

253
00:11:21,889 --> 00:11:24,850
      But you know what the one     
   problem with folks like you is? 

254
00:11:24,892 --> 00:11:27,353
           You're so busy           
       taking care of others,       

255
00:11:27,395 --> 00:11:29,522
           of making sure           
    that nothing gets in the way    

256
00:11:29,563 --> 00:11:33,484
 of them living their best lives, 
 that you put yourselves second.   

257
00:11:33,526 --> 00:11:35,319
 You just accept what's offered.   

258
00:11:35,361 --> 00:11:37,196
          That ends today!          

259
00:11:37,238 --> 00:11:39,031
                Now!                

260
00:11:39,073 --> 00:11:42,243
      Because I know how to ask     
        for what's deserved.        

261
00:11:42,284 --> 00:11:44,245
        Earned. For dignity.        

262
00:11:44,286 --> 00:11:47,081
       Respect. And I'm going       
    to use that not on my behalf.   

263
00:11:47,123 --> 00:11:48,499
            But on yours.           

264
00:11:48,541 --> 00:11:49,709
           What say you?!           

265
00:11:49,750 --> 00:11:50,835
             Hell, yeah!            

266
00:11:59,260 --> 00:12:00,678
         All right, Rhoades.        

267
00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,304
             Go get 'em.            

268
00:12:15,609 --> 00:12:17,069
          Victor was right.         

269
00:12:17,111 --> 00:12:18,154
          He's often right.         

270
00:12:18,195 --> 00:12:19,864
            I grew up...            

271
00:12:19,905 --> 00:12:21,657
           Guys like that,          
    I always assumed they were--    

272
00:12:21,699 --> 00:12:23,701
        No, you'd be correct        
          most of the time.         

273
00:12:23,743 --> 00:12:25,411
   And he's some of those things.   

274
00:12:25,453 --> 00:12:26,704
           But he's smart.          

275
00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:28,372
            Fascinating.            

276
00:12:28,414 --> 00:12:30,875
             Anyhoozit,             
   when it comes to sports brands, 

277
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           the market has           
     a short memory for causes,     

278
00:12:32,668 --> 00:12:33,627
       a long one for numbers.      

279
00:12:33,669 --> 00:12:35,129
       Prince would know that.      

280
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           He'd have that           
         knowledge baked in.        

281
00:12:36,797 --> 00:12:38,215
           I've found five          
       less-established brands      

282
00:12:38,257 --> 00:12:39,967
     that're dirtier than Rask.     

283
00:12:40,009 --> 00:12:42,136
       I expect similar brands      
    like that will fall a little,   

284
00:12:42,178 --> 00:12:44,764
       in sympathy with Rask,       
   but how much worse can it get?   

285
00:12:44,805 --> 00:12:46,432
             Much worse.            

286
00:12:46,474 --> 00:12:48,100
     All sorts of egregious shit    
           I'd spell out,           

287
00:12:48,142 --> 00:12:49,935
            except I hate           
      spelling things out loud.     

288
00:12:49,977 --> 00:12:51,312
         Almost as much as          
         I hate being right         

289
00:12:51,353 --> 00:12:52,980
 and not being able to prove it.   

290
00:12:53,022 --> 00:12:55,441
 That's what the money is, proof. 

291
00:12:55,483 --> 00:12:56,650
 Let's mukbang the whole sector.   

292
00:13:01,071 --> 00:13:02,740
        No. Hold off for now.       

293
00:13:02,782 --> 00:13:04,742
     This initiative would have     
          worked under Axe,         

294
00:13:04,784 --> 00:13:06,577
           but Prince has           
        different priorities.       

295
00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:08,120
        He seems to be after        
       more than profits here.      

296
00:13:08,162 --> 00:13:10,623
      So what, are you saying,      
          "He's a kind man,         

297
00:13:10,664 --> 00:13:14,376
      a wise man, he has plans,     
           he has wisdom?"          

298
00:13:14,418 --> 00:13:15,961
      'Cause vom city at that.      

299
00:13:16,003 --> 00:13:18,589
          I don't know yet,         
      but I know he's not Axe.      

300
00:13:18,631 --> 00:13:20,549
 We're operating differently now. 

301
00:13:20,591 --> 00:13:23,052
     Mase Carb's not going to be    
   the siloed resistance anymore.   

302
00:13:23,093 --> 00:13:25,262
            So we're gonna          
           trust this guy?          

303
00:13:25,304 --> 00:13:27,473
         We're throwing in.         
              For now.              

304
00:13:27,515 --> 00:13:29,308
 Until we have more information.   

305
00:13:29,350 --> 00:13:30,392
          Stay on mission.          

306
00:13:30,434 --> 00:13:31,811
               [sighs]              

307
00:13:48,744 --> 00:13:50,830
      Attorney General Rhoades,     

308
00:13:50,871 --> 00:13:53,165
      I'm at a total loss as to     
    why you've involved yourself    

309
00:13:53,207 --> 00:13:54,834
     in negotiations between our    

310
00:13:54,875 --> 00:13:56,710
        Tenants and Property        
          Management Board          

311
00:13:56,752 --> 00:13:59,129
          and the Doormen's         
        and Custodial Union.        

312
00:13:59,171 --> 00:14:01,090
        All matters involving       
        members of this state       

313
00:14:01,131 --> 00:14:02,633
       are within my purview,       

314
00:14:02,675 --> 00:14:05,469
       and that includes both       
      your fine organizations.      

315
00:14:05,511 --> 00:14:08,013
       But especially when it       
    concerns those who are often    

316
00:14:08,055 --> 00:14:11,517
      trod upon by the powerful     
            and wealthy.            

317
00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:12,810
    So I have lent them my voice    

318
00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:14,854
       and my office as venue.      

319
00:14:14,895 --> 00:14:16,689
          [MacGowan] Well,          
     much as they don't need it,    

320
00:14:16,730 --> 00:14:18,649
         -I guess it's fine.        
            -They don't?            

321
00:14:18,691 --> 00:14:21,861
     No. I was already prepared     
   to offer a two-percent increase 

322
00:14:21,902 --> 00:14:25,155
         in management fees.        
          They've earned it.        

323
00:14:25,197 --> 00:14:26,282
   Two percent, that'd be great--   

324
00:14:26,323 --> 00:14:27,867
         Uh, Duilio, please.        

325
00:14:27,908 --> 00:14:29,201
              Allow me.             

326
00:14:29,243 --> 00:14:30,870
        Two percent is theft.       

327
00:14:30,911 --> 00:14:33,455
            Might as well           
     pick their fucking pockets.    

328
00:14:33,497 --> 00:14:37,334
      These are the brave souls     
 who protect you in your slumber. 

329
00:14:37,376 --> 00:14:39,712
      If this board won't agree     
          to five percent,          

330
00:14:39,753 --> 00:14:41,213
       then these negotiations      
             are nothing            

331
00:14:41,255 --> 00:14:42,381
        but a cruel charade.        

332
00:14:47,094 --> 00:14:48,762
              No dice.              

333
00:14:48,804 --> 00:14:50,723
          Because he said?          
            He's Barzini?           

334
00:14:50,764 --> 00:14:51,891
         Well, Mr. Lazarra--        

335
00:14:51,932 --> 00:14:53,559
 Yeah, I know who Bud Lazarra is   

336
00:14:53,601 --> 00:14:55,394
      and how much real estate      
        he owns in this city.       

337
00:14:55,436 --> 00:14:58,731
     What you might not know is,    
      I speak for the residents.    

338
00:14:58,772 --> 00:14:59,899
        And we're not paying.       

339
00:15:01,775 --> 00:15:03,861
         Sunburn, windburn,         
             or whiskey?            

340
00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:05,279
           It's all three.          

341
00:15:05,321 --> 00:15:07,865
     Surf, turf, and Glenlivet.     

342
00:15:09,158 --> 00:15:12,494
       Most of us skipped town      
             for Covid.             

343
00:15:12,536 --> 00:15:14,914
      Here the Hamptons, Vail,      
             Caribbean.             

344
00:15:14,955 --> 00:15:17,541
         They even let some         
      especially high-net-worth     

345
00:15:17,583 --> 00:15:20,210
    individuals into New Zealand.   

346
00:15:20,252 --> 00:15:22,713
   So the doormen had the easiest   
     workday they've ever seen.     

347
00:15:22,755 --> 00:15:27,593
              Ah, sir,              
    this is the problem exactly.    

348
00:15:27,635 --> 00:15:29,929
          Wealthy residents         
           like yourselves          

349
00:15:29,970 --> 00:15:32,264
      retreated to the comfort      
    of their many vacation homes,   

350
00:15:32,306 --> 00:15:34,183
    leaving their helpers behind,   

351
00:15:34,224 --> 00:15:36,018
 guarding their empty apartments, 

352
00:15:36,060 --> 00:15:38,520
      fully exposed at the very     
       epicenter of a pandemic      

353
00:15:38,562 --> 00:15:42,232
 unparalleled in modern history.   

354
00:15:42,274 --> 00:15:43,525
      You stand in their debt.      

355
00:15:43,567 --> 00:15:45,611
          I find it curious         
           that our doormen         

356
00:15:45,653 --> 00:15:48,447
       hadn't thought to bring      
         this up themselves.        

357
00:15:48,489 --> 00:15:50,991
        And then you show up,       
    flinging your shit all around   

358
00:15:51,033 --> 00:15:53,160
    like a chimpanzee at the zoo.   

359
00:15:55,287 --> 00:15:57,623
          I've heard about          
      your theatrics, Rhoades.      

360
00:15:57,665 --> 00:16:01,543
         But you'll receive         
          no applause here          

361
00:16:01,585 --> 00:16:03,170
             'cause I've            
      got better things to do.      

362
00:16:07,341 --> 00:16:08,592
             That's it?             

363
00:16:09,969 --> 00:16:12,429
         The meeting's done         
          when Lazarra is.          

364
00:16:21,855 --> 00:16:23,649
           That was wrong.          
            This is wrong.          

365
00:16:23,691 --> 00:16:25,776
      Yeah. I mean how can they     
       shortside you like that?     

366
00:16:25,818 --> 00:16:28,821
        -I mean, two percent?       
           -Not them. You.          

367
00:16:28,862 --> 00:16:30,656
        They agreed to a bump       
    that would make my guys glad,   

368
00:16:30,698 --> 00:16:31,824
    but now we're getting zilch.    

369
00:16:31,865 --> 00:16:33,909
     You would have me sit back     

370
00:16:33,951 --> 00:16:35,661
        and let them take us        
          for a ride, then?         

371
00:16:35,703 --> 00:16:37,413
           Settle for less          
      than your union deserves?     

372
00:16:37,454 --> 00:16:39,331
              -No way.              
        -What do you propose?       

373
00:16:39,373 --> 00:16:42,167
        I think it's time for       
     your boys to go on strike.     

374
00:16:42,209 --> 00:16:45,504
           Uh-huh. No way.          
      I can't make them go out.     

375
00:16:45,546 --> 00:16:47,297
       Not when there's a real      
         offer on the table.        

376
00:16:47,339 --> 00:16:48,507
            I... [sighs]            

377
00:16:48,549 --> 00:16:51,093
             [chuckles]             

378
00:16:51,135 --> 00:16:53,053
             Look, man.             

379
00:16:53,095 --> 00:16:54,805
          I'm here to help.         

380
00:16:54,847 --> 00:16:57,891
   I led with the goddamn carrot,   
              you know?             

381
00:16:57,933 --> 00:17:01,186
        Let's just keep going       
    in that direction, together.    

382
00:17:01,228 --> 00:17:03,272
          You're gonna have         
        to show me the stick.       

383
00:17:03,313 --> 00:17:05,607
       [laughs] Ah, the stick.      

384
00:17:05,649 --> 00:17:08,193
        Well, that is wielded       
         by other agencies.         

385
00:17:08,235 --> 00:17:10,154
         The DTF, you know?         

386
00:17:10,195 --> 00:17:12,906
        The state Department        
      of Taxation and Finance.      

387
00:17:12,948 --> 00:17:15,743
     All that unreported income     
          from holiday tips         

388
00:17:15,784 --> 00:17:17,536
      you and your boys enjoy.      

389
00:17:17,578 --> 00:17:20,205
     I'll try to fight 'em off,     
         but at some point,         

390
00:17:20,247 --> 00:17:22,332
      I'll have to investigate      

391
00:17:22,374 --> 00:17:24,877
    and widen the scope to every    
        other service union,        

392
00:17:24,918 --> 00:17:26,795
          letting them know         
      that the pattern started      

393
00:17:26,837 --> 00:17:29,715
          with the doormen.         

394
00:17:29,757 --> 00:17:32,092
       Which should do wonders      
        for your social lives.      

395
00:17:34,511 --> 00:17:35,554
               Jesus.               

396
00:17:35,596 --> 00:17:36,972
             Yeah. Well.            

397
00:17:37,014 --> 00:17:38,682
            Like I said,            

398
00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:40,517
     I'll try to fight 'em off,     

399
00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:42,394
         but you were asking        
   about the stick, and that's it. 

400
00:17:42,436 --> 00:17:44,897
    The one that's going to crack   
        you across the skull.       

401
00:17:45,939 --> 00:17:47,524
                So...               

402
00:17:47,566 --> 00:17:48,650
                 So,                

403
00:17:48,692 --> 00:17:50,611
      I guess we're on strike.      

404
00:17:53,614 --> 00:17:55,324
        Rian ran the numbers.       

405
00:17:55,365 --> 00:17:56,742
   There are more profitable ways   
       to make the same point       

406
00:17:56,784 --> 00:17:58,327
         in the same sector.        

407
00:17:58,368 --> 00:18:00,579
         You think Prince's         
         lack of experience         

408
00:18:00,621 --> 00:18:02,039
        in the public markets       
             is showing?            

409
00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:03,999
         No, it's not that.         

410
00:18:04,041 --> 00:18:05,709
    He has the brainpower and the   
   right instincts for this place. 

411
00:18:05,751 --> 00:18:08,420
         Then why don't you         
         just talk to him,          

412
00:18:08,462 --> 00:18:10,297
      voice your reservations,      
         show him your data?        

413
00:18:10,339 --> 00:18:12,633
        I'm considering that        
      this might all be a test.     

414
00:18:12,674 --> 00:18:14,551
 Does he want us to confront him, 

415
00:18:14,593 --> 00:18:16,929
     or does he want us to show     
         that we trust him?         

416
00:18:16,970 --> 00:18:17,930
               A test?              

417
00:18:19,807 --> 00:18:23,435
   That sounds like an Axe move,    
   not something Prince would do.   

418
00:18:23,477 --> 00:18:26,105
       -I say there's no test.      
    -So you think he's misguided?   

419
00:18:26,146 --> 00:18:28,690
     I'm not going to make that     
   kind of an assessment for you.   

420
00:18:28,732 --> 00:18:30,442
      If you have your doubts,      
           talk to Prince.          

421
00:18:30,484 --> 00:18:32,444
    If I confronted every person    
       here who gave me reason      

422
00:18:32,486 --> 00:18:34,446
 to doubt them from time to time, 

423
00:18:34,488 --> 00:18:36,115
 I'd need headgear and mouthpiece 
   for every single conversation.   

424
00:18:36,156 --> 00:18:37,950
             -Everyone?             
                -Yes.               

425
00:18:37,991 --> 00:18:39,159
    Present company not excluded.   

426
00:18:44,581 --> 00:18:46,416
      Alex said he'd be posting     
          right about now.          

427
00:18:46,458 --> 00:18:48,085
        Let's check the Tok.        

428
00:18:48,127 --> 00:18:49,962
             Every time             
          I try to open it,         

429
00:18:50,003 --> 00:18:53,298
    I'm accosted by Gordon Ramsay   
         yelling at someone.        

430
00:18:53,340 --> 00:18:55,467
        [Alex]   Hey, everyone,       
             this is Alex.           

431
00:18:55,509 --> 00:18:57,427
     I wanted to let you guys know   
      how I feel about Rask gear.    

432
00:18:57,469 --> 00:18:59,680
        I just found out they've     
       been using unethical labor    

433
00:18:59,721 --> 00:19:02,683
     and lying about it for years,   
           which is why I use        

434
00:19:02,724 --> 00:19:05,227
             the NorthFace,          
         a company I can trust.      

435
00:19:05,269 --> 00:19:07,688
        Rask is a Dumpster fire      
             of a company,           

436
00:19:07,729 --> 00:19:09,439
       so this feels about right.    

437
00:19:09,481 --> 00:19:10,774
           [both chuckle]           

438
00:19:12,651 --> 00:19:14,361
        Hundreds of thousands       
          of views already.         

439
00:19:14,403 --> 00:19:16,572
 People doing stitches and duets. 

440
00:19:16,613 --> 00:19:18,282
      It's made it to Twitter.      

441
00:19:18,323 --> 00:19:20,534
       Naomi Osaka is dropping      
       their sponsorship, too.      

442
00:19:20,576 --> 00:19:22,828
          Women's soccer's          
         talking a boycott.         

443
00:19:24,913 --> 00:19:26,832
       Stock price is falling.      

444
00:19:32,129 --> 00:19:34,840
         [laughs] Excellent.        

445
00:19:34,882 --> 00:19:37,092
   [Sacker] I saw that the doormen 
      are officially on strike.     

446
00:19:37,134 --> 00:19:39,303
       [Chuck] Hmm, the foyers      
           of Manhattan's           

447
00:19:39,344 --> 00:19:41,096
        wealthiest buildings        
            stand empty.            

448
00:19:41,138 --> 00:19:42,181
                Good.               

449
00:19:42,222 --> 00:19:44,016
    The, uh, negotiation meeting    

450
00:19:44,057 --> 00:19:45,809
    with the Tenants and Property   
          Management Board          

451
00:19:45,851 --> 00:19:47,436
           went the way you         
          thought it would?         

452
00:19:47,477 --> 00:19:49,271
       I rejected their paltry      
        attempts at compromise      

453
00:19:49,313 --> 00:19:51,690
         and worked them all        
        up into a rage. Karl!       

454
00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:55,777
       Take these and deliver       
           them directly.           

455
00:19:55,819 --> 00:19:57,696
       Addresses are on there.      

456
00:19:57,738 --> 00:20:00,157
 I want them to go straight from   
 your hand to their recipient's.   

457
00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:01,700
            No middlemen.           

458
00:20:01,742 --> 00:20:04,036
      This will be a real tour      
       of Central Park views.       

459
00:20:04,077 --> 00:20:05,829
    Only better way is by blimp.    

460
00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:07,372
 This one I will deliver myself.   

461
00:20:07,414 --> 00:20:09,625
     Bud Lazarra. He's the key.     

462
00:20:09,666 --> 00:20:11,710
       The other residents will     
      take their cues from him.     

463
00:20:18,091 --> 00:20:19,343
            [door opens]            

464
00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:23,096
                 Ah!                

465
00:20:23,138 --> 00:20:24,514
          Christ on a bike!         

466
00:20:24,556 --> 00:20:26,683
     Okay, Bud, keep your focus.    

467
00:20:26,725 --> 00:20:28,685
       [Chuck] You know what?       
             It's funny,            

468
00:20:28,727 --> 00:20:30,562
 I'd heard that whole "don't move 
    your head" thing was a myth.    

469
00:20:30,604 --> 00:20:32,898
          But right before          
     you shanked it, Buddy-boy,     

470
00:20:32,940 --> 00:20:36,610
      I did detect some wobble      
        in the cranial area.        

471
00:20:36,652 --> 00:20:39,238
     But I'm sure Mr. Breed here    
      can train that out of you.    

472
00:20:39,279 --> 00:20:41,114
           If you weren't           
      an officer of the court,      

473
00:20:41,156 --> 00:20:44,368
   your own cranial area would be   
   getting quite a jolt, Rhoades.   

474
00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:45,452
                 Ah.                

475
00:20:45,494 --> 00:20:47,162
     Think you wanna hit me now?    

476
00:20:47,204 --> 00:20:48,872
          This is for you.          

477
00:20:51,375 --> 00:20:53,085
             A bill for             
      the doormen's hazard pay.     

478
00:20:53,126 --> 00:20:55,587
             [chuckles]             

479
00:20:55,629 --> 00:20:56,838
 I might find your antics amusing 

480
00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:58,840
 if they weren't such a nuisance. 

481
00:20:58,882 --> 00:21:02,344
    It's like getting your house    
     egged on All Hallow's Eve.     

482
00:21:02,386 --> 00:21:04,763
           But your scheme          
        won't work, Rhoades.        

483
00:21:04,805 --> 00:21:06,556
         He gets that a lot.        

484
00:21:06,598 --> 00:21:08,600
     Hmm. And from men even more    
       entitled than yourself.      

485
00:21:08,642 --> 00:21:10,018
    Hmm. And they do work, so...    

486
00:21:10,060 --> 00:21:11,603
           you might want           
        to think about that.        

487
00:21:11,645 --> 00:21:13,063
               -Yeah.               
            -[taps watch]           

488
00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:16,108
    And we expect timely payment.   

489
00:21:16,149 --> 00:21:17,985
     Nice to meetcha, Breedster.    

490
00:21:18,026 --> 00:21:20,445
    He can use every bit of that    
   encouraging coaching of yours.   

491
00:21:22,823 --> 00:21:24,741
       [Breed] All right, Bud,      
           let's do this.           

492
00:21:24,783 --> 00:21:27,286
        You're going to face        
   bigger distractions than that.   

493
00:21:29,663 --> 00:21:32,499
          AOC just tweeted.         
          She blasted Rask.         

494
00:21:32,541 --> 00:21:34,084
     Now there's a heavy hitter.    

495
00:21:34,126 --> 00:21:35,460
           Is it trending?          
       Has the market reacted?      

496
00:21:35,502 --> 00:21:37,129
            Yes and yes.            

497
00:21:37,170 --> 00:21:39,548
    We're down to $17.00 a share.   

498
00:21:41,049 --> 00:21:42,634
           You didn't seem          
       quite surprised enough.      

499
00:21:42,676 --> 00:21:44,303
              Wasn't I?             

500
00:21:44,344 --> 00:21:45,721
          That tweet can't          
         just be good luck.         

501
00:21:46,805 --> 00:21:48,682
      All right. I made a call.     

502
00:21:48,724 --> 00:21:50,183
          Nothing improper.         

503
00:21:50,225 --> 00:21:51,810
       Made sure her staffers       
           knew the issue.          

504
00:21:51,852 --> 00:21:54,229
            Nicely done.            
     What about the other thing?    

505
00:21:54,271 --> 00:21:55,814
      The rentable equipment is     
    being pulled to Pennsylvania,   

506
00:21:55,856 --> 00:21:57,190
        to wait in the wings.       

507
00:21:57,232 --> 00:21:58,817
             What about             
       the companies that own?      

508
00:21:58,859 --> 00:22:00,485
           They're tied up          
      with projects elsewhere.      

509
00:22:00,527 --> 00:22:01,987
        Supply chain is thin        
     in the industry right now,     

510
00:22:02,029 --> 00:22:03,613
        a real flexion point.       

511
00:22:03,655 --> 00:22:05,615
       I know the stakes here.      
        And I knew what to do.      

512
00:22:05,657 --> 00:22:07,951
    But if it brings reassurance    
        to check that I've--        

513
00:22:07,993 --> 00:22:09,161
            Fair enough.            

514
00:22:09,202 --> 00:22:10,537
           And thank you.           

515
00:22:36,021 --> 00:22:37,314
           It's convenient          
        that you're up here.        

516
00:22:37,356 --> 00:22:38,982
        I have an HR matter.        

517
00:22:39,024 --> 00:22:41,818
       -Sure. How can I help?       
      -I'm going to fire Rian.      

518
00:22:41,860 --> 00:22:42,861
                Whoa.               

519
00:22:42,903 --> 00:22:44,529
            Okay. Reason?           

520
00:22:44,571 --> 00:22:46,073
            She directly            
        disobeyed my orders.        

521
00:22:46,114 --> 00:22:48,367
       No room for ambiguity?       

522
00:22:48,408 --> 00:22:51,036
      None. She took a position     
       I told her not to take.      

523
00:22:51,078 --> 00:22:52,662
         Several, actually.         

524
00:22:52,704 --> 00:22:54,748
      Not only is it reckless,      
      but it's also dangerous.      

525
00:22:54,790 --> 00:22:57,125
           -Was it smart?           
         -Does that matter?         

526
00:22:58,752 --> 00:22:59,878
            Come with me.           

527
00:23:02,089 --> 00:23:04,383
       Firing Rian may be the       
    best move for you as a boss,    

528
00:23:04,424 --> 00:23:06,218
     but it's not the best move     
        for you as a person,        

529
00:23:06,259 --> 00:23:08,053
            holistically.           

530
00:23:08,095 --> 00:23:09,846
         Since when do we do        
     holistically in this place?    

531
00:23:09,888 --> 00:23:11,848
        New place, new thing.       

532
00:23:11,890 --> 00:23:13,850
           And it applies,          
       since the whole reason       

533
00:23:13,892 --> 00:23:16,228
        you want to fire her        
     is she hurt your feelings.     

534
00:23:16,269 --> 00:23:17,479
    If a colonel gives an order--   

535
00:23:17,521 --> 00:23:19,356
             This is not            
          The Big Red One.          

536
00:23:19,398 --> 00:23:22,234
      This is about you wanting     
   blind trust from your acolyte.   

537
00:23:22,275 --> 00:23:23,693
       It's about culture fit.      

538
00:23:23,735 --> 00:23:25,529
           We've undergone          
         a sea change here,         

539
00:23:25,570 --> 00:23:27,322
      and Rian's still playing      
          by the old rules.         

540
00:23:27,364 --> 00:23:29,574
     She's proven herself unable    
       or unwilling to adapt.       

541
00:23:29,616 --> 00:23:31,118
   And have you adjusted, Taylor?   

542
00:23:31,159 --> 00:23:32,619
               Really?              

543
00:23:32,661 --> 00:23:34,788
         Because firing Rian        
         sounds like exactly        

544
00:23:34,830 --> 00:23:37,040
          what Axe would do         
      if he were in your shoes.     

545
00:23:41,002 --> 00:23:42,921
             Aim for 15,            
      as close as you can get.      

546
00:23:42,963 --> 00:23:44,798
      Let's whack those fucking     
          bids like they're         

547
00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,760
         Frankie Pentangeli         
         about to testify!          

548
00:23:48,802 --> 00:23:52,097
    [whispers] Are you sure we can 
   still take directions from him? 

549
00:23:52,139 --> 00:23:53,974
          He's still the...         

550
00:23:54,015 --> 00:23:55,600
     whatever his job title is.     

551
00:23:55,642 --> 00:23:57,477
 [Wags] Ready now, almost there.   

552
00:23:58,687 --> 00:23:59,980
       Why are we huddling up?      

553
00:24:00,021 --> 00:24:01,773
     Play's already been called.    

554
00:24:01,815 --> 00:24:03,692
       Just readying the team       
      to cover their positions      

555
00:24:03,733 --> 00:24:05,444
   as soon as the stock hits $15.   

556
00:24:05,485 --> 00:24:07,070
       For a nice tidy profit.      

557
00:24:07,112 --> 00:24:09,906
            I didn't buy            
          Axe Cap for tidy.         

558
00:24:09,948 --> 00:24:11,783
    I want a big, sloppy profit.    

559
00:24:11,825 --> 00:24:15,620
        In your words, Wags,        
    "A monster pig. A Hogzilla."    

560
00:24:15,662 --> 00:24:19,916
         Everyone, hold till        
     the stock dips under five.     

561
00:24:19,958 --> 00:24:21,126
         Five it is, baller.        

562
00:24:21,168 --> 00:24:22,377
          Isn't that going          
          to be a problem?          

563
00:24:35,515 --> 00:24:37,642
          There's a problem         
           with the short.          

564
00:24:37,684 --> 00:24:38,935
              You too?              

565
00:24:38,977 --> 00:24:40,479
    I'm glad you're here, Taylor.   

566
00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:42,689
        You should both know.       

567
00:24:42,731 --> 00:24:44,191
   I have two things to disclose.   

568
00:24:44,232 --> 00:24:46,151
          One. I'm old pals         
           with Stuey Rask.         

569
00:24:46,193 --> 00:24:48,778
             [inaudible]            

570
00:24:54,659 --> 00:24:57,162
           Stuey and I met          
        at rock fantasy camp.       

571
00:24:57,204 --> 00:24:59,873
            You can't hide         

572
00:24:59,915 --> 00:25:04,503
           Your lyin' eyes         

573
00:25:04,544 --> 00:25:07,339
            And your smile         

574
00:25:07,380 --> 00:25:10,008
          Is a thin disguise       

575
00:25:11,176 --> 00:25:14,846
           I thought by now        

576
00:25:14,888 --> 00:25:19,518
            You'd realize          

577
00:25:19,559 --> 00:25:21,811
      There ain't no way to hide  

578
00:25:21,853 --> 00:25:24,898
           Your lyin' eyes         

579
00:25:26,566 --> 00:25:28,527
     Most of the other attendees    
         were suburban dads         

580
00:25:28,568 --> 00:25:31,488
   who thought four IPAs, a joint, 
        and a spin on Pornhub       

581
00:25:31,530 --> 00:25:33,240
          was a wild night.         

582
00:25:34,407 --> 00:25:36,034
           Stuey and I...           

583
00:25:36,076 --> 00:25:38,495
       understood each other.       

584
00:25:38,537 --> 00:25:40,705
      We were kindred spirits,      

585
00:25:40,747 --> 00:25:42,624
    rock gods from another life.    

586
00:25:42,666 --> 00:25:45,168
           He even lets me          
     sing the Glenn Frey parts.     

587
00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:46,211
              Touching.             

588
00:25:46,253 --> 00:25:47,587
 But you said you had two things. 

589
00:25:47,629 --> 00:25:49,756
        What else do you need       
            to disclose?            

590
00:25:49,798 --> 00:25:51,675
 That stock is about to rebound.   

591
00:25:51,716 --> 00:25:52,884
             Very soon.             

592
00:25:52,926 --> 00:25:54,219
                -How?               
           -What'd you do?          

593
00:25:54,261 --> 00:25:56,054
       I negotiated a buyout,       

594
00:25:56,096 --> 00:25:57,889
         so that Prince could       
        profit off the short.       

595
00:25:57,931 --> 00:26:00,392
    But then I added a part two     
    so that Stuey would be okay.    

596
00:26:03,937 --> 00:26:05,855
              Come on.              

597
00:26:05,897 --> 00:26:08,024
    See, I put a buyer in place.    

598
00:26:08,066 --> 00:26:10,277
         As soon as word of         
       the takeover gets out,       

599
00:26:10,318 --> 00:26:12,237
     the Rask stock's gonna pop.    

600
00:26:13,822 --> 00:26:15,574
         You ruined my play         

601
00:26:15,615 --> 00:26:18,326
    and put hundreds of millions    
         in capital at risk         

602
00:26:18,368 --> 00:26:20,078
         because you wanted         
        to sing Eagles songs.       

603
00:26:20,120 --> 00:26:22,330
           He lets me sing          
        the Glenn Frey parts.       

604
00:26:22,372 --> 00:26:23,748
            I don't care!           

605
00:26:23,790 --> 00:26:25,417
        He thought you could        
         both win this way.         

606
00:26:25,458 --> 00:26:26,668
     You'd profit off the short,    

607
00:26:26,710 --> 00:26:27,919
    and Rask would still recover.   

608
00:26:27,961 --> 00:26:29,588
   If Rask recovers, I don't win.   

609
00:26:29,629 --> 00:26:32,090
   [Scooter] Uh-oh. The Bloomberg   
         alert just dropped.        

610
00:26:32,132 --> 00:26:34,884
     "Astra Sports is preparing     
 an offer to buy Rask Sportswear, 

611
00:26:34,926 --> 00:26:36,595
      leaving Stuart Rask, Jr.,     

612
00:26:36,636 --> 00:26:38,388
      in as CEO for ten years."     

613
00:26:38,430 --> 00:26:39,931
    Stock is already rebounding.    

614
00:26:39,973 --> 00:26:41,725
         We're hemorrhaging         
        money by the second.        

615
00:26:41,766 --> 00:26:43,268
            We could try            
       and cover our position.      

616
00:26:43,310 --> 00:26:44,519
        We have to stop this        
      takeover from happening.      

617
00:26:44,561 --> 00:26:46,271
         It's the only way.         

618
00:26:46,313 --> 00:26:47,856
        Before the Robinhood        
      knuckleheads jump on him      

619
00:26:47,897 --> 00:26:49,274
        or we're washed away        
        by the retail wave.         

620
00:26:52,611 --> 00:26:55,113
      You created this problem,     
               fix it.              

621
00:26:55,155 --> 00:26:56,948
         -How can I fix it?         
   -If I asked you that question,   

622
00:26:56,990 --> 00:26:59,075
            you'd say I'm           
     a resourceful motherfucker.    

623
00:26:59,117 --> 00:27:01,161
           I can be. I am.          

624
00:27:01,202 --> 00:27:03,705
   You might also say, "If there's 
      something Rask is hiding,     

625
00:27:03,747 --> 00:27:05,832
    I'll Easy Rawlins that shit.    
    In fact, I have it already."    

626
00:27:05,874 --> 00:27:08,752
           I might. Yeah.           

627
00:27:08,793 --> 00:27:10,712
         But to do Stu dirty        
            like that...            

628
00:27:10,754 --> 00:27:13,673
      I mean, Glenn would never     
    have done that to Don Henley.   

629
00:27:13,715 --> 00:27:14,841
         Rask isn't Henley.         

630
00:27:14,883 --> 00:27:16,551
            He's Felder.            

631
00:27:16,593 --> 00:27:18,303
       Don't make me do to you      
        what they did to him.       

632
00:27:18,345 --> 00:27:20,597
     Would it be along the lines    
       of firing me for cause,      

633
00:27:20,639 --> 00:27:22,265
       tying me up in lawsuits      

634
00:27:22,307 --> 00:27:24,392
      to enforce a non-compete,     
             et cetera?             

635
00:27:24,434 --> 00:27:27,145
     [Scooter] You say you're on    
   the team, Wags. Be on the team. 

636
00:27:27,187 --> 00:27:28,647
 Do the thing the team guy does,   

637
00:27:28,688 --> 00:27:30,649
            or you're not           
        on the team, are you?       

638
00:27:36,863 --> 00:27:38,573
        [door opens, closes]        

639
00:27:38,615 --> 00:27:41,326
       What cockamamie scheme       
     do you have cooking in that    

640
00:27:41,368 --> 00:27:43,828
        Crock-Pot of a head         
        of yours now, Sonny?        

641
00:27:43,870 --> 00:27:45,955
              [laughs]              

642
00:27:45,997 --> 00:27:50,126
       It is the first battle       
     in the new war I'm waging,     

643
00:27:50,168 --> 00:27:53,171
      against the billionaires,     
         the criminal class.        

644
00:27:53,213 --> 00:27:55,340
           And I'm starting         
          with the doormen.         

645
00:27:55,382 --> 00:27:58,468
    Since when are you the voice    
      of Johnnie Lunch Bucket?      

646
00:27:58,510 --> 00:28:00,804
           Since it suits           
    the needs of my constituents.   

647
00:28:00,845 --> 00:28:02,389
     In the short and long term.    

648
00:28:04,057 --> 00:28:06,351
           I'm listening.           

649
00:28:06,393 --> 00:28:07,769
    But I'm not saying any more.    

650
00:28:07,811 --> 00:28:10,021
          I'm going to keep         
           my own counsel.          

651
00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,901
              Ah, hell.             
   My doorman is perfectly happy.   

652
00:28:14,943 --> 00:28:17,070
      He always has a big smile     

653
00:28:17,112 --> 00:28:18,571
   on his face when he greets me.   

654
00:28:18,613 --> 00:28:20,031
        That is his job, Dad.       

655
00:28:20,073 --> 00:28:22,200
            And you will            
        have to pay the bill,       

656
00:28:22,242 --> 00:28:24,202
           just as soon as          
         Bud Lazarra cracks.        

657
00:28:24,244 --> 00:28:25,787
              [scoffs]              

658
00:28:25,829 --> 00:28:27,539
        That'll never happen.       

659
00:28:27,580 --> 00:28:30,667
          You'd do not want         
        to mess with Lazarra.       

660
00:28:30,709 --> 00:28:33,336
         Why, because you've        
     thrown in with him already?    

661
00:28:33,378 --> 00:28:35,338
      Nah, I'm done teaming up      
         with your enemies.         

662
00:28:35,380 --> 00:28:38,049
        I took the wrong side       
   of that bet for the last time.   

663
00:28:38,091 --> 00:28:39,718
     Well, I'm glad to hear it.     

664
00:28:41,177 --> 00:28:43,179
        Son, do you remember        

665
00:28:43,221 --> 00:28:45,056
          the first summer          

666
00:28:45,098 --> 00:28:48,560
       that we took the house       
          at the Vineyard?          

667
00:28:48,601 --> 00:28:49,978
   You were probably five or six.   

668
00:28:50,019 --> 00:28:51,563
            Mm-hmm, I do.           

669
00:28:51,604 --> 00:28:54,232
        Are you contemplating       
        an extended vacation?       

670
00:28:54,274 --> 00:28:55,400
             [chuckles]             

671
00:28:55,442 --> 00:28:57,402
    Perhaps I should be, but no.    

672
00:28:58,778 --> 00:29:01,156
              You were              
     a feeble swimmer, at best.     

673
00:29:01,197 --> 00:29:03,074
          Finally, one day,         

674
00:29:03,116 --> 00:29:05,285
             you got out            
        past the shore break        

675
00:29:05,326 --> 00:29:06,828
        to the calmer water.        

676
00:29:06,870 --> 00:29:08,496
       You turned to show me,       

677
00:29:08,538 --> 00:29:10,373
   big, proud smile on your face.   

678
00:29:10,415 --> 00:29:12,292
 You didn't see the wave coming.   

679
00:29:14,294 --> 00:29:16,129
      -And you didn't warn me?      
             -Warn you?!            

680
00:29:16,171 --> 00:29:18,423
         I clapped and kept         
        your attention on me        

681
00:29:18,465 --> 00:29:21,176
         until the wave came        
    and wiped you out completely.   

682
00:29:21,217 --> 00:29:23,845
     I knew it was a lesson you     
    needed to learn the hard way.   

683
00:29:23,887 --> 00:29:26,389
   I got infections in both ears.   

684
00:29:26,431 --> 00:29:27,932
      So, now you oughta know,      

685
00:29:27,974 --> 00:29:31,644
        don't turn your back        
         on oceanic forces.         

686
00:29:31,686 --> 00:29:34,230
            See, I'm done           
        teaching you lessons.       

687
00:29:34,272 --> 00:29:35,774
   Those are for your sister now.   

688
00:29:35,815 --> 00:29:37,692
     I am warnin' you this time,    

689
00:29:37,734 --> 00:29:39,486
       before the wave breaks.      

690
00:29:40,570 --> 00:29:42,822
        Lazarra's formidable.       

691
00:29:45,241 --> 00:29:46,910
      I appreciate the warning      

692
00:29:46,951 --> 00:29:48,787
      as a gesture of goodwill.     

693
00:29:48,828 --> 00:29:52,123
   And a mark of the beginning of   
 a new phase of our relationship. 

694
00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:55,084
       But you and I both know      

695
00:29:55,126 --> 00:29:57,128
         when I get big game        
           in my sights...          

696
00:29:58,838 --> 00:30:00,715
       I can't lower my rifle.      

697
00:30:02,175 --> 00:30:04,636
     Well, in that case, my boy,    

698
00:30:04,677 --> 00:30:06,471
          I wish you luck.          

699
00:30:08,348 --> 00:30:12,477
     I'll don my blaze orange...    

700
00:30:13,978 --> 00:30:16,272
           and step out of          
          the line of fire.         

701
00:30:17,524 --> 00:30:18,858
           Goodnight, Dad.          

702
00:30:25,907 --> 00:30:27,784
             Excuse me!             

703
00:30:27,826 --> 00:30:30,328
                 Hi.                
          I'm Andy Salter.          

704
00:30:30,370 --> 00:30:32,622
   There's Prince tacked on there, 
     if you're being particular.    

705
00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:34,791
             Of course!             
      You're his ex-wife, or--      

706
00:30:34,833 --> 00:30:36,459
       Sorry, are you still...      

707
00:30:48,054 --> 00:30:50,557
         Hi. Good. I figured        
      it wouldn't be too long.      

708
00:30:50,598 --> 00:30:52,392
         Since the last time        
             I saw you,             

709
00:30:52,433 --> 00:30:53,893
         the main sponsor of        
          my climbing team          

710
00:30:53,935 --> 00:30:55,562
        and the entire games        
      is potentially bankrupt.      

711
00:30:55,603 --> 00:30:57,188
         And I just learned         
    that the construction company   

712
00:30:57,230 --> 00:30:58,439
           that's building          
        my training facility        

713
00:30:58,481 --> 00:31:00,191
              can't get             
      the equipment they need.      

714
00:31:00,233 --> 00:31:02,694
     Somehow the heavy machinery    
            got diverted.           

715
00:31:02,735 --> 00:31:04,487
     And now, L.A.'s host status    
         is on life support.        

716
00:31:04,529 --> 00:31:06,281
       Meetings are being held      
          about pulling it.         

717
00:31:06,322 --> 00:31:07,699
       The commission's set to      
     start re-shopping the bid.     

718
00:31:07,740 --> 00:31:09,659
          -There's a plan.          
               -Yeah.               

719
00:31:09,701 --> 00:31:11,786
            That's clear.           

720
00:31:11,828 --> 00:31:14,539
   It's all going to be resolved.   

721
00:31:14,581 --> 00:31:15,957
            Why are you             
      cratering my dream gig?       

722
00:31:17,917 --> 00:31:19,878
 Do you remember our third date?   

723
00:31:21,254 --> 00:31:23,673
       The Indiana State Fair?      

724
00:31:26,426 --> 00:31:28,887
        We turned every booth       
         into a competition.        

725
00:31:28,928 --> 00:31:31,431
    I swear, if they kept records   
    for the milk bottle ring toss   

726
00:31:31,472 --> 00:31:33,516
        and the balloon dart,       
     we would have smashed them.    

727
00:31:33,558 --> 00:31:35,727
       I had armloads of those      
       shitty stuffed animals.      

728
00:31:37,770 --> 00:31:39,230
       A few times in my life,      
              I've had,             

729
00:31:39,272 --> 00:31:41,733
         I guess folks would        
        call them epiphanies.       

730
00:31:41,774 --> 00:31:44,235
        Where something just        
     came clear, in an instant.     

731
00:31:44,277 --> 00:31:47,739
      And each one set the tone     
        for everything else.        

732
00:31:47,780 --> 00:31:50,074
        One was when I first        
       picked up a basketball.      

733
00:31:50,116 --> 00:31:52,744
    The other was when I realized   
    that I was able to understand   

734
00:31:52,785 --> 00:31:56,956
         the intrinsic value        
 of an opportunity in an instant, 

735
00:31:56,998 --> 00:31:58,917
         and then there was         
       that night at the fair.      

736
00:32:00,043 --> 00:32:02,420
      I knew you were the one.      

737
00:32:02,462 --> 00:32:05,173
    I was right about all three.    

738
00:32:05,214 --> 00:32:06,591
                Yeah.               

739
00:32:09,052 --> 00:32:10,094
              No doubt.             

740
00:32:10,136 --> 00:32:12,055
     But basketball and markets     

741
00:32:12,096 --> 00:32:14,599
         don't have agencies        
     or free will of their own.     

742
00:32:16,100 --> 00:32:17,393
                I do.               

743
00:32:17,435 --> 00:32:19,562
    I see the way you look at me.   

744
00:32:19,604 --> 00:32:20,563
               Still.               

745
00:32:20,605 --> 00:32:22,106
             Loving you.            

746
00:32:22,148 --> 00:32:23,483
            Admiring you.           

747
00:32:23,524 --> 00:32:25,318
    Still being attracted to you.   

748
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,570
     None of that means we want     
   to live the same kind of life.   

749
00:32:27,612 --> 00:32:29,989
       And none of that means       
   you get to unilaterally decide   

750
00:32:30,031 --> 00:32:31,783
       -the direction of mine.      
        -I've never done that.      

751
00:32:31,824 --> 00:32:33,284
    You're trying to do that now.   

752
00:32:33,326 --> 00:32:35,578
       This is about cleaning       
         up a dirty company         

753
00:32:35,620 --> 00:32:37,121
            and an entire           
       industry along with it.      

754
00:32:37,163 --> 00:32:38,748
        -It's bigger than us.       
         -Yeah. Sure it is.         

755
00:32:38,790 --> 00:32:40,333
    Fine, yes, I stand to profit.   

756
00:32:40,375 --> 00:32:42,126
          Hugely, in fact.          

757
00:32:42,168 --> 00:32:43,461
          It's a ten-bagger         
          if Rask blows up.         

758
00:32:43,503 --> 00:32:45,296
      That's not what I meant.      

759
00:32:45,338 --> 00:32:47,632
 It's no coincidence that you got 
      involved with my sponsor.     

760
00:32:47,674 --> 00:32:49,467
   There are plenty of other ways   
   to make a point and a profit.    

761
00:32:49,509 --> 00:32:52,303
 Okay. I looked into the company   
 because of your proximity to it, 

762
00:32:52,345 --> 00:32:55,139
    and I saw an opportunity that   
    was too important to pass up.   

763
00:32:55,181 --> 00:32:57,058
              -Mike...              
   -I have a way we can both win.   

764
00:32:57,100 --> 00:33:00,311
       I was already winning.       

765
00:33:00,353 --> 00:33:01,771
           I'm just trying          
         to do my own thing,        

766
00:33:01,813 --> 00:33:03,606
    and you can't leave it alone.   

767
00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:05,483
         Be honest with me--        
     are you trying to buy back     

768
00:33:05,525 --> 00:33:07,568
     -the relationship you want?    
        -I haven't given up.        

769
00:33:07,610 --> 00:33:08,653
         You should, though.        

770
00:33:08,695 --> 00:33:10,154
     I just need you to trust me    

771
00:33:10,196 --> 00:33:12,115
          and see how this          
        is going to resolve.        

772
00:33:12,156 --> 00:33:14,158
      If what you say is true,      
    that I'm not letting you go,    

773
00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:15,827
     then you have to also know     

774
00:33:15,868 --> 00:33:19,455
            I anticipated           
        your reaction to it.        

775
00:33:19,497 --> 00:33:20,957
    When you're on the mountain,    

776
00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:22,500
          you can know what         
       you're supposed to do,       

777
00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:24,002
      what you're trying to do.     

778
00:33:24,043 --> 00:33:25,753
           It doesn't mean          
        you can pull it off.        

779
00:33:25,795 --> 00:33:27,005
      And if you try and fail,      

780
00:33:27,046 --> 00:33:28,756
          there may not be          
         a path to recover.         

781
00:33:28,798 --> 00:33:30,842
        So if you are making        
        some big move here,         

782
00:33:30,883 --> 00:33:33,302
           be   really   sure           
       you have your footing.       

783
00:33:33,344 --> 00:33:35,346
     Because you and I are tied     
        to the same rope now,       

784
00:33:35,388 --> 00:33:38,516
        and if you peel off,        
     you take me down with you.     

785
00:33:54,532 --> 00:33:56,200
      Strike's been called off.     

786
00:33:56,242 --> 00:33:59,245
     Doormen are back in uniform    
      and back at their posts.      

787
00:33:59,287 --> 00:34:00,955
 Billionaires still haven't paid? 

788
00:34:00,997 --> 00:34:02,290
                Nope.               

789
00:34:02,331 --> 00:34:05,877
        Well, that was fast.        

790
00:34:05,918 --> 00:34:09,380
        I guess I have to go        
    crawling back to Lazarra now.   

791
00:34:09,422 --> 00:34:11,424
        As we knew you would.       

792
00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:18,306
        I've got my checkbook       

793
00:34:18,347 --> 00:34:20,224
     and my first aid kit ready,    

794
00:34:20,266 --> 00:34:22,060
      depending on the outcome.     

795
00:34:27,273 --> 00:34:29,650
              [exhales]             

796
00:34:29,692 --> 00:34:31,569
          This is my city,          

797
00:34:31,611 --> 00:34:33,696
         and you've come to         
      learn that the hard way.      

798
00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:35,490
 I know you bribed Mr. Santulli,   

799
00:34:35,531 --> 00:34:37,742
             the head of            
     the Door & Custodial Union,    

800
00:34:37,784 --> 00:34:39,577
    to get his men back to work.    

801
00:34:39,619 --> 00:34:41,079
     That's a cute story, Chuck.    

802
00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:43,289
 But I prefer nonfiction myself.   

803
00:34:43,331 --> 00:34:46,918
     We settled at the original     
         two percent number.        

804
00:34:46,959 --> 00:34:49,796
           So once again,           
       you've proved yourself       

805
00:34:49,837 --> 00:34:53,424
       to be nothing more than      
    a colossal waste of my time.    

806
00:34:53,466 --> 00:34:55,384
            Ah, but see,            

807
00:34:55,426 --> 00:34:56,844
            I have video.           

808
00:35:10,817 --> 00:35:11,776
                Hey.                

809
00:35:11,818 --> 00:35:13,361
           How you doing?           

810
00:35:15,154 --> 00:35:18,574
       It's a private estate.       
         Full beach access.         

811
00:35:18,616 --> 00:35:21,369
       Kauai at Christmastime       
         is pretty special.         

812
00:35:21,410 --> 00:35:25,039
    So, when can we get your boys   
          back on the door?         

813
00:35:25,081 --> 00:35:25,998
             Right away.            

814
00:35:35,466 --> 00:35:37,051
         Thanks for the use         
            of the pooch.           

815
00:35:37,093 --> 00:35:39,095
         Sure. Thanks a lot.        

816
00:35:39,137 --> 00:35:40,721
        [Chuck] Once you were       
          spotted together,         

817
00:35:40,763 --> 00:35:42,640
     my financial crimes people     
             threw a net            

818
00:35:42,682 --> 00:35:45,643
    and found the wire transfers.   

819
00:35:47,353 --> 00:35:51,858
      You may be sophisticated      
    at hiding baksheesh, but, uh,   

820
00:35:51,899 --> 00:35:53,359
           Santulli isn't.          

821
00:35:53,401 --> 00:35:55,945
            That flush on           
       your face is that, uh,       

822
00:35:55,987 --> 00:35:59,282
    surf, turf or something else?   

823
00:35:59,323 --> 00:36:00,700
           [clicks tongue]          

824
00:36:00,741 --> 00:36:03,578
           This would make          
         a real juicy morsel        

825
00:36:03,619 --> 00:36:04,954
       to throw to the press.       

826
00:36:04,996 --> 00:36:07,248
 Yeah, I can imagine every outlet 

827
00:36:07,290 --> 00:36:10,084
         would want a bite.         

828
00:36:10,126 --> 00:36:14,630
    But... I'm a reasonable man.    

829
00:36:14,672 --> 00:36:17,925
     If you can get your cohort     
     of fellow billies to agree     

830
00:36:17,967 --> 00:36:20,845
     to a five-percent management   
    fee increase for the doormen,   

831
00:36:20,887 --> 00:36:24,557
      I don't believe I'll see      
    the need to leak this story.    

832
00:36:43,910 --> 00:36:46,537
       Olivia, how are things       
          at New York Mag?          

833
00:36:46,579 --> 00:36:49,373
      Always good when someone      
         calls with a story.        

834
00:36:49,415 --> 00:36:51,000
   What's the situation in there?   

835
00:36:51,042 --> 00:36:52,710
     Chuck's in there right now.    

836
00:36:52,752 --> 00:36:54,378
      If his meeting doesn't go     
       the way he wants it to,      

837
00:36:54,420 --> 00:36:55,713
        he's ready to deliver       
         a cover story to you       

838
00:36:55,755 --> 00:36:57,548
      with necessary evidence.      

839
00:36:57,590 --> 00:36:59,467
     If Chuck wins the meeting,     
       there won't be a story.      

840
00:36:59,508 --> 00:37:01,302
             This time.             
        But a nice raincheck.       

841
00:37:01,344 --> 00:37:03,095
             Let's hope             
     the meeting combusts then.     

842
00:37:03,137 --> 00:37:04,180
     I'll be waiting in the car.    

843
00:37:10,311 --> 00:37:11,646
 Why the hell would I trust you?   

844
00:37:11,687 --> 00:37:14,482
          Because you know          
          how he operates.          

845
00:37:14,523 --> 00:37:17,443
        And I'll need you in        
      my corner down the line.      

846
00:37:22,990 --> 00:37:24,408
             All right.             

847
00:37:24,450 --> 00:37:26,577
             We'll pay.             

848
00:37:26,619 --> 00:37:28,412
 I'll round up everybody myself.   

849
00:37:28,454 --> 00:37:31,499
       [Senior] It looks like       
     the tides have turned, Bud.    

850
00:37:31,540 --> 00:37:33,668
   We can't fight oceanic forces.   

851
00:37:33,709 --> 00:37:35,253
            [Chuck] Hmm.            

852
00:37:42,885 --> 00:37:45,721
      Oh, you should have seen      
          the crimson shade         

853
00:37:45,763 --> 00:37:48,099
       of old Lazarra's cheeks      
   when I showed him what we had.   

854
00:37:48,140 --> 00:37:51,102
     I wish I had a swatch of it    
      to repaint my living room     

855
00:37:51,143 --> 00:37:53,354
        as a victory trophy.        
              [laughs]              

856
00:37:53,396 --> 00:37:55,022
         They're gonna pay.         

857
00:37:55,064 --> 00:37:57,066
       Tell Olivia to move on       
          to her next lead?         

858
00:37:57,108 --> 00:37:58,025
                 No.                

859
00:37:59,443 --> 00:38:00,861
       It's a beautiful night.      

860
00:38:00,903 --> 00:38:02,571
      I'm feeling like a chat.      

861
00:38:04,407 --> 00:38:05,992
            You do that,            
    the billionaires of this city   

862
00:38:06,033 --> 00:38:07,368
     are sure to come after you.    

863
00:38:07,410 --> 00:38:09,078
           I'd never tell.          

864
00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:12,123
        But I might tell her        
           where to look.           

865
00:38:12,164 --> 00:38:13,749
           Former holders           
         of your very office        

866
00:38:13,791 --> 00:38:15,293
    did not survive that attack.    

867
00:38:15,334 --> 00:38:16,627
    Are you sure painting targets   
            on our backs            

868
00:38:16,669 --> 00:38:18,087
     is the best move right now?    

869
00:38:18,129 --> 00:38:19,964
          No more skeletons         
      in my closets to rattle.      

870
00:38:21,340 --> 00:38:22,633
 Let 'em just try and Spitzer me. 

871
00:38:37,690 --> 00:38:40,234
         Are you looking for        
      your way out of this job?     

872
00:38:40,276 --> 00:38:42,486
    You pigged out on those other   
    sportswear companies dropping   

873
00:38:42,528 --> 00:38:44,322
         after I explicitly         
         told you to wait.          

874
00:38:44,363 --> 00:38:46,157
        I knew you'd see it.        

875
00:38:46,198 --> 00:38:47,908
        That's how confident        
     I was that they'd pay off.     

876
00:38:47,950 --> 00:38:49,327
            And they did.           

877
00:38:49,368 --> 00:38:50,661
        The numbers supported       
           my hypothesis.           

878
00:38:50,703 --> 00:38:52,330
      I upped you from analyst      

879
00:38:52,371 --> 00:38:53,956
     so you could take positions    
            I supported,            

880
00:38:53,998 --> 00:38:55,458
       not so you could go off      
        and improv on your own      

881
00:38:55,499 --> 00:38:57,001
      like an Eric Dolphy solo.     

882
00:38:57,043 --> 00:38:58,294
        Yeah, well, I waited.       

883
00:38:58,336 --> 00:39:00,004
            And then Rask           
         started rebounding,        

884
00:39:00,046 --> 00:39:01,672
      so I pulled the trigger.      

885
00:39:01,714 --> 00:39:02,923
          And thanks to me,         
    Mase Carb's in the black now.   

886
00:39:02,965 --> 00:39:04,675
    You shouldn't have done that.   

887
00:39:04,717 --> 00:39:07,136
   I already told you no. My last   
      instructions still stood,     

888
00:39:07,178 --> 00:39:09,555
         despite the change         
          in Rask's price.          

889
00:39:09,597 --> 00:39:12,391
               [sighs]              

890
00:39:12,433 --> 00:39:14,018
          Leaving money on          
      the table is like seeing      

891
00:39:14,060 --> 00:39:15,644
            a punch buggy           
      and not punching someone.     

892
00:39:15,686 --> 00:39:17,229
        It just feels wrong.        

893
00:39:20,358 --> 00:39:21,609
          But I could have          
          listened to you.          

894
00:39:21,650 --> 00:39:22,735
               Should.              

895
00:39:22,777 --> 00:39:24,528
   I should have listened to you.   

896
00:39:26,113 --> 00:39:27,531
    I will protect you this time.   

897
00:39:27,573 --> 00:39:29,408
          Prince won't know         
         you made this call.        

898
00:39:29,450 --> 00:39:31,160
   But this game you're playing--   

899
00:39:31,202 --> 00:39:33,204
       Yeah. Like Miles's band      
       recording Bitches Brew.      

900
00:39:33,245 --> 00:39:35,081
               No net.              

901
00:39:35,122 --> 00:39:37,500
              I got it.             

902
00:39:37,541 --> 00:39:39,043
          Astra Sports has          
         canceled its buyout        

903
00:39:39,085 --> 00:39:40,836
         of Rask Sportswear         

904
00:39:40,878 --> 00:39:44,048
          after learning of         
        CEO Stuart Rask, Jr's       

905
00:39:44,090 --> 00:39:47,009
         secret partnership         
     with North Korean dictator     

906
00:39:47,051 --> 00:39:48,302
            Kim Jong-un.            

907
00:39:48,344 --> 00:39:50,179
               Jesus.               

908
00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:52,223
          This is what you          
          were sitting on?          

909
00:39:52,264 --> 00:39:54,392
      Stuey went to North Korea     
         with Dennis Rodman         

910
00:39:54,433 --> 00:39:56,227
     some years ago, even after     
   the other sportswear companies   

911
00:39:56,268 --> 00:39:57,353
      canceled and backed out.      

912
00:39:57,395 --> 00:39:59,563
          Remarkable. Why?          

913
00:39:59,605 --> 00:40:00,898
           Rask was still           
     a boutique brand back then.    

914
00:40:00,940 --> 00:40:02,733
        They needed to grow.        

915
00:40:02,775 --> 00:40:04,860
   They came back from their trip   
         fully capitalized.         

916
00:40:04,902 --> 00:40:07,238
     Kim's been a silent partner    
      this whole time. Still is.    

917
00:40:07,279 --> 00:40:09,073
            Until now...            

918
00:40:09,115 --> 00:40:10,366
 Look at the after-market ticker. 

919
00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:12,243
          Rask is tanking.          

920
00:40:12,284 --> 00:40:13,744
     Federal Trade Commission's     
         doing a full probe.        

921
00:40:13,786 --> 00:40:15,413
              [Scooter]             
      Well, Wagsy, you did it.      

922
00:40:15,454 --> 00:40:16,956
        You killed the buyout       
       and fed it to the dogs.      

923
00:40:18,499 --> 00:40:19,917
               [sighs]              

924
00:40:19,959 --> 00:40:22,169
        [cell phone vibrates]       

925
00:40:24,755 --> 00:40:26,090
             Hey, Stu--             

926
00:40:27,842 --> 00:40:29,093
                It--                

927
00:40:30,136 --> 00:40:31,720
              Listen...             

928
00:40:31,762 --> 00:40:34,014
         can't we just talk         
      about this at rehearsal?      

929
00:40:38,644 --> 00:40:40,938
        Stuey just kicked me        
          out of the band.          

930
00:40:51,157 --> 00:40:52,825
         Olivia told me that        
           Lazarra article          

931
00:40:52,867 --> 00:40:54,285
        should drop tonight.        

932
00:40:54,326 --> 00:40:55,786
             We'd better            
      batten down the hatches.      

933
00:40:55,828 --> 00:40:58,414
       Nah, let the gale blow.      
             I'm ready.             

934
00:40:58,456 --> 00:41:00,040
         I'm trying to think        
       like Hackman in   Heist,       

935
00:41:00,082 --> 00:41:02,084
      to understand why turning     
         Lazarra against you        

936
00:41:02,126 --> 00:41:03,085
         is the smart play,         

937
00:41:03,127 --> 00:41:06,088
       and I am coming up dry.      

938
00:41:06,130 --> 00:41:08,966
      Well, something my father     
         taught me long ago.        

939
00:41:09,008 --> 00:41:12,761
         Sometimes, you just        
      have to break some shit.      

940
00:41:12,803 --> 00:41:16,140
    Find out the strength of the    
    reaction on the other side.     

941
00:41:16,182 --> 00:41:18,142
    Use your will. Not your wits.   

942
00:41:18,184 --> 00:41:20,311
    And make them know your moves   

943
00:41:20,352 --> 00:41:21,896
        can't be anticipated.       

944
00:41:22,980 --> 00:41:24,440
        That no one is safe.        

945
00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:25,774
            I'm not sure            
        that old school crap        

946
00:41:25,816 --> 00:41:27,359
        is still gonna play.        

947
00:41:27,401 --> 00:41:29,195
         The old school crap        
       plays like Bobby Short.      

948
00:41:29,236 --> 00:41:30,988
     You just have to know when.    

949
00:41:31,030 --> 00:41:32,865
            Sometime when           
         I'm drunk enough...        

950
00:41:32,907 --> 00:41:33,991
              [laughs]              

951
00:41:34,033 --> 00:41:35,493
    ask me about pancake eaters.    

952
00:41:35,534 --> 00:41:36,619
         That'll explain it.        

953
00:41:36,660 --> 00:41:38,037
       Okay. Well, it better.       

954
00:41:38,078 --> 00:41:41,499
           You promised me          
      a winning season, Chuck.      

955
00:41:41,540 --> 00:41:43,501
       Right now we're looking      
       like the New York Jets.      

956
00:41:43,542 --> 00:41:45,461
      I'm running out of time       
      before I'll have to quit      

957
00:41:45,503 --> 00:41:46,587
         and campaign 25/8.         

958
00:41:49,965 --> 00:41:52,676
     I am under no illusion that    
    you'll be by my side forever.   

959
00:41:52,718 --> 00:41:54,845
           But right now,           

960
00:41:54,887 --> 00:41:56,597
       we've got our biggest        
       mandate on the docket.       

961
00:41:56,639 --> 00:41:58,807
      I can't lose my MVP yet.      

962
00:41:58,849 --> 00:42:00,684
          I need you, Kate.         

963
00:42:06,524 --> 00:42:09,193
      And I commit here, and I      
   sense that you can even feel it 

964
00:42:09,235 --> 00:42:13,280
      that we are about to have     
         some very big wins.        

965
00:42:13,322 --> 00:42:15,032
         And the right kind.        

966
00:42:15,074 --> 00:42:17,368
       For the folks, like the      
    five percent the doorman got.   

967
00:42:17,409 --> 00:42:19,620
      Ones that will propel you     
        where you want to go.       

968
00:42:19,662 --> 00:42:22,039
    Where we all need you to go.    

969
00:42:22,081 --> 00:42:24,500
     And then, once we're done      
     with that and we're ready,     

970
00:42:24,542 --> 00:42:26,877
          you will have my          
      full-throated endorsement     

971
00:42:26,919 --> 00:42:29,547
   and use of all my connections.   

972
00:42:34,051 --> 00:42:35,594
             Okay, Boss.            

973
00:42:44,937 --> 00:42:46,730
       -They're pulling them.       
             -The games?            

974
00:42:46,772 --> 00:42:48,732
       From the International       
       Commission of Sport--        

975
00:42:48,774 --> 00:42:50,901
    "With the human rights abuses   
           at the hand of           

976
00:42:50,943 --> 00:42:52,570
         our main sponsor...        

977
00:42:52,611 --> 00:42:54,905
       in direct contravention      
       to the spirit of the...      

978
00:42:54,947 --> 00:42:56,907
     delays in construction and     
    innumerable other problems...   

979
00:42:56,949 --> 00:42:58,492
        re-opening a modified       

980
00:42:58,534 --> 00:43:00,077
      and condensed bid process     
          to be completed."         

981
00:43:00,119 --> 00:43:02,246
     Rask is facing bankruptcy,     

982
00:43:02,288 --> 00:43:04,039
      and Stuey is being hauled     
   in front of Congress next week   

983
00:43:04,081 --> 00:43:05,916
       on human rights abuses.      

984
00:43:05,958 --> 00:43:07,501
   They looked to other sponsors,   
       but no one stepped up.       

985
00:43:07,543 --> 00:43:09,253
      Too smoky at the moment.      

986
00:43:09,295 --> 00:43:11,547
     When they saw they couldn't    
      pull it off financially,      

987
00:43:11,589 --> 00:43:14,425
         they started making        
           outgoing calls.          

988
00:43:14,466 --> 00:43:16,427
        [cell phone vibrates]       

989
00:43:21,098 --> 00:43:22,600
                Yes.                

990
00:43:24,143 --> 00:43:26,186
           We should meet           
         and talk about it.         

991
00:43:36,697 --> 00:43:38,782
     I see you didn't fire Rian.    

992
00:43:38,824 --> 00:43:39,908
          Was Prince upset?         

993
00:43:39,950 --> 00:43:41,785
    I covered for her, actually.    

994
00:43:41,827 --> 00:43:44,496
          I saw that she had        
         learned the lesson.        

995
00:43:44,538 --> 00:43:46,332
       Did you take the credit      
         for her or for you?        

996
00:43:46,373 --> 00:43:48,250
     What would I stand to gain?    

997
00:43:48,292 --> 00:43:49,460
            Your freedom.           

998
00:43:49,501 --> 00:43:51,295
        If Prince fired you.        

999
00:43:51,337 --> 00:43:52,671
                 No.                

1000
00:43:53,797 --> 00:43:54,965
           I want to stay.          

1001
00:43:55,007 --> 00:43:57,051
          You saw the news          
          about the games?          

1002
00:44:00,638 --> 00:44:01,847
          Prince isn't just         
        playing the markets.        

1003
00:44:01,889 --> 00:44:03,766
   His chessboard is much bigger,   

1004
00:44:03,807 --> 00:44:06,143
     and I don't think he's done    
        making his moves yet.       

1005
00:44:10,481 --> 00:44:13,901
       When I'm done, this city     
      will look very different.     

1006
00:44:13,942 --> 00:44:15,611
      Over there, you see that?     

1007
00:44:15,653 --> 00:44:17,488
          That's where the          
     Athletes' Village will go.     

1008
00:44:17,529 --> 00:44:19,782
          We'll turn it all         
       into low-income housing      

1009
00:44:19,823 --> 00:44:21,659
      after the games are over.     

1010
00:44:21,700 --> 00:44:23,160
           And that there,          

1011
00:44:23,202 --> 00:44:25,579
           is where we'll           
      build the aquatic center.     

1012
00:44:25,621 --> 00:44:28,499
       It can then be used as       
     a public natatorium after.     

1013
00:44:30,376 --> 00:44:33,837
           The very first           
         New York Olympics.         

1014
00:44:33,879 --> 00:44:35,673
      It's a lot of work, Mike.     

1015
00:44:35,714 --> 00:44:38,300
          The city's down,          

1016
00:44:38,342 --> 00:44:39,968
         busted up, hurting.        

1017
00:44:41,428 --> 00:44:43,597
          It's the perfect          
       opportunity to rebuild.      

1018
00:44:44,723 --> 00:44:46,350
 Every time New York has fallen-- 

1019
00:44:46,392 --> 00:44:50,104
        It has been lifted up       
     and rebuilt by a great man.    

1020
00:44:52,022 --> 00:44:54,650
      And that's you this time.     

1021
00:44:54,692 --> 00:44:55,609
                 Us.                

1022
00:44:57,361 --> 00:44:58,987
          Not only will you         
       keep your coaching job,      

1023
00:44:59,029 --> 00:45:01,407
      you'll now be head coach      
       of all sport climbing.       

1024
00:45:01,448 --> 00:45:03,659
 You'll oversee all three events, 

1025
00:45:03,701 --> 00:45:04,952
   lead climbing, speed climbing,   

1026
00:45:04,993 --> 00:45:06,995
           and bouldering.          

1027
00:45:07,037 --> 00:45:09,206
    And the version of this place   
     you'll see before I'm done,    

1028
00:45:09,248 --> 00:45:11,375
           you won't want           
        to leave so quickly.        

1029
00:45:13,585 --> 00:45:15,546
              [Taylor]              
      If he is who I think he is,    

1030
00:45:15,587 --> 00:45:17,548
         I may be able to start      
       doing my job differently,     

1031
00:45:17,589 --> 00:45:20,384
        to change my purpose        
      and who I am as a result.     

1032
00:45:20,426 --> 00:45:22,803
          You've got a lot          
        riding on that read.        

1033
00:45:22,845 --> 00:45:26,140
           You still think          
        I'm wrong about him?        

1034
00:45:26,181 --> 00:45:30,144
       I think we should both       
       proceed with caution.        

1035
00:45:30,185 --> 00:45:31,645
   I think it's worth considering   
          that what he did          

1036
00:45:31,687 --> 00:45:33,564
         might not have been        
            based on some           

1037
00:45:33,605 --> 00:45:35,232
        lofty ethical reason.       

1038
00:45:35,274 --> 00:45:36,817
      What then, if not ethics?     

1039
00:45:39,361 --> 00:45:41,697
     His wife came by yesterday.    

1040
00:45:41,739 --> 00:45:43,574
       I knew he was married,       

1041
00:45:43,615 --> 00:45:45,617
           but that she's           
         out of the picture.        

1042
00:45:45,659 --> 00:45:47,870
         Yeah. But she still        
           showed up here.          

1043
00:45:47,911 --> 00:45:50,414
         All of this is some        
        big romantic gesture?       

1044
00:45:50,456 --> 00:45:52,958
    That, or he has Narcissistic    
        Personality Disorder.       

1045
00:45:53,000 --> 00:45:55,419
      And what would that mean,     
          in Prince's case?         

1046
00:45:55,461 --> 00:45:57,963
        He thinks he's better       
         than everyone else.        

1047
00:45:58,005 --> 00:46:00,299
          And he won't stop         
     till he gets what he wants.    

1048
00:46:09,933 --> 00:46:11,769
              [Prince]              
       For you, Coach Salter.       

1049
00:46:14,438 --> 00:46:15,939
                Nice.               

1050
00:46:20,277 --> 00:46:22,696
        You know this is far        
         from a sure thing?         

1051
00:46:22,738 --> 00:46:24,364
 Sure, there's a lot left to do.   

1052
00:46:24,406 --> 00:46:26,116
         I'll have to gather        
            some support.           

1053
00:46:26,158 --> 00:46:28,285
            Some support?           
      You'll need a coalition.      

1054
00:46:28,327 --> 00:46:30,621
          You have to move          
          the legislature.          

1055
00:46:30,662 --> 00:46:32,956
    The whole political machine,    
           city and state.          

1056
00:46:32,998 --> 00:46:34,958
         And the people too.        

1057
00:46:35,000 --> 00:46:37,628
     Need to sell the goddamned     
       commission on the idea.      

1058
00:46:37,669 --> 00:46:39,505
 Sure. I'm ready for all of that. 

1059
00:46:42,841 --> 00:46:44,051
       There's something else.      

1060
00:46:49,181 --> 00:46:51,099
      I'm not ready to give up.     

1061
00:46:51,141 --> 00:46:52,392
               On us.               

1062
00:46:57,689 --> 00:46:59,149
          Still mad at me?          

1063
00:47:00,234 --> 00:47:01,860
        I reserve the right.        

1064
00:47:04,530 --> 00:47:05,781
          Try on the jacket.        
         See if you like it.        

1065
00:47:05,823 --> 00:47:07,282
           I'll put it on           

1066
00:47:07,324 --> 00:47:08,784
         as soon as New York        
      is officially announced.      

1067
00:47:08,826 --> 00:47:10,786
       And I'm not moving here      
             until then.            

1068
00:47:10,828 --> 00:47:12,996
    All right. But if I were you,   
 I'd start looking at apartments. 

1069
00:47:13,038 --> 00:47:14,331
              [laughs]              

1070
00:47:20,462 --> 00:47:21,463
               Dinner?              

1071
00:47:24,967 --> 00:47:26,176
                Sure.               

1072
00:47:27,219 --> 00:47:28,345
               Dinner.              

1073
00:47:31,139 --> 00:47:33,433
            ["Lyin' Eyes"           
       by The Eagles playing]       

1074
00:47:40,482 --> 00:47:43,443
            You can't hide         

1075
00:47:43,485 --> 00:47:46,405
           Your lyin' eyes         

1076
00:47:47,531 --> 00:47:50,784
            And your smile         

1077
00:47:50,826 --> 00:47:53,370
          Is a thin disguise       

1078
00:47:54,830 --> 00:47:57,749
           I thought by now        

1079
00:47:57,791 --> 00:48:01,211
            You'd realize          

1080
00:48:03,046 --> 00:48:04,798
      There ain't no way to hide  

1081
00:48:04,840 --> 00:48:07,718
           Your lyin' eyes         

1082
00:48:09,845 --> 00:48:12,139
      There ain't no way to hide  

1083
00:48:12,180 --> 00:48:14,725
           Your lyin' eyes