1 00:00:13,555 --> 00:00:15,557 ["Nemesis" playing] 2 00:01:46,648 --> 00:01:47,649 [music ends] 3 00:01:52,988 --> 00:01:55,741 [laughing] 4 00:01:58,327 --> 00:01:59,870 [Bradley] Oh, my God. 5 00:01:59,870 --> 00:02:03,207 [Laura, Bradley chuckling] 6 00:02:05,542 --> 00:02:06,877 [gasps] 7 00:02:46,875 --> 00:02:47,876 [sighs] 8 00:02:57,553 --> 00:02:59,638 [Paul] What's going on there, Levy? [exhales] 9 00:03:02,891 --> 00:03:05,394 I'm just thinking about the wildfires in California. 10 00:03:05,394 --> 00:03:08,021 [Paul] Hmm, okay. As one does. 11 00:03:08,021 --> 00:03:12,067 [sighs] We covered it a couple of years ago. 12 00:03:12,067 --> 00:03:15,863 And there was this woman. Oh, God, I remember her so clearly. 13 00:03:16,780 --> 00:03:19,825 She had this little backpack on, like a little kid's backpack, 14 00:03:19,825 --> 00:03:24,162 and she clearly just lost her home and her car and everything. 15 00:03:24,162 --> 00:03:28,542 She was just wandering back and forth behind our cameras, 16 00:03:28,542 --> 00:03:30,836 and you could just see she didn't know what to do, 17 00:03:30,836 --> 00:03:32,713 and she had no idea where to go. 18 00:03:32,713 --> 00:03:34,464 Alex, we're not burning anybody's house down. 19 00:03:34,464 --> 00:03:37,134 Really? I mean, we kind of are. 20 00:03:37,634 --> 00:03:41,305 We're killing a company that has existed for 80 years. 21 00:03:41,305 --> 00:03:44,433 And I'm, like, standing there holding a match, you know? [sighs] 22 00:03:44,433 --> 00:03:47,477 Yeah. I could see if I was in your position, I might feel that way. 23 00:03:47,477 --> 00:03:49,062 Yeah, but see, you're not. 24 00:03:49,062 --> 00:03:51,356 This company gave me my career. 25 00:03:52,024 --> 00:03:57,029 Wait a m-- No. No, this company gave you a job. 26 00:03:57,029 --> 00:03:58,447 Mmm. 27 00:03:58,447 --> 00:04:01,700 You-- You made that into something else. 28 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:02,784 [sighs] 29 00:04:05,412 --> 00:04:06,997 Okay. It's just moving-- 30 00:04:06,997 --> 00:04:09,917 - It's just moving really, really fast. - Yeah, I know. 31 00:04:11,126 --> 00:04:13,670 And I wish we could slow it down, but we do not have that luxury. 32 00:04:14,505 --> 00:04:15,839 [sighs] Mmm. 33 00:04:16,507 --> 00:04:20,260 And I know the secrecy of it is not ideal. 34 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:23,472 I just feel like I've failed, you know? 'Cause otherwise this-- 35 00:04:23,472 --> 00:04:25,849 - None of this would be happening. - [Paul] Okay. Okay, sure. Yeah, 36 00:04:25,849 --> 00:04:29,019 you can look at it that way. Sure. You can tell yourself that, 37 00:04:29,019 --> 00:04:32,314 or you could look at this as an opportunity 38 00:04:32,314 --> 00:04:34,775 to create something that will survive into the future. 39 00:04:34,775 --> 00:04:35,859 Mm-hmm. 40 00:04:37,110 --> 00:04:38,987 [Paul] You wanna run your own studio? 41 00:04:39,613 --> 00:04:40,906 Run your own studio. 42 00:04:40,906 --> 00:04:43,951 Bring Mia, bring Bradley, bring Chris. Bring 'em all. 43 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:50,207 [stammers] This is a chance to create something new, something better. 44 00:04:51,124 --> 00:04:53,252 But you have to really, really want it. 45 00:04:53,877 --> 00:04:54,878 Mm-hmm. 46 00:04:58,048 --> 00:05:00,175 - [Alex sighs] - Do you? 47 00:05:05,681 --> 00:05:07,933 [Bradley] Wow, you've been with Hyperion since the beginning. 48 00:05:07,933 --> 00:05:10,644 You were really part of making that company happen. 49 00:05:11,436 --> 00:05:16,733 I'm also wondering, you know, working for a visionary like Paul Marks, 50 00:05:16,733 --> 00:05:19,486 it must have been a really difficult decision to leave. 51 00:05:19,486 --> 00:05:22,239 [engineer] Yeah, well, it was time to move on. 52 00:05:22,239 --> 00:05:25,200 You know, over a third of the engineers that worked on Hyperion Two... 53 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,077 - [whispering] - ...have left since March. 54 00:05:27,077 --> 00:05:29,079 That's a lot of people. 55 00:05:29,079 --> 00:05:32,791 I was just wondering if there were any problems, um, safety concerns, 56 00:05:32,791 --> 00:05:36,753 problems with management. Just w-why do you think the mass exodus? 57 00:05:36,753 --> 00:05:38,797 [engineer] I'm sorry. I have to go. 58 00:05:38,797 --> 00:05:42,050 Uh, I know you signed an NDA, and I'm-- [sighs] I'm not gonna get you sued. 59 00:05:42,050 --> 00:05:43,927 - I won't use your name. I just need a-- - [call ends] 60 00:05:44,928 --> 00:05:46,180 - [Bradley sighs] - Fuck. 61 00:05:47,014 --> 00:05:48,849 [Bradley] That was the last name on my list. 62 00:05:51,185 --> 00:05:53,896 All the names we found, and nothing? 63 00:05:53,896 --> 00:05:55,939 All manner of fucked-up shit could be happening there, 64 00:05:55,939 --> 00:05:57,941 and no one's gonna know. Paul's got everybody spooked. 65 00:05:57,941 --> 00:05:59,109 Any word from Kate? 66 00:05:59,109 --> 00:06:02,821 She does not want to be found. We need to find someone who will go on the record. 67 00:06:02,821 --> 00:06:04,573 What about Paul's lower-level employees? 68 00:06:04,573 --> 00:06:06,742 You know, somebody who's not "NDAed" to death, right? 69 00:06:06,742 --> 00:06:10,662 - Yeah. You think they would talk? - Uh, 100%. Definitely. 70 00:06:10,662 --> 00:06:13,415 I mean, as a recently fired employee of-- 71 00:06:13,916 --> 00:06:16,335 how do I put this-- a, uh, challenging boss, 72 00:06:16,335 --> 00:06:17,753 - I speak from experience. - [Stella] Hmm. 73 00:06:17,753 --> 00:06:20,881 - Painful, fucking bitter experience. - Stella, we're gonna get it done. 74 00:06:22,799 --> 00:06:24,551 By Friday? 75 00:06:24,551 --> 00:06:26,345 Because once Paul owns UBA, 76 00:06:26,345 --> 00:06:30,265 anything we find will just make us feel shittier that he's our boss. 77 00:06:32,267 --> 00:06:35,562 Oh, this is fantastic. 78 00:06:36,813 --> 00:06:38,815 {\an8}Send them ten pounds of Black Ivory Coffee. 79 00:06:38,815 --> 00:06:40,150 - Black Ivory? - [Cory] Mm-hmm. 80 00:06:40,150 --> 00:06:42,528 [stammers] They only made 500 pounds last year. 81 00:06:42,528 --> 00:06:44,238 - Mm-hmm. - [Kyle] Total i-in the world. 82 00:06:44,238 --> 00:06:45,322 Yeah, I know. 83 00:06:45,322 --> 00:06:48,200 - Got a minute? - Oh, Earl. Yeah. Come in. 84 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,954 All right, so put out word on the socials, make new friends on the dark web, 85 00:06:51,954 --> 00:06:54,665 volunteer at the zoo and freestyle a batch. 86 00:06:54,665 --> 00:06:57,125 Just get me those beans, Kyle. 87 00:06:57,125 --> 00:06:58,210 On it. 88 00:06:59,670 --> 00:07:01,880 [chuckles] 89 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,008 You seen UBA's trading activity today? 90 00:07:05,008 --> 00:07:06,218 Not yet. 91 00:07:06,218 --> 00:07:09,137 Who's getting slaughtered, beside the big tech companies out there? 92 00:07:10,347 --> 00:07:14,101 Oh. Whoa. That's, um-- 93 00:07:14,101 --> 00:07:17,396 [laughs] That's steeper than El Cap. 94 00:07:17,396 --> 00:07:19,106 Someone needs to free solo that shit. 95 00:07:19,106 --> 00:07:22,901 Started at the bell, volume hasn't let up since. 96 00:07:23,944 --> 00:07:27,322 Figured it was arb traders, so I reached out to the usual suspects. 97 00:07:27,990 --> 00:07:30,158 It's not them, and they don't know who it is. 98 00:07:30,158 --> 00:07:32,619 Oh. [stammers] Come on, Earl. 99 00:07:32,619 --> 00:07:34,955 Traders are worse than middle schoolers with a crush. 100 00:07:34,955 --> 00:07:37,040 They can't keep a secret to save their lives. 101 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,293 These buyers are keeping it very quiet. 102 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:43,964 We may not know anything till they file with the SEC. 103 00:07:43,964 --> 00:07:47,342 Hmm. Did you have fun at my surprise party last year? 104 00:07:48,051 --> 00:07:49,303 Don't think I was invited. 105 00:07:49,303 --> 00:07:51,847 Yeah, 'cause there wasn't one. I hate surprises. 106 00:07:51,847 --> 00:07:56,935 I especially hate them when they're four days before I close a $40 billion deal. 107 00:07:56,935 --> 00:07:59,938 Find out who is buying. 108 00:07:59,938 --> 00:08:04,776 I don't want any assholes popping out of closets this week and fucking things up. 109 00:08:04,776 --> 00:08:05,861 Yes, sir. 110 00:08:08,238 --> 00:08:09,239 [sighs] 111 00:08:12,367 --> 00:08:14,369 [line ringing] 112 00:08:17,372 --> 00:08:18,832 [voice mail] We're sorry. You have reached 113 00:08:18,832 --> 00:08:22,169 a number that has been disconnected or is no longer in service. Please-- 114 00:08:28,342 --> 00:08:29,343 [knocking] 115 00:08:29,343 --> 00:08:30,427 - Hey. - [Stella] Hi. 116 00:08:31,512 --> 00:08:34,347 You got a minute? I'm getting bounced between lawyers and bean counters here. 117 00:08:34,347 --> 00:08:35,599 Yeah, sure. What's up? 118 00:08:36,183 --> 00:08:39,436 [sighs] You've never been through one of these before, have you? 119 00:08:39,436 --> 00:08:40,729 An acquisition? 120 00:08:41,270 --> 00:08:45,359 Well, UBA bought my start-up, but not for 40 billion. 121 00:08:45,359 --> 00:08:46,693 [chuckles] 122 00:08:46,693 --> 00:08:50,697 Yeah, well, there's always fallout when one company takes another one over. 123 00:08:51,281 --> 00:08:52,616 No one likes to be shown the door. 124 00:08:53,909 --> 00:08:55,410 You think Cory's gonna lose his shit. 125 00:08:56,620 --> 00:09:01,375 Maybe we could send a shrink along with his $150 million severance package. 126 00:09:01,375 --> 00:09:02,543 Yeah, don't touch that. 127 00:09:04,753 --> 00:09:06,505 Yeah, about that. 128 00:09:07,464 --> 00:09:09,258 [stammers] I've done my due diligence on Cory. 129 00:09:09,258 --> 00:09:13,011 I was just curious if you had anything to add. 130 00:09:15,472 --> 00:09:17,349 You ever see him cross a line? 131 00:09:17,933 --> 00:09:21,103 Like self-dealing, corporate espionage type stuff? No. 132 00:09:21,645 --> 00:09:23,647 Never. He's way too careful for anything like that. 133 00:09:23,647 --> 00:09:26,149 Yeah, what about his personal life? What's that look like? 134 00:09:27,150 --> 00:09:29,152 As far as I know, he's not dating anyone. 135 00:09:29,778 --> 00:09:32,531 I heard he plays poker with some other execs, 136 00:09:32,531 --> 00:09:35,659 but, uh, he basically lives at the office. 137 00:09:37,661 --> 00:09:39,454 Come on, Stella. The guy's not a monk. 138 00:09:41,540 --> 00:09:43,625 Honestly, he kind of is. 139 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:46,670 I heard he was hanging around Bradley too much when she first got here. 140 00:09:46,670 --> 00:09:49,464 But, you know, obviously that went nowhere. 141 00:09:52,134 --> 00:09:53,719 Well, okay then. 142 00:09:54,469 --> 00:09:56,722 I almost feel bad for the guy. He has no idea what's coming. 143 00:09:57,347 --> 00:09:58,223 Yeah. 144 00:10:12,863 --> 00:10:15,324 [inhales deeply, sighs] 145 00:10:15,949 --> 00:10:18,327 - [knocking] - Oh, come in. 146 00:10:19,369 --> 00:10:21,246 - [Elena] Hey. - Thank you for making the time. 147 00:10:22,289 --> 00:10:24,791 [Elena] Okay. Please tell me that you're not going back to UBA. 148 00:10:24,791 --> 00:10:27,586 No, Elena. I'm not leaving NBN. 149 00:10:27,586 --> 00:10:30,964 [Elena] Oh, good. I mean, when you said you wanted an off-the-books meeting, 150 00:10:30,964 --> 00:10:36,428 I was gearing up to fight fucking Paul Marks. Jesus Christ. 151 00:10:36,428 --> 00:10:38,472 - It's not about that. - Okay. 152 00:10:39,598 --> 00:10:40,432 [Laura] Okay. 153 00:10:40,432 --> 00:10:42,559 [inhales deeply, exhales heavily] 154 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:46,104 So recently... [clears throat] ...I discovered something. 155 00:10:48,941 --> 00:10:54,112 It's big. I don't know if it's real, but if I chase it... 156 00:10:57,991 --> 00:10:59,243 But? 157 00:11:00,661 --> 00:11:05,249 It could implicate someone close to you. Okay. 158 00:11:05,249 --> 00:11:10,212 And if I don't look into it, and people find out that I knew... 159 00:11:10,212 --> 00:11:12,047 - [Elena] Yeah. - ...it would ruin my career. 160 00:11:14,591 --> 00:11:17,761 You know, back before I went all corporate, 161 00:11:18,762 --> 00:11:20,180 I covered the Clinton impeachment. 162 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:25,602 And my college roommate was one of Ken Starr's top prosecutors. 163 00:11:25,602 --> 00:11:31,441 And she said something to me one night over drinks, offhand. 164 00:11:32,067 --> 00:11:33,068 And... 165 00:11:34,862 --> 00:11:36,071 And you... 166 00:11:36,071 --> 00:11:39,741 I ran it down and reported it. 167 00:11:42,619 --> 00:11:46,081 Afterwards she accused me of betraying her, which, well, I had. 168 00:11:46,081 --> 00:11:49,126 Because that's what we do as journalists. 169 00:11:49,126 --> 00:11:53,213 We shatter one moral code to uphold the other. 170 00:11:53,213 --> 00:11:54,298 I just... 171 00:11:55,465 --> 00:11:57,176 I'm not sure I can do that. 172 00:11:57,176 --> 00:11:58,468 Look, if you're too close, 173 00:11:58,468 --> 00:12:01,889 if you wanna pass it off to someone who does not have a personal connection-- 174 00:12:01,889 --> 00:12:03,974 No, no. Thank you. 175 00:12:06,768 --> 00:12:08,520 - I'll handle it. - All right. 176 00:12:09,980 --> 00:12:13,483 Well, let's find out if it's even real, okay? 177 00:12:14,610 --> 00:12:16,153 And then we will go from there. 178 00:12:16,653 --> 00:12:18,530 Okay. 179 00:12:19,031 --> 00:12:20,949 - Yeah, you got this. - Thank you. 180 00:12:26,663 --> 00:12:27,789 Fuck. 181 00:12:27,789 --> 00:12:29,374 [Cory] All right. 182 00:12:29,374 --> 00:12:31,084 [phone ringing] 183 00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:33,337 - Earl, hit me. - [Earl] No names yet. 184 00:12:33,337 --> 00:12:36,131 Insider trading laws are a bitch. Wish I could get in the mix. 185 00:12:36,131 --> 00:12:40,844 Come Friday, these mystery buyers, they're gonna ra-- rake it in. [chuckles] 186 00:12:40,844 --> 00:12:45,516 [Earl] Buyer. My guy at Goldman told me that one LLC is behind it all. 187 00:12:46,683 --> 00:12:48,477 A s-single player, huh? 188 00:12:49,603 --> 00:12:51,688 Well, someone is getting very, very greedy. 189 00:12:52,189 --> 00:12:53,565 [Earl] I'll keep chasing the name. 190 00:12:54,066 --> 00:12:56,860 Yeah, you do that. 191 00:12:57,361 --> 00:12:59,154 Kyle, is, uh, Paul still in the building? 192 00:12:59,154 --> 00:13:01,240 Uh, he's in back-to-backs with BA and Legal. 193 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:02,616 Want me to try to get him? 194 00:13:04,660 --> 00:13:05,661 No, I'll find him. 195 00:13:06,662 --> 00:13:08,330 - I look forward to hearing about that. - Great. 196 00:13:08,330 --> 00:13:09,373 Thank you very much. 197 00:13:10,749 --> 00:13:11,750 [Paul sighs] 198 00:13:14,336 --> 00:13:15,587 Hey, there he is. 199 00:13:15,587 --> 00:13:16,672 Cory. 200 00:13:16,672 --> 00:13:18,465 Paul. Hey, you, um, 201 00:13:18,465 --> 00:13:20,592 see the proofs for the, uh, thing the other day? 202 00:13:20,592 --> 00:13:22,302 - They just sent them over. - I did not. 203 00:13:22,302 --> 00:13:23,595 What do you think? How do we look? 204 00:13:23,595 --> 00:13:26,723 Oh, yeah. Like the, uh, titans of industry that we are. 205 00:13:26,723 --> 00:13:28,308 [both chuckle] 206 00:13:28,934 --> 00:13:30,102 Well, about the other day. 207 00:13:30,102 --> 00:13:33,689 Uh, whatever I said, I apologize. Just one of those days. 208 00:13:34,398 --> 00:13:38,235 Hey, it's the private playing poor, you know? 209 00:13:38,235 --> 00:13:40,988 They think they're doing you a favor. Hey, real quick, while I got you. 210 00:13:40,988 --> 00:13:44,408 There's been some sizable UBA stock purchases today. 211 00:13:44,408 --> 00:13:48,954 And, uh, I heard through the grapevine, that there's one LLC behind them all. 212 00:13:48,954 --> 00:13:51,498 You don't have a buddy trying to get in while the getting's good, do you? 213 00:13:51,498 --> 00:13:53,625 - No, nobody I know of. - [Cory] Right. 214 00:13:53,625 --> 00:13:56,920 I mean, doesn't really matter, right? It's a formality at this point. 215 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,047 - We already have the votes. - [Cory] Exactly. 216 00:13:59,047 --> 00:14:03,635 T-minus four days. [chuckles] 217 00:14:06,722 --> 00:14:08,390 - [knocking] - [Marcus] Knock, knock. 218 00:14:09,391 --> 00:14:11,810 It's 10:30 in the morning. You stalking me? 219 00:14:13,061 --> 00:14:15,189 - It's not our anniversary, is it? Shit. - Oh, no, no. [chuckles] 220 00:14:15,189 --> 00:14:17,691 - That's next week. You're good. Mmm. - Ah. 221 00:14:17,691 --> 00:14:21,153 - Baby. [groans] - [Marcus chuckles] 222 00:14:21,153 --> 00:14:22,988 - My husband... - [Marcus] Mm-hmm. 223 00:14:22,988 --> 00:14:26,617 - ...dropping by spontaneously with flowers. - Mm-hmm. 224 00:14:26,617 --> 00:14:28,619 - What Naima do? - [laughs] 225 00:14:28,619 --> 00:14:31,496 - I'm not buying another hamster. - [Marcus] There's nothing wrong. 226 00:14:31,496 --> 00:14:33,916 - Don't play with me. - Noth-- Nothing's wrong. [chuckles] 227 00:14:33,916 --> 00:14:35,000 Okay. 228 00:14:36,877 --> 00:14:38,921 I got a call from your favorite sports network. 229 00:14:38,921 --> 00:14:41,381 They wanna set a meeting. And they got it bad for you too. 230 00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:43,467 Frankly, I'm a little jealous. 231 00:14:44,426 --> 00:14:46,762 - Have they seen my social media? - Of course. 232 00:14:46,762 --> 00:14:49,014 They love your voice, your passion. 233 00:14:49,014 --> 00:14:50,807 Or they wanna hire someone like me 234 00:14:50,807 --> 00:14:53,977 so they can appear to be making a change without actually doing anything. 235 00:14:53,977 --> 00:14:56,855 [stammers] Look, if you want to chase hard news, we can negotiate that. 236 00:14:58,065 --> 00:14:59,691 Mmm. Sports again? 237 00:15:00,234 --> 00:15:02,778 I mentioned that you want to do the Brittney Griner special. 238 00:15:03,278 --> 00:15:06,698 They're all in. So what do you think? 239 00:15:06,698 --> 00:15:09,493 [sighs] You wanna mix shit up? 240 00:15:09,493 --> 00:15:11,787 [both chuckle] 241 00:15:12,871 --> 00:15:14,790 [scoffs] You don't need Paul Marks. 242 00:15:16,667 --> 00:15:18,293 [employees chattering] 243 00:15:30,931 --> 00:15:32,307 [Maggie] Am I interrupting? 244 00:15:33,809 --> 00:15:35,644 - Maggie. - Long time. 245 00:15:36,186 --> 00:15:38,188 What-- What brings you here? 246 00:15:38,188 --> 00:15:41,233 Oh, I was just talking to Leonard about the acquisition. 247 00:15:41,233 --> 00:15:42,651 I'm doing a piece for The Times. 248 00:15:42,651 --> 00:15:47,865 Right. Right. Okay. Well, I sadly-- I don't have anything to add to that. 249 00:15:47,865 --> 00:15:50,325 I promise my tape recorder is off. Can I come in? 250 00:15:52,536 --> 00:15:53,745 Wow. 251 00:15:56,248 --> 00:15:57,541 You've done well for yourself. 252 00:15:57,541 --> 00:16:02,087 I mean, first, a-- a best-selling book, then a hit show beloved by America. 253 00:16:02,087 --> 00:16:03,338 You're thriving. 254 00:16:03,338 --> 00:16:06,633 Well, you know, it's been a-- it's been a busy few years. 255 00:16:06,633 --> 00:16:11,263 [laughs] That is an understatement. Can I? 256 00:16:12,055 --> 00:16:14,975 - Of course. - [Maggie sighs] I won't stay long. 257 00:16:14,975 --> 00:16:18,187 - Okay. - I just wanted to say hi. 258 00:16:18,187 --> 00:16:19,271 All right. 259 00:16:20,022 --> 00:16:22,649 I know we didn't leave things on the best of terms, 260 00:16:23,650 --> 00:16:25,402 but I'm out of the shame business. 261 00:16:25,402 --> 00:16:30,157 I just wanted to say that the things you've done, 262 00:16:30,157 --> 00:16:32,534 the changes you've made an-- and undergone, 263 00:16:33,410 --> 00:16:34,703 have been impressive to watch. 264 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:40,042 I'm sorry. I just-- That's not what I was expecting. 265 00:16:40,042 --> 00:16:43,795 I get it. I do. And I'll be the first to admit that if this was a year ago, 266 00:16:43,795 --> 00:16:48,050 I probably would be standing here asking you about your relationship 267 00:16:48,050 --> 00:16:50,802 with the aerospace billionaire about to buy this company. 268 00:16:50,802 --> 00:16:53,263 But I'm more interested in the deal itself 269 00:16:53,263 --> 00:16:57,142 and-- and what it portends for the future of broadcast television. 270 00:16:57,893 --> 00:17:01,480 Well, I, uh-- I appreciate the olive branch. I really do. 271 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:02,564 Hmm... 272 00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:08,612 Can I just ask-- and this is obviously off the record-- 273 00:17:08,612 --> 00:17:10,614 - Okay. - What's your plan? 274 00:17:11,949 --> 00:17:17,246 I mean, after this deal goes through, do you keep working here under Cory? 275 00:17:22,209 --> 00:17:25,002 Yeah, well, I guess I'm still f-- you know, figuring that out. 276 00:17:25,002 --> 00:17:30,717 I'm sure. And I'm sure everyone here is relieved to be able to fight another day. 277 00:17:30,717 --> 00:17:35,597 Yeah. About that, um, can I ask you a question off the record? 278 00:17:36,265 --> 00:17:37,099 Of course. 279 00:17:37,099 --> 00:17:39,518 With so much changing in the industry-- 280 00:17:39,518 --> 00:17:41,395 I mean, once this deal goes through, 281 00:17:41,395 --> 00:17:46,024 what do you think UBA's chances of survival are, long-term? 282 00:17:46,024 --> 00:17:49,570 What are the chances of any of these legacy media companies surviving? 283 00:17:49,570 --> 00:17:51,697 - I don't know how much you've heard, but... - [sighs] 284 00:17:51,697 --> 00:17:53,657 ...NBN is already facing cuts. 285 00:17:53,657 --> 00:17:55,951 Ten percent of the staff. That's not a drop in the bucket. 286 00:17:56,952 --> 00:17:58,996 So, to answer your question, 287 00:17:58,996 --> 00:18:00,789 Paul Marks buying out UBA... 288 00:18:00,789 --> 00:18:05,836 [stammers] ...may keep the doors open for three, maybe five years, 289 00:18:05,836 --> 00:18:11,717 but my guess is eventually the big three, UBA, NBN, CBA, 290 00:18:12,342 --> 00:18:15,220 they cannibalize each other and die off. 291 00:18:16,054 --> 00:18:20,017 Regardless, I think you will do great things here while you can. 292 00:18:20,017 --> 00:18:21,226 And I-- I mean that. 293 00:18:23,228 --> 00:18:26,732 When the storm comes for us all, let's hope we're both on high ground. 294 00:18:26,732 --> 00:18:27,733 [breathes deeply] 295 00:18:31,069 --> 00:18:32,237 And by the way, how's Bradley? 296 00:18:33,697 --> 00:18:37,451 Sh-- She's great, you know? Fighting the fight. 297 00:18:37,451 --> 00:18:40,078 I just have to say that in all my years, 298 00:18:40,078 --> 00:18:43,790 I have never seen an anchor have a colleague's back the way she had yours. 299 00:18:44,291 --> 00:18:46,210 That was really something. 300 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:48,045 [inhales deeply] 301 00:18:50,631 --> 00:18:51,882 [sighs] 302 00:18:56,512 --> 00:18:58,222 Hey, what do you got for me? 303 00:18:58,222 --> 00:19:01,266 {\an8}[Amanda] You were right. The bankers lowballed the assets. 304 00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:08,190 Fred said that, uh, it's closer to 20 bil for sports, 30 for the studio and library. 305 00:19:08,190 --> 00:19:10,734 Easiest 10 billion you'll ever make. 306 00:19:10,734 --> 00:19:12,444 Oh, that gets Hyperion back on track. 307 00:19:12,945 --> 00:19:16,156 Speaking of, I got a call from Texas. 308 00:19:17,074 --> 00:19:20,369 Bradley Jackson's looking for dirt. You don't think Alex-- 309 00:19:20,369 --> 00:19:24,706 No, but... [stammers] ...keep an eye on Bradley, will you? 310 00:19:25,791 --> 00:19:29,253 - Anything with Cory yet? - I'm still digging. 311 00:19:36,552 --> 00:19:38,095 - Hey, you. - Hey. 312 00:19:38,095 --> 00:19:39,471 - You're here late. - [Alex] I know. 313 00:19:39,471 --> 00:19:43,559 I just like wandering around when no one's here staring or whispering. 314 00:19:43,559 --> 00:19:45,644 Oh, God, people suck. 315 00:19:45,644 --> 00:19:48,021 I know. They do. Can I talk to you for a second? 316 00:19:48,021 --> 00:19:49,231 Sure. 317 00:19:49,231 --> 00:19:51,358 - [Alex] Could we go in your office? Okay. - Yeah. 318 00:19:51,859 --> 00:19:53,193 - What's going on? - [Alex] Okay. 319 00:19:54,778 --> 00:19:56,697 Can we keep this... [stammers] ...between us, please? 320 00:19:57,239 --> 00:19:58,490 Always. Yes. 321 00:19:58,490 --> 00:20:00,409 Um, so I've been thinking a lot about... [sighs] 322 00:20:00,409 --> 00:20:02,160 ...what's gonna happen once the deal goes through. 323 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,204 What do you mean? What's gonna happen? 324 00:20:04,204 --> 00:20:05,998 Well, I, um-- 325 00:20:05,998 --> 00:20:10,169 I think I wanna start my own thing. Something completely new. 326 00:20:10,169 --> 00:20:12,087 Oh. [scoffs] 327 00:20:12,713 --> 00:20:16,341 I-- So you mean leaving UBA? 328 00:20:16,967 --> 00:20:18,093 It would mean leaving. 329 00:20:18,844 --> 00:20:22,598 Oh. Does this have anything to do with you and Paul, 330 00:20:22,598 --> 00:20:26,351 - or you guys being together? - [sighs] No. No, no, no, no, no. No. 331 00:20:26,894 --> 00:20:30,272 Okay. 'Cause we talked about making change here. 332 00:20:30,272 --> 00:20:31,356 That was-- 333 00:20:31,857 --> 00:20:33,150 That was kinda the whole point. 334 00:20:33,150 --> 00:20:35,819 Yes, it was. And it is, and it's still the point. 335 00:20:35,819 --> 00:20:37,988 And that's why-- that's why I'm here. 336 00:20:37,988 --> 00:20:40,240 I just think, as long as we're at UBA, 337 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:43,243 we will always be working underneath someone. 338 00:20:43,243 --> 00:20:45,037 We're at the height of our careers, 339 00:20:45,037 --> 00:20:47,956 and my show can get recut by Cory whenever he wants? 340 00:20:47,956 --> 00:20:51,043 And you're on the evening news, and-- and you can't report on abortion? 341 00:20:51,043 --> 00:20:53,337 - Mm-hmm. - Really? What the fuck? 342 00:20:53,337 --> 00:20:56,965 And not to mention all the bullshit that came out in light of the hack? 343 00:20:59,635 --> 00:21:01,720 So that's why I'm here. I-- 344 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:05,432 Bradley, I think you should come with me, and I think we should do this. 345 00:21:05,432 --> 00:21:07,559 And we should start it from the ground up, 346 00:21:08,310 --> 00:21:10,187 you and I, and just finish what we started. 347 00:21:10,687 --> 00:21:12,606 - Wow. - [Alex sniffles] 348 00:21:14,149 --> 00:21:17,736 That is ... [chuckles, clears throat] ...not what I thought you were gonna say. 349 00:21:17,736 --> 00:21:19,530 Well, I mean, it-- it sounds great, 350 00:21:20,322 --> 00:21:25,869 but I have a lot of work here to do at UBA and-- and a lot of commitments I've made. 351 00:21:25,869 --> 00:21:28,413 - Well-- - And if I'm gonna be completely candid, 352 00:21:30,207 --> 00:21:32,084 I think the wrong guy is buying this place. 353 00:21:32,584 --> 00:21:35,546 The wrong guy is buying it? What are you talking about? 354 00:21:35,546 --> 00:21:38,048 Listen, Alex, something's going on at Hyperion. 355 00:21:38,924 --> 00:21:41,510 People are pissed, and it's about Paul. 356 00:21:42,177 --> 00:21:43,178 Okay. 357 00:21:43,178 --> 00:21:45,597 They're saying they don't like how he operates his business. 358 00:21:45,597 --> 00:21:49,393 - Okay. Can you get a little more specific? - How well do you know this guy? 359 00:21:50,686 --> 00:21:53,480 I mean, it feels like you guys started dating, 360 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:55,482 and all of a sudden, it went-- [imitates rocket launching] 361 00:21:55,482 --> 00:21:58,068 Are you sure you really know who he is? 362 00:21:58,068 --> 00:21:59,152 What does that mean? 363 00:21:59,152 --> 00:22:01,405 - [Bradley] How well do you know him? - I know him well-- 364 00:22:01,405 --> 00:22:04,116 How well do you know him? Do you even know what you're talking about? 365 00:22:04,116 --> 00:22:07,327 This guy is-- is-- This is a $40 billion deal. 366 00:22:07,828 --> 00:22:09,913 Do you know how much is at stake here? 367 00:22:09,913 --> 00:22:12,624 Of course, every Joe Schmo is gonna come out of the woodwork 368 00:22:12,624 --> 00:22:13,876 and try to take him down... 369 00:22:13,876 --> 00:22:15,210 - Mm-hmm. - ...talk shit about him. 370 00:22:15,210 --> 00:22:19,047 - I think it's a little more than that. - Are you f-- serious? Don't be so naive. 371 00:22:19,047 --> 00:22:21,216 And honestly, do you-- you have anything specific? 372 00:22:21,216 --> 00:22:23,802 Do you have actual evidence on what you're saying here? 373 00:22:23,802 --> 00:22:25,888 [sighs] Look, Alex, I think-- [sighs] 374 00:22:25,888 --> 00:22:26,972 [Alex] No? 375 00:22:28,223 --> 00:22:30,058 I think it's hard for you to be objective about this. 376 00:22:30,058 --> 00:22:32,769 Oh, my God. Wow, people really do suck. 377 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,981 - I can't believe that, coming from you. - [Bradley sighs] 378 00:22:35,981 --> 00:22:37,065 Honestly. 379 00:22:37,649 --> 00:22:39,276 - Alex, come on. - [Alex clears throat] 380 00:22:39,276 --> 00:22:42,654 I'm saying this because I care about you. I'm actually worried about you. 381 00:22:42,654 --> 00:22:45,782 Okay, well, I'm really glad you said something 382 00:22:45,782 --> 00:22:47,910 because I wouldn't have known otherwise. 383 00:22:48,493 --> 00:22:49,870 [sighs] Goddamn it. 384 00:22:49,870 --> 00:22:53,624 Jesus Christ. [sighs] 385 00:22:59,588 --> 00:23:01,298 - [line ringing] - [clears throat] 386 00:23:01,298 --> 00:23:02,382 [Hal] Hello? 387 00:23:02,382 --> 00:23:03,675 Hi. It's Laura. 388 00:23:04,176 --> 00:23:07,930 Oh. Hey, Laura. Uh, is-- is Bradley okay? 389 00:23:07,930 --> 00:23:11,058 Yes, she's fine. Uh, did I catch you at a bad time? 390 00:23:11,058 --> 00:23:13,101 Oh, no, uh-- No, no, no. I'm jus-- Um-- 391 00:23:13,101 --> 00:23:15,938 Well, I'm headed in my-- my home group. But, uh, I-- I got a minute. 392 00:23:15,938 --> 00:23:17,022 What-- What's up? 393 00:23:17,022 --> 00:23:21,527 I was thinking, um, that we could all get together for Fourth of July weekend. 394 00:23:21,527 --> 00:23:23,237 You, me, Bradley, Cheryl. 395 00:23:23,737 --> 00:23:27,199 [inhales sharply] Uh, yeah, th-- yeah, that'd be good. 396 00:23:27,199 --> 00:23:30,244 Uh, well, you won't believe, uh, how big Taylor's getting. 397 00:23:30,244 --> 00:23:31,828 She's-- She's already walking. 398 00:23:31,828 --> 00:23:36,416 Um, yeah. So, I have to cover the parade in DC. 399 00:23:37,084 --> 00:23:38,335 Um, why don't you meet us there? 400 00:23:40,546 --> 00:23:42,965 [stammers] Great. That s-- That sounds-- That sounds fun. 401 00:23:42,965 --> 00:23:44,216 Have you ever been? 402 00:23:45,342 --> 00:23:46,343 To DC? 403 00:23:48,762 --> 00:23:51,890 Uh, not since high school. 404 00:23:52,558 --> 00:23:54,852 Uh... [chuckles] ...yeah, I've-- I've been meaning to. 405 00:23:54,852 --> 00:23:57,062 I've-- [stammers] I've just never got around to it. 406 00:23:59,731 --> 00:24:02,860 You'll love it. The fireworks are incredible. 407 00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:04,945 [Hal] Great. That sounds amazing. 408 00:24:05,571 --> 00:24:06,905 All right. We'll see you then. 409 00:24:13,453 --> 00:24:14,663 [sighs] 410 00:24:17,708 --> 00:24:18,876 [Alex] Hi, baby. 411 00:24:19,376 --> 00:24:21,753 Hey, sweet boy. Hey, sweet baby. 412 00:24:23,380 --> 00:24:24,590 [sighs] 413 00:24:24,590 --> 00:24:25,674 [keys clank] 414 00:24:28,802 --> 00:24:31,638 [whimpers, inhales deeply, sighs] 415 00:24:39,646 --> 00:24:41,857 [Paul muttering] 416 00:24:48,155 --> 00:24:49,281 [Alex] Hey. 417 00:24:49,281 --> 00:24:51,325 Hey. Perfect timing. The food just got here. 418 00:24:53,952 --> 00:24:55,329 - Mmm. - [kisses] 419 00:24:58,707 --> 00:25:00,667 - [Alex sighs] - What's up? 420 00:25:01,210 --> 00:25:02,211 I'm ready. 421 00:25:03,670 --> 00:25:04,880 - You're ready? - Oh, yeah. 422 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:06,298 - You sure? - I'm sure. 423 00:25:07,049 --> 00:25:08,050 Great. 424 00:25:10,010 --> 00:25:12,012 - [breathes deeply] - [Paul groans] 425 00:25:13,931 --> 00:25:15,390 - [Alex] Mmm. - Mmm. 426 00:25:17,476 --> 00:25:19,478 He's behind schedule and out of money. 427 00:25:19,478 --> 00:25:21,563 Chip just talked to a foreman that works down there. 428 00:25:21,563 --> 00:25:23,857 He and his crew have been working on Hyperion through the night 429 00:25:23,857 --> 00:25:24,942 and not being paid for it. 430 00:25:24,942 --> 00:25:28,028 [Cory] Building rockets, guys. Come on. It's fucking hard. 431 00:25:28,028 --> 00:25:30,489 Uh, of course he's behind schedule. Come on. 432 00:25:30,489 --> 00:25:33,992 My friend worked for Paul a dozen years. She's an aerospace engineer. 433 00:25:33,992 --> 00:25:36,828 Last week, he fired her for raising safety concerns. 434 00:25:36,828 --> 00:25:40,999 She came to me to blow the whistle, and then something or someone silenced her. 435 00:25:40,999 --> 00:25:43,752 And that's what we're hearing from every engineer we talk to at Hyperion. 436 00:25:43,752 --> 00:25:45,838 Paul is hiding something, Cory. 437 00:25:45,838 --> 00:25:49,007 And i-it's bad enough that nobody wants to talk about it. They're all scared. 438 00:25:49,007 --> 00:25:52,427 The guy has invented all kinds of proprietary tech. 439 00:25:52,427 --> 00:25:55,138 I would imagine that he is anxious to protect it. 440 00:25:55,138 --> 00:25:58,392 I'm guessing you haven't read the after-action report on the cyberattack? 441 00:25:58,392 --> 00:25:59,977 I was waiting for the CliffNotes. 442 00:25:59,977 --> 00:26:03,814 Victor says the transmission failure during the launch was on Hyperion's end, 443 00:26:03,814 --> 00:26:04,898 not ours. 444 00:26:04,898 --> 00:26:06,817 Something went wrong, and instead of reporting it, 445 00:26:06,817 --> 00:26:09,736 - Paul blamed it on our cyberattack. - We were on that rocket. 446 00:26:09,736 --> 00:26:13,407 - And... [chuckles] ...we were fine. - [Bradley] Were we? 447 00:26:13,407 --> 00:26:15,284 Or was her friend trying to warn us? 448 00:26:15,284 --> 00:26:17,494 Or maybe that's what all the engineers are scared about, 449 00:26:17,494 --> 00:26:19,413 because something bad could have happened, Cory. 450 00:26:19,413 --> 00:26:21,915 We have to delay the vote. We need more time. 451 00:26:21,915 --> 00:26:23,250 Only the board can delay the vote, 452 00:26:23,250 --> 00:26:25,752 and I can guarantee you they're not gonna do it for a bunch of maybes. 453 00:26:25,752 --> 00:26:27,629 [cell phone buzzing] 454 00:26:30,549 --> 00:26:32,301 All right. Well, I-I'm gonna keep chasing this. 455 00:26:32,301 --> 00:26:33,844 I expect nothing less. 456 00:26:36,597 --> 00:26:37,598 [sighs] 457 00:26:37,598 --> 00:26:41,894 I should have taken a harder stand against him from the beginning of all of this. 458 00:26:42,644 --> 00:26:44,646 I didn't trust myself. That's on me. 459 00:26:44,646 --> 00:26:48,192 Stella, come on. Y-You're gonna be fine. 460 00:26:48,192 --> 00:26:50,819 [stammers] Once the deal goes through, y-you're gonna be more than fine. 461 00:26:50,819 --> 00:26:53,405 You're gonna have more resources than you know what to do with. 462 00:26:53,906 --> 00:26:54,907 Mm-hmm. 463 00:26:57,534 --> 00:27:00,954 You make people feel anything is possible. 464 00:27:01,622 --> 00:27:04,458 It's really effective. It's probably why I took this job. 465 00:27:05,375 --> 00:27:09,338 Paul does the same thing, that anything-is-possible act. 466 00:27:09,338 --> 00:27:12,132 But it isn't real, Cory. It's all smoke and mirrors. 467 00:27:12,132 --> 00:27:14,968 And I thought that was a difference between you two, but now I'm not so sure. 468 00:27:15,719 --> 00:27:19,014 I know we have to find a way to keep the doors open, 469 00:27:19,598 --> 00:27:22,768 but he's infected you. He does that. 470 00:27:22,768 --> 00:27:26,855 He's like a-- a virus, and I have already survived the plague. 471 00:27:26,855 --> 00:27:28,232 So, yeah... 472 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:31,527 I'm gonna be fine. 473 00:27:32,027 --> 00:27:34,738 Because after the deal goes through, I won't be here. 474 00:27:34,738 --> 00:27:36,156 I just want you to know that. 475 00:27:42,746 --> 00:27:49,211 Cory crossed a line. Seriously, this is some fucking McCarthy-era bullshit. 476 00:27:50,921 --> 00:27:55,592 Turns out, the night manager at the Archer Gray doesn't delete anything. 477 00:27:55,592 --> 00:27:58,929 - He has quite the treasure trove. - Nice work. And Bradley? 478 00:27:58,929 --> 00:28:02,474 She will get someone to talk. If that someone is Kate-- 479 00:28:02,474 --> 00:28:04,393 Well, let's make sure that it isn't. 480 00:28:05,602 --> 00:28:07,437 They think she took some things when she left. 481 00:28:07,437 --> 00:28:10,858 Records, logs. It could follow us. 482 00:28:13,443 --> 00:28:15,445 Find out... [sighs] ...and kill it. 483 00:28:19,199 --> 00:28:20,576 Hey. [sighs] 484 00:28:24,288 --> 00:28:28,417 I brought you some cookies. I thought they might cheer you up a little bit. 485 00:28:29,376 --> 00:28:32,713 Are you okay? Do you need to see a doctor? I don't care if you're contagious. 486 00:28:32,713 --> 00:28:35,507 - I'm giving you a hug. What? What? - No, no, no, no, no. 487 00:28:35,507 --> 00:28:36,592 Stay away. 488 00:28:37,342 --> 00:28:38,177 What happened? 489 00:28:40,012 --> 00:28:41,346 You should have fucked him. 490 00:28:42,556 --> 00:28:45,142 - What? - Cory. You should have just fucked him. 491 00:28:45,642 --> 00:28:47,227 At least I could wrap my head around that. 492 00:28:47,227 --> 00:28:49,646 I don't understand. You're-- [scoffs] 493 00:28:49,646 --> 00:28:52,691 - You're kinda scaring me, Laura. - Hal's a terrorist, but I'm scaring you? 494 00:29:01,283 --> 00:29:02,284 I didn't wanna believe it. 495 00:29:02,284 --> 00:29:05,370 - Um... [sighs] - I tried so, so hard not to believe it. 496 00:29:05,370 --> 00:29:08,916 Bradley to the rescue. You cleaned up his mess like you always do. 497 00:29:08,916 --> 00:29:13,712 Look, I-- I wanted to [softly] tell you so many times. 498 00:29:13,712 --> 00:29:16,632 So it's true. It's really true. 499 00:29:17,508 --> 00:29:19,676 - [normal] Just let me-- - Don't, don't! 500 00:29:19,676 --> 00:29:24,973 - I will lose my shit. Back the fuck off. - Okay. All right. Okay. Okay. 501 00:29:27,893 --> 00:29:28,977 That fucking pin. 502 00:29:30,896 --> 00:29:33,232 - What? - Fucking Geraldine Ferraro. 503 00:29:33,899 --> 00:29:38,070 - I thought you and Cory were-- - No. Laura, no. Never ever. 504 00:29:38,070 --> 00:29:41,823 He lied to the FBI. For you. 505 00:29:43,825 --> 00:29:44,826 That's love. 506 00:29:44,826 --> 00:29:48,413 I'm dreaming about being with you in Montana 507 00:29:48,413 --> 00:29:52,084 while you're sharing this thing with him. 508 00:29:52,084 --> 00:29:56,505 Look, let me-- let me just explain. I-- I just-- I-- I want to explain to you. 509 00:29:56,505 --> 00:29:59,424 I know I made a huge mistake. I know it. 510 00:30:00,008 --> 00:30:03,053 But what you don't understand is I had to make a choice. 511 00:30:03,053 --> 00:30:07,474 - I couldn't let Hal ruin his life. - So you ruined ours? 512 00:30:07,474 --> 00:30:11,144 - No, he didn't mean to hurt that cop. - Oh, my God. Bradley, 513 00:30:11,144 --> 00:30:15,983 he attacked a police officer? Jesus. What is wrong with you? 514 00:30:15,983 --> 00:30:18,151 - I know, I know. - My God. That's why you d-- 515 00:30:18,151 --> 00:30:22,072 Oh, no, no, no. What am I think-- No, you wanted Evening News. 516 00:30:22,072 --> 00:30:24,199 - Oh, my God. I almost forgot that part. - That is not fair. 517 00:30:24,199 --> 00:30:25,617 Oh, fuck fair. 518 00:30:25,617 --> 00:30:27,286 You fucking broke every rule. 519 00:30:27,286 --> 00:30:30,581 How do you sit in that chair every night? 520 00:30:31,415 --> 00:30:32,916 It is obscene. 521 00:30:34,793 --> 00:30:38,213 Trust me, I-- I know, but I'm gonna make it right. I promise you. 522 00:30:38,213 --> 00:30:39,464 Oh, that's such a lie. 523 00:30:39,464 --> 00:30:41,675 Everything about you is a lie. 524 00:30:41,675 --> 00:30:43,051 I'm sorry. 525 00:30:43,552 --> 00:30:45,179 [breathes shakily] 526 00:30:45,679 --> 00:30:48,390 - I'm sorry. - You need to leave. Get out of here. 527 00:30:48,390 --> 00:30:51,310 - N-- - I'm not calling the FBI. 528 00:30:51,310 --> 00:30:53,437 - I'm not reporting any of this. - No-- 529 00:30:53,437 --> 00:30:57,941 I want nothing to do with it, and I want nothing to do with you. 530 00:30:57,941 --> 00:31:00,194 - No. I'll do anything, Laura. - I am done with you. 531 00:31:00,194 --> 00:31:01,737 - I'll do anything to make it better. - Oh-- 532 00:31:01,737 --> 00:31:03,822 - Just tell me what I can do. - Bradley, you'll be fine. 533 00:31:03,822 --> 00:31:05,449 You're a survivor. 534 00:31:05,449 --> 00:31:07,826 You'll do anything, right? That's what you do. 535 00:31:08,452 --> 00:31:12,206 Now get out before I change my mind. 536 00:31:16,126 --> 00:31:18,128 [sobbing] 537 00:31:22,382 --> 00:31:23,759 Please, Laura. Plea-- 538 00:31:30,390 --> 00:31:32,226 I thought we would get old together. 539 00:31:34,603 --> 00:31:35,604 I really did. 540 00:31:39,399 --> 00:31:40,400 [Laura sighs] 541 00:31:48,992 --> 00:31:49,993 [sniffles] 542 00:31:55,082 --> 00:31:56,667 [employees chattering] 543 00:32:09,763 --> 00:32:12,474 - [Cybil] Hello, Kyle. - Uh, is he expecting you? 544 00:32:12,474 --> 00:32:17,354 - Not at all. - Wow, Cybil, what a surprise. 545 00:32:17,354 --> 00:32:19,523 Oh. Uh, don't tell me. Let me guess. 546 00:32:19,523 --> 00:32:21,525 - You forgot your white hood, right? - [Cybil chuckles] 547 00:32:21,525 --> 00:32:23,652 I'll have Kyle check the lost and found, okay? 548 00:32:23,652 --> 00:32:28,031 Do you know, when you became CEO, my expectations were low. 549 00:32:28,615 --> 00:32:31,201 It turns out, I overestimated you. 550 00:32:31,201 --> 00:32:33,161 [chuckles] You missed me. 551 00:32:33,161 --> 00:32:37,457 Whatever Paul Marks is paying for the possession of your soul, 552 00:32:37,457 --> 00:32:38,667 I will double it. 553 00:32:39,543 --> 00:32:40,544 Name your price. 554 00:32:40,544 --> 00:32:44,089 You want-- You want a chunk of my new shares? They're yours. 555 00:32:44,089 --> 00:32:48,260 Aah, well... [chuckles] ...mystery solved. 556 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:50,345 I had my money on Miss Scarlet, 557 00:32:50,345 --> 00:32:53,682 and it turns out it was Mrs. White in the conservatory with an LLC. 558 00:32:53,682 --> 00:32:56,393 Did you really think that I would sit back 559 00:32:56,393 --> 00:33:00,105 while a bunch of thugs destroy my family's company? 560 00:33:00,105 --> 00:33:02,566 You don't have the votes to stop the sale. 561 00:33:02,566 --> 00:33:03,859 Yet, 562 00:33:04,610 --> 00:33:08,197 I will keep fighting till the bitter end. Believe me. 563 00:33:08,197 --> 00:33:10,407 - Cybil, by this time Friday, - [sighs] 564 00:33:10,407 --> 00:33:13,785 UBA will be the biggest network in the country, 565 00:33:13,785 --> 00:33:16,163 with the widest reach and the deepest pockets. 566 00:33:16,163 --> 00:33:18,832 You need to embrace the inevitable. 567 00:33:18,832 --> 00:33:22,252 This is a win. 568 00:33:23,253 --> 00:33:24,505 Oh, my God. 569 00:33:25,881 --> 00:33:26,924 You don't know. 570 00:33:28,509 --> 00:33:31,011 - You really don't know. - No, what don't I know? 571 00:33:31,011 --> 00:33:34,556 Okay. [scoffs] Okay. 572 00:33:34,556 --> 00:33:39,353 I ran into Genevieve Micklen the other day at the salon. 573 00:33:40,187 --> 00:33:41,563 And normally, I avoid her. 574 00:33:41,563 --> 00:33:45,776 I mean, who cares about her horses and her ridiculous blond highlights? 575 00:33:45,776 --> 00:33:47,778 But she had words for me, 576 00:33:48,695 --> 00:33:51,615 and she was all too happy to rub it in my face. 577 00:33:51,615 --> 00:33:52,950 Okay. What are you talking about? 578 00:33:52,950 --> 00:33:56,411 Paul Marks is stripping the network for parts, 579 00:33:57,704 --> 00:33:59,790 and Fred is helping him price the sale. 580 00:34:00,791 --> 00:34:05,629 Sports division, content library, the studio, the news. 581 00:34:06,296 --> 00:34:09,257 They're dismantling the entire company, 582 00:34:10,217 --> 00:34:13,846 including your precious streamer. 583 00:34:15,472 --> 00:34:16,974 Do I have your attention now? 584 00:34:21,562 --> 00:34:22,855 Have a nice day, Cybil. 585 00:34:24,606 --> 00:34:26,775 [breathing heavily] 586 00:34:34,741 --> 00:34:35,659 [sighs] 587 00:34:42,623 --> 00:34:44,458 - [Paul] I'm not around. - [grunting] 588 00:34:56,221 --> 00:34:58,265 [panting, grunting] 589 00:34:59,433 --> 00:35:00,893 Fuck! 590 00:35:00,893 --> 00:35:01,977 [elevator bell dings] 591 00:35:10,027 --> 00:35:11,278 [elevator bell dings] 592 00:35:19,745 --> 00:35:20,746 Hey, Isabella. 593 00:35:20,746 --> 00:35:21,830 [Isabella] Hi, Cory. 594 00:35:25,209 --> 00:35:26,293 We don't knock anymore? 595 00:35:26,293 --> 00:35:28,295 - Are you part of this? - A part of what? 596 00:35:28,295 --> 00:35:29,755 Oh, f-fuck. 597 00:35:30,797 --> 00:35:33,425 - Are you bleeding? - Ah, yeah, you are. Of course you are. 598 00:35:33,425 --> 00:35:36,428 Hey, when Paul stood up in front of the news division 599 00:35:36,428 --> 00:35:39,348 and he said that he would keep his hands to himself, you were all fired up. 600 00:35:39,348 --> 00:35:42,643 You wanted to protect democracy, preserve the fourth estate. 601 00:35:42,643 --> 00:35:44,186 Did you know the plan then? 602 00:35:44,186 --> 00:35:47,731 Or did you hash it out while you were lying together in bed? 603 00:35:47,731 --> 00:35:50,275 [Cory] Goddamn it, Alex. Oh, fuck me! 604 00:35:50,275 --> 00:35:53,612 Couldn't you have just slashed my tires? 605 00:35:53,612 --> 00:35:58,784 Any goddamn thing except killing the entire fucking company. 606 00:35:58,784 --> 00:36:01,328 Wow. Wow. And I'm so dumb. 607 00:36:01,328 --> 00:36:05,666 Here I thought the never-ending fucking pandemic was our biggest threat. 608 00:36:05,666 --> 00:36:08,585 [chuckles] But no, it-- it-- that-- it was in fa-- 609 00:36:08,585 --> 00:36:11,046 It's you and-- and your boyfriend. 610 00:36:11,046 --> 00:36:13,966 How is it, everything that held us together-- 611 00:36:13,966 --> 00:36:17,678 it-- just gone? 612 00:36:17,678 --> 00:36:18,762 Fuck me. 613 00:36:18,762 --> 00:36:21,598 Okay, well, yeah. No, you are actually right about this. 614 00:36:21,598 --> 00:36:24,601 It is time to smash and shatter. 615 00:36:24,601 --> 00:36:27,437 Let's burn it all down, 'cause who gives a fuck? 616 00:36:27,437 --> 00:36:30,232 Let's peddle conspiracy theories and, um-- 617 00:36:30,232 --> 00:36:32,818 and, uh, scream at flight attendants, 618 00:36:32,818 --> 00:36:35,904 and shoot up grocery stores and subway cars. 619 00:36:35,904 --> 00:36:39,116 Someone out there has got to pay for our suffering! 620 00:36:39,116 --> 00:36:40,534 [panting] 621 00:36:42,536 --> 00:36:43,745 Oh, my God. 622 00:36:44,830 --> 00:36:46,748 Oh, my God. 623 00:36:46,748 --> 00:36:49,626 Do you know how many of these I've had to sit through? 624 00:36:49,626 --> 00:36:53,672 [sighs] Whew, I'm so sick of your self-righteous monologues, Cory. 625 00:36:54,673 --> 00:36:56,466 I didn't kill anything. 626 00:36:56,466 --> 00:36:58,677 I've never had the power to kill anything. 627 00:37:00,470 --> 00:37:03,265 I asked for a seat at that table. You didn't give me a seat at that table. 628 00:37:03,265 --> 00:37:07,269 And let me remind you, back in Texas, when you so kindly educated me 629 00:37:07,269 --> 00:37:12,357 that half of the streaming services were gonna be bought up or gone in five years, 630 00:37:13,442 --> 00:37:16,612 you said, "This ship is sinking. Get on board with Paul Marks." 631 00:37:16,612 --> 00:37:18,030 So, I got on board with Paul Marks. 632 00:37:18,030 --> 00:37:20,032 You said, "You've got to be nice to Paul Marks." 633 00:37:20,032 --> 00:37:23,368 Not that fucking nice, Alex. 634 00:37:23,368 --> 00:37:27,873 - My God. There are 20,000 employees here. - Oh, don't you fucking dare... 635 00:37:29,875 --> 00:37:34,046 pretend like you give a shit about anybody else in this building but yourself. 636 00:37:34,046 --> 00:37:38,258 I've seen the books. There's nothing left to save. 637 00:37:38,258 --> 00:37:40,177 You were right. Nothing to save. 638 00:37:40,969 --> 00:37:42,930 Can you take responsibility 639 00:37:42,930 --> 00:37:45,307 for one fucking thing that goes on in this building? 640 00:37:46,600 --> 00:37:49,937 Well, if you'll excuse me, I have a company to build. 641 00:37:51,897 --> 00:37:54,858 Oh, and those employees that you say you give a shit about 642 00:37:54,858 --> 00:37:57,194 that you definitely don't give a shit about? 643 00:37:57,694 --> 00:38:00,864 They're coming with me, and I will be paying them what they deserve. 644 00:38:07,079 --> 00:38:08,080 [door closes] 645 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:11,500 Yes, Leonard! The whole fucking company, lock, stock and barrel. 646 00:38:12,376 --> 00:38:15,212 She'll sell the furniture in the boardroom by the time this is all over. 647 00:38:15,212 --> 00:38:16,797 Hey, get me some fucking ice! 648 00:38:18,257 --> 00:38:20,592 Leonard. Leonard. 649 00:38:20,592 --> 00:38:23,887 Leonard, take a breath, please. You're stammering like an idiot. 650 00:38:23,887 --> 00:38:27,182 Well, I just had a low-stress, respectful, life-affirming conversation 651 00:38:27,182 --> 00:38:29,685 with Cory Ellison. He knows, Paul. 652 00:38:30,185 --> 00:38:31,937 Yeah. Sorry you had to deal with that. 653 00:38:31,937 --> 00:38:33,689 Um, it's bad. This is really bad. 654 00:38:34,648 --> 00:38:38,068 - You know he's gonna hit back. - [Paul] Yeah, well, he can... [sighs] ...try. 655 00:38:38,068 --> 00:38:40,529 [sighs] This is exactly what we didn't want to have happen. 656 00:38:40,529 --> 00:38:43,073 Okay. Look, it's no surprise that he's pissed off. 657 00:38:43,073 --> 00:38:45,325 There's gonna be a lot of that going around in the next few weeks. 658 00:38:45,325 --> 00:38:48,161 I know. I know. I wanna go home. 659 00:38:48,161 --> 00:38:49,788 All right. I'll see you there as soon as I can. 660 00:38:49,788 --> 00:38:51,123 Okay. Bye. 661 00:38:52,833 --> 00:38:55,210 [sighing] 662 00:39:07,014 --> 00:39:08,599 [sighs] Take me to UBA. 663 00:39:08,599 --> 00:39:12,519 Call a board meeting tonight. Get everyone here. 664 00:39:12,519 --> 00:39:15,230 They need to know what's about to happen on their watch. 665 00:39:16,899 --> 00:39:20,110 We need to shut this down right now. 666 00:39:20,110 --> 00:39:22,237 Thank you, Kyle. I'll keep the ice. Thank you. 667 00:39:24,031 --> 00:39:25,032 [sighs] 668 00:39:27,576 --> 00:39:29,036 [sighs] 669 00:39:31,705 --> 00:39:32,581 [sighs] 670 00:39:39,463 --> 00:39:41,507 [coughs, sighs] 671 00:39:45,135 --> 00:39:48,388 - [knocking] - Gayle, I just need a minute. [sighs] 672 00:39:52,851 --> 00:39:53,936 Hey. 673 00:39:56,063 --> 00:39:57,064 Hey. 674 00:39:58,065 --> 00:39:59,608 - What are you doing here? - Oh, I just-- 675 00:39:59,608 --> 00:40:02,653 I had the chance to talk to quite a few of your colleagues. 676 00:40:03,153 --> 00:40:04,655 Haven't really had a chance to talk to you. 677 00:40:04,655 --> 00:40:06,406 Not since Texas anyway. 678 00:40:06,990 --> 00:40:10,202 Okay, um, well, I-- I don't have time to talk. 679 00:40:10,202 --> 00:40:12,162 - I have to get back out there. - This won't take long. 680 00:40:12,162 --> 00:40:13,664 All right. Well, I have 30 seconds. 681 00:40:13,664 --> 00:40:16,333 Okay. Well, then... [sniffs] 682 00:40:16,333 --> 00:40:19,002 I know you're investigating Hyperion 683 00:40:19,002 --> 00:40:23,423 and talking to some of my engineers and asking people to violate NDAs. 684 00:40:23,423 --> 00:40:25,300 Your company's in serious trouble. 685 00:40:26,260 --> 00:40:27,469 You're out of money. 686 00:40:27,469 --> 00:40:30,013 And what you're doing is not safe. You're trying to silence people. 687 00:40:30,013 --> 00:40:33,809 Yeah. And if you had anything to back that up, you would have already run it. 688 00:40:34,476 --> 00:40:38,021 Someone's gonna talk. It's just a matter of time. 689 00:40:39,898 --> 00:40:43,902 - [clicks tongue] How's your brother? - What? 690 00:40:43,902 --> 00:40:46,154 - [knocking] - [Gayle] Bradley, now. 691 00:40:46,864 --> 00:40:48,323 No, I-- I just need one minute. 692 00:40:53,620 --> 00:40:55,914 Cue the pretape. Something's off with Bradley. 693 00:40:56,415 --> 00:40:59,626 Your brother, Hal. How's he doing? 694 00:40:59,626 --> 00:41:02,421 Does his wife know what you did for him at the Capitol? 695 00:41:04,923 --> 00:41:07,801 I mean, conspiracy, sedition, 696 00:41:09,219 --> 00:41:13,932 lying to the FBI, these are all really serious charges. 697 00:41:13,932 --> 00:41:16,894 You and Cory really went all in, didn't you? 698 00:41:17,561 --> 00:41:20,230 And then there's Laura's exposure to this too. 699 00:41:20,230 --> 00:41:24,401 Geez... [sighs] ...she knew about it, and she didn't report it. 700 00:41:24,985 --> 00:41:27,821 That's the kind of thing that really ruins somebody's credibility. 701 00:41:27,821 --> 00:41:30,824 - Don't bring Laura into this. - See, I think you already did. 702 00:41:32,284 --> 00:41:35,954 But you can protect her. And your brother. 703 00:41:35,954 --> 00:41:38,081 You can make it all go away. 704 00:41:44,755 --> 00:41:46,006 Food for thought. 705 00:41:48,217 --> 00:41:49,218 Have a good show. 706 00:41:53,555 --> 00:41:55,015 [door opens, closes] 707 00:41:56,391 --> 00:41:59,061 [inhales deeply, exhales heavily] 708 00:42:04,858 --> 00:42:06,068 [Gayle sighs] 709 00:42:08,904 --> 00:42:11,114 [news intro theme song playing] 710 00:42:11,114 --> 00:42:14,117 [announcer] In five, four, three... 711 00:42:15,577 --> 00:42:19,289 Russian President Vladimir Putin marked Victory Day on Monday, 712 00:42:19,289 --> 00:42:22,876 {\an8}the anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany, 713 00:42:22,876 --> 00:42:27,548 {\an8}with a speech in Red Square defending the current invasion of Ukraine. 714 00:42:27,548 --> 00:42:32,803 Putin maintained that what he calls "a special military operation" 715 00:42:32,803 --> 00:42:35,722 is essential to rebuke Western aggression. 716 00:42:35,722 --> 00:42:38,433 President Biden made a final push to... 717 00:42:40,519 --> 00:42:42,396 finals... [sighs] 718 00:42:42,896 --> 00:42:43,981 I'm sorry. [stammers] 719 00:42:46,441 --> 00:42:47,442 I'm just... 720 00:42:48,902 --> 00:42:51,697 - Bradley, get back to the prompter. - [Bradley] Um... 721 00:42:55,659 --> 00:42:56,952 The prompter, Bradley. 722 00:43:00,706 --> 00:43:01,707 [sighs] Um... 723 00:43:04,209 --> 00:43:10,174 {\an8}I just-- I wanted to make a difference. Somehow. 724 00:43:10,174 --> 00:43:15,012 I wanna help those people who feel small. 725 00:43:16,305 --> 00:43:17,306 And forgotten. 726 00:43:17,306 --> 00:43:19,892 Bradley, what are you doing? 727 00:43:19,892 --> 00:43:21,727 And during these last three years, 728 00:43:21,727 --> 00:43:23,437 there are so many people here at this network 729 00:43:23,437 --> 00:43:25,606 who have supported me in that mission. 730 00:43:25,606 --> 00:43:28,775 And I wanna thank a few of them. Uh, Mia Jordan. 731 00:43:28,775 --> 00:43:29,943 Please stop talking. 732 00:43:30,527 --> 00:43:36,158 Charles Black, Gayle Burns, Stella Bak and Alex Levy. 733 00:43:36,992 --> 00:43:37,993 What? 734 00:43:37,993 --> 00:43:42,998 And, um, I wanna thank you, our viewers, for allowing me the honor 735 00:43:44,124 --> 00:43:49,296 of being in your living room every night and sharing the news with you. 736 00:43:49,963 --> 00:43:53,800 It has been my privilege. 737 00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:55,969 It has been a dream come true. 738 00:43:56,720 --> 00:44:00,390 {\an8}Effective immediately, I'm resigning from UBA for personal reasons. 739 00:44:01,391 --> 00:44:03,185 {\an8}This will be my final broadcast. 740 00:44:03,936 --> 00:44:08,398 {\an8}Thank you for watching. Stay safe, and good night. 741 00:44:14,363 --> 00:44:16,281 [crew member] Jump out of this. Cut to commercial. 742 00:44:25,207 --> 00:44:27,501 - Get the fuck out of my way. - [crew member 2] Hey. 743 00:44:28,252 --> 00:44:30,087 [Stella] Bradley! What's going on? 744 00:44:31,380 --> 00:44:34,758 - [Gayle] Bradley? - Stop! Hey, talk to me. 745 00:44:34,758 --> 00:44:37,010 I can't. I can't. I gotta go. 746 00:44:37,678 --> 00:44:41,723 Hey, I need to know what's happening. Bradley! Bradley! 747 00:44:42,766 --> 00:44:44,476 You got anything? She's not picking up her cell. 748 00:44:44,476 --> 00:44:46,228 Tried her office. She's not picking up. 749 00:44:47,479 --> 00:44:48,814 [Cory] Where the fuck is she? 750 00:44:48,814 --> 00:44:53,443 Uh, uh, Times called, NBN called, Bloomberg. What do I tell them? 751 00:44:53,443 --> 00:44:55,571 Tell 'em I don't know what the fuck is going on with Bradley, 752 00:44:55,571 --> 00:44:58,156 that I'm having a series of moderate to severe panic attacks, 753 00:44:58,156 --> 00:45:00,742 and that Alex Levy and the billionaire that she's boning 754 00:45:00,742 --> 00:45:05,080 are about to sell our company for parts before our own very fucking eyes. 755 00:45:06,206 --> 00:45:08,333 - So tell them... - Nothing. Tell them nothing. 756 00:45:08,333 --> 00:45:11,003 Can you at least find out if Bradley is still in the building? 757 00:45:13,881 --> 00:45:15,883 - Did you see it? - Yes, uh-huh, I did see it. 758 00:45:15,883 --> 00:45:17,676 Did you talk to her or did-- What did she say? 759 00:45:18,468 --> 00:45:19,970 No, not that. This. 760 00:45:19,970 --> 00:45:21,054 [Cory] What is this? 761 00:45:21,054 --> 00:45:22,806 The Vault. It just dropped. 762 00:45:23,724 --> 00:45:26,476 They're saying that you were grooming Bradley. 763 00:45:26,476 --> 00:45:28,896 {\an8}That you put her in the same hotel that you were staying at, 764 00:45:28,896 --> 00:45:31,648 managing her rise at UBA. [stammers] 765 00:45:31,648 --> 00:45:36,653 When she rejected you, you retaliated by outing Bradley and Laura. 766 00:45:36,653 --> 00:45:39,448 Paul fucking Marks. 767 00:45:39,448 --> 00:45:40,824 Cory, is it true? 768 00:45:44,369 --> 00:45:47,247 - Now what? - Security's on their way up. 769 00:45:47,247 --> 00:45:49,124 They've been told to escort you out of the building.