1 00:00:07,007 --> 00:00:09,637 ["Nemesis" playing] 2 00:01:40,267 --> 00:01:41,267 [music ends] 3 00:01:42,603 --> 00:01:45,273 [violin music playing] 4 00:01:56,116 --> 00:01:57,276 [exhales] 5 00:01:58,911 --> 00:02:01,411 [man sings ballad in Spanish] 6 00:02:04,708 --> 00:02:05,998 [Yanko chuckles] 7 00:02:06,877 --> 00:02:09,917 You ever wonder why they call it that? El Niño. 8 00:02:11,340 --> 00:02:15,890 It starts with something so small and so insignificant: an anchovy. 9 00:02:16,386 --> 00:02:19,346 See, the anchovy, it prospers most in temperate waters. 10 00:02:19,431 --> 00:02:23,311 So when equatorial trade winds, when they brought cold water westward, 11 00:02:23,393 --> 00:02:26,653 it slowly broiled under the beating sun. 12 00:02:26,730 --> 00:02:31,070 And by the time it reached Chimbote, Peru, which is the anchovy capital of the world, 13 00:02:31,151 --> 00:02:35,361 the warming waters were completely uninhabitable for the anchovy. 14 00:02:35,447 --> 00:02:36,737 That's so sad. 15 00:02:37,950 --> 00:02:39,280 Oh, no. Gets worse. 16 00:02:39,368 --> 00:02:40,488 The economy suffered. 17 00:02:40,577 --> 00:02:42,747 I mean, everything suffered, not just the fish. 18 00:02:42,829 --> 00:02:45,749 The aquatic seabirds that fed on the anchovies, 19 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:49,592 from the gannets to the cormorants to the pelicans, they all died. 20 00:02:49,670 --> 00:02:51,670 And then so did the animals that fed on them. 21 00:02:52,381 --> 00:02:56,801 And because this phenomenon would, without fail, 22 00:02:56,885 --> 00:03:00,255 coincide with the celebration of the birth of Christ, 23 00:03:00,347 --> 00:03:04,427 they called it El Niño de Navidad. "The Christmas Boy." 24 00:03:06,311 --> 00:03:09,021 Come on. [laughs] You gotta hand it to the Peruvians. 25 00:03:09,106 --> 00:03:15,106 I mean, something so destructive in such harmless packaging. "El Niño de Navidad." 26 00:03:15,195 --> 00:03:18,365 I mean, this thing that seems so insignificant, 27 00:03:18,448 --> 00:03:22,948 winds that make the water too hot for this tiny little fish to live, but no. 28 00:03:23,370 --> 00:03:27,920 It's a harbinger of something that throws everything out of whack. 29 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,960 I mean, droughts, floods, storms. I mean, huge global events. 30 00:03:32,629 --> 00:03:35,629 But there's nothing you can do to stop the wind from blowing. 31 00:03:36,508 --> 00:03:40,928 So what can you do when you see all these little anchovies belly up in the water? 32 00:03:43,473 --> 00:03:47,103 You just keep on moving. And you brace yourself for the shitstorm. 33 00:03:49,521 --> 00:03:51,731 [man] Come on, pal! Hurry up! 34 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:56,067 Hello, everyone. Come on in. 35 00:03:57,529 --> 00:03:58,739 Thank you for coming. 36 00:03:59,781 --> 00:04:02,371 I ordered some food. Hope you like Thai. 37 00:04:08,999 --> 00:04:10,499 [exhales] 38 00:04:15,047 --> 00:04:16,417 [clears throat] 39 00:04:17,341 --> 00:04:18,931 [elevator bell dings] 40 00:04:21,094 --> 00:04:23,224 - Alex Levy. - Oh. 41 00:04:23,305 --> 00:04:25,465 Marlon. Nice to meet you. 42 00:04:25,557 --> 00:04:27,177 I'm honored. Truly. 43 00:04:27,643 --> 00:04:29,483 Oh, that's nice. 44 00:04:29,561 --> 00:04:31,411 Meeting you to discuss taking over The Morning Show 45 00:04:31,438 --> 00:04:33,018 is the highlight of my career. 46 00:04:33,106 --> 00:04:34,476 Well, you're too kind. 47 00:04:34,900 --> 00:04:36,070 Please, come on in. 48 00:04:36,485 --> 00:04:38,195 It's an amazing place. 49 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:41,618 [Mitch] It's all part of the same bullshit. Fred knew. 50 00:04:41,698 --> 00:04:44,488 We would drink together and play golf and hang out 51 00:04:44,576 --> 00:04:47,116 and just reveal the most personal aspects of our lives, 52 00:04:47,204 --> 00:04:48,624 and he fucking knew everything. 53 00:04:48,705 --> 00:04:51,495 Look, we know that he knew, but we're talking about proof here, okay? 54 00:04:51,583 --> 00:04:53,343 You said you had evidence, 55 00:04:53,418 --> 00:04:56,338 someone who could corroborate Fred's direct complicity. 56 00:04:57,172 --> 00:04:59,512 So here we are. We're listening. 57 00:04:59,883 --> 00:05:01,473 What, who is it? 58 00:05:05,764 --> 00:05:06,774 Hannah. 59 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:09,690 Shoenfeld? 60 00:05:09,768 --> 00:05:11,898 Fuck, Mitch. When did you sleep with her? 61 00:05:13,105 --> 00:05:14,305 In Vegas. 62 00:05:16,275 --> 00:05:18,065 - Did you know about this? - [Chip] No. 63 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:20,571 [stammers] No, not explicitly. 64 00:05:20,654 --> 00:05:24,204 I mean, look, Fred, he pushed me to promote her and to fucking fire Jared, 65 00:05:24,283 --> 00:05:26,203 which I thought was a little odd, but I didn't... 66 00:05:26,285 --> 00:05:28,785 Didn't want to question it 'cause that's hard to do, right? 67 00:05:28,871 --> 00:05:30,541 Why don't you go fuck yourself, Mitch? 68 00:05:30,622 --> 00:05:32,892 We're not talking about any of this if it wasn't for fucking you. 69 00:05:32,916 --> 00:05:34,136 [Cory] Let's take a time-out here. 70 00:05:34,168 --> 00:05:36,248 Chip, let's keep our eyes on the prize, please. 71 00:05:36,712 --> 00:05:39,172 I understand you worked with Charlie a long time. 72 00:05:39,798 --> 00:05:42,718 And I want you to know I think he's a great guy. 73 00:05:43,135 --> 00:05:46,135 I have a lot of respect for him. I do. 74 00:05:47,347 --> 00:05:48,927 But here's what I think, Alex. 75 00:05:49,683 --> 00:05:51,983 Sometimes people outgrow each other. 76 00:05:52,352 --> 00:05:55,612 You can stop seeing someone clearly when you're with them for too long. 77 00:05:55,689 --> 00:05:58,189 And I'm seeing you pretty clearly right now. 78 00:05:58,275 --> 00:06:02,645 And I think The Morning Show needs to show America a new Alex Levy. 79 00:06:02,738 --> 00:06:04,408 Alex Levy 2.0. 80 00:06:07,284 --> 00:06:12,834 I thought that maybe what had happened between us was just human, but it wasn't. 81 00:06:13,498 --> 00:06:15,378 I didn't realize she was working me. 82 00:06:15,459 --> 00:06:17,879 You're a real victim, Mitch. Yeah. 83 00:06:17,961 --> 00:06:22,131 Does she know anything about this, or that I'm the one who's doing it? 84 00:06:22,216 --> 00:06:24,046 I only said someone was doing a piece on it. 85 00:06:24,134 --> 00:06:27,354 All right. You guys, this is not ready for air. 86 00:06:27,763 --> 00:06:30,563 This is too delicate and too important to rush it. 87 00:06:30,641 --> 00:06:33,141 No. There's no rush. We're ready. 88 00:06:33,227 --> 00:06:36,387 - We got these fuckers dead to rights. - Mitch, this is my interview, not yours. 89 00:06:37,689 --> 00:06:38,899 Listen. We have no idea 90 00:06:38,982 --> 00:06:43,152 when they're gonna fucking drop this internal investigation bullshit, 91 00:06:43,237 --> 00:06:47,157 but when they do, I'm done. I'll never work again. 92 00:06:47,241 --> 00:06:50,951 [Cory] Chip is right about this. This has to happen as soon as possible. 93 00:06:51,036 --> 00:06:52,746 There are four of us in this room right now 94 00:06:52,829 --> 00:06:57,789 who all know about this super-top-secret plan to take over the airwaves 95 00:06:57,876 --> 00:07:00,706 of one of the four major networks during its most profitable show. 96 00:07:00,796 --> 00:07:02,596 And you did tell Alex that you met with Mitch, 97 00:07:02,631 --> 00:07:04,151 - I know. - So she knows and she isn't happy. 98 00:07:04,174 --> 00:07:06,434 So with every day that goes by, 99 00:07:06,510 --> 00:07:09,760 the odds that somebody else is gonna find out about this increase. 100 00:07:09,847 --> 00:07:13,557 So this has to happen now or it's not gonna happen at all, 101 00:07:13,642 --> 00:07:15,942 and we'll all end up in the gulags for our trouble. 102 00:07:16,019 --> 00:07:19,479 But I have to talk to Hannah. None of this lands without her story. 103 00:07:20,023 --> 00:07:23,193 So unless I get to a place with her that we need to be at, 104 00:07:23,652 --> 00:07:24,902 it's not happening. 105 00:07:26,029 --> 00:07:27,109 Period. 106 00:07:27,197 --> 00:07:29,027 - Maggie. - Hey, Fred. 107 00:07:29,116 --> 00:07:30,276 So good to see you. 108 00:07:30,367 --> 00:07:32,077 [kisses] 109 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,910 Thank you for taking time to meet with me. 110 00:07:33,996 --> 00:07:35,496 Always. What do you want? 111 00:07:35,581 --> 00:07:37,541 - I'll have a vodka tonic, please. - Okay. 112 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:39,084 - Scotch and soda. - Thank you. 113 00:07:39,168 --> 00:07:41,458 I always have time for you. You know that. 114 00:07:41,545 --> 00:07:42,455 Aw. 115 00:07:42,546 --> 00:07:45,666 You know, I've been worried about you. I heard you got evacuated. 116 00:07:45,757 --> 00:07:47,077 Did you come through it all okay? 117 00:07:47,134 --> 00:07:48,724 Yes. Yeah, thank God. 118 00:07:48,802 --> 00:07:51,312 Although, uh, I got some heat from my neighbors 119 00:07:51,388 --> 00:07:55,848 about a piece that TMS ran on hired firefighters in wealthy neighborhoods. 120 00:07:55,934 --> 00:08:00,194 [chuckles] I saw that piece. I'm impressed you didn't try to stop it. 121 00:08:00,272 --> 00:08:01,822 It's very self-aware of you. 122 00:08:01,899 --> 00:08:05,029 News is news. I'm here to help deliver it, not stop it. 123 00:08:07,779 --> 00:08:09,489 I'm glad you feel that way. 124 00:08:12,201 --> 00:08:14,241 Feels like there's more to that thought. 125 00:08:18,498 --> 00:08:21,128 I'm down the road on an investigative piece 126 00:08:21,210 --> 00:08:24,130 looking into the upper levels of UBA. 127 00:08:30,052 --> 00:08:31,432 Really, Maggie? 128 00:08:31,512 --> 00:08:32,932 I'm sorry, Fred. 129 00:08:34,556 --> 00:08:38,226 Off the record. You're stabbing me in the back? 130 00:08:39,061 --> 00:08:40,441 You of all people? 131 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,770 My goal is not to stab you at all. 132 00:08:43,524 --> 00:08:46,904 But if I do, I don't want it to be in the back, 133 00:08:46,985 --> 00:08:48,815 and I don't want it to be a surprise. 134 00:08:49,321 --> 00:08:51,661 Maggie, haven't I done enough for you? 135 00:08:51,740 --> 00:08:53,580 I always had your back, always supported you. 136 00:08:53,909 --> 00:08:56,449 And I've always supported you, Fred. Always. 137 00:08:57,496 --> 00:08:59,706 Look, if it's not me, it's gonna be somebody else. 138 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:04,090 A 30-billion-dollar media conglomerate in distress 139 00:09:04,169 --> 00:09:07,629 over its handling of sexual misconduct? 140 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:09,875 [chuckles] 141 00:09:09,967 --> 00:09:12,927 These stories don't stay buried anymore. 142 00:09:14,638 --> 00:09:17,558 I threw it away over a dozen times. 143 00:09:17,975 --> 00:09:21,475 But it always found its way back to the foot of my bed, 144 00:09:21,562 --> 00:09:24,692 a little bit riper each time. 145 00:09:30,028 --> 00:09:32,028 At least you know I'll be giving you a fair shake. 146 00:09:32,114 --> 00:09:33,914 I'm not interested in your fair shake. 147 00:09:33,991 --> 00:09:35,701 I'm interested in you doing right by me. 148 00:09:35,784 --> 00:09:37,794 Hey. I'm writing the piece, Fred. 149 00:09:38,370 --> 00:09:40,690 Whether it's good for you or bad for you, I don't know yet. 150 00:09:41,790 --> 00:09:44,250 But there's nothing you can do about it either way. 151 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:46,341 History's already been written. 152 00:09:46,753 --> 00:09:49,173 All that remains is to commit it to the page. 153 00:09:54,887 --> 00:09:56,137 I'll be in touch. 154 00:09:57,431 --> 00:09:58,431 Take care, Fred. 155 00:10:13,989 --> 00:10:16,029 Jesus, Vicki. How did you miss it? 156 00:10:16,116 --> 00:10:18,946 Maggie Brener, for fuck's sake, is doing this story. 157 00:10:19,036 --> 00:10:20,176 [Vicki] Yeah, um, I'm at the... 158 00:10:20,204 --> 00:10:23,544 It doesn't fucking matter. Just wrap up your little investigation. 159 00:10:23,624 --> 00:10:25,584 Deliver your findings to me by Tuesday morning. 160 00:10:25,667 --> 00:10:26,667 Yes, absolutely. 161 00:10:26,752 --> 00:10:28,842 That gives you a day and a half to write something 162 00:10:28,921 --> 00:10:31,011 I could've written for you on day fucking one. 163 00:10:34,384 --> 00:10:35,434 Mm. 164 00:10:38,096 --> 00:10:39,466 [exhales] 165 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:44,769 [sighs] 166 00:10:44,853 --> 00:10:46,483 [alarm beeps] 167 00:10:46,563 --> 00:10:48,653 [Greg] I can't really eat that anymore. 168 00:10:48,732 --> 00:10:49,752 - Hey, hi. Good morning. - Hi. 169 00:10:49,775 --> 00:10:53,145 So, Isabella made some calls to The Rock's people about promoting the new movie. 170 00:10:53,237 --> 00:10:54,957 Yeah. He'd like to get on the phone with you 171 00:10:55,030 --> 00:10:57,530 and just talk to you about a few things he wants to bring up. 172 00:10:57,616 --> 00:10:58,826 What? Um... 173 00:10:58,909 --> 00:11:01,619 Okay. Yes. I just need a minute. 174 00:11:01,703 --> 00:11:04,293 Will you just give me a minute? I'll be right there. 175 00:11:06,708 --> 00:11:07,788 Hello. 176 00:11:09,127 --> 00:11:10,127 Alex. 177 00:11:11,713 --> 00:11:12,843 Just wanted to... 178 00:11:14,049 --> 00:11:17,089 check in and see how you're doing. 179 00:11:20,138 --> 00:11:22,388 - I have no answer for that. - Really? 180 00:11:22,724 --> 00:11:26,024 That's the question that's gonna foil your never-ending quest for truth? 181 00:11:29,398 --> 00:11:30,978 Um... 182 00:11:31,066 --> 00:11:32,606 I'll see you out there. 183 00:11:34,862 --> 00:11:36,322 [groans] 184 00:11:36,405 --> 00:11:37,405 God. 185 00:11:38,532 --> 00:11:40,332 - Oh! Sorry. Hi. - Sorry. Hey. 186 00:11:40,409 --> 00:11:43,249 - Did you have a good weekend? It was fun? - Yeah. Same. You? Good? 187 00:11:43,328 --> 00:11:45,138 - Yeah, same stuff, yeah. It's good. - See you later. 188 00:11:45,163 --> 00:11:46,723 - I've got Cory for you. - I gotta call him back. 189 00:11:46,748 --> 00:11:48,708 Bye. I gotta give these to Joel, so... 190 00:11:54,798 --> 00:11:56,128 - Joel. - Yeah? 191 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:58,260 Oh, perfect. Thanks. 192 00:11:58,343 --> 00:12:00,803 - This is for today, right? - Yeah. 193 00:12:00,888 --> 00:12:02,648 I was thinking this would work well tomorrow. 194 00:12:02,723 --> 00:12:05,143 Can we just get through today before we worry about tomorrow? 195 00:12:05,225 --> 00:12:06,225 Okay. 196 00:12:14,651 --> 00:12:17,781 [buzzes] 197 00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:19,618 Hannah Shoenfeld. 198 00:12:19,698 --> 00:12:23,578 Hi there. This is Derek Colby. I'm the EP of UBA 365. 199 00:12:24,578 --> 00:12:25,618 Oh, hi. 200 00:12:25,704 --> 00:12:27,924 I know you're busy, so I'm gonna get right to it. 201 00:12:27,998 --> 00:12:32,458 We have a producer leaving, and UBA HR is recommending you for the job. 202 00:12:33,170 --> 00:12:36,590 Now, we work out of LA, so obviously you would need to move, 203 00:12:36,673 --> 00:12:38,473 but we're very excited to meet you. 204 00:12:38,967 --> 00:12:42,097 This is an upper-level position. It's an exciting opportunity. 205 00:12:43,555 --> 00:12:46,175 Wow. Thank you so much for considering me. Um... 206 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:49,480 I'm in the middle of something. Can I call you back? 207 00:12:49,561 --> 00:12:50,561 Yeah, yeah. Of course. 208 00:12:50,646 --> 00:12:53,226 My assistant is gonna e-mail you my contact info, 209 00:12:53,315 --> 00:12:54,895 - so let's talk soon, okay? - Okay. 210 00:12:59,404 --> 00:13:00,414 Hannah. 211 00:13:10,457 --> 00:13:12,377 And then we go... 212 00:13:15,045 --> 00:13:17,835 [Mia] So we're pushing up the hazing tragedy. 213 00:13:17,923 --> 00:13:19,473 - Okay. Thank you so much. - Hey. 214 00:13:20,342 --> 00:13:23,052 So the last thing is the cooking segment with Emeril. 215 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:25,096 Oh, um, what's he cooking? 216 00:13:25,973 --> 00:13:27,353 Oh, geez. Let's see... 217 00:13:27,432 --> 00:13:29,182 Can you excuse me just a second? 218 00:13:29,601 --> 00:13:31,271 - Hannah... - Okay. 219 00:13:31,353 --> 00:13:33,023 Can I talk to you maybe after the show? 220 00:13:33,105 --> 00:13:34,895 I just wanna run something past you. 221 00:13:35,357 --> 00:13:37,567 - Yeah, sure. - Okay, great. Uh... 222 00:13:37,651 --> 00:13:38,991 In my dressing room? 223 00:13:39,736 --> 00:13:41,486 - Okay. - All right. 224 00:13:44,199 --> 00:13:47,039 - Anything up? - Oh, no. Just something personal. 225 00:13:47,119 --> 00:13:49,119 But you were saying something about Emeril? 226 00:13:49,204 --> 00:13:50,214 He's making carbonara. 227 00:13:50,289 --> 00:13:52,669 - Oh, great. Great. The carbonara. - Have a great show. 228 00:13:52,749 --> 00:13:54,629 - Bradley. - Hi, Alison. 229 00:13:56,128 --> 00:13:57,958 - Hi, Daniel. - Hey there. 230 00:13:58,755 --> 00:13:59,835 How you feeling? 231 00:13:59,923 --> 00:14:02,093 Me? Never better. 232 00:14:02,509 --> 00:14:03,639 Same here. 233 00:14:04,386 --> 00:14:06,386 [floor director] We're live in 30 seconds. 234 00:14:06,471 --> 00:14:08,141 - You okay? - Yeah. 235 00:14:08,223 --> 00:14:09,683 - You need water? - No. I'm good. 236 00:14:09,766 --> 00:14:11,136 Okay. 237 00:14:11,226 --> 00:14:13,146 - [whispers] Does she know? - Soon. 238 00:14:17,482 --> 00:14:19,652 [floor director] Okay, we're live in ten seconds. 239 00:14:20,652 --> 00:14:21,782 I revised your copy. 240 00:14:21,862 --> 00:14:22,862 - Thank you, dear. - Yeah. 241 00:14:22,946 --> 00:14:24,426 [floor director] Okay, people. Clear. 242 00:14:25,616 --> 00:14:26,656 [man] Quiet, please. 243 00:14:30,996 --> 00:14:35,376 And in five, four, three, two... 244 00:14:35,876 --> 00:14:37,956 [theme music plays] 245 00:14:40,797 --> 00:14:42,377 {\an8}Good morning, everyone. 246 00:14:42,466 --> 00:14:43,756 {\an8}So glad you could join us. 247 00:14:43,842 --> 00:14:46,092 {\an8}And here's our top stories for this morning. 248 00:14:46,178 --> 00:14:47,718 - [knock on door] - Yeah. 249 00:14:47,804 --> 00:14:48,854 [door opens] 250 00:14:49,806 --> 00:14:52,176 - Is now a good time? - Hey. Yeah. Come on in. 251 00:14:55,229 --> 00:14:56,229 Is anything wrong? 252 00:14:56,605 --> 00:14:59,105 - No. Um, do you wanna have a seat? - Sure. 253 00:14:59,191 --> 00:15:02,491 I just wanted to talk to you about something. 254 00:15:04,112 --> 00:15:05,112 What? 255 00:15:06,114 --> 00:15:10,954 So, I... I'm working on an interview... with Mitch. 256 00:15:11,828 --> 00:15:15,918 And it's about the culture at this network that... 257 00:15:17,084 --> 00:15:20,254 allowed his sexual misconduct to go unaddressed for so long. 258 00:15:20,337 --> 00:15:22,047 Uh, wait. 259 00:15:22,798 --> 00:15:26,838 You mean this interview is happening on this show? 260 00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:29,428 You're doing it? 261 00:15:29,513 --> 00:15:32,603 Well, first of all, none of this is happening without your consent. 262 00:15:32,683 --> 00:15:33,853 I want you to know that. 263 00:15:33,934 --> 00:15:35,564 And now you're talking to Mitch. 264 00:15:36,687 --> 00:15:37,687 Yes. 265 00:15:37,771 --> 00:15:40,121 And you're all having conversations about me behind my back? 266 00:15:40,148 --> 00:15:43,068 No. It is not all of us. It's only me. 267 00:15:43,151 --> 00:15:44,781 You can't use my name. 268 00:15:44,862 --> 00:15:47,242 Well, I would make sure that you were kept anonymous. 269 00:15:47,322 --> 00:15:49,492 Something's happening. 270 00:15:49,575 --> 00:15:51,285 First, Mitch comes to me. 271 00:15:51,368 --> 00:15:54,118 Then Maggie Brener magically got my number... 272 00:15:54,204 --> 00:15:55,624 - What? - And wants to talk to me. 273 00:15:55,706 --> 00:16:00,286 And someone from UBA 365 all of a sudden is offering me a job in LA. 274 00:16:00,377 --> 00:16:01,627 Can I tell you the truth? 275 00:16:01,712 --> 00:16:04,112 I'd like to get the fuck out of here, leave all this behind me. 276 00:16:04,131 --> 00:16:07,681 Wait, wait, wait. UBA is offering to move you and promote you? Holy shit! 277 00:16:07,759 --> 00:16:12,219 Yes! I'm telling you, there's a hurricane swirling around me, and I don't know why. 278 00:16:12,306 --> 00:16:15,176 Why now? But I don't like it, and I don't want it. 279 00:16:15,267 --> 00:16:16,477 I don't want any part of it. 280 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,100 Look. Hannah, I understand. I would feel the exact same way. 281 00:16:19,188 --> 00:16:21,688 But UBA is trying to silence you here. 282 00:16:21,773 --> 00:16:23,903 And we have the opportunity to change that. 283 00:16:23,984 --> 00:16:26,614 You know what? That's not my fucking job. 284 00:16:27,112 --> 00:16:30,322 My life is not a tool to service your agenda on your schedule. 285 00:16:30,949 --> 00:16:34,409 Maybe you're comfortable stabbing people in the back, but I'm not. 286 00:16:34,494 --> 00:16:36,374 I just wanna fucking live my life. 287 00:16:36,788 --> 00:16:40,038 I don't wanna be the poster child for your cause. Leave me out of it. 288 00:16:40,876 --> 00:16:42,876 [door opens, closes] 289 00:16:43,712 --> 00:16:45,512 [phone rings] 290 00:16:46,298 --> 00:16:47,508 Charlie Black's office. 291 00:16:47,925 --> 00:16:49,835 [man] Fred wants to meet Chip at 4:00 p.m. 292 00:16:53,055 --> 00:16:55,885 He's got something at 4:00. Can we do it another time? 293 00:16:55,974 --> 00:16:58,274 Rena, I think what Fred wants to meet about 294 00:16:58,352 --> 00:17:00,272 is going to be clearing up his schedule. 295 00:17:02,356 --> 00:17:03,606 I'm sorry. 296 00:17:06,443 --> 00:17:07,943 Come on, Chip. It wasn't that bad. 297 00:17:08,028 --> 00:17:09,508 Really? You think that wasn't sloppy? 298 00:17:09,570 --> 00:17:11,450 Then we got a real fucking problem. Okay? 299 00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:13,801 'Cause I'm gonna notice this shit when this happens next time. 300 00:17:13,825 --> 00:17:17,655 And everybody else is gonna notice, and we are not gonna be the fucking sloppy show. 301 00:17:17,746 --> 00:17:19,116 And who the fuck took my coffee? 302 00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:20,955 And why... why are you hovering? 303 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:22,500 What? What are... What? 304 00:17:23,377 --> 00:17:25,047 [whispers] Meeting at 4:00 with Fred. 305 00:17:27,214 --> 00:17:28,264 Okay. 306 00:17:29,550 --> 00:17:30,590 Okay. 307 00:17:35,055 --> 00:17:36,675 So, I wanna nip it in the bud... 308 00:17:39,810 --> 00:17:42,440 because you guys are my guys, and I... 309 00:17:44,189 --> 00:17:45,939 You're my unsung heroes, 310 00:17:46,024 --> 00:17:50,204 and that is my fault that you are unsung, and I'm sorry about that, 311 00:17:50,279 --> 00:17:51,859 but I am not a fucking singer. 312 00:17:52,281 --> 00:17:55,281 And it... it doesn't mean that you're not my guys. 313 00:17:55,367 --> 00:17:56,617 Do you know what I'm saying? 314 00:18:04,001 --> 00:18:05,591 Let's say it was an off day. 315 00:18:06,628 --> 00:18:08,628 You know? 'Cause you guys aren't sloppy. 316 00:18:09,339 --> 00:18:10,509 And I'm looking at you, Rich. 317 00:18:10,924 --> 00:18:16,224 I know that you know that the word "pushy" has an H in it and not two S's. 318 00:18:16,305 --> 00:18:20,055 So, next time, on the teleprompter, please. Thank you. 319 00:18:20,142 --> 00:18:22,772 [crew laughing] 320 00:18:22,853 --> 00:18:24,353 I'm sorry I yelled. 321 00:18:26,148 --> 00:18:28,978 I was laughing on the inside. 322 00:18:29,067 --> 00:18:30,817 [crew laughs] 323 00:18:30,903 --> 00:18:32,363 Um... 324 00:18:36,366 --> 00:18:37,736 The thing is, guys... 325 00:18:43,916 --> 00:18:45,286 Well, you got this. 326 00:18:45,959 --> 00:18:47,379 You know? You're my guys. 327 00:18:51,423 --> 00:18:52,423 Thank you. 328 00:18:59,181 --> 00:19:00,351 [phone vibrates] 329 00:19:14,279 --> 00:19:16,039 [Bradley] So, what made you change your mind? 330 00:19:17,699 --> 00:19:19,409 Guilt, I guess. 331 00:19:20,953 --> 00:19:23,833 - Thinking of other people in my position. - Well, I appreciate it. 332 00:19:24,289 --> 00:19:25,289 - Yeah. - Um... 333 00:19:25,374 --> 00:19:28,634 Do you mind if I record this? It's only for me. 334 00:19:29,837 --> 00:19:30,917 I guess. 335 00:19:34,174 --> 00:19:35,184 Okay. 336 00:19:36,218 --> 00:19:37,678 So, what do you wanna know, exactly? 337 00:19:38,554 --> 00:19:43,484 Well, let's start with your experience with Mitch and the aftermath. 338 00:19:51,483 --> 00:19:53,363 When the Vegas shootings happened, 339 00:19:54,236 --> 00:19:57,946 I was at the studio while they started putting the team together to go cover it. 340 00:19:59,241 --> 00:20:00,701 Chip told me to go. 341 00:20:01,577 --> 00:20:04,707 I was a junior booker at that point. I was thrilled. 342 00:20:05,914 --> 00:20:08,634 It was hard. Tough thing to be in the middle of. 343 00:20:09,418 --> 00:20:15,418 I was getting in a very dark place, so I went for a walk on the strip. 344 00:20:17,843 --> 00:20:19,053 I ran into Mitch. 345 00:20:21,054 --> 00:20:23,644 He was kind, and he cheered me up. 346 00:20:25,601 --> 00:20:28,561 We walked and talked a while. 347 00:20:29,980 --> 00:20:34,990 It felt very comfortable and familiar. 348 00:20:37,029 --> 00:20:39,659 And it actually distracted me, 349 00:20:40,073 --> 00:20:46,503 'cause I felt really special to be walking and chatting in public with Mitch Kessler. 350 00:20:48,582 --> 00:20:50,832 Like I really landed on the planet. 351 00:20:55,297 --> 00:20:56,837 It was incredibly special. 352 00:21:07,726 --> 00:21:12,396 He invited me up to his suite to watch a comedy. 353 00:21:14,233 --> 00:21:16,653 It seemed like a good idea at the time. 354 00:21:18,362 --> 00:21:21,112 Now when I look back, I don't know what I was thinking. 355 00:21:24,034 --> 00:21:27,454 We watched the movie for a while. 356 00:21:28,455 --> 00:21:33,585 And then I just started thinking about everything in Vegas... 357 00:21:34,545 --> 00:21:35,915 and my mom. 358 00:21:37,589 --> 00:21:42,219 And I was remembering so clearly when she died. 359 00:21:43,303 --> 00:21:46,473 Where I was, what I was wearing, how it felt. 360 00:21:48,851 --> 00:21:51,521 I couldn't stop thinking of it. 361 00:21:54,398 --> 00:21:56,398 Tears started falling out of my face. 362 00:21:56,483 --> 00:21:58,243 I said I should probably go. 363 00:22:00,070 --> 00:22:02,160 Mitch came over and hugged me. 364 00:22:02,698 --> 00:22:04,828 [shaky breathing] 365 00:22:06,410 --> 00:22:07,830 He seemed so kind. 366 00:22:09,496 --> 00:22:11,536 Paternal, really. 367 00:22:14,001 --> 00:22:15,461 I needed some parenting. 368 00:22:17,171 --> 00:22:19,551 I hadn't had any in a long time. 369 00:22:22,634 --> 00:22:26,854 Then he said he liked me and... 370 00:22:27,806 --> 00:22:29,926 put his hand between my legs. 371 00:22:31,727 --> 00:22:34,017 [deep breath] Uh, 372 00:22:34,104 --> 00:22:36,024 I don't know what happened next. 373 00:22:36,106 --> 00:22:38,526 I was on the bed, his head was between my legs. 374 00:22:38,609 --> 00:22:40,819 I didn't know what to say. 375 00:22:40,903 --> 00:22:42,913 I figured I'd just do it. 376 00:22:44,823 --> 00:22:46,033 It didn't kill me. 377 00:22:50,204 --> 00:22:53,544 I saw him at work when we got back. 378 00:22:56,627 --> 00:22:58,627 He barely acknowledged me. 379 00:23:01,882 --> 00:23:03,512 I don't know what possessed me. 380 00:23:03,592 --> 00:23:07,892 This is so unlike me. But I just exploded inside. 381 00:23:09,598 --> 00:23:11,268 This wasn't okay. 382 00:23:13,185 --> 00:23:15,935 I barged into Fred's office, and I told him. 383 00:23:21,360 --> 00:23:23,150 He offered me a promotion. 384 00:23:25,614 --> 00:23:27,454 Said I'd been doing a great job. 385 00:23:31,578 --> 00:23:34,408 He had no idea who I was. 386 00:23:38,210 --> 00:23:40,340 I'm so sorry you had to relive that. 387 00:23:42,631 --> 00:23:45,801 Like I said, I lived. But I'm pretty tough. 388 00:23:45,884 --> 00:23:48,014 - [sniffles] - [Bradley] You are tough. 389 00:23:48,428 --> 00:23:49,428 Strong. 390 00:23:50,639 --> 00:23:51,719 Um... 391 00:23:51,807 --> 00:23:54,637 Can you talk a little bit about how this affected your job, 392 00:23:54,726 --> 00:23:57,056 your... your self-image, your life? 393 00:23:57,145 --> 00:23:58,355 [scoffs] 394 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,480 You don't want too much, do you? 395 00:24:02,568 --> 00:24:05,198 I just don't want this to happen to other people. 396 00:24:05,863 --> 00:24:08,323 Are you getting any help processing this, Hannah? 397 00:24:08,407 --> 00:24:11,787 No. No. I... I don't need any help. It's done. It's over. 398 00:24:11,869 --> 00:24:12,869 Is it? 399 00:24:14,663 --> 00:24:17,253 What are you getting at? I'm not Ashley Brown, okay? 400 00:24:17,332 --> 00:24:19,212 I'm not gonna give you some tearful 401 00:24:19,293 --> 00:24:21,463 "I'm so broken" reveal for your fucking interview. 402 00:24:21,545 --> 00:24:22,705 How am I? I'm fucking fine. 403 00:24:23,130 --> 00:24:24,980 Fucked-up shit happens to people all day, every day 404 00:24:25,007 --> 00:24:26,357 that they don't know how to deal with. 405 00:24:26,383 --> 00:24:28,473 Why dwell on it? You got what you needed. 406 00:24:28,552 --> 00:24:30,072 You got something on the head of the network. 407 00:24:30,095 --> 00:24:34,345 I'd just like to accept this new job before you do this interview, okay? 408 00:24:34,433 --> 00:24:36,103 [stammers, pants] 409 00:24:36,602 --> 00:24:39,442 - I wanna get out of New York. - I understand, Hannah. Take a breath. 410 00:24:39,521 --> 00:24:41,821 Quit telling me what to do, how to feel! I'm done. 411 00:24:43,525 --> 00:24:45,895 How do I get you to leave? What do I have to say? 412 00:24:46,528 --> 00:24:47,738 I was violated? 413 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:49,490 I was scared? 414 00:24:49,907 --> 00:24:51,197 I was powerless? 415 00:24:51,742 --> 00:24:53,582 That I think about it every day... 416 00:24:54,995 --> 00:24:57,285 hundreds of times every day? 417 00:24:58,498 --> 00:25:03,418 That this is what has defined me, how I got a promotion, who I am? 418 00:25:04,588 --> 00:25:10,718 How it feels to have someone you love and respect and look up to on top of you... 419 00:25:11,553 --> 00:25:14,973 using you, using your body... 420 00:25:15,516 --> 00:25:18,686 and wanting you and not caring about you all at once? 421 00:25:18,769 --> 00:25:21,769 Wanting a parent and having a cock shoved up you, 422 00:25:22,564 --> 00:25:27,404 and then living with that eternal noise in your head for the rest of your life, 423 00:25:27,486 --> 00:25:32,316 the noise that says you are dirty, you caused this, this is your fault. 424 00:25:33,992 --> 00:25:37,372 To see people lose their jobs and worlds fall apart 425 00:25:37,454 --> 00:25:40,214 because I couldn't find the words to say no. 426 00:25:40,290 --> 00:25:41,730 - Okay, Hannah... - Get away from me. 427 00:25:41,792 --> 00:25:45,592 Okay. I'm just... I'm just... I'm... I'm... I'm worried about you. 428 00:25:45,671 --> 00:25:47,421 No. Don't be. Like you said, I'm tough. 429 00:25:48,257 --> 00:25:50,337 Yeah. This was a mistake. I'm sorry. 430 00:25:50,425 --> 00:25:52,135 I don't have to go through with it. 431 00:25:52,219 --> 00:25:55,259 No. No. Do it. It's important. Do it. Do what I couldn't. 432 00:25:57,015 --> 00:25:58,225 - Are you sure? - Yes. 433 00:26:01,478 --> 00:26:02,478 Okay. 434 00:26:03,814 --> 00:26:04,864 Look. 435 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:06,980 Please call me anytime. 436 00:26:07,067 --> 00:26:08,737 I'll have my phone right by my bed. 437 00:26:08,819 --> 00:26:10,739 I'm fine. Do what you're gonna do. 438 00:26:14,283 --> 00:26:18,123 You know this wasn't your fault, right? You know that? 439 00:26:19,538 --> 00:26:24,288 With all due respect, Bradley, please just take your rhetoric and just fuck off. 440 00:26:47,524 --> 00:26:49,114 [shudders] 441 00:26:50,152 --> 00:26:52,072 [cries] 442 00:26:55,324 --> 00:26:57,164 - [siren wailing] - [horns honking] 443 00:26:57,242 --> 00:26:59,952 [Fred] How'd you like him? He's great, right? 444 00:27:00,412 --> 00:27:01,712 Um... 445 00:27:02,748 --> 00:27:03,958 Yeah, he's good. 446 00:27:04,917 --> 00:27:08,297 He's good. He sure is passionate. 447 00:27:08,378 --> 00:27:10,338 - And Marlon loves you. - Oh, yeah. 448 00:27:10,422 --> 00:27:11,542 I mean, he loved you before. 449 00:27:11,590 --> 00:27:14,430 He called me after the meeting. Said he loved you even more. 450 00:27:14,510 --> 00:27:16,680 Mm-hmm. Well, that's the passion I'm talking about. 451 00:27:17,763 --> 00:27:20,973 Listen. Just gotta give me a minute, all right? 452 00:27:21,058 --> 00:27:25,308 This is gonna take a little getting used to. 453 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:31,990 Well, I hope you two hit it off, because you say the word, and his deal is closing. 454 00:27:32,069 --> 00:27:34,699 Oh. Okay. I know, I know. Okay. 455 00:27:36,949 --> 00:27:38,989 Look, I know it's gonna take some getting used to, 456 00:27:39,076 --> 00:27:42,196 that there will be a "getting to know you" period. 457 00:27:42,788 --> 00:27:44,458 But Greg will still be your guy. 458 00:27:45,541 --> 00:27:47,231 You'll have the full support of the network, 459 00:27:47,251 --> 00:27:51,381 including a huge fucking contract to prove it. 460 00:27:51,463 --> 00:27:54,013 After all the back-and-forth a couple of weeks ago, 461 00:27:54,091 --> 00:27:58,351 you're even getting coanchor approval in writing. 462 00:27:59,304 --> 00:28:00,814 Right? You win. 463 00:28:01,807 --> 00:28:03,017 God. 464 00:28:07,229 --> 00:28:08,979 Oh, I really just wish I could close my eyes 465 00:28:09,064 --> 00:28:11,174 and blink and the last three weeks would just go away. 466 00:28:11,191 --> 00:28:13,741 Alex, these pieces were set in motion years ago. 467 00:28:13,819 --> 00:28:16,819 There's no amount of wishing or maneuvering that can change that. 468 00:28:16,905 --> 00:28:20,275 Chip made his bed, and Mitch fucked the whole office in it 469 00:28:20,367 --> 00:28:23,447 while we obliviously stood outside the bedroom door. 470 00:28:23,537 --> 00:28:24,957 Hey. Listen. Fuck Mitch. 471 00:28:25,664 --> 00:28:30,294 There's gotta be a way that we can put Chip on an administrative leave. 472 00:28:30,919 --> 00:28:34,879 Hire Marlon temporarily, and then when this all blows over, we bring Chip back. 473 00:28:34,965 --> 00:28:36,545 No. Absolutely not. 474 00:28:36,633 --> 00:28:38,153 - "Absolutely not"? - We have to send a message 475 00:28:38,177 --> 00:28:42,507 that this behavior will not be condoned at UBA or on The Morning Show. 476 00:28:42,598 --> 00:28:46,518 We have to show that there are consequences for our actions. 477 00:28:46,602 --> 00:28:50,652 You said it so eloquently, as a woman, there often aren't enough of them. 478 00:28:50,731 --> 00:28:51,771 How did you say it? 479 00:28:51,857 --> 00:28:54,107 "I am proud to be on a network 480 00:28:54,193 --> 00:28:58,913 and live in a country that upholds consequences." 481 00:28:59,489 --> 00:29:02,369 You are the truth teller, Alex. 482 00:29:04,036 --> 00:29:06,496 Oh, God. Okay. 483 00:29:07,956 --> 00:29:09,416 [groans] 484 00:29:10,918 --> 00:29:11,918 Okay. 485 00:29:12,002 --> 00:29:13,632 Wonderful! Done. 486 00:29:14,213 --> 00:29:17,593 And I hope you don't feel so bad about fucking Bradley Jackson. 487 00:29:17,674 --> 00:29:20,014 I mean, she's getting a hell of a payoff 488 00:29:20,093 --> 00:29:23,683 for a lunatic who put in a couple of weeks' work trying to kill our brand. 489 00:29:23,764 --> 00:29:25,374 Yeah, okay. Well, that might be the case, 490 00:29:25,390 --> 00:29:30,060 but whatever happens to that girl for the rest of her life, that's on me. Okay? 491 00:29:30,145 --> 00:29:32,895 I plucked her out of obscurity, and I tossed her right into infamy. 492 00:29:32,981 --> 00:29:34,691 [knock on door, opens] 493 00:29:34,775 --> 00:29:37,775 - God. - It's 3:55. The meeting starts at 4:00. 494 00:29:38,237 --> 00:29:39,447 Okay. Thank you. 495 00:29:40,489 --> 00:29:42,449 All right. I gotta go. 496 00:29:43,408 --> 00:29:48,748 I gotta figure out a way to tell Bradley that Daniel's coming in. 497 00:29:49,164 --> 00:29:50,544 This is all good, Alex. 498 00:29:50,958 --> 00:29:52,168 All of it. 499 00:29:52,251 --> 00:29:55,551 For the show... and for you. 500 00:30:01,468 --> 00:30:04,428 [sighing] 501 00:30:04,513 --> 00:30:07,563 [classical piano playing] 502 00:30:07,641 --> 00:30:08,981 Oh. 503 00:30:15,232 --> 00:30:16,862 [exhales] 504 00:30:16,942 --> 00:30:19,612 [woman singing opera] 505 00:31:01,945 --> 00:31:03,985 [music fades] 506 00:31:04,072 --> 00:31:05,072 Have a seat. 507 00:31:13,081 --> 00:31:14,081 I'm good. 508 00:31:21,256 --> 00:31:25,386 Stern and Young has returned its findings in their internal investigation. 509 00:31:27,679 --> 00:31:29,639 Well, don't keep me in suspense. 510 00:31:31,391 --> 00:31:34,811 They found you responsible for the permissive environment. 511 00:31:34,895 --> 00:31:37,975 There are pages and pages of evidence that back that up. 512 00:31:38,690 --> 00:31:41,990 Wow. You must've had some pretty good fiction writers put that together for you. 513 00:31:42,903 --> 00:31:45,863 A little better than the people who write your prime-time lineup. 514 00:31:45,948 --> 00:31:48,488 Have some decency, Charlie. This is a serious matter. 515 00:31:48,575 --> 00:31:51,035 Oh, it's serious something, Fred. For sure. 516 00:31:52,204 --> 00:31:53,914 You know it gives me no pleasure. 517 00:31:54,331 --> 00:31:58,091 It gives me no pleasure to know that someone that worked for me for years 518 00:31:58,168 --> 00:32:02,758 exhibited such gross negligence and endangered my employees. 519 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:04,170 Are you fucking kidding me? 520 00:32:04,258 --> 00:32:05,618 You better get this over with fast 521 00:32:05,676 --> 00:32:09,176 before I lose it and drop-kick your ass right on Fifth Avenue. 522 00:32:09,263 --> 00:32:11,603 Have it your way. You're fired effective immediately. 523 00:32:12,808 --> 00:32:15,768 We're announcing it officially when the report's released tomorrow morning. 524 00:32:15,978 --> 00:32:17,808 James has a box for your things outside. 525 00:32:17,896 --> 00:32:20,326 Take what you can carry. The rest we'll have sent to your home. 526 00:32:20,357 --> 00:32:22,727 Great. Is that all? 527 00:32:23,902 --> 00:32:25,202 No, one more thing. 528 00:32:25,279 --> 00:32:28,909 Fuck you for not killing that private firefighter story like I asked. 529 00:32:29,491 --> 00:32:31,581 That fire came a pussy hair away from my house. 530 00:32:31,660 --> 00:32:34,120 Yeah, my show bought you that fucking house, 531 00:32:34,204 --> 00:32:37,214 and I will burn it to the fucking ground if I feel like it! 532 00:32:45,257 --> 00:32:46,257 Fuck. 533 00:32:49,261 --> 00:32:51,511 [phone buzzing] 534 00:32:54,099 --> 00:32:56,309 - Hey, Bradley. - Hey, I just talked to Hannah. 535 00:32:56,393 --> 00:32:57,443 It was really hard. 536 00:32:57,519 --> 00:33:00,229 I'm sorry. Did you get enough for the interview? 537 00:33:00,647 --> 00:33:01,647 Probably, yeah. 538 00:33:02,441 --> 00:33:04,111 Okay, good. We do it tomorrow. 539 00:33:04,193 --> 00:33:06,113 Tomorrow? That's fast. 540 00:33:06,195 --> 00:33:07,985 No. It has to be tomorrow, early in the show. 541 00:33:10,199 --> 00:33:11,279 [exhales] 542 00:33:12,367 --> 00:33:13,367 Bradley. 543 00:33:14,161 --> 00:33:16,251 Yeah. Okay. 544 00:33:16,330 --> 00:33:19,040 Okay, good. I'll let Mitch and Cory know it's on. 545 00:33:19,124 --> 00:33:22,094 Okay. I'll let Hannah know. They offered her a job in LA. 546 00:33:22,169 --> 00:33:24,669 Jesus. They're fucking shameless. 547 00:33:25,339 --> 00:33:27,379 Yeah. I'll start working. Bye. 548 00:33:31,386 --> 00:33:32,886 [line ringing] 549 00:33:32,971 --> 00:33:34,261 You've reached Hannah Shoenfeld. 550 00:33:34,348 --> 00:33:36,768 Please leave a message, and I'll get right back. 551 00:33:36,850 --> 00:33:38,940 Hannah, it's Claire. 552 00:33:39,561 --> 00:33:41,901 Look, I... I feel awful. 553 00:33:41,980 --> 00:33:45,360 I'm really sorry that I got so upset with you. 554 00:33:45,442 --> 00:33:48,572 I think that it all just took me a bit by surprise. 555 00:33:48,654 --> 00:33:51,664 And I know that you were probably just looking out for me. 556 00:33:52,241 --> 00:33:53,241 Can we talk? 557 00:33:53,909 --> 00:33:55,989 I will not take no for an answer. 558 00:33:56,078 --> 00:33:57,788 If you don't call me back, 559 00:33:57,871 --> 00:34:02,041 I will wait outside your building, and I'll follow you to work in the morning. 560 00:34:02,459 --> 00:34:04,959 I will stalk you until you accept my apology. 561 00:34:06,296 --> 00:34:07,506 I'll bring coffee. 562 00:34:09,049 --> 00:34:10,129 Please, Hannah. 563 00:34:11,009 --> 00:34:12,139 I'm really sorry. 564 00:34:13,303 --> 00:34:15,303 Okay, bye. 565 00:34:19,935 --> 00:34:22,995 [Bradley, on recording] Are you getting any help processing any of this, Hannah? 566 00:34:23,021 --> 00:34:26,571 [Hannah] No. No. I don't need any help. It's done. It's over. 567 00:34:27,150 --> 00:34:28,150 [Bradley] Is it? 568 00:34:28,985 --> 00:34:31,565 [Hannah] What are you getting at? I'm not Ashley Brown, okay? 569 00:34:31,655 --> 00:34:33,525 I'm not gonna give you some tearful 570 00:34:33,614 --> 00:34:35,834 "I'm so broken" reveal for your fucking interview. 571 00:34:35,909 --> 00:34:36,969 How am I? I'm fucking fine. 572 00:34:36,994 --> 00:34:38,514 Fucked-up shit happens to people all day, every day 573 00:34:38,536 --> 00:34:40,596 - [knock on door] - that they don't know how to deal with. 574 00:34:40,621 --> 00:34:41,621 Why dwell on... 575 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:46,960 - Hey. - Hey. 576 00:34:47,045 --> 00:34:48,045 Come in. 577 00:34:48,672 --> 00:34:51,092 I'm glad you're here. I could really use your help. 578 00:34:51,175 --> 00:34:52,375 You wanna have a seat? 579 00:34:52,467 --> 00:34:53,677 Uh, yeah. Thanks. 580 00:34:54,219 --> 00:34:55,849 Yeah, I'm not gonna lie. 581 00:34:55,929 --> 00:34:57,869 I'm getting kinda nervous that this is actually happening. 582 00:34:57,890 --> 00:34:59,390 Yeah, I get it. It's a nail-biter. 583 00:35:00,809 --> 00:35:04,059 So, look, uh, before we get started, I have to tell you something. 584 00:35:04,146 --> 00:35:06,476 - What? - I'm not gonna be there tomorrow. 585 00:35:07,024 --> 00:35:08,754 What are you talking about? You have to be there. 586 00:35:08,775 --> 00:35:10,235 Bradley, I got fired today. 587 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,990 - When? - Right before you called. 588 00:35:14,907 --> 00:35:17,547 You're gonna announce the internal investigation findings on air tomorrow. 589 00:35:17,576 --> 00:35:19,946 Marlon Tate, the new EP, is gonna start tomorrow. 590 00:35:22,539 --> 00:35:23,619 Okay. 591 00:35:26,001 --> 00:35:27,001 Well, I guess we're done. 592 00:35:27,544 --> 00:35:30,384 No. No, no, no. Bradley, this is all still doable. 593 00:35:30,464 --> 00:35:32,054 "Still doable"? 594 00:35:32,674 --> 00:35:34,844 I'm supposed to be sneaking somebody into the studio, 595 00:35:34,927 --> 00:35:39,097 hijacking a segment without Alex knowing, and doing that without your help. 596 00:35:39,181 --> 00:35:40,351 How's that doable? 597 00:35:40,432 --> 00:35:42,852 That's what we're gonna figure out. But you have to do this. 598 00:35:42,935 --> 00:35:46,855 In part because nailing Fred's ass to the fucking wall is the right thing to do, 599 00:35:46,939 --> 00:35:49,899 and in part because this is gonna blow up the broadcast tomorrow, okay? 600 00:35:49,983 --> 00:35:52,003 They're gonna have to pull the plug at a certain point, 601 00:35:52,027 --> 00:35:55,737 and through all of that fallout, those fucking bullshit investigation findings 602 00:35:55,822 --> 00:35:58,662 - will never get released 'cause... - That's what this is about for you. 603 00:35:59,117 --> 00:36:00,477 You wanna bury that investigation. 604 00:36:01,245 --> 00:36:03,745 Okay, nobody's motives are 100% pure, okay? 605 00:36:03,830 --> 00:36:05,790 You know that. Let's be honest, okay? 606 00:36:05,874 --> 00:36:08,104 If you get this right, you're gonna be an iconic part of history. 607 00:36:08,126 --> 00:36:09,476 That's a huge part of why you're doing this. 608 00:36:09,503 --> 00:36:12,593 Really? Part of history? Maybe. Maybe not. 609 00:36:12,673 --> 00:36:14,473 But that's definitely not why I'm doing this. 610 00:36:14,550 --> 00:36:18,390 More likely is I'm just trying to blow up the only decent job I ever had 611 00:36:18,470 --> 00:36:20,140 because I'm a fucking destructive maniac. 612 00:36:20,222 --> 00:36:22,222 Jesus Christ. Who fucking gives a shit, okay? 613 00:36:22,307 --> 00:36:23,807 Is it selfish? Is it altruistic? 614 00:36:23,892 --> 00:36:26,162 We'll fucking figure that out in the old folks home later. 615 00:36:26,186 --> 00:36:30,516 Right now, we have a chance to attach ourselves to a fucking moral cause, okay? 616 00:36:30,607 --> 00:36:32,107 We have to do this. We have to. 617 00:36:32,192 --> 00:36:35,782 "We." You keep saying "we." But this is basically me, okay? 618 00:36:35,863 --> 00:36:38,413 You're not there anymore. You got fired. 619 00:36:38,490 --> 00:36:40,680 - I'm the one putting my ass on the line. - Okay. Just... 620 00:36:40,701 --> 00:36:41,701 That's fucking insane. 621 00:36:41,785 --> 00:36:44,955 It was insane before, but now it's off-the-chart batshit nuts. 622 00:36:45,038 --> 00:36:47,248 - You get that, right? - Yes, I hear you. 623 00:36:47,332 --> 00:36:50,712 You want me to do this by myself, and I'm not even qualified to do this. 624 00:36:50,794 --> 00:36:53,674 I don't even know how I got this fucking job. 625 00:36:53,755 --> 00:36:55,375 I mean, I certainly didn't earn it. 626 00:36:55,465 --> 00:36:57,685 - And I'm pretending half the fucking time. - Calm, calm. 627 00:36:57,718 --> 00:37:00,348 And I'm just doing the best I goddamn can, 628 00:37:00,429 --> 00:37:02,739 but I feel like a reality television show in a goddamn pantsuit. 629 00:37:02,764 --> 00:37:04,284 - It's okay... - And let me tell you something, 630 00:37:04,308 --> 00:37:07,228 that I dragged this girl into this, and she's breaking. 631 00:37:07,311 --> 00:37:11,271 I mean, she's... she's really suffering, and Mitch is telling the truth about Fred, 632 00:37:11,356 --> 00:37:12,916 - but nobody cares! - You need to fuckin' breathe. 633 00:37:12,941 --> 00:37:16,361 Nobody cares that this poor girl is feeling broken inside! 634 00:37:16,445 --> 00:37:18,025 Hey, Bradley, you need to relax. 635 00:37:18,113 --> 00:37:20,163 God damn it! Please don't hug me right now. 636 00:37:21,283 --> 00:37:22,913 What the hell is that gonna fix? 637 00:37:26,705 --> 00:37:29,205 - I'm sorry, I'm sorry. - No, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 638 00:37:29,291 --> 00:37:30,631 No, I'm sorry. I... 639 00:37:42,679 --> 00:37:44,059 Can I get one of those? 640 00:37:45,766 --> 00:37:47,306 - Here. - Thank you. 641 00:37:59,363 --> 00:38:00,493 [knock on door] 642 00:38:02,407 --> 00:38:03,907 So, how are we doing this now? 643 00:38:04,326 --> 00:38:07,616 Oh, now that, uh, Chip is fired? 644 00:38:08,497 --> 00:38:11,537 Well, leave that to us. You just show up looking pretty. 645 00:38:12,709 --> 00:38:14,919 Okay. Thanks for coming over to tell me that. 646 00:38:15,462 --> 00:38:20,222 Oh, no. I came by to tell you not to mess with Bradley. 647 00:38:21,176 --> 00:38:22,506 What are you talking about? 648 00:38:23,512 --> 00:38:28,182 I saw the way that you spoke about Hannah... playing you. 649 00:38:28,267 --> 00:38:30,937 So, I'm still not confident that you get it. 650 00:38:31,019 --> 00:38:33,809 So, I'm talking about things including, but not limited to... 651 00:38:34,606 --> 00:38:37,566 you getting on air and acting like you're the innocent victim 652 00:38:37,651 --> 00:38:40,491 and making Bradley seem like she's the enabler. 653 00:38:40,863 --> 00:38:42,703 Mmm. Mm-hmm. 654 00:38:42,781 --> 00:38:44,581 Well, I gotta get to work then. 655 00:38:44,992 --> 00:38:47,872 I have to figure out a way to manipulate Bradley tomorrow. 656 00:38:50,455 --> 00:38:54,035 You know, Mitch, if I was you, I might be thinking of tomorrow's interview 657 00:38:54,126 --> 00:38:57,046 as the beginning of my road to redemption comeback tour. 658 00:38:57,462 --> 00:39:01,472 And if that is in fact the case, it's time for you to change your fucking set. 659 00:39:02,551 --> 00:39:05,471 Full disclosure, I've never been a big fan of your stuff. 660 00:39:05,554 --> 00:39:10,564 It was... It's really more my dad's cup of tea, and he was a dick, and he's dead. 661 00:39:11,351 --> 00:39:14,561 Truth be told, when that genre of music comes on, 662 00:39:14,646 --> 00:39:17,936 I gotta change the channel for fear that I might break the fucking radio. 663 00:39:18,025 --> 00:39:21,105 But you're a smart guy. A really smart guy. 664 00:39:21,195 --> 00:39:24,355 So, you might find yourself a new audience. 665 00:39:25,032 --> 00:39:30,622 So, make sure you don't blow your first show back. 666 00:39:31,663 --> 00:39:33,583 And, if I could extend the metaphor, 667 00:39:33,665 --> 00:39:36,285 if everything goes as planned, in about three days... 668 00:39:37,127 --> 00:39:40,877 I think I'm gonna be running some of the biggest concert venues 669 00:39:40,964 --> 00:39:42,174 in God's great Earth, 670 00:39:42,257 --> 00:39:46,177 and I plan on playing the music that I want to hear. 671 00:39:49,598 --> 00:39:52,558 What the fuck are you talking about? 672 00:39:53,185 --> 00:39:54,805 Tomorrow is your shot. 673 00:39:59,775 --> 00:40:02,945 Confess, or you're done. 674 00:40:09,034 --> 00:40:10,834 [door opens] 675 00:40:11,745 --> 00:40:13,155 [door closes] 676 00:40:16,917 --> 00:40:19,797 [soft guitar music] 677 00:40:24,967 --> 00:40:27,507 [woman singing] 678 00:40:32,975 --> 00:40:35,135 [line ringing] 679 00:40:37,187 --> 00:40:38,647 [beep] 680 00:40:38,730 --> 00:40:41,320 Hi, this is Hannah Shoenfeld. 681 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:43,110 I've been thinking it over, 682 00:40:43,193 --> 00:40:47,743 and I'm actually very interested in coming to meet you in LA about the job. 683 00:40:48,657 --> 00:40:51,077 Please give me a call back. Thank you. 684 00:40:54,496 --> 00:40:55,996 [exhales] 685 00:40:58,959 --> 00:41:01,169 [singing continues] 686 00:41:25,110 --> 00:41:27,530 [song continues] 687 00:41:44,254 --> 00:41:45,964 [song fades] 688 00:41:46,048 --> 00:41:48,128 [alarm ringing] 689 00:41:53,931 --> 00:41:55,391 [alarm stops] 690 00:42:08,320 --> 00:42:13,950 So, look, I wanna ask you to do, uh, one last thing, but it's... it's a thing. 691 00:42:14,576 --> 00:42:15,576 Okay. 692 00:42:15,661 --> 00:42:17,371 Um... 693 00:42:17,454 --> 00:42:20,214 I want you to sneak Mitch into the studio today. 694 00:42:20,290 --> 00:42:23,420 Bradley's gonna interview him live on air. Alex doesn't know about it. 695 00:42:23,502 --> 00:42:26,762 Oh, my God. You've fucking lost it. 696 00:42:27,172 --> 00:42:28,882 I get why they fired you. 697 00:42:28,966 --> 00:42:31,796 Mitch has evidence that Fred has been covering up sexual misconduct 698 00:42:31,885 --> 00:42:35,385 at the fucking network level, and we're gonna expose his ass live. 699 00:42:36,014 --> 00:42:37,024 - Holy shit. - Yeah. 700 00:42:37,099 --> 00:42:38,559 Look, I'm gonna be honest with you. 701 00:42:38,642 --> 00:42:40,362 You might wanna start looking for a new job. 702 00:42:40,394 --> 00:42:42,564 I've been looking for a new job for years. 703 00:42:43,647 --> 00:42:45,227 How is this happening? 704 00:42:45,315 --> 00:42:49,355 At 7:40, Alex is gonna rush downstairs to do the taxi-versus-ride-share segment. 705 00:42:49,444 --> 00:42:51,284 As soon as she gets in that elevator, 706 00:42:51,363 --> 00:42:54,283 you rush down the back stairwell, open up the loading dock door. 707 00:42:54,366 --> 00:42:56,326 Like when we snuck Jagger in for Alex's birthday. 708 00:42:56,410 --> 00:42:59,750 Yes. You'll come upstairs, deliver Mitch to Bradley on the stage. 709 00:42:59,830 --> 00:43:02,790 Alex is gonna do her segment as planned, but we are not gonna broadcast it. 710 00:43:02,833 --> 00:43:06,043 That is exactly when Bradley is gonna be interviewing Mitch. 711 00:43:06,128 --> 00:43:07,438 Cory's gonna take over the control room, 712 00:43:07,462 --> 00:43:10,012 make sure the camera's pointed exactly where we want it, 713 00:43:10,090 --> 00:43:13,760 at least until UBA freaks the fuck out and shuts the whole thing down. 714 00:43:14,595 --> 00:43:16,135 You really trust Cory? 715 00:43:17,764 --> 00:43:21,444 I don't... I don't know. But I... I have to. 716 00:43:26,607 --> 00:43:29,147 Well, then I guess I'll have to trust him too. 717 00:43:33,447 --> 00:43:35,527 I'm sorry I had to drag you into this. 718 00:43:36,116 --> 00:43:38,986 I would've been insulted if you hadn't. 719 00:43:40,662 --> 00:43:41,872 Better get in there. 720 00:43:43,624 --> 00:43:44,834 Hey, Rena? 721 00:43:45,792 --> 00:43:47,712 Sic semper tyrannis. 722 00:43:48,670 --> 00:43:51,670 Questionable reference. But, yeah, I get your point. 723 00:43:53,759 --> 00:43:56,349 Sic semper tyrannis. 724 00:44:07,231 --> 00:44:08,901 [doorbell buzzes] 725 00:44:11,610 --> 00:44:14,030 [buzz] 726 00:44:27,626 --> 00:44:31,506 [woman] I'm not really sure how long it's been. Could you just get down here? 727 00:44:32,130 --> 00:44:36,090 Yes. Yes, it's 103 Wooster Street. 728 00:44:36,510 --> 00:44:37,510 Yes. 729 00:44:38,011 --> 00:44:40,561 Please stay on the line with me until they arrive. 730 00:44:40,639 --> 00:44:42,099 This is a first for me. 731 00:44:43,725 --> 00:44:44,935 What's happened? 732 00:44:45,978 --> 00:44:47,188 You know her? 733 00:44:48,230 --> 00:44:50,030 I was supposed to meet up with her last night. 734 00:44:56,822 --> 00:44:58,072 I know her. 735 00:45:08,375 --> 00:45:09,955 [Claire gasps] 736 00:45:11,336 --> 00:45:12,416 Hannah. 737 00:45:40,365 --> 00:45:43,215 It's always difficult to lose someone with whom you've worked so closely. 738 00:45:43,243 --> 00:45:44,703 I know that's all of you. 739 00:45:44,786 --> 00:45:47,156 Chip's strength was how hands-on he was. 740 00:45:48,290 --> 00:45:52,460 But being so hands-on also means, as we have sadly come to learn, 741 00:45:52,544 --> 00:45:57,174 he was aware of Mitch's reprehensible behavior, and he allowed it to continue. 742 00:45:58,467 --> 00:45:59,967 That is inexcusable. 743 00:46:01,094 --> 00:46:03,224 Now, Chip didn't corner the market on great producing. 744 00:46:03,305 --> 00:46:05,135 You will come to find that out very soon. 745 00:46:05,724 --> 00:46:08,274 - But this is about more than a job... - [phone buzzes] 746 00:46:08,352 --> 00:46:09,902 or making money for the network 747 00:46:10,646 --> 00:46:12,226 or broadcasting the news. 748 00:46:13,524 --> 00:46:15,194 This is about your well-being. 749 00:46:16,276 --> 00:46:22,196 And Marlon Tate is someone under whom you can feel safe coming to work every day. 750 00:46:26,537 --> 00:46:27,697 Thanks, Fred. 751 00:46:28,455 --> 00:46:32,955 That's right. I was a PA once myself on Rise and Shine Seattle. 752 00:46:33,043 --> 00:46:36,463 So, anything that I ask you to do, I've done before myself. 753 00:46:36,547 --> 00:46:37,627 [phone buzzes] 754 00:46:37,714 --> 00:46:40,724 Then after Seattle, I had this epiphany. 755 00:46:41,343 --> 00:46:43,763 I said to myself, "Marlon, dreams..." 756 00:46:43,846 --> 00:46:44,846 Hey. What's wrong? 757 00:46:45,305 --> 00:46:46,515 [Claire] Bradley. 758 00:46:48,934 --> 00:46:50,854 - I... - Claire, what's the matter? 759 00:46:51,854 --> 00:46:54,194 I have to... tell you something. 760 00:46:55,357 --> 00:46:57,277 I don't know how to say this. 761 00:46:59,528 --> 00:47:01,238 [sniffles] 762 00:47:01,321 --> 00:47:02,321 [sobs] 763 00:47:02,406 --> 00:47:03,736 It's Hannah. 764 00:47:05,868 --> 00:47:08,078 She's dead. She's dead. 765 00:47:08,620 --> 00:47:09,710 She overdosed. 766 00:47:10,622 --> 00:47:13,332 [sobs] There wasn't a note. 767 00:47:13,959 --> 00:47:16,549 Maybe it was an accident. I don't know. 768 00:47:26,597 --> 00:47:27,807 Bradley? 769 00:47:30,142 --> 00:47:31,482 I'm still gonna come into work. 770 00:47:31,560 --> 00:47:33,190 Just do what you have to do. 771 00:47:34,438 --> 00:47:35,438 Okay. 772 00:48:06,136 --> 00:48:08,346 [no audible dialogue] 773 00:48:35,123 --> 00:48:36,923 [no audible dialogue] 774 00:48:54,393 --> 00:48:55,393 [Fred] People... 775 00:48:56,478 --> 00:48:59,478 let's take a moment to honor... 776 00:49:00,315 --> 00:49:01,975 and remember Hannah... 777 00:49:03,068 --> 00:49:04,698 our dear colleague. 778 00:49:07,573 --> 00:49:10,583 [piano music playing] 779 00:49:32,222 --> 00:49:33,932 We have... We have some bad news. 780 00:49:34,016 --> 00:49:35,726 Yeah. About Chip? 781 00:49:36,935 --> 00:49:37,935 No. 782 00:49:38,687 --> 00:49:39,727 What? 783 00:49:53,952 --> 00:49:56,412 Hey. So, we're good to go. 784 00:49:56,496 --> 00:49:58,056 You know, Rena's gonna help Mitch, and... 785 00:49:58,081 --> 00:49:59,291 [Bradley] The interview's off. 786 00:50:00,876 --> 00:50:03,086 What are you talking about? We have to do this today. 787 00:50:03,170 --> 00:50:04,380 This is not an option. 788 00:50:04,463 --> 00:50:05,963 No, Chip. Hannah's dead. 789 00:50:06,757 --> 00:50:07,967 She OD'd. 790 00:50:09,593 --> 00:50:11,013 This is our fault, Chip. 791 00:50:13,222 --> 00:50:14,432 I can't. 792 00:50:15,182 --> 00:50:17,852 I can't go through with it over her poor, dead body. 793 00:50:17,935 --> 00:50:19,135 I just can't. 794 00:50:26,443 --> 00:50:28,243 I understand. Yeah. 795 00:50:30,531 --> 00:50:31,661 I'll let Mitch know. 796 00:50:32,115 --> 00:50:33,115 Thank you. 797 00:50:38,205 --> 00:50:40,455 [piano music continues] 798 00:50:47,673 --> 00:50:49,883 [sobs, sighs] 799 00:50:52,261 --> 00:50:53,891 [knock on door] 800 00:50:53,971 --> 00:50:55,371 - I just need a minute, please. - [door opens] 801 00:50:55,389 --> 00:50:57,389 I need to talk to you right now. 802 00:50:57,933 --> 00:50:59,813 What are you... Where are you going? 803 00:50:59,893 --> 00:51:02,573 I'm leaving. I don't know where the fuck I'm going, but I'm leaving. 804 00:51:03,856 --> 00:51:08,146 I was gonna interview Mitch behind your back, on air, today. 805 00:51:08,610 --> 00:51:10,280 Even though you told me not to. 806 00:51:10,362 --> 00:51:12,702 Actually, especially 'cause you told me not to. 807 00:51:13,407 --> 00:51:14,987 Wh... What? 808 00:51:15,075 --> 00:51:17,835 And Mitch was gonna tell me what happened after his night with Hannah. 809 00:51:18,996 --> 00:51:20,116 Hannah? Hannah? 810 00:51:20,622 --> 00:51:21,832 Yeah, Hannah. 811 00:51:22,416 --> 00:51:25,876 Fred promoted her to protect Mitch, to keep her quiet. 812 00:51:26,461 --> 00:51:28,091 Quiet from what? 813 00:51:28,172 --> 00:51:30,132 What do you think, Alex? 814 00:51:31,508 --> 00:51:34,548 So I went to her apartment to corroborate Mitch's story. 815 00:51:34,887 --> 00:51:36,137 To get the truth. 816 00:51:36,638 --> 00:51:39,978 But that wasn't good enough for me. So, I wanted to annihilate Fred. 817 00:51:40,058 --> 00:51:42,728 I wanted to blow up the fucking network. 818 00:51:42,811 --> 00:51:46,901 I wanted to do anything to get the best story I possibly could. 819 00:51:46,982 --> 00:51:49,442 And I could see she was avoiding it, but I pressured her. 820 00:51:49,526 --> 00:51:51,736 Because I'm a special kind of asshole. 821 00:51:52,571 --> 00:51:55,121 And I made her relive every minute of it. 822 00:51:55,824 --> 00:52:00,164 And it opened up something in her that she couldn't handle, and she killed herself. 823 00:52:00,704 --> 00:52:04,214 I might as well have just taken a gun and gone in and shot her. 824 00:52:04,791 --> 00:52:07,211 - So, I'm leaving. - Bradl... 825 00:52:07,294 --> 00:52:08,884 - [door opens] - [footsteps fade] 826 00:52:08,962 --> 00:52:10,172 [door closes] 827 00:52:12,341 --> 00:52:13,591 Oh, my... 828 00:52:14,426 --> 00:52:17,096 Oh, no. Oh, God. 829 00:52:19,765 --> 00:52:22,225 Oh, God. No. No, no. 830 00:52:22,643 --> 00:52:24,313 Bradley! Bradley! 831 00:52:24,394 --> 00:52:26,444 Bradley, come on. Slow down, please. 832 00:52:26,980 --> 00:52:30,110 Bradley, this is not your fault. 833 00:52:30,609 --> 00:52:32,439 You cannot take this on yourself. 834 00:52:32,528 --> 00:52:34,698 You had the best intentions. I know you did. 835 00:52:34,780 --> 00:52:37,200 Fuck me and fuck my intentions, Alex. 836 00:52:37,282 --> 00:52:40,122 Part of my intention was to blow you up in this process. 837 00:52:40,869 --> 00:52:43,459 Okay, well, you know what? Maybe I deserve to be blown up. 838 00:52:43,539 --> 00:52:46,539 'Cause you know what I just did, 'cause I'm this kind of an asshole? 839 00:52:46,625 --> 00:52:52,205 I basically just went to Fred, that asshole Fred, and I begged him for help. 840 00:52:52,297 --> 00:52:55,507 Specifically to... to get you fired. 841 00:52:56,093 --> 00:52:58,803 So, that's what I did. That's the kind of asshole that I am. 842 00:52:59,638 --> 00:53:03,478 Well, I'm sorry you lowered yourself to beg the patriarch, because I'm leaving. 843 00:53:03,559 --> 00:53:04,939 No, but you can't. 844 00:53:05,018 --> 00:53:06,998 - Bradley, please don't leave. - Yes, I can! Watch me! 845 00:53:07,020 --> 00:53:09,460 No. You can't. Please don't leave. We have to fix this problem. 846 00:53:09,481 --> 00:53:11,651 Oh, please. Fix this? How are you gonna fix this? 847 00:53:11,733 --> 00:53:13,363 Bradley, I did not know about Hannah, 848 00:53:13,443 --> 00:53:16,743 I didn't know about Mitch, and I didn't know about Fred covering. I didn't know... 849 00:53:16,822 --> 00:53:19,452 What about the boys' club that you told me would never change? 850 00:53:19,533 --> 00:53:20,743 What about that? 851 00:53:23,412 --> 00:53:25,462 I don't... I don't know. 852 00:53:26,373 --> 00:53:27,423 I didn't... 853 00:53:27,499 --> 00:53:31,799 I said it. I didn't realize how fucked up... I just... 854 00:53:34,548 --> 00:53:37,258 - Goodbye, Alex. - No. Bradley, I cannot do this. 855 00:53:37,342 --> 00:53:38,702 I need you to get me through today. 856 00:53:38,719 --> 00:53:40,139 - I just need you. - I can't do it. 857 00:53:40,220 --> 00:53:41,700 - I just need you for today. - Hey, Morning Show! 858 00:53:41,722 --> 00:53:44,082 - Can I take a selfie with you? - It's not a good time. I'm sorry. 859 00:53:44,099 --> 00:53:45,269 Hey! Fuck off! 860 00:53:45,350 --> 00:53:47,270 - I said no! Give me your fucking camera. - Alex! 861 00:53:47,352 --> 00:53:50,022 Give it to me, you fucker! What, do you think you own me? 862 00:53:50,689 --> 00:53:53,209 You think I'm available 24-7 because I'm in your living room every morning 863 00:53:53,233 --> 00:53:55,173 trying to make you feel better about this miserable world? 864 00:53:55,194 --> 00:53:56,284 Well, I'm not! Guess what? 865 00:53:56,361 --> 00:53:58,161 - Alex. - I'm empty! This is empty! 866 00:53:58,238 --> 00:53:59,358 - Stop it. Alex. - I'm empty! 867 00:53:59,406 --> 00:54:01,086 You know what empty looks like? It looks like this. 868 00:54:01,116 --> 00:54:02,696 When I say "no," it means no. 869 00:54:02,784 --> 00:54:04,754 - Alex! Will you just calm the fuck down? - What? 870 00:54:04,828 --> 00:54:07,868 I will go upstairs if you shut the fuck up and just give him his phone back. 871 00:54:07,956 --> 00:54:09,056 - Yes. - Give him his phone back! 872 00:54:09,082 --> 00:54:10,672 Here's your fucking phone, sir. 873 00:54:10,751 --> 00:54:11,751 Come on. Come on. 874 00:54:11,835 --> 00:54:13,045 - Piece of shit! - Leave him! 875 00:54:13,128 --> 00:54:16,088 Jesus Christ. Just today. I'm doing this for just today. 876 00:54:16,173 --> 00:54:17,843 - I know. Just today. I know. - Come on. 877 00:54:21,887 --> 00:54:23,427 Alex, Bradley, where you been? 878 00:54:23,514 --> 00:54:25,114 We're cutting it kinda close here, guys. 879 00:54:25,140 --> 00:54:26,560 Oh. I got Alex. She's fine. Okay. 880 00:54:26,642 --> 00:54:27,982 - You're staying, right? - Sure. 881 00:54:28,060 --> 00:54:29,060 Okay. 882 00:54:31,271 --> 00:54:32,371 You missed the announcement, 883 00:54:32,397 --> 00:54:34,777 but I've arranged to have grief counselors available. 884 00:54:40,781 --> 00:54:42,161 Hey. Hey, where're you going? 885 00:54:42,241 --> 00:54:44,081 I'm out of this place. I'm done. 886 00:54:44,701 --> 00:54:48,041 Listen to me. I understand how horrible this is, but you can't walk off the show. 887 00:54:48,121 --> 00:54:49,161 Can't you just let me go? 888 00:54:49,248 --> 00:54:51,918 I can't sit next to her. I can't pretend anymore. I just... 889 00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:55,000 You have evidence against the guy who's the head of this company, 890 00:54:55,087 --> 00:54:56,127 and you're gonna walk out? 891 00:54:56,880 --> 00:54:58,510 You cannot keep yourself pure 892 00:54:58,590 --> 00:55:01,890 just by moving on every time someone disappoints you. 893 00:55:01,969 --> 00:55:05,009 You think people in one town over are gonna be any better? 894 00:55:06,098 --> 00:55:07,138 No. 895 00:55:07,850 --> 00:55:12,440 Human nature, it's surprisingly universal, and it's universally disappointing. 896 00:55:12,521 --> 00:55:18,031 So, you might as well stay and fight the fight, Bradley Jackson. 897 00:55:19,862 --> 00:55:22,612 [classical music playing] 898 00:55:46,263 --> 00:55:48,563 No, no, no, no. I didn't need a personal escort. 899 00:55:48,765 --> 00:55:49,885 We're not doing this. 900 00:55:49,975 --> 00:55:52,435 Well, I'm sorry you feel that way, but you're not EP anymore. 901 00:55:52,519 --> 00:55:55,019 Mitch, Hannah's dead. She OD'd. 902 00:55:55,772 --> 00:55:56,822 What? 903 00:55:57,816 --> 00:56:00,646 After she told Bradley about what happened with you and Fred. 904 00:56:01,445 --> 00:56:03,815 [classical music continues] 905 00:56:06,617 --> 00:56:08,287 Mm-hmm. 906 00:56:08,368 --> 00:56:11,828 You wanna say something now? You wanna... You wanna justify... 907 00:56:13,540 --> 00:56:16,380 You fucking... Fucking asshole! 908 00:56:20,422 --> 00:56:21,422 Fucker! 909 00:56:23,759 --> 00:56:26,849 It was me. I was the one who leaked it to the Times. 910 00:56:26,929 --> 00:56:29,719 So fuck you, Mitch! Fuck you! 911 00:56:29,806 --> 00:56:31,976 - [yells] - [both grunting] 912 00:56:40,484 --> 00:56:42,614 [Chip panting] 913 00:56:54,873 --> 00:56:57,213 [music continues] 914 00:57:00,087 --> 00:57:01,377 Oh, my God. 915 00:57:02,047 --> 00:57:03,167 Oh, my God. 916 00:57:03,674 --> 00:57:05,974 [panting] 917 00:57:06,885 --> 00:57:09,095 [cries] 918 00:57:15,894 --> 00:57:18,024 [music continues] 919 00:57:34,496 --> 00:57:35,576 Come here. 920 00:57:40,377 --> 00:57:41,957 I'm so sorry. 921 00:57:49,386 --> 00:57:50,636 [music ends] 922 00:57:53,265 --> 00:57:55,635 Hey, Alex. Uh, it's me. 923 00:57:55,726 --> 00:57:56,846 Um... 924 00:57:57,769 --> 00:57:59,979 You're probably gonna hear something soon. 925 00:58:02,065 --> 00:58:04,685 They were investigating Mitch, but they were getting rid of you. 926 00:58:05,986 --> 00:58:08,236 Leaking to the Times, it... 927 00:58:09,489 --> 00:58:10,529 it was a last resort. 928 00:58:10,616 --> 00:58:11,926 I didn't know what it was gonna do. 929 00:58:11,950 --> 00:58:17,330 I just knew that if they didn't have Mitch, 930 00:58:17,414 --> 00:58:19,794 then they needed you. 931 00:58:21,293 --> 00:58:22,593 And I needed you. 932 00:58:25,047 --> 00:58:26,167 Um... 933 00:58:28,383 --> 00:58:30,093 Anyway, it was always for you. 934 00:58:32,638 --> 00:58:33,758 Always. 935 00:58:35,766 --> 00:58:36,976 There. Thank you. 936 00:58:41,480 --> 00:58:43,190 - Thank you for staying. - Mm-hmm. 937 00:58:45,484 --> 00:58:46,904 [exhales] 938 00:58:47,736 --> 00:58:50,026 [floor director] And we're live in 30 seconds. 939 00:59:00,415 --> 00:59:02,455 I can't imagine how hard this is for you, 940 00:59:02,543 --> 00:59:05,843 and I want you to know how much I appreciate your professionalism. 941 00:59:07,673 --> 00:59:09,013 Let's do this one for Hannah. 942 00:59:13,053 --> 00:59:14,683 Get the fuck out of my face. 943 00:59:21,854 --> 00:59:24,314 - Oh, my God. - Thank you. Add a little up there. 944 00:59:24,398 --> 00:59:25,398 Are you okay? 945 00:59:25,482 --> 00:59:26,822 Yeah. No, I'm good. It's good. 946 00:59:26,900 --> 00:59:28,320 No, leave it! Who gives a fuck? 947 00:59:29,069 --> 00:59:30,069 We're just gonna do this. 948 00:59:30,153 --> 00:59:33,953 [floor director] Five, four, three, two... 949 00:59:34,032 --> 00:59:36,032 [theme music plays] 950 00:59:39,037 --> 00:59:40,077 {\an8}Welcome, everyone. 951 00:59:40,789 --> 00:59:42,039 {\an8}Thank you for joining us. 952 00:59:43,792 --> 00:59:44,842 {\an8}In our... 953 00:59:46,086 --> 00:59:47,416 {\an8}In our top s... 954 00:59:49,464 --> 00:59:50,844 {\an8}story today... 955 00:59:53,594 --> 00:59:56,354 - Bradley, can you take this one? - Yes. Of course. 956 00:59:56,847 --> 01:00:00,767 A Papua New Guinea-bound Golden Trident Cruise luxury liner 957 01:00:00,851 --> 01:00:05,861 carrying over 5,000 passengers is in its fourth day of quarantine. 958 01:00:05,939 --> 01:00:08,859 - Over two-thirds of its passengers and... - Alex, you okay? 959 01:00:08,942 --> 01:00:10,742 [director] Stay on three. Stand by, one. 960 01:00:10,819 --> 01:00:12,459 - [Marlon] What the fuck is she doing? - I don't know. 961 01:00:12,487 --> 01:00:13,817 Stay on copy, Bradley. 962 01:00:14,740 --> 01:00:19,240 The ship sits moored more than 600 nautical miles from Honolulu. 963 01:00:19,328 --> 01:00:22,368 A rescue ship is expected to arrive this afternoon 964 01:00:22,456 --> 01:00:24,116 - with antibiotics... - Fucking people. 965 01:00:24,208 --> 01:00:27,168 And medical supplies to treat the sick passengers on board. 966 01:00:28,587 --> 01:00:30,837 {\an8}A spokesperson for the cruise line 967 01:00:31,548 --> 01:00:34,048 {\an8}says that they are working day and night 968 01:00:34,134 --> 01:00:38,354 to get all of the infected people back to the safety of their homes 969 01:00:38,430 --> 01:00:39,680 as soon as possible... 970 01:00:39,765 --> 01:00:42,425 - What's your name? - And that they are, quote... 971 01:00:42,518 --> 01:00:44,188 - Joe. - Joe? 972 01:00:44,686 --> 01:00:46,186 Fifteen years, I never met Joe. 973 01:00:46,271 --> 01:00:48,021 - Oh, my God. - What the hell? 974 01:00:48,106 --> 01:00:52,316 All of the ship's passengers will get a full refund due to the outbreak. 975 01:00:53,403 --> 01:00:54,613 Stay on three. 976 01:00:55,113 --> 01:00:56,553 Stand by, one. What do you wanna do? 977 01:00:56,573 --> 01:00:57,973 Just get her ass back in the chair! 978 01:00:57,991 --> 01:00:59,581 I... Alex, what... 979 01:00:59,660 --> 01:01:03,290 - Alex, please sit down. - Nope. I don't wanna sit down. 980 01:01:04,581 --> 01:01:06,041 I'm not sitting down. 981 01:01:06,124 --> 01:01:08,134 - Oh, wow. - Fuckin' jerks. 982 01:01:10,295 --> 01:01:13,215 {\an8}-Its estimated time of arrival was... - Listen. Can I interrupt? 983 01:01:13,298 --> 01:01:14,588 {\an8}Yeah. Yes. 984 01:01:14,675 --> 01:01:15,875 {\an8}Hi. Sorry. 985 01:01:18,387 --> 01:01:20,137 {\an8}We haven't been honest with you. 986 01:01:21,139 --> 01:01:23,179 {\an8}I mean, not, like, with the news. 987 01:01:23,267 --> 01:01:25,227 {\an8}I'm not... I'm not talking about that. 988 01:01:25,310 --> 01:01:26,940 {\an8}I'm actually talking about ourselves. 989 01:01:27,020 --> 01:01:29,400 What the fuck are they doing? Get ready to go to tape early. 990 01:01:29,481 --> 01:01:31,401 - Ready tape. - We don't tell you everything, 991 01:01:31,483 --> 01:01:32,863 even a little bit. 992 01:01:33,569 --> 01:01:36,279 I mean, this whole place... This, uh... 993 01:01:36,738 --> 01:01:42,288 It's really different than what you... than what it may appear to you. 994 01:01:42,744 --> 01:01:44,914 And there are some really bad things going on here. 995 01:01:44,997 --> 01:01:48,957 Some really bad things. Some really bad... There are bad people and... 996 01:01:49,042 --> 01:01:50,172 Are we doing this? 997 01:01:50,836 --> 01:01:51,836 Yeah, you wanna? 998 01:01:51,920 --> 01:01:54,070 We should tell the truth quickly. They're gonna cut us off. 999 01:01:54,089 --> 01:01:55,319 - We have one minute. - Yes. Let's do it. 1000 01:01:55,340 --> 01:01:58,220 - Roll the fucking tape. - Ignore that, Donny. Do not roll tape. 1001 01:01:58,302 --> 01:02:00,892 - Stay on the teacup and get everything. - [Donny] Okay. 1002 01:02:00,971 --> 01:02:02,681 Push in, Gene. Get it all. 1003 01:02:02,764 --> 01:02:06,444 We would like to share some information about our network. 1004 01:02:06,518 --> 01:02:10,108 We believe Fred Micklen to have been central in creating an environment 1005 01:02:10,189 --> 01:02:13,029 - that silenced women who came forward... - No. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. 1006 01:02:13,108 --> 01:02:15,988 - to complain about sexual misconduct. - Those motherfuckers! No! 1007 01:02:16,403 --> 01:02:18,863 [Bradley] UBA is about to release an internal investigation 1008 01:02:18,947 --> 01:02:20,527 saying that they have been cleared. 1009 01:02:20,616 --> 01:02:22,076 This is not true. 1010 01:02:22,159 --> 01:02:23,449 It is mostly bullshit. 1011 01:02:23,535 --> 01:02:27,245 [Alex] It is all bullshit. It's bullshit, and I'm not gonna lie to you anymore. 1012 01:02:27,331 --> 01:02:28,851 {\an8}None of us are gonna lie to you anymore. 1013 01:02:28,874 --> 01:02:33,054 {\an8}Because I'm as culpable as anyone in terms of not calling out or helping 1014 01:02:33,128 --> 01:02:36,668 to end the sexual misconduct that goes on in this fucking building. 1015 01:02:36,757 --> 01:02:40,587 {\an8}[Bradley] On October 1, 2017, Mitch Kessler traveled to Las Vegas 1016 01:02:40,677 --> 01:02:42,257 {\an8}to cover the horrible massacre. 1017 01:02:42,971 --> 01:02:45,351 While he was there, he slept with a female colleague. 1018 01:02:45,432 --> 01:02:47,682 She was young. He was her boss. 1019 01:02:49,228 --> 01:02:51,518 [no audible dialogue] 1020 01:02:59,112 --> 01:03:00,702 [no audible dialogue] 1021 01:03:01,156 --> 01:03:03,616 [Bradley] Corporate culture comes from the top down. 1022 01:03:03,700 --> 01:03:09,870 [Alex] And Fred Micklen dictated a culture of fear and silence... 1023 01:03:10,999 --> 01:03:12,879 and paranoia and pain. 1024 01:03:14,002 --> 01:03:17,632 And it permeated everything, including The Morning Show. 1025 01:03:18,131 --> 01:03:19,301 {\an8}I saw it. 1026 01:03:20,133 --> 01:03:23,603 {\an8}I saw how it affected the women, and I never stopped it. 1027 01:03:25,138 --> 01:03:26,678 'Cause I was succeeding. 1028 01:03:33,647 --> 01:03:35,567 And I know that it's not enough... 1029 01:03:36,984 --> 01:03:40,904 but I apologize to many people. 1030 01:03:42,406 --> 01:03:44,276 To one person in particular... 1031 01:03:45,033 --> 01:03:48,793 {\an8}I was so unfair to you, and I am deeply sorry. 1032 01:03:49,705 --> 01:03:53,245 And I will do everything that I can to make it right. 1033 01:03:53,834 --> 01:03:58,094 The abuse of power, the corporate corruption, it has to end. 1034 01:03:58,172 --> 01:04:02,262 We cannot accept a culture of silence, here or anywhere. 1035 01:04:03,093 --> 01:04:05,643 {\an8}Come here. Camera two, get over here. Come closer. 1036 01:04:06,221 --> 01:04:08,471 {\an8}Donny, I want a tight two-shot. 1037 01:04:09,349 --> 01:04:11,019 Come closer, please. 1038 01:04:13,437 --> 01:04:17,107 {\an8}As many Fred Micklens are out there, 1039 01:04:17,941 --> 01:04:21,861 {\an8}there are billions more people like me, and like Bradley, and like you. 1040 01:04:22,654 --> 01:04:24,074 {\an8}So get loud. 1041 01:04:24,489 --> 01:04:25,929 {\an8}We hope the Freds and the Mitches... 1042 01:04:25,949 --> 01:04:29,199 [steady tone] 1043 01:04:43,509 --> 01:04:44,799 [tone stops] 1044 01:04:52,935 --> 01:04:54,765 [wind whistling] 1045 01:05:15,582 --> 01:05:18,422 ["Clint Eastwood" playing] 1046 01:05:26,176 --> 01:05:28,756 [song continues]