1 00:00:08,708 --> 00:00:10,666 Previously on Billions... 2 00:00:10,667 --> 00:00:13,124 Rhoades' misconduct is being investigated. 3 00:00:13,125 --> 00:00:15,833 I have nothing to hide. You'll receive full cooperation. 4 00:00:15,834 --> 00:00:18,290 With it, without it, I'll find out what's true. 5 00:00:18,291 --> 00:00:19,457 Know that. 6 00:00:19,458 --> 00:00:21,124 You broke into my computer, 7 00:00:21,125 --> 00:00:23,999 opened my files, and read my session notes. 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,624 You stole the evidence you needed. 9 00:00:25,625 --> 00:00:27,457 I thought I wanted to bring you on full time, 10 00:00:27,458 --> 00:00:29,124 but now that I know I can trust you, 11 00:00:29,125 --> 00:00:30,416 I'm certain I do. 12 00:00:30,417 --> 00:00:32,207 I'm going to war with Krakow and Guangdong, 13 00:00:32,208 --> 00:00:33,749 and I need boots on the ground. 14 00:00:33,750 --> 00:00:35,082 I want to crush this fuck. 15 00:00:35,083 --> 00:00:38,082 That glass... It's not a barrier. 16 00:00:38,083 --> 00:00:41,208 It's an asset. It's what makes you good. 17 00:00:41,209 --> 00:00:43,707 You see things differently. 18 00:00:43,708 --> 00:00:45,083 That's an edge. 19 00:00:45,084 --> 00:00:49,083 The Attorney General's called me down to Washington. 20 00:00:49,084 --> 00:00:50,332 She's gonna fire me. 21 00:00:50,333 --> 00:00:53,208 Take out an enemy, a big, hard-to-kill one. 22 00:00:53,209 --> 00:00:55,249 It's tough to fire you then. 23 00:00:55,250 --> 00:00:58,416 I need to know how to beat him. 24 00:00:58,417 --> 00:01:00,416 Will you help me? 25 00:01:00,417 --> 00:01:02,040 You have to be prepared to do things 26 00:01:02,041 --> 00:01:04,040 that are entirely outside the bounds 27 00:01:04,041 --> 00:01:06,875 of conventional morality. 28 00:01:12,667 --> 00:01:15,209 ♪ Ominous music plays ♪ 29 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,541 You know, the first time I ever went to a game, 30 00:01:28,542 --> 00:01:30,208 I was in your box. 31 00:01:30,209 --> 00:01:32,041 So, you didn't grow up with football? 32 00:01:32,042 --> 00:01:35,959 Oh, I did, but it was on a 24-inch Trinitron knock-off. 33 00:01:37,500 --> 00:01:40,124 TV's great, but you really miss out 34 00:01:40,125 --> 00:01:42,541 on being part of something very special. 35 00:01:42,542 --> 00:01:44,416 Yeah, you do... 36 00:01:44,417 --> 00:01:46,290 which is why I've been thinking 37 00:01:46,291 --> 00:01:48,666 about watching a few more games in person. 38 00:01:48,667 --> 00:01:50,958 Bobby, I don't know where you get your intel, 39 00:01:50,959 --> 00:01:52,165 but it's accurate. 40 00:01:52,166 --> 00:01:54,166 So that franchise is on the block. 41 00:01:54,167 --> 00:01:56,749 It's going to be announced in the next couple of days. 42 00:01:56,750 --> 00:02:01,208 Well, when I become an approved bidder, 43 00:02:01,209 --> 00:02:03,541 I hope I can count on your support. 44 00:02:03,542 --> 00:02:05,124 Well, you can. 45 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:07,707 But the hoops you have to crawl through... 46 00:02:07,708 --> 00:02:08,833 They don't give a shit 47 00:02:08,834 --> 00:02:11,165 how many zeros are in your bank account. 48 00:02:11,166 --> 00:02:13,083 I understand. 49 00:02:13,084 --> 00:02:14,707 Just trying to figure out where... 50 00:02:14,708 --> 00:02:16,041 Where my seat's gonna be. 51 00:02:16,042 --> 00:02:17,124 They're not gonna be here 52 00:02:17,125 --> 00:02:19,166 'cause my team's not for sale, Bobby. 53 00:02:19,167 --> 00:02:20,167 Right. 54 00:02:30,291 --> 00:02:32,165 And how are the children handling it 55 00:02:32,166 --> 00:02:34,499 on the nights you actually switch? 56 00:02:34,500 --> 00:02:35,917 - Fine. - Not very well. 57 00:02:37,333 --> 00:02:40,166 Kevin is still on about that vows thing. 58 00:02:40,167 --> 00:02:41,999 He brought that up again? 59 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,249 Yeah. Not directly, but, uh, yeah. 60 00:02:45,250 --> 00:02:49,707 Right after we split, uh, in a moment of anger, 61 00:02:49,708 --> 00:02:52,374 Kevin turned to me and he said, uh, 62 00:02:52,375 --> 00:02:54,082 "I thought 'vow' meant 'promise.'" 63 00:02:54,083 --> 00:02:56,208 We started him in therapy the next week 64 00:02:56,209 --> 00:02:57,332 and started coming here. 65 00:02:57,333 --> 00:02:59,958 Yeah, well, anyway, he crawled in my bed last night 66 00:02:59,959 --> 00:03:01,582 and asked me to make vows with him. 67 00:03:01,583 --> 00:03:03,457 Did he have something specific in mind? 68 00:03:03,458 --> 00:03:04,833 It was a list. 69 00:03:04,834 --> 00:03:08,582 First he asked me to vow... 70 00:03:08,583 --> 00:03:10,208 never to leave him. 71 00:03:12,792 --> 00:03:14,541 And then he wanted me to vow 72 00:03:14,542 --> 00:03:18,166 to get you and me back together. 73 00:03:18,167 --> 00:03:20,042 What did you say? 74 00:03:21,583 --> 00:03:25,124 I said that Mommy and Daddy were trying to work things out... 75 00:03:25,125 --> 00:03:28,290 and that, while I can't promise that they will, 76 00:03:28,291 --> 00:03:31,707 I can promise that we will always love him and Eva, 77 00:03:31,708 --> 00:03:34,209 that we will always put them first. 78 00:03:36,125 --> 00:03:39,083 And that's my most sacred vow. 79 00:03:41,500 --> 00:03:43,999 He's a really good dad. 80 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,084 Tell him that. 81 00:03:50,083 --> 00:03:54,166 Chuck, you're a really good dad. 82 00:03:54,167 --> 00:03:58,040 You're a really good mom. 83 00:03:58,041 --> 00:04:00,290 Not every couple can do that, 84 00:04:00,291 --> 00:04:04,833 recognize each other in the midst of anger and uncertainty. 85 00:04:04,834 --> 00:04:06,916 That's intimacy. 86 00:04:06,917 --> 00:04:09,416 Let's see if we can keep that going. 87 00:04:09,417 --> 00:04:13,041 - What else is on your minds? - -Money. 88 00:04:13,042 --> 00:04:14,624 The Yale Club is kind of steep. 89 00:04:14,625 --> 00:04:17,207 And we had talked about sharing a satellite apartment. 90 00:04:17,208 --> 00:04:18,707 I'm fine at my sister's, 91 00:04:18,708 --> 00:04:21,500 but I think it makes sense for you to get your own place. 92 00:04:23,708 --> 00:04:25,417 Uh-huh. 93 00:04:28,750 --> 00:04:30,124 Really, it's hard not to notice 94 00:04:30,125 --> 00:04:32,582 the shrink sorority eye-lock thing. 95 00:04:32,583 --> 00:04:35,083 Chuck, this is not a conspiracy. 96 00:04:35,084 --> 00:04:37,041 I don't want to speak for Wendy. 97 00:04:37,042 --> 00:04:39,124 I'll just say it felt like you had 98 00:04:39,125 --> 00:04:42,291 an emotional response that you didn't share. 99 00:04:45,250 --> 00:04:48,041 Signing a lease... 100 00:04:48,042 --> 00:04:50,290 is a commitment. 101 00:04:50,291 --> 00:04:52,916 Do you mean financial? Do you mean... 102 00:04:52,917 --> 00:04:55,582 I had hoped that this separation 103 00:04:55,583 --> 00:04:58,249 wouldn't be permanent enough that it would entail 104 00:04:58,250 --> 00:05:00,666 references and credit checks 105 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:04,624 and outlaying security payments, but it'll be fine. 106 00:05:04,625 --> 00:05:07,374 You know, I guess I'll just, uh, sell something. 107 00:05:07,375 --> 00:05:10,417 Chuck, you've got to accept the new reality. 108 00:05:11,583 --> 00:05:13,165 This runs deep, 109 00:05:13,166 --> 00:05:15,750 really fucking deep. 110 00:05:18,708 --> 00:05:21,290 I understand. 111 00:05:21,291 --> 00:05:23,916 And that's intimacy, too. 112 00:05:23,917 --> 00:05:26,125 It's just harder to hear. 113 00:05:27,583 --> 00:05:31,208 - You been on Twitter today? - Assume I haven't. 114 00:05:31,209 --> 00:05:32,916 Krakow tweeted, "Looking forward" 115 00:05:32,917 --> 00:05:35,082 to kicking major Axe Capital ass again 116 00:05:35,083 --> 00:05:37,999 "in Hold 'em tomorrow night, ♫alphacup." 117 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,874 It's fucking trending in New York. 118 00:05:39,875 --> 00:05:41,207 Don't respond. 119 00:05:41,208 --> 00:05:42,916 If he wants to pop off online 120 00:05:42,917 --> 00:05:44,916 while using the squatty potty, let him. 121 00:05:44,917 --> 00:05:46,916 We'll do our talking at the table. 122 00:05:46,917 --> 00:05:49,999 His team has outlasted ours four out of the last five years. 123 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,207 He's a good fucking card player... great, even. 124 00:05:52,208 --> 00:05:54,332 Phil Laak calls Krakow a wizard, 125 00:05:54,333 --> 00:05:57,082 says he can GTO-grind a man into a nub. 126 00:05:57,083 --> 00:05:58,958 How'd you like to go work for him? 127 00:05:58,959 --> 00:06:00,125 No, thank you, sir. 128 00:06:01,041 --> 00:06:02,374 Respectfully, delicately, 129 00:06:02,375 --> 00:06:05,249 regretfully... 130 00:06:05,250 --> 00:06:06,958 he's better than you. 131 00:06:06,959 --> 00:06:08,332 I see that. 132 00:06:08,333 --> 00:06:10,290 Head-to-head, he is better. 133 00:06:10,291 --> 00:06:12,207 So, we don't play? 134 00:06:12,208 --> 00:06:15,000 No. We reduce his edge. 135 00:06:16,667 --> 00:06:18,124 Is this, um... 136 00:06:18,125 --> 00:06:20,124 Is this last night's or this morning's? 137 00:06:20,125 --> 00:06:23,208 What if I don't want to answer? 138 00:06:23,209 --> 00:06:26,290 Well, maybe shower before heading to the office. 139 00:06:26,291 --> 00:06:28,416 I already did. 140 00:06:28,417 --> 00:06:31,625 Well, I'm thinking maybe you hit it again. 141 00:06:41,083 --> 00:06:42,958 Heard Tisch will support your bid. 142 00:06:42,959 --> 00:06:44,457 Seems likely. 143 00:06:44,458 --> 00:06:46,833 I wish I could be in there negotiating for you. 144 00:06:46,834 --> 00:06:49,374 We handled the M&A work for the last two team sales. 145 00:06:49,375 --> 00:06:51,999 Well, that's what Chuck Rhoades will do to a man... 146 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:53,249 Rob him of his life's work. 147 00:06:53,250 --> 00:06:54,707 He's a Stalinist... 148 00:06:54,708 --> 00:06:56,499 Convict first, then have the trial. 149 00:06:56,500 --> 00:06:58,374 He hasn't even indicted anyone 150 00:06:58,375 --> 00:07:00,582 at my firm or subpoenaed documents, 151 00:07:00,583 --> 00:07:03,041 just allowed the leak, the insinuations, 152 00:07:03,042 --> 00:07:05,041 the idea to fester in the minds 153 00:07:05,042 --> 00:07:07,041 of the public that we're dirty. 154 00:07:07,042 --> 00:07:11,124 As a tactician, I admire it. 155 00:07:11,125 --> 00:07:12,791 As the target of it... 156 00:07:12,792 --> 00:07:14,541 Old days when the man with the badge 157 00:07:14,542 --> 00:07:15,999 used it for his own purposes, 158 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:17,874 instead of to benefit the township? 159 00:07:17,875 --> 00:07:20,082 That man ended up on the wrong end of a noose... 160 00:07:20,083 --> 00:07:21,416 Yeah. 161 00:07:21,417 --> 00:07:23,124 But not before he got a fuck 162 00:07:23,125 --> 00:07:24,999 of a lot of his own hanging done first. 163 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,208 Well, then, we better make sure 164 00:07:27,209 --> 00:07:29,708 we burn the gallows down before he gets to you. 165 00:07:42,708 --> 00:07:45,332 - Is he prepared? - Yeah. 166 00:07:45,333 --> 00:07:47,999 He's ready to do whatever he has to. 167 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:49,916 I look forward to meeting him, then. 168 00:07:49,917 --> 00:07:51,999 Anything come from the surveillance yet? 169 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,041 Rhoades is not exploitable at this moment. 170 00:07:55,042 --> 00:07:57,791 - No openings. - Find one. 171 00:07:57,792 --> 00:08:01,124 Hall, I hear his name in my sleep 172 00:08:01,125 --> 00:08:03,958 and underneath every thought I have. 173 00:08:03,959 --> 00:08:05,165 It's always running. 174 00:08:05,166 --> 00:08:06,999 It's like the fucking Lord's Prayer. 175 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,250 Find one. 176 00:08:11,084 --> 00:08:13,999 Is there some kind of a prop bet going on here? 177 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,207 First one to mention Lawrence Boyd 178 00:08:17,208 --> 00:08:19,332 has to buy everyone else cotton candy? 179 00:08:19,333 --> 00:08:21,416 There's just nothing to say, boss. 180 00:08:21,417 --> 00:08:22,833 Really? 181 00:08:22,834 --> 00:08:24,999 Nothing that isn't speculative at best. 182 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,083 It's crunch time, 183 00:08:27,084 --> 00:08:29,166 and Connerty's pulling a Scottie Pippen. 184 00:08:29,167 --> 00:08:30,999 What, do you got a migraine, Bryan? 185 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,582 Come on, Chuck. That's not fair... 186 00:08:32,583 --> 00:08:34,124 to Pippen. 187 00:08:34,125 --> 00:08:35,999 The man had just suffered a personal loss. 188 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,165 I don't give a shit. Lonnie, how about you? 189 00:08:38,166 --> 00:08:40,916 I started a deep dive into their inversion practices. 190 00:08:40,917 --> 00:08:42,958 They keep so much cash stashed overseas, 191 00:08:42,959 --> 00:08:45,416 I figured there's got to be some tax irregularities. 192 00:08:45,417 --> 00:08:46,417 And were there? 193 00:08:48,042 --> 00:08:51,624 So, there's nothing on Boyd and company churning accounts? 194 00:08:51,625 --> 00:08:54,707 On, uh, advising retirees against their interests 195 00:08:54,708 --> 00:08:57,165 or subprime mortgages making a comeback? 196 00:08:57,166 --> 00:08:59,707 How about hookers for foreign clients? 197 00:08:59,708 --> 00:09:02,416 You're telling me there is nothing of which to speak? 198 00:09:02,417 --> 00:09:04,333 Not as of yet. 199 00:09:05,667 --> 00:09:07,582 I found something. 200 00:09:07,583 --> 00:09:10,084 Please. 201 00:09:12,209 --> 00:09:13,374 A couple of months ago, 202 00:09:13,375 --> 00:09:15,874 a flight attendant on the Spartan-Ives jet 203 00:09:15,875 --> 00:09:18,083 made a small trade ahead of a merger, 204 00:09:18,084 --> 00:09:20,165 turned a $24,000 profit. 205 00:09:20,166 --> 00:09:22,416 She overheard something. 206 00:09:22,417 --> 00:09:25,124 No benefit was exchanged. There's no crime. 207 00:09:25,125 --> 00:09:27,999 I know that. You know that. 208 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:30,083 We went to law school. 209 00:09:30,084 --> 00:09:31,165 She didn't. 210 00:09:31,166 --> 00:09:33,208 Work this. 211 00:09:33,209 --> 00:09:35,040 - Work it with her. - Come on. 212 00:09:35,041 --> 00:09:37,499 How many dots do you figure 213 00:09:37,500 --> 00:09:40,082 between a flight attendant and Lawrence Boyd? 214 00:09:40,083 --> 00:09:42,291 You'll let me know. 215 00:09:44,750 --> 00:09:47,042 Or maybe you won't. 216 00:09:50,667 --> 00:09:53,041 Is there an implication in that? 217 00:09:53,042 --> 00:09:55,082 Yeah. 218 00:09:55,083 --> 00:09:56,708 There is. 219 00:10:06,875 --> 00:10:08,833 What is the Alpha Cup? 220 00:10:08,834 --> 00:10:10,833 Wall Street charity poker tournament. 221 00:10:10,834 --> 00:10:12,416 The winner gets to donate the pot 222 00:10:12,417 --> 00:10:14,166 to the charity of their choice. 223 00:10:14,167 --> 00:10:15,707 It's like $15 million. 224 00:10:15,708 --> 00:10:16,749 Oh. 225 00:10:16,750 --> 00:10:18,666 Why are you asking about the Alpha Cup? 226 00:10:18,667 --> 00:10:20,457 Because Axe invited me to play 227 00:10:20,458 --> 00:10:22,874 in the firm's other seat along with him. 228 00:10:22,875 --> 00:10:26,124 Oh, this is fucking bullshit! 229 00:10:26,125 --> 00:10:28,167 Turn the fuck away. 230 00:10:31,917 --> 00:10:33,167 That's my fucking seat. 231 00:10:34,041 --> 00:10:36,083 I'm pretty sure it's my fucking seat. 232 00:10:36,084 --> 00:10:37,041 I paid for it. 233 00:10:37,042 --> 00:10:39,165 I can award it to whomever the fuck I want. 234 00:10:39,166 --> 00:10:41,958 Axe, I've been your wingman for the past three years. 235 00:10:41,959 --> 00:10:44,124 I've been close to the final table every time. 236 00:10:44,125 --> 00:10:46,124 Yeah, which is another way of saying 237 00:10:46,125 --> 00:10:48,250 you missed the final table three years running. 238 00:10:49,500 --> 00:10:53,124 You know one of the things that I really like about the NFL? 239 00:10:53,125 --> 00:10:54,666 The cheerleaders? 240 00:10:54,667 --> 00:10:56,874 Uh, yeah, yeah, when I was 12, yeah. 241 00:10:56,875 --> 00:11:00,958 But I'm all grown now, so I was gonna say the contracts. 242 00:11:00,959 --> 00:11:03,749 No other league gives fewer guarantees. 243 00:11:03,750 --> 00:11:06,416 You can sign for seven years, $120 million. 244 00:11:06,417 --> 00:11:08,707 Yet you shit the bed, 245 00:11:08,708 --> 00:11:10,083 they cut you in the spring, 246 00:11:10,084 --> 00:11:11,958 you're back knocking on doors again. 247 00:11:11,959 --> 00:11:13,124 So you're cutting me loose. 248 00:11:13,125 --> 00:11:15,249 Well, I wouldn't say it that way, but yes. 249 00:11:15,250 --> 00:11:16,749 For that little... 250 00:11:16,750 --> 00:11:17,834 Hey. 251 00:11:19,500 --> 00:11:20,625 For Taylor? 252 00:11:22,834 --> 00:11:24,457 Everything I measure myself by 253 00:11:24,458 --> 00:11:26,083 has been called into question. 254 00:11:33,625 --> 00:11:35,124 Todd. 255 00:11:35,125 --> 00:11:36,250 This is for you... 256 00:11:39,583 --> 00:11:41,541 by way of an apology 257 00:11:41,542 --> 00:11:43,750 for putting you in an awkward position. 258 00:11:51,625 --> 00:11:52,999 Do I really look like I need 259 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:54,791 $5,000 worth of spa treatments? 260 00:11:54,792 --> 00:11:56,958 You look like you wouldn't give yourself 261 00:11:56,959 --> 00:11:58,916 the gift of peace of mind, so I did. 262 00:11:58,917 --> 00:12:00,582 So you're my personal Dalai Lama? 263 00:12:00,583 --> 00:12:03,374 I did spend part of last summer in the company of Rinpoche. 264 00:12:03,375 --> 00:12:06,124 You know, I could actually introduce you, if you want. 265 00:12:06,125 --> 00:12:08,707 Why are you here? 266 00:12:08,708 --> 00:12:11,290 I'm playing in the Alpha Cup tomorrow night. 267 00:12:11,291 --> 00:12:13,666 Ah. 268 00:12:13,667 --> 00:12:15,791 It's that time of year. 269 00:12:15,792 --> 00:12:18,707 It is, and I'd like you to come, as my coach. 270 00:12:18,708 --> 00:12:20,666 I'll pay you very well for your time. 271 00:12:20,667 --> 00:12:23,166 No. We've done this dance before. 272 00:12:23,167 --> 00:12:24,999 You're gonna want insight into Axe or... 273 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,874 There are lots of villains at the tournament tomorrow. 274 00:12:27,875 --> 00:12:29,707 Axe is only one. 275 00:12:29,708 --> 00:12:32,249 Look, I want to perform at my best. 276 00:12:32,250 --> 00:12:34,999 And like you said, it's scary when you feel the pressure. 277 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:36,333 I can admit that. 278 00:12:42,708 --> 00:12:43,833 I'm reluctant. 279 00:12:43,834 --> 00:12:45,999 I am offering you a challenge 280 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,124 and a chance to redefine yourself in the industry... 281 00:12:49,125 --> 00:12:50,374 as independent, 282 00:12:50,375 --> 00:12:53,040 separate from Axe in every way. 283 00:12:53,041 --> 00:12:55,916 All the top funds will see you as a resource, 284 00:12:55,917 --> 00:12:57,040 not as his accoutrement. 285 00:12:57,041 --> 00:12:58,499 If you thought I were that, 286 00:12:58,500 --> 00:13:00,707 you would never have come through that door. 287 00:13:00,708 --> 00:13:01,625 I know you're not, 288 00:13:01,626 --> 00:13:03,124 because I'm me, 289 00:13:03,125 --> 00:13:05,999 but we both know we don't work in a rational business. 290 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,124 You never hear "no," do you? 291 00:13:08,125 --> 00:13:11,166 The word is said in my vicinity on occasion, 292 00:13:11,167 --> 00:13:13,916 but somehow it never really lands on me. 293 00:13:13,917 --> 00:13:15,958 It's clear to me that if there were 294 00:13:15,959 --> 00:13:17,999 any ethically compromised behavior, 295 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:19,457 you weren't in the middle of it. 296 00:13:19,458 --> 00:13:23,082 Glad as I am to be seen, how do you know? 297 00:13:23,083 --> 00:13:26,124 One... I have never come across 298 00:13:26,125 --> 00:13:28,499 a more meticulous written accounting 299 00:13:28,500 --> 00:13:31,499 of a lawyer's conversations and interactions than yours. 300 00:13:31,500 --> 00:13:34,041 I... don't know how you find the time. 301 00:13:34,042 --> 00:13:36,290 Not much of a social life. 302 00:13:36,291 --> 00:13:40,208 And two... you were the only person in this office 303 00:13:40,209 --> 00:13:43,166 who noticed and removed a compromised employee. 304 00:13:43,167 --> 00:13:46,207 You sat on the honor committee at Princeton. 305 00:13:46,208 --> 00:13:49,916 You are not in this to get caught up in some scandal. 306 00:13:49,917 --> 00:13:52,875 In other words, like recognizes like. 307 00:13:55,167 --> 00:13:58,124 But someone as... 308 00:13:58,125 --> 00:14:00,499 keenly sensitive as you 309 00:14:00,500 --> 00:14:03,083 must have noticed the vibrations, 310 00:14:03,084 --> 00:14:06,290 if not the actual sonic boom, of impropriety. 311 00:14:06,291 --> 00:14:09,207 I have not. 312 00:14:09,208 --> 00:14:12,249 If any of that was happening, I wasn't privy. 313 00:14:12,250 --> 00:14:15,290 Uh-huh. 314 00:14:15,291 --> 00:14:18,000 Thank you, Ms. Sacker. 315 00:14:23,375 --> 00:14:26,249 I appreciate the offer, but I can't play. 316 00:14:26,250 --> 00:14:29,166 Is that the right word... "can't"? 317 00:14:29,167 --> 00:14:31,041 I'd prefer not to. 318 00:14:31,042 --> 00:14:33,666 But you do know how? 319 00:14:33,667 --> 00:14:35,249 What was your screen name? 320 00:14:35,250 --> 00:14:37,624 Why do you assume I had one? 321 00:14:37,625 --> 00:14:39,165 Your age, skill set, 322 00:14:39,166 --> 00:14:41,749 the fact that everyone here had one... 323 00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:44,791 and that you had a lot of nights in high school 324 00:14:44,792 --> 00:14:47,041 when all the other kids were either 325 00:14:47,042 --> 00:14:48,000 stuck on their homework 326 00:14:48,001 --> 00:14:50,040 or hanging out under the bridge vaping. 327 00:14:50,041 --> 00:14:53,374 ZachCody892. 328 00:14:53,375 --> 00:14:55,290 I was 12 when I started playing online. 329 00:14:55,291 --> 00:14:58,457 I bet you were one of those multi-table prodigies. 330 00:14:58,458 --> 00:15:00,749 Sixteen at a time. 331 00:15:00,750 --> 00:15:02,165 But then I quit poker. 332 00:15:02,166 --> 00:15:05,083 Around the time you went to college? 333 00:15:05,084 --> 00:15:06,249 Black Friday? 334 00:15:06,250 --> 00:15:08,249 I started playing live for the first time 335 00:15:08,250 --> 00:15:11,916 against classmates, grad students, professors. 336 00:15:11,917 --> 00:15:14,165 Oh, so you had to adjust to the different speed, 337 00:15:14,166 --> 00:15:16,041 different informational fields. 338 00:15:16,042 --> 00:15:18,749 Yeah, I... I did fine live, 339 00:15:18,750 --> 00:15:20,666 but then just moved on to other things. 340 00:15:20,667 --> 00:15:22,999 Moved on? 341 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:25,916 The whole "my dick is bigger than yours" thing, 342 00:15:25,917 --> 00:15:27,500 it wasn't for me. 343 00:15:31,083 --> 00:15:33,749 You already knew... 344 00:15:33,750 --> 00:15:35,999 about my entire player history. 345 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:37,290 That wasn't a guess. 346 00:15:37,291 --> 00:15:40,624 Look... 347 00:15:40,625 --> 00:15:43,332 I need to win this thing. 348 00:15:43,333 --> 00:15:45,999 I put somebody on it early this morning. 349 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,999 I had a feeling, pulled your résumé... 350 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:52,208 saw some game-theory strengths... 351 00:15:52,209 --> 00:15:56,166 looked into it a little bit more. 352 00:15:56,167 --> 00:15:58,249 How'd you clock that I knew? 353 00:15:58,250 --> 00:16:01,124 The way you listened to my answers, 354 00:16:01,125 --> 00:16:02,290 the cant of your head. 355 00:16:02,291 --> 00:16:04,749 You weren't receiving new information. 356 00:16:04,750 --> 00:16:07,457 Can I convince you... 357 00:16:07,458 --> 00:16:12,208 to try one more time to play? 358 00:16:12,209 --> 00:16:14,874 I'd prefer not to. 359 00:16:14,875 --> 00:16:17,040 That kind of competition made me sick. 360 00:16:17,041 --> 00:16:19,874 It literally brought on feelings of malaise. 361 00:16:19,875 --> 00:16:22,209 Okay. 362 00:16:23,667 --> 00:16:26,124 Okay. 363 00:16:26,125 --> 00:16:28,041 So, Michaela, the following facts 364 00:16:28,042 --> 00:16:29,541 have come to light. 365 00:16:29,542 --> 00:16:32,082 You have no history of investing in securities, 366 00:16:32,083 --> 00:16:33,332 but on April 8th, 367 00:16:33,333 --> 00:16:35,083 you invested your entire savings, 368 00:16:35,084 --> 00:16:36,958 $117,000, 369 00:16:36,959 --> 00:16:40,499 in Dassan International Potash stock... 370 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:44,207 two days ahead of a merger that caused shares to rise. 371 00:16:44,208 --> 00:16:47,749 Now, are you some kind of potash expert? 372 00:16:47,750 --> 00:16:49,457 No. 373 00:16:49,458 --> 00:16:52,207 Just a potash enthusiast? 374 00:16:52,208 --> 00:16:54,082 What? 375 00:16:54,083 --> 00:16:56,707 I'm sorry. 376 00:16:56,708 --> 00:16:58,791 You're actually the flight attendant 377 00:16:58,792 --> 00:17:01,833 on the corporate jet of the bank that financed the merger. 378 00:17:01,834 --> 00:17:04,874 You're making it sound like I did something... 379 00:17:04,875 --> 00:17:07,749 She's making it sound like I did something wrong. 380 00:17:07,750 --> 00:17:11,208 I thought I was being smart for a change. 381 00:17:11,209 --> 00:17:13,791 You do know trading on inside information 382 00:17:13,792 --> 00:17:16,791 is a crime punishable by fine and imprisonment? 383 00:17:16,792 --> 00:17:19,249 We're talking about jail? 384 00:17:19,250 --> 00:17:23,499 Um, I'm not sure I should be sitting here alone. 385 00:17:23,500 --> 00:17:25,542 Time to get Sacker out of there. 386 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,541 Well, if you feel that you've done nothing wrong, 387 00:17:32,542 --> 00:17:33,999 you should be... 388 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,374 I'm sorry to interrupt. 389 00:17:35,375 --> 00:17:38,416 Uh, Ms. Sacker, you are needed in Mr. Rhoades' office. 390 00:17:38,417 --> 00:17:40,125 It's urgent. 391 00:17:50,708 --> 00:17:54,167 I just wanted to... buy an apartment. 392 00:17:58,417 --> 00:18:01,250 Believe me, I get it. 393 00:18:05,375 --> 00:18:08,582 Things are stacked against us in this city. 394 00:18:08,583 --> 00:18:11,208 Can you tell me this will all be okay? 395 00:18:11,209 --> 00:18:15,958 Michaela, I-I know you didn't mean to do anything wrong. 396 00:18:15,959 --> 00:18:20,124 My colleague... Ms. Sacker... 397 00:18:20,125 --> 00:18:23,207 She's got a very brass-tacks way of looking at this stuff. 398 00:18:23,208 --> 00:18:26,999 She doesn't see other factors... 399 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,500 that good people can step wrong. 400 00:18:31,500 --> 00:18:34,083 I think I know how to help you. 401 00:18:34,084 --> 00:18:35,624 But won't she... 402 00:18:35,625 --> 00:18:37,624 No. I'm her superior. 403 00:18:37,625 --> 00:18:40,999 You give me your cooperation, 404 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,082 I will give you my protection. 405 00:18:43,083 --> 00:18:44,958 And like Earl Anthony 406 00:18:44,959 --> 00:18:48,165 bagging the 7-10 split. 407 00:18:48,166 --> 00:18:50,999 You will? 408 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:52,290 I will. 409 00:18:52,291 --> 00:18:54,874 We have a real opportunity here. 410 00:18:54,875 --> 00:18:57,207 If Boyd still feels safe anywhere, 411 00:18:57,208 --> 00:18:59,999 it's on his Falcon, his flying cocoon. 412 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,999 And we need to be there when he lets down his guard. 413 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,165 Sacker, Connerty's gonna be the lead on this, 414 00:19:06,166 --> 00:19:08,374 not because I don't have confidence in you. 415 00:19:08,375 --> 00:19:10,207 Bryan has a particular set of skills, 416 00:19:10,208 --> 00:19:12,208 skills acquired over a long career, 417 00:19:12,209 --> 00:19:13,541 skills that make him... 418 00:19:13,542 --> 00:19:15,749 The object of a stewardess's desperate lust. 419 00:19:15,750 --> 00:19:17,791 Congratulations. 420 00:19:17,792 --> 00:19:20,666 Where are you registered? I hope you like cake servers. 421 00:19:20,667 --> 00:19:23,209 I'll go get the SEC file. 422 00:19:30,042 --> 00:19:31,707 Hey. 423 00:19:31,708 --> 00:19:34,040 Oh, wow. 424 00:19:34,041 --> 00:19:36,166 My God, the kids are gonna love that. 425 00:19:36,167 --> 00:19:37,583 Yeah. 426 00:19:39,834 --> 00:19:41,749 Bach, good. 427 00:19:41,750 --> 00:19:45,041 I need names, for a friend. 428 00:19:45,042 --> 00:19:47,165 Yeah. I need a lawyer, absolute killer, 429 00:19:47,166 --> 00:19:51,290 the one you'd use if you couldn't be your own. 430 00:19:51,291 --> 00:19:53,708 I already did. Thanks. 431 00:19:54,667 --> 00:19:57,749 Was that about Lawrence Boyd? 432 00:19:57,750 --> 00:19:59,624 Yeah. 433 00:19:59,625 --> 00:20:01,458 Why you going deep for him? 434 00:20:03,209 --> 00:20:04,250 He asked. 435 00:20:06,375 --> 00:20:08,041 A lot of people ask you 436 00:20:08,042 --> 00:20:10,999 to use your influence and resources every day. 437 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,124 You don't always say yes. 438 00:20:12,125 --> 00:20:14,749 I don't like the idea of Boyd going down. 439 00:20:14,750 --> 00:20:18,042 It doesn't... Doesn't sit right with me. 440 00:20:20,291 --> 00:20:22,791 That's a good answer. 441 00:20:22,792 --> 00:20:25,707 I believe it, but it's not the whole answer. 442 00:20:25,708 --> 00:20:27,624 You never give anyone your playbook, 443 00:20:27,625 --> 00:20:30,082 no matter how much you're rooting for them to win. 444 00:20:30,083 --> 00:20:32,874 It's like this... 445 00:20:32,875 --> 00:20:35,416 Rhoades' attack on Boyd is very public. 446 00:20:35,417 --> 00:20:36,874 It's very loud. 447 00:20:36,875 --> 00:20:38,833 If Rhoades wins, he gets stronger. 448 00:20:38,834 --> 00:20:41,708 If he loses, he's defanged. 449 00:20:42,834 --> 00:20:45,416 Getting there. 450 00:20:45,417 --> 00:20:46,707 And if we'd just met, 451 00:20:46,708 --> 00:20:49,250 I would believe that that was the whole thing. 452 00:20:52,125 --> 00:20:53,332 The rest is strategy. 453 00:20:53,333 --> 00:20:54,707 It's tactics. 454 00:20:54,708 --> 00:20:57,416 If Boyd is convicted, I'll be on the inside. 455 00:20:57,417 --> 00:20:59,749 I'll understand what works, what doesn't. 456 00:20:59,750 --> 00:21:01,874 He's like a soldier. We send him up front. 457 00:21:01,875 --> 00:21:03,166 He's a scout. 458 00:21:03,167 --> 00:21:05,874 He brings back intel, or he becomes cannon fodder, 459 00:21:05,875 --> 00:21:07,999 and that brings a different kind of intel 460 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:11,833 about where we can step and where we can't. 461 00:21:11,834 --> 00:21:15,750 Lawrence Boyd isn't exactly cannon fodder. 462 00:21:18,917 --> 00:21:20,999 Babe... 463 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,874 everyone in the world, apart from you, me, 464 00:21:23,875 --> 00:21:27,458 and the kids is cannon fodder. 465 00:21:38,667 --> 00:21:41,416 I'm sorry. I have to deal with something. 466 00:21:41,417 --> 00:21:43,416 See you upstairs in a minute? 467 00:21:43,417 --> 00:21:44,750 Okay. 468 00:22:25,708 --> 00:22:28,082 You're playing in the Alpha Cup. 469 00:22:28,083 --> 00:22:31,124 It'll do you good... And me. 470 00:22:31,125 --> 00:22:34,749 Consider it a part of those 168 hours you promised. 471 00:22:34,750 --> 00:22:36,582 I can't promise results. 472 00:22:36,583 --> 00:22:38,916 Competition doesn't bring out my best. 473 00:22:38,917 --> 00:22:40,958 Make a session with Dr. Gus. 474 00:22:40,959 --> 00:22:43,290 Maybe he'll help you with the competition piece. 475 00:22:43,291 --> 00:22:45,125 Okay. 476 00:22:53,625 --> 00:22:56,499 If Bryan lands this case, I think Crim is his. 477 00:22:56,500 --> 00:22:59,165 But that case could just as easily break him. 478 00:22:59,166 --> 00:23:02,457 Lonnie is taking the surer, steadier route. 479 00:23:02,458 --> 00:23:04,582 I was gonna ask which way you were leaning, 480 00:23:04,583 --> 00:23:06,291 but you seem almost equally swayed. 481 00:23:09,084 --> 00:23:10,791 Bryan has always expected it... 482 00:23:10,792 --> 00:23:12,207 and worked for it 483 00:23:12,208 --> 00:23:14,791 and Chuck like nothing else in the world mattered. 484 00:23:14,792 --> 00:23:16,916 And lately he's... 485 00:23:16,917 --> 00:23:19,499 It feels like if this goes the other way 486 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:20,999 and he gets passed over, 487 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,707 his entire purpose is called into question. 488 00:23:23,708 --> 00:23:26,416 Meanwhile, Lonnie has been sent away, 489 00:23:26,417 --> 00:23:29,833 called back, and never let it derail him. 490 00:23:29,834 --> 00:23:30,999 He's dogged. 491 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,041 And none of this is being colored 492 00:23:33,042 --> 00:23:35,041 by your personal connection to Bryan? 493 00:23:35,042 --> 00:23:37,416 In the past. 494 00:23:37,417 --> 00:23:41,082 This is an advisory conversation, not "Loveline." 495 00:23:41,083 --> 00:23:45,166 Then you should think about yourself 496 00:23:45,167 --> 00:23:47,040 and the ways in which you could contribute, 497 00:23:47,041 --> 00:23:49,083 given more influence, more control, 498 00:23:49,084 --> 00:23:51,083 more access to decision making. 499 00:23:51,084 --> 00:23:52,374 You're right. 500 00:23:52,375 --> 00:23:54,082 Rhoades won't make you head of Crim, 501 00:23:54,083 --> 00:23:56,083 but his successor may. 502 00:23:56,084 --> 00:23:58,582 Whoever gets it will need a deputy. 503 00:23:58,583 --> 00:23:59,958 That's true. 504 00:23:59,959 --> 00:24:02,707 They say you can't ride two horses with one behind, 505 00:24:02,708 --> 00:24:05,332 but in today's business world, it's a smart move, 506 00:24:05,333 --> 00:24:07,208 as long as you're up-front about it 507 00:24:07,209 --> 00:24:08,666 so no one can accuse you 508 00:24:08,667 --> 00:24:11,208 of being disloyal, only intelligent. 509 00:24:11,209 --> 00:24:14,041 Still pretty sharp for an old dog. 510 00:24:14,042 --> 00:24:15,791 Thanks, Dad. 511 00:24:15,792 --> 00:24:18,374 So, you're saying that you won most of the time, 512 00:24:18,375 --> 00:24:20,833 but it made you sad to beat your fellow students 513 00:24:20,834 --> 00:24:23,666 in this... college game? 514 00:24:23,667 --> 00:24:25,165 Yes. 515 00:24:25,166 --> 00:24:28,041 But they're losers. 516 00:24:28,042 --> 00:24:29,749 I have to tell you, 517 00:24:29,750 --> 00:24:33,041 I've had 927 hours of therapy. 518 00:24:33,042 --> 00:24:36,082 And that's supposed to make me sit back on my heels? 519 00:24:36,083 --> 00:24:37,707 Not at all. 520 00:24:37,708 --> 00:24:39,958 It's supposed to give you useful information 521 00:24:39,959 --> 00:24:41,707 to make this session more productive, 522 00:24:41,708 --> 00:24:43,290 to save you from using techniques 523 00:24:43,291 --> 00:24:45,209 that I might have already parried. 524 00:24:48,000 --> 00:24:50,499 One... this isn't therapy. 525 00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:53,207 Two... I've had more fucking therapy than you have. 526 00:24:53,208 --> 00:24:56,666 And three... Every time you walk away 527 00:24:56,667 --> 00:24:58,916 from doing what makes you feel great, 528 00:24:58,917 --> 00:25:02,374 even though it also makes you feel sad... 529 00:25:02,375 --> 00:25:06,083 something inside of you dies. 530 00:25:08,417 --> 00:25:10,249 That's true. 531 00:25:10,250 --> 00:25:12,209 Instead... 532 00:25:13,458 --> 00:25:16,124 when you feel emotionally messy, 533 00:25:16,125 --> 00:25:19,083 take yourself to where the boundaries are clean. 534 00:25:19,084 --> 00:25:21,791 It's effective. 535 00:25:21,792 --> 00:25:24,458 It's why we've developed sex workers. 536 00:25:26,583 --> 00:25:28,457 Okay. 537 00:25:28,458 --> 00:25:30,542 Thanks for your time. 538 00:25:34,125 --> 00:25:37,000 You sure, Chuck? 539 00:25:38,542 --> 00:25:40,249 Oh, I have to. 540 00:25:40,250 --> 00:25:42,916 The Churchill World War II... It's a hell of a set. 541 00:25:42,917 --> 00:25:45,499 I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm very happy to have it. 542 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:47,165 I'm sure I'll do very well with it, 543 00:25:47,166 --> 00:25:49,666 but I remember how long you worked on this. 544 00:25:49,667 --> 00:25:50,999 Well, maybe I can circle back 545 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,834 and grab them before they're gone. 546 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,833 If somebody comes in, I have to sell them. 547 00:25:56,834 --> 00:26:00,457 But, you know, a specialty item like this, at this price, 548 00:26:00,458 --> 00:26:03,249 they'll probably be sold at the Antiquarian Fair in April, 549 00:26:03,250 --> 00:26:05,791 so, if you do come back, 550 00:26:05,792 --> 00:26:09,084 I'll give it to you at the carrying cost, okay? 551 00:26:13,834 --> 00:26:17,874 "Dear Monty, never give in," 552 00:26:17,875 --> 00:26:21,624 never give in, never, never, never, 553 00:26:21,625 --> 00:26:25,374 in nothing, great or small, 554 00:26:25,375 --> 00:26:27,916 large or petty. 555 00:26:27,917 --> 00:26:29,207 Never give in 556 00:26:29,208 --> 00:26:33,417 except to convictions of honor and good sense. 557 00:26:36,042 --> 00:26:39,666 And never yield to force. 558 00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:43,499 And never yield to the apparently overwhelming might 559 00:26:43,500 --> 00:26:46,084 "of the enemy." 560 00:26:47,333 --> 00:26:50,166 From the day I passed the bar, 561 00:26:50,167 --> 00:26:52,374 I have said those words to myself 562 00:26:52,375 --> 00:26:54,792 the first morning of every trial. 563 00:26:56,167 --> 00:26:58,166 You can still say the words. 564 00:27:13,375 --> 00:27:15,333 Thank you, Harry. 565 00:27:32,250 --> 00:27:34,166 This is tricky. 566 00:27:34,167 --> 00:27:37,499 There's nowhere to hide it in plain sight. 567 00:27:37,500 --> 00:27:39,999 So, what do you suggest? 568 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:43,041 A band on the upper thigh, I think. 569 00:27:43,042 --> 00:27:44,333 Do it. 570 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,999 Yeah, so... 571 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,041 right leg, left leg? 572 00:27:54,042 --> 00:27:55,499 You got a preference? 573 00:27:55,500 --> 00:27:57,207 Um... 574 00:27:57,208 --> 00:28:00,208 I'm sorry. This is really, uh... 575 00:28:00,209 --> 00:28:02,042 Could you give me a second? 576 00:28:07,875 --> 00:28:10,209 Actually, could you stay? 577 00:28:11,083 --> 00:28:12,959 Yeah. 578 00:28:14,542 --> 00:28:16,958 Sorry. I-I didn't feel comfortable... 579 00:28:16,959 --> 00:28:18,374 I understand. 580 00:28:18,375 --> 00:28:20,416 Um... 581 00:28:20,417 --> 00:28:24,083 do you know how to do this? 582 00:28:24,084 --> 00:28:28,500 Some parts of the job are pretty intuitive. 583 00:28:45,041 --> 00:28:48,000 Um, I can take it from here. 584 00:28:57,750 --> 00:28:59,375 How does it look? 585 00:29:01,792 --> 00:29:03,125 Passable. 586 00:29:04,583 --> 00:29:05,958 You ready to go? 587 00:29:05,959 --> 00:29:06,959 Mm-hmm. 588 00:29:29,750 --> 00:29:31,125 How are ya? 589 00:29:32,208 --> 00:29:36,041 ♪ Just because you find yourself ♪ 590 00:29:36,042 --> 00:29:39,208 ♪ Off the streets again ♪ 591 00:29:39,209 --> 00:29:42,624 ♪ That don't mean that I can help you ♪ 592 00:29:42,625 --> 00:29:45,916 ♪ Or I ain't your friend ♪ 593 00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:50,833 ♪ Baby, trouble is your middle name ♪ 594 00:29:50,834 --> 00:29:55,291 ♪ Your trouble is that that's your game ♪ 595 00:29:56,959 --> 00:30:01,582 ♪ Now you're out of circulation, out of reach ♪ 596 00:30:01,583 --> 00:30:04,041 ♪ And out of touch ♪ 597 00:30:04,042 --> 00:30:06,874 ♪ Let me keep you in the loop ♪ 598 00:30:06,875 --> 00:30:10,791 ♪ Though I can't tell you much ♪ 599 00:30:10,792 --> 00:30:15,165 ♪ Baby, trouble is your middle name ♪ 600 00:30:15,166 --> 00:30:19,207 ♪ The trouble is that that's your game ♪ 601 00:30:19,208 --> 00:30:21,374 Bold move, coming. 602 00:30:21,375 --> 00:30:23,124 I thought, "What would Axe do?" 603 00:30:23,125 --> 00:30:24,582 Maybe it was a little soon. 604 00:30:24,583 --> 00:30:25,999 Well, you know, you've made 605 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:27,624 every one of these pricks millions, 606 00:30:27,625 --> 00:30:29,165 and yet they turn away. 607 00:30:29,166 --> 00:30:31,040 When this is over, you'll remind them. 608 00:30:31,041 --> 00:30:32,165 Fuckin' A. 609 00:30:32,166 --> 00:30:33,791 For now, I'm just taking a lap, 610 00:30:33,792 --> 00:30:35,958 marking the hugs and snubs in my big book, 611 00:30:35,959 --> 00:30:38,749 then I'm heading out of town... Jackson Hole. 612 00:30:38,750 --> 00:30:40,040 Good. Clear your head. 613 00:30:40,041 --> 00:30:41,707 We'll talk when you get back. 614 00:30:41,708 --> 00:30:44,750 Hey, great to see you, buddy. 615 00:30:47,291 --> 00:30:49,332 Always piggybacking on my moves. 616 00:30:49,333 --> 00:30:51,874 Maybe when you embrace someone, it's a move, 617 00:30:51,875 --> 00:30:53,124 but when I do it, 618 00:30:53,125 --> 00:30:55,791 it's an expression of profound sentiment. 619 00:30:55,792 --> 00:30:57,874 You know my performance coach, right? 620 00:30:57,875 --> 00:30:59,416 Glad you could pitch in. 621 00:30:59,417 --> 00:31:01,166 He needs all the help he can get. 622 00:31:01,167 --> 00:31:02,624 I've won three of those bad boys. 623 00:31:02,625 --> 00:31:05,124 How about you? Zero, right? 624 00:31:05,125 --> 00:31:07,041 'Cause to me it's just a game, Todd. 625 00:31:07,042 --> 00:31:08,541 You take everything so seriously. 626 00:31:08,542 --> 00:31:09,833 Mm. 627 00:31:09,834 --> 00:31:12,166 Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Alpha Cup 628 00:31:12,167 --> 00:31:13,958 charity poker tournament. 629 00:31:13,959 --> 00:31:16,083 - Please take your seats. - Excuse me. 630 00:31:16,084 --> 00:31:18,500 - We're about to begin. - Time to battle. 631 00:31:21,625 --> 00:31:23,041 Axe. 632 00:31:23,042 --> 00:31:24,707 So, I see you went to go work 633 00:31:24,708 --> 00:31:26,416 for the downtrodden, after all. 634 00:31:26,417 --> 00:31:27,916 I work for myself. 635 00:31:27,917 --> 00:31:29,416 I bet that's what his masseuse 636 00:31:29,417 --> 00:31:31,249 and manicurist tell themselves, too. 637 00:31:31,250 --> 00:31:35,457 Today we're here to raise max dollars for charity. 638 00:31:35,458 --> 00:31:38,290 And to see who's the biggest swinging dick on the street. 639 00:31:38,291 --> 00:31:40,708 I'll bet it's not gonna be that guy. 640 00:31:42,125 --> 00:31:44,959 Everyone, take your seats. 641 00:31:56,542 --> 00:31:58,959 ♪ Ominous music plays ♪ 642 00:32:05,834 --> 00:32:08,499 Paul, this is my dear friend Lawrence Boyd. 643 00:32:08,500 --> 00:32:10,958 Treat him as you would me. 644 00:32:10,959 --> 00:32:12,707 Okay. 645 00:32:12,708 --> 00:32:14,833 Larry, 646 00:32:14,834 --> 00:32:16,040 do what this man advises, 647 00:32:16,041 --> 00:32:18,332 and he will lead you to the promised land. 648 00:32:18,333 --> 00:32:20,332 Thank you. 649 00:32:20,333 --> 00:32:22,166 So, the issue for me... 650 00:32:22,167 --> 00:32:25,874 Never in threes about any of this... 651 00:32:25,875 --> 00:32:28,166 till we've all known each other a long time. 652 00:32:28,167 --> 00:32:30,707 This is why he's the best. 653 00:32:30,708 --> 00:32:33,333 Okay, I'll leave you two to get down to it. 654 00:32:37,667 --> 00:32:39,999 All humans have stress points. 655 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,166 I'm a man who understands that. 656 00:32:44,125 --> 00:32:46,958 And now it's my pleasure to say, 657 00:32:46,959 --> 00:32:49,624 shuffle up and deal. 658 00:32:49,625 --> 00:32:52,083 ♪ Beach Slang's "Atom Bomb" playing ♪ 659 00:32:54,500 --> 00:32:58,166 ♪ My heart is set on '77 ♪ 660 00:32:58,167 --> 00:33:01,124 ♪ Wild nights and porno mouths ♪ 661 00:33:01,125 --> 00:33:04,124 ♪ I won't die, so I don't need heaven ♪ 662 00:33:04,125 --> 00:33:06,874 ♪ I'm too fucked up to burn out ♪ 663 00:33:06,875 --> 00:33:09,040 ♪ I'm an atom bomb tick, tick, ticking ♪ 664 00:33:09,041 --> 00:33:12,041 Never gone out before the final table in this thing ever. 665 00:33:13,542 --> 00:33:15,916 I've never called out the most powerful company 666 00:33:15,917 --> 00:33:18,040 in the energy sector as a fraud and been right, 667 00:33:18,041 --> 00:33:20,124 so we're even. 668 00:33:20,125 --> 00:33:22,750 ♪ Electric guitar music playing on headphones ♪ 669 00:33:36,750 --> 00:33:38,166 Yeah? 670 00:33:38,167 --> 00:33:39,833 Well, it took you long enough. 671 00:33:39,834 --> 00:33:41,416 Anything to report? 672 00:33:41,417 --> 00:33:44,749 They're about to take off. It's only Boyd on the flight. 673 00:33:44,750 --> 00:33:46,541 Well, he might make a phone call. 674 00:33:46,542 --> 00:33:48,166 She might overhear something. 675 00:33:48,167 --> 00:33:50,416 I'll keep you posted. 676 00:33:50,417 --> 00:33:52,083 Okay. 677 00:33:54,042 --> 00:33:56,541 Billionaire city, boys. 678 00:33:56,542 --> 00:33:58,874 Hey, Todd. How you running? 679 00:33:58,875 --> 00:34:01,041 Oh, my stack's a little bigger than yours, 680 00:34:01,042 --> 00:34:02,332 but what else is fucking new? 681 00:34:02,333 --> 00:34:04,999 Let's say we make this matter. 682 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:06,457 $500,000. 683 00:34:06,458 --> 00:34:08,457 What do you say, Krakow? 684 00:34:08,458 --> 00:34:10,083 Yeah, let's do it. 685 00:34:14,625 --> 00:34:17,249 Market's closed. What's so fascinating? 686 00:34:17,250 --> 00:34:19,624 She's almost here, the Raya girl. 687 00:34:19,625 --> 00:34:20,916 Ah. 688 00:34:20,917 --> 00:34:22,040 A little swing oil? 689 00:34:22,041 --> 00:34:23,582 You know I do. 690 00:34:23,583 --> 00:34:25,999 Give me a, uh, Michter's Celebration. 691 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:28,082 It's $800 a glass. 692 00:34:28,083 --> 00:34:30,332 One, please. 693 00:34:30,333 --> 00:34:33,041 He means one bottle. 694 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:41,416 I'm ahead. 695 00:34:41,417 --> 00:34:43,083 You're not blinking. 696 00:34:43,084 --> 00:34:44,000 What? 697 00:34:44,001 --> 00:34:45,332 You're not blinking. 698 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:48,083 Well, maybe that'll unnerve him. 699 00:34:48,084 --> 00:34:51,707 Or maybe you'll blink like crazy when you pick up a big hand. 700 00:34:51,708 --> 00:34:53,208 Take a breath. 701 00:34:57,417 --> 00:34:58,875 Relax your features. 702 00:35:24,209 --> 00:35:26,041 Hundred and fifty. 703 00:35:26,042 --> 00:35:27,166 Call. 704 00:35:39,500 --> 00:35:41,084 One fifty. 705 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,666 Call. 706 00:35:45,667 --> 00:35:47,249 You're drawing? 707 00:35:47,250 --> 00:35:50,042 Against you? Never. 708 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,084 Three hundred. 709 00:35:59,166 --> 00:36:00,291 Seven hundred. 710 00:36:10,250 --> 00:36:11,708 All-in. 711 00:36:17,166 --> 00:36:18,874 Call. 712 00:36:18,875 --> 00:36:20,666 We have two all-ins. 713 00:36:20,667 --> 00:36:23,332 One of these players is going to go home rich. 714 00:36:23,333 --> 00:36:25,999 The other player is going to go home rich, 715 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:27,582 but pissed off. 716 00:36:27,583 --> 00:36:30,792 Gentlemen, flip your cards up, please. 717 00:36:32,166 --> 00:36:33,708 Ooh, top two pair. 718 00:36:35,458 --> 00:36:37,959 Unfortunately, I've got these babies. 719 00:36:43,458 --> 00:36:46,332 You went set-mining against me. 720 00:36:46,333 --> 00:36:48,707 I knew if you'd hit, I'd felt you 721 00:36:48,708 --> 00:36:51,207 because you underestimate my strength. 722 00:36:51,208 --> 00:36:52,499 It's who you are. 723 00:36:52,500 --> 00:36:54,624 Well-played, Todd. 724 00:36:54,625 --> 00:36:57,792 You trying to jinx me now that you got four outs left? 725 00:37:00,083 --> 00:37:01,792 Let's see the river. 726 00:37:05,333 --> 00:37:06,458 Yes! 727 00:37:09,959 --> 00:37:11,541 That's what I'm talking about! 728 00:37:11,542 --> 00:37:13,249 - Yeah! - Ah! 729 00:37:13,250 --> 00:37:15,209 You owe me half a stick. 730 00:37:18,333 --> 00:37:19,542 So good. 731 00:37:22,375 --> 00:37:24,416 We done betting? 732 00:37:24,417 --> 00:37:26,499 The tournament's still going on. 733 00:37:26,500 --> 00:37:30,042 How about... 734 00:37:32,542 --> 00:37:33,999 we double the wager 735 00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:36,707 based on my firm outlasting yours? 736 00:37:36,708 --> 00:37:40,249 Well, if it was Dollar Bill, I'd take it in a heartbeat, 737 00:37:40,250 --> 00:37:42,583 but he's over there with his thumb up his ass. 738 00:37:46,084 --> 00:37:48,209 Who do you have? 739 00:37:51,583 --> 00:37:53,082 Really? 740 00:37:53,083 --> 00:37:54,625 That? 741 00:37:56,917 --> 00:37:59,124 And you want to double it? 742 00:37:59,125 --> 00:38:00,833 All or nothing. 743 00:38:00,834 --> 00:38:02,999 Banked. 744 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:06,999 So, as soon as Prianca comes back from the powder room, 745 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:08,874 we're gonna roll on out of here. 746 00:38:08,875 --> 00:38:10,707 Take care of our boy. 747 00:38:10,708 --> 00:38:12,833 Ah. 748 00:38:12,834 --> 00:38:15,749 I would normally volunteer to be his bodyguard, 749 00:38:15,750 --> 00:38:18,749 but there's only so much of me... 750 00:38:18,750 --> 00:38:20,291 to go around. 751 00:38:23,084 --> 00:38:24,416 It's a road bottle. 752 00:38:24,417 --> 00:38:26,833 How do you get up and go to work? 753 00:38:26,834 --> 00:38:29,874 Ah, a little Lenox first thing in the morning. 754 00:38:29,875 --> 00:38:32,624 I got a guy... Patient concierge... 755 00:38:32,625 --> 00:38:35,958 Fixes me up with a room and an I.V. 756 00:38:35,959 --> 00:38:39,082 Forty-five minutes, and I rebound like an undergrad. 757 00:38:39,083 --> 00:38:41,791 Yeah, we did that in nursing school. 758 00:38:41,792 --> 00:38:43,249 I just never thought it... 759 00:38:43,250 --> 00:38:45,208 Hi. 760 00:38:45,209 --> 00:38:46,209 Hi. 761 00:38:47,041 --> 00:38:48,417 Well, have fun. 762 00:38:49,625 --> 00:38:50,708 How could I not? 763 00:39:01,959 --> 00:39:04,041 ♪ Rock music playing ♪ 764 00:39:53,834 --> 00:39:55,916 And now we're down to heads-up, 765 00:39:55,917 --> 00:39:58,165 mano a mano, winner take all. 766 00:39:58,166 --> 00:40:00,416 And then there were two. 767 00:40:00,417 --> 00:40:03,207 Just you and me, hot stuff. 768 00:40:03,208 --> 00:40:04,834 Let's have a five-minute break. 769 00:40:07,208 --> 00:40:08,458 Yeah, Todd! 770 00:40:09,959 --> 00:40:11,958 Tell me you're not enjoying this. 771 00:40:11,959 --> 00:40:13,082 I'm not enjoying this. 772 00:40:13,083 --> 00:40:14,332 You're a killer, 773 00:40:14,333 --> 00:40:15,999 and if ever a guy needed killing... 774 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:17,958 He's hurting. 775 00:40:17,959 --> 00:40:20,124 I mean inside. Look at him. 776 00:40:20,125 --> 00:40:22,582 You think people were nice to that guy as a kid? 777 00:40:22,583 --> 00:40:26,208 No, but I really think, even then, he started it. 778 00:40:28,834 --> 00:40:32,582 ♪ Rock music playing ♪ 779 00:40:32,583 --> 00:40:35,333 Can I get a Stoli Elit martini with a twist, please? 780 00:40:42,500 --> 00:40:43,541 Wendy. 781 00:40:43,542 --> 00:40:44,999 Lara. 782 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:46,625 Hi. 783 00:40:48,209 --> 00:40:49,999 You been here the whole time? 784 00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:53,166 I walked in just before the cards were dealt. 785 00:40:53,167 --> 00:40:56,541 How are you holding up? 786 00:40:56,542 --> 00:40:59,208 Fine. 787 00:40:59,209 --> 00:41:01,833 You don't have to be brave with me. 788 00:41:01,834 --> 00:41:03,708 Divorces are hard. 789 00:41:05,291 --> 00:41:06,666 So are marriages. 790 00:41:06,667 --> 00:41:09,375 Yeah, I've heard other people say that. 791 00:41:11,625 --> 00:41:14,375 Excuse me. I don't want to miss the main event. 792 00:41:19,667 --> 00:41:22,624 So, Dr. Gus told me a bit about your conversation. 793 00:41:22,625 --> 00:41:24,624 Therapy is supposed to be confidential. 794 00:41:24,625 --> 00:41:26,791 It's not therapy. 795 00:41:26,792 --> 00:41:30,083 He seems to think that you don't get something out of winning. 796 00:41:30,084 --> 00:41:32,290 He wanted me to pull you from this entire event. 797 00:41:32,291 --> 00:41:33,833 You didn't listen. 798 00:41:33,834 --> 00:41:36,332 Eh, he may not be very good at his job. 799 00:41:36,333 --> 00:41:38,958 You love winning. 800 00:41:38,959 --> 00:41:40,040 I do? 801 00:41:40,041 --> 00:41:41,624 Yeah. 802 00:41:41,625 --> 00:41:45,707 I keep going back to why you quit the live game in college. 803 00:41:45,708 --> 00:41:47,332 I didn't like... 804 00:41:47,333 --> 00:41:50,874 I think it's that you didn't like that it put the two things 805 00:41:50,875 --> 00:41:53,083 that really fucking matter to you... 806 00:41:53,084 --> 00:41:56,290 Winning and being thought of as good... 807 00:41:56,291 --> 00:41:58,040 In direct conflict. 808 00:41:58,041 --> 00:42:00,165 Heads up for the Alpha Cup 809 00:42:00,166 --> 00:42:03,374 in two minutes. 810 00:42:03,375 --> 00:42:05,207 I didn't quit. 811 00:42:05,208 --> 00:42:07,999 They kicked me out, and it hurt. 812 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:10,208 I couldn't compete, so they eliminated me, 813 00:42:10,209 --> 00:42:14,582 and it filled me with disdain, almost hate. 814 00:42:14,583 --> 00:42:17,124 Hate is nature's most perfect energy source. 815 00:42:17,125 --> 00:42:20,749 It's endlessly renewable. 816 00:42:20,750 --> 00:42:23,457 I don't want to lean into that feeling. 817 00:42:23,458 --> 00:42:25,666 You know the rider in the bicycle movie who, 818 00:42:25,667 --> 00:42:27,332 just when he has victory in sight, 819 00:42:27,333 --> 00:42:28,874 takes his hands off the bars 820 00:42:28,875 --> 00:42:30,749 and just holds them out like this, 821 00:42:30,750 --> 00:42:32,874 taking in the sun, gliding, 822 00:42:32,875 --> 00:42:35,666 letting all the other racers whiz by him just because? 823 00:42:35,667 --> 00:42:38,332 No, I don't. What fucking movie is that? 824 00:42:38,333 --> 00:42:41,083 I always want to be that biker. 825 00:42:41,084 --> 00:42:43,332 Yeah, but you're not. 826 00:42:43,333 --> 00:42:45,582 You and I don't get to glide. 827 00:42:45,583 --> 00:42:48,624 We churn, and we don't get to become friends with people 828 00:42:48,625 --> 00:42:49,874 we play cards with, 829 00:42:49,875 --> 00:42:51,457 but that's the sacrifice we make 830 00:42:51,458 --> 00:42:54,499 for being able to see what we see. 831 00:42:54,500 --> 00:42:57,166 I know you believe that, 832 00:42:57,167 --> 00:42:59,208 but I choose to take a different lesson. 833 00:42:59,209 --> 00:43:01,124 It's not a choice. 834 00:43:01,125 --> 00:43:03,833 Now go back down to that table. 835 00:43:03,834 --> 00:43:05,499 And if, when you see Krakow, 836 00:43:05,500 --> 00:43:08,124 you think that maybe he will become a friend, 837 00:43:08,125 --> 00:43:09,916 then go ahead. 838 00:43:09,917 --> 00:43:14,583 Take your hands off the bars and let him ride on by. 839 00:43:26,708 --> 00:43:29,124 Do you want to know a secret? 840 00:43:29,125 --> 00:43:31,833 Your boss bet me a million dollars 841 00:43:31,834 --> 00:43:34,457 that you would outlast me. 842 00:43:34,458 --> 00:43:38,082 So, you fuck up, 843 00:43:38,083 --> 00:43:40,375 it's a million dollar mistake. 844 00:43:43,500 --> 00:43:45,041 Good to know. 845 00:43:45,042 --> 00:43:46,666 How do you think he's gonna feel 846 00:43:46,667 --> 00:43:48,457 remembering that you cost him a mill 847 00:43:48,458 --> 00:43:50,083 every time he looks at you? 848 00:43:50,084 --> 00:43:51,666 I mean, no pressure. 849 00:43:51,667 --> 00:43:53,666 Don't let me get under your skin. 850 00:43:53,667 --> 00:43:57,041 You have no clue what is under my skin, 851 00:43:57,042 --> 00:43:59,666 and I am certain that a million dollars in either direction, 852 00:43:59,667 --> 00:44:02,874 to Mr. Axlerod or you, is entirely insignificant. 853 00:44:02,875 --> 00:44:07,249 And in the continuum, 10,000 years of human history, 854 00:44:07,250 --> 00:44:09,874 this card game and the Alpha Cup... 855 00:44:09,875 --> 00:44:11,040 What does it mean? 856 00:44:11,041 --> 00:44:13,874 By 2090, we'll all be gone, 857 00:44:13,875 --> 00:44:15,041 every last one of us, 858 00:44:15,042 --> 00:44:17,083 unless we've reached the singularity, 859 00:44:17,084 --> 00:44:20,042 and at that point, will money matter? 860 00:44:21,250 --> 00:44:23,000 Yeah, I've seen "Cosmos," too. 861 00:44:25,250 --> 00:44:27,417 ♪ Low-key dramatic music plays ♪ 862 00:44:34,708 --> 00:44:36,249 Action's on you. 863 00:44:36,250 --> 00:44:37,792 I'm aware. 864 00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:44,166 Four hundred thousand. 865 00:44:44,167 --> 00:44:45,917 I'll call. 866 00:44:59,458 --> 00:45:00,834 Not loving the flop. 867 00:45:01,959 --> 00:45:03,416 Seven hundred. 868 00:45:03,417 --> 00:45:04,874 What do they have? 869 00:45:04,875 --> 00:45:06,916 See bet. I'll call. 870 00:45:06,917 --> 00:45:10,041 Well, we know he's stubborn with a pair, 871 00:45:10,042 --> 00:45:13,583 so either he's way ahead or he's fucking nowhere. 872 00:45:16,583 --> 00:45:18,874 Check. 873 00:45:18,875 --> 00:45:21,707 One-point-seven million. 874 00:45:21,708 --> 00:45:23,749 I'm lost. 875 00:45:23,750 --> 00:45:26,958 They might be making a stop-and-go... 876 00:45:26,959 --> 00:45:28,624 or surrendering. 877 00:45:28,625 --> 00:45:30,166 Call. 878 00:45:38,917 --> 00:45:40,707 Check. 879 00:45:40,708 --> 00:45:42,582 What do you think? 880 00:45:42,583 --> 00:45:45,333 I think Taylor's ahead and has to trust it. 881 00:45:50,875 --> 00:45:53,165 Time. 882 00:45:53,166 --> 00:45:55,207 Can I talk to you for a second? 883 00:45:55,208 --> 00:45:56,708 Excuse me. 884 00:46:07,417 --> 00:46:10,582 I'm not getting a good read on it. 885 00:46:10,583 --> 00:46:12,582 You have any... That's not your issue. 886 00:46:12,583 --> 00:46:13,958 Really? 887 00:46:13,959 --> 00:46:15,040 It seems to me that it is 888 00:46:15,041 --> 00:46:17,582 since that's what stands between me and winning. 889 00:46:17,583 --> 00:46:20,457 No. Your anger is what stands between you and winning, 890 00:46:20,458 --> 00:46:23,041 your inability to de-personalize this competition, 891 00:46:23,042 --> 00:46:24,083 and as a result... 892 00:46:24,084 --> 00:46:25,416 My inability? 893 00:46:25,417 --> 00:46:27,916 I didn't pay you to come here and criticize me. 894 00:46:27,917 --> 00:46:29,166 I just wanted... 895 00:46:29,167 --> 00:46:31,249 You just wanted me to knock Axe off his game. 896 00:46:31,250 --> 00:46:35,124 And I came here anyway knowing that because I... 897 00:46:35,125 --> 00:46:37,499 Well, I guess some part of me wanted that, too, 898 00:46:37,500 --> 00:46:39,124 and I am going to work on that. 899 00:46:39,125 --> 00:46:41,082 Consider it a job well done. 900 00:46:41,083 --> 00:46:42,499 Now, if you'll excuse me, 901 00:46:42,500 --> 00:46:44,166 I have to go back to the table 902 00:46:44,167 --> 00:46:46,124 and put the sword into Axe's little pet. 903 00:46:46,125 --> 00:46:48,999 Hey, don't worry so much, all right? 904 00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:51,666 It's gonna be great. We'll celebrate later tonight. 905 00:46:51,667 --> 00:46:53,708 Will we? 906 00:46:56,125 --> 00:46:58,124 Will we have something to celebrate? 907 00:46:58,125 --> 00:46:59,999 What? 908 00:47:00,000 --> 00:47:01,499 I was about to tell you that, 909 00:47:01,500 --> 00:47:03,582 in your confusion about your opponent, 910 00:47:03,583 --> 00:47:06,166 you've become easy to read. 911 00:47:06,167 --> 00:47:07,457 Bullshit. 912 00:47:07,458 --> 00:47:09,791 I've been watching that thing the entire time. 913 00:47:09,792 --> 00:47:12,499 That's why I came here... So it wouldn't see me looking. 914 00:47:12,500 --> 00:47:14,083 I know exactly what I'm doing. 915 00:47:23,250 --> 00:47:27,041 This is no place for the meek, cupcake. 916 00:47:27,042 --> 00:47:28,417 All of it. 917 00:47:41,291 --> 00:47:43,040 You don't have a king. 918 00:47:43,041 --> 00:47:45,666 You'd have reraised preflop. 919 00:47:45,667 --> 00:47:47,582 And you're never moving in on a queen 920 00:47:47,583 --> 00:47:49,124 here in case I have the king. 921 00:47:49,125 --> 00:47:52,624 I think you're on a gut shot, four-five or five-six. 922 00:47:52,625 --> 00:47:54,374 I think you're trying to bully me, 923 00:47:54,375 --> 00:47:56,959 and a bully's devastated when you stand up to him. 924 00:47:59,083 --> 00:48:00,917 I'm sorry. 925 00:48:03,083 --> 00:48:04,583 Call. 926 00:48:12,166 --> 00:48:13,332 I have ten-high. 927 00:48:13,333 --> 00:48:14,792 God damn it! 928 00:48:15,917 --> 00:48:17,249 Ten-high hero call?! 929 00:48:17,250 --> 00:48:19,209 You skinny fucking freak! 930 00:48:23,417 --> 00:48:25,917 Good for you! 931 00:48:39,042 --> 00:48:41,583 ♪ Low-key dramatic music plays ♪ 932 00:48:50,500 --> 00:48:53,000 ♪ Dramatic music plays ♪ 933 00:49:09,875 --> 00:49:11,749 You're a fucking genius. 934 00:49:11,750 --> 00:49:13,916 You gave me the idea. 935 00:49:13,917 --> 00:49:15,792 Now give me your arm. 936 00:49:18,125 --> 00:49:19,125 Mo. 937 00:49:23,375 --> 00:49:26,249 So, I was like, "Who is this person" 938 00:49:26,250 --> 00:49:29,040 who couldn't be named and had to sneak onto the plane 939 00:49:29,041 --> 00:49:30,582 "in the middle of the night?" 940 00:49:30,583 --> 00:49:34,207 And then I was like, "Oh, it's Shayleen." 941 00:49:34,208 --> 00:49:35,874 McKinnon? 942 00:49:35,875 --> 00:49:39,040 Tom McKinnon's wife, major player at the company. 943 00:49:39,041 --> 00:49:42,040 Thomas McKinnon, Managing Director, Fixed Income. 944 00:49:42,041 --> 00:49:44,124 That must be a common thing... 945 00:49:44,125 --> 00:49:46,874 Corporate spouse hitchhiking on a hop back home. 946 00:49:46,875 --> 00:49:48,958 Right, but what isn't common 947 00:49:48,959 --> 00:49:51,791 is that they hopped into the slumber cabin together. 948 00:49:51,792 --> 00:49:54,290 That's when I knew I had to get my butt back here. 949 00:49:54,291 --> 00:49:57,124 Got another girl to be on standby for the return flight. 950 00:49:57,125 --> 00:50:01,209 It's not great quality. 951 00:50:06,125 --> 00:50:07,250 Not usable. 952 00:50:09,208 --> 00:50:11,165 I thought the microphone might be too far away, 953 00:50:11,166 --> 00:50:14,707 so I took a little... 954 00:50:14,708 --> 00:50:16,000 initiative. 955 00:50:33,708 --> 00:50:35,374 You know, some of the tension... 956 00:50:35,375 --> 00:50:36,833 Yeah? Will you help me? 957 00:50:36,834 --> 00:50:38,749 I'm sure has been building up, yeah. 958 00:50:38,750 --> 00:50:42,167 I want to show you this getup I have back here. 959 00:51:01,208 --> 00:51:04,041 Does that help? 960 00:51:04,042 --> 00:51:05,958 Usable quality. 961 00:51:05,959 --> 00:51:07,707 Uh, we, uh... We can work with this. 962 00:51:07,708 --> 00:51:11,040 Michaela, you did great, above and beyond. 963 00:51:11,041 --> 00:51:14,125 So, I believe I'm off the hook? 964 00:51:18,042 --> 00:51:20,208 You are. Come on. 965 00:51:26,542 --> 00:51:29,124 It's over, then? 966 00:51:29,125 --> 00:51:31,582 Your part's done, but the case isn't. 967 00:51:31,583 --> 00:51:33,458 You're not calling me. I get it. 968 00:51:35,667 --> 00:51:40,082 I can't have anything brought up in court that might look... 969 00:51:40,083 --> 00:51:44,916 You know, I checked, and my trade wasn't illegal, 970 00:51:44,917 --> 00:51:47,666 but I went ahead and did it for you, anyway. 971 00:51:47,667 --> 00:51:50,250 Good luck with your case. 972 00:51:54,084 --> 00:51:55,541 Yeah. Hold on. Hey, Lara? 973 00:51:55,542 --> 00:51:56,999 Hey, what? 974 00:51:57,000 --> 00:51:59,707 I'm on with a guy from Wimmershoff Capital Management. 975 00:51:59,708 --> 00:52:02,332 They were there last night, and they're all banged up. 976 00:52:02,333 --> 00:52:04,042 You make house calls, right? 977 00:52:05,083 --> 00:52:07,582 Starting at $500 a drip? 978 00:52:07,583 --> 00:52:09,457 Starting at $1,000. 979 00:52:09,458 --> 00:52:11,125 We're in business, Mo. 980 00:52:29,875 --> 00:52:31,041 This is yours. 981 00:52:31,042 --> 00:52:32,249 You won it. 982 00:52:32,250 --> 00:52:34,208 I don't have room for it on my desk. 983 00:52:34,209 --> 00:52:36,834 Besides, people keep coming by to drink beer out of it. 984 00:52:39,583 --> 00:52:41,165 Hmm. 985 00:52:41,166 --> 00:52:43,165 Okay. 986 00:52:43,166 --> 00:52:46,749 But your name is on it forever. 987 00:52:46,750 --> 00:52:49,166 I know you don't want me to have attachments, 988 00:52:49,167 --> 00:52:51,290 things that get in the way of winning... 989 00:52:51,291 --> 00:52:52,374 but you do. 990 00:52:52,375 --> 00:52:53,958 That woman on the rail... 991 00:52:53,959 --> 00:52:56,083 Krakow's coach... You kept looking at her. 992 00:52:56,084 --> 00:52:58,582 I thought you were trying to see if she was cheating, 993 00:52:58,583 --> 00:52:59,999 signaling him somehow. 994 00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:02,083 She wasn't. I know. 995 00:53:02,084 --> 00:53:03,749 Later I realized the whole thing 996 00:53:03,750 --> 00:53:05,916 wasn't about you beating Krakow. 997 00:53:05,917 --> 00:53:07,374 It was about breaking him 998 00:53:07,375 --> 00:53:09,791 and having her watch him go on tilt. 999 00:53:09,792 --> 00:53:14,082 Breaking him was the only way to beat him. 1000 00:53:14,083 --> 00:53:16,084 Was it? 1001 00:53:22,875 --> 00:53:26,583 Mr. McKinnon, I'm sorry to put you through this. 1002 00:53:38,208 --> 00:53:40,417 It's Shayleen. 1003 00:53:52,750 --> 00:53:54,167 Turn it off. 1004 00:53:55,208 --> 00:53:56,417 Turn it off! 1005 00:54:01,583 --> 00:54:02,874 The moaning. 1006 00:54:02,875 --> 00:54:05,374 Yeah. I know. 1007 00:54:05,375 --> 00:54:06,916 I know. 1008 00:54:06,917 --> 00:54:08,707 Would you like a drink, Mr. McKinnon? 1009 00:54:08,708 --> 00:54:10,499 No. 1010 00:54:10,500 --> 00:54:12,290 You're strong. 1011 00:54:12,291 --> 00:54:14,208 I'd need one. 1012 00:54:16,208 --> 00:54:18,958 I want to make this divorce hurt. 1013 00:54:18,959 --> 00:54:21,041 I'll take the kids and the fucking house. 1014 00:54:21,042 --> 00:54:23,958 Hold on to that, Tom. 1015 00:54:23,959 --> 00:54:26,707 Be hurt, sure. 1016 00:54:26,708 --> 00:54:28,165 Be angry at Shayleen. 1017 00:54:28,166 --> 00:54:31,999 She was weak. But be angrier at Boyd. 1018 00:54:32,000 --> 00:54:34,416 He's the responsible party here. 1019 00:54:34,417 --> 00:54:36,708 Yeah. We were friends. 1020 00:54:38,959 --> 00:54:41,249 Spent long weekends at his compound. 1021 00:54:41,250 --> 00:54:45,083 Lawrence Boyd can be friend to no man. 1022 00:54:50,125 --> 00:54:54,290 He's a venal beast of the first order. 1023 00:54:54,291 --> 00:54:57,416 He needs to demonstrate that he is the alpha of the pack, 1024 00:54:57,417 --> 00:55:00,082 needs to dominate you in his own mind 1025 00:55:00,083 --> 00:55:02,999 by heaving his seed into your bride. 1026 00:55:03,000 --> 00:55:05,457 Jesus fuck. 1027 00:55:05,458 --> 00:55:08,124 He didn't use a rubber? 1028 00:55:08,125 --> 00:55:09,833 Of course you want to kill him. 1029 00:55:09,834 --> 00:55:11,374 I know I would. 1030 00:55:11,375 --> 00:55:13,416 Choke him till the light goes out. 1031 00:55:13,417 --> 00:55:16,541 Violation like that stirs a man to savagery. 1032 00:55:16,542 --> 00:55:18,457 You won't do it, but you want to. 1033 00:55:18,458 --> 00:55:19,833 Isn't that right? 1034 00:55:19,834 --> 00:55:21,541 Yeah, I want to fucking kill him. 1035 00:55:21,542 --> 00:55:25,166 Yeah, but you can't. The law dictates that you can't. 1036 00:55:25,167 --> 00:55:28,041 And yet that doesn't mean you have to let him win. 1037 00:55:30,458 --> 00:55:32,374 Okay, so, how do I win here? 1038 00:55:32,375 --> 00:55:34,165 Disgrace him. 1039 00:55:34,166 --> 00:55:36,541 Humble him. 1040 00:55:36,542 --> 00:55:38,124 Force him to his knees 1041 00:55:38,125 --> 00:55:41,875 and fuck his metaphorical throat until he swallows your seed. 1042 00:55:43,500 --> 00:55:44,999 I'm in. 1043 00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:47,083 Boyd's been rigging Treasury bids. 1044 00:55:47,084 --> 00:55:48,375 I'll get you whatever I can. 1045 00:55:53,209 --> 00:55:55,000 Whatever it takes, I'm in. 1046 00:55:59,125 --> 00:56:01,999 I talked to a friend of mine, a lawyer for the League. 1047 00:56:02,000 --> 00:56:04,332 He back-channeled and got a yellow light. 1048 00:56:04,333 --> 00:56:07,791 NFL thinks it would be best for all involved 1049 00:56:07,792 --> 00:56:08,999 if you didn't bid. 1050 00:56:09,000 --> 00:56:10,040 Stated reason? 1051 00:56:10,041 --> 00:56:11,457 Public perception, 1052 00:56:11,458 --> 00:56:13,541 recent legal aspersion, 9/11 revelations. 1053 00:56:13,542 --> 00:56:14,666 Fuck! 1054 00:56:14,667 --> 00:56:16,249 But they appreciate your interest. 1055 00:56:16,250 --> 00:56:17,250 Oh, do they? 1056 00:56:24,458 --> 00:56:26,874 You know, when they like my number enough, 1057 00:56:26,875 --> 00:56:28,165 they'll like me just fine. 1058 00:56:28,166 --> 00:56:29,624 You know what we bid before. 1059 00:56:29,625 --> 00:56:31,999 A hundred more than any team has ever sold for. 1060 00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:33,207 I'll bet a hundred over that 1061 00:56:33,208 --> 00:56:35,082 and send it right to the league office. 1062 00:56:35,083 --> 00:56:36,083 Done. 1063 00:56:38,209 --> 00:56:40,249 These are the books you asked for. 1064 00:56:40,250 --> 00:56:42,791 Oh, great. Thank you. 1065 00:56:42,792 --> 00:56:44,416 These mattered to him a lot. 1066 00:56:44,417 --> 00:56:46,208 Mr. "H" told me to tell you that. 1067 00:56:46,209 --> 00:56:47,416 Good. 1068 00:56:47,417 --> 00:56:49,041 He instructed me to pay cash. 1069 00:56:49,042 --> 00:56:50,874 There's no record of who bought them. 1070 00:56:50,875 --> 00:56:52,125 Thank you. 1071 00:56:55,084 --> 00:56:56,416 This one's signed to Monty. 1072 00:56:56,417 --> 00:56:57,707 General Montgomery? 1073 00:56:57,708 --> 00:56:58,916 Yeah, that Monty. 1074 00:56:58,917 --> 00:57:00,833 Well, you want them here? At the house? 1075 00:57:00,834 --> 00:57:02,167 No. Put them in storage. 1076 00:57:04,583 --> 00:57:07,332 You know what? 1077 00:57:07,333 --> 00:57:09,833 Find all the other signed first editions for sale 1078 00:57:09,834 --> 00:57:12,582 in the U.S. and in England... Fuck it... everywhere. 1079 00:57:12,583 --> 00:57:15,999 And buy them all, every single last one of them. 1080 00:57:16,000 --> 00:57:17,708 That'll be expensive. 1081 00:57:20,458 --> 00:57:23,332 Well, then it's a good thing I'm a rich fucking man. 1082 00:57:23,333 --> 00:57:25,375 ♪ R.E.M.'s "Begin the Begin" plays ♪ 1083 00:57:32,042 --> 00:57:35,833 ♪ Birdie in the hand ♪ 1084 00:57:35,834 --> 00:57:39,165 ♪ For life's rich demand ♪ 1085 00:57:39,166 --> 00:57:43,083 ♪ The insurgency began ♪ 1086 00:57:43,084 --> 00:57:45,125 ♪ And you missed it ♪ 1087 00:57:47,917 --> 00:57:50,833 ♪ I looked for her ♪ 1088 00:57:50,834 --> 00:57:53,624 ♪ And I found her ♪ 1089 00:57:53,625 --> 00:57:57,165 ♪ Myles Standish-proud ♪ 1090 00:57:57,166 --> 00:58:00,834 ♪ Congratulate me ♪ 1091 00:58:02,750 --> 00:58:03,790 ♪ A philanderer's tie... ♪