1 00:00:05,398 --> 00:00:07,321 - Welcome to the family. - Yeah, I'm finally in. 2 00:00:08,477 --> 00:00:10,990 - Your sister's just in for the day. - Oh yeah? 3 00:00:10,991 --> 00:00:12,486 Just to observe. 4 00:00:13,492 --> 00:00:14,989 Rhea, we got her. 5 00:00:14,990 --> 00:00:16,071 The family trusts her. 6 00:00:16,072 --> 00:00:18,056 You get her on board, that's huge. 7 00:00:18,057 --> 00:00:19,164 I want Pierce. 8 00:00:19,165 --> 00:00:20,813 But it only works for me fast. 9 00:00:20,814 --> 00:00:22,607 On behalf of the Pierce family, 10 00:00:22,608 --> 00:00:24,877 the message would be a typically balanced, nuanced 11 00:00:24,878 --> 00:00:28,006 and objective fuck off. 12 00:00:28,007 --> 00:00:29,664 - Shooter! - Excuse me, excuse me! 13 00:00:29,665 --> 00:00:31,700 - What's going on? - We just want to get you safe. 14 00:00:31,701 --> 00:00:33,302 Where's Kendall? Is he safe? 15 00:00:33,975 --> 00:00:36,233 ATN segment producer. It was a suicide. 16 00:00:36,234 --> 00:00:38,626 We did have one thing to mention. 17 00:00:38,627 --> 00:00:41,205 Twenty-four billion dollars. And they can trust me. 18 00:00:41,206 --> 00:00:44,298 Would it be okay for me to maybe go to another department? 19 00:00:44,299 --> 00:00:45,991 Stop pelting me! 20 00:00:45,992 --> 00:00:47,617 Security! 21 00:00:47,618 --> 00:00:49,705 You're not building a ride that you came up with 22 00:00:49,706 --> 00:00:51,806 on your first day of management training, Roman. 23 00:00:51,807 --> 00:00:53,432 Technically I'm your fucking boss. 24 00:00:53,433 --> 00:00:55,692 Go to bed and masturbate all your ideas out. 25 00:00:55,693 --> 00:00:58,325 - Maybe I will. - You disgusting little pig. 26 00:00:58,326 --> 00:01:00,874 What the fuck is going on between you and dad? 27 00:01:00,875 --> 00:01:03,097 - Did he make you an offer? - It's not going to be me. 28 00:01:41,234 --> 00:01:42,602 Thanks, Richard. 29 00:01:44,404 --> 00:01:46,072 Hey! 30 00:01:46,073 --> 00:01:47,395 - Hey! - Hi! 31 00:01:47,396 --> 00:01:48,678 Hey, how are you? You made it! 32 00:01:48,679 --> 00:01:49,908 - How was London? - Yeah. 33 00:01:49,909 --> 00:01:51,243 - Good. Yeah. - Yeah? You okay? 34 00:01:51,244 --> 00:01:53,645 Yeah, I'm fine. Uh... Where's... Is Ken here? Is... 35 00:01:53,646 --> 00:01:55,082 - Uh... I don't know! - Is Rom? 36 00:01:55,083 --> 00:01:57,601 I don't know. So, are... you okay? What did you do? 37 00:01:57,602 --> 00:02:00,085 - Who did you see? - Uh... Yeah, it was a blur. 38 00:02:00,086 --> 00:02:01,619 - Are you okay? - I'm okay. 39 00:02:02,688 --> 00:02:03,788 I'm just preoccupied. 40 00:02:03,789 --> 00:02:05,824 Okay. But you don't think that... 41 00:02:05,825 --> 00:02:07,493 - What? - You don't think it could be 42 00:02:07,494 --> 00:02:08,927 - today that he... - What? 43 00:02:08,928 --> 00:02:10,328 - ... might announce you? - No. 44 00:02:11,331 --> 00:02:13,532 But... 45 00:02:13,533 --> 00:02:16,561 Yeah, you know, full family briefing pre-departure 46 00:02:16,562 --> 00:02:17,736 to the Pierces', where... 47 00:02:17,737 --> 00:02:19,837 it would be smart to have someone to announce, so... 48 00:02:19,838 --> 00:02:20,871 - Yes. - Yeah. 49 00:02:20,872 --> 00:02:22,263 Okay. Well, why didn't you say, honey? 50 00:02:22,264 --> 00:02:24,154 Because it probably isn't, so would you relax? It's... 51 00:02:24,155 --> 00:02:25,476 I am relaxed. I'm just excited. 52 00:02:25,477 --> 00:02:27,745 Richard! Hail, my fellow toilerman. 53 00:02:27,746 --> 00:02:29,347 I have returned from real America, 54 00:02:29,348 --> 00:02:30,981 bearing the gift of sight. 55 00:02:30,982 --> 00:02:33,141 - How was summer camp? - Hmm? What's that? 56 00:02:33,142 --> 00:02:36,244 Didn't catch that. I've been down in the salt mines so long 57 00:02:36,245 --> 00:02:38,013 with my fellow Johnny Lunchpails, 58 00:02:38,014 --> 00:02:39,281 I no longer speak One-Percent. 59 00:02:39,282 --> 00:02:41,450 Mm, Roman, you were slinging candy apples, 60 00:02:41,451 --> 00:02:42,641 not digging the Panama Canal. 61 00:02:42,642 --> 00:02:45,353 I've seen the world for how it really is, Siobhan, 62 00:02:45,354 --> 00:02:47,979 and it has changed me. I'm a kettle corn shoveler, 63 00:02:47,980 --> 00:02:50,581 here to show you frilly clit-flickers the truth. Hi! 64 00:02:50,582 --> 00:02:51,716 Mm. 65 00:02:51,717 --> 00:02:53,685 Mwah! Hey, Con. 66 00:02:53,686 --> 00:02:55,787 How's the hooker with the heart of gold? 67 00:02:55,788 --> 00:02:58,322 ... and, you know, I think that could be a way in. 68 00:02:58,323 --> 00:03:02,593 Ho! Hello! Thanks, all. Um... 69 00:03:02,594 --> 00:03:08,465 Cars are waiting. But first, some announcements. 70 00:03:08,466 --> 00:03:11,035 - Frank. - So, as you know, 71 00:03:11,036 --> 00:03:13,470 the good news is that the Pierces are entertaining 72 00:03:13,471 --> 00:03:16,132 our offer, but, bad news, they're inquiring about 73 00:03:16,133 --> 00:03:18,342 your moral character, hence this weekend. 74 00:03:18,343 --> 00:03:19,956 They all wanna look us in the teeth. 75 00:03:19,957 --> 00:03:22,847 Right. They want our 24 billion, but they also wanna be able 76 00:03:22,848 --> 00:03:25,782 to ensure the integrity of their news outlets 77 00:03:25,783 --> 00:03:27,884 - into the future. - And I want an onion 78 00:03:27,885 --> 00:03:29,166 to taste like a fucking peach, 79 00:03:29,167 --> 00:03:30,353 but there you go. 80 00:03:30,354 --> 00:03:32,926 Before we waste a weekend, can I just check 81 00:03:32,927 --> 00:03:34,725 why this time is gonna be different, Dad? 82 00:03:34,726 --> 00:03:35,826 Lack of readership. 83 00:03:35,827 --> 00:03:38,161 PGM is getting outflanked left and right. 84 00:03:38,162 --> 00:03:39,329 The whole edifice is crumbling. 85 00:03:39,330 --> 00:03:43,333 Oof! Well, that just screams, "Bye, bye, bye!" 86 00:03:43,334 --> 00:03:45,301 I... I'm kidding. I get it. 87 00:03:45,302 --> 00:03:48,271 Even Nan, the queen bee, is feeling the squeeze. 88 00:03:48,272 --> 00:03:50,607 The Pierce Family Trust has fractured. 89 00:03:50,608 --> 00:03:52,675 So, to ensure that everything goes smoothly, 90 00:03:52,676 --> 00:03:55,478 we have prepared a few do's and don'ts for the weekend. 91 00:03:55,479 --> 00:03:57,813 Oh, so, what, don't shit in the soup tureen? 92 00:03:57,814 --> 00:04:01,917 Topics to stay clear of: Ravenhead, ATN, Israel, 93 00:04:01,918 --> 00:04:04,287 Brightstar, and Cruise's rumor mill. 94 00:04:04,288 --> 00:04:07,290 - Mm. - Steer onto gossip, investments, 95 00:04:07,291 --> 00:04:10,393 art, movies... Tittle-tattle. Wider cultural interests. 96 00:04:10,394 --> 00:04:12,161 Well, what if your wider cultural interest 97 00:04:12,162 --> 00:04:14,530 is hate-jerking to Instagram? Just asking for a friend. 98 00:04:14,531 --> 00:04:16,566 Ooh, me! She's talking about me. 99 00:04:16,567 --> 00:04:18,534 What else? Oh, two drinks maximum. 100 00:04:18,535 --> 00:04:20,202 Not big drinkers. 101 00:04:20,203 --> 00:04:23,773 That's okay. Nobody here has any glaring substance abuse issues 102 00:04:23,774 --> 00:04:25,808 that almost brought down the company, right? 103 00:04:25,809 --> 00:04:29,444 Tom, we may have to shake you up a little, push you around a bit. 104 00:04:29,445 --> 00:04:30,746 - Uh-huh? - They hate ATN, 105 00:04:30,747 --> 00:04:33,181 - they hate our papers. - You're the strawman 106 00:04:33,182 --> 00:04:37,552 for the sins of ATN. Cane your haunches a bit, okay? 107 00:04:37,553 --> 00:04:40,289 Okay. Uh-huh. Could we... Could we may... perhaps... 108 00:04:40,290 --> 00:04:43,091 - put the responsibility on Syd? - No, no, no, no. 109 00:04:43,092 --> 00:04:45,260 I know what you're saying, but no. We, uh... 110 00:04:45,261 --> 00:04:48,297 We need to wear the hair shirt, call you a shitbag, 111 00:04:48,298 --> 00:04:50,365 and say that we never watch. Right? 112 00:04:50,366 --> 00:04:51,663 Okay. Got it. Hair shirt. 113 00:04:51,664 --> 00:04:53,799 Rhea and I will handle the big picture. 114 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,334 Uh, remind me again, does Rhea work for the company? 115 00:04:56,335 --> 00:04:58,403 Uh, remind us, do you? 116 00:04:58,404 --> 00:05:00,472 I'm just asking if we really wanna entrust 117 00:05:00,473 --> 00:05:03,074 the fate of our company to another company's CEO. 118 00:05:03,075 --> 00:05:05,543 - We can trust Rhea. - Okay. We don't know Rhea. 119 00:05:05,544 --> 00:05:08,012 - I know Rhea. - Who the fuck is Rhea? 120 00:05:08,013 --> 00:05:10,048 - Exactly. - Guys, what dad is saying 121 00:05:10,049 --> 00:05:12,483 is, just know your role and execute, okay? 122 00:05:12,484 --> 00:05:13,952 Well, my worry is that Kendall 123 00:05:13,953 --> 00:05:16,387 may come across as too cool and likable. 124 00:05:16,388 --> 00:05:18,122 Thanks for all your help. 125 00:05:18,123 --> 00:05:23,361 We need this. Bagging Pierce is the key to our proxy defense. 126 00:05:23,362 --> 00:05:29,032 And the defense is life itself. See you at Plymouth Rock. 127 00:05:30,869 --> 00:05:33,136 - You okay? - Yeah. An hour late, 128 00:05:33,137 --> 00:05:35,205 and make no secret where you've been. 129 00:05:35,206 --> 00:05:37,140 - Yeah, we're good. - And, uh, 130 00:05:37,141 --> 00:05:39,677 keep clean this weekend, eh, killer? 131 00:05:39,678 --> 00:05:42,446 Richard... 132 00:05:42,447 --> 00:05:45,215 - Oh! Sorry about it. After you. - No, please. 133 00:05:45,216 --> 00:05:48,886 - Yep. Chivalry is not... - You know. 134 00:05:48,887 --> 00:05:53,156 - Shit before the shovel. - Allow me to be the shit. 135 00:05:53,157 --> 00:05:55,191 - Pinkie! - Yeah. 136 00:05:59,831 --> 00:06:01,665 Let them take care of the bottom-feeders. 137 00:06:01,666 --> 00:06:04,934 - We work on Nan. - Uh-huh. Okay. 138 00:06:04,935 --> 00:06:07,704 - Good cop, misogynist cop? - Ah, well, sure. 139 00:06:07,705 --> 00:06:09,672 You know, the woman thing? 140 00:06:09,673 --> 00:06:12,542 - Yeah. Well, yeah. - They like your politics. 141 00:06:12,543 --> 00:06:14,911 Okay. Uh-huh. Yeah. 142 00:06:14,912 --> 00:06:16,546 I know you don't like this buy. 143 00:06:16,547 --> 00:06:19,983 No, no, I... You know, I can see the logic. Yeah. 144 00:06:19,984 --> 00:06:21,550 - I guess. - Good, good. 145 00:06:22,339 --> 00:06:24,138 Anyway, my baby soon. 146 00:06:27,043 --> 00:06:28,109 Hmm. 147 00:06:44,411 --> 00:06:46,411 ♪ Succession 2x05 ♪ Tern Haven 148 00:08:08,576 --> 00:08:12,644 So, how's it going? The course? 149 00:08:12,645 --> 00:08:17,415 Oh. Um, it's actually, you know, I mean, it's bullshit, 150 00:08:17,416 --> 00:08:19,384 but it's good. Yeah. 151 00:08:19,385 --> 00:08:23,054 Ah, well, I'm proud of you, son. Getting back in there. 152 00:08:23,055 --> 00:08:24,122 Thank you, Dad. 153 00:08:24,123 --> 00:08:25,858 But this weekend, don't mention it. 154 00:08:25,859 --> 00:08:28,326 Sounds like you're back in business kindergarten. 155 00:08:28,327 --> 00:08:29,994 Right. Thank you. 156 00:09:37,895 --> 00:09:41,031 Everybody smile. 157 00:09:41,032 --> 00:09:43,432 - I am smiling. - Yeah, not like a pervert. 158 00:09:46,270 --> 00:09:49,606 Wow, Jesus. Check out fucking Papa Smurf. 159 00:09:49,607 --> 00:09:51,339 Oh, this is too fucking weird already. 160 00:09:54,510 --> 00:09:57,112 St. Francis of Assisi! 161 00:09:57,113 --> 00:09:59,381 Are you ready for the rummage sale? 162 00:09:59,382 --> 00:10:01,849 You've brought me animals! 163 00:10:03,620 --> 00:10:06,922 Oh, welcome to Ternhaven, our city on the hill. 164 00:10:06,923 --> 00:10:09,191 - Nan Pierce. - Pleasure. 165 00:10:09,192 --> 00:10:11,229 I suppose you've been waiting for this moment 166 00:10:11,230 --> 00:10:13,261 for quite a while, haven't you, greedy-guts? 167 00:10:13,262 --> 00:10:16,164 - Well... - Teasing. Teasing! 168 00:10:16,165 --> 00:10:18,767 Well, uh, thank you for inviting us to your home. 169 00:10:18,768 --> 00:10:22,037 Well, I think we're gonna have fun getting a look 170 00:10:22,038 --> 00:10:23,305 at all of you, won't we? 171 00:10:23,306 --> 00:10:26,976 Uh, Nan, stop blabbing and let us at the canapés! 172 00:10:29,112 --> 00:10:32,280 Come, come homeward. Promises to keep, 173 00:10:32,281 --> 00:10:36,518 and miles to go before we sleep. 174 00:10:38,421 --> 00:10:40,755 Hello, lovely to meet you. I've heard a lot about you. 175 00:10:40,756 --> 00:10:42,324 Connor, I'm Marnie. Very nice... 176 00:10:42,325 --> 00:10:43,558 Pleasure. 177 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:45,260 - Welcome. - Nice to meet you. 178 00:10:45,261 --> 00:10:46,328 Gabriel. Nice to meet you. 179 00:10:46,329 --> 00:10:47,362 Shiv. 180 00:10:47,363 --> 00:10:48,696 - Hello, Eduardo - We've met before. 181 00:10:48,697 --> 00:10:50,764 So, how are we looking? 182 00:10:52,735 --> 00:10:54,636 Issue? 183 00:10:54,637 --> 00:10:59,240 Naomi has flown in from Marin, which is... 184 00:10:59,908 --> 00:11:01,508 a nice surprise. 185 00:11:02,910 --> 00:11:04,745 What does that do to the math, then? 186 00:11:04,746 --> 00:11:07,448 Does she... Does she have a share? What does it mean? 187 00:11:07,449 --> 00:11:11,218 Well, it complicates it. 188 00:11:11,219 --> 00:11:13,854 So, why wasn't I prepared for this? 189 00:11:13,855 --> 00:11:17,090 Um... Because it's not my fucking job? 190 00:11:17,091 --> 00:11:20,260 - And ask your people? - So? 191 00:11:21,929 --> 00:11:25,232 She usually sits these things out. 192 00:11:25,233 --> 00:11:29,803 - She has major juice with Nan. - Could we do it without Nan? 193 00:11:29,804 --> 00:11:31,938 - Marnie! - Yes? 194 00:11:31,939 --> 00:11:34,341 Hey. You, me and a martini, now! 195 00:11:34,342 --> 00:11:35,808 Oh, yes! 196 00:12:08,409 --> 00:12:09,507 Um... Oh. 197 00:12:11,044 --> 00:12:13,112 Oh... Penis cat. 198 00:12:13,113 --> 00:12:16,082 - Mm. "This wine is triumphant"? - _ 199 00:12:16,083 --> 00:12:18,117 - Uh... - No? 200 00:12:18,118 --> 00:12:20,986 - "Your vagina trumpets." - Shh. 201 00:12:20,987 --> 00:12:23,723 It's, uh, "I triumph in the truth." 202 00:12:23,724 --> 00:12:28,193 Oh! Right, of course, truth. Love it. It's the best, right? 203 00:12:29,562 --> 00:12:32,397 Truth. He seems cool. 204 00:12:32,398 --> 00:12:36,368 Everyone. I promise not to interrupt your tipple for long, 205 00:12:36,369 --> 00:12:38,771 but I just wanted to take a brief moment 206 00:12:38,772 --> 00:12:41,673 to welcome you to our funny little house 207 00:12:41,674 --> 00:12:43,342 and to let our guests know 208 00:12:43,343 --> 00:12:47,946 that what you're drinking is Hank Pierce's Break Bumper! 209 00:12:47,947 --> 00:12:49,548 The Break Bumper! 210 00:12:49,549 --> 00:12:52,083 The recipe is still, and no-one believes, 211 00:12:52,084 --> 00:12:55,654 from the wallet of Teddy Roosevelt's valet. 212 00:12:57,790 --> 00:12:59,891 - Cheers, everyone. Cheers. - Cheers. 213 00:12:59,892 --> 00:13:00,959 Welcome. 214 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:02,728 - Oh. - Mm! So... 215 00:13:02,729 --> 00:13:07,232 Yeah, I'm actually getting my second PhD right now in... 216 00:13:07,233 --> 00:13:09,301 - Oh! - ... Africana Studies from Brown. 217 00:13:09,302 --> 00:13:11,637 Wow! So you'll be a double doctor? 218 00:13:11,638 --> 00:13:14,473 Well, the second PhD is much harder. 219 00:13:14,474 --> 00:13:16,808 Yeah, five years is an absolute gauntlet. 220 00:13:16,809 --> 00:13:19,010 Oh, I'm sure. But just think, yeah, 221 00:13:19,011 --> 00:13:21,098 once you're done, you won't have to waste the twelve seconds 222 00:13:21,099 --> 00:13:22,665 it takes to look up something on Wikipedia. 223 00:13:22,666 --> 00:13:25,635 But seriously, though, 224 00:13:25,636 --> 00:13:27,728 you know, well done. It's quite an achievement. 225 00:13:27,729 --> 00:13:28,785 Yeah, thank you. 226 00:13:28,786 --> 00:13:30,193 - Connor Roy! - Mm-hmm. 227 00:13:30,194 --> 00:13:31,985 - Maxim Pierce. - Hi. 228 00:13:31,986 --> 00:13:34,378 The man who would be king, hmm? 229 00:13:34,379 --> 00:13:37,981 Don Quixote of Iowa, tilting at straw polls! 230 00:13:37,982 --> 00:13:41,118 Yep. I've got a big old tent, and everyone's welcome. 231 00:13:41,119 --> 00:13:43,153 So, uh, are you in politics? 232 00:13:43,154 --> 00:13:45,145 Sort of. Brookings Institute. 233 00:13:45,146 --> 00:13:49,749 Ah, Brookings! Yes, of course, a fine, elite establishment. 234 00:13:49,750 --> 00:13:54,253 Oh, I didn't take you for a fan! I thought you were on the whole 235 00:13:54,254 --> 00:13:57,723 "abolish the federal reserve", "fluoride is poison", 236 00:13:57,724 --> 00:13:59,859 pissing in jars end of things. 237 00:13:59,860 --> 00:14:02,527 Uh, no, I'm actually on the liberty and justice for all 238 00:14:02,528 --> 00:14:04,795 end of things, but hey, different strokes! 239 00:14:07,633 --> 00:14:12,171 Mm. Here comes Ken. Spiraling down. 240 00:14:12,172 --> 00:14:16,909 Uh, Rom, you remember Naomi? 241 00:14:16,910 --> 00:14:19,464 Ah! Yeah, that's right! From the... From the thing. 242 00:14:19,465 --> 00:14:20,888 - Yeah. - Oh, the thing. 243 00:14:20,889 --> 00:14:22,848 Where you tried to order my family's legacy 244 00:14:22,849 --> 00:14:24,716 over the phone, like an Uber Eats. 245 00:14:24,717 --> 00:14:26,384 - Of course. - Burn. 246 00:14:26,385 --> 00:14:28,253 - How are you? - That's the thing. 247 00:14:28,254 --> 00:14:31,222 Uh, you know, I'm well. I'm very well. 248 00:14:31,223 --> 00:14:33,892 I'm working real hard, you know. 249 00:14:33,893 --> 00:14:36,995 - Yeah? Hmm. - Yeah, no. Not at all, really. 250 00:14:36,996 --> 00:14:38,296 Maybe. Who knows. 251 00:14:38,297 --> 00:14:40,564 What he meant to say is that he's really passionate 252 00:14:40,565 --> 00:14:43,935 about maintaining the integrity of the customer-facing brands. 253 00:14:43,936 --> 00:14:45,937 Wow. 254 00:14:45,938 --> 00:14:47,906 You have an interesting family. 255 00:14:47,907 --> 00:14:51,109 Yeah, I apologize for the lateness of my son. 256 00:14:51,110 --> 00:14:53,677 - Oh, well. - He's been volunteering. 257 00:14:53,678 --> 00:14:55,980 Really? That's impressive. 258 00:14:55,981 --> 00:14:58,983 He has the time, even in the teeth of a takeover battle? 259 00:14:58,984 --> 00:15:00,550 - Well... - He's very capable. 260 00:15:00,551 --> 00:15:02,319 A lot of bandwidth. 261 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,355 Oh, it's wonderful to have such bandwidth, 262 00:15:05,356 --> 00:15:07,624 after everything that... You know. 263 00:15:07,625 --> 00:15:09,826 Uh... No, thank you, I'm... 264 00:15:09,827 --> 00:15:11,561 Rosa! Rosa, have a drink with us. 265 00:15:11,562 --> 00:15:13,330 Oh, I have to finish the dinner, Miss. 266 00:15:13,331 --> 00:15:15,832 No, I know, but just... just one. You can take a break, 267 00:15:15,833 --> 00:15:17,234 - can't you? - But dinner. 268 00:15:17,235 --> 00:15:20,503 Well... All right. All right. You never treat yourself. 269 00:15:20,504 --> 00:15:23,006 Ah. Kendall! 270 00:15:23,007 --> 00:15:28,745 Hi! You made it! Ah, we missed you, son. 271 00:15:28,746 --> 00:15:31,781 Thanks, Dad. Yeah. I, uh... missed you too. 272 00:15:31,782 --> 00:15:35,284 Uh, are you all right for targeting Peter? 273 00:15:35,285 --> 00:15:39,756 Uh, you know, shove a bar of gold down his fucking throat? 274 00:15:39,757 --> 00:15:41,857 Yeah, sure. Got it. Good. 275 00:15:45,362 --> 00:15:48,798 Pardon me, um... As my family knows 276 00:15:48,799 --> 00:15:53,369 only too well, I am... I ain't no master of the speechifying, 277 00:15:53,370 --> 00:15:57,239 but I would, uh... I would just like to thank the Pierces 278 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:02,178 for their hospitality. Um... Like Romans amongst you Greeks, 279 00:16:02,179 --> 00:16:06,315 I'm sure you find us all rather, you know, big, vulgar, 280 00:16:06,316 --> 00:16:08,283 and boisterous. 281 00:16:08,284 --> 00:16:11,419 We... We appreciate your forbearance. 282 00:16:11,420 --> 00:16:14,456 And, uh, well, you know, as an old news man, 283 00:16:14,457 --> 00:16:18,894 I'd be remiss if I... if I didn't commend all of you 284 00:16:18,895 --> 00:16:24,065 for your stewardship of PGM, because wherever we are 285 00:16:24,066 --> 00:16:27,569 on the political spectrum, we can all agree, 286 00:16:27,570 --> 00:16:29,704 for decade after decade, 287 00:16:30,507 --> 00:16:33,809 your outlets have been essential 288 00:16:33,810 --> 00:16:37,679 to the functioning of our grand republic. 289 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:40,948 - Long may they so remain. - Hear, hear. 290 00:16:40,949 --> 00:16:42,517 - Hear, hear. - Hear, hear. 291 00:16:42,518 --> 00:16:44,919 He would like to kill and shit on you! 292 00:16:46,522 --> 00:16:49,256 Wow, I like this Dad. Why couldn't this Dad be Dad? 293 00:16:52,428 --> 00:16:54,628 Eh. You clean up nice. 294 00:16:55,364 --> 00:16:56,797 How are you? 295 00:16:56,798 --> 00:16:59,401 Uh... I'm good. Good. 296 00:16:59,402 --> 00:17:00,634 How are you really? 297 00:17:02,971 --> 00:17:06,141 Um... Uh... You know. 298 00:17:06,142 --> 00:17:10,078 Yeah, I know. I know. It's good to see you. 299 00:17:10,079 --> 00:17:12,880 - We could use the help. - Oh, "we"? 300 00:17:12,881 --> 00:17:16,650 Mm-hmm. You, them, us. Whatever. 301 00:17:26,028 --> 00:17:28,729 I think it's great. Of course it's going well. 302 00:17:28,730 --> 00:17:32,066 I mean, no-one's fucked Nan or killed her cat by accident, 303 00:17:32,067 --> 00:17:33,500 so I think we're doing pretty good. 304 00:17:33,501 --> 00:17:35,436 - Yeah, I know, I know. - Have you seen that guy? 305 00:17:35,437 --> 00:17:36,613 Excuse me. 306 00:17:36,614 --> 00:17:39,106 What the fuck did you say to Mark? 307 00:17:39,107 --> 00:17:42,109 - Making cracks about his PhD? - Well, it was a joke! 308 00:17:42,110 --> 00:17:43,585 - He laughed. - Yeah, it seemed 309 00:17:43,586 --> 00:17:46,814 - he did not enjoy that. - He's a yes, Shiv! He's solid! 310 00:17:46,815 --> 00:17:48,382 Why are you even bothering with him? 311 00:17:48,383 --> 00:17:50,817 - Have we lost sight of Maxim? - Who's on Maxim? 312 00:17:50,818 --> 00:17:53,445 Me, and I just have to say, if he contradicts 313 00:17:53,446 --> 00:17:55,491 any more planks in my political philosophy, 314 00:17:55,492 --> 00:17:56,934 I'm gonna piss in his Break Bumper. 315 00:17:56,935 --> 00:17:59,225 Hey! Hey, he's leaning "no sale". 316 00:17:59,226 --> 00:18:01,595 Cut the horseshit, know your role. 317 00:18:01,596 --> 00:18:03,630 - Yeah, Pa. - And, uh, Shiv, 318 00:18:03,631 --> 00:18:04,764 I want you on Nan. 319 00:18:04,765 --> 00:18:06,332 Okay, Dad, we don't have to be so schematic. 320 00:18:06,333 --> 00:18:07,567 Romulus. 321 00:18:07,568 --> 00:18:09,869 When you laugh, please do it at the same volume 322 00:18:09,870 --> 00:18:11,337 as everyone else. 323 00:18:11,338 --> 00:18:12,973 We didn't get you from a hyena farm. 324 00:18:12,974 --> 00:18:14,774 - Thanks, Pop. - The good news is that Nan 325 00:18:14,775 --> 00:18:16,643 already seems to be spending the money in her head, 326 00:18:16,644 --> 00:18:18,612 but she can still be swayed by her family, 327 00:18:18,613 --> 00:18:19,879 so every cousin counts. 328 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:21,748 Oh, I think Marnie might be leaning "sell", so... 329 00:18:21,749 --> 00:18:25,151 Marnie isn't a problem. Now, everybody, 330 00:18:25,152 --> 00:18:28,354 stay in your lanes. Who's on Peter? 331 00:18:28,355 --> 00:18:29,589 Yeah, I got it, Dad. 332 00:18:29,590 --> 00:18:31,324 Oh, oh, you got it? I'm so impressed. Shut up. 333 00:18:31,325 --> 00:18:32,992 Okay, a bit of Lincoln Center chat, okay? 334 00:18:32,993 --> 00:18:34,660 He's worried that we're barbarians. 335 00:18:34,661 --> 00:18:35,928 - And Naomi. - Yeah. 336 00:18:35,929 --> 00:18:37,130 - Hit Naomi! - Got it. 337 00:18:37,131 --> 00:18:38,263 Okay, onwards. 338 00:18:39,366 --> 00:18:40,611 Can't stand up to Maxim? 339 00:18:40,612 --> 00:18:41,954 Tabs, you gonna help me on that? 340 00:18:41,955 --> 00:18:43,445 - He's an asshole! - What part of your policy 341 00:18:43,446 --> 00:18:44,736 - was he "not right now"? - No, no, no, no, no. 342 00:18:44,737 --> 00:18:46,637 No, everything. He's dismissing. 343 00:18:50,810 --> 00:18:54,780 - Well, nice work so far. - Merci beaucoup. 344 00:18:54,781 --> 00:18:57,516 I'm very excited to be getting top marks 345 00:18:57,517 --> 00:18:59,450 along with your other pupils. 346 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:35,353 ... conservative, or are they... 347 00:19:35,354 --> 00:19:37,355 Excellent work. Thank you so much. 348 00:19:38,491 --> 00:19:40,457 Yeah. How many breakers you had? 349 00:19:43,262 --> 00:19:44,729 Whoa, whoa! 350 00:19:44,730 --> 00:19:48,098 Bravo. 351 00:19:50,603 --> 00:19:52,069 Oh, stop! 352 00:19:58,211 --> 00:19:59,343 Now... 353 00:20:00,279 --> 00:20:01,879 Grace. 354 00:20:03,316 --> 00:20:05,916 I'm afraid we've gone so Unitarian out here 355 00:20:05,917 --> 00:20:07,818 that we've given up on poor Jesus, 356 00:20:07,819 --> 00:20:10,387 and we have started worshipping Shakespeare! 357 00:20:12,123 --> 00:20:13,323 Your scepter. 358 00:20:17,128 --> 00:20:18,294 Hmm. 359 00:20:20,198 --> 00:20:24,602 The purest treasure... mortal time affords 360 00:20:24,603 --> 00:20:26,502 is spotless reputation. 361 00:20:28,773 --> 00:20:32,109 That away, men are but gilded loam, 362 00:20:32,110 --> 00:20:33,610 or painted clay. 363 00:20:35,012 --> 00:20:39,449 Mine honor is my life; both grow in one. 364 00:20:39,450 --> 00:20:43,184 Take honor from me, and my life is done. 365 00:20:44,988 --> 00:20:47,155 Wow. 366 00:20:53,564 --> 00:20:55,431 Soup's on, people. 367 00:21:00,137 --> 00:21:01,536 Hey, that was awesome. 368 00:21:03,140 --> 00:21:06,308 - I'm Kendall. - I know. Naomi. 369 00:21:06,977 --> 00:21:08,209 Yeah, I know. 370 00:21:09,112 --> 00:21:12,348 So, uh, are you, like, a... 371 00:21:12,349 --> 00:21:15,117 - an actress or like a poetess? - Oh... 372 00:21:15,118 --> 00:21:17,653 Or something? Because that was pretty legit. 373 00:21:17,654 --> 00:21:18,988 Oh, I, uh, volunteer 374 00:21:18,989 --> 00:21:21,456 at a drug addiction treatment center in Mill Valley, 375 00:21:21,457 --> 00:21:24,193 and I continue my recovery there as well. 376 00:21:24,194 --> 00:21:30,065 Oh. Oh, wow. That... That's great. I... 377 00:21:30,066 --> 00:21:32,566 Yeah, I'm actually in recovery myself. 378 00:21:34,537 --> 00:21:37,706 - I know. - Okay. 379 00:21:37,707 --> 00:21:43,078 My not-so-spotless reputation precedes me. 380 00:21:43,079 --> 00:21:46,547 - No, I could just tell. - Really? 381 00:21:47,717 --> 00:21:49,150 Oh, okay. Right. 382 00:21:49,151 --> 00:21:53,689 I'd like to have three novels and a memoir going at once. 383 00:21:53,690 --> 00:21:57,426 - It's like natural selection. - Oh, brother, I hear that. 384 00:21:57,427 --> 00:22:01,396 - Are you a reader? - Me? Oh, big time. Yeah. 385 00:22:01,397 --> 00:22:05,367 Can you recommend anything that Oprah isn't pushing? 386 00:22:05,368 --> 00:22:09,304 - Any new fiction? - Right? 387 00:22:09,305 --> 00:22:13,074 Oh! Uh, yeah, sure, I can. Um... 388 00:22:13,075 --> 00:22:16,244 I rather enjoyed The Electric Circus. 389 00:22:16,245 --> 00:22:17,813 - The Electric Circus. - Mm-hmm. 390 00:22:17,814 --> 00:22:20,482 - Who's the author? - What was that? What? 391 00:22:20,483 --> 00:22:22,916 - Who's the author? - Oh! Oh, gosh. 392 00:22:22,917 --> 00:22:29,557 I wanna say... Shit. Who was it? It was, oh... Timothy Lipton. 393 00:22:29,558 --> 00:22:32,192 Uh-huh? What's it about? Rom? 394 00:22:32,193 --> 00:22:33,794 Uh, what's The Electric Circus about? 395 00:22:33,795 --> 00:22:37,264 - Uh-huh. - It is about a young man 396 00:22:37,265 --> 00:22:38,632 making his way through the world, 397 00:22:38,633 --> 00:22:40,835 except in two different time periods. 398 00:22:40,836 --> 00:22:42,844 It kind of switches back and forth between... 399 00:22:42,845 --> 00:22:46,273 The circus part is a, you know, metaphor. 400 00:22:46,274 --> 00:22:47,875 For what? 401 00:22:47,876 --> 00:22:50,811 For the anxiety of modern life, Siobhan. 402 00:22:50,812 --> 00:22:52,346 I'm not seeing it on Google. 403 00:22:52,347 --> 00:22:54,147 You said it's called "The Electric Circus"? 404 00:22:54,148 --> 00:22:56,816 Yeah. I thou... I mean, shit. Is it The Electric Circus? 405 00:22:56,817 --> 00:22:58,084 Well, I think it's called... 406 00:22:58,085 --> 00:22:59,853 That's all very interesting, but let's just 407 00:22:59,854 --> 00:23:02,121 - agree to disagree, shall we? - Sure! 408 00:23:02,122 --> 00:23:05,558 Well, that's just the sort of expert analysis 409 00:23:05,559 --> 00:23:08,060 I'd expect from a deep-state wonk with both lips 410 00:23:08,061 --> 00:23:09,962 firmly glued to the Soros teat. 411 00:23:09,963 --> 00:23:11,831 Oh, well, you can't change Washington 412 00:23:11,832 --> 00:23:13,633 without knowing Washington 413 00:23:13,634 --> 00:23:14,834 I mean, can you name me 414 00:23:14,835 --> 00:23:16,569 one member of the House Commerce Committee? 415 00:23:16,570 --> 00:23:18,194 Oh, uh, yeah, I think I know one. 416 00:23:18,195 --> 00:23:21,073 Uh, Representative Ferdinand D. Who-Gives-A-Shit 417 00:23:21,074 --> 00:23:24,277 from the great state of No-One-Fucking-Cares. 418 00:23:24,278 --> 00:23:27,580 Well, I'm convinced. I mean, clear some space 419 00:23:27,581 --> 00:23:30,082 on Mount Rushmore, folks! 420 00:23:30,083 --> 00:23:31,350 Yeah, yeah, well... 421 00:23:31,351 --> 00:23:33,151 I actually thought you said the wrecking ball. 422 00:23:40,227 --> 00:23:42,028 I just wanted to say, I'm, uh... 423 00:23:42,029 --> 00:23:45,164 What you're doing, the PhDs, I think it's great. 424 00:23:45,165 --> 00:23:47,666 - I'm sorry if I... - No, no! It was a hit, 425 00:23:47,667 --> 00:23:49,735 a very palpable hit! 426 00:23:49,736 --> 00:23:51,103 I can take a joke. 427 00:23:51,104 --> 00:23:53,306 Oh, right. Because it was a joke. 428 00:23:53,307 --> 00:23:54,373 Of course. 429 00:23:54,374 --> 00:23:55,798 Are you pleased to be out of politics, Siobhan? 430 00:23:55,799 --> 00:23:59,645 Oh, yes, I am. I'm getting over it like a nasty stomach bug. 431 00:23:59,646 --> 00:24:01,380 - Mm-hmm. - It can be a dirty business. 432 00:24:01,381 --> 00:24:04,682 Made dirtier by a certain cable news behemoth. 433 00:24:04,683 --> 00:24:07,819 - Oh, come on, Rhea, let's play nice now. - Oh? 434 00:24:07,820 --> 00:24:12,190 We can discuss the white nationalist elephant in the room, can't we? 435 00:24:12,191 --> 00:24:14,492 Tug on its trunk a bit? 436 00:24:14,493 --> 00:24:16,962 I'm not operationally involved. 437 00:24:16,963 --> 00:24:19,697 Come on. 438 00:24:19,698 --> 00:24:22,167 No, no, no, I let my people do their own thing. 439 00:24:22,168 --> 00:24:25,870 I mean, if you... If you wanna talk ATN, you know, 440 00:24:25,871 --> 00:24:27,772 Tom's the barbarian. 441 00:24:27,773 --> 00:24:32,844 Hi, hello, I'm the... right-wing ogre at your service. 442 00:24:35,814 --> 00:24:37,851 Wait, you don't even believe your own stuff? 443 00:24:37,852 --> 00:24:41,251 Well, I've always wanted to balance Waystar's portfolio 444 00:24:41,252 --> 00:24:42,852 with, um... 445 00:24:43,654 --> 00:24:46,423 with... voice... 446 00:24:46,424 --> 00:24:50,427 - From the left? - Well, no. Pierce isn't... 447 00:24:50,428 --> 00:24:53,998 Your people just follow the truth, wherever it leads, right? 448 00:24:53,999 --> 00:24:58,935 Oh, well, you know, our people are just hacks. 449 00:24:58,936 --> 00:25:00,304 Oh! 450 00:25:00,305 --> 00:25:02,672 - But we like 'em. - Come on! 451 00:25:02,673 --> 00:25:04,375 I mean, I guess our... our people 452 00:25:04,376 --> 00:25:06,310 try to follow the truth, too, Shiv. 453 00:25:06,311 --> 00:25:08,845 You give them what they need, we give them what they want. 454 00:25:08,846 --> 00:25:10,514 We make a good match. 455 00:25:10,515 --> 00:25:12,482 Of course. Right. No, Dad... 456 00:25:12,483 --> 00:25:17,186 I think we, Dad, just wants a bigger tent, a bigger pie. 457 00:25:17,187 --> 00:25:19,188 It means more profit, 458 00:25:19,189 --> 00:25:21,324 and then more investment. 459 00:25:21,325 --> 00:25:24,960 So, I suppose that just makes me a prim little matron, 460 00:25:24,961 --> 00:25:26,962 if I object to being fumbled 461 00:25:26,963 --> 00:25:28,597 by the invisible hand of the market? 462 00:25:28,598 --> 00:25:30,366 Th... That's... No. 463 00:25:30,367 --> 00:25:31,901 That's not what I meant. I... 464 00:25:31,902 --> 00:25:35,338 Sure, a fair exchange isn't exactly robbery, 465 00:25:35,339 --> 00:25:38,374 and money does allegedly make the world go round, so... 466 00:25:38,375 --> 00:25:40,776 Money? Money is a social construct, 467 00:25:40,777 --> 00:25:43,579 whereas virtue, integrity, 468 00:25:43,580 --> 00:25:45,481 these things actually exist. 469 00:25:45,482 --> 00:25:47,816 Well, the... Just... Well, because just this morning, 470 00:25:47,817 --> 00:25:50,052 I went to the store, and I bought a pound of ham, 471 00:25:50,053 --> 00:25:51,554 and I paid for it by, you know, 472 00:25:51,555 --> 00:25:52,721 telling them I was really worried 473 00:25:52,722 --> 00:25:53,789 about the environment. 474 00:25:55,825 --> 00:25:57,860 Don't mind Tom, he finds other people's integrity 475 00:25:57,861 --> 00:25:59,595 a personal affront, for some reason. 476 00:25:59,596 --> 00:26:02,531 Well, yes, that's... Thank you, I'm a piece of dirt. 477 00:26:02,532 --> 00:26:04,433 Oh, yep. Yep. I'll take it. 478 00:26:04,434 --> 00:26:05,834 Right! 479 00:26:05,835 --> 00:26:10,105 Wait a minute, but Tom, Tom, if there was an acquisition, 480 00:26:10,106 --> 00:26:11,840 then, as head of news, 481 00:26:11,841 --> 00:26:14,509 you would be the guy in charge of our crown jewels, right? 482 00:26:14,510 --> 00:26:17,279 Oh, well, we'd have to see about that. 483 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,347 Ooh! Hear that, Tom? 484 00:26:19,348 --> 00:26:21,749 Sounds dicey. Got a pitch? 485 00:26:21,750 --> 00:26:25,287 Tom, everything rests on what you're about to say. 486 00:26:25,288 --> 00:26:27,556 Oh, lay off him! 487 00:26:27,557 --> 00:26:30,024 Oh, wait a minute, though. I didn't hear. 488 00:26:30,025 --> 00:26:33,194 So, would he stay on as the head of news? 489 00:26:35,764 --> 00:26:38,700 - I... - Ooh, king of edible leaves, 490 00:26:38,701 --> 00:26:40,334 His Majesty, the spinach. 491 00:26:42,572 --> 00:26:45,540 Look, I just, uh... I think there's... 492 00:26:45,541 --> 00:26:47,509 The business, the journalistic values... 493 00:26:47,510 --> 00:26:49,707 - Mm-hmm. - There's a lot of admirers in this family. 494 00:26:49,708 --> 00:26:50,793 That's all. 495 00:26:50,794 --> 00:26:56,617 Uh, like all recent converts, Shiv is a zealot. 496 00:26:56,618 --> 00:27:00,221 I think what we can all agree on is that 497 00:27:00,222 --> 00:27:03,924 it's great for people to communicate, of whatever stripe. 498 00:27:03,925 --> 00:27:07,060 I think it was Thoreau who said of the telegraph, 499 00:27:07,061 --> 00:27:10,431 "Maine may speak to Texas, but what if they have nothing 500 00:27:10,432 --> 00:27:12,500 to say to one another? 501 00:27:12,501 --> 00:27:14,801 That should be engraved into the bezel of every iPhone 502 00:27:14,802 --> 00:27:16,370 - in the world. - Oh! 503 00:27:16,371 --> 00:27:19,940 - Hear, hear! The bezel. - Have you spoken to Shirley? 504 00:27:19,941 --> 00:27:23,244 I'm so sorr... Will you excuse us for two seconds? I'm so worried 505 00:27:23,245 --> 00:27:25,412 - about our... It's a... - Our dog, Mondale. 506 00:27:25,413 --> 00:27:26,947 It's a dog thing. So silly. Sorry to... 507 00:27:26,948 --> 00:27:28,615 Is very ill at the moment. 508 00:27:28,616 --> 00:27:29,682 Arthritis. We think it's arthritis. 509 00:27:29,683 --> 00:27:31,051 - So sorry. - His hips. 510 00:27:31,052 --> 00:27:32,918 Excuse us. Sorry. 511 00:27:34,288 --> 00:27:37,223 They have a dog. A dog named Mondale. 512 00:27:37,224 --> 00:27:39,126 - Oh! - That's helpful, right? 513 00:27:39,127 --> 00:27:40,160 Yeah, it is. 514 00:27:40,161 --> 00:27:42,538 This is... This is what happens. You get given the keys to the castle, 515 00:27:42,539 --> 00:27:44,965 and then you get paralyzed, staring into the eyes of the cobra. 516 00:27:44,966 --> 00:27:46,566 You're riding me pretty hard in there. 517 00:27:46,567 --> 00:27:47,668 You think I should 518 00:27:47,669 --> 00:27:48,859 - fight back more? - You know, and then, 519 00:27:48,860 --> 00:27:50,783 he smells the vacillation, and then he's just... 520 00:27:50,784 --> 00:27:53,206 He's got you. You're done. He's juiced another lemon. 521 00:27:53,207 --> 00:27:55,175 It would be nice if you stopped beating up on me too. 522 00:27:55,176 --> 00:27:56,538 - What? - Maybe you could stop 523 00:27:56,539 --> 00:27:59,112 - beating up on me too. - What? What do... 524 00:27:59,113 --> 00:28:01,580 That's just nothing. That's silly. 525 00:28:01,581 --> 00:28:04,116 - What... No-one cares. - Well, technically, I care. 526 00:28:04,117 --> 00:28:05,584 - I care. - Well, sometimes you say 527 00:28:05,585 --> 00:28:08,355 stupid things. You know, he's got me second-guessing myself. 528 00:28:08,356 --> 00:28:10,877 I'm wavering on the best strategy for landing a deal 529 00:28:10,878 --> 00:28:11,980 that I don't even like. 530 00:28:14,661 --> 00:28:16,762 - I really want this! - I know. 531 00:28:16,763 --> 00:28:18,898 Really, I wanna be sitting at that table. 532 00:28:18,899 --> 00:28:21,866 Hey, hey, hey, hey. 533 00:28:23,136 --> 00:28:24,268 Listen to me. 534 00:28:25,706 --> 00:28:27,338 You are sitting at the table. 535 00:28:28,709 --> 00:28:29,808 You are. 536 00:28:32,245 --> 00:28:33,278 - Yeah. - Yeah? 537 00:28:33,279 --> 00:28:37,347 I'm good. Mm-hmm. Let's go. 538 00:28:40,085 --> 00:28:42,320 They're trying to adopt. You know, the list is, 539 00:28:42,321 --> 00:28:45,556 like, insane, so I'm thinking, like, if they can't have a baby 540 00:28:45,557 --> 00:28:49,260 in six months, I'm just gonna, you know, offer them my womb. 541 00:28:49,261 --> 00:28:51,196 Why not? I'm young, I'm hardy. 542 00:28:51,197 --> 00:28:53,517 I have a friend who did that. It was so great. 543 00:28:53,518 --> 00:28:56,725 - Mm. - Uh, but if it's not too rude to ask, 544 00:28:56,726 --> 00:28:59,237 then what about you two? 545 00:28:59,238 --> 00:29:02,740 Oh, you mean us having a baby? No, we're not planning 546 00:29:02,741 --> 00:29:03,779 - to have a baby, because... - Oop. 547 00:29:03,780 --> 00:29:05,243 ... that would require us having sex. 548 00:29:05,244 --> 00:29:07,504 - Whoa! Hey now. - I'm so sorry. 549 00:29:07,505 --> 00:29:09,747 - I don't mean to pry. - Oh, yes you did. 550 00:29:09,748 --> 00:29:12,049 No, no, no, no. It's totally fine. That's just... 551 00:29:12,050 --> 00:29:15,419 That's, like, not how we do it. It's not our thing. 552 00:29:15,420 --> 00:29:17,755 We're kind of like eunuch besties. 553 00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:19,957 - Well, I wouldn't say that. - It works for us. 554 00:29:19,958 --> 00:29:23,394 It's a joke, obviously. She's kidding. We're actually 555 00:29:23,395 --> 00:29:27,365 quite relentless in that regard. Just Fuck City. 556 00:29:27,366 --> 00:29:30,568 Bingo, bango, bongo. 557 00:29:30,569 --> 00:29:33,537 Anyway, you don't have any kids, right? 558 00:29:35,807 --> 00:29:39,041 - Refreshed? - Oh? Uh... 559 00:29:40,712 --> 00:29:43,213 Yeah. Yep, you bet. 560 00:29:43,214 --> 00:29:47,109 Marcia, so, so tell me. You... You grew up in Beirut. 561 00:29:47,110 --> 00:29:48,318 What was that like? 562 00:29:48,319 --> 00:29:51,588 Well, she... She doesn't really like to talk about it. 563 00:29:51,589 --> 00:29:54,858 Or you don't like to ask about it. 564 00:29:54,859 --> 00:29:59,196 Well, um... when we first met, the first or second night, 565 00:29:59,197 --> 00:30:02,166 we stayed up all night, um... 566 00:30:02,167 --> 00:30:05,669 And she told me her whole life story. 567 00:30:05,670 --> 00:30:09,807 If I had a year, I couldn't tell you my whole life. 568 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:13,710 - Uh-huh. Fine. - Interesting. 569 00:30:13,711 --> 00:30:15,779 Another glass for both of you? 570 00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:18,014 Well, now, we tend to kind of keep it to... 571 00:30:18,015 --> 00:30:19,114 Yes, thank you. 572 00:30:20,217 --> 00:30:21,750 Excuse me? 573 00:30:21,751 --> 00:30:25,120 His cellar is all New World, and it doesn't suit me. 574 00:30:25,889 --> 00:30:27,623 Well, why didn't you say? 575 00:30:27,624 --> 00:30:33,062 It suits you, so it can suit me. See? I'm not a difficult person. 576 00:30:33,063 --> 00:30:35,298 - Uh-huh. - Well, as long as 577 00:30:35,299 --> 00:30:39,235 the fat is being chewed, I suppose I would be remiss 578 00:30:39,236 --> 00:30:40,970 not to mention that you're being targeted 579 00:30:40,971 --> 00:30:43,339 for acquisition yourself, correct? 580 00:30:43,340 --> 00:30:45,407 Oh, oh, that. Well, that's... 581 00:30:45,408 --> 00:30:47,310 You know, that's all over. 582 00:30:47,311 --> 00:30:49,912 - Well, alas. - Sandy's not well. 583 00:30:49,913 --> 00:30:52,247 Syphilis, if you can believe it. 584 00:30:52,248 --> 00:30:55,317 Uh. I... Yeah. I never... 585 00:30:55,318 --> 00:30:57,485 I never believed that the takeover bid 586 00:30:57,486 --> 00:31:01,756 - was real to begin with. - Hmm. A Potemkin pillage. 587 00:31:05,427 --> 00:31:09,731 Oh, look, I have to ask. The internal differences. 588 00:31:09,732 --> 00:31:13,434 - Have they been smoothed over? - Oh, very much so. 589 00:31:13,435 --> 00:31:18,740 And any thought given to whom you might hand over the keys? 590 00:31:18,741 --> 00:31:21,209 Why, Madam, that is very forward. 591 00:31:21,210 --> 00:31:22,709 And you're no fun. 592 00:31:24,180 --> 00:31:26,981 We're all friends here now, aren't we? 593 00:31:26,982 --> 00:31:29,416 Well, uh... 594 00:31:29,417 --> 00:31:32,652 Gerri is on the paperwork as a stopgap, 595 00:31:32,653 --> 00:31:35,890 but even she'd be the first to admit that she couldn't 596 00:31:35,891 --> 00:31:37,456 really do the job. 597 00:31:38,626 --> 00:31:40,327 Well, maybe the second to admit. 598 00:31:42,497 --> 00:31:45,365 Uh... There is a name. 599 00:31:46,935 --> 00:31:51,171 But, you know, I really don't like to deal in hypotheticals. 600 00:31:51,172 --> 00:31:54,541 Ooh. He's an enigma. 601 00:31:54,542 --> 00:31:58,344 - Well, one day. - What a tease, folks. 602 00:31:59,781 --> 00:32:05,318 - Just whisper it in my ear. - You know, I'll start to think 603 00:32:05,319 --> 00:32:06,819 I'm not wanted. 604 00:32:09,624 --> 00:32:11,724 Just... You can... 605 00:32:12,660 --> 00:32:14,294 Well, you know, uh... 606 00:32:14,295 --> 00:32:16,896 Oh, for fuck's sake, Dad, just tell them it's gonna be me. 607 00:32:21,803 --> 00:32:24,503 - Is that so? - That is so. 608 00:32:26,507 --> 00:32:30,076 - Roman, what's happening? - Mm. My life just ended. 609 00:32:30,077 --> 00:32:33,279 It's been discussed, um, but I don't think we're quite 610 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:37,683 - at the point where, uh... - No, not any time soon. 611 00:32:37,684 --> 00:32:40,353 We've, uh... We've discussed the transition 612 00:32:40,354 --> 00:32:43,189 - and some arrangements. - We won't bore you. 613 00:32:43,190 --> 00:32:49,195 No! But I though we could tell you all, though, 614 00:32:49,196 --> 00:32:50,529 as friends. 615 00:32:50,530 --> 00:32:52,798 Yeah. You know, maybe this dinner 616 00:32:52,799 --> 00:32:55,701 was a little bit premature. Seems like you guys 617 00:32:55,702 --> 00:32:57,103 are still working some things out. 618 00:32:57,104 --> 00:33:00,573 No, no, Peter, don't worry, this is just family hijinks, 619 00:33:00,574 --> 00:33:03,742 - as usual. We're good. - Is that true? 620 00:33:03,743 --> 00:33:06,744 Will you stop? 621 00:33:13,886 --> 00:33:17,990 Well, anyway, I, um... I was just thinking, 622 00:33:17,991 --> 00:33:21,626 it is such a beautiful, clear night out. Uh... 623 00:33:21,627 --> 00:33:23,894 - Mark... - Huh. 624 00:33:25,264 --> 00:33:30,502 - Mark? - I said, "Huh". 625 00:33:30,503 --> 00:33:34,406 Would you like to guide us on a little after-dinner stargaze? 626 00:33:34,407 --> 00:33:38,543 Uh, stargaze? I would love to show you our little corner 627 00:33:38,544 --> 00:33:42,380 - of the sky. - Marvelous. 628 00:33:42,381 --> 00:33:44,516 Boots for everyone, not to worry. 629 00:33:48,420 --> 00:33:54,491 - Mm. Did you know? - Uh, no. No, I did not know. 630 00:34:20,118 --> 00:34:21,217 Shall we? 631 00:34:26,391 --> 00:34:31,162 Keep in mind that I got my PhD at Columbia in '89, 632 00:34:31,163 --> 00:34:35,666 so I'm not what Whitman would call a "learned astronomer". 633 00:34:37,269 --> 00:34:40,404 Right? No, but... So, I wish I could show you through, uh... 634 00:34:40,405 --> 00:34:42,673 Through a telescope, but our naked eyes... 635 00:34:42,674 --> 00:34:46,577 - Having fun? - Oh, sure. 636 00:34:46,578 --> 00:34:51,582 - I am having fun. - Me too. 637 00:34:51,583 --> 00:34:55,485 - You too? - Watching you people melt down 638 00:34:55,486 --> 00:35:02,357 is the most deeply satisfying activity on planet Earth. 639 00:35:03,327 --> 00:35:06,262 Oh, yeah? Uh-huh. 640 00:35:06,263 --> 00:35:09,566 - Thank you. - Sure. You got it. 641 00:35:09,567 --> 00:35:12,501 We, uh... We aim to please. 642 00:35:13,972 --> 00:35:16,940 No, I... feel quite redundant. 643 00:35:16,941 --> 00:35:19,142 I mean, I came here to fuck any deal, but... 644 00:35:19,143 --> 00:35:23,579 it seems you all have just fucked it yourselves, so... 645 00:35:31,388 --> 00:35:32,554 So... 646 00:35:35,259 --> 00:35:36,458 are you gonna ask me? 647 00:35:38,729 --> 00:35:39,861 Ask you what? 648 00:35:44,001 --> 00:35:46,202 Would you like to do some illegal drugs with me? 649 00:35:46,203 --> 00:35:50,071 - Yes, I would. - Good. This way. 650 00:35:54,245 --> 00:35:55,477 Okay, goodnight. 651 00:36:01,817 --> 00:36:05,086 Jeepers-fucking-creepers, 652 00:36:05,087 --> 00:36:07,556 what a shit-piñata. That was like... 653 00:36:07,557 --> 00:36:11,660 That was like the most Roy thing I have ever seen. 654 00:36:11,661 --> 00:36:14,896 It's like I got a quart of Roy injected into my eyeballs. 655 00:36:14,897 --> 00:36:17,466 - Is there booze? - Are you kidding? 656 00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:20,702 No, it's just Emily Dickinson and low-thread-count sheets. 657 00:36:20,703 --> 00:36:22,137 Shiv, what... 658 00:36:22,138 --> 00:36:24,573 What even was that? Explain the chess move. 659 00:36:24,574 --> 00:36:27,976 I... I don't know. I just... I just... I just fucking said it. 660 00:36:27,977 --> 00:36:31,780 - You just said it? No plan? - No, not really. I... 661 00:36:31,781 --> 00:36:33,414 I guess I thought, you know, "Fuck him. 662 00:36:33,415 --> 00:36:35,249 Fuck him for stringing me along!" 663 00:36:35,250 --> 00:36:37,152 Just, you know, shit or get off the pot. 664 00:36:37,153 --> 00:36:39,287 Right. Right? 665 00:36:39,288 --> 00:36:42,123 But, you know, I guess I didn't really think that so much as... 666 00:36:42,124 --> 00:36:45,426 As, you know, just... Oh, Jesus Christ, my head. 667 00:36:45,427 --> 00:36:47,762 Because I'm not sure how much love there is for me 668 00:36:47,763 --> 00:36:50,832 in a... as a sort of independent-of-you 669 00:36:50,833 --> 00:36:52,500 sort of person. You know? 670 00:36:52,501 --> 00:36:54,435 Yeah, my dad doesn't really like to be pushed. 671 00:36:54,436 --> 00:36:57,038 - No. - No, so there could be repercussions. 672 00:36:57,039 --> 00:36:59,039 - Like what? - Yeah, like, uh... 673 00:37:00,076 --> 00:37:01,341 I don't know, just like... 674 00:37:02,845 --> 00:37:04,579 Like if, uh, I've fucked it. 675 00:37:04,580 --> 00:37:06,613 You've fucked it? 676 00:37:08,317 --> 00:37:09,382 Right. 677 00:37:14,423 --> 00:37:15,522 Right. 678 00:37:20,329 --> 00:37:21,828 I used to be a maniac. 679 00:37:24,266 --> 00:37:28,168 A beast, but... It's a different situation for me now. 680 00:37:28,169 --> 00:37:29,836 Right. 681 00:37:32,241 --> 00:37:34,275 - You should hear yourself. - Screw you. 682 00:37:34,276 --> 00:37:36,009 - Yeah. - Okay? 683 00:37:36,010 --> 00:37:39,547 But there are levels. 684 00:37:39,548 --> 00:37:42,215 Sure. No, it's true. Yeah, I mean, I was basically 685 00:37:42,216 --> 00:37:44,182 hanging by a fucking thread. 686 00:37:46,920 --> 00:37:49,689 I'm coming through, you know? 687 00:37:49,690 --> 00:37:53,191 - Like, I'm getting it together. - Mm-hmm. 688 00:37:54,695 --> 00:37:56,995 Yeah, me too. 689 00:38:00,234 --> 00:38:02,200 I know how that sounds, but... 690 00:38:03,671 --> 00:38:04,770 ... it's true. 691 00:38:09,377 --> 00:38:10,410 I can't even... 692 00:38:10,411 --> 00:38:12,245 Those stars were amazing. 693 00:38:12,246 --> 00:38:14,247 Can't even brush my fucking teeth now. 694 00:38:14,248 --> 00:38:16,182 Such a fun weekend you brought me on. 695 00:38:16,183 --> 00:38:20,686 Well. Am I stupid? Am I a fucking idiot? Am I stupid? 696 00:38:20,687 --> 00:38:22,021 - Ro? - Yeah. 697 00:38:22,022 --> 00:38:23,956 - I... I have a meeting on Monday. - Uh-huh. 698 00:38:23,957 --> 00:38:26,358 You know? And so I'd just, like... I really wanna 699 00:38:26,359 --> 00:38:28,728 deal with all your neuroses and talk about it 700 00:38:28,729 --> 00:38:31,497 and everything, but if you're gonna get kind of crazy... 701 00:38:31,498 --> 00:38:34,233 - Mm-hmm. - ... I might just see if Naomi 702 00:38:34,234 --> 00:38:36,135 would let me, you know, crash in her bed. 703 00:38:36,136 --> 00:38:39,305 - All right. Let's fuck. - Yeah, totally. 704 00:38:39,306 --> 00:38:41,840 We do the sex so well, so, that's a great idea. 705 00:38:41,841 --> 00:38:44,543 All right, come on. Come here, you hot fucking piece of shit. 706 00:38:44,544 --> 00:38:47,146 Okay, okay, easy! 707 00:38:47,147 --> 00:38:49,114 - Easy there, wolfman. - Sorry. 708 00:38:49,115 --> 00:38:50,849 - Oh, Jesus! - That was awesome. 709 00:38:50,850 --> 00:38:54,186 - I'm so fucking good at this. - Christ! 710 00:38:54,187 --> 00:38:55,586 - Oh! - Sorry. 711 00:38:55,587 --> 00:38:57,227 - It just was like... - I know. 712 00:38:57,228 --> 00:38:58,957 ... really squeezing hard with your finger. 713 00:38:58,958 --> 00:39:01,259 It was really sexy. 714 00:39:01,260 --> 00:39:03,661 Oh, how I just took you. 715 00:39:03,662 --> 00:39:07,765 That was great. Um, do you... Do you wanna, though? Can we... 716 00:39:07,766 --> 00:39:09,234 Do you wanna? 717 00:39:09,235 --> 00:39:10,501 - Okay. - Yeah. 718 00:39:10,502 --> 00:39:14,139 Do I want to... make love with me? 719 00:39:14,140 --> 00:39:15,806 No. Wow. 720 00:39:18,344 --> 00:39:21,645 Hey, hey. I'm not, uh... 721 00:39:22,849 --> 00:39:26,115 I'm not uninterested in solving you. 722 00:39:28,153 --> 00:39:31,989 - Yeah? - Mm-hmm. Yes. 723 00:39:31,990 --> 00:39:34,858 Do you think there's a way that we can, like... 724 00:39:36,562 --> 00:39:39,929 make it kinda like wrong? 725 00:39:50,942 --> 00:39:52,108 Chopper ahoy. 726 00:39:55,180 --> 00:39:57,415 Oh, shit! 727 00:39:57,416 --> 00:39:59,349 Show me what you got! 728 00:40:02,888 --> 00:40:04,989 - Okay. - Mm! 729 00:40:04,990 --> 00:40:11,328 Altimeter is go. Wiggle... Wiggle stick, twisty stick is go. 730 00:40:11,329 --> 00:40:12,462 - The throttle... - Oh! 731 00:40:12,463 --> 00:40:16,333 Turbo throttles. We gotta put these on. 732 00:40:16,334 --> 00:40:19,970 Spinny-spinny, chicken Dinny! 733 00:40:19,971 --> 00:40:22,172 You don't know what you're doing! 734 00:40:22,173 --> 00:40:23,740 Holy fuck! 735 00:40:23,741 --> 00:40:25,276 - Uh... - Wait. 736 00:40:25,277 --> 00:40:27,177 No. 737 00:40:27,178 --> 00:40:30,480 No, no! Abort! 738 00:40:30,481 --> 00:40:32,982 Turn it off, turn it off, turn it off, turn it off. 739 00:40:32,983 --> 00:40:36,218 We're good. I'm good. We're okay. We're okay. 740 00:40:37,187 --> 00:40:38,253 Yeah. 741 00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:47,996 We're good. That's good. 742 00:40:49,333 --> 00:40:51,167 There's just a slight technical issue 743 00:40:51,168 --> 00:40:55,038 with what I like to call the spriller. 744 00:40:55,039 --> 00:40:57,673 - The spinner? - The spinner. 745 00:40:57,674 --> 00:41:00,375 You're such a little nothing, aren't you? 746 00:41:01,378 --> 00:41:03,745 Uh-huh. Maybe. 747 00:41:17,093 --> 00:41:19,094 Uh... I don't... I'm just... I'm just gonna put the light on. 748 00:41:19,095 --> 00:41:21,163 Oh, don't... Okay, I wish you didn't do that. That's... 749 00:41:21,164 --> 00:41:22,465 I know, I just... I'm a person who needs, like... 750 00:41:22,466 --> 00:41:24,467 - Tabs, you're meant to be dead. - ... visual stimulation 751 00:41:24,468 --> 00:41:25,868 - to get into it, so... - I know, I get that, but I... 752 00:41:25,869 --> 00:41:27,787 - That will help us, I promise you. - What about my needs? But don't... 753 00:41:27,788 --> 00:41:29,239 Sure. I thought we could just, like, try. You could just 754 00:41:29,240 --> 00:41:31,030 - keep your eyes closed... - Yeah, but you shouldn't be 755 00:41:31,031 --> 00:41:32,631 turned on, because dead women aren't wet. 756 00:41:34,644 --> 00:41:36,812 - Um... - Right, okay, um... 757 00:41:36,813 --> 00:41:39,815 - Kinda ruining the realism. - So... Let me just... 758 00:41:39,816 --> 00:41:41,648 - Ow. - Okay, okay. 759 00:41:43,018 --> 00:41:45,186 You want it to seem like I'm dead, 760 00:41:45,187 --> 00:41:46,955 - and you're raping me? - I don't want to get into 761 00:41:46,956 --> 00:41:49,780 a semantic arg... Oh, my God, no. It's just gonna be a little less 762 00:41:49,781 --> 00:41:52,660 like, "Sex, yay!" 763 00:41:54,864 --> 00:41:56,230 Yeah, I... I... 764 00:41:56,231 --> 00:41:58,566 Mm, I think maybe the morgue is closing for the night. 765 00:41:58,567 --> 00:42:01,268 Okay. It's just, I'm... I'm just saying, if we, like, 766 00:42:01,269 --> 00:42:04,572 politely agree on a wrong thing, then it's no longer wrong. 767 00:42:04,573 --> 00:42:07,074 I mean, I'm... That's just like basic boner arithmetic. 768 00:42:07,075 --> 00:42:09,544 I just... Yeah, no, thank you for that lesson, 769 00:42:09,545 --> 00:42:13,080 Professor Can't-Fuck. I'm, uh... I'm gonna go in here, 770 00:42:13,081 --> 00:42:16,183 and, you know, if you hear my electric toothbrush 771 00:42:16,184 --> 00:42:18,952 for a little too long, it's because I'm masturbating, so... 772 00:42:18,953 --> 00:42:21,454 Okay. Thank you. 773 00:42:23,725 --> 00:42:26,793 When I had my, um, big... 774 00:42:26,794 --> 00:42:32,032 My... biggest crackup... 775 00:42:35,670 --> 00:42:37,103 My mom died. 776 00:42:39,274 --> 00:42:46,713 And I couldn't get from South Africa to this, 777 00:42:46,714 --> 00:42:53,720 and you people and your fucking tabloids 778 00:42:53,721 --> 00:42:59,092 just, like, all the time pushing it and selling it, 779 00:42:59,093 --> 00:43:05,866 until I put a cherry on top and... 780 00:43:05,867 --> 00:43:12,572 ... I... wrapped my fucking Audi around a highway divider. 781 00:43:13,675 --> 00:43:19,947 So, yeah. Fuck you. Fuck your people, 782 00:43:19,948 --> 00:43:22,548 and fuck your peace pipe. 783 00:43:37,198 --> 00:43:39,132 You know what the funny thing is, though? 784 00:43:39,133 --> 00:43:41,100 That my wrist will never fully heal? 785 00:43:42,869 --> 00:43:46,272 Or there's photos of me caked in blood with my femur 786 00:43:46,273 --> 00:43:50,643 - poking out? - We all have something, right? 787 00:43:50,644 --> 00:43:53,946 This deal isn't gonna change all that. 788 00:43:53,947 --> 00:43:58,118 - I mean, all I would say is... - Oh, you've got it all sorted. 789 00:43:58,119 --> 00:44:00,119 Don't block your own escape. 790 00:44:01,488 --> 00:44:06,557 Just imagine getting out from under all this. 791 00:44:08,027 --> 00:44:10,695 Right? You can take the money... 792 00:44:10,696 --> 00:44:12,763 and you can just get the fuck out. 793 00:44:14,467 --> 00:44:15,600 And then what? 794 00:44:17,597 --> 00:44:18,729 Then, you're free. 795 00:44:31,451 --> 00:44:32,517 Psst! 796 00:44:47,266 --> 00:44:48,566 - Hi. - Good God. 797 00:44:48,567 --> 00:44:51,602 I was hoping we could touch base about my entire future 798 00:44:51,603 --> 00:44:55,473 being Hindenburged. Oh, the Romanity. 799 00:44:55,474 --> 00:44:58,208 Come in or fuck off. This is loitering. 800 00:44:59,779 --> 00:45:02,613 You know, I'm not available 24 hours a day like an ATM. 801 00:45:02,614 --> 00:45:06,951 - Did you know about Shiv? - No. 802 00:45:06,952 --> 00:45:10,387 I mean, I didn't know-know, but... 803 00:45:10,388 --> 00:45:13,023 Anybody who wasn't a fucking moron would've figured it out. 804 00:45:13,024 --> 00:45:15,192 Yeah, got it. Do you have any booze. 805 00:45:15,193 --> 00:45:16,626 Here you go. 806 00:45:16,627 --> 00:45:18,428 Thank you. 807 00:45:18,429 --> 00:45:19,796 I'm sorry. 808 00:45:21,666 --> 00:45:23,600 Thank you. 809 00:45:23,601 --> 00:45:27,236 Thanks. If you have any, uh... Mm. 810 00:45:29,741 --> 00:45:33,476 Suggestions for what I should do for the rest of my life, 811 00:45:33,477 --> 00:45:34,845 I'm all ears. 812 00:45:34,846 --> 00:45:37,815 Well, I'm getting great reports from the training program. 813 00:45:37,816 --> 00:45:44,387 No shit! Amazing! Yes! Fuck yeah! Training program! 814 00:45:44,388 --> 00:45:47,565 Mm! Maybe one day, I can be in charge of making 815 00:45:47,566 --> 00:45:49,559 the rolly-coaster go... 816 00:45:49,560 --> 00:45:51,761 Alright, drink up because, you know, it's bedtime. 817 00:45:51,762 --> 00:45:54,162 - Let's go. - Okay. Mm! 818 00:45:56,567 --> 00:46:01,971 Unless you wanna schedule one of our special conference calls 819 00:46:01,972 --> 00:46:03,739 for, say, right now? 820 00:46:05,243 --> 00:46:07,075 - Excuse me? - Hi. 821 00:46:09,146 --> 00:46:10,593 Wait, is that why you're here? 822 00:46:10,594 --> 00:46:13,717 Mm-mm. No. I don't know. Maybe. I don't know. No. 823 00:46:13,718 --> 00:46:14,850 Jesus Christ. 824 00:46:15,986 --> 00:46:17,953 Roman, this is unacceptable. 825 00:46:17,954 --> 00:46:19,855 This is completely inappropriate. 826 00:46:19,856 --> 00:46:21,385 - Yeah? - What would your family say 827 00:46:21,386 --> 00:46:22,424 if they knew you were here? 828 00:46:22,425 --> 00:46:24,893 Oh, well, my family jimmy-fuck-corn, 829 00:46:24,894 --> 00:46:27,363 - and I don't care. - Yeah, but you do care. 830 00:46:27,364 --> 00:46:28,897 - No. - Yeah, I know you do. 831 00:46:28,898 --> 00:46:33,001 And they would be ashamed of you, and rightly so. 832 00:46:33,002 --> 00:46:35,437 Okay, I'm very sorry, Gerri how are you... 833 00:46:35,438 --> 00:46:37,606 No, you don't get to speak. 834 00:46:37,607 --> 00:46:39,508 You have always been a disappointment, 835 00:46:39,509 --> 00:46:42,644 but this is just... You have gone beyond the pale. 836 00:46:44,547 --> 00:46:46,415 - I have? - Oh, yeah. 837 00:46:46,416 --> 00:46:47,782 You know what you are? 838 00:46:49,351 --> 00:46:51,185 What am I? 839 00:46:51,186 --> 00:46:55,622 You're a sick fuck. You're a sick fucking animal. 840 00:46:56,925 --> 00:46:59,593 - Yeah? - Yeah, don't look at me. 841 00:47:01,764 --> 00:47:04,130 Get in that bathroom. Now! 842 00:47:06,168 --> 00:47:07,267 Go on. 843 00:47:08,704 --> 00:47:09,904 And you will stay in there 844 00:47:09,905 --> 00:47:12,639 until you have done something with yourself. 845 00:47:19,181 --> 00:47:20,815 You have a problem, Roman. 846 00:47:20,816 --> 00:47:23,350 A revolting problem in your head. 847 00:47:23,351 --> 00:47:26,019 This is why you'll never be anything but a disgrace, 848 00:47:26,020 --> 00:47:29,790 a rotten little nothing. Jesus Christ, you are 849 00:47:29,791 --> 00:47:32,158 a classic fuckup, Roman. 850 00:47:32,159 --> 00:47:34,427 What are we gonna do about you? 851 00:47:35,563 --> 00:47:37,263 What if they could see you now? 852 00:47:37,264 --> 00:47:40,766 Oh, my God. 853 00:49:10,755 --> 00:49:15,993 So did anybody... Uh, anybody get into any fun last night, or...? 854 00:49:15,994 --> 00:49:17,528 - Um... - Fun? 855 00:49:17,529 --> 00:49:21,132 I jerked off in Gerri's bathroom last night. 856 00:49:21,133 --> 00:49:22,466 - Hmm. - Yeah. 857 00:49:22,467 --> 00:49:24,201 - So classy of you. - Morning. 858 00:49:24,202 --> 00:49:26,837 It's okay. Don't worry about it. It was actually her idea. 859 00:49:26,838 --> 00:49:29,640 Think it really got the old gal's juices flowing. 860 00:49:29,641 --> 00:49:32,410 Even as a joke, that is a stomach-turning thought. 861 00:49:34,246 --> 00:49:38,549 ... about the family dynamic of, I think he 862 00:49:38,550 --> 00:49:43,153 wants to be successor. 863 00:49:43,154 --> 00:49:45,588 Con. I was just getting a headcount. 864 00:49:45,589 --> 00:49:47,257 Did it blow up with Maxim? 865 00:49:47,258 --> 00:49:52,095 A little. But then we cracked open a bottle of port... 866 00:49:52,096 --> 00:49:56,032 - and, uh, I, um... I'm not sure. - What happened? 867 00:49:56,033 --> 00:50:00,003 Uh... I got tipsy and I offered him the State Department? 868 00:50:00,004 --> 00:50:01,471 - Good? - Yeah. 869 00:50:01,472 --> 00:50:02,571 Good. 870 00:50:06,310 --> 00:50:11,547 So, the family had a closed-door meeting this morning. 871 00:50:11,548 --> 00:50:15,917 - Uh-huh. Bad or good? - I'm sorry, but, uh... 872 00:50:15,918 --> 00:50:19,121 I'm blind on this one too. You know, I... 873 00:50:19,122 --> 00:50:22,824 I thought you'd have more time, and I thought I could get in 874 00:50:22,825 --> 00:50:26,328 and waggle the old screwdriver, but, uh, she doesn't always 875 00:50:26,329 --> 00:50:28,397 listen to me. 876 00:50:28,398 --> 00:50:32,501 - So? - But Nan would like to meet 877 00:50:32,502 --> 00:50:39,107 you, Marcia, Gerri, Shiv, Kendall after breakfast. 878 00:50:43,179 --> 00:50:45,779 Relax. It's only life or death. 879 00:50:58,761 --> 00:51:04,031 Please, take a seat. 880 00:51:06,201 --> 00:51:07,869 Is Marcia coming? 881 00:51:07,870 --> 00:51:10,772 Uh, she's gone for a walk. 882 00:51:10,773 --> 00:51:14,375 She is a credit. A lot of men in your station, 883 00:51:14,376 --> 00:51:18,546 they go for, uh, a certain... type. 884 00:51:20,249 --> 00:51:24,419 Anyway, we all managed to get through an evening 885 00:51:24,420 --> 00:51:27,355 pleasantly enough. That's not why we're here, is it? 886 00:51:27,356 --> 00:51:30,258 No, it's not. 887 00:51:30,259 --> 00:51:34,728 I have no illusions about who Logan Roy is. 888 00:51:34,729 --> 00:51:37,565 Who his children are. I'm not an idiot. 889 00:51:37,566 --> 00:51:40,301 Well, something has to be done. Eight straight quarters 890 00:51:40,302 --> 00:51:43,837 of losses is a hard truth, and we can't do good news 891 00:51:43,838 --> 00:51:46,339 - without deep pockets. - Uh-huh. 892 00:51:47,876 --> 00:51:50,911 Call me a romantic, but I happen to believe that the presence 893 00:51:50,912 --> 00:51:54,181 of Pierce news cameras was what stopped certain East German 894 00:51:54,182 --> 00:51:57,784 border guards from opening fire in 1989. 895 00:51:57,785 --> 00:52:00,086 We helped take down that wall. 896 00:52:00,754 --> 00:52:01,853 Yes. 897 00:52:02,557 --> 00:52:04,257 Commendable. 898 00:52:04,258 --> 00:52:07,059 You may not believe that, but I do. 899 00:52:08,262 --> 00:52:10,597 Now, here we are. 900 00:52:10,598 --> 00:52:15,302 On the one hand, I do not like you very much. 901 00:52:15,303 --> 00:52:18,438 And I do not like your politics. 902 00:52:18,439 --> 00:52:22,442 On the other hand, I had a conversation this morning 903 00:52:22,443 --> 00:52:26,779 with my cousin Naomi, and she believes that a sale 904 00:52:26,780 --> 00:52:31,216 is the only way to ensure that Pierce Media can flourish. 905 00:52:32,919 --> 00:52:35,086 And that may be where we are. 906 00:52:37,991 --> 00:52:39,992 Rhea, what do you think? 907 00:52:39,993 --> 00:52:44,496 I think... I think we're worth more. 908 00:52:45,865 --> 00:52:47,433 We have made a very generous offer 909 00:52:47,434 --> 00:52:49,401 in terms of market valuations. 910 00:52:49,402 --> 00:52:52,171 - Nevertheless. - I don't like to be squeezed. 911 00:52:52,172 --> 00:52:55,106 - I thought we had a number. - Uh-huh. 912 00:52:57,577 --> 00:53:01,279 Yeah. And, uh, I mean... 913 00:53:03,016 --> 00:53:04,115 Hmm. 914 00:53:06,018 --> 00:53:07,851 I could go to 25. 915 00:53:08,787 --> 00:53:10,787 But it would have to be fast. 916 00:53:12,525 --> 00:53:16,161 Then, in that case... with a certain heaviness 917 00:53:16,162 --> 00:53:19,797 of heart, if I honestly had to say, from the family's 918 00:53:19,798 --> 00:53:21,165 point of view... 919 00:53:24,803 --> 00:53:25,869 yes. 920 00:53:29,375 --> 00:53:35,380 Very well. If we can clear up our ethical concerns, 921 00:53:35,381 --> 00:53:37,214 I think we can talk. 922 00:53:37,215 --> 00:53:39,850 We would like to retain some board seats, 923 00:53:39,851 --> 00:53:44,055 and get ironclad editorial protections in place. 924 00:53:44,056 --> 00:53:46,691 I think that could be hammered out. 925 00:53:46,692 --> 00:53:49,526 - Also. - Also. 926 00:53:49,527 --> 00:53:52,697 I think we would also like to have a conversation 927 00:53:52,698 --> 00:53:54,631 about management. 928 00:53:54,632 --> 00:53:57,634 - Uh-huh. - I won't have that man 929 00:53:57,635 --> 00:54:01,572 overseeing our news. I'm sorry. It's just not tenable. 930 00:54:01,573 --> 00:54:03,640 That won't be a problem. 931 00:54:03,641 --> 00:54:09,279 More important, we would like you to publicly announce 932 00:54:09,280 --> 00:54:10,413 a successor. 933 00:54:11,683 --> 00:54:12,982 Mm-hmm. 934 00:54:12,983 --> 00:54:16,385 And we would like the person you publicly announce 935 00:54:16,386 --> 00:54:18,553 to be Siobhan Roy. 936 00:54:21,092 --> 00:54:22,390 Well... 937 00:54:23,828 --> 00:54:26,394 that's not quite how I do things. 938 00:54:27,631 --> 00:54:31,634 Well, it will have to be, or there's no deal. 939 00:54:31,635 --> 00:54:34,604 We want to announce the sale and Shiv at the same time, 940 00:54:34,605 --> 00:54:37,406 because, frankly, she may be one of you, but she's young, 941 00:54:37,407 --> 00:54:41,544 she's a woman, and her politics fit better with the core values 942 00:54:41,545 --> 00:54:45,546 of our family business. So... 943 00:54:47,617 --> 00:54:49,117 that's the offer. 944 00:54:50,553 --> 00:54:54,922 Well, to be fair, you don't have an offer. 945 00:54:56,559 --> 00:54:58,326 I have an offer. 946 00:54:58,327 --> 00:55:01,428 And if I announce my daughter, 947 00:55:02,966 --> 00:55:08,103 my daughter will be announced on my time. 948 00:55:08,104 --> 00:55:11,740 Okay. Let me explain something. 949 00:55:11,741 --> 00:55:15,210 - Oh, please. - You can't put a value 950 00:55:15,211 --> 00:55:16,577 on what we do. 951 00:55:17,814 --> 00:55:21,516 Funny. I have put a value on what you do. 952 00:55:21,517 --> 00:55:28,489 Well, if you won't budge, then I'm afraid we have no deal. 953 00:55:39,935 --> 00:55:41,067 Then we're done. 954 00:55:50,946 --> 00:55:52,012 Uh... 955 00:55:53,081 --> 00:55:54,182 Would you like to hear 956 00:55:54,183 --> 00:55:56,449 my favorite passage from Shakespeare? 957 00:55:59,221 --> 00:56:01,321 Take the fucking money. 958 00:56:57,512 --> 00:56:59,144 What a weird family. 959 00:57:10,057 --> 00:57:11,823 So, you wanna talk about it? 960 00:57:13,261 --> 00:57:17,829 - You wanna say something, fine. - Uh... What happened? 961 00:57:19,833 --> 00:57:22,601 Uh... 962 00:57:25,439 --> 00:57:28,440 Hmm. 963 00:57:36,850 --> 00:57:39,385 Jesus Christ, Dad! 964 00:57:39,386 --> 00:57:41,654 - What? - It's dangerous! 965 00:57:41,655 --> 00:57:44,956 - We good? - Drive your fucking whirly-bird! 966 00:58:03,176 --> 00:58:05,910 Yeah? Yeah. 967 00:58:07,713 --> 00:58:08,779 Uh-huh. 968 00:58:10,951 --> 00:58:14,886 Uh-huh. 969 00:58:14,887 --> 00:58:18,390 That's god-damn fucking right! 970 00:58:18,391 --> 00:58:21,827 - Should we go? - Yeah. He won't talk. 971 00:58:21,828 --> 00:58:24,330 Let's have one more and we'll get out of here. 972 00:58:24,331 --> 00:58:28,767 Hey, Richard. Ah! Oh, my God! 973 00:58:28,768 --> 00:58:34,339 You guys! You g... You did it! That... Yeah, congratulations! 974 00:58:35,475 --> 00:58:36,875 - Hey. - Hey. 975 00:58:36,876 --> 00:58:38,209 - Yeah! - Hello, Greg. 976 00:58:38,210 --> 00:58:43,114 Um, actually going by Gregory, now, but, uh... yeah. 977 00:58:43,115 --> 00:58:46,852 No matter. Uh, thank you, Richard. 978 00:58:46,853 --> 00:58:49,253 - Wow. How are you, Marcia? - Good, thanks. 979 00:58:49,254 --> 00:58:53,525 Good. And how... How was it? How wa... Was it awesome, or...? 980 00:58:53,526 --> 00:58:55,259 Uh... Yeah, it was eventful. 981 00:58:55,260 --> 00:58:57,496 Yeah, it was good. It was good. 982 00:58:57,497 --> 00:58:58,964 Nice of you to come by, man. 983 00:58:58,965 --> 00:59:03,368 No worries. This is huge for us! Um... 984 00:59:03,369 --> 00:59:06,671 And this, like, saves us, maybe, from the takeover. 985 00:59:06,672 --> 00:59:09,474 - Greg! - Hey! Gregory! 986 00:59:09,475 --> 00:59:13,677 Have a drink, have a drink, you beautiful Ichabod Crane! 987 00:59:13,678 --> 00:59:17,382 - Fuck you! - Yeah! Oh, wow. 988 00:59:17,383 --> 00:59:20,651 Well, I j... I gotta say, well done. You won. 989 00:59:20,652 --> 00:59:25,455 Yeah. Yeah. Money wins. 990 00:59:27,792 --> 00:59:30,428 - Here's to us. - To us. 991 00:59:30,429 --> 00:59:32,129 - To us. - To us. 992 01:01:07,688 --> 01:01:10,014 Hey, nice vest, Wamsgans. 993 01:01:10,015 --> 01:01:11,292 It's so puffy. 994 01:01:11,293 --> 01:01:14,394 What's it stuffed with, your hopes and dreams? 995 01:01:15,451 --> 01:01:17,542 There's a potential crisis coming. 996 01:01:17,543 --> 01:01:19,467 There's a journalist looking into cruises, 997 01:01:19,468 --> 01:01:21,402 and there's a big piece coming. 998 01:01:21,403 --> 01:01:24,662 Let's finish the job before this breaks. 999 01:01:24,663 --> 01:01:27,654 How long do we have, hours, maybe minutes? 1000 01:01:27,655 --> 01:01:29,643 Can you persuade her 1001 01:01:29,644 --> 01:01:31,868 to ink it here tomorrow? 1002 01:01:31,869 --> 01:01:35,649 If Nan gets cold feet and you can't buy us, 1003 01:01:35,650 --> 01:01:37,402 your dad could lose control.