1 00:00:03,986 --> 00:00:04,820 KENDALL ROY: My dad's in the hospital. 2 00:00:04,903 --> 00:00:05,903 I don't know if he's gonna be okay. 3 00:00:05,986 --> 00:00:07,654 ♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS) ♪ 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:09,362 KENDALL: What's the situation? 5 00:00:09,445 --> 00:00:10,737 He's had a hemorrhagic stroke. 6 00:00:10,820 --> 00:00:11,820 My assistant's been in touch 7 00:00:11,903 --> 00:00:13,570 with NYU and we might move Dad there. 8 00:00:13,861 --> 00:00:16,320 No. He stays here. 9 00:00:16,695 --> 00:00:19,278 I am his proxy. I am in charge. 10 00:00:20,903 --> 00:00:24,237 The board has a plan in the event of Logan's incapacitation. 11 00:00:24,570 --> 00:00:27,654 I'll be taking temporary charge as CEO and chairman. 12 00:00:27,903 --> 00:00:30,111 It wouldn't necessarily be you. It could be me. 13 00:00:30,195 --> 00:00:31,986 How can I not be the logical choice? 14 00:00:32,070 --> 00:00:33,362 Dad didn't want you running the company. 15 00:00:33,737 --> 00:00:36,986 We go for it. Me and you. CEO and COO. 16 00:00:37,070 --> 00:00:37,986 Okay. 17 00:00:40,612 --> 00:00:42,570 -Will you marry me? -Yeah, whatever. 18 00:00:42,654 --> 00:00:44,070 -Yes? -(LAUGHS) 19 00:00:44,153 --> 00:00:45,195 Do you know that he gave me a job? 20 00:00:45,403 --> 00:00:47,445 Come in and see me, and I'll look after you. 21 00:00:47,654 --> 00:00:50,362 There's a huge debt problem. Three billion. 22 00:00:50,445 --> 00:00:52,903 You're making it quite fucking difficult to savor this moment, 23 00:00:52,986 --> 00:00:54,237 -Geri. -Don't jump. 24 00:00:54,695 --> 00:00:57,320 There's a lot of mess to be cleaned up, Kendall, 25 00:00:57,403 --> 00:00:59,070 but you can do it, son. 26 00:01:09,820 --> 00:01:11,737 ( alarm clock ringing ) 27 00:01:14,403 --> 00:01:15,903 ( turns off alarm ) 28 00:01:19,903 --> 00:01:24,570 ( exhaling in rhythm with punches ) 29 00:01:44,403 --> 00:01:46,403 ( music playing ) 30 00:01:48,945 --> 00:01:50,278 ( turnstile beeps ) 31 00:02:05,111 --> 00:02:06,945 ( music playing ) 32 00:02:26,237 --> 00:02:30,654 Richard, can you get me the price of the Waystar stock? 33 00:02:30,737 --> 00:02:32,820 - At close last night, please. - How is he? 34 00:02:32,903 --> 00:02:36,111 Good. A little clearer. He tried to put on a sock. 35 00:02:36,195 --> 00:02:37,779 Tom: Hey. 36 00:02:37,861 --> 00:02:39,945 - ( footsteps ) - Morning. 37 00:02:41,820 --> 00:02:44,737 Hey, Mondale. Wish me luck, buddy. 38 00:02:44,820 --> 00:02:46,737 Wish me luck. 39 00:02:46,820 --> 00:02:48,070 What's that? "Good luck, Tom! 40 00:02:48,153 --> 00:02:50,237 Hope it goes well!" OK, so, 41 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,529 just wanted to say goodbye. 42 00:02:52,612 --> 00:02:54,195 Have you seen the numbers? 43 00:02:54,278 --> 00:02:56,903 Man, poor Ken. He's like dysentery for the stock price. 44 00:02:56,986 --> 00:02:59,362 You are walking into a burning barn. 45 00:02:59,445 --> 00:03:00,737 Still excited. 46 00:03:00,820 --> 00:03:02,986 - Still rarin' to go. - Mm-hmm. 47 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:05,695 Whoa. 48 00:03:05,779 --> 00:03:07,737 I'm just paying homage. 49 00:03:07,820 --> 00:03:09,028 What's that? 50 00:03:09,111 --> 00:03:11,362 You miss me? Well, I miss you too. 51 00:03:11,445 --> 00:03:13,695 Maybe we should arrange a date while she's not around. 52 00:03:13,779 --> 00:03:16,986 - You're weird. - No, you are weird! OK! 53 00:03:17,070 --> 00:03:19,861 - Goodbye. - Oh, Tom. 54 00:03:19,945 --> 00:03:21,153 I'm gonna go see Dad. 55 00:03:21,237 --> 00:03:23,195 If Marcia wants to be difficult, so can I. 56 00:03:23,278 --> 00:03:25,903 So...can you come with me? 57 00:03:25,986 --> 00:03:27,986 Uh, I gotta stay in front on this one, baby. 58 00:03:28,070 --> 00:03:28,986 It's a hugie. 59 00:03:29,070 --> 00:03:30,529 My first morning stepping up. 60 00:03:30,612 --> 00:03:33,070 Just say you went to see the big boss. 61 00:03:33,153 --> 00:03:34,529 Don't make me choose, Shiv. 62 00:03:35,779 --> 00:03:38,028 Please. Don't make me choose. 63 00:03:38,111 --> 00:03:40,529 It's a man's right not to choose. 64 00:03:40,612 --> 00:03:43,403 Hey, Rava. Can you give me 30 seconds? 65 00:03:43,487 --> 00:03:45,820 Rava: Sorry, I'm just getting the kids ready. 66 00:03:45,903 --> 00:03:47,945 Oh, Luanne, can you get-- 67 00:03:48,028 --> 00:03:49,570 Yeah? OK. 68 00:03:49,654 --> 00:03:50,654 - Hey. - Hi. 69 00:03:50,737 --> 00:03:52,737 Uh, yeah, so... 70 00:03:52,820 --> 00:03:57,320 this is-- this is dumb, but bank call this morning, 71 00:03:57,403 --> 00:03:59,903 and I just wanted to ask-- 72 00:03:59,986 --> 00:04:01,945 Wait. What bank? Our old joint account? 73 00:04:02,028 --> 00:04:05,779 Um, no, no, Rava, the bank. 74 00:04:05,861 --> 00:04:09,612 ICBC, who have apparently bankrolled the old man for years. 75 00:04:09,695 --> 00:04:12,654 I'm sorry. I'm-- just in a rush. OK. 76 00:04:12,737 --> 00:04:14,487 Just two minutes? 77 00:04:14,570 --> 00:04:15,654 What's your read? 78 00:04:15,737 --> 00:04:18,820 Do I go... do I go Hulk, or Bruce Banner? 79 00:04:18,903 --> 00:04:22,320 Well, K-Kendall, talk to your people about-- 80 00:04:22,403 --> 00:04:27,070 I know, you're just-- you're always so good with this stuff, and just, uh-- 81 00:04:27,153 --> 00:04:29,654 The Hulk is the incredible one, right? The Hulk. 82 00:04:29,737 --> 00:04:31,195 We have to go. I'm sorry. 83 00:04:31,278 --> 00:04:33,445 Why don't you ask Roman? OK? 84 00:04:33,529 --> 00:04:35,820 - Guys? - Roma-- Rava. Come on. 85 00:04:35,903 --> 00:04:37,195 - Seriously? - I'm sorry. 86 00:04:37,278 --> 00:04:38,320 Kids: Bye! 87 00:04:38,403 --> 00:04:40,779 Bye, guys. Bye-bye. I love you. 88 00:04:46,945 --> 00:04:49,445 ( theme music playing ) 89 00:06:16,945 --> 00:06:19,779 - Trainer: Out of ten? - Roman: Uh, seven. 90 00:06:19,861 --> 00:06:21,570 - OK. - ( Roman groans ) 91 00:06:21,654 --> 00:06:23,278 You're in decent shape, 92 00:06:23,362 --> 00:06:26,111 you're a little sloppy, but I can get you tight as a drum. 93 00:06:26,195 --> 00:06:29,654 Ah. Well, I trust Pax, and Pax says you're the best. 94 00:06:29,737 --> 00:06:31,070 I'm only gonna say one thing, Roman, OK? 95 00:06:31,153 --> 00:06:31,986 Go for it. 96 00:06:32,070 --> 00:06:33,487 I take my shit serious, 97 00:06:33,570 --> 00:06:35,028 that's why I have the reputation that I do, 98 00:06:35,111 --> 00:06:36,487 and I need you to take it serious, too. OK? 99 00:06:36,570 --> 00:06:37,945 Dude, I'm-- I'm onboard, 100 00:06:38,028 --> 00:06:40,320 so you can skip the whole speech bullshit, OK? 101 00:06:40,403 --> 00:06:42,403 - I'm down. - All right. 5:30 every day. 102 00:06:42,487 --> 00:06:45,028 Yeah, man, I'm serious. I'm serious as cancer. 103 00:06:45,111 --> 00:06:48,737 Fuckin' more serious. Fuckin' money cancer. 104 00:06:48,820 --> 00:06:51,320 You know, I'm COO now. 105 00:06:51,403 --> 00:06:52,529 - Mm-hmm. - Yeah. 106 00:06:52,612 --> 00:06:54,986 That's Chief Operating Officer. 107 00:06:55,070 --> 00:06:58,986 It's Waystar Royco, so if it operates, I chief it. 108 00:06:59,070 --> 00:07:01,028 Flip over on your belly. 109 00:07:01,111 --> 00:07:04,362 Yeah. ( grunts ) Ahh. 110 00:07:04,445 --> 00:07:07,320 But yeah, no, 5:30, that's perfect. 111 00:07:07,403 --> 00:07:09,654 - A.M. right? - Yup. 112 00:07:09,737 --> 00:07:12,654 Well, good, because the other 5:30 I'll be at work, ya know? 113 00:07:12,737 --> 00:07:15,529 Being an agent of change and fuckin' firing people. 114 00:07:15,612 --> 00:07:16,570 ( groans ) 115 00:07:16,654 --> 00:07:17,695 ( elevator bell dings ) 116 00:07:20,070 --> 00:07:21,861 Thank you. 117 00:07:21,945 --> 00:07:23,403 Marcia: Ask her to wait there. 118 00:07:23,487 --> 00:07:24,903 Oh! She's here. 119 00:07:24,986 --> 00:07:27,028 - It's the morphine. - ( sniffles ) 120 00:07:27,111 --> 00:07:29,737 - It's not that unusual. - I know. I'm fine. 121 00:07:29,820 --> 00:07:31,737 - Is everything all right? - Marcia: Hi, Shiv. 122 00:07:31,820 --> 00:07:33,403 - Shiv: Hi! - Hi, Tom. 123 00:07:33,487 --> 00:07:35,111 Hey. I'm afraid I can't stay. 124 00:07:35,195 --> 00:07:37,111 - Excuse me one second. - Tom: First day. 125 00:07:39,945 --> 00:07:41,529 - Hi. - What's the-- 126 00:07:41,612 --> 00:07:42,529 What's going on? 127 00:07:42,612 --> 00:07:43,986 - Nothing. - No? 128 00:07:45,111 --> 00:07:46,529 Staff. 129 00:07:46,612 --> 00:07:48,111 ( kissing ) 130 00:07:48,195 --> 00:07:49,529 Good to see you. 131 00:07:49,612 --> 00:07:51,529 Yeah. I know you said that he wasn't great, 132 00:07:51,612 --> 00:07:52,779 but I was passing by, 133 00:07:52,861 --> 00:07:54,028 so I thought I'd just drop in. 134 00:07:54,111 --> 00:07:55,529 That is so sweet. 135 00:07:55,612 --> 00:07:58,570 But you know, he's not seeing people right now. 136 00:07:58,654 --> 00:08:00,945 Yeah, but I thought I could just pop up. 137 00:08:01,028 --> 00:08:03,070 Even if, you know, he's grumpy. 138 00:08:03,153 --> 00:08:04,695 I think it's best you don't. 139 00:08:04,779 --> 00:08:07,403 Marcia, I've seen my dad do the Master Cleanse. 140 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:09,570 I can take him a little bit grouchy. 141 00:08:09,654 --> 00:08:11,820 I'm afraid that is out of the question. 142 00:08:13,612 --> 00:08:15,654 Um, do you-- Might it be an idea 143 00:08:15,737 --> 00:08:18,570 to check and see whether he's changed his mind? 144 00:08:18,654 --> 00:08:20,070 - Yeah. - Perked up a little bit? 145 00:08:20,153 --> 00:08:22,028 Of course. 146 00:08:28,195 --> 00:08:30,028 ( whispering ) What the fuck? 147 00:08:30,111 --> 00:08:31,861 ( whispering ) I know. I have to go. 148 00:08:31,945 --> 00:08:33,028 Yeah, I know. 149 00:08:33,111 --> 00:08:34,570 Oh, hey. Hello. Hi! 150 00:08:34,654 --> 00:08:35,903 I'm Shiv. 151 00:08:35,986 --> 00:08:38,278 Logan's daughter. 152 00:08:38,362 --> 00:08:40,820 I just-- I wanted to say thank you for-- 153 00:08:40,903 --> 00:08:42,070 for all your work. 154 00:08:42,153 --> 00:08:44,070 You're quite welcome. ( laughs ) 155 00:08:44,153 --> 00:08:46,654 - Yeah. It's much appreciated. - Thank you. 156 00:08:46,737 --> 00:08:48,737 And how does he seem today? 157 00:08:48,861 --> 00:08:49,820 Good? 158 00:08:49,903 --> 00:08:52,028 Oh... you know. 159 00:08:52,111 --> 00:08:53,570 Actually, we don't. 160 00:08:53,654 --> 00:08:55,820 We heard al about the sock. 161 00:08:57,195 --> 00:08:58,195 Yeah. 162 00:09:06,529 --> 00:09:08,028 ( computer ticking ) 163 00:09:15,612 --> 00:09:16,945 It'll stabilize. 164 00:09:17,028 --> 00:09:19,820 Mm-hmm. I know. I know it will. 165 00:09:21,028 --> 00:09:23,362 So... I've been thinking. 166 00:09:23,445 --> 00:09:25,737 I've got a new game plan for the call. 167 00:09:25,820 --> 00:09:27,111 Uh-huh. 168 00:09:27,195 --> 00:09:29,570 Hey. Can you try and not look so fuckin' nervous? 169 00:09:29,654 --> 00:09:30,861 I know what I'm doing. 170 00:09:30,945 --> 00:09:32,320 I'm relaxed. 171 00:09:32,403 --> 00:09:34,487 I just think it's a little late, considering the gravity 172 00:09:34,570 --> 00:09:36,028 and the need to get the relationship right. 173 00:09:36,111 --> 00:09:39,320 Sure. The-- The new strategy is really just a refinement 174 00:09:39,403 --> 00:09:41,070 of all this great work. 175 00:09:41,153 --> 00:09:43,153 It goes, uh-- 176 00:09:43,237 --> 00:09:46,903 Well, the working title is "Go Fuck Yourself." 177 00:09:46,986 --> 00:09:48,737 - Uh-huh. - ( intercom beeps ) 178 00:09:48,820 --> 00:09:51,612 Receptionist ( over intercom ): Hi, I have Mr. Polk. 179 00:09:51,695 --> 00:09:53,487 Uh-huh. What do you think? 180 00:09:53,570 --> 00:09:55,861 I think I need a little bit more of an explanation. 181 00:09:55,945 --> 00:09:58,820 My dad's a bastard, they need to know I'm a bastard, too. 182 00:09:58,903 --> 00:10:00,195 - Right? - Right-- 183 00:10:00,278 --> 00:10:01,362 Great. 184 00:10:01,445 --> 00:10:03,986 - ( phone system beeps ) - Hey, Mr. Polk. 185 00:10:04,070 --> 00:10:06,861 Polk ( on speaker ): Hi, Kendall, good to connect. 186 00:10:06,945 --> 00:10:09,986 Likewise. Yeah, great. 187 00:10:10,070 --> 00:10:11,737 ( Kendall sighs deeply ) 188 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,278 So, you-- you wanna go? 189 00:10:15,362 --> 00:10:16,695 Well, why don't you go? 190 00:10:16,779 --> 00:10:20,779 OK. Well, uh, sure. 191 00:10:20,861 --> 00:10:24,362 We just wanted to make contact, given where we are. 192 00:10:24,445 --> 00:10:27,278 - Mm-hmm. We are concerned. - Absolutely. 193 00:10:27,362 --> 00:10:30,070 Now, obviously, look, the main thing is, 194 00:10:30,153 --> 00:10:32,695 we just handle this very calmly, 195 00:10:32,779 --> 00:10:34,529 because the last thing either of us want 196 00:10:34,612 --> 00:10:37,028 is for this rather private arrangement my father made 197 00:10:37,111 --> 00:10:39,986 to, uh, you know, make waves. 198 00:10:40,070 --> 00:10:42,529 - Absolutely. - But I guess the issue is 199 00:10:42,612 --> 00:10:44,695 we owe you 3.2 billion-- 200 00:10:44,779 --> 00:10:46,320 3.25. 201 00:10:46,403 --> 00:10:47,861 Kendall: Hey, I was rounding down. 202 00:10:47,945 --> 00:10:49,028 We round up. 203 00:10:49,111 --> 00:10:51,861 3.25 billion, 204 00:10:51,945 --> 00:10:53,903 secured against Waystar stock, 205 00:10:53,986 --> 00:10:57,403 which is, you know, undergoing some temporary turbulence 206 00:10:57,487 --> 00:10:59,570 due to sector-wide factors. 207 00:10:59,654 --> 00:11:00,820 Mm-hmm. 208 00:11:00,903 --> 00:11:03,695 So, I guess, you know, 209 00:11:03,779 --> 00:11:05,362 what I'd like to know is, 210 00:11:05,445 --> 00:11:07,070 what your position will be 211 00:11:07,153 --> 00:11:09,237 if we have a sustained breach of the stock price 212 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,403 and we fall out of compliance with our debt covenant? 213 00:11:12,487 --> 00:11:14,903 OK, well, if the stock drops, 214 00:11:14,986 --> 00:11:16,779 we're entitled to ask for a payment in full. 215 00:11:16,861 --> 00:11:18,779 Uh-huh, exactly. 216 00:11:19,903 --> 00:11:22,737 Technically, uh, yeah. 217 00:11:22,820 --> 00:11:27,654 So... what will we do here in reality? 218 00:11:27,737 --> 00:11:30,612 If it breaches 130, you've broken the covenant 219 00:11:30,695 --> 00:11:32,403 and we will want repayment. 220 00:11:32,487 --> 00:11:34,111 ( chuckles ) Right. 221 00:11:34,195 --> 00:11:35,737 I know. 222 00:11:35,861 --> 00:11:39,362 But, um, like, really? 223 00:11:39,445 --> 00:11:41,195 Seriously. 224 00:11:45,111 --> 00:11:46,320 OK, I-- I get it. 225 00:11:46,403 --> 00:11:48,278 That's your initial position, 226 00:11:48,362 --> 00:11:50,654 but we will want to restructure, 227 00:11:50,737 --> 00:11:51,861 and, uh-- 228 00:11:51,945 --> 00:11:53,737 Look, here's where I'm at. 229 00:11:53,820 --> 00:11:56,237 We're not crazy about the media sector, 230 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:59,445 we're not crazy about how your father has treated our relationship, 231 00:11:59,529 --> 00:12:01,612 and our position is to seek recoupment. 232 00:12:01,695 --> 00:12:04,153 Oh, come on, man. Fuck off. 233 00:12:32,820 --> 00:12:34,820 - Uh, hello? - I'm here. 234 00:12:34,903 --> 00:12:36,903 Yeah. Yeah, come on. 235 00:12:36,986 --> 00:12:39,695 Real world, can we start to negotiate? 236 00:12:39,779 --> 00:12:42,362 Listen, son, that's our position. 237 00:12:42,445 --> 00:12:44,445 If the stock drops below 130, 238 00:12:44,529 --> 00:12:46,861 you're in breach and we want our money back. 239 00:12:46,945 --> 00:12:49,487 OK, fine. Let's keep talking. 240 00:12:49,570 --> 00:12:51,320 Look, if you need to talk to me, 241 00:12:51,403 --> 00:12:53,487 maybe it's better if we go through an intermediary. 242 00:12:53,570 --> 00:12:56,320 I'm not a particular fan of foul language, 243 00:12:56,403 --> 00:12:58,861 and I don't like to be insulted. 244 00:12:58,945 --> 00:13:00,237 Thank you, good morning. 245 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:01,986 ( click, dial tone ) 246 00:13:03,654 --> 00:13:05,986 - Gerri: Oh, boy. - ( beep ) 247 00:13:09,779 --> 00:13:13,362 - Fuck, that was brutal. - You were listening in? 248 00:13:13,445 --> 00:13:16,612 Of course I was in. I'm COO. Oof! 249 00:13:16,695 --> 00:13:19,861 Are-- Are they for real? Would they squeeze us? 250 00:13:19,945 --> 00:13:22,320 - Well, obviously they could. - Yeah, but why would they? 251 00:13:22,403 --> 00:13:24,153 Relax, man, it'll be fine. 252 00:13:24,237 --> 00:13:26,903 Uh, no, it fuckin' necessarily won't. OK? 253 00:13:26,986 --> 00:13:28,861 If this became public, 254 00:13:28,945 --> 00:13:31,362 we could nosedive, we could death spiral here. 255 00:13:31,445 --> 00:13:33,487 Dude, I was only trying to be nice. 256 00:13:33,570 --> 00:13:36,654 That was a fucking shitshow, and you handled it like a moron, is the truth. 257 00:13:36,737 --> 00:13:38,529 Fuck off. 258 00:13:38,612 --> 00:13:40,195 ( chatter ) 259 00:13:40,278 --> 00:13:41,487 Gents. 260 00:13:43,028 --> 00:13:46,654 Hello. Uh, Greg Hirsch. 261 00:13:46,737 --> 00:13:49,403 I believe I'm working here as of today. 262 00:13:49,487 --> 00:13:53,028 OK, what is your job or job title? 263 00:13:53,111 --> 00:13:57,070 Um, job, not entirely sure, per se. 264 00:13:57,153 --> 00:13:59,945 Uh... I'll find out. 265 00:14:00,028 --> 00:14:03,737 OK, um, I don't have anything. 266 00:14:03,820 --> 00:14:08,028 I was actually personally appointed by Mr. Logan Roy. 267 00:14:08,111 --> 00:14:09,986 OK. Um... 268 00:14:11,861 --> 00:14:14,737 - Um... - Is there anyone else, maybe? 269 00:14:14,820 --> 00:14:15,861 Tom? 270 00:14:15,945 --> 00:14:17,070 - Tom. - Last name? 271 00:14:17,153 --> 00:14:18,570 Last name, uh... 272 00:14:18,654 --> 00:14:21,237 Weird, I don't think I ever got his last-- 273 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:24,487 Uh, T-- boss Tom... 274 00:14:26,070 --> 00:14:28,737 Tom? Tom? 275 00:14:28,820 --> 00:14:30,820 - Hey! Hey! - Hey. 276 00:14:30,903 --> 00:14:32,362 Can you help me? 277 00:14:32,445 --> 00:14:33,695 Can you help-- 278 00:14:40,195 --> 00:14:42,570 OK, Greg. Greg Roy? 279 00:14:42,654 --> 00:14:44,237 That's the-- I'm actually a Hirsch. 280 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,445 I'm not a-- My mom's a Roy, but, uh, 281 00:14:46,529 --> 00:14:49,362 I'm basically a Roy in all-- all but my name. 282 00:14:49,445 --> 00:14:50,861 ( chatter ) 283 00:14:52,195 --> 00:14:53,612 ( phone ringing ) 284 00:14:53,695 --> 00:14:55,403 - Jess: Wait-- - I'll be two minutes. 285 00:14:55,487 --> 00:14:57,237 What? No. No. Shiv-- 286 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,779 It has gotten weird. OK? It has gotten very weird. 287 00:14:59,861 --> 00:15:00,861 ( Kendall sighs ) 288 00:15:05,237 --> 00:15:07,028 - How is he? - I don't know. 289 00:15:07,111 --> 00:15:09,654 - He might have put on a sock. - Well, that's good, right? 290 00:15:09,737 --> 00:15:12,070 Or he could be lying there dead. I have no fuckin' idea. 291 00:15:12,153 --> 00:15:13,111 - ( phone buzzes ) - OK, this is-- 292 00:15:13,195 --> 00:15:14,570 It's not a good time. 293 00:15:14,654 --> 00:15:16,153 She thinks that Marcia's poisoning him. 294 00:15:16,237 --> 00:15:18,237 I do not. Apparently, he doesn't want to see us. 295 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:19,487 Not including me? 296 00:15:19,570 --> 00:15:20,779 Why would he say that? 297 00:15:20,861 --> 00:15:22,195 Still pissed at you 298 00:15:22,278 --> 00:15:24,195 for not signing up to his corporate restructure 299 00:15:24,278 --> 00:15:25,654 to make Marcia queen of the castle? 300 00:15:25,737 --> 00:15:27,986 OK, yeah. Maybe she's pissed. 301 00:15:28,070 --> 00:15:29,779 Look, did you see him over the weekend? 302 00:15:29,861 --> 00:15:32,153 No. I heard he wasn't up to seeing people. 303 00:15:32,237 --> 00:15:34,570 Yeah, no one has seen him since we took him home from the hospital, 304 00:15:34,654 --> 00:15:35,612 like, Thursday. 305 00:15:35,695 --> 00:15:38,111 I think-- Rome? You saw him, right? 306 00:15:38,195 --> 00:15:40,570 Uh, sure, yeah, for, like, five minutes. 307 00:15:40,654 --> 00:15:43,695 But he was, um... ( groans ) he was pretty-- 308 00:15:43,779 --> 00:15:47,362 He wasn't really him him, there were tubes and... 309 00:15:47,445 --> 00:15:49,695 - OK, but after that? - Nope. 310 00:15:49,779 --> 00:15:51,237 No one apart from Marcia has seen him 311 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:52,820 for the better part of a week. 312 00:15:52,903 --> 00:15:55,362 - Four days is not a week. - OK, the majority of the week, 313 00:15:55,445 --> 00:15:57,195 and we're just accepting-- the whole world 314 00:15:57,278 --> 00:15:58,820 is just accepting this woman's word 315 00:15:58,903 --> 00:16:00,070 that he put on a fucking sock. 316 00:16:00,153 --> 00:16:02,028 Look, relax, OK? 317 00:16:02,111 --> 00:16:03,362 I-It's a process, 318 00:16:03,445 --> 00:16:04,903 we don't want to rush the recovery... 319 00:16:04,986 --> 00:16:06,945 Oh, right, because you like playing boss? 320 00:16:07,028 --> 00:16:08,779 That's not... 321 00:16:08,861 --> 00:16:12,195 Please. Can you go over there? 322 00:16:12,278 --> 00:16:13,529 Shiv, this is-- 323 00:16:13,612 --> 00:16:15,986 I literally have something unmissable. 324 00:16:19,861 --> 00:16:22,487 Later. OK? I'll try later. 325 00:16:22,570 --> 00:16:24,445 - OK? - OK. 326 00:16:25,737 --> 00:16:27,362 Is everything OK? 327 00:16:27,445 --> 00:16:30,362 No. We are on the brink of total corporate collapse. 328 00:16:30,445 --> 00:16:32,237 Oh, yeah. Well, that figures. 329 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,320 Well, call me if you go Lehman, will you? 330 00:16:34,403 --> 00:16:36,028 Might want some of these chairs. 331 00:16:48,695 --> 00:16:50,320 ( soft chatter ) 332 00:17:00,779 --> 00:17:01,737 Morning. 333 00:17:01,820 --> 00:17:03,320 Morning. 334 00:17:03,403 --> 00:17:06,028 Here to help fix the Death Star. ( laughs ) 335 00:17:06,111 --> 00:17:08,028 "Grill on the exhaust vent, guys, 336 00:17:08,111 --> 00:17:09,654 grill on the exhaust vent." 337 00:17:11,695 --> 00:17:14,779 Karolina: So, my only concern would be, to brief this meeting, 338 00:17:14,861 --> 00:17:16,861 is it a little too aggressive 339 00:17:16,945 --> 00:17:18,278 for a temporary CEO? 340 00:17:18,362 --> 00:17:19,779 That is a good point. 341 00:17:19,861 --> 00:17:21,654 Yeah, well, we've got a very aggressive drop 342 00:17:21,737 --> 00:17:23,903 in our share price, so I think that's appropriate, good? 343 00:17:23,986 --> 00:17:25,945 So brief this wide and brief it fast, OK? 344 00:17:26,028 --> 00:17:27,861 - OK. - Uh, yeah. Great. 345 00:17:31,945 --> 00:17:33,529 ( Kendall clapping hands ) 346 00:17:33,612 --> 00:17:35,737 All right, all right! 347 00:17:35,820 --> 00:17:38,153 Morning, morning, morning. 348 00:17:38,237 --> 00:17:39,945 Hey, hey, hey. 349 00:17:40,028 --> 00:17:41,945 My people. 350 00:17:42,028 --> 00:17:43,612 It's great to see you all. 351 00:17:43,695 --> 00:17:47,111 You know my brother and I, CEO and COO... 352 00:17:47,195 --> 00:17:50,153 - Roman: COO. - Gerri, Karl, Karolina. 353 00:17:50,237 --> 00:17:51,153 Um... 354 00:17:51,237 --> 00:17:52,487 I'm actually gonna stand up, 355 00:17:52,570 --> 00:17:53,779 if that's all right. 356 00:17:53,861 --> 00:17:57,654 My back is fucked. I have a new trainer, so... 357 00:17:57,737 --> 00:18:01,820 So, I just wanted to get the gang together early in my tenure 358 00:18:01,903 --> 00:18:05,153 to say, uh... "Yo." 359 00:18:05,237 --> 00:18:08,237 You're probably all wondering about my dad. 360 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:09,903 He's doing OK. 361 00:18:09,986 --> 00:18:11,654 ( groans ) Motherfucker. 362 00:18:11,737 --> 00:18:13,487 We're hoping for a full recovery. 363 00:18:13,570 --> 00:18:15,570 He's, like, a thousand percent better, though. 364 00:18:15,654 --> 00:18:17,570 He's like a bull in rhino hide. 365 00:18:17,654 --> 00:18:19,695 Uh-huh. Yeah. Slow and steady. 366 00:18:19,779 --> 00:18:22,612 This morning he put on a sock, so... 367 00:18:22,695 --> 00:18:26,861 That's right. Uh, this morning he tried to put on a sock. 368 00:18:29,362 --> 00:18:31,945 And welcome to Tom Wamsgans, 369 00:18:32,028 --> 00:18:34,487 who was managing Resorts South and Central 370 00:18:34,570 --> 00:18:36,445 and is now sitting up with the grownups. 371 00:18:36,529 --> 00:18:38,362 - Hey. I just want-- - So, what I want to announce 372 00:18:38,445 --> 00:18:40,529 to you all this morning is a new strategic vision. 373 00:18:40,612 --> 00:18:43,403 We have a great firm here. 374 00:18:43,487 --> 00:18:45,070 Multifaceted. 375 00:18:45,153 --> 00:18:46,695 Parks, cruises, 376 00:18:46,779 --> 00:18:50,695 telecom, live entertainment, sports-- 377 00:18:50,779 --> 00:18:52,529 but at the heart, media. 378 00:18:52,612 --> 00:18:55,362 TV, movies, books, newspapers. 379 00:18:55,445 --> 00:19:00,403 And what we're fighting for is eyeballs, eyeballs which we convert to our customer base, 380 00:19:00,487 --> 00:19:03,362 eyeballs which we crate up and sell to advertisers. 381 00:19:03,445 --> 00:19:07,028 Right? And bottom line, we're losing... 382 00:19:07,111 --> 00:19:09,861 to monopolistic disruptors. 383 00:19:09,945 --> 00:19:12,111 Alphabet, Facebook... 384 00:19:12,195 --> 00:19:14,195 Internet. Fucking game-changer, man. 385 00:19:14,278 --> 00:19:17,153 - That's right, the internet. - Roman: Internet. 386 00:19:17,237 --> 00:19:21,570 But, uh, we are still just-- just-- in a position 387 00:19:21,654 --> 00:19:24,403 to leverage our brands into something in the new landscape. 388 00:19:24,487 --> 00:19:26,861 But if we don't, we're gonna be like 389 00:19:26,945 --> 00:19:30,570 the biggest fuckin' horse trader in Detroit, 1909. OK? 390 00:19:30,654 --> 00:19:33,403 We need a more dynamic strategy. 391 00:19:33,487 --> 00:19:36,070 Now, let's call it, for the sake of clarity, 392 00:19:36,153 --> 00:19:38,570 the Strategy of a Thousand Lifeboats. 393 00:19:38,654 --> 00:19:41,654 Vaulter is a lifeboat, 394 00:19:41,737 --> 00:19:44,737 ATN Citizens is a lifeboat. 395 00:19:44,820 --> 00:19:47,070 There are no bad lifeboats. 396 00:19:47,153 --> 00:19:48,903 VR could be a lifeboat. 397 00:19:48,986 --> 00:19:50,737 VR's a bubble, 398 00:19:50,820 --> 00:19:53,320 but yeah. No bad ideas. 399 00:19:53,403 --> 00:19:54,737 Porn could be a lifeboat. 400 00:19:54,820 --> 00:19:57,945 Except that. That's a bad lifeboat. 401 00:19:58,028 --> 00:19:58,945 ( laughs ) 402 00:19:59,028 --> 00:20:01,111 Hey, thanks, Rome. 403 00:20:01,195 --> 00:20:02,695 Look, this isn't a brainstorm, 404 00:20:02,779 --> 00:20:05,237 all I'm saying, everyone's invited. OK? 405 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,111 I want each and every one of you 406 00:20:07,195 --> 00:20:09,487 to be innovating, challenging, 407 00:20:09,570 --> 00:20:11,612 being bold, being disruptive, 408 00:20:11,695 --> 00:20:15,028 bringing me new, original, multiplatform content. 409 00:20:15,111 --> 00:20:17,945 Bring me more in the interactive and digital space. 410 00:20:18,028 --> 00:20:19,612 Bring me franchiseable IP. 411 00:20:19,695 --> 00:20:22,195 Bring me a thousand lifeboats. 412 00:20:22,278 --> 00:20:24,445 Bring me a fucking armada of eyeballs. 413 00:20:24,529 --> 00:20:27,487 Because steady as she goes hits the iceberg. 414 00:20:29,362 --> 00:20:31,362 All right. Thanks, everyone. 415 00:20:31,445 --> 00:20:33,945 Lifeboats! Whoo! 416 00:20:34,028 --> 00:20:36,195 ( applause ) 417 00:20:40,654 --> 00:20:42,487 Just had to say, that was great. Kudos. 418 00:20:42,570 --> 00:20:45,111 Always here if you need a friendly ear, 419 00:20:45,195 --> 00:20:46,779 Lord Vader. 420 00:20:46,861 --> 00:20:48,320 Just get shit moving at Parks. 421 00:20:48,403 --> 00:20:49,654 - Yes. - Yeah, Tom? 422 00:20:49,737 --> 00:20:50,986 It's stagnant, 423 00:20:51,070 --> 00:20:53,237 so shake that fuckin' tree, C3PO. 424 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,654 ( laughs ) Shakin' the tree. Shakin' the tree. 425 00:20:55,737 --> 00:20:57,779 ( robotic voice ) Shakin' it big time. 426 00:20:59,986 --> 00:21:01,945 Uh, Fiona. Walk with me. 427 00:21:02,028 --> 00:21:04,153 Can you send flowers to Rava? 428 00:21:04,237 --> 00:21:06,654 Nice, but, you know, not ridiculous. 429 00:21:06,737 --> 00:21:09,529 They should smell like flowers, not desperation. 430 00:21:09,612 --> 00:21:11,195 Oh, and Fi, talk to Jess, 431 00:21:11,278 --> 00:21:13,861 I might want to throw a couple of items up on the internal. 432 00:21:13,945 --> 00:21:15,820 Not a big deal, couple of TED talks. 433 00:21:15,903 --> 00:21:19,487 Maybe a documentary on the Epic of Gilgamesh, I'm thinking? 434 00:21:19,570 --> 00:21:22,362 You know, it's the first story, archetypal quest shit. 435 00:21:22,445 --> 00:21:25,070 Because what are we if not storytellers? 436 00:21:26,737 --> 00:21:27,945 Hey. Talk to me. 437 00:21:28,028 --> 00:21:29,278 Down three points, 438 00:21:29,362 --> 00:21:30,861 and there's an AP headline 439 00:21:30,945 --> 00:21:33,445 "CEO tells staff Waystar headed for iceberg." 440 00:21:33,529 --> 00:21:37,195 Not iceberg, lifeboats. I said lifeboats, not iceberg! 441 00:21:37,278 --> 00:21:39,612 - Jesus! Karolina. - That's what we're pushing. 442 00:21:39,695 --> 00:21:41,111 - Push harder. - Will do. 443 00:21:41,195 --> 00:21:43,320 Gerri: I want to talk options to you, OK? 444 00:21:43,403 --> 00:21:45,779 I've got some thoughts I've been working on for a long time-- 445 00:21:45,861 --> 00:21:48,612 OK, I don't want the sloppy seconds, Gerri. I'm taking five to think big. 446 00:21:48,695 --> 00:21:50,612 Ken, these are modeled and thought through-- 447 00:21:50,695 --> 00:21:52,237 And rejected. 448 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:53,695 Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm talking a walk, 449 00:21:53,779 --> 00:21:55,028 I need to get some altitude on this. 450 00:21:55,111 --> 00:21:56,403 I'll be back. 451 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:06,986 Cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha-cha. 452 00:22:11,986 --> 00:22:13,487 ( Roman mutters ) 453 00:23:01,654 --> 00:23:03,695 ( undoes belt, unzips ) 454 00:23:30,737 --> 00:23:32,403 Man: The thing about capitalism is, yeah, sure, 455 00:23:32,487 --> 00:23:33,903 it's got its issues, but fuck me-- 456 00:23:33,986 --> 00:23:36,195 this is a piece of shit chain on a stretch of nothing, 457 00:23:36,278 --> 00:23:40,654 but this-- this is the most delicious thing anyone's ever fucking tasted. 458 00:23:40,737 --> 00:23:42,779 ( mouth full ) Oh, my God. Thank you. 459 00:23:42,861 --> 00:23:45,195 - Thank you. - Kendall: So dude, listen. 460 00:23:45,278 --> 00:23:47,362 - Mm-hmm? - I could do with a read 461 00:23:47,445 --> 00:23:49,903 from someone without a dog in the fight. 462 00:23:49,986 --> 00:23:52,278 Actually, I gotta talk to you about something, too. 463 00:23:52,362 --> 00:23:53,529 This is tight. 464 00:23:53,612 --> 00:23:55,529 This is absolutely just us, OK? 465 00:23:55,612 --> 00:23:56,945 Because a leak kills me. 466 00:23:57,028 --> 00:23:59,237 Right. This is about Rava. 467 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,153 - For a pal. - Rava? 468 00:24:01,237 --> 00:24:02,445 Yeah, it's a mutual friend, 469 00:24:02,529 --> 00:24:03,986 and they want to know is it cool, 470 00:24:04,070 --> 00:24:06,820 or you still hankerin' for a wankerin'? 471 00:24:06,903 --> 00:24:08,028 ( scoffs ) 472 00:24:08,111 --> 00:24:09,529 I don't have time for this. 473 00:24:09,612 --> 00:24:11,487 I mean, who-- who's asking? 474 00:24:11,570 --> 00:24:13,779 - What? - I can't say. 475 00:24:13,861 --> 00:24:15,986 But they just want to know if it's an issue. 476 00:24:16,070 --> 00:24:17,903 Like who, fuckin' Paul? 477 00:24:17,986 --> 00:24:21,445 Well, if you're asking, I'm assuming it's a fucking issue. 478 00:24:21,529 --> 00:24:25,195 No, I mean, look, we're separated, you know? 479 00:24:25,278 --> 00:24:27,529 Whatever. Free agents. 480 00:24:27,612 --> 00:24:29,445 Yeah. No, I get it. 481 00:24:29,529 --> 00:24:30,612 I'm gonna have another. 482 00:24:30,695 --> 00:24:32,570 You know, if you eat it fast enough 483 00:24:32,654 --> 00:24:34,195 it actually burns off the calories. 484 00:24:34,278 --> 00:24:35,195 It's like a loophole. 485 00:24:35,278 --> 00:24:37,487 Can I have another, please? 486 00:24:37,570 --> 00:24:40,028 So, listen, when I took over... 487 00:24:40,111 --> 00:24:43,903 found out Dad took out a huge loan 488 00:24:43,986 --> 00:24:46,779 a decade ago. Secret. Through the holding company. 489 00:24:46,861 --> 00:24:48,153 Are you serious? 490 00:24:48,237 --> 00:24:49,237 Secured against the family's stake 491 00:24:49,320 --> 00:24:50,529 in the public firm. 492 00:24:50,612 --> 00:24:51,903 Fuck. Dude. 493 00:24:51,986 --> 00:24:54,028 Yeah. Now the stock is getting ready to breach, 494 00:24:54,111 --> 00:24:56,028 - and the bank are... - Yeah, I know, I saw the price. 495 00:24:56,111 --> 00:24:59,111 It's brutal. Who's the bank? 496 00:24:59,195 --> 00:25:01,403 Mm-hmm. I'm just gonna do this. 497 00:25:01,487 --> 00:25:03,529 Dude... 498 00:25:03,612 --> 00:25:05,570 we're not at Buckley anymore. Jesus. 499 00:25:05,654 --> 00:25:06,903 It's fine. 500 00:25:06,986 --> 00:25:09,487 So, these guys have your dick in a vise. 501 00:25:10,612 --> 00:25:12,737 Yes. Thank you, Stewy. 502 00:25:12,820 --> 00:25:15,487 - Mm-hmm. - Can I have your take? 503 00:25:15,570 --> 00:25:18,237 Well, number one, you boost the price. 504 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:20,237 - Yeah, no shit, Sherlock. - OK. 505 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,278 - I'm trying. - OK. 506 00:25:22,362 --> 00:25:25,320 How's it gonna play for us to refinance? 507 00:25:25,403 --> 00:25:26,986 Honestly? Not great. 508 00:25:27,070 --> 00:25:31,195 Why won't your original bank step up? Not good. 509 00:25:31,278 --> 00:25:34,237 People don't love the sector, and they don't love the fucking firm. 510 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:35,945 It's ramshackle, is the view. 511 00:25:36,028 --> 00:25:39,945 And bro, they don't love... you. 512 00:25:40,028 --> 00:25:41,487 It's tough. 513 00:25:44,070 --> 00:25:45,861 ( squeaking ) 514 00:25:56,028 --> 00:25:57,195 Ah, fuck it. 515 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,612 OK! I am open for business. 516 00:26:03,695 --> 00:26:05,445 You know, one thing occurs. 517 00:26:05,529 --> 00:26:08,111 Just blue sky, wouldn't happen in a million years, 518 00:26:08,195 --> 00:26:10,153 but what if 519 00:26:10,237 --> 00:26:12,278 we came in, 520 00:26:12,362 --> 00:26:15,237 took the whole thing off your family's hands? 521 00:26:17,570 --> 00:26:20,529 Uh, well, obviously no, 522 00:26:20,612 --> 00:26:23,820 fuck off, how dare you, I'm so insulted, et cetera. 523 00:26:23,903 --> 00:26:26,986 Of course. But you and Roman and Shiv, 524 00:26:27,070 --> 00:26:30,445 you're gonna do that thing forever? No. 525 00:26:30,529 --> 00:26:33,654 You all have the chance to be fucking... 526 00:26:33,737 --> 00:26:37,278 fucking, like, ugly petro-ruble rich. 527 00:26:37,362 --> 00:26:38,695 You can do anything. 528 00:26:38,779 --> 00:26:39,903 You can go into tech, 529 00:26:39,986 --> 00:26:41,737 Shiv can do her politics or whatever, 530 00:26:41,820 --> 00:26:44,695 and Roman can, you know, snort his body weight. 531 00:26:44,779 --> 00:26:47,153 And you all live unhappily ever after. 532 00:26:47,237 --> 00:26:48,612 Uh-huh. Thanks, Stewy. 533 00:26:48,695 --> 00:26:50,028 Just think about it. 534 00:26:59,445 --> 00:27:02,028 Tom: Can I get the senior team together tomorrow 535 00:27:02,111 --> 00:27:03,695 for a reorientation? 536 00:27:03,779 --> 00:27:06,111 Shakin' the tree, folks, shakin' the tree. 537 00:27:07,737 --> 00:27:09,529 Excuse me. 538 00:27:09,612 --> 00:27:11,945 Greg? Are you kidding? 539 00:27:13,278 --> 00:27:14,237 Hey, Tom. 540 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:15,654 Forgive me, but, uh... 541 00:27:15,737 --> 00:27:17,612 we talkin' to each other on the poop deck 542 00:27:17,695 --> 00:27:20,153 of a majestic schooner? 543 00:27:20,237 --> 00:27:23,861 Is the salty brine stinging my weather-beaten face? 544 00:27:23,945 --> 00:27:25,529 No? 545 00:27:25,612 --> 00:27:27,278 Then why the fuck are you wearing 546 00:27:27,362 --> 00:27:28,403 a pair of deck shoes, man? 547 00:27:28,487 --> 00:27:30,737 Oh-- Yeah-- No, well, 548 00:27:30,820 --> 00:27:34,362 my credit card got maxed out, I'm staying in a youth hostel 549 00:27:34,445 --> 00:27:37,654 - on, like, $80 a day-- - Jesus. How squalid. 550 00:27:37,737 --> 00:27:39,320 Dude, are you carrying dog shit? 551 00:27:41,195 --> 00:27:44,028 No-- No, it's, uh... 552 00:27:44,111 --> 00:27:46,070 it's free, right? 553 00:27:46,153 --> 00:27:47,237 Is that cool? I mean, 554 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,529 I don't wanna be melodramatic, 555 00:27:49,612 --> 00:27:53,320 but my body is growing weak due to a lack of sustenance. 556 00:27:53,403 --> 00:27:55,237 But in a dog poop baggie? 557 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:56,779 Yeah, I have a bunch of 'em 558 00:27:56,861 --> 00:27:58,779 - from back home-- - Greg, that's disgusting. 559 00:27:58,861 --> 00:28:00,445 Not really. 560 00:28:00,529 --> 00:28:03,070 It's not like they pre-poop them or something, 561 00:28:03,153 --> 00:28:05,362 like, it's not like-- they're just bags, really. 562 00:28:05,445 --> 00:28:07,070 It's just a mental barrier. 563 00:28:07,153 --> 00:28:10,153 A pair of cap-toe Oxfords, Crockett & Jones, ASAP. 564 00:28:10,237 --> 00:28:12,570 Lucinda, can we figure out where we might put 565 00:28:12,654 --> 00:28:14,487 the talented Mr. Greg? 566 00:28:34,695 --> 00:28:36,195 ( knocking on door ) 567 00:28:38,654 --> 00:28:40,903 - Hey. - Hey. 568 00:28:40,986 --> 00:28:43,654 - Nathaniel. - Siobhan. 569 00:28:43,737 --> 00:28:45,737 - ( Shiv laughs ) - How have you been? 570 00:28:45,820 --> 00:28:48,111 Uh, yeah, good. Busy. 571 00:28:48,195 --> 00:28:49,903 Right. 572 00:28:52,070 --> 00:28:53,445 So, is this...? 573 00:28:53,529 --> 00:28:54,945 Work. 574 00:28:55,028 --> 00:28:58,195 - OK. Of course. - Yeah. 575 00:28:58,278 --> 00:29:00,362 - Wha-- What? - Work. 576 00:29:00,445 --> 00:29:04,237 A little work meeting on the bed of a four-star hotel. 577 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:05,695 Get your mind out of the gutter. 578 00:29:05,779 --> 00:29:07,654 OK. 579 00:29:07,737 --> 00:29:11,445 How's it goin' workin' with... Joyce? 580 00:29:11,529 --> 00:29:15,028 That tall glass of tepid water from Albany. 581 00:29:15,111 --> 00:29:16,529 It's great. Yeah. 582 00:29:16,612 --> 00:29:19,820 How's the, uh, poor man's Fidel Castro? 583 00:29:19,903 --> 00:29:22,570 Senior senator from the state of 1975. 584 00:29:22,654 --> 00:29:24,487 How's that workin' out for ya? 585 00:29:24,570 --> 00:29:26,237 Better. Zing! 586 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:27,695 ( both laugh ) 587 00:29:29,070 --> 00:29:32,111 I wondered if you could do me a favor. 588 00:29:32,195 --> 00:29:33,529 Do I owe you a favor? 589 00:29:33,612 --> 00:29:34,820 Yeah, 'cause I deigned to date you. 590 00:29:34,903 --> 00:29:37,612 You deigned. That's nice. 591 00:29:37,695 --> 00:29:39,362 And I thought we were gonna be friends. 592 00:29:39,445 --> 00:29:42,153 Sure. I wanna be friends. 593 00:29:42,237 --> 00:29:43,570 Good. 594 00:29:43,654 --> 00:29:45,737 I need a background check on somebody. 595 00:29:45,820 --> 00:29:48,570 Well, that might cause some ethical issues. 596 00:29:48,654 --> 00:29:51,861 'Cause there's a world where my guy and your gal 597 00:29:51,945 --> 00:29:54,779 end up in the mud wrestling for the Democratic nomination. 598 00:29:54,861 --> 00:29:56,695 No, it's not political. 599 00:29:56,779 --> 00:30:00,945 I need background on someone off the record. 600 00:30:01,028 --> 00:30:03,779 - Uh, Marcia. - Marcia. 601 00:30:03,861 --> 00:30:05,779 - The wicked stepmother. - Yeah. 602 00:30:05,861 --> 00:30:07,945 It occurred to me a few years too late 603 00:30:08,028 --> 00:30:09,612 that I don't really know anything about her. 604 00:30:09,695 --> 00:30:11,028 So... just due diligence. 605 00:30:11,111 --> 00:30:13,403 - OK? - Well, um, 606 00:30:13,487 --> 00:30:16,986 I know a really horrible guy 607 00:30:17,070 --> 00:30:19,487 who's incredibly expensive. 608 00:30:19,570 --> 00:30:22,070 OK. Yeah, that sounds great. OK. 609 00:30:22,153 --> 00:30:25,070 - All goes through you? - Yes, milady. 610 00:30:25,153 --> 00:30:27,237 ( snickers ) 611 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,070 OK. 612 00:30:29,153 --> 00:30:30,612 ( clears throat ) 613 00:30:31,820 --> 00:30:33,737 - "Deigned." - Yeah. 614 00:30:33,820 --> 00:30:35,570 Did you see the women I dated after you? 615 00:30:35,654 --> 00:30:37,612 Yeah. They only dated you because you dated me. 616 00:30:37,695 --> 00:30:40,861 They were like, "Oh, I guess he must have something." 617 00:30:44,861 --> 00:30:47,570 Woman on video: Waystar diversity and harassment policy. 618 00:30:47,654 --> 00:30:49,903 Waystar Royco has worked hard to develop a tolerant 619 00:30:49,986 --> 00:30:51,403 and respectful workplace. 620 00:30:51,487 --> 00:30:52,903 The company is strongly committed 621 00:30:52,986 --> 00:30:53,945 to making employment decisions 622 00:30:54,028 --> 00:30:55,737 based on valid requirements 623 00:30:55,820 --> 00:30:59,237 and without regards to race, religion, national origin, 624 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:00,903 ancestry, gender, gender identity, 625 00:31:00,986 --> 00:31:02,570 gender expression, sex preference, 626 00:31:02,654 --> 00:31:05,903 sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, 627 00:31:05,986 --> 00:31:07,945 military status, marital status, 628 00:31:08,028 --> 00:31:10,070 or any other status as is protected by applicable law. 629 00:31:10,153 --> 00:31:12,278 Where the law requires affirmative action programs, 630 00:31:12,362 --> 00:31:15,445 the company will strive to comply with the provisions of those laws. 631 00:31:15,529 --> 00:31:17,028 Thank you for your attention. 632 00:31:17,111 --> 00:31:20,903 Welcome to your new future at Waystar Royco. 633 00:31:20,986 --> 00:31:23,278 All: Feel it! 634 00:31:23,362 --> 00:31:26,278 - Hey. Where we at? - Gerri: Hey. 635 00:31:26,362 --> 00:31:28,654 - We're down two more points. - Fuck. 636 00:31:28,737 --> 00:31:31,320 Listen, Sandy Furness is here. 637 00:31:32,861 --> 00:31:34,695 - What do you mean? - I mean, he's here, 638 00:31:34,779 --> 00:31:36,320 - in the building. - He can't do that. 639 00:31:36,403 --> 00:31:39,529 Fucking Pepsi doesn't just drop in to see Coke. 640 00:31:39,612 --> 00:31:41,070 Put him where no one can see him. 641 00:31:41,153 --> 00:31:43,028 South tank. I'm right here. 642 00:31:45,362 --> 00:31:47,820 Sharks are circling. 643 00:31:47,903 --> 00:31:50,320 Your father would shoot him on sight. 644 00:31:50,403 --> 00:31:52,237 You know, I don't need to hear what my father would do right now. 645 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,320 - OK? He's not here. - Right. 646 00:31:54,403 --> 00:31:55,737 - I'm gonna handle it. - He's not here. 647 00:31:57,195 --> 00:31:59,028 Mr. Furness, what a surprise. 648 00:31:59,111 --> 00:32:01,487 - So kind of you to drop by. - Oh, not at all. 649 00:32:01,570 --> 00:32:04,487 I just came to say how sorry I was to hear about your dad. 650 00:32:04,570 --> 00:32:06,779 Well, it's so kind of you to do it in person 651 00:32:06,861 --> 00:32:08,153 when you could have just called. 652 00:32:08,237 --> 00:32:09,654 Thank you. 653 00:32:09,737 --> 00:32:12,445 Well, I hope I didn't send the birds a-tweeting, 654 00:32:12,529 --> 00:32:15,487 what with all the uncertainty and whatnot. 655 00:32:15,570 --> 00:32:17,529 We'll make sure people know it's just friendly. 656 00:32:17,612 --> 00:32:19,820 And you'll give your dad my best, tell him I stopped by? 657 00:32:19,903 --> 00:32:21,320 Of course. Sure. 658 00:32:21,403 --> 00:32:25,278 Maybe when that news is, uh... less likely to kill him. 659 00:32:25,362 --> 00:32:28,654 ( laughs ) OK, well, 660 00:32:28,737 --> 00:32:31,111 thank you. I do-- I appreciate this. 661 00:32:31,195 --> 00:32:32,612 Oh, and just to say, 662 00:32:32,695 --> 00:32:35,779 if, um, I can give you any advice, 663 00:32:35,861 --> 00:32:37,695 I'm just watching the wheels nowadays, 664 00:32:37,779 --> 00:32:39,529 so if you want to run anything by me 665 00:32:39,612 --> 00:32:41,362 as an honest broker, use me. 666 00:32:41,445 --> 00:32:43,362 A mentor. 667 00:32:43,445 --> 00:32:45,861 That is a very kind offer. 668 00:32:45,945 --> 00:32:49,362 Well, there's probably a million options with our two firms. 669 00:32:49,445 --> 00:32:53,237 Swaps, acquisitions, cooperative interactions. 670 00:32:53,320 --> 00:32:54,695 You know, smart stuff 671 00:32:54,779 --> 00:32:57,362 only a young man like you can conceive of. 672 00:32:57,445 --> 00:32:58,861 ( chuckles ) 673 00:32:58,945 --> 00:33:00,529 Well, Sandy, 674 00:33:00,612 --> 00:33:02,529 you've been pretty smart. 675 00:33:02,612 --> 00:33:04,612 Smarter than the regulators, anyway. 676 00:33:04,695 --> 00:33:07,695 Tell you what's smart: Vaulter. 677 00:33:07,779 --> 00:33:09,861 I don't care what the wise apples say. 678 00:33:15,028 --> 00:33:17,654 Well, uh, I've got a thing. 679 00:33:19,278 --> 00:33:22,278 Hey, Jess, will you take Mr. Furness down? 680 00:33:22,362 --> 00:33:26,570 Look at you. Right in the eye of the raging storm and... 681 00:33:26,654 --> 00:33:28,779 and cool as a cucumber. 682 00:33:30,111 --> 00:33:33,111 Stay strong. ( clicks tongue ) Stay in touch. 683 00:33:35,612 --> 00:33:36,945 Um... 684 00:33:45,153 --> 00:33:46,820 - Yeah. - What happened? 685 00:33:46,903 --> 00:33:49,487 He said I was dead in the water without him 686 00:33:49,570 --> 00:33:51,070 and tried to finger-bang me. 687 00:33:51,153 --> 00:33:53,529 What'd you say? 688 00:33:53,612 --> 00:33:55,903 Said I'd rather eat my own shit. 689 00:33:58,570 --> 00:34:01,028 - Have you heard? - What? 690 00:34:02,654 --> 00:34:04,529 Stock's gone below 130. 691 00:34:10,779 --> 00:34:13,362 ( siren wails ) 692 00:34:23,278 --> 00:34:26,111 Kendall ( sighs ): You know sometimes you leave the party 693 00:34:26,195 --> 00:34:28,570 and you wonder what everyone's saying about you? 694 00:34:28,654 --> 00:34:31,986 With me it's usually "Who's that young Han Solo 695 00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:33,820 and how do I get his dick in my ass?" 696 00:34:33,903 --> 00:34:36,779 Like, I know what they say about me. 697 00:34:36,861 --> 00:34:38,695 Roman: What? 698 00:34:38,779 --> 00:34:40,403 That. See that? 699 00:34:40,487 --> 00:34:42,945 That's how much people don't like me. 700 00:34:43,028 --> 00:34:45,070 Hey, that's me too. Don't leave me out. 701 00:34:45,153 --> 00:34:47,320 Gerri: The truth is, 702 00:34:47,403 --> 00:34:49,903 we call their bluff, which may not be a bluff, 703 00:34:49,986 --> 00:34:52,779 and the debt becomes public, and we lose control. 704 00:34:52,861 --> 00:34:55,362 Or we get the stock up, which we can't, 705 00:34:55,445 --> 00:34:57,320 because we can't "magic" that, 706 00:34:57,403 --> 00:34:59,028 or we pay the bank back, 707 00:34:59,111 --> 00:35:01,529 which, I mean, to realize that much cash... 708 00:35:01,612 --> 00:35:03,570 stock sell-down, which is horrible. 709 00:35:03,654 --> 00:35:04,861 There is no good option. 710 00:35:04,945 --> 00:35:07,320 - Can I suggest something? - Yeah? 711 00:35:07,403 --> 00:35:09,320 Can I suggest we all take our shirts off? 712 00:35:09,403 --> 00:35:10,695 OK. Kendall? 713 00:35:10,779 --> 00:35:13,320 They can write a fucking algorithm 714 00:35:13,403 --> 00:35:15,445 to run this place, but that's not the answer. 715 00:35:15,529 --> 00:35:17,237 That's not us. 716 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:20,028 So... break shit up. 717 00:35:20,111 --> 00:35:22,153 Like, just disrupt. 718 00:35:23,945 --> 00:35:25,403 What are you doing? 719 00:35:25,487 --> 00:35:27,487 Takin' my shirt off. That's all. 720 00:35:29,111 --> 00:35:30,945 Ken, make him put his shirt on. 721 00:35:32,237 --> 00:35:34,153 I don't-- uh, I don't-- 722 00:35:34,237 --> 00:35:38,028 - I don't fuckin' know. I-- - Roman: Shirt off. 723 00:35:38,111 --> 00:35:39,028 Shirt off. 724 00:35:39,111 --> 00:35:40,529 Shirts off. 725 00:35:40,612 --> 00:35:42,320 Shirts off. 726 00:35:42,403 --> 00:35:43,612 How about your jacket off? 727 00:35:43,695 --> 00:35:45,695 Come on, man. 728 00:35:45,779 --> 00:35:48,028 Yeah, all right. All right. 729 00:35:48,111 --> 00:35:49,153 Good. 730 00:35:49,237 --> 00:35:51,237 That's all. Let's go. 731 00:35:52,861 --> 00:35:54,570 - OK. - Kendall: So... 732 00:35:54,654 --> 00:35:58,820 worst position, we sell down the stock, we survive. 733 00:35:58,903 --> 00:36:00,986 Maybe we cut a title or two from physical production, 734 00:36:01,070 --> 00:36:02,320 newspaper-wise. Online only. 735 00:36:02,403 --> 00:36:04,070 I like that. 736 00:36:04,153 --> 00:36:06,695 That is a $20 million solution to a billion dollar problem. 737 00:36:06,779 --> 00:36:09,903 Yeah, but it's the right direction of travel. That feels right to me. 738 00:36:09,986 --> 00:36:13,529 If you want stuff that works for the price: layoffs. 739 00:36:13,612 --> 00:36:16,278 Yum-yum. Blood! Yes! 740 00:36:16,362 --> 00:36:18,487 See? Shirts-off shit. 741 00:36:18,570 --> 00:36:21,195 I guess it could be a package. Layoffs, sell-offs. 742 00:36:21,278 --> 00:36:22,820 Gerri: Structured retreat? 743 00:36:22,903 --> 00:36:25,362 Well, yeah, but with a philosophy. 744 00:36:25,445 --> 00:36:27,028 - OK. - Roman: Yeah. 745 00:36:28,403 --> 00:36:29,945 - OK? I mean, - Kendall: OK. 746 00:36:30,028 --> 00:36:33,612 I guess we just have to ask or, you know, tell Dad. 747 00:36:37,445 --> 00:36:38,861 ( elevator dings ) 748 00:36:40,861 --> 00:36:41,945 Hey, guys. 749 00:36:42,028 --> 00:36:43,945 - Finally. - Hi. 750 00:36:44,028 --> 00:36:46,278 Hey, sweetie. Hi. ( kisses ) 751 00:36:46,362 --> 00:36:47,487 What's up, slugger? 752 00:36:47,570 --> 00:36:49,278 - Hey. - Hey. 753 00:36:49,362 --> 00:36:50,737 Thanks for joining us. 754 00:36:50,820 --> 00:36:52,195 Actually, I can't stay long. 755 00:36:52,278 --> 00:36:53,487 Apparently goes for us, too. 756 00:36:53,570 --> 00:36:55,195 Aunt Marcia won't let us see Grandpa. 757 00:36:55,278 --> 00:36:57,278 - Right, kids? - Huh. 758 00:36:57,362 --> 00:36:59,028 ( footsteps approach ) 759 00:37:01,445 --> 00:37:03,695 - Hey, Marcia. - Kendall. 760 00:37:05,278 --> 00:37:06,529 How are you? 761 00:37:06,612 --> 00:37:07,903 - Good. - Good. 762 00:37:09,195 --> 00:37:11,111 How's he doing? Is he OK? 763 00:37:11,195 --> 00:37:13,278 He's improving. He's really improving. 764 00:37:13,362 --> 00:37:14,654 - Great. - Yeah. 765 00:37:14,737 --> 00:37:17,195 'Cause I should probably let him know something. 766 00:37:17,278 --> 00:37:18,737 He's resting. 767 00:37:18,861 --> 00:37:20,529 I'm sorry, it's not a good time. 768 00:37:20,612 --> 00:37:22,028 OK. 769 00:37:24,237 --> 00:37:26,570 Well, it's just when my assistant called-- 770 00:37:26,654 --> 00:37:28,320 She spoke with Joan, not me. 771 00:37:28,403 --> 00:37:30,070 - Got it. - Yeah. 772 00:37:30,153 --> 00:37:34,487 Well, uh, let him know, will you, that I stopped by, 773 00:37:34,570 --> 00:37:37,403 wanted to talk to him, keep him abreast of moves? 774 00:37:37,487 --> 00:37:41,153 If you like, you can tell me, I'll pass it on. 775 00:37:41,237 --> 00:37:43,153 Um... 776 00:37:43,237 --> 00:37:47,028 will you just tell him that we're... 777 00:37:47,111 --> 00:37:51,695 um, we're retreating, tactically. 778 00:37:54,195 --> 00:37:55,820 Well, that doesn't sound right. 779 00:37:55,903 --> 00:37:59,903 Not retreating, quite, but... 780 00:37:59,986 --> 00:38:02,445 It's hard to explain. 781 00:38:02,529 --> 00:38:04,945 I'm sure you're doing the right thing. 782 00:38:07,278 --> 00:38:09,945 - OK, thanks. See you soon. - See you. 783 00:38:11,903 --> 00:38:14,986 ( music playing ) 784 00:38:24,612 --> 00:38:26,237 - So, Stewy? - Mm-hmm? 785 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:29,612 You know how, like, everyone hates you? 786 00:38:29,695 --> 00:38:32,362 Well, no, that's not something I'm aware of. 787 00:38:32,445 --> 00:38:33,612 Oh, sure. They do. 788 00:38:33,695 --> 00:38:36,028 Private equity, getting your meat hooks in, 789 00:38:36,111 --> 00:38:40,195 chiseling your profit like a vampire locust fuck. 790 00:38:40,278 --> 00:38:42,403 What is this? Is this a roast? 791 00:38:42,487 --> 00:38:44,070 Because I have shit to do. 792 00:38:44,153 --> 00:38:45,654 - I've had an idea. - OK. 793 00:38:45,737 --> 00:38:48,320 How about instead of taking us over, you give me $4 billion? 794 00:38:50,195 --> 00:38:51,945 I stay boss, 795 00:38:52,028 --> 00:38:54,529 you stop raiding shitty companies for scraps, 796 00:38:54,612 --> 00:38:58,070 you invest, for once, in a blue-chip corporation, 797 00:38:58,153 --> 00:39:00,737 one that is currently, you know, undervalued 798 00:39:00,820 --> 00:39:02,737 because of some unfounded concerns 799 00:39:02,820 --> 00:39:05,403 about its leadership, i.e., Little Lord Fuckleroy here, 800 00:39:05,487 --> 00:39:08,111 the story twists... happy ending for all. 801 00:39:08,195 --> 00:39:09,945 Oh ho ho! 802 00:39:11,986 --> 00:39:14,570 - OK. Full disclosure? - Yeah. 803 00:39:14,654 --> 00:39:17,570 I have a hangover. And it's bigger than normal. 804 00:39:17,654 --> 00:39:19,820 Why don't we do what we did back in the day, 805 00:39:19,903 --> 00:39:22,320 let's go to the bathroom, have a little sumthin'-sumthin', 806 00:39:22,403 --> 00:39:24,903 just knock out a few ideas, just bash 'em out. 807 00:39:24,986 --> 00:39:26,986 - No. Not for me. - Of course. 808 00:39:27,070 --> 00:39:28,861 Yeah, yeah, of course. 809 00:39:28,945 --> 00:39:31,529 Do you mind if I have, like, just like a taste of it? 810 00:39:33,695 --> 00:39:34,779 Really, dude? 811 00:39:34,861 --> 00:39:36,487 ( snorting ) 812 00:39:36,570 --> 00:39:37,820 Ooh. 813 00:39:37,903 --> 00:39:39,695 Yeah. Mm-kay. 814 00:39:39,779 --> 00:39:41,570 - Are you done? - Uh, no. 815 00:39:41,654 --> 00:39:45,111 Obviously, I don't generally take a minority stake in a public company. 816 00:39:45,195 --> 00:39:48,612 Yeah, obviously, because you're a parasite. 817 00:39:48,695 --> 00:39:49,986 Mm-hmm. 818 00:39:50,070 --> 00:39:52,028 How about for once you make things bigger? 819 00:39:52,111 --> 00:39:53,903 You know, with your old pal? 820 00:39:56,695 --> 00:39:58,903 - Are you done? - Yeah. 821 00:39:58,986 --> 00:40:02,779 Well, I can't even begin to think about this. 822 00:40:02,861 --> 00:40:05,612 But if I could... 823 00:40:05,695 --> 00:40:07,820 to sell it, I'm gonna need voting stock. 824 00:40:07,903 --> 00:40:10,986 As long as the family maintain control? 825 00:40:11,070 --> 00:40:14,153 Well, effective control. I'm also gonna need a board seat. 826 00:40:14,237 --> 00:40:17,237 Oh, I'd force it on you, dude. For the optics. 827 00:40:17,320 --> 00:40:21,278 Shit hot new CEO has some hot shit new money for investment. 828 00:40:21,362 --> 00:40:22,737 New generation. 829 00:40:22,820 --> 00:40:24,695 I keep the debt out of the news. 830 00:40:24,779 --> 00:40:28,070 Fuckin' sisters doin' it for theyselves. 831 00:40:28,153 --> 00:40:32,945 I'm not necessarily totally opposed to this notion. 832 00:40:33,028 --> 00:40:35,111 That's right, and luckily I speak Stewy, 833 00:40:35,195 --> 00:40:38,195 and that's Stewy for "I have a fuckin' raging hard-on for this." 834 00:40:38,278 --> 00:40:40,612 Greg. Come on, buddy. 835 00:40:40,695 --> 00:40:43,153 First meeting of the senior management cadre. 836 00:40:43,237 --> 00:40:44,487 - Uh-huh. - Yeah, come on. 837 00:40:44,570 --> 00:40:46,278 Uh, great. Great stuff. Great. 838 00:40:46,362 --> 00:40:49,861 You know, I was lookin' through employee emails, 839 00:40:49,945 --> 00:40:51,195 which, by the way, is totally legal, 840 00:40:51,278 --> 00:40:54,237 and, uh, does my breath smell? 841 00:40:54,320 --> 00:40:56,320 Honestly? ( breathes out ) 842 00:40:56,403 --> 00:40:59,028 No, no. No, I mean, it smells of breath, 843 00:40:59,111 --> 00:41:00,320 but-- 844 00:41:00,403 --> 00:41:02,195 You know, there's too much drift in Parks. 845 00:41:02,278 --> 00:41:03,737 I'm gonna shake that tree. 846 00:41:03,820 --> 00:41:06,195 I might punch-bag you a little, is that cool? 847 00:41:06,278 --> 00:41:07,861 Sure. As in, 848 00:41:07,945 --> 00:41:09,695 like, punch-- Yeah. 849 00:41:09,779 --> 00:41:10,737 Morning, people. 850 00:41:10,820 --> 00:41:13,529 Kick-off. Ahem. 851 00:41:13,612 --> 00:41:15,070 Here's a question. 852 00:41:17,111 --> 00:41:19,570 ( à la Goofy ) Here we are, out in the Theme Park Division, 853 00:41:19,654 --> 00:41:22,362 ( laughs ) but tell me this: 854 00:41:22,445 --> 00:41:26,153 if you could really do anything, professionally, 855 00:41:26,237 --> 00:41:29,320 and work anywhere, where would that be? 856 00:41:30,820 --> 00:41:33,529 ( phone buzzing ) 857 00:41:34,654 --> 00:41:36,028 Excuse me. 858 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:42,028 Uh-huh. Oh, no. Shiv. 859 00:41:42,111 --> 00:41:44,820 I'm in the middle of the first m-meeting. 860 00:41:47,153 --> 00:41:48,779 Well, it's hard-- 861 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:52,278 Connor's flying in? 862 00:41:52,362 --> 00:41:55,237 OK. OK. 863 00:41:55,320 --> 00:41:56,362 All right, bye. Right. 864 00:41:58,612 --> 00:42:00,070 Fuck! 865 00:42:00,153 --> 00:42:02,945 - You background checked her? - Yeah, no need to tell Ken. 866 00:42:03,028 --> 00:42:04,362 Is that legal? 867 00:42:04,445 --> 00:42:06,529 You don't need to know. 868 00:42:06,612 --> 00:42:08,861 Um, hey... 869 00:42:08,945 --> 00:42:11,695 can anybody do that on anybody? 870 00:42:11,779 --> 00:42:14,861 OK, so, first husband, Lebanese businessman. 871 00:42:14,945 --> 00:42:16,612 - Tom: Yeah, I remember. - Right. 872 00:42:16,695 --> 00:42:19,445 They had the high life in Paris, lot of parties, with pols, 873 00:42:19,529 --> 00:42:22,570 and writers, and also a lot of shitbags and slimeballs 874 00:42:22,654 --> 00:42:25,487 - and arms dealers, oil guys. - Wow. 875 00:42:25,570 --> 00:42:28,779 - And further back? - Well, further back... 876 00:42:28,861 --> 00:42:30,320 further back is complicated. 877 00:42:30,403 --> 00:42:31,654 There's no leads. 878 00:42:31,737 --> 00:42:33,779 - What? - Yeah. 879 00:42:33,861 --> 00:42:36,445 - Is that... - Weird? Yes. 880 00:42:36,529 --> 00:42:37,612 - Ominous, yes. - Yeah. 881 00:42:37,695 --> 00:42:38,861 It's apparently a little weird. 882 00:42:38,945 --> 00:42:40,445 And there are two possibilities. 883 00:42:40,529 --> 00:42:42,237 Either she came from kind of nowhere, 884 00:42:42,320 --> 00:42:43,570 Tripoli, Lebanon, 885 00:42:43,654 --> 00:42:46,278 turns up in Paris, age 31, 886 00:42:46,362 --> 00:42:47,612 a publishing assistant, 887 00:42:47,695 --> 00:42:49,237 and then just marries this guy. 888 00:42:49,320 --> 00:42:50,529 - Fine. - Or. 889 00:42:50,612 --> 00:42:53,903 - ( elevator dings ) - Or... cleanup job. 890 00:42:55,237 --> 00:42:56,320 Oh! Hey, Marcia. 891 00:42:56,403 --> 00:42:57,861 Great impression of a cuckoo. 892 00:42:57,945 --> 00:42:59,320 Door opens, and there you are. 893 00:42:59,403 --> 00:43:01,654 - Hello, everybody. - Hi. 894 00:43:01,737 --> 00:43:04,986 Yeah, hi. This is Connor, Logan's firstborn son, you remember him? 895 00:43:05,070 --> 00:43:06,820 And this is Tom, my partner, and together 896 00:43:06,903 --> 00:43:09,570 they're over 12 feet of We Would Like To See Him, Please. 897 00:43:09,654 --> 00:43:11,820 Are you trying to force entry, is that it? 898 00:43:11,903 --> 00:43:13,654 Oh, boy. I thought we were just stopping by. 899 00:43:13,737 --> 00:43:16,320 I usually try to avoid confrontation. Let's all breathe. 900 00:43:16,403 --> 00:43:18,695 He simply isn't up to visitors. 901 00:43:18,779 --> 00:43:20,320 Is this about me signing some pieces of paper? Or... 902 00:43:20,403 --> 00:43:21,695 Oh, please, Shiv. 903 00:43:21,779 --> 00:43:24,278 ( voice breaking ) It's very difficult as it is. 904 00:43:24,362 --> 00:43:25,986 Oh, the fuckin' waterworks? 905 00:43:26,070 --> 00:43:27,945 Is that it? You're gonna cry now? Please. 906 00:43:31,487 --> 00:43:33,487 - ( scoffs ) - Siobhan. 907 00:43:33,570 --> 00:43:36,362 I can't believe you would try and stop me seeing my father. 908 00:43:36,445 --> 00:43:39,278 And I can't believe you will try against his wishes. 909 00:43:44,779 --> 00:43:46,570 Hi. Dad. 910 00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:50,529 Hey. 911 00:43:50,612 --> 00:43:51,779 Can you? 912 00:43:54,820 --> 00:43:57,028 Hey. 913 00:43:57,111 --> 00:43:58,820 How are you feeling? 914 00:43:58,903 --> 00:44:01,487 Uh, uhh-- uhh-- 915 00:44:01,570 --> 00:44:03,362 Yeah? 916 00:44:03,445 --> 00:44:05,861 You're looking good. You're-- You look better. 917 00:44:05,945 --> 00:44:07,529 ( grunts ) 918 00:44:07,612 --> 00:44:11,362 So, hey, Tom and I are gonna move here, we think. 919 00:44:11,445 --> 00:44:14,278 More permanently. Less time in D.C. 920 00:44:15,362 --> 00:44:17,028 Oh, and we're engaged. 921 00:44:17,111 --> 00:44:20,028 Um, he wanted to ask you. 922 00:44:23,695 --> 00:44:25,028 I love you. 923 00:44:28,986 --> 00:44:30,278 I love you too. 924 00:44:42,195 --> 00:44:43,986 Ohhh. 925 00:44:48,820 --> 00:44:51,820 I'm gonna... go get Joan. OK? 926 00:44:52,903 --> 00:44:53,945 It's-- It's fine. 927 00:44:54,028 --> 00:44:57,320 I-- I'll be back. 928 00:44:59,403 --> 00:45:01,612 - How is Mr. Roy? - Yeah. He-- 929 00:45:01,695 --> 00:45:03,403 Ohh. 930 00:45:12,654 --> 00:45:13,986 Everything OK? 931 00:45:14,070 --> 00:45:16,320 Yeah. Mm-hmm. 932 00:45:16,403 --> 00:45:18,070 He's looking better. 933 00:45:18,153 --> 00:45:20,529 Morning isn't usually a good time. 934 00:45:20,612 --> 00:45:22,945 You know, the morphine, he gets confused. 935 00:45:23,028 --> 00:45:25,779 He doesn't like you all to see him when he's not himself. 936 00:45:25,861 --> 00:45:28,278 Uh-huh. Yeah, he wasn't himself. 937 00:45:28,362 --> 00:45:29,445 - Right. - So... 938 00:45:29,529 --> 00:45:33,028 Shiv, I'm a private person. 939 00:45:33,111 --> 00:45:34,945 Not all of us are born into good ease. 940 00:45:35,028 --> 00:45:36,278 OK. 941 00:45:36,362 --> 00:45:37,945 So if you want to know anything about me, 942 00:45:38,028 --> 00:45:40,278 just ask me, and I will tell you. 943 00:45:42,111 --> 00:45:44,153 Uh-huh. 944 00:45:44,237 --> 00:45:45,529 Hey, Siobhan, how's Pop? 945 00:45:45,612 --> 00:45:48,195 Yeah. Yeah, no, he's good. 946 00:45:48,278 --> 00:45:50,403 - OK, bye. - He's tired. 947 00:45:54,237 --> 00:45:55,820 ( elevator dings ) 948 00:45:55,903 --> 00:45:58,403 Mr. Polk ( on speaker ): Good afternoon. 949 00:45:58,487 --> 00:46:01,111 Thanks for making time for us, Mr. Polk. 950 00:46:01,195 --> 00:46:02,779 Not at all. 951 00:46:02,861 --> 00:46:04,986 We've been looking at the terms we can offer, 952 00:46:05,070 --> 00:46:06,945 I think you've seen what we've put together. 953 00:46:07,028 --> 00:46:08,986 I have. I have. 954 00:46:09,070 --> 00:46:11,070 It's a very brutal structure. 955 00:46:11,153 --> 00:46:12,820 Well, these are the terms 956 00:46:12,903 --> 00:46:15,028 we think we can offer right now. 957 00:46:15,111 --> 00:46:17,111 I mean, I don't know, 958 00:46:17,195 --> 00:46:18,320 the margin you're making, 959 00:46:18,403 --> 00:46:20,237 you might even say you were... 960 00:46:20,320 --> 00:46:23,403 well, I mean, "extortion" is an ugly word, 961 00:46:23,487 --> 00:46:27,320 but, you know, so is "buzz saw castration." 962 00:46:27,403 --> 00:46:30,362 Look, I think we should keep things professional, don't you? 963 00:46:30,445 --> 00:46:31,861 Uh-huh. Sure. Sure. 964 00:46:31,945 --> 00:46:36,195 And professionally, we're going to repay. 965 00:46:36,278 --> 00:46:38,362 - As in...? - We're good. 966 00:46:38,445 --> 00:46:40,362 Everything's golden. We don't need you. 967 00:46:40,445 --> 00:46:42,445 This can all stay private, and I'll be looking elsewhere 968 00:46:42,529 --> 00:46:44,237 for a banking partner as we go supersonic. 969 00:46:44,320 --> 00:46:45,362 Good-bye. 970 00:46:45,445 --> 00:46:47,153 - Mr. Roy-- - And fuck you. 971 00:46:47,237 --> 00:46:48,403 ( disconnects ) 972 00:46:55,820 --> 00:46:57,445 - Have you been here? - No. 973 00:46:57,529 --> 00:47:00,153 It's super-good. I'm thinking... 974 00:47:00,237 --> 00:47:02,654 tout le lapin... 975 00:47:02,737 --> 00:47:04,320 "all of the rabbit." 976 00:47:04,403 --> 00:47:06,861 - All of it. - Well, that's my question, 977 00:47:06,945 --> 00:47:08,820 is when they say "all of the rabbit," 978 00:47:08,903 --> 00:47:11,529 do they mean, like, all of the rabbit? 979 00:47:11,612 --> 00:47:14,111 I mean, it can't be, like, all of it. 980 00:47:16,487 --> 00:47:19,028 So, is this the Stewy money we're celebrating? 981 00:47:19,111 --> 00:47:20,612 Because I saw the news. 982 00:47:20,695 --> 00:47:23,237 Well, I wouldn't say that I'm the man, 983 00:47:23,320 --> 00:47:27,153 but if there were a man, hypothetically, 984 00:47:27,237 --> 00:47:29,903 he might look a lot like me. 985 00:47:29,986 --> 00:47:33,570 Yeah, I solved the debt issue with private equity money. 986 00:47:33,654 --> 00:47:36,986 - I'm very happy for you. - Yeah. Well... 987 00:47:39,195 --> 00:47:41,403 ...the thing is, all of that, 988 00:47:41,487 --> 00:47:43,779 it's made me think about everything, 989 00:47:43,861 --> 00:47:47,529 and, um...well, you know, 990 00:47:47,612 --> 00:47:49,903 like, here's where I'm at. 991 00:47:52,945 --> 00:47:54,028 I love you. 992 00:47:55,861 --> 00:47:56,945 OK. 993 00:47:57,028 --> 00:47:59,820 Well, thank you. Noted. 994 00:48:01,529 --> 00:48:03,779 - That's it? Come on. - That's-- 995 00:48:03,861 --> 00:48:05,403 - "And... I..." - Uh, Ken. 996 00:48:05,487 --> 00:48:09,861 OK. Uh, I'm not sure that I love you. 997 00:48:13,320 --> 00:48:14,654 Yeah, you do. 998 00:48:14,737 --> 00:48:16,612 Fuck you. 999 00:48:16,695 --> 00:48:19,695 Look, you want us to live separately, right? 1000 00:48:19,779 --> 00:48:22,570 We don't know why right now, you say you do. 1001 00:48:22,654 --> 00:48:24,654 Now, that makes me unhappy. 1002 00:48:24,737 --> 00:48:26,445 On the other hand, you claim, 1003 00:48:26,529 --> 00:48:28,320 and of course I don't believe you, 1004 00:48:28,403 --> 00:48:30,820 that us being together will make you unhappy. 1005 00:48:30,903 --> 00:48:34,487 So one of us is going to be unhappy. 1006 00:48:34,570 --> 00:48:36,861 I just don't see why it has to be me. 1007 00:48:36,945 --> 00:48:40,861 Wow. I-I cannot argue with that logic. 1008 00:48:40,945 --> 00:48:43,320 No, it's, like, impenetrable logic. 1009 00:48:43,403 --> 00:48:44,820 It's the argument of a psychopath. 1010 00:48:44,903 --> 00:48:46,986 A psychopath who might, 1011 00:48:47,070 --> 00:48:50,612 hypothetically, be the man. 1012 00:48:50,695 --> 00:48:52,320 - Who loves you. - Mm-hmm. 1013 00:48:52,403 --> 00:48:54,070 Fuck you. ( laughs ) 1014 00:48:59,320 --> 00:49:01,111 ( panting ) 1015 00:49:26,320 --> 00:49:27,695 Kendall: We are not breaking up. 1016 00:49:27,779 --> 00:49:29,986 Rava: Yes. We are. I-- 1017 00:49:32,028 --> 00:49:36,195 - We are not breaking up. - Yes, we are. 1018 00:49:36,278 --> 00:49:38,445 - ( Rava cries out ) - Kendall: Sorry. 1019 00:49:40,028 --> 00:49:43,529 - We are not. Not. - Yes, we are. 1020 00:49:43,612 --> 00:49:46,654 - No! - Yes! Yes! 1021 00:49:46,737 --> 00:49:48,779 ( both breathing heavily ) 1022 00:49:48,861 --> 00:49:52,487 - We are not breaking up. - We fucking are. 1023 00:49:52,570 --> 00:49:53,861 Roman: Good mornin'. 1024 00:49:53,945 --> 00:49:55,779 Brex: So, did you want to work out down here? 1025 00:49:55,861 --> 00:49:58,487 Want me to take my car to the park, we can parkour it? 1026 00:49:58,570 --> 00:50:00,737 Well, here's the thing, Brex. 1027 00:50:00,820 --> 00:50:02,487 I can't do shit, really, 1028 00:50:02,570 --> 00:50:05,111 because my back has been fucked since Monday. 1029 00:50:05,195 --> 00:50:06,695 Fucked how? 1030 00:50:06,779 --> 00:50:08,445 Well, I assume you're insured? 1031 00:50:08,529 --> 00:50:11,861 I mean, I do big, big shit here, every day, 1032 00:50:11,945 --> 00:50:16,487 so losing even a quarter of a percent of my operating capacity, 1033 00:50:16,570 --> 00:50:18,654 that has million dollar implications. 1034 00:50:18,737 --> 00:50:22,529 So I'm thinkin' maybe a test case, 1035 00:50:22,612 --> 00:50:26,445 I throw three or four dozen white-shoe lawyers at you 1036 00:50:26,529 --> 00:50:30,487 and see what it would be like to actually physically destroy someone. 1037 00:50:30,570 --> 00:50:33,612 Dude, I don't know what happened, 1038 00:50:33,695 --> 00:50:35,445 but I'm sure I can fix it. 1039 00:50:35,529 --> 00:50:36,861 Mm-hmm. 1040 00:50:39,695 --> 00:50:41,779 ( laughs ) Fuck you. 1041 00:50:41,861 --> 00:50:43,403 Oh, fuck you, dude! 1042 00:50:43,487 --> 00:50:45,028 Jeez, look at you. Look at your face! 1043 00:50:45,111 --> 00:50:46,070 You're a piece of shit. 1044 00:50:46,153 --> 00:50:48,529 Yeah. ( laughs ) 1045 00:50:48,612 --> 00:50:51,654 But, uh, no, I'm just sayin' 1046 00:50:51,737 --> 00:50:54,487 you need to take this more seriously. 1047 00:50:54,570 --> 00:50:56,195 OK. 1048 00:51:05,820 --> 00:51:06,737 OK. 1049 00:51:08,529 --> 00:51:09,737 I have to go. 1050 00:51:11,695 --> 00:51:13,487 Kendall: What about Malaya, can't she--? 1051 00:51:13,570 --> 00:51:15,362 No. Iverson will freak out. 1052 00:51:15,445 --> 00:51:16,737 ( sighs ) 1053 00:51:23,487 --> 00:51:25,820 - Hey, Rava. - What? 1054 00:51:25,903 --> 00:51:28,028 Why don't we just do it all? 1055 00:51:29,737 --> 00:51:31,779 You know? Back together? 1056 00:51:31,861 --> 00:51:35,237 Uh... let's talk later? 1057 00:51:38,111 --> 00:51:39,737 What does that mean? 1058 00:51:41,070 --> 00:51:42,320 Hey. 1059 00:51:42,403 --> 00:51:44,403 ( Rava brushing teeth ) 1060 00:51:45,737 --> 00:51:47,820 That was nice, right? 1061 00:51:47,903 --> 00:51:49,070 ( spits ) 1062 00:51:49,153 --> 00:51:52,570 - Nevertheless. - What? 1063 00:51:55,320 --> 00:51:57,111 Look, I, um... 1064 00:51:58,945 --> 00:52:02,028 I-- I don't know. I don't know. 1065 00:52:02,111 --> 00:52:03,737 Maybe it's, um, um-- 1066 00:52:05,612 --> 00:52:08,362 Shit. It's like-- It's like you're moving on, 1067 00:52:08,445 --> 00:52:11,237 and maybe that makes me feel OK about moving on too. 1068 00:52:11,320 --> 00:52:14,529 No. I'm not moving on. Rava. 1069 00:52:14,612 --> 00:52:15,986 That's bullshit. 1070 00:52:17,861 --> 00:52:19,403 I got a lawyer. 1071 00:52:19,487 --> 00:52:21,570 He's nice. 1072 00:52:21,654 --> 00:52:24,529 Let's just keep this all really, really nice, OK? 1073 00:52:24,612 --> 00:52:26,278 - ( kisses ) - ( smartphone chimes ) 1074 00:52:27,945 --> 00:52:29,278 ( chimes ) 1075 00:52:33,237 --> 00:52:34,986 ( phone continues chiming ) 1076 00:52:36,111 --> 00:52:37,153 ( sighs ) 1077 00:52:41,737 --> 00:52:43,487 Marcia? Everything all right? 1078 00:52:43,570 --> 00:52:46,070 Marcia: Kendall, you father would like to see you. 1079 00:52:46,153 --> 00:52:47,612 ( elevator dings ) 1080 00:53:01,986 --> 00:53:06,237 - ( TV on, indistinct ) - ( door opens, closes ) 1081 00:53:06,320 --> 00:53:09,153 Man on TV: ...a dozen troops swarmed the drugs farm from the air, 1082 00:53:09,237 --> 00:53:11,403 descending from helicopters, while another unit 1083 00:53:11,487 --> 00:53:12,945 entered on foot. 1084 00:53:13,028 --> 00:53:14,820 It's claimed the drug trafficking ring 1085 00:53:14,903 --> 00:53:17,028 had been in existence for over three years... 1086 00:53:17,111 --> 00:53:20,153 Hey. Look at you. 1087 00:53:22,529 --> 00:53:24,820 Sitting up. 1088 00:53:24,903 --> 00:53:27,028 Fuckin' watchin' the news. 1089 00:53:27,111 --> 00:53:28,654 ( mutes TV ) 1090 00:53:39,195 --> 00:53:40,362 It's good to see you, Dad. 1091 00:53:44,986 --> 00:53:47,070 Well... 1092 00:53:47,153 --> 00:53:48,945 you understand after you went down, 1093 00:53:49,028 --> 00:53:51,111 the stock tanked. 1094 00:53:51,195 --> 00:53:53,487 I mean, you should be flattered, I guess. 1095 00:53:55,403 --> 00:53:58,529 ( sighs ) We had some pretty shitty options. 1096 00:54:00,403 --> 00:54:03,570 I mean, you took a gamble on that loan. 1097 00:54:05,153 --> 00:54:08,278 But I found us a private equity solution. 1098 00:54:08,362 --> 00:54:09,737 So... 1099 00:54:12,070 --> 00:54:14,195 I tried consulting you, but-- 1100 00:54:16,403 --> 00:54:17,779 People like the shape of this. 1101 00:54:17,861 --> 00:54:21,028 Karolina says there's positive analyst noise. 1102 00:54:22,278 --> 00:54:24,654 We are at 36%, 1103 00:54:24,737 --> 00:54:27,403 with effective control, 1104 00:54:27,487 --> 00:54:30,529 plus a war chest to make some moves. 1105 00:54:30,612 --> 00:54:32,612 We're-- We're in good shape, Dad. 1106 00:54:32,695 --> 00:54:35,028 You just keep getting better. 1107 00:54:35,111 --> 00:54:37,028 I got this. 1108 00:54:37,111 --> 00:54:38,654 Fuginidiot. 1109 00:54:38,737 --> 00:54:40,445 Dad? 1110 00:54:43,403 --> 00:54:45,820 Hey, can I get you something? 1111 00:54:47,487 --> 00:54:49,986 You... 1112 00:54:50,070 --> 00:54:53,028 are... 1113 00:54:53,111 --> 00:54:54,445 fuh... 1114 00:54:58,612 --> 00:55:01,445 ...fucking idiot. 1115 00:55:09,945 --> 00:55:11,779 ( breathing heavily ) 1116 00:55:44,153 --> 00:55:46,111 ( music playing ) 1117 00:55:49,737 --> 00:55:50,820 ( kids chatter ) 1118 00:55:58,445 --> 00:56:00,820 ( music playing ) 1119 00:56:14,903 --> 00:56:16,570 ( no audible dialogue ) 1120 00:56:17,695 --> 00:56:18,945 Hi. 1121 00:56:19,028 --> 00:56:20,861 I think, uh... 1122 00:56:20,945 --> 00:56:22,737 ( no audible dialogue ) 1123 00:56:30,237 --> 00:56:32,695 ( music playing ) 1124 00:56:59,903 --> 00:57:02,570 ( music playing ) 1125 00:58:12,403 --> 00:58:13,570 KENDALL ROY: Hey, Dad. I didn't know you were coming in. 1126 00:58:13,654 --> 00:58:14,986 I'm just making sure you're not selling 1127 00:58:15,070 --> 00:58:16,986 any more of the company from under me. 1128 00:58:17,861 --> 00:58:19,195 -Who's in charge right now? -Me. 1129 00:58:19,278 --> 00:58:20,153 (CHUCKLING) 1130 00:58:20,445 --> 00:58:22,654 Phil told me where some of the bodies were buried. 1131 00:58:22,945 --> 00:58:25,070 Steer clear of the whole death pit. 1132 00:58:25,153 --> 00:58:26,320 There's a death pit? 1133 00:58:27,362 --> 00:58:28,570 He says he's coming tonight. 1134 00:58:28,654 --> 00:58:31,111 Well, that's a concern with major investors on hand. 1135 00:58:31,487 --> 00:58:32,861 I don't think I can do this. 1136 00:58:32,945 --> 00:58:33,986 KENDALL: What if he freaks out? 1137 00:58:34,070 --> 00:58:35,362 What if he falls asleep in his soup? 1138 00:58:35,445 --> 00:58:37,278 What if he starts shouting racist comments? 1139 00:58:37,362 --> 00:58:38,695 Just another Saturday night, baby. 1140 00:58:39,153 --> 00:58:40,070 I see you. 1141 00:58:40,153 --> 00:58:41,986 I have no idea what you're talking about.