1 00:00:08,708 --> 00:00:11,124 Previously on "Billions"... 2 00:00:11,125 --> 00:00:14,415 Bobby fucking Axelrod. Man of the people. 3 00:00:14,416 --> 00:00:17,165 We're gonna put him in a cell. The gloves are off. 4 00:00:17,166 --> 00:00:19,165 We do whatever it takes. 5 00:00:19,166 --> 00:00:20,832 Your value to the firm is absolute. 6 00:00:20,833 --> 00:00:23,290 I've been working there since before we were married 7 00:00:23,291 --> 00:00:25,040 and long before you were in office. 8 00:00:25,041 --> 00:00:26,374 I take care of my people. 9 00:00:26,375 --> 00:00:28,415 When Mick Danzig gets tackled on his lawn 10 00:00:28,416 --> 00:00:30,832 with a machine gun, I make the problem go away. 11 00:00:30,833 --> 00:00:32,290 You don't get to where I am 12 00:00:32,291 --> 00:00:34,124 without tolerating a lot of risk. 13 00:00:34,125 --> 00:00:37,332 We. Where we are. 14 00:00:37,333 --> 00:00:39,207 I made some decisions. 15 00:00:39,208 --> 00:00:41,540 You shuttered it, the restaurant and the farm. 16 00:00:41,541 --> 00:00:42,791 Let's go! Everybody out! 17 00:00:45,083 --> 00:00:46,083 You married a criminal. 18 00:00:46,084 --> 00:00:48,249 Walk away from the shame. Divorce his ass. 19 00:00:48,250 --> 00:00:50,957 You want me to pressure my husband to back off. 20 00:00:50,958 --> 00:00:52,874 - You know I can't do that. - Why not? 21 00:00:52,875 --> 00:00:56,040 From here on in, I tell you your position in this, 22 00:00:56,041 --> 00:00:59,124 if you have one at all. 23 00:00:59,125 --> 00:01:03,207 Your boss got that bogus information on Axe and the cops 24 00:01:03,208 --> 00:01:06,124 by accessing his wife's private notes. 25 00:01:06,125 --> 00:01:07,374 You betrayed my trust. 26 00:01:07,375 --> 00:01:10,124 You sit there and you try to claim moral high ground. 27 00:01:10,125 --> 00:01:11,332 Oh, oh, oh, oh. I claim it? 28 00:01:11,333 --> 00:01:14,082 While you go on working at a criminal organization, 29 00:01:14,083 --> 00:01:16,415 and you can't even fucking admit it to yourself. 30 00:01:16,416 --> 00:01:18,582 I tell you about my issues with Danzig, 31 00:01:18,583 --> 00:01:21,249 and then there's a fucking investigation underway! 32 00:01:21,250 --> 00:01:24,374 I didn't sell you out. 33 00:01:24,375 --> 00:01:26,540 - Polygraph me, motherfucker. 34 00:01:26,541 --> 00:01:27,957 - When I get back, 35 00:01:27,958 --> 00:01:30,124 be gone. 36 00:01:30,125 --> 00:01:31,457 Case is terminated. 37 00:01:31,458 --> 00:01:33,957 ♪ Tense music ♪ 38 00:01:33,958 --> 00:01:37,541 Come work for Bach's firm on my account. 39 00:01:39,333 --> 00:01:41,124 I didn't hear "no." 40 00:01:41,125 --> 00:01:43,957 I am so sorry to have doubted you. 41 00:01:43,958 --> 00:01:45,124 Your bonus. 42 00:01:45,125 --> 00:01:47,290 I was planning to give you two million. 43 00:01:47,291 --> 00:01:49,665 It just went up to five. 44 00:01:49,666 --> 00:01:50,999 I quit, Bobby. 45 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,665 I can't be in denial about 46 00:01:52,666 --> 00:01:55,666 what this place is, what you are, any longer. 47 00:01:57,041 --> 00:01:59,915 You know the only enemy more dangerous 48 00:01:59,916 --> 00:02:02,708 than a man with unlimited resources... 49 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:06,165 is one with nothing to lose. 50 00:02:06,166 --> 00:02:09,124 And that is what you are looking at 51 00:02:09,125 --> 00:02:12,083 right here. 52 00:02:23,333 --> 00:02:26,166 ♪ Dramatic music plays ♪ 53 00:03:05,625 --> 00:03:08,457 Sorry about the hour. 54 00:03:08,458 --> 00:03:11,625 You never have to say that to me. 55 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,082 In many ways, this place made me. 56 00:03:16,083 --> 00:03:18,875 Sit. 57 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,999 There's nowhere that the stark difference 58 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,415 between winners and losers is more clear. 59 00:03:28,416 --> 00:03:31,207 Ah. 60 00:03:31,208 --> 00:03:33,165 I have called you here tonight to tell you 61 00:03:33,166 --> 00:03:35,125 how we are going to win. 62 00:03:52,083 --> 00:03:54,749 ♪ You can climb a mountain ♪ 63 00:03:54,750 --> 00:03:58,165 ♪ You can swim the sea ♪ 64 00:03:58,166 --> 00:04:01,707 ♪ You can jump into the fire ♪ 65 00:04:01,708 --> 00:04:04,707 ♪ But you'll never be free ♪ 66 00:04:04,708 --> 00:04:08,249 ♪ You can shake me up ♪ 67 00:04:08,250 --> 00:04:11,624 ♪ Or I can break you down ♪ 68 00:04:11,625 --> 00:04:15,207 ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, ohh ♪ 69 00:04:15,208 --> 00:04:17,999 ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, ohh ♪ 70 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,040 ♪ We can make each other happy... ♪ 71 00:04:20,041 --> 00:04:21,416 Excuse me. 72 00:04:23,916 --> 00:04:26,082 Pardon me. We got to get to work, babe. 73 00:04:26,083 --> 00:04:27,790 Don't "babe" me here. 74 00:04:27,791 --> 00:04:30,665 No one's opening the doors till Axe says to open the doors. 75 00:04:30,666 --> 00:04:33,040 Three fucking weeks working out of my living rooms, 76 00:04:33,041 --> 00:04:34,624 I'm creaming to get in there. 77 00:04:34,625 --> 00:04:36,207 First one in the lot this morning. 78 00:04:36,208 --> 00:04:39,040 You showed up early to take a look around, didn't you? 79 00:04:39,041 --> 00:04:41,874 See what really caused this. Unless you believe that whole 80 00:04:41,875 --> 00:04:43,999 "fire extinguisher malfunction flood" bullshit. 81 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:45,957 - You won't stop with this. - Come on. 82 00:04:45,958 --> 00:04:48,332 - That was no heart attack. - Who had a heart attack? 83 00:04:48,333 --> 00:04:51,207 - Clemenza. Only he didn't. - The Rosato brothers killed him, 84 00:04:51,208 --> 00:04:53,082 and he's saying this is like that. 85 00:04:53,083 --> 00:04:55,790 It is questionable. Fire systems have automatic cutoffs. 86 00:04:55,791 --> 00:04:57,999 We weren't even allowed in to get our stuff. 87 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,624 I know what you know. 88 00:04:59,625 --> 00:05:01,040 I heard Axe went kind of nuts. 89 00:05:01,041 --> 00:05:03,165 - Who the fuck asked you? - If Axe says it was 90 00:05:03,166 --> 00:05:06,707 a system malfunction, that's what it was. 91 00:05:06,708 --> 00:05:10,916 ♪ Suspenseful music ♪ 92 00:05:15,541 --> 00:05:17,624 Go time, yeah? 93 00:05:17,625 --> 00:05:19,665 We need Wags. 94 00:05:19,666 --> 00:05:22,207 Do we? 95 00:05:22,208 --> 00:05:23,665 We don't let the animals back in 96 00:05:23,666 --> 00:05:26,249 until their keeper is here, too. 97 00:05:26,250 --> 00:05:28,791 On it. 98 00:05:49,500 --> 00:05:51,457 You must defend your lapels. 99 00:05:51,458 --> 00:05:54,332 Put your elbow inside the knee and work the elbow escape. 100 00:05:54,333 --> 00:05:56,374 Yeah, I'll do all that next time. 101 00:05:56,375 --> 00:05:58,082 When you can master moves like this, 102 00:05:58,083 --> 00:06:00,040 you can generate offense out of defense, 103 00:06:00,041 --> 00:06:01,958 even off your back. 104 00:06:23,791 --> 00:06:26,208 Showtime, folks. 105 00:06:28,416 --> 00:06:30,333 He's waiting on you. 106 00:06:34,166 --> 00:06:37,415 ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, ohh ♪ 107 00:06:37,416 --> 00:06:41,040 ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, ohh ♪ 108 00:06:41,041 --> 00:06:43,999 ♪ We can make each other happy ♪ 109 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:47,499 ♪ We can make each other happy ♪ 110 00:06:47,500 --> 00:06:50,957 ♪ We can make each other happy ♪ 111 00:06:50,958 --> 00:06:54,374 ♪ We can make each other happy ♪ 112 00:06:54,375 --> 00:06:56,625 ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, ohh ♪ 113 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:07,707 - Donna! 114 00:07:07,708 --> 00:07:10,165 Please take this out of here. Give it to some... 115 00:07:10,166 --> 00:07:12,040 Sorry, sir. I was trying to stop him. 116 00:07:12,041 --> 00:07:14,707 I'm Oliver Dake, Office of Professional Responsibility. 117 00:07:14,708 --> 00:07:17,040 OPR. And not just here for a regular review 118 00:07:17,041 --> 00:07:18,999 or you would have set up an appointment. 119 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,040 Correct. We are quite comfortable 120 00:07:21,041 --> 00:07:23,249 not giving advance warning in cases like this. 121 00:07:23,250 --> 00:07:24,665 Mm-hmm. And what sort of... 122 00:07:24,666 --> 00:07:27,165 An investigation into your recent conduct. 123 00:07:27,166 --> 00:07:30,082 - Well, that sounds serious. - Oh, it is. 124 00:07:30,083 --> 00:07:32,165 I bet you'd like the use of an office. 125 00:07:32,166 --> 00:07:33,374 I would. 126 00:07:33,375 --> 00:07:35,166 Follow me. 127 00:07:42,416 --> 00:07:45,041 Oh! Look at that. 128 00:07:48,375 --> 00:07:50,874 So you were warned. 129 00:07:50,875 --> 00:07:53,415 Don't for a moment think it gives you an advantage. 130 00:07:53,416 --> 00:07:55,915 Who even thinks on those terms? 131 00:07:55,916 --> 00:07:58,624 I have nothing to hide. You'll receive full cooperation. 132 00:07:58,625 --> 00:08:01,040 With it, without it, I'll find out what's true. 133 00:08:01,041 --> 00:08:02,582 Know that. 134 00:08:02,583 --> 00:08:04,375 I'll count on it. 135 00:08:11,166 --> 00:08:12,582 Yeah, it's Dake. 136 00:08:12,583 --> 00:08:15,207 Where are we at on the Rhoades work-up? 137 00:08:15,208 --> 00:08:16,208 You know what? 138 00:08:16,209 --> 00:08:19,458 Let's add tax returns to the data that... 139 00:08:23,375 --> 00:08:25,665 - It's time, Wags. - Almost. 140 00:08:25,666 --> 00:08:28,165 I don't want this to turn into The Who in Cincinnati. 141 00:08:28,166 --> 00:08:31,375 ♪ Dramatic music plays ♪ 142 00:08:43,625 --> 00:08:46,582 Lead them in. 143 00:08:46,583 --> 00:08:49,124 Now you fuckers know how much you miss this place 144 00:08:49,125 --> 00:08:51,625 when you can't have it. 145 00:08:54,291 --> 00:08:57,249 No electronics, personal or otherwise, 146 00:08:57,250 --> 00:08:59,999 beyond a phone will come or go. 147 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,207 All employees will be issued magnetic ID bracelets 148 00:09:03,208 --> 00:09:07,040 that will be necessary for entry and exit through the turnstiles. 149 00:09:07,041 --> 00:09:10,832 People ask me what money can't buy. 150 00:09:10,833 --> 00:09:13,582 In public, I say some sort of bullshit like, 151 00:09:13,583 --> 00:09:17,499 "Love and its many splendored so forth." 152 00:09:17,500 --> 00:09:19,082 The real answer... 153 00:09:19,083 --> 00:09:21,832 - Not much. 154 00:09:21,833 --> 00:09:23,790 And the best thing is it gives me access 155 00:09:23,791 --> 00:09:26,624 to the world's most fascinating people. 156 00:09:26,625 --> 00:09:29,457 Like our next speaker, 157 00:09:29,458 --> 00:09:32,665 the finest performance coach there is. 158 00:09:32,666 --> 00:09:35,999 I'd advise you to give her your full attention. 159 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,915 But I don't have to. 160 00:09:38,916 --> 00:09:40,999 She'll get it. 161 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,165 It's what she does. 162 00:09:43,166 --> 00:09:45,125 Dr. Wendy Rhoades. 163 00:09:57,833 --> 00:10:00,124 Performance. 164 00:10:00,125 --> 00:10:02,290 That's a loaded word. 165 00:10:02,291 --> 00:10:04,290 Scary. Lot of pressure. 166 00:10:04,291 --> 00:10:08,624 - Not for me. 167 00:10:08,625 --> 00:10:10,499 Oh. 168 00:10:10,500 --> 00:10:11,957 You can perform? 169 00:10:11,958 --> 00:10:13,665 Fucking right I can. 170 00:10:13,666 --> 00:10:15,457 Come back to my office and try me. 171 00:10:15,458 --> 00:10:17,666 - Never had any complaints. - Nice. 172 00:10:23,791 --> 00:10:26,082 You know, they say a trained professional 173 00:10:26,083 --> 00:10:28,874 can always tell when someone's lying. 174 00:10:28,875 --> 00:10:31,457 That's an exaggeration. We don't always know. 175 00:10:31,458 --> 00:10:34,374 But right now, I do. 176 00:10:34,375 --> 00:10:37,208 You're lying. 177 00:10:39,083 --> 00:10:41,540 Covering. 178 00:10:41,541 --> 00:10:44,999 We all get complaints, right? 179 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,750 Struggle for you is you remember the complaints, don't you? 180 00:10:50,083 --> 00:10:52,415 They lodge deep. 181 00:10:52,416 --> 00:10:55,207 They haunt you. 182 00:10:55,208 --> 00:10:58,041 Because you want to believe you're perfect. 183 00:10:59,208 --> 00:11:00,833 But you know you're not. 184 00:11:04,250 --> 00:11:07,457 That's why two billion dollars' worth of these babies 185 00:11:07,458 --> 00:11:10,500 are sold every year. 186 00:11:12,208 --> 00:11:17,165 Because they bring reassurance that when the time comes, 187 00:11:17,166 --> 00:11:18,707 you can step up. 188 00:11:18,708 --> 00:11:20,499 Some of you take them. 189 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:23,082 A little blue steel is nothing to be ashamed of. 190 00:11:23,083 --> 00:11:25,707 But if I threw this bottle into the audience right now, 191 00:11:25,708 --> 00:11:27,457 no one would grab it. 192 00:11:27,458 --> 00:11:31,374 The thought that someone might know you need help 193 00:11:31,375 --> 00:11:34,207 is worse than not getting the help you need. 194 00:11:34,208 --> 00:11:37,624 Still, when the time comes, 195 00:11:37,625 --> 00:11:39,999 when you need to pull the trigger 196 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,624 on the buy or sell order, 197 00:11:41,625 --> 00:11:45,249 you better be hard as a rock and ready to go, 198 00:11:45,250 --> 00:11:48,375 because that is the tour you've signed on for. 199 00:11:49,666 --> 00:11:51,040 Millions of years ago, 200 00:11:51,041 --> 00:11:53,624 a meteor hit the Earth and brought on an ice age. 201 00:11:53,625 --> 00:11:55,832 And even the mightiest T. Rexes 202 00:11:55,833 --> 00:11:58,249 were reduced to fucking skeletons. 203 00:11:58,250 --> 00:12:02,374 A meteor is screaming 204 00:12:02,375 --> 00:12:05,665 toward this room right now 205 00:12:05,666 --> 00:12:08,165 and all the rooms like it. 206 00:12:08,166 --> 00:12:11,124 The entire hedge-fund industry 207 00:12:11,125 --> 00:12:15,499 is under siege. 208 00:12:15,500 --> 00:12:18,665 We deserve it. 209 00:12:18,666 --> 00:12:21,999 We've acted as if it would go on forever. 210 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,582 Even as shitty returns, 211 00:12:24,583 --> 00:12:26,832 the outflow of institutional money, 212 00:12:26,833 --> 00:12:31,665 and the rise of quant funds have lighted the way to our demise, 213 00:12:31,666 --> 00:12:36,457 we have willfully refused to change. 214 00:12:36,458 --> 00:12:38,124 In the great expanse of time, 215 00:12:38,125 --> 00:12:40,165 we are already dead. 216 00:12:40,166 --> 00:12:43,832 I know it even if you don't. 217 00:12:43,833 --> 00:12:48,874 But in this microsecond that we are still breathing air, 218 00:12:48,875 --> 00:12:51,374 I'm gonna fight the inevitable. 219 00:12:51,375 --> 00:12:53,082 If you have a card in front of you, 220 00:12:53,083 --> 00:12:55,291 pick it up, hold it in front of your face. 221 00:12:59,041 --> 00:13:02,457 If this room represents all the hedge funds in business, 222 00:13:02,458 --> 00:13:05,915 the uncovered faces 223 00:13:05,916 --> 00:13:08,124 are the only ones left in 18 months' time. 224 00:13:08,125 --> 00:13:10,040 I made it. 225 00:13:10,041 --> 00:13:12,415 Is that right, Mafee? 226 00:13:12,416 --> 00:13:14,124 You made it? 227 00:13:14,125 --> 00:13:17,207 Because this was a random fucking exercise, 228 00:13:17,208 --> 00:13:20,125 and I don't see any evidence at all that you're gonna! 229 00:13:23,958 --> 00:13:26,000 Put your fucking cards down. 230 00:13:27,750 --> 00:13:31,957 Trust almost killed Axe Capital. 231 00:13:31,958 --> 00:13:35,040 And that is never gonna happen again. 232 00:13:35,041 --> 00:13:39,915 Things got a little too free and fucking easy around here. 233 00:13:39,916 --> 00:13:41,499 And to eliminate the possibility 234 00:13:41,500 --> 00:13:46,040 of any questionable information passing from any of you to me, 235 00:13:46,041 --> 00:13:47,999 all future conversations will be held 236 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:52,082 in the presence of my Chief of Staff, Stephanie Reed. 237 00:13:52,083 --> 00:13:54,040 And I mean all. 238 00:13:54,041 --> 00:13:56,124 If you see me at the coffee machine, 239 00:13:56,125 --> 00:13:59,416 you wait until Steph is there before you pitch me the cream. 240 00:14:02,333 --> 00:14:05,790 I am a survivor. 241 00:14:05,791 --> 00:14:09,374 And I will do whatever it takes 242 00:14:09,375 --> 00:14:12,874 to avoid my fate. 243 00:14:12,875 --> 00:14:16,832 Ask yourselves... 244 00:14:16,833 --> 00:14:18,499 Are you? 245 00:14:18,500 --> 00:14:21,499 You have an amazing level of insight 246 00:14:21,500 --> 00:14:23,290 into how we hedgies think. 247 00:14:23,291 --> 00:14:26,415 Well, if I didn't after the time I put in... 248 00:14:26,416 --> 00:14:28,915 With Axe. 249 00:14:28,916 --> 00:14:29,999 Yes. 250 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,291 I don't mean Axe Capital. I mean Bobby himself. 251 00:14:35,416 --> 00:14:37,040 You've had sessions with him. 252 00:14:37,041 --> 00:14:39,874 You must understand at a molecular level almost 253 00:14:39,875 --> 00:14:42,124 why he does what he does. 254 00:14:42,125 --> 00:14:45,040 Well, I'm not talking about a rising market. 255 00:14:45,041 --> 00:14:46,790 I mean, we all know how to trade 256 00:14:46,791 --> 00:14:48,332 once we get a little mo-mo going. 257 00:14:48,333 --> 00:14:50,707 But when things get a little choppy, 258 00:14:50,708 --> 00:14:52,040 does he steer into the skid 259 00:14:52,041 --> 00:14:54,333 or does he retreat to look at alternatives? 260 00:14:56,458 --> 00:14:59,124 I thought you'd overpaid me. 261 00:14:59,125 --> 00:15:01,499 But if that's what you're really looking for, 262 00:15:01,500 --> 00:15:03,665 you weren't even close to the number. 263 00:15:03,666 --> 00:15:05,665 The number doesn't exist. 264 00:15:05,666 --> 00:15:07,958 I'd never sell him out. 265 00:15:09,750 --> 00:15:11,832 You passed the test. 266 00:15:11,833 --> 00:15:14,665 Ah. Do I get the whole chocolate factory now? 267 00:15:14,666 --> 00:15:16,415 Yes, you do. 268 00:15:16,416 --> 00:15:18,790 I thought I wanted to bring you on full time, 269 00:15:18,791 --> 00:15:20,540 but now that I know I can trust you, 270 00:15:20,541 --> 00:15:22,165 I'm certain I do. 271 00:15:22,166 --> 00:15:25,082 Well... 272 00:15:25,083 --> 00:15:27,582 that makes one of us, Todd. 273 00:15:27,583 --> 00:15:29,624 I'm already set up in an office of my own 274 00:15:29,625 --> 00:15:30,915 starting to see clients. 275 00:15:30,916 --> 00:15:32,124 Is that permanent? 276 00:15:32,125 --> 00:15:34,665 I'm not sure. Yet. 277 00:15:34,666 --> 00:15:36,999 I'm keeping my options open. 278 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,166 Is that a lie? 279 00:15:41,083 --> 00:15:43,499 I hope not. 280 00:15:43,500 --> 00:15:48,082 Anyway, why don't you just keep an open mind, 281 00:15:48,083 --> 00:15:52,290 and let's find something to collaborate on soon, okay? 282 00:15:52,291 --> 00:15:55,375 ♪ Suspenseful music plays ♪ 283 00:16:04,458 --> 00:16:07,457 I have information. 284 00:16:07,458 --> 00:16:09,165 - Got your homework ready? - Yep. 285 00:16:09,166 --> 00:16:11,332 All right. I got to drop some papers off 286 00:16:11,333 --> 00:16:14,207 at the development office. I'll see you guys at pickup. 287 00:16:14,208 --> 00:16:15,624 - Okay. - Have a good day. 288 00:16:15,625 --> 00:16:17,333 - Bye, Mom. - Bye. 289 00:16:19,791 --> 00:16:22,166 Help! Help! Katie fell on the floor! 290 00:16:25,833 --> 00:16:27,582 - What's going on? - I'm calling 911. 291 00:16:27,583 --> 00:16:29,582 - What happened? - She came in with nausea, 292 00:16:29,583 --> 00:16:31,915 threw up in my office. She's having a seizure. 293 00:16:31,916 --> 00:16:33,707 She's in anaphylaxis. 294 00:16:33,708 --> 00:16:35,040 Epi-pen. 295 00:16:35,041 --> 00:16:36,165 That's why hysterical moms aren't school nurses. 296 00:16:36,166 --> 00:16:37,966 We don't give adrenaline unless the allergy... 297 00:16:37,990 --> 00:16:40,165 She needs a rescue shot. She carries one. 298 00:16:40,166 --> 00:16:42,915 I need an ambulance to the Horace School right away, 299 00:16:42,916 --> 00:16:44,332 - please. 300 00:16:44,333 --> 00:16:46,165 Okay. All right. 301 00:16:46,166 --> 00:16:48,207 - Okay, honey. 302 00:16:48,208 --> 00:16:49,749 Listen, you're having a reaction, 303 00:16:49,750 --> 00:16:53,458 but I got you, all right? Just breathe for me. 304 00:17:01,333 --> 00:17:02,540 Michael, thank you. 305 00:17:02,541 --> 00:17:04,500 Why don't you go walk the perimeter? 306 00:17:11,166 --> 00:17:13,165 Word out of Washington 307 00:17:13,166 --> 00:17:16,207 is that Rhoades' misconduct is being investigated. 308 00:17:16,208 --> 00:17:18,999 You somehow put that in motion? 309 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:22,624 Look, when an enemy's down on the field, 310 00:17:22,625 --> 00:17:24,082 you got to finish him. 311 00:17:24,083 --> 00:17:26,207 If this investigation hurts him, 312 00:17:26,208 --> 00:17:28,040 we got to take it the rest of the way. 313 00:17:28,041 --> 00:17:30,165 He's really in your head. 314 00:17:30,166 --> 00:17:33,457 As long as Rhoades is in that job, I'm not safe. 315 00:17:33,458 --> 00:17:36,165 Hall, I want your guys all over it. 316 00:17:36,166 --> 00:17:38,790 Bach, I want to file a lawsuit against him immediately. 317 00:17:38,791 --> 00:17:41,165 A smart woman once said, 318 00:17:41,166 --> 00:17:44,082 "You can no more win a war than an earthquake." 319 00:17:44,083 --> 00:17:46,500 It's what's called for. How long to prepare it? 320 00:17:49,083 --> 00:17:52,499 Bobby, détente can be good. 321 00:17:52,500 --> 00:17:55,332 Like after the armistice, 322 00:17:55,333 --> 00:17:58,624 the Europeans back in the cafés, drinking wine. 323 00:17:58,625 --> 00:18:00,124 - Making love. - Yeah. 324 00:18:00,125 --> 00:18:03,040 And if they would have known the Germans were laying in wait, 325 00:18:03,041 --> 00:18:06,124 arming up again, they would have been better off crushing them 326 00:18:06,125 --> 00:18:08,832 - when they had the chance. - With a suit comes publicity. 327 00:18:08,833 --> 00:18:10,207 Everything that happened 328 00:18:10,208 --> 00:18:12,915 gets dragged back through the press, re-litigated. 329 00:18:12,916 --> 00:18:15,540 You get called a criminal every single day. 330 00:18:15,541 --> 00:18:18,040 Instead of how it is now? 331 00:18:18,041 --> 00:18:20,332 With the murky suggestion hanging over me, 332 00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:22,124 looming over every encounter? 333 00:18:22,125 --> 00:18:24,957 Look, lots of people he's crossed swords with 334 00:18:24,958 --> 00:18:27,124 have gone away stuck and steaming. 335 00:18:27,125 --> 00:18:28,624 Most can't even get a lawyer 336 00:18:28,625 --> 00:18:30,874 to take on an individual case of this nature. 337 00:18:30,875 --> 00:18:32,165 You know why? 338 00:18:32,166 --> 00:18:33,665 The downside's too steep 339 00:18:33,666 --> 00:18:35,874 and the upside's too hard to see. 340 00:18:35,875 --> 00:18:38,082 And if you still hope to get Wendy back somehow, 341 00:18:38,083 --> 00:18:39,707 I don't see how this can help. 342 00:18:39,708 --> 00:18:42,165 You said you had some information on that front. 343 00:18:42,166 --> 00:18:44,124 Wendy and Rhoades remain separated. 344 00:18:44,125 --> 00:18:45,374 Where is he living? 345 00:18:45,375 --> 00:18:46,790 The house. 346 00:18:46,791 --> 00:18:49,124 Part of the time. 347 00:18:49,125 --> 00:18:50,665 She is, too, part of the time. 348 00:18:50,666 --> 00:18:52,915 - How? - They call it nesting. 349 00:18:52,916 --> 00:18:54,540 It's bullshit. 350 00:18:54,541 --> 00:18:57,249 I tried it for a few weeks between wives two and three. 351 00:18:57,250 --> 00:18:59,165 Yes, the parents trade nights. 352 00:18:59,166 --> 00:19:01,249 The children stay in the familial home. 353 00:19:01,250 --> 00:19:03,915 A utopian idea that's supposed to 354 00:19:03,916 --> 00:19:06,499 impart a feeling of well-being in the young ones 355 00:19:06,500 --> 00:19:10,082 during a turbulent time. - Like I said, bullshit. 356 00:19:10,083 --> 00:19:12,832 And Wendy was at Krakow Capital earlier today. 357 00:19:12,833 --> 00:19:15,040 - What? That fucker's hired her? - Unclear. 358 00:19:15,041 --> 00:19:16,415 If we're not getting her back, 359 00:19:16,416 --> 00:19:18,915 I've heard about this guy, Lenny Gustaferson... 360 00:19:18,916 --> 00:19:20,999 Dr. Gus. He is supposed to be badass. 361 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,999 I can't believe she's considering Krakow. 362 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:26,790 That's a bucket shop. 363 00:19:26,791 --> 00:19:29,040 I want to know where she's working, 364 00:19:29,041 --> 00:19:30,665 the hours. 365 00:19:30,666 --> 00:19:33,707 Hold off on that Gus guy until I say. 366 00:19:33,708 --> 00:19:36,041 Good. 367 00:19:37,291 --> 00:19:39,665 I know Katie. I know that she has the allergy. 368 00:19:39,666 --> 00:19:42,124 How does a mother passing by know more than her? 369 00:19:42,125 --> 00:19:44,165 I can't administer serious medication 370 00:19:44,166 --> 00:19:45,290 just because some rich lady 371 00:19:45,291 --> 00:19:47,165 - stopped... - Stop talking. 372 00:19:47,166 --> 00:19:50,165 Topher, I am not leaving my kids in the care of this idiot. 373 00:19:50,166 --> 00:19:51,415 Are you gonna do it now, 374 00:19:51,416 --> 00:19:53,624 or do I have to call the rest of the board? 375 00:19:53,625 --> 00:19:56,165 I get it, Lara, but we can't do this thing bang-bang. 376 00:19:56,166 --> 00:19:59,000 I need a licensed nurse on premises at all times. 377 00:20:01,125 --> 00:20:03,082 Hey, Mo. It's Lara. 378 00:20:03,083 --> 00:20:05,290 Look, I know you're working nights, 379 00:20:05,291 --> 00:20:06,874 but I need your help. 380 00:20:06,875 --> 00:20:10,040 Can you come do a shift here at the Horace School right now? 381 00:20:10,041 --> 00:20:12,040 Oh, you're the best. 382 00:20:12,041 --> 00:20:14,624 My cousin will be here in 45 minutes. 383 00:20:14,625 --> 00:20:15,957 I'll cover until then. 384 00:20:15,958 --> 00:20:18,416 Fully licensed. 385 00:20:20,041 --> 00:20:21,500 Bye. 386 00:20:28,125 --> 00:20:31,249 It'll take a long time to fill Bart Schooner's seat 387 00:20:31,250 --> 00:20:33,332 as head of criminal prosecution. 388 00:20:33,333 --> 00:20:37,249 - Oh, at least 15 minutes... 389 00:20:37,250 --> 00:20:39,082 until someone with a law degree 390 00:20:39,083 --> 00:20:42,624 and a controlled drinking habit stumbles in. 391 00:20:42,625 --> 00:20:44,040 Let me... Let me get serious. 392 00:20:44,041 --> 00:20:48,290 I just want to talk about Bart's... 393 00:20:48,291 --> 00:20:50,082 Head of Crim. Man. 394 00:20:50,083 --> 00:20:51,665 Plum perch. 395 00:20:51,666 --> 00:20:53,749 Freaking launch pad to the private sector. 396 00:20:53,750 --> 00:20:55,832 I mean, you land it, you're minted. 397 00:20:55,833 --> 00:20:57,999 Seven figures the day you leave. 398 00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,332 How the hell do you get it? 399 00:20:59,333 --> 00:21:01,832 There's 75 AUSAs in here all going after it. 400 00:21:01,833 --> 00:21:04,082 You got to pay your dues. 401 00:21:04,083 --> 00:21:07,957 Yeah. Big cases, ingeniously won. 402 00:21:07,958 --> 00:21:11,749 After years of dutiful service. 403 00:21:11,750 --> 00:21:13,374 - Years and years. 404 00:21:13,375 --> 00:21:15,332 So I'm too young? 405 00:21:15,333 --> 00:21:17,082 You're getting that? 406 00:21:17,083 --> 00:21:18,957 Too green. 407 00:21:18,958 --> 00:21:21,415 It'll go to an old hand like one of you two, then? 408 00:21:21,416 --> 00:21:23,290 "Experienced", not "old". 409 00:21:23,291 --> 00:21:25,957 - Seasoned. 410 00:21:25,958 --> 00:21:27,999 I'm out of scotch. 411 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:31,165 See, I order two at a time at these things 412 00:21:31,166 --> 00:21:34,165 because the waiters disappear like Houdini after the entrées. 413 00:21:34,166 --> 00:21:35,957 You got to know that. Plan ahead. 414 00:21:35,958 --> 00:21:37,665 Smart. Seasoned. 415 00:21:37,666 --> 00:21:39,040 Souses. 416 00:21:39,041 --> 00:21:40,374 What I'd like to know is, 417 00:21:40,375 --> 00:21:42,875 will Chuck still be the one handing out the job? 418 00:21:44,333 --> 00:21:46,499 - The investigation. - Hell yeah. 419 00:21:46,500 --> 00:21:48,790 They say Dake rides in on a pale horse. 420 00:21:48,791 --> 00:21:51,124 What do you think he's got on Chuck? 421 00:21:51,125 --> 00:21:53,332 Well, well, well. Three young apprentices 422 00:21:53,333 --> 00:21:55,666 celebrating the departure of a colleague. 423 00:21:57,083 --> 00:21:59,624 Sure. But don't they also want to 424 00:21:59,625 --> 00:22:01,624 put a foot in his ass and take his spot? 425 00:22:01,625 --> 00:22:03,457 Hmm? 426 00:22:03,458 --> 00:22:05,208 Oh, come on. 427 00:22:06,500 --> 00:22:09,290 You know Head of Crim is the hyperloop 428 00:22:09,291 --> 00:22:12,832 that propels you into whatever job you want next. 429 00:22:12,833 --> 00:22:14,790 How to get it... 430 00:22:14,791 --> 00:22:16,790 Let me tell you. 431 00:22:16,791 --> 00:22:21,082 Our practices leave grooves over time. 432 00:22:21,083 --> 00:22:24,124 And eventually, those grooves become walls 433 00:22:24,125 --> 00:22:26,790 that box us in. 434 00:22:26,791 --> 00:22:30,915 So what I figured out recently is, 435 00:22:30,916 --> 00:22:32,124 find another way. 436 00:22:32,125 --> 00:22:35,540 ♪ Tense music ♪ 437 00:22:35,541 --> 00:22:39,082 I found myself in a chess match in Washington Square Park 438 00:22:39,083 --> 00:22:41,082 with one of those hustlers 439 00:22:41,083 --> 00:22:44,165 who's been taking tourists' money for years. 440 00:22:44,166 --> 00:22:45,957 A bit of a crowd had formed. 441 00:22:45,958 --> 00:22:48,791 This was a hard-fought match. 442 00:22:50,416 --> 00:22:52,915 I had just gained an edge. 443 00:22:52,916 --> 00:22:57,624 I had an unstoppable waiting attack when I saw it happen. 444 00:22:57,625 --> 00:23:00,999 He swiped both my knights with one capture. 445 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:04,165 Oh, the cheat was very well executed. 446 00:23:04,166 --> 00:23:07,665 I was about to go across the table at him. 447 00:23:07,666 --> 00:23:10,540 To make sure he was banned from the park, 448 00:23:10,541 --> 00:23:12,874 to exact retribution. 449 00:23:12,875 --> 00:23:17,124 But then in an instant, I saw... 450 00:23:17,125 --> 00:23:18,915 this was the chance 451 00:23:18,916 --> 00:23:23,082 to re-frame my entire approach. 452 00:23:23,083 --> 00:23:25,540 So instead... 453 00:23:25,541 --> 00:23:28,541 ♪ dramatic music playing ♪ 454 00:23:38,041 --> 00:23:40,249 I caught what you did. 455 00:23:40,250 --> 00:23:42,665 Takes practice to master something like that. 456 00:23:42,666 --> 00:23:44,374 It's to be admired in a sense, 457 00:23:44,375 --> 00:23:47,208 but that is the last time you use it today. 458 00:23:49,166 --> 00:23:52,415 I'm a man who could make things difficult for you, 459 00:23:52,416 --> 00:23:54,832 but I won't. 460 00:23:54,833 --> 00:23:57,040 As long as you'll understand this. 461 00:23:57,041 --> 00:24:00,625 Your next opponent is that boy. 462 00:24:04,166 --> 00:24:07,833 And I want him to have a very good time playing against you. 463 00:24:10,291 --> 00:24:11,707 Thank you. 464 00:24:11,708 --> 00:24:13,624 The man thanked me. 465 00:24:13,625 --> 00:24:16,915 Imagine that. 466 00:24:16,916 --> 00:24:20,165 And I knew he wasn't gonna cheat anyone else that day 467 00:24:20,166 --> 00:24:23,165 and would look over his shoulder thereafter. 468 00:24:23,166 --> 00:24:27,999 I had managed something better than payback. 469 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,457 By acting with purpose and understatement, 470 00:24:30,458 --> 00:24:33,249 I had created a more just environment, 471 00:24:33,250 --> 00:24:36,833 which is what I am asking of all of you. 472 00:24:39,291 --> 00:24:41,000 This is the new way. 473 00:24:44,041 --> 00:24:47,124 Well, how do you know if he did the right thing 474 00:24:47,125 --> 00:24:48,415 after you left? 475 00:24:48,416 --> 00:24:52,208 Uh, I sat on a nearby bench and watched awhile. 476 00:25:10,916 --> 00:25:12,249 Thanks for coming. 477 00:25:12,250 --> 00:25:14,415 I know you'll think it's worth the effort. 478 00:25:14,416 --> 00:25:16,874 - Quickly, Spyros. - Okay. 479 00:25:16,875 --> 00:25:18,832 I always listen to the ground. 480 00:25:18,833 --> 00:25:21,790 - It's how I got where I am. - Mm-hmm. And? 481 00:25:21,791 --> 00:25:23,082 An investigation has begun 482 00:25:23,083 --> 00:25:25,999 into your office's methods and conduct, 483 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,457 focusing on an aborted bribery case against Axelrod. 484 00:25:29,458 --> 00:25:31,582 And the man leading the investigation 485 00:25:31,583 --> 00:25:35,124 is dangerous and capable. 486 00:25:35,125 --> 00:25:39,415 A younger, even smarter version of me, 487 00:25:39,416 --> 00:25:42,124 if you can conjure that for yourself. 488 00:25:42,125 --> 00:25:43,749 I scarcely can. 489 00:25:43,750 --> 00:25:45,999 Who is he? 490 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,208 Oliver Dake. 491 00:25:53,958 --> 00:25:55,416 Are we square now? 492 00:25:57,125 --> 00:25:59,040 Don't serve rabbit food to an elephant 493 00:25:59,041 --> 00:26:01,999 and ask if he's full. 494 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:05,666 ♪ Dramatic music plays ♪ 495 00:26:14,666 --> 00:26:16,707 Sir. 496 00:26:16,708 --> 00:26:19,624 Would you get these fine young barristers another round? 497 00:26:19,625 --> 00:26:21,457 - Of course. - Thank you. 498 00:26:21,458 --> 00:26:25,082 Before I go and have a nightcap with Bart Schooner 499 00:26:25,083 --> 00:26:27,790 and get his thoughts on who should replace him, 500 00:26:27,791 --> 00:26:30,165 let me speak to what's hanging over the table 501 00:26:30,166 --> 00:26:32,082 and this entire room. 502 00:26:32,083 --> 00:26:35,125 The investigation that Mr. Dake is conducting. 503 00:26:39,333 --> 00:26:43,332 You all know how to handle yourselves. 504 00:26:43,333 --> 00:26:46,832 I want you all to cooperate, 505 00:26:46,833 --> 00:26:50,000 to be truthful, of course. 506 00:26:52,750 --> 00:26:56,083 Because I don't believe we have anything to worry about. 507 00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:09,165 See what he did? 508 00:27:09,166 --> 00:27:12,790 We handle ourselves and Chuck gives someone Head of Crim. 509 00:27:12,791 --> 00:27:14,874 Or we cooperate with Dake and try our luck 510 00:27:14,875 --> 00:27:16,790 starting over with Chuck's replacement. 511 00:27:16,791 --> 00:27:19,625 Yeah, we saw what he did. 512 00:27:25,958 --> 00:27:27,832 And so you haven't seen anything 513 00:27:27,833 --> 00:27:29,915 that makes you think this office is acting 514 00:27:29,916 --> 00:27:32,624 - in an out-of-bounds manner? - Ambiguous. 515 00:27:32,625 --> 00:27:35,332 Sharpen up the question so I can give you a good answer. 516 00:27:35,333 --> 00:27:38,165 How would you describe Mr. Rhoades' tactical approach? 517 00:27:38,166 --> 00:27:39,582 Effective. 518 00:27:39,583 --> 00:27:41,703 And his understanding of the rules governing behavior? 519 00:27:41,727 --> 00:27:43,499 I can't speak to his state of mind. 520 00:27:43,500 --> 00:27:47,290 Uh-huh. Let's, uh... 521 00:27:47,291 --> 00:27:50,749 Let's switch gears for a moment. 522 00:27:50,750 --> 00:27:53,999 Tell me about your meeting with Axelrod. 523 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,332 The aborted settlement? 524 00:27:56,333 --> 00:27:58,791 No. Your private meeting. 525 00:28:04,041 --> 00:28:06,374 You tell me how that is 526 00:28:06,375 --> 00:28:08,499 in any way relevant to your investigation. 527 00:28:08,500 --> 00:28:11,457 I am investigating all misconduct, 528 00:28:11,458 --> 00:28:13,415 wherever it may be. 529 00:28:13,416 --> 00:28:17,457 And however an investigation may start, 530 00:28:17,458 --> 00:28:19,332 once I'm in it, 531 00:28:19,333 --> 00:28:22,957 I'm like a Goddamned octopus... 532 00:28:22,958 --> 00:28:27,749 Tentacles out in every direction, looking, listening, 533 00:28:27,750 --> 00:28:32,625 sucking up every bit of information that I can find. 534 00:28:35,166 --> 00:28:38,249 Look, I reported that meeting 535 00:28:38,250 --> 00:28:40,040 the second it was over, 536 00:28:40,041 --> 00:28:42,082 and I have the documentation to prove it. 537 00:28:42,083 --> 00:28:43,624 Ahhh. 538 00:28:43,625 --> 00:28:46,124 You reported it the next day 539 00:28:46,125 --> 00:28:47,749 in the afternoon. 540 00:28:47,750 --> 00:28:48,999 First chance I got. 541 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:50,957 Or maybe it took you that long to decide 542 00:28:50,958 --> 00:28:52,916 what to leave in and what to leave out. 543 00:28:54,375 --> 00:28:56,207 I left it all in. 544 00:28:56,208 --> 00:28:58,457 Axelrod offered me a job. 545 00:28:58,458 --> 00:29:01,124 This is at the pizzeria in Yonkers, yes? 546 00:29:01,125 --> 00:29:02,499 That's right. 547 00:29:02,500 --> 00:29:03,749 I turned it down. 548 00:29:03,750 --> 00:29:05,040 Did you? 549 00:29:05,041 --> 00:29:06,999 With no provers in the room, 550 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:08,249 it's only your word and his. 551 00:29:08,250 --> 00:29:10,832 If I asked Axelrod, is that how he'd remember it? 552 00:29:10,833 --> 00:29:11,999 Yes. 553 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,000 ♪ Suspenseful music plays ♪ 554 00:29:45,791 --> 00:29:48,499 Ooh, nice space. 555 00:29:48,500 --> 00:29:49,833 Contained. 556 00:29:54,208 --> 00:29:57,000 I bet your patients must feel safe here. 557 00:30:03,500 --> 00:30:05,540 You gonna invite me to sit down? 558 00:30:05,541 --> 00:30:07,500 No. 559 00:30:17,708 --> 00:30:19,707 If you knew enough to make an appointment 560 00:30:19,708 --> 00:30:21,082 under an assumed name, you knew 561 00:30:21,083 --> 00:30:23,540 - I didn't want to see you. - I knew you wouldn't, 562 00:30:23,541 --> 00:30:25,624 but that's not the same as not wanting to. 563 00:30:25,625 --> 00:30:27,833 Yes, it is. 564 00:30:32,375 --> 00:30:35,750 There's this thing that happens when we're in a room together. 565 00:30:37,208 --> 00:30:41,124 It always has, Bobby. It just flows like this. 566 00:30:41,125 --> 00:30:44,165 But I'm shutting it off. 567 00:30:44,166 --> 00:30:46,249 I have shut it off. 568 00:30:46,250 --> 00:30:49,249 Okay. 569 00:30:49,250 --> 00:30:51,624 First, I apologized. 570 00:30:51,625 --> 00:30:54,124 But if it takes me sending you flowers every day, 571 00:30:54,125 --> 00:30:56,874 Joe DiMaggio style, to prove it, I will. 572 00:30:56,875 --> 00:30:59,040 He did that after Marilyn was dead. 573 00:30:59,041 --> 00:31:02,082 Yours would have the same effect on me that his had on her. 574 00:31:02,083 --> 00:31:04,332 But I need you back at Axe Capital. 575 00:31:04,333 --> 00:31:06,583 Well, that's not gonna happen. 576 00:31:08,541 --> 00:31:11,207 Look, there are decisions I have to make 577 00:31:11,208 --> 00:31:13,457 over actions that I might take, 578 00:31:13,458 --> 00:31:15,624 and I have never had to do it without you. 579 00:31:15,625 --> 00:31:19,124 The time to recognize that has long since passed. 580 00:31:19,125 --> 00:31:21,124 We are at an inflection point. 581 00:31:21,125 --> 00:31:22,999 We have to make big changes to the company. 582 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:24,499 We have to make it quickly. 583 00:31:24,500 --> 00:31:29,207 And I am getting conflicting advice from my people. 584 00:31:29,208 --> 00:31:31,499 The kind of things that 585 00:31:31,500 --> 00:31:34,207 I bounce off you and it all makes sense. 586 00:31:34,208 --> 00:31:38,249 I know you well enough to tell you one thing. 587 00:31:38,250 --> 00:31:40,165 You'll figure it out. 588 00:31:40,166 --> 00:31:42,707 You'll connect the dots, synthesize the information 589 00:31:42,708 --> 00:31:44,540 in a way few others in this world can. 590 00:31:44,541 --> 00:31:47,040 You always do. It'll be an amazing thing to see. 591 00:31:47,041 --> 00:31:50,499 But I won't be there to see it. 592 00:31:50,500 --> 00:31:51,957 What, then? 593 00:31:51,958 --> 00:31:53,250 This? 594 00:31:55,708 --> 00:32:00,582 Just sit here in a nice, small, well-appointed office, 595 00:32:00,583 --> 00:32:02,790 listen to bullshit all day long 596 00:32:02,791 --> 00:32:04,749 from people who are half as smart as us? 597 00:32:04,750 --> 00:32:07,457 I don't know. I was thinking maybe another hedge fund. 598 00:32:07,458 --> 00:32:08,957 Oh, is that right? 599 00:32:08,958 --> 00:32:10,957 Yeah, I was at another one the other day. 600 00:32:10,958 --> 00:32:12,707 I won't tell you which, so don't ask. 601 00:32:12,708 --> 00:32:15,749 And the manager played some heavy game theory on me, 602 00:32:15,750 --> 00:32:18,374 boxed me into a spot, essentially put himself 603 00:32:18,375 --> 00:32:20,499 in a position to win no matter what I said. 604 00:32:20,500 --> 00:32:23,082 I know who it is. I can tell already by what you said. 605 00:32:23,083 --> 00:32:26,124 Well, I'm tired of being on the losing side of that paradigm. 606 00:32:26,125 --> 00:32:28,124 - He was looking to hire you? - Yeah. 607 00:32:28,125 --> 00:32:31,207 That motherfucker is just trying to poach my most valued... 608 00:32:31,208 --> 00:32:33,666 I'm not your anything. 609 00:32:36,375 --> 00:32:39,040 I'm not gonna kick you out. 610 00:32:39,041 --> 00:32:41,832 But I am asking you to respect my wishes. 611 00:32:41,833 --> 00:32:43,916 Can you do that? 612 00:32:46,375 --> 00:32:48,250 Okay. 613 00:32:53,125 --> 00:32:55,707 And don't send flowers. 614 00:32:55,708 --> 00:32:57,750 Eva's allergic. 615 00:33:02,041 --> 00:33:03,874 Gene therapy is finally bearing fruit. 616 00:33:03,875 --> 00:33:05,457 - There's a great company... - Next. 617 00:33:05,458 --> 00:33:07,790 We buy an algorithm. I know a guy from Wharton 618 00:33:07,791 --> 00:33:09,040 - with a... 619 00:33:09,041 --> 00:33:11,499 We should go to cash, take some time off, and... 620 00:33:11,500 --> 00:33:14,207 Okay, fuck this. Do any of you have juice with Raya? 621 00:33:14,208 --> 00:33:15,457 I could build a model for it. 622 00:33:15,458 --> 00:33:18,040 I don't want to invest in it. I want to get on it. 623 00:33:18,041 --> 00:33:19,749 - What is that? - High-end hookup app. 624 00:33:19,750 --> 00:33:23,082 - Tinder for the rich and famous. - That's so reductive. 625 00:33:23,083 --> 00:33:25,915 It's exclusive, and it's about connection. 626 00:33:25,916 --> 00:33:27,499 I was saying with cash on hand... 627 00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:29,082 Stop talking. 628 00:33:29,083 --> 00:33:31,665 I'm not gonna take any of this dog shit back to Axe. 629 00:33:31,666 --> 00:33:33,546 It's time for you folks to sharpen your pencils, 630 00:33:33,570 --> 00:33:36,249 and you better come back with one Traci Lords of an idea. 631 00:33:36,250 --> 00:33:38,457 And if you need that fucking defined, here it is. 632 00:33:38,458 --> 00:33:40,249 A barely legal, market-dominating, 633 00:33:40,250 --> 00:33:44,208 brilliant cocksucker of an idea. 634 00:33:51,291 --> 00:33:53,457 Thanks for working through lunch. 635 00:33:53,458 --> 00:33:56,582 I've got to dump five million shares of Bluudhorn Steel at 40. 636 00:33:56,583 --> 00:33:58,499 Problem is, the trade's by appointment. 637 00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:00,290 No broker will take all five million 638 00:34:00,291 --> 00:34:02,165 and guarantee my price, 639 00:34:02,166 --> 00:34:05,040 so I've got five brokers selling a million each, 640 00:34:05,041 --> 00:34:06,790 and they don't know about each other. 641 00:34:06,791 --> 00:34:09,082 Are you sure about the way you're unloading that? 642 00:34:09,083 --> 00:34:11,165 It's kind of shady and not very efficient. 643 00:34:11,166 --> 00:34:12,999 They'll find out and ding you later. 644 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:14,790 I've got to get the price. 645 00:34:14,791 --> 00:34:16,999 You heard what Axe said. Survive or die. 646 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,207 What if you create a zero-cost collar? 647 00:34:20,208 --> 00:34:22,415 Right... 648 00:34:22,416 --> 00:34:24,957 Use options to protect the sale. 649 00:34:24,958 --> 00:34:27,082 Buy $40 puts in Bluudhorn, 650 00:34:27,083 --> 00:34:29,749 then sell $45 calls to offset the purchase. 651 00:34:29,750 --> 00:34:31,374 You've got free protection at $40. 652 00:34:31,375 --> 00:34:33,207 The maximum downside is protected. 653 00:34:33,208 --> 00:34:34,457 But now you can be patient, 654 00:34:34,458 --> 00:34:36,415 and you don't have to lean on the stock. 655 00:34:36,416 --> 00:34:38,207 You're right. 656 00:34:38,208 --> 00:34:40,999 That'll save us ten million on this trade. 657 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,665 This is why I need to keep you when your internship's over. 658 00:34:43,666 --> 00:34:46,249 Yes. I'd believe the same thing were I you. 659 00:34:46,250 --> 00:34:49,082 Oh. I ordered you lunch. 660 00:34:49,083 --> 00:34:50,207 Vegan. 661 00:34:50,208 --> 00:34:52,249 What makes you think I'm a vegan? 662 00:34:52,250 --> 00:34:54,665 I don't know. 663 00:34:54,666 --> 00:34:56,124 Everything? 664 00:34:56,125 --> 00:34:59,124 All of it? 665 00:34:59,125 --> 00:35:01,332 Fuck. 666 00:35:01,333 --> 00:35:03,249 You're not? 667 00:35:03,250 --> 00:35:04,749 I'll eat it. 668 00:35:04,750 --> 00:35:08,957 Look, I've eliminated slippage since you've got here. 669 00:35:08,958 --> 00:35:11,124 My trade-cost analysis is up 150 bips. 670 00:35:11,125 --> 00:35:14,790 And that's before the 10-ball you just saved me. 671 00:35:14,791 --> 00:35:16,999 It's not a fluke. It's efficiency. 672 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,749 It's you. 673 00:35:18,750 --> 00:35:20,249 And now you're leaving. 674 00:35:20,250 --> 00:35:22,332 I can't afford that. 675 00:35:22,333 --> 00:35:24,499 I'll die off. 676 00:35:24,500 --> 00:35:28,457 And that's before I blew lunch with you not being a vegan. 677 00:35:28,458 --> 00:35:31,208 Of course I'm a vegan. 678 00:35:33,583 --> 00:35:35,207 Here's my problem. 679 00:35:35,208 --> 00:35:38,040 The shit that I do to keep most people after an internship... 680 00:35:38,041 --> 00:35:40,624 Throwing money around, showing them a good time... 681 00:35:40,625 --> 00:35:42,124 None of that's gonna work on you. 682 00:35:42,125 --> 00:35:44,457 You mean like hot girls showing up at my place 683 00:35:44,458 --> 00:35:46,082 and drink till I puke and all that? 684 00:35:46,083 --> 00:35:48,790 I agree. That wouldn't work in this case. 685 00:35:48,791 --> 00:35:50,582 So how do I keep you? 686 00:35:50,583 --> 00:35:52,375 You kind of can't. 687 00:35:55,083 --> 00:35:58,040 ♪ Rock music plays ♪ 688 00:35:58,041 --> 00:36:00,082 Just look at him. 689 00:36:00,083 --> 00:36:02,040 The everyman grilling away. 690 00:36:02,041 --> 00:36:04,165 You know, he sent the chef away tonight 691 00:36:04,166 --> 00:36:06,290 because the two of you always do this together. 692 00:36:06,291 --> 00:36:09,165 And even though you've frozen him out the past few months, 693 00:36:09,166 --> 00:36:10,582 he's still counting on it. 694 00:36:10,583 --> 00:36:13,583 That's before I knew what he was. 695 00:36:16,166 --> 00:36:20,707 You're the toughest guy in the family, no doubt. 696 00:36:20,708 --> 00:36:24,249 But I think we both know what happens if you test me. 697 00:36:24,250 --> 00:36:26,832 Now get out there 698 00:36:26,833 --> 00:36:29,208 and be a human being to my husband. 699 00:36:33,625 --> 00:36:35,250 Under protest. 700 00:36:39,708 --> 00:36:41,124 Hey, hey. 701 00:36:41,125 --> 00:36:43,500 Mo! Fuck, you're here. 702 00:36:44,750 --> 00:36:46,707 - What's going on? - It's good to see you. 703 00:36:46,708 --> 00:36:48,124 It's like a hunting knife. 704 00:36:48,125 --> 00:36:49,415 You rip it open... 705 00:36:49,416 --> 00:36:51,124 Hey, Matt. 706 00:36:51,125 --> 00:36:53,166 Axe. 707 00:36:58,041 --> 00:36:59,415 I'm glad you came. 708 00:36:59,416 --> 00:37:01,332 Yeah, of course, man. 709 00:37:01,333 --> 00:37:03,707 You guys know each other, right? Same precinct? 710 00:37:03,708 --> 00:37:05,124 Different years. Detective. 711 00:37:05,125 --> 00:37:06,749 Long before you became a banker 712 00:37:06,750 --> 00:37:08,499 or a trustee or whatever, Raul. 713 00:37:08,500 --> 00:37:10,624 - Still more police than banker. 714 00:37:10,625 --> 00:37:11,999 - Good to see you. - Yeah. 715 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:15,124 I had good come-back about you from the school. 716 00:37:15,125 --> 00:37:18,290 - Oh, how fucking lovely. 717 00:37:18,291 --> 00:37:20,999 Be an easy road to make you the full-time nurse. 718 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:22,790 - Yeah? - Yep. 719 00:37:22,791 --> 00:37:24,874 - What are we talking about? 720 00:37:24,875 --> 00:37:29,207 Well, they'd start you at 72k, something for housing. 721 00:37:29,208 --> 00:37:32,207 And I'll get them up from there. 722 00:37:32,208 --> 00:37:33,499 Come on, Mo. 723 00:37:33,500 --> 00:37:35,624 It'd be so nice to have you around, man. 724 00:37:35,625 --> 00:37:37,332 Instead of rolling with these stiffs 725 00:37:37,333 --> 00:37:39,207 that I've got up here all the time. 726 00:37:39,208 --> 00:37:40,874 Oh, no, 727 00:37:40,875 --> 00:37:43,124 it's not much more than what I'm taking down now, 728 00:37:43,125 --> 00:37:45,249 and it's still just pulling shifts. 729 00:37:45,250 --> 00:37:48,040 If I'm making a change, it's got to be bigger. 730 00:37:48,041 --> 00:37:50,665 You know, I need to step up 731 00:37:50,666 --> 00:37:52,457 and score my next chapter, you know? 732 00:37:52,458 --> 00:37:54,332 Yeah. 733 00:37:54,333 --> 00:37:56,707 I know. 734 00:37:56,708 --> 00:37:59,165 Certain douchebag motorcycle club was dealing out of 735 00:37:59,166 --> 00:38:02,165 the men's room at the Hendricks. And these guys were good. 736 00:38:02,166 --> 00:38:04,499 Our undercovers couldn't make one buy off of them. 737 00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:07,499 So we started sending in teams to surveil through the ceiling 738 00:38:07,500 --> 00:38:09,707 of the men's room. And one day I'm up there. 739 00:38:09,708 --> 00:38:11,582 I'm watching. And I see a deal go down. 740 00:38:11,583 --> 00:38:13,457 I must have been leaning over too much, 741 00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:15,665 'cause I fell right through the drop ceiling 742 00:38:15,666 --> 00:38:17,624 and landed right on my ass in the middle 743 00:38:17,625 --> 00:38:19,040 - of the men's room. 744 00:38:19,041 --> 00:38:21,124 A black man in an N.Y.P.D. uniform. 745 00:38:21,125 --> 00:38:22,540 I'm like... I look up, 746 00:38:22,541 --> 00:38:25,290 and it's a half a dozen Hells Angels staring down at me. 747 00:38:25,291 --> 00:38:28,207 So... 748 00:38:28,208 --> 00:38:32,582 They lit in on me with fists, bottles, boots. 749 00:38:32,583 --> 00:38:34,999 They damn near beat the cop right out of me. 750 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:36,999 Barely got out of there alive. 751 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:38,832 They say it never happened. 752 00:38:38,833 --> 00:38:40,082 Of course not. 753 00:38:40,083 --> 00:38:43,374 But the way it still gets told, that night end of shift, 754 00:38:43,375 --> 00:38:45,499 every swinging dick at the station 755 00:38:45,500 --> 00:38:47,457 went back to that bar with nightsticks, 756 00:38:47,458 --> 00:38:50,290 reduced those fucking bikers to smudge marks on the floor. 757 00:38:50,291 --> 00:38:54,166 No dealing went on in that bar for a long, long time. 758 00:38:55,625 --> 00:38:59,040 See, back then, it came down to factions, superior numbers. 759 00:38:59,041 --> 00:39:00,957 When they had them and I was alone, 760 00:39:00,958 --> 00:39:03,165 they won. 761 00:39:03,166 --> 00:39:05,290 But when we had them, 762 00:39:05,291 --> 00:39:08,040 well, it's hard to defend against numbers. 763 00:39:08,041 --> 00:39:10,000 That's a lesson you only have to learn once. 764 00:39:12,291 --> 00:39:14,500 Absolutely. 765 00:39:21,458 --> 00:39:25,207 I need to deploy your specialized computing skills, 766 00:39:25,208 --> 00:39:29,415 can-do attitude, the magic of your tech nerdistry. 767 00:39:29,416 --> 00:39:32,540 No one's ever said I have a can-do attitude before. 768 00:39:32,541 --> 00:39:35,290 That's because you hide it behind a superior, dismissive, 769 00:39:35,291 --> 00:39:39,207 and pessimistic mask, but I see past all that. 770 00:39:39,208 --> 00:39:42,082 Uh, what do you need? 771 00:39:42,083 --> 00:39:43,499 Raya. 772 00:39:43,500 --> 00:39:46,915 I need you to hack into Raya and get me an account on there. 773 00:39:46,916 --> 00:39:48,625 I can't do... do that. 774 00:39:50,583 --> 00:39:52,707 - Of course you can. - I mean, maybe I could, 775 00:39:52,708 --> 00:39:55,457 but that site's encrypted with a 128-bit Blowfish cipher. 776 00:39:55,458 --> 00:39:57,040 And no brute-force attack has been 777 00:39:57,041 --> 00:39:58,999 extensive enough to crack it. There's... 778 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,957 There's no way I can make a reasonable attempt and still 779 00:40:01,958 --> 00:40:03,749 - complete my other tasks. - Like what? 780 00:40:03,750 --> 00:40:06,082 Making sure this place is secure from cyberattack. 781 00:40:06,083 --> 00:40:08,624 - You've already done that. - But I have to oversee 782 00:40:08,625 --> 00:40:11,040 all our trading software, all our servers, my team. 783 00:40:11,041 --> 00:40:12,749 And you will. 784 00:40:12,750 --> 00:40:15,916 As soon as you get me onto Raya. 785 00:40:18,208 --> 00:40:20,791 Yes. 786 00:40:30,041 --> 00:40:31,082 Judge DeGiulio! 787 00:40:31,083 --> 00:40:33,749 Mr. Rhoades, sir. At your service, sir. 788 00:40:33,750 --> 00:40:36,999 Good. Let me tell you what I need. 789 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:38,874 I'm not really at your service. 790 00:40:38,875 --> 00:40:40,582 Chuck, I was quoting "Hamilton." 791 00:40:40,583 --> 00:40:43,207 Ah. I haven't been able to see it. 792 00:40:43,208 --> 00:40:44,707 What do you need? 793 00:40:44,708 --> 00:40:47,499 There's an investigator named Dake up here from D.C. 794 00:40:47,500 --> 00:40:50,790 Ooh. That's a hard man. Good one. 795 00:40:50,791 --> 00:40:53,040 Yeah, terrific. Yes, I can see that he's good. 796 00:40:53,041 --> 00:40:55,457 I'd like him to be good and gone. 797 00:40:55,458 --> 00:40:57,332 Now, I need to know who sent him 798 00:40:57,333 --> 00:40:59,125 and what they hope to accomplish. 799 00:41:01,125 --> 00:41:04,832 Are you familiar with the origin of the word "billet"? 800 00:41:04,833 --> 00:41:06,374 Is this another "Hamilton" thing? 801 00:41:06,375 --> 00:41:08,457 - No. - Well, then, yes. 802 00:41:08,458 --> 00:41:10,124 It came from the French 803 00:41:10,125 --> 00:41:12,915 to mean an order to allow a soldier to live in your home. 804 00:41:12,916 --> 00:41:17,040 But what it's come to mean is a post or position 805 00:41:17,041 --> 00:41:19,332 and responsibilities that go along with it. 806 00:41:19,333 --> 00:41:22,540 So my billet is to be a judge 807 00:41:22,541 --> 00:41:24,207 and adjudicate on various matters 808 00:41:24,208 --> 00:41:26,457 as put forth and et cetera. 809 00:41:26,458 --> 00:41:28,082 It is not, and will never be, 810 00:41:28,083 --> 00:41:30,915 to do your bidding. 811 00:41:30,916 --> 00:41:33,165 I forgot to say please, didn't I? 812 00:41:33,166 --> 00:41:36,082 I'm working on that. 813 00:41:36,083 --> 00:41:37,499 Please? 814 00:41:37,500 --> 00:41:39,249 Always a lovely word to hear, 815 00:41:39,250 --> 00:41:41,249 but I'm not some deputy anymore. 816 00:41:41,250 --> 00:41:42,749 Oh, no. 817 00:41:42,750 --> 00:41:46,082 Uh, I get that and respect it. 818 00:41:46,083 --> 00:41:49,540 But we both know why you're not a deputy anymore, 819 00:41:49,541 --> 00:41:52,165 so I am asking you to do this one for me. 820 00:41:52,166 --> 00:41:55,041 As a final courtesy. 821 00:41:59,291 --> 00:42:02,249 Sure, sir. 822 00:42:02,250 --> 00:42:04,624 Come by my chambers Friday morning. 823 00:42:04,625 --> 00:42:06,207 I should have information by then. 824 00:42:06,208 --> 00:42:07,582 And thank y... 825 00:42:07,583 --> 00:42:09,208 You're welcome, Chaz. 826 00:42:18,458 --> 00:42:20,416 Give me your phone. 827 00:42:22,208 --> 00:42:25,040 We need our I.T. staff back and your focus. 828 00:42:25,041 --> 00:42:27,874 I can't have you phishing the Internet pointlessly. 829 00:42:27,875 --> 00:42:29,707 I'm logging you on to Raya. 830 00:42:29,708 --> 00:42:32,207 - How? - I'm a member, so I vouch. 831 00:42:32,208 --> 00:42:34,707 You need two reccos. I got Michael Che to second you. 832 00:42:34,708 --> 00:42:37,415 Can't have you distracting our staff with this bullshit. 833 00:42:37,416 --> 00:42:39,457 - You're a member? - So are you now. 834 00:42:39,458 --> 00:42:42,040 All I ask is Chatham House Rule on it. 835 00:42:42,041 --> 00:42:45,375 And when you see me on there, don't fucking tap the heart. 836 00:42:49,875 --> 00:42:50,916 Sweet! 837 00:43:01,125 --> 00:43:04,125 ♪ Suspenseful music plays ♪ 838 00:43:19,458 --> 00:43:22,124 Mr. Rhoades. 839 00:43:22,125 --> 00:43:27,040 So, I'm going through my initial round of interviews 840 00:43:27,041 --> 00:43:30,499 and all seems, uh, if not kosher, 841 00:43:30,500 --> 00:43:33,040 then at least within a reasonable bandwidth. 842 00:43:33,041 --> 00:43:36,665 And I'm thinking, you know, I'm just about out of here. 843 00:43:36,666 --> 00:43:37,666 Uh-huh. 844 00:43:37,667 --> 00:43:40,207 But... 845 00:43:40,208 --> 00:43:43,165 Then I 846 00:43:43,166 --> 00:43:46,333 become aware of a payment. 847 00:43:48,708 --> 00:43:49,915 A payment? 848 00:43:49,916 --> 00:43:52,499 That your wife received. 849 00:43:52,500 --> 00:43:54,790 From Axelrod. 850 00:43:54,791 --> 00:43:57,749 An account of hers that you're a signer on. 851 00:43:57,750 --> 00:43:59,915 Right around, uh, 852 00:43:59,916 --> 00:44:02,665 well, hell, right on 853 00:44:02,666 --> 00:44:06,249 the day that you suspended your investigation into him. 854 00:44:06,250 --> 00:44:09,665 $5 million. 855 00:44:09,666 --> 00:44:12,582 Now, 856 00:44:12,583 --> 00:44:15,207 it may not be a bribe, 857 00:44:15,208 --> 00:44:18,540 but, dang, if it doesn't look like one 858 00:44:18,541 --> 00:44:20,290 and smell like one. 859 00:44:20,291 --> 00:44:22,915 And if I put my tongue on it, 860 00:44:22,916 --> 00:44:25,915 I bet it tastes like one, too. 861 00:44:25,916 --> 00:44:29,915 Yum-bang. 862 00:44:29,916 --> 00:44:32,582 Now, I suppose 863 00:44:32,583 --> 00:44:35,083 you didn't know anything about that? 864 00:44:48,666 --> 00:44:53,083 ♪ Suspenseful music plays ♪ 865 00:44:59,291 --> 00:45:01,499 If we're doing this, we're supposed to knock, 866 00:45:01,500 --> 00:45:03,249 - not just let ourselves in. - Uh-huh. 867 00:45:03,250 --> 00:45:05,832 I was gonna let the sitter get them ready for you. 868 00:45:05,833 --> 00:45:07,415 She still can. 869 00:45:07,416 --> 00:45:09,540 We need to talk. 870 00:45:09,541 --> 00:45:11,624 That's not really the idea of this. 871 00:45:11,625 --> 00:45:13,165 We have to give each other room. 872 00:45:13,166 --> 00:45:14,540 Yeah, I know. I'm aware. 873 00:45:14,541 --> 00:45:16,875 Not a social call. 874 00:45:22,083 --> 00:45:24,125 What, then? 875 00:45:27,083 --> 00:45:32,207 I understand that we are in a temporary moment of separation 876 00:45:32,208 --> 00:45:36,290 and no longer in the mode of telling each other 877 00:45:36,291 --> 00:45:38,165 our day's events in detail. 878 00:45:38,166 --> 00:45:40,124 If we'd been communicating that well before, 879 00:45:40,125 --> 00:45:43,124 we might still be together. 880 00:45:43,125 --> 00:45:46,082 Are we putting that on me? 881 00:45:46,083 --> 00:45:48,458 Half of it at least. 882 00:45:50,916 --> 00:45:52,749 But there were some things that really 883 00:45:52,750 --> 00:45:55,207 ought to have been discussed, 884 00:45:55,208 --> 00:45:58,207 some things that I cannot imagine keeping to myself. 885 00:45:58,208 --> 00:46:01,249 For instance, if I had suddenly received 886 00:46:01,250 --> 00:46:03,999 a $5 million lump-sum payment 887 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:06,665 the same day that my husband dropped an investigation 888 00:46:06,666 --> 00:46:08,790 on the man making that payment, 889 00:46:08,791 --> 00:46:12,083 I might have fucking managed to say something about it. 890 00:46:19,666 --> 00:46:23,040 I didn't see how that... 891 00:46:23,041 --> 00:46:26,207 sequence of events might appear. 892 00:46:26,208 --> 00:46:28,083 Is that an apology? 893 00:46:31,000 --> 00:46:33,915 I didn't mean to put your reputation in question. 894 00:46:33,916 --> 00:46:35,665 Not just my reputation. 895 00:46:35,666 --> 00:46:38,832 My job. 896 00:46:38,833 --> 00:46:40,290 Perhaps my freedom. 897 00:46:40,291 --> 00:46:41,915 Perhaps yours. 898 00:46:41,916 --> 00:46:44,124 Freedom? Pfft. 899 00:46:44,125 --> 00:46:46,665 I am just beginning to remember what that feels like. 900 00:46:46,666 --> 00:46:48,040 And I'm not gonna let you ruin 901 00:46:48,041 --> 00:46:50,415 one of the first free nights I've had in years. 902 00:46:50,416 --> 00:46:54,040 I always knew I'd end up snared by Axelrod's money. It's poison. 903 00:46:54,041 --> 00:46:56,999 And you don't even need to ingest it for it to kill you. 904 00:46:57,000 --> 00:46:59,499 - Proximity is enough. - Well, good for you. 905 00:46:59,500 --> 00:47:01,332 I no longer have proximity to it, 906 00:47:01,333 --> 00:47:04,040 and you no longer have proximity to me. 907 00:47:04,041 --> 00:47:07,915 Have fun with the children. 908 00:47:07,916 --> 00:47:09,915 Hey, kids, I'm leaving! 909 00:47:09,916 --> 00:47:11,624 Your daddy's here! 910 00:47:11,625 --> 00:47:13,375 I love you! 911 00:47:19,208 --> 00:47:22,083 Hey, guys! Here I come! 912 00:47:28,166 --> 00:47:30,415 This place gave me my first real look 913 00:47:30,416 --> 00:47:32,040 at how the world worked. 914 00:47:32,041 --> 00:47:34,874 I watched people running toward the betting window 915 00:47:34,875 --> 00:47:38,207 with high hopes. 916 00:47:38,208 --> 00:47:40,165 No plan. 917 00:47:40,166 --> 00:47:42,415 Then I'd watch them walk away from the track 918 00:47:42,416 --> 00:47:46,165 ripping up their tickets in disgust. 919 00:47:46,166 --> 00:47:48,082 That wasn't gonna be me. 920 00:47:48,083 --> 00:47:49,540 You didn't bet? 921 00:47:49,541 --> 00:47:51,374 Oh, I bet. 922 00:47:51,375 --> 00:47:53,499 I bet, but first I figured out 923 00:47:53,500 --> 00:47:56,124 where the sharp action was, 924 00:47:56,125 --> 00:47:59,499 where the guys who had a plan were, 925 00:47:59,500 --> 00:48:01,290 guys who grinded, 926 00:48:01,291 --> 00:48:03,207 take the guesswork out of it. 927 00:48:03,208 --> 00:48:05,040 They knew which drivers had been rested. 928 00:48:05,041 --> 00:48:07,040 They knew which horses were ready. 929 00:48:07,041 --> 00:48:10,332 And they also knew which ones were on last legs. 930 00:48:10,333 --> 00:48:13,082 How'd you meet those guys? 931 00:48:13,083 --> 00:48:15,165 I didn't at first. 932 00:48:15,166 --> 00:48:16,999 But I figured out 933 00:48:17,000 --> 00:48:21,083 that they always bet late and they bet heavy. 934 00:48:24,125 --> 00:48:26,999 So I started watching that 935 00:48:27,000 --> 00:48:30,124 instead of that. 936 00:48:30,125 --> 00:48:33,707 The numbers told the story. They always do. 937 00:48:33,708 --> 00:48:36,207 I started making bets of my own. 938 00:48:36,208 --> 00:48:38,332 You know, the right ones. 939 00:48:38,333 --> 00:48:40,665 And once I understood what had happened, 940 00:48:40,666 --> 00:48:44,041 I watched the track to see how it happened. 941 00:48:47,083 --> 00:48:49,124 Strange time for a workout. 942 00:48:49,125 --> 00:48:51,749 Yeah, he comes here most days of the week. 943 00:48:51,750 --> 00:48:54,207 Likes to run his new prospects out under the lights, 944 00:48:54,208 --> 00:48:57,708 get them used to it. 945 00:49:00,791 --> 00:49:03,749 He's a good driver. 946 00:49:03,750 --> 00:49:05,457 But his father... 947 00:49:05,458 --> 00:49:07,540 His father was the best there was. 948 00:49:07,541 --> 00:49:10,082 True master. Hall of Fame. 949 00:49:10,083 --> 00:49:11,749 Always finished top three. 950 00:49:11,750 --> 00:49:15,749 Oh, but to you, top three is never enough. 951 00:49:15,750 --> 00:49:17,999 You don't show. You win. 952 00:49:18,000 --> 00:49:19,540 That I do. 953 00:49:19,541 --> 00:49:21,416 Mine's a different business. 954 00:49:24,208 --> 00:49:26,790 Look, you and the team are right. 955 00:49:26,791 --> 00:49:29,124 There's too much risk. 956 00:49:29,125 --> 00:49:33,207 I could open myself up to a big loss 957 00:49:33,208 --> 00:49:36,208 if I made a move and miss. 958 00:49:38,333 --> 00:49:40,082 When I used to come down here, 959 00:49:40,083 --> 00:49:43,040 I had nothing, so I-I just figured it out. 960 00:49:43,041 --> 00:49:45,333 That you did. 961 00:49:47,333 --> 00:49:49,457 I need Rhoades gone. 962 00:49:49,458 --> 00:49:52,499 Or this will never be over. 963 00:49:52,500 --> 00:49:55,540 My suit alone, 964 00:49:55,541 --> 00:49:59,207 it's like me firing a pea shooter against a Panzer tank 965 00:49:59,208 --> 00:50:02,624 when what we need is a Howitzer. 966 00:50:02,625 --> 00:50:05,250 But I know how we can get ourselves a Howie. 967 00:50:08,208 --> 00:50:11,124 We find everybody that he fucked, 968 00:50:11,125 --> 00:50:13,957 who went away aggrieved, 969 00:50:13,958 --> 00:50:17,374 people with real grounds, 970 00:50:17,375 --> 00:50:19,207 and we buy up their claims. 971 00:50:19,208 --> 00:50:21,874 Ah. 972 00:50:21,875 --> 00:50:24,290 Aggregate the lawsuits. 973 00:50:24,291 --> 00:50:26,124 Where one is weak, many are strong. 974 00:50:26,125 --> 00:50:29,207 And that's a lesson you'll never have to learn more than once. 975 00:50:29,208 --> 00:50:32,040 It'll be tantamount to a class-action suit. 976 00:50:32,041 --> 00:50:33,999 Not so easy to ignore. 977 00:50:34,000 --> 00:50:35,999 Not possible to. 978 00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:39,040 The stories won't be about you anymore. They'll be about him. 979 00:50:39,041 --> 00:50:42,708 And the world of shit that he is in. 980 00:50:44,833 --> 00:50:47,041 You know what you have to do? 981 00:50:51,458 --> 00:50:54,083 I know what I have to do. 982 00:50:59,250 --> 00:51:03,124 This guy doesn't really come out here a few times a week. 983 00:51:03,125 --> 00:51:04,249 No. 984 00:51:04,250 --> 00:51:05,749 He doesn't. 985 00:51:05,750 --> 00:51:09,000 But I wanted to see him run, so he ran. 986 00:51:11,750 --> 00:51:15,124 Do what I need. 987 00:51:15,125 --> 00:51:17,082 Get it in motion now. 988 00:51:17,083 --> 00:51:18,249 Tonight. 989 00:51:18,250 --> 00:51:21,250 ♪ Dramatic music plays ♪ 990 00:51:58,958 --> 00:52:00,540 - Shit! - Whoa, whoa! 991 00:52:00,541 --> 00:52:03,124 Jesus Christ. 992 00:52:03,125 --> 00:52:04,832 You all right there, guy? 993 00:52:04,833 --> 00:52:06,207 Yeah. Can you hold this for me? 994 00:52:06,208 --> 00:52:07,999 Yeah. Come on. 995 00:52:08,000 --> 00:52:10,124 Thanks. 996 00:52:10,125 --> 00:52:11,166 You've been served. 997 00:52:13,583 --> 00:52:14,999 With a lawsuit. 998 00:52:15,000 --> 00:52:17,165 One-hundred and twenty-seven of them. 999 00:52:17,166 --> 00:52:19,333 Sorry, brah. 1000 00:52:22,208 --> 00:52:24,000 I'm being sued. 1001 00:52:26,708 --> 00:52:29,040 Apparently by everyone I've ever met. 1002 00:52:29,041 --> 00:52:33,624 Didn't make any sense until I saw... 1003 00:52:33,625 --> 00:52:35,958 this one. Bobby Axelrod. 1004 00:52:38,875 --> 00:52:42,665 A Bivens Claim for violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. 1005 00:52:42,666 --> 00:52:45,124 Malicious prosecution. 1006 00:52:45,125 --> 00:52:47,582 And the rest of these are similar, 1007 00:52:47,583 --> 00:52:50,207 and they all came together. 1008 00:52:50,208 --> 00:52:53,499 I think he's financing all of them, 1009 00:52:53,500 --> 00:52:56,915 and I have a feeling he's gonna make this his life's mission. 1010 00:52:56,916 --> 00:52:59,749 Well, I wish I could say that's all you'll be fending off, 1011 00:52:59,750 --> 00:53:02,165 but D.C. is all over this Dake investigation, 1012 00:53:02,166 --> 00:53:03,999 and Dake has told the A.G. about 1013 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:07,165 some kind of balloon payment that has a certain stink to it. 1014 00:53:07,166 --> 00:53:09,374 Yeah. To my wife. 1015 00:53:09,375 --> 00:53:11,040 Business as usual in her world. 1016 00:53:11,041 --> 00:53:12,999 I don't imagine that's how he's spinning it. 1017 00:53:13,000 --> 00:53:14,415 Nor do I. 1018 00:53:14,416 --> 00:53:16,916 Sort of unspinnable I fear, Chuck. 1019 00:53:26,625 --> 00:53:28,082 Yes? 1020 00:53:28,083 --> 00:53:31,040 Chuck, I need to see you in D.C. in my office Thursday. 1021 00:53:31,041 --> 00:53:33,750 Yeah. 1022 00:53:36,833 --> 00:53:39,124 Yes, General. 1023 00:53:39,125 --> 00:53:42,125 ♪ Suspenseful music plays ♪ 1024 00:53:46,958 --> 00:53:51,207 That was the attorney general herself. 1025 00:53:51,208 --> 00:53:53,957 She's summoned me to Washington. 1026 00:53:53,958 --> 00:53:57,165 Dake did indeed make her aware of the balloon payment. 1027 00:53:57,166 --> 00:53:59,333 She seems to also know about this, too. 1028 00:54:02,000 --> 00:54:07,124 So I'm to report to her Thursday... 1029 00:54:07,125 --> 00:54:10,832 where she will greet me warmly, 1030 00:54:10,833 --> 00:54:14,582 shake me by the hand... 1031 00:54:14,583 --> 00:54:16,208 and then she'll fire me. 1032 00:54:17,666 --> 00:54:20,666 ♪ Suspenseful music plays ♪ 1033 00:54:30,833 --> 00:54:33,457 The tip that led to my investigation was called in 1034 00:54:33,458 --> 00:54:35,999 from a cellphone that pinged a tower in Yonkers 1035 00:54:36,000 --> 00:54:37,707 in the middle of the night. 1036 00:54:37,708 --> 00:54:39,790 Why do I give a fuck? 1037 00:54:39,791 --> 00:54:43,040 Because you were in Yonkers 1038 00:54:43,041 --> 00:54:45,707 at the pizzeria meeting with Axelrod. 1039 00:54:45,708 --> 00:54:49,332 And I think whatever you heard in that meeting 1040 00:54:49,333 --> 00:54:52,040 made you squeamish. 1041 00:54:52,041 --> 00:54:55,707 You know what Rhoades is, Bryan. 1042 00:54:55,708 --> 00:54:59,040 You know he should be out of the job. 1043 00:54:59,041 --> 00:55:03,957 And I know you made that call. 1044 00:55:03,958 --> 00:55:07,000 ♪ Dramatic music plays ♪ 1045 00:55:13,458 --> 00:55:16,582 ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh, ohh ♪ 1046 00:55:16,583 --> 00:55:19,540 ♪ We can make each other happy ♪ 1047 00:55:19,541 --> 00:55:23,207 ♪ Oh, we can make each other happy ♪ 1048 00:55:23,208 --> 00:55:26,124 ♪ We can make each other happy ♪ 1049 00:55:26,125 --> 00:55:29,875 ♪ Oh, we can make each other happy ♪ 1050 00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:46,582 ♪ You can climb a mountain ♪ 1051 00:55:46,583 --> 00:55:47,583 ♪ You can swim the sea ♪