1 00:00:08,250 --> 00:00:10,208 Previously on Billions... 2 00:00:12,291 --> 00:00:13,291 Lara? 3 00:00:13,292 --> 00:00:15,290 Boys? 4 00:00:15,291 --> 00:00:16,999 Ice Juice. I can take it over. 5 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:17,959 Just need the cash. 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:19,400 You know my money's in a blind trust. 7 00:00:19,424 --> 00:00:23,040 Congratulations. All the analysts now answer to you. 8 00:00:23,041 --> 00:00:25,201 If I fill in those blanks, I have to put my name on it. 9 00:00:25,225 --> 00:00:26,833 We've long suspected 10 00:00:26,834 --> 00:00:28,499 criminal activity at Axe Capital. 11 00:00:28,500 --> 00:00:30,582 You have nothing on Axe Cap and even less on me. 12 00:00:30,583 --> 00:00:31,583 Hey, hey. 13 00:00:31,584 --> 00:00:33,624 I tried calling. 14 00:00:33,625 --> 00:00:34,916 Phone's been off. 15 00:00:34,917 --> 00:00:36,583 I'm going to go put the boys to bed. 16 00:00:37,667 --> 00:00:41,040 I am so close to getting Axe. 17 00:00:41,041 --> 00:00:44,541 You will get him... on something else. 18 00:00:44,542 --> 00:00:46,582 Sandicot is a circle. 19 00:00:46,583 --> 00:00:48,374 It leads right back to you. 20 00:00:48,375 --> 00:00:52,874 I think I'll get Axe on something else. 21 00:00:52,875 --> 00:00:53,875 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 22 00:01:00,583 --> 00:01:04,041 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 23 00:01:13,834 --> 00:01:17,624 ♪ Tom Petty's "Even the Losers" ♪ 24 00:01:17,625 --> 00:01:20,040 Everybody pays. 25 00:01:20,041 --> 00:01:23,082 ♪ Well, it was nearly summer... ♪ 26 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:24,833 Yes, yes, yes. 27 00:01:24,834 --> 00:01:26,749 I understand, Terry. 28 00:01:26,750 --> 00:01:29,749 And that's why if I get paid on time next week, 29 00:01:29,750 --> 00:01:33,374 which, when you're a contractor, you never really know. 30 00:01:33,375 --> 00:01:37,999 But then, of course I pay you, Terry, right away, 31 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,249 first fucking thing I do. 32 00:01:40,250 --> 00:01:42,332 That's a relief. 33 00:01:42,333 --> 00:01:44,541 Isn't it, Johnny? 34 00:01:44,542 --> 00:01:45,833 A sweet relief. 35 00:01:45,834 --> 00:01:49,582 Some guys, no matter how well-intentioned they may be, 36 00:01:49,583 --> 00:01:53,582 hmm, they can't see to find the money when it's owed... 37 00:01:53,583 --> 00:01:57,833 which leads to uncomfortable conversations like this one. 38 00:01:57,834 --> 00:02:00,374 Terry, I'm well-intended. 39 00:02:00,375 --> 00:02:02,416 You're a good guy, Slayton. 40 00:02:02,417 --> 00:02:04,666 And I-I'll tell you something. 41 00:02:04,667 --> 00:02:08,958 I never considered myself a bad guy, hmm? 42 00:02:08,959 --> 00:02:10,916 Do you think I'm a bad guy? 43 00:02:10,917 --> 00:02:11,625 No. Good. 44 00:02:11,626 --> 00:02:13,750 Ohh! 45 00:02:18,834 --> 00:02:20,124 Wives. 46 00:02:20,125 --> 00:02:22,958 They got all the leverage. 47 00:02:22,959 --> 00:02:25,332 So I had to do something to even the score. 48 00:02:25,333 --> 00:02:29,833 See, now you have a compelling reason to pay me 49 00:02:29,834 --> 00:02:32,082 when she wants to pay the credit cards. 50 00:02:32,083 --> 00:02:33,290 Yes. 51 00:02:33,291 --> 00:02:34,624 I do. 52 00:02:34,625 --> 00:02:37,541 I owe you, Terry. 53 00:02:37,542 --> 00:02:40,124 And I'm gonna make things right... 54 00:02:40,125 --> 00:02:43,082 no matter what I have to do. 55 00:02:43,083 --> 00:02:47,916 ♪ Baby, even the losers ♪ 56 00:02:47,917 --> 00:02:49,666 ♪ Get lucky sometimes... ♪ 57 00:02:49,667 --> 00:02:52,666 Was a time folks in your job had the sense 58 00:02:52,667 --> 00:02:56,500 to duck my fucking call until you had good news for me. 59 00:02:57,792 --> 00:03:02,667 ♪ Get lucky sometimes, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 60 00:03:06,625 --> 00:03:07,905 Remind me the next time I forget, 61 00:03:07,929 --> 00:03:11,124 there is no one in this business who won't sell you out 62 00:03:11,125 --> 00:03:13,332 if they think there's a fucking nickel in it. 63 00:03:13,333 --> 00:03:15,833 I find that strangely reassuring. 64 00:03:15,834 --> 00:03:18,165 Eliminates the possibility of disillusionment. 65 00:03:18,166 --> 00:03:20,499 Yes. Yes. Let the idealists 66 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:22,416 and romantics get their hearts broken 67 00:03:22,417 --> 00:03:24,165 while the hard-bitten pragmatists... 68 00:03:24,166 --> 00:03:25,374 Wow. 69 00:03:25,375 --> 00:03:28,499 You have something you really don't want to tell me about. 70 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:29,458 What happened? 71 00:03:29,459 --> 00:03:31,541 They shoot Sonny on the causeway? 72 00:03:31,542 --> 00:03:33,958 Otherwise, spit it the fuck out. 73 00:03:33,959 --> 00:03:34,792 Boyd was right. 74 00:03:34,793 --> 00:03:36,249 I just hung up with Patriot Bank. 75 00:03:36,250 --> 00:03:39,207 After a wet and hot road show, 76 00:03:39,208 --> 00:03:42,040 they are taking out the Ice Juice IPO. 77 00:03:42,041 --> 00:03:44,874 Press is getting loaded up with the story as we speak. 78 00:03:44,875 --> 00:03:45,542 Shit. 79 00:03:45,543 --> 00:03:47,791 They think it's a winner? 80 00:03:47,792 --> 00:03:49,707 They do. There's more. 81 00:03:49,708 --> 00:03:51,207 Charles Rhoades Sr. Did take 82 00:03:51,208 --> 00:03:53,008 an Uncle Miltie-sized position in the company. 83 00:03:53,032 --> 00:03:56,124 I've run through it with the primes all over town, 84 00:03:56,125 --> 00:03:58,165 theirs, ours, the other guy's, 85 00:03:58,166 --> 00:03:59,999 and with analysts at the big three, 86 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,290 as well as our own people. 87 00:04:01,291 --> 00:04:03,040 They all agree with Patriot. 88 00:04:03,041 --> 00:04:04,041 - Fundamentals? - Solid. 89 00:04:04,042 --> 00:04:06,624 The projections are real. 90 00:04:06,625 --> 00:04:08,749 They're rolling out the IPO soon. 91 00:04:08,750 --> 00:04:10,624 Everyone thinks it's gonna work. 92 00:04:10,625 --> 00:04:12,874 No one sees a short play we can make. 93 00:04:12,875 --> 00:04:14,749 I don't see an avenue of attack. 94 00:04:14,750 --> 00:04:16,874 Personnel? The fucking lawyer, 95 00:04:16,875 --> 00:04:19,791 Ira Schirmer, represented Rhoades at your deposition. 96 00:04:19,792 --> 00:04:20,750 He's got a board seat. 97 00:04:20,751 --> 00:04:23,624 Rhoades' father and his closest confidante 98 00:04:23,625 --> 00:04:27,416 have both jumped headfirst into a business... together? 99 00:04:27,417 --> 00:04:28,250 And you amble in here to tell me 100 00:04:28,251 --> 00:04:30,666 that I have no way to wreck it? 101 00:04:30,667 --> 00:04:31,874 Fuck. 102 00:04:31,875 --> 00:04:33,458 This is Sonny on the causeway. 103 00:04:43,583 --> 00:04:45,707 Top sheet says Charles Rhoades Sr. 104 00:04:45,708 --> 00:04:47,582 Is a high-net-worth individual. He has 105 00:04:47,583 --> 00:04:50,207 multiple business holdings, mostly in real estate. 106 00:04:50,208 --> 00:04:52,582 But at the moment, it seems he's largely illiquid 107 00:04:52,583 --> 00:04:54,416 because of some new cash-intensive 108 00:04:54,417 --> 00:04:55,041 real-estate investments. 109 00:04:55,042 --> 00:04:56,416 Fucker's house-poor? 110 00:04:56,417 --> 00:04:59,791 Houses. City co-op, Hamptons place, 111 00:04:59,792 --> 00:05:01,457 a hobby farm in Mount Kisco, 112 00:05:01,458 --> 00:05:03,249 an ocean-front spread in Florida. 113 00:05:03,250 --> 00:05:05,416 And upstate, he bought up half of Kingsford. 114 00:05:05,417 --> 00:05:07,617 But he won't be able to flip that land for a real profit 115 00:05:07,641 --> 00:05:10,833 until the casino is in and open. 116 00:05:10,834 --> 00:05:12,874 And so the question is... 117 00:05:12,875 --> 00:05:15,582 Yes. Where did he get the capital for the juice company? 118 00:05:15,583 --> 00:05:17,623 I did a forensic look, and I cannot find the source. 119 00:05:17,647 --> 00:05:19,582 Which means there's no institutional money 120 00:05:19,583 --> 00:05:22,791 behind the purchase of his share of Ice Juice. 121 00:05:22,792 --> 00:05:24,458 It had to be a personal loan of some sort. 122 00:05:25,959 --> 00:05:26,959 Okay. Good. 123 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,834 Thank you, Taylor. 124 00:05:33,917 --> 00:05:36,332 So, Rhoades Sr. Got his money for Ice Juice 125 00:05:36,333 --> 00:05:38,499 from a personal loan. 126 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:41,958 Had to be someone very close to him 127 00:05:41,959 --> 00:05:43,165 to lend him that kind of jack. 128 00:05:43,166 --> 00:05:47,457 Maybe a little too close. 129 00:05:47,458 --> 00:05:49,624 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 130 00:05:49,625 --> 00:05:53,874 You know those poison-tip arrows that certain tribes use 131 00:05:53,875 --> 00:05:56,207 that go through one guy and kill another? 132 00:05:56,208 --> 00:05:59,165 This might be like that. 133 00:05:59,166 --> 00:05:59,875 Yeah. 134 00:05:59,876 --> 00:06:01,999 Golden frog poison. Mm. 135 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,749 I tried to smoke it once. 136 00:06:03,750 --> 00:06:06,457 Shaman jumped across the tent to stop me. 137 00:06:06,458 --> 00:06:07,999 And glad I am that he did. 138 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,416 Otherwise, I would have to enact this rich pageant 139 00:06:10,417 --> 00:06:13,666 without your good and wise counsel. 140 00:06:13,667 --> 00:06:16,999 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 141 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,040 The deal goes out at $18 dollars a share tomorrow. 142 00:06:20,041 --> 00:06:21,374 Holy shit! 143 00:06:21,375 --> 00:06:24,332 I'm worth $125 million dollars. 144 00:06:24,333 --> 00:06:26,374 Yeah, you may well be soon enough, 145 00:06:26,375 --> 00:06:28,541 but don't allow yourself to feel it just yet. 146 00:06:28,542 --> 00:06:30,040 That clouds the thinking 147 00:06:30,041 --> 00:06:32,874 at the exact moment when you need to be clear-headed. 148 00:06:32,875 --> 00:06:34,624 Is that gonna clear my head? 149 00:06:34,625 --> 00:06:36,374 Hey, scotch this good, 150 00:06:36,375 --> 00:06:39,833 make a Mongoloid think like Einstein. 151 00:06:39,834 --> 00:06:40,250 Oh, God, no. 152 00:06:40,251 --> 00:06:41,958 Jesus, Dad. 153 00:06:41,959 --> 00:06:43,916 We're in my house, son. 154 00:06:43,917 --> 00:06:46,999 There will be no nod to this Billie Jean King PC bullshit. 155 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:48,582 It's just wrong, you know? No. 156 00:06:48,583 --> 00:06:50,624 Some things are just actually wrong. 157 00:06:50,625 --> 00:06:52,290 Ah... You two, not tonight, 158 00:06:52,291 --> 00:06:54,582 not the night before my IPO comes out. 159 00:06:54,583 --> 00:06:55,624 Quite so, Ira. 160 00:06:55,625 --> 00:06:56,791 Congratulations. 161 00:06:56,792 --> 00:06:58,500 Absolutely. To that. 162 00:06:59,458 --> 00:07:00,749 I'm very happy for you both that 163 00:07:00,750 --> 00:07:03,958 this venture's off to such an auspicious start, 164 00:07:03,959 --> 00:07:06,749 but I do advise caution... You brought us together. 165 00:07:06,750 --> 00:07:08,791 Whatever happens, you share in it. 166 00:07:08,792 --> 00:07:10,290 Oh, I do. 167 00:07:10,291 --> 00:07:12,416 My emotions are all tied up in it, for sure. 168 00:07:12,417 --> 00:07:15,207 When the market closes tomorrow 169 00:07:15,208 --> 00:07:17,624 and we have ridden this thing all the way up, 170 00:07:17,625 --> 00:07:19,916 that $125-million number might be... 171 00:07:19,917 --> 00:07:21,999 conservative. 172 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:23,541 Yes. 173 00:07:23,542 --> 00:07:25,707 Don't quit your day job. 174 00:07:25,708 --> 00:07:26,708 Too late. 175 00:07:27,583 --> 00:07:28,583 You didn't. 176 00:07:28,584 --> 00:07:30,541 Not all the way, but close. 177 00:07:30,542 --> 00:07:34,999 I'm selling my share of the firm to my partners. 178 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,749 It's been a long time coming. 179 00:07:36,750 --> 00:07:38,457 Tomorrow is liberation day. 180 00:07:38,458 --> 00:07:40,778 You never tally your sheet until the lockup period is over, 181 00:07:40,802 --> 00:07:44,082 but even I have to admit it does feel great. 182 00:07:44,083 --> 00:07:45,958 You did a good thing here, son. 183 00:07:45,959 --> 00:07:46,625 You absolutely did. 184 00:07:46,626 --> 00:07:49,290 I hope that's true, Dad. 185 00:07:49,291 --> 00:07:53,500 I really do. 186 00:07:56,917 --> 00:07:58,374 Is this... 187 00:07:58,375 --> 00:07:59,291 Weird? 188 00:07:59,292 --> 00:08:03,833 I was gonna say "feeling as right to you," 189 00:08:03,834 --> 00:08:05,541 but, uh... 190 00:08:05,542 --> 00:08:07,749 Mm. Sorry. 191 00:08:07,750 --> 00:08:10,374 I mean making a habit of these husband/wife booty calls. 192 00:08:10,375 --> 00:08:12,624 Oh. "Booty calls." 193 00:08:12,625 --> 00:08:17,041 I feel I'm finally a man of my time. 194 00:08:24,417 --> 00:08:27,666 How do you think I engineer a cup of Stumptown? 195 00:08:27,667 --> 00:08:30,290 Not by heading down to the kitchen. 196 00:08:30,291 --> 00:08:32,011 You need to slip out before the kids are up. 197 00:08:32,035 --> 00:08:35,916 It's not fair to give them a false sense of hope. 198 00:08:35,917 --> 00:08:37,249 False? 199 00:08:37,250 --> 00:08:39,542 That's gonna leave a mark. 200 00:08:45,667 --> 00:08:47,457 You look like my guys at work. 201 00:08:47,458 --> 00:08:48,624 What's so interesting? 202 00:08:48,625 --> 00:08:51,290 Pre-trading news on the juice IPO, 203 00:08:51,291 --> 00:08:52,416 and it is good news. 204 00:08:52,417 --> 00:08:55,792 Oh, so exciting for Ira. 205 00:08:58,708 --> 00:09:00,582 Not just Ira. 206 00:09:00,583 --> 00:09:03,624 Nobody knows this, not even Ira, 207 00:09:03,625 --> 00:09:06,624 but, uh... I'm in it, too. 208 00:09:06,625 --> 00:09:08,207 In it? 209 00:09:08,208 --> 00:09:09,041 That's right. 210 00:09:09,042 --> 00:09:11,457 Why? 211 00:09:11,458 --> 00:09:13,249 'Cause it's a winner. 212 00:09:13,250 --> 00:09:15,666 And you know this because... 213 00:09:15,667 --> 00:09:17,207 Because I saw it... 214 00:09:17,208 --> 00:09:19,499 exactly what would happen with this company 215 00:09:19,500 --> 00:09:20,833 and what it would do for me. 216 00:09:20,834 --> 00:09:25,999 I've only seen three things that clearly in my life. 217 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:30,040 One was my first time actually arguing in court. 218 00:09:30,041 --> 00:09:32,207 I knew it was my calling. 219 00:09:32,208 --> 00:09:35,833 Second was when I met you... 220 00:09:35,834 --> 00:09:39,541 and I knew it was my destiny. 221 00:09:39,542 --> 00:09:41,207 The third... 222 00:09:41,208 --> 00:09:44,082 was this. 223 00:09:44,083 --> 00:09:44,959 Wow. 224 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,082 Ah. 225 00:09:47,083 --> 00:09:49,125 That is some statement. 226 00:09:51,959 --> 00:09:54,834 Well, good luck, then. 227 00:10:03,291 --> 00:10:08,375 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 228 00:10:23,417 --> 00:10:25,207 Where's Mom? 229 00:10:25,208 --> 00:10:27,083 Downstairs. 230 00:10:31,917 --> 00:10:34,457 Good morning! 231 00:10:34,458 --> 00:10:36,332 Hi. 232 00:10:36,333 --> 00:10:39,959 Do you need me? 233 00:10:41,125 --> 00:10:44,000 No. No. I'll see you later. 234 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:53,750 ♪ Rhythmic percussion music ♪ 235 00:10:57,125 --> 00:11:00,249 Ugh! 236 00:11:00,250 --> 00:11:01,791 Finish it. 237 00:11:01,792 --> 00:11:02,792 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 238 00:11:02,793 --> 00:11:06,374 You saw you had to give him something, 239 00:11:06,375 --> 00:11:08,833 an opportunity... 240 00:11:08,834 --> 00:11:10,874 and you used it against him. 241 00:11:10,875 --> 00:11:12,499 Well-done. 242 00:11:12,500 --> 00:11:15,958 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 243 00:11:15,959 --> 00:11:19,332 We hear someone's getting shanked today. 244 00:11:19,333 --> 00:11:21,666 I'm sorry? 245 00:11:21,667 --> 00:11:24,249 Your review of the analysts. 246 00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:27,499 Ah. Yes. Here's my breakdown of each analyst's performance. 247 00:11:27,500 --> 00:11:28,874 I've ranked them. 248 00:11:28,875 --> 00:11:31,666 And if we want to follow the old GE model 249 00:11:31,667 --> 00:11:33,582 of removing the bottom ten percent, 250 00:11:33,583 --> 00:11:36,290 it does unfortunately mean someone has to be let go. 251 00:11:36,291 --> 00:11:38,499 And you can see, from the bottom box, who. 252 00:11:38,500 --> 00:11:39,999 So, I'll tell HR, and... 253 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:42,416 Wait a sec. You're doing it off the chart? 254 00:11:42,417 --> 00:11:43,582 The chart makes it clear. 255 00:11:43,583 --> 00:11:45,582 And right before bonus time. 256 00:11:45,583 --> 00:11:47,666 That's cold, even by my standards. 257 00:11:47,667 --> 00:11:48,791 Yeah. 258 00:11:48,792 --> 00:11:51,582 That's not how we do it here, on paper, not like that. 259 00:11:51,583 --> 00:11:52,874 Asymmetrical returns, right? 260 00:11:52,875 --> 00:11:55,874 Not just in the stocks, but in our people, too. 261 00:11:55,875 --> 00:11:59,707 I need you to sit down with each one of them. 262 00:11:59,708 --> 00:12:00,667 I want you to probe for their strengths 263 00:12:00,668 --> 00:12:02,874 and for their weaknesses. 264 00:12:02,875 --> 00:12:05,115 I want you to figure out who's gonna outperform your data 265 00:12:05,139 --> 00:12:07,499 and who has already had his best year. 266 00:12:07,500 --> 00:12:09,707 Sitting with everyone so they can equivocate 267 00:12:09,708 --> 00:12:12,040 and explain away what's already been shown clearly 268 00:12:12,041 --> 00:12:13,681 seems inefficient. Taylor, I know you come 269 00:12:13,705 --> 00:12:17,290 from analytics, and I know that the numbers are where you live, 270 00:12:17,291 --> 00:12:19,416 but got to learn the other piece, too. 271 00:12:19,417 --> 00:12:21,541 There's a small group who can do the math. 272 00:12:21,542 --> 00:12:23,874 There's an even smaller group who can explain it. 273 00:12:23,875 --> 00:12:25,541 But those few who can do both... 274 00:12:25,542 --> 00:12:28,249 they become billionaires. 275 00:12:28,250 --> 00:12:30,707 From a man who knows. Well-said, sir. 276 00:12:30,708 --> 00:12:32,416 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 277 00:12:32,417 --> 00:12:33,916 Okay. 278 00:12:33,917 --> 00:12:35,416 I'll do the meetings. 279 00:12:35,417 --> 00:12:37,332 And that's when you shank 'em! 280 00:12:37,333 --> 00:12:38,374 I am not shanking anyone. 281 00:12:38,375 --> 00:12:41,040 Well, call it what you will, but we all know 282 00:12:41,041 --> 00:12:43,749 you got to shank someone to earn respect on the yard. 283 00:12:43,750 --> 00:12:46,916 How many jailhouse movies did you two watch growing up? 284 00:12:46,917 --> 00:12:48,666 We didn't have computers. 285 00:12:48,667 --> 00:12:51,416 You run your department as you see fit. 286 00:12:51,417 --> 00:12:53,082 - But... - Yeah. 287 00:12:53,083 --> 00:12:55,582 You got to look right into their eyes 288 00:12:55,583 --> 00:12:57,457 as the life drains out of them. 289 00:12:57,458 --> 00:12:59,667 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 290 00:13:04,583 --> 00:13:06,749 And have fun! 291 00:13:06,750 --> 00:13:10,457 I remember the first time I shitcanned someone! 292 00:13:10,458 --> 00:13:14,375 It tasted as sweet as the Mata Hari's armpits. 293 00:13:21,834 --> 00:13:24,457 Okay, you are logged in. 294 00:13:24,458 --> 00:13:26,624 So, this will track any equities you enter, 295 00:13:26,625 --> 00:13:28,249 moment-by-moment updates, newsfeed. 296 00:13:28,250 --> 00:13:30,207 You know you don't have to pay for this. 297 00:13:30,208 --> 00:13:31,874 You could just go to Yahoo Finance 298 00:13:31,875 --> 00:13:32,834 and hit "refresh" every few seconds. 299 00:13:32,835 --> 00:13:38,375 - I am aware. We set? - Yep. 300 00:13:40,250 --> 00:13:42,125 All right. 301 00:13:42,667 --> 00:13:44,916 Klaxon Auto Group. 302 00:13:44,917 --> 00:13:46,624 Belgian company. Mm-hmm. 303 00:13:46,625 --> 00:13:49,958 Big seller in Europe and Asia trying to break in here... 304 00:13:49,959 --> 00:13:50,917 until recently. 305 00:13:50,918 --> 00:13:53,332 Yeah. I read some stories about it. 306 00:13:53,333 --> 00:13:54,833 Pump the brakes, and nothing's there. 307 00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:58,541 Big recalls and fines, corporate cover-up. 308 00:13:58,542 --> 00:13:59,822 Bit out of our jurisdiction, no? 309 00:13:59,846 --> 00:14:03,082 No. The company was robust. 310 00:14:03,083 --> 00:14:06,165 The whole street was long, except Bobby Axelrod 311 00:14:06,166 --> 00:14:10,666 happened to be short just before the news broke. 312 00:14:10,667 --> 00:14:11,500 As always. 313 00:14:11,501 --> 00:14:13,666 You have anything proving criminality? 314 00:14:13,667 --> 00:14:15,791 I'll leave that to the super sleuths of Southern. 315 00:14:15,792 --> 00:14:18,707 That's a natural alliteration. 316 00:14:18,708 --> 00:14:19,749 Nice. 317 00:14:19,750 --> 00:14:21,791 Now, the surface looks smooth, 318 00:14:21,792 --> 00:14:24,332 but there's got to be criminality underneath. 319 00:14:24,333 --> 00:14:27,165 So fire up the Mystery Machine. 320 00:14:27,166 --> 00:14:28,041 Thanks, Spyros. 321 00:14:28,042 --> 00:14:30,125 We'll give it a look. Keep me posted. 322 00:14:33,375 --> 00:14:35,833 Can we dig into this one, open up a case? 323 00:14:35,834 --> 00:14:37,207 Sure. 324 00:14:37,208 --> 00:14:39,541 Listen, it's nine-thirty. 325 00:14:39,542 --> 00:14:42,959 Opening bell. 326 00:14:47,041 --> 00:14:52,041 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 327 00:14:55,041 --> 00:14:59,708 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 328 00:15:09,542 --> 00:15:12,541 And they're off. 329 00:15:12,542 --> 00:15:15,207 Ice Juice, trading under the symbol ICEJ, 330 00:15:15,208 --> 00:15:16,999 already pushing north of 20. 331 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:18,542 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 332 00:15:34,417 --> 00:15:37,165 Oh, uh, I see I have coffee. 333 00:15:37,166 --> 00:15:38,999 Cappuccino, actually, but you don't. 334 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:41,416 I can run down and get you one... 335 00:15:41,417 --> 00:15:44,040 or a green tea, genmaicha, or whatever you might... 336 00:15:44,041 --> 00:15:46,582 I have broken down and ranked each analyst 337 00:15:46,583 --> 00:15:48,124 in the following ten categories, 338 00:15:48,125 --> 00:15:52,332 performance, process, 360-degree workflow, 339 00:15:52,333 --> 00:15:55,958 quality of models, culture fit, team mentality, 340 00:15:55,959 --> 00:15:57,707 sheer number of fresh ideas, 341 00:15:57,708 --> 00:16:00,165 stubbornness, in both its good and bad shadings, 342 00:16:00,166 --> 00:16:01,646 value/skew tendencies, that is, do you 343 00:16:01,670 --> 00:16:04,999 look for low-risk, large-skew opportunities, and bias. 344 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,624 Do you get anchored to old names that aren't working? 345 00:16:07,625 --> 00:16:09,958 And then I created an 11th category, 346 00:16:09,959 --> 00:16:11,666 which I am calling desire. 347 00:16:11,667 --> 00:16:14,874 That is where we will start our discussion this morning. 348 00:16:14,875 --> 00:16:16,124 So, if you would, 349 00:16:16,125 --> 00:16:19,917 please talk about your desire to remain at Axe Capital. 350 00:16:24,125 --> 00:16:25,958 I grew up in Idaho. 351 00:16:25,959 --> 00:16:27,874 We had a business club in the ninth grade, 352 00:16:27,875 --> 00:16:30,541 mock investment accounts. 353 00:16:30,542 --> 00:16:32,290 By tenth grade, I was running money 354 00:16:32,291 --> 00:16:35,124 in an e-trade account for the principal of my high school, 355 00:16:35,125 --> 00:16:37,958 the guidance counselor, and the asshole gym teacher. 356 00:16:37,959 --> 00:16:39,082 Gym teacher? 357 00:16:39,083 --> 00:16:40,749 I kept his in a separate account, 358 00:16:40,750 --> 00:16:43,165 made sure it nose-dived the day after graduation 359 00:16:43,166 --> 00:16:46,040 'cause... fuck that guy. 360 00:16:46,041 --> 00:16:48,124 So, your anger at a person in a higher station 361 00:16:48,125 --> 00:16:51,166 led you to take punitive action and book a loss. 362 00:16:52,291 --> 00:16:53,999 You gonna fire me for being honest? 363 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,207 What gives you a distinct advantage 364 00:16:57,208 --> 00:16:59,833 over all the other capable people here? 365 00:16:59,834 --> 00:17:00,750 Brain power... 366 00:17:00,751 --> 00:17:04,040 sheer mental capacity. 367 00:17:04,041 --> 00:17:06,958 You are that far beyond the rest of us? 368 00:17:06,959 --> 00:17:09,582 Well, not you. I don't mean you. 369 00:17:09,583 --> 00:17:10,903 So, you're both wildly egotistical 370 00:17:10,927 --> 00:17:13,416 and scared of conflict. 371 00:17:13,417 --> 00:17:16,165 No. I'm... 372 00:17:16,166 --> 00:17:17,499 I asked my father, 373 00:17:17,500 --> 00:17:21,749 and he said to project that I'm not at all worried about this. 374 00:17:21,750 --> 00:17:23,707 Interesting approach, Pununzio. 375 00:17:23,708 --> 00:17:26,500 Please don't fire me. 376 00:17:30,375 --> 00:17:33,624 This just got here from the SEC. 377 00:17:33,625 --> 00:17:35,499 Axe Cap research on Klaxon Auto. 378 00:17:35,500 --> 00:17:37,541 Uhh. 379 00:17:37,542 --> 00:17:40,207 Hmm. 380 00:17:40,208 --> 00:17:44,040 You look at this, a strong company. 381 00:17:44,041 --> 00:17:46,707 There's very few short positions out there. 382 00:17:46,708 --> 00:17:48,874 And then the stock dives on bad news. 383 00:17:48,875 --> 00:17:51,165 Disastrous, not just bad. 384 00:17:51,166 --> 00:17:54,165 And Axelrod is right where he needs to be, 385 00:17:54,166 --> 00:17:57,207 which isn't illegal unto itself. 386 00:17:57,208 --> 00:17:58,457 Because why? 387 00:17:58,458 --> 00:18:00,418 He's got research that puts him on the right side. 388 00:18:02,208 --> 00:18:04,249 The sales were strong. 389 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:06,749 They didn't like the finance side. 390 00:18:06,750 --> 00:18:08,666 Like Tesla. They're moving units. 391 00:18:08,667 --> 00:18:10,249 Doesn't mean the numbers add up. 392 00:18:10,250 --> 00:18:11,125 Yeah. 393 00:18:11,126 --> 00:18:13,499 This company's been around 50 years. 394 00:18:13,500 --> 00:18:14,707 Not carrying so much debt. 395 00:18:14,708 --> 00:18:15,875 Hmm. 396 00:18:20,250 --> 00:18:21,291 Oh. 397 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:25,082 Right. 398 00:18:25,083 --> 00:18:27,207 Report signed by Taylor Mason. 399 00:18:27,208 --> 00:18:29,000 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 400 00:18:30,166 --> 00:18:31,916 You were trying to warn the kid 401 00:18:31,917 --> 00:18:33,499 about the place they're working. 402 00:18:33,500 --> 00:18:36,416 Yeah. I think they know. 403 00:18:36,417 --> 00:18:41,083 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 404 00:18:48,083 --> 00:18:50,417 How do you fire someone? 405 00:18:53,625 --> 00:18:55,207 You can stand, 406 00:18:55,208 --> 00:18:58,291 but I'm gonna sit for this one. 407 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:02,374 But just so I know exactly what we're talking about, 408 00:19:02,375 --> 00:19:05,917 why don't you tell me who you're firing? 409 00:19:10,166 --> 00:19:11,666 I'm not sure yet. 410 00:19:11,667 --> 00:19:13,290 But when I look at the efficiency 411 00:19:13,291 --> 00:19:15,874 of the research department, I see some bagginess, 412 00:19:15,875 --> 00:19:17,715 so I'm sitting with everyone and drilling down. 413 00:19:17,739 --> 00:19:20,457 Honestly, I'm hoping that with some direction 414 00:19:20,458 --> 00:19:21,458 and some motivation, 415 00:19:21,459 --> 00:19:24,040 they can just pick it up without my having to... 416 00:19:24,041 --> 00:19:26,457 Yeah, it would be nice if a pep talk did the trick. 417 00:19:26,458 --> 00:19:28,082 But analysts are too important. 418 00:19:28,083 --> 00:19:30,165 Their responsibilities are too built-in. 419 00:19:30,166 --> 00:19:32,124 You can't afford to be carrying someone 420 00:19:32,125 --> 00:19:34,457 who isn't pulling his or her weight. 421 00:19:34,458 --> 00:19:38,249 So, do them the long-term favor of ripping off the Band-Aid 422 00:19:38,250 --> 00:19:40,450 and getting them one step closer to where they're headed 423 00:19:40,474 --> 00:19:42,749 and what they should be doing. 424 00:19:42,750 --> 00:19:43,999 Thank you. 425 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,041 I had a feeling that would be the course. 426 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:48,542 One thing, though. 427 00:19:51,500 --> 00:19:54,499 Doing it will change you. 428 00:19:54,500 --> 00:19:55,958 I'm used to radical shifts. 429 00:19:55,959 --> 00:19:58,499 This is different. 430 00:19:58,500 --> 00:20:00,165 I get the feeling 431 00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:03,124 there's a specific reason you're struggling with this. 432 00:20:03,125 --> 00:20:07,791 The question you've been asking yourself. 433 00:20:07,792 --> 00:20:09,833 Say it out loud. 434 00:20:09,834 --> 00:20:14,165 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 435 00:20:14,166 --> 00:20:16,542 I'm looking for affirmation. 436 00:20:18,417 --> 00:20:21,374 My father was fired when I was in seventh grade. 437 00:20:21,375 --> 00:20:24,374 He was a mathematician at an aerospace company. 438 00:20:24,375 --> 00:20:26,374 His division and his job went away, 439 00:20:26,375 --> 00:20:28,208 and it never came back. 440 00:20:29,333 --> 00:20:31,707 I imagine that affected the homelife. 441 00:20:31,708 --> 00:20:33,707 Yeah. 442 00:20:33,708 --> 00:20:36,958 It did. 443 00:20:36,959 --> 00:20:40,666 And the company? 444 00:20:40,667 --> 00:20:44,375 The company thrived. 445 00:20:56,041 --> 00:21:01,083 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 446 00:21:06,208 --> 00:21:08,791 Graff... 447 00:21:08,792 --> 00:21:09,958 let's go. 448 00:21:09,959 --> 00:21:15,208 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 449 00:21:22,417 --> 00:21:25,416 All the preparations have been made. 450 00:21:25,417 --> 00:21:27,290 I'm awaiting your command. 451 00:21:27,291 --> 00:21:29,624 So, is it time? 452 00:21:29,625 --> 00:21:31,667 No. Not yet. 453 00:21:33,291 --> 00:21:35,708 Almost. 454 00:21:36,291 --> 00:21:41,125 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 455 00:21:48,792 --> 00:21:51,207 We cracked 25. 456 00:21:51,208 --> 00:21:55,125 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 457 00:21:58,291 --> 00:21:59,833 The stock is running. 458 00:21:59,834 --> 00:22:01,082 When will you do it? 459 00:22:01,083 --> 00:22:04,874 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 460 00:22:04,875 --> 00:22:07,917 Fucking soon. 461 00:22:25,375 --> 00:22:28,000 Still alive for now. 462 00:22:34,125 --> 00:22:36,999 This fun for ya? 463 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,000 No. 464 00:22:38,001 --> 00:22:40,374 Well, come on. 465 00:22:40,375 --> 00:22:42,332 Skip out on the rest. 466 00:22:42,333 --> 00:22:44,582 Let's go grab a coffee. 467 00:22:44,583 --> 00:22:46,499 You and I? 468 00:22:46,500 --> 00:22:49,374 Us. Yeah. 469 00:22:49,375 --> 00:22:52,207 This is like the third time you have directly spoken to me. 470 00:22:52,208 --> 00:22:56,082 Yeah, well, that was before. 471 00:22:56,083 --> 00:22:58,458 Before? 472 00:22:59,500 --> 00:23:02,499 Okay, you don't want to grab a coffee, fine. 473 00:23:02,500 --> 00:23:03,667 We'll do the thing later. 474 00:23:18,750 --> 00:23:22,874 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 475 00:23:22,875 --> 00:23:25,541 Wow. 476 00:23:25,542 --> 00:23:28,917 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 477 00:23:30,708 --> 00:23:33,332 Why the flower bomb? 478 00:23:33,333 --> 00:23:35,207 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 479 00:23:35,208 --> 00:23:38,999 Because I still feel like things aren't right between us, 480 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,416 and I don't like it. 481 00:23:40,417 --> 00:23:42,332 And I want them to be. 482 00:23:42,333 --> 00:23:45,582 Well, these are unnecessary... 483 00:23:45,583 --> 00:23:48,834 but beautiful. 484 00:23:53,542 --> 00:23:54,782 He's trying to dig himself out? 485 00:23:57,125 --> 00:24:00,541 Man picked an appropriate shovel. 486 00:24:00,542 --> 00:24:03,082 Do you realize that at this number, 487 00:24:03,083 --> 00:24:06,666 I'm worth close to a quarter of a billion dollars? 488 00:24:06,667 --> 00:24:09,708 Up high, kid! 489 00:24:11,375 --> 00:24:14,416 I'm gonna get an Ice Juice from the fridge. You want one? 490 00:24:14,417 --> 00:24:16,332 Don't get high on your own supply. 491 00:24:16,333 --> 00:24:18,416 No, I'll not be drinking any of that nonsense. 492 00:24:18,417 --> 00:24:20,750 Bring me something with some alcohol in it. 493 00:24:23,125 --> 00:24:25,290 Stock's about to pop to 30. 494 00:24:25,291 --> 00:24:26,874 Double my position at the market. 495 00:24:26,875 --> 00:24:28,457 That'll tap the account. 496 00:24:28,458 --> 00:24:30,457 If I had more, I'd fucking buy more. 497 00:24:30,458 --> 00:24:32,958 This thing is running like Bill Rodgers in Boston, 498 00:24:32,959 --> 00:24:33,959 fast and long. 499 00:24:35,667 --> 00:24:39,916 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 500 00:24:39,917 --> 00:24:43,958 This ICEJ issue is a real BBW, big and bouncy. 501 00:24:43,959 --> 00:24:47,791 Traderight's bidding for close to 700,000 shares on the name. 502 00:24:47,792 --> 00:24:48,792 Traderight? 503 00:24:48,793 --> 00:24:50,499 Place is the fucking Lollipop Guild. 504 00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:51,417 Why is a tiny-ass retail brokerage 505 00:24:51,418 --> 00:24:54,040 looking to move that kind of weight? 506 00:24:54,041 --> 00:24:55,457 700,000 shares. 507 00:24:55,458 --> 00:24:58,124 That's a big print for a small place like that. 508 00:24:58,125 --> 00:25:00,291 I'm gonna find out what's up with it. 509 00:25:01,417 --> 00:25:04,749 You think it's him, Rhoades Sr., buying in heavy? 510 00:25:04,750 --> 00:25:06,230 Could be. Hedge funds and institutions 511 00:25:06,254 --> 00:25:08,666 would want to show Patriot they're supporting the deal, 512 00:25:08,667 --> 00:25:11,999 so they do their transaction with them. 513 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,624 Only a knowledgeable and motivated individual 514 00:25:14,625 --> 00:25:17,332 would use a small retail shop for a buy like this. 515 00:25:17,333 --> 00:25:17,875 This is a cash play. 516 00:25:17,876 --> 00:25:20,124 So... 517 00:25:20,125 --> 00:25:22,833 everything's in place. 518 00:25:22,834 --> 00:25:24,707 Yeah. 519 00:25:24,708 --> 00:25:29,624 It's golden frog time. 520 00:25:29,625 --> 00:25:33,083 ♪ Rock-'n'-roll music ♪ 521 00:25:49,291 --> 00:25:53,332 It seems pretty fast. 522 00:25:53,333 --> 00:25:55,666 It is. And nasty. 523 00:25:55,667 --> 00:25:59,083 ♪ Rock-'n'-roll music ♪ 524 00:26:05,375 --> 00:26:07,707 Well, it'll make for a bumpy couple of days. 525 00:26:07,708 --> 00:26:08,583 But no permanent damage, Doc? 526 00:26:08,584 --> 00:26:11,457 If they're healthy to begin with, no, 527 00:26:11,458 --> 00:26:13,124 no permanent damage. 528 00:26:13,125 --> 00:26:16,040 I'm still not sure I'd recommend it. 529 00:26:16,041 --> 00:26:17,124 I've registered that. 530 00:26:17,125 --> 00:26:19,082 Good. 531 00:26:19,083 --> 00:26:22,290 You want your slide back from my lab or... 532 00:26:22,291 --> 00:26:24,375 No. Get rid of it for me. 533 00:26:28,333 --> 00:26:30,834 For your foundation. 534 00:26:38,417 --> 00:26:40,749 Money's in the account. 535 00:26:40,750 --> 00:26:45,749 And as you know, it's a lot of money. 536 00:26:45,750 --> 00:26:49,624 How much do I use? 537 00:26:49,625 --> 00:26:52,416 Not much. Just trace amounts. 538 00:26:52,417 --> 00:26:53,958 That's all that's in there. 539 00:26:53,959 --> 00:26:56,666 It's like Brylcreem, then. 540 00:26:56,667 --> 00:26:58,582 Little dab'll do ya? 541 00:26:58,583 --> 00:27:00,416 ♪ Jazz music ♪ 542 00:27:00,417 --> 00:27:03,125 Just trace amounts on my signal. 543 00:27:10,750 --> 00:27:11,750 Hey, Ron. 544 00:27:11,751 --> 00:27:13,707 How ya feeling, Ron? 545 00:27:13,708 --> 00:27:14,667 Hey, Ron. 546 00:27:14,667 --> 00:27:15,667 What's up, Ronnie? 547 00:27:49,291 --> 00:27:50,291 We got just the guy. 548 00:27:50,292 --> 00:27:52,249 He owes. 549 00:27:52,250 --> 00:27:54,040 Sometimes a man comes into your life 550 00:27:54,041 --> 00:27:55,958 at just the right time, you know? 551 00:27:55,959 --> 00:27:57,666 Absolutely. 552 00:27:57,667 --> 00:28:00,582 ♪ I feel so excited, oh ♪ 553 00:28:00,583 --> 00:28:03,624 ♪ Because life has just begun ♪ 554 00:28:03,625 --> 00:28:08,625 ♪ Rock-'n'-roll music ♪ 555 00:28:15,417 --> 00:28:18,165 My wife caught her stealing jewelry. 556 00:28:18,166 --> 00:28:20,416 I love the way she cleans, 557 00:28:20,417 --> 00:28:22,833 but it's either this or she gets deported. 558 00:28:22,834 --> 00:28:23,834 Her choice. 559 00:28:23,835 --> 00:28:26,165 Well, as long as it doesn't come from you. 560 00:28:26,166 --> 00:28:27,958 You get someone else to ask her. 561 00:28:27,959 --> 00:28:29,374 Got ten guys who can do that. 562 00:28:29,375 --> 00:28:30,916 Won't track back to me. 563 00:28:30,917 --> 00:28:32,874 Good. 564 00:28:32,875 --> 00:28:34,499 ♪ Jazz music ♪ 565 00:28:34,500 --> 00:28:37,374 Thanks for paying it off. 566 00:28:37,375 --> 00:28:38,541 I do what I say I'm gonna do. 567 00:28:38,542 --> 00:28:41,165 Are you sure about this? 568 00:28:41,166 --> 00:28:44,582 This is not gonna be pleasant for whoever you hire. 569 00:28:44,583 --> 00:28:45,863 It's got to be people you trust. 570 00:28:45,887 --> 00:28:49,124 There can't be any clear connection. 571 00:28:49,125 --> 00:28:49,667 I got it. 572 00:28:49,668 --> 00:28:51,749 I have some ideas. 573 00:28:51,750 --> 00:28:56,125 ♪ Jazz music ♪ 574 00:29:12,500 --> 00:29:13,791 I can't do it. 575 00:29:13,792 --> 00:29:16,082 What do you mean, you can't? 576 00:29:16,083 --> 00:29:17,207 You got to do it. 577 00:29:17,208 --> 00:29:19,707 Look, you promised me, and you owe me. 578 00:29:19,708 --> 00:29:20,749 I still owe you, 579 00:29:20,750 --> 00:29:22,457 but I can't do this to myself, man... 580 00:29:22,458 --> 00:29:25,374 not even for you. 581 00:29:25,375 --> 00:29:29,417 ♪ Jazz music ♪ 582 00:29:58,291 --> 00:30:00,124 Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. No, I believe you. 583 00:30:00,125 --> 00:30:02,416 I just need a number to call you back on. 584 00:30:02,417 --> 00:30:03,375 Hold on one second. 585 00:30:03,376 --> 00:30:05,040 Hey, Burt, I'm gonna have to table 586 00:30:05,041 --> 00:30:06,624 the new home-starts feature. 587 00:30:06,625 --> 00:30:07,916 I've got something breaking. 588 00:30:07,917 --> 00:30:09,749 People are getting sick on Ice Juice. 589 00:30:09,750 --> 00:30:13,375 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 590 00:30:18,667 --> 00:30:19,958 How's it going? 591 00:30:19,959 --> 00:30:21,291 Okay. 592 00:30:22,458 --> 00:30:23,458 Oh, I'll cover that shit. 593 00:30:23,459 --> 00:30:25,541 You'll lose. 594 00:30:25,542 --> 00:30:26,542 No way. 595 00:30:26,543 --> 00:30:28,082 What's the action on? 596 00:30:28,083 --> 00:30:29,457 We're short a name. 597 00:30:29,458 --> 00:30:30,458 As of now, it's going up. 598 00:30:30,459 --> 00:30:32,791 People are taking bets on the exact moment 599 00:30:32,792 --> 00:30:34,040 it will turn and start falling. 600 00:30:34,041 --> 00:30:34,875 See you in a bit. 601 00:30:34,876 --> 00:30:36,082 Book it. 602 00:30:36,083 --> 00:30:37,000 Maybe I'll get in on this. 603 00:30:37,001 --> 00:30:39,792 Anybody betting it won't turn? 604 00:30:40,750 --> 00:30:42,791 No, ma'am. This is a red-light short. 605 00:30:42,792 --> 00:30:44,666 Axe doesn't get positions this size wrong. 606 00:30:44,667 --> 00:30:46,457 What is it? Ice Juice. 607 00:30:46,458 --> 00:30:50,833 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 608 00:30:50,834 --> 00:30:52,374 You know what? No, thanks. 609 00:30:52,375 --> 00:30:53,667 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 610 00:30:55,625 --> 00:30:59,082 Sorry to barge in. 611 00:30:59,083 --> 00:31:00,332 Oh. 612 00:31:00,333 --> 00:31:01,874 Always welcome. 613 00:31:01,875 --> 00:31:03,499 What's going on? 614 00:31:03,500 --> 00:31:04,959 How's your stock play? 615 00:31:06,792 --> 00:31:07,792 I heard something. 616 00:31:07,793 --> 00:31:10,999 I think it's going well. 617 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,457 It seems to be up, way up. 618 00:31:13,458 --> 00:31:15,624 Oh, Chuck. 619 00:31:15,625 --> 00:31:17,500 It's not gonna stay there. 620 00:31:18,125 --> 00:31:21,499 And the thing I heard... 621 00:31:21,500 --> 00:31:24,458 Axe Cap is short the stock. 622 00:31:27,208 --> 00:31:29,416 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 623 00:31:29,417 --> 00:31:31,874 Uh, thank you for telling me. 624 00:31:31,875 --> 00:31:33,166 I appreciate it. 625 00:31:35,542 --> 00:31:38,040 Although I don't appreciate you looking at me 626 00:31:38,041 --> 00:31:40,791 like some kind of a pathetic dog you see in a shelter. 627 00:31:40,792 --> 00:31:42,999 Get out of the stock, Chuck, any way you can. 628 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,541 They're gonna crush you. Is that so? 629 00:31:45,542 --> 00:31:48,542 Wow, I'm glad to see you view me as so defenseless. 630 00:31:49,125 --> 00:31:51,040 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 631 00:31:51,041 --> 00:31:52,958 I think enough of you to come here 632 00:31:52,959 --> 00:31:56,332 and violate my agreement with my company. 633 00:31:56,333 --> 00:31:59,082 And I think of you as a fucking titan in your arena, 634 00:31:59,083 --> 00:32:01,457 but you don't understand what's going on. 635 00:32:01,458 --> 00:32:03,332 No, I think that I understand plenty 636 00:32:03,333 --> 00:32:04,693 about your lack of faith right now. 637 00:32:04,717 --> 00:32:07,833 Okay, we can bicker as long as you want another time, 638 00:32:07,834 --> 00:32:09,999 but are you gonna get out of your position? 639 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,707 No. 640 00:32:12,708 --> 00:32:14,707 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 641 00:32:14,708 --> 00:32:15,916 Can't or won't? 642 00:32:15,917 --> 00:32:19,667 What difference does it make? 643 00:32:23,125 --> 00:32:26,500 Foolishness is right next door to strength. 644 00:32:28,875 --> 00:32:31,708 So they say. 645 00:32:43,375 --> 00:32:45,707 Hello? 646 00:32:45,708 --> 00:32:47,457 Mafee, it's Wendy Rhoades. 647 00:32:47,458 --> 00:32:50,624 The Ice Juice short, how do I get a piece of that? 648 00:32:50,625 --> 00:32:52,791 There's an allocation. I can make it happen. 649 00:32:52,792 --> 00:32:55,207 As much as I can get. 650 00:32:55,208 --> 00:32:58,833 You got it, baller. 651 00:32:58,834 --> 00:33:00,707 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 652 00:33:00,708 --> 00:33:01,958 Eat anything unusual today? 653 00:33:01,959 --> 00:33:04,124 I've been drinking a lot of this stuff. 654 00:33:04,125 --> 00:33:05,374 Ah, we'll take a look. 655 00:33:05,375 --> 00:33:07,124 It's supposed to be good for you. 656 00:33:07,125 --> 00:33:07,792 Ready? 657 00:33:07,793 --> 00:33:11,834 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 658 00:33:14,792 --> 00:33:18,249 I've got illness breaking out at six other locations. 659 00:33:18,250 --> 00:33:21,124 Some victims already have lawyers and are prepping a suit. 660 00:33:21,125 --> 00:33:23,416 Trace amounts of bacteria in the warehouse. 661 00:33:23,417 --> 00:33:26,457 I've got a doctor who treated a couple of the sick patients, 662 00:33:26,458 --> 00:33:29,332 uh, speaking out against Ice Juice's flash-pas technique 663 00:33:29,333 --> 00:33:29,917 as faux science and unsafe. 664 00:33:29,918 --> 00:33:31,749 - Hey! - Yeah? 665 00:33:31,750 --> 00:33:33,249 Run down flash-pas! 666 00:33:33,250 --> 00:33:35,207 Run down hazards of a corrupted fruit 667 00:33:35,208 --> 00:33:36,749 and/or vegetable supply. 668 00:33:36,750 --> 00:33:39,624 Run down fraudulent purification techniques. 669 00:33:39,625 --> 00:33:41,124 We may also need a sidebar 670 00:33:41,125 --> 00:33:43,165 on food-borne outbreaks at chain restaurants, 671 00:33:43,166 --> 00:33:44,686 the historical effects on the populous, 672 00:33:44,710 --> 00:33:46,707 - company, the whole thing. - All over it. 673 00:33:46,708 --> 00:33:48,416 This is spider eggs in bubblegum. 674 00:33:48,417 --> 00:33:49,707 This is another Chipotle. 675 00:33:49,708 --> 00:33:51,833 It's worse. 676 00:33:51,834 --> 00:33:53,249 Okay. 677 00:33:53,250 --> 00:33:54,583 What do we got? 678 00:33:56,041 --> 00:33:58,124 Excuse me. Hey. 679 00:33:58,125 --> 00:34:00,332 Hey, Chuck, it's... It's Armageddon. 680 00:34:00,333 --> 00:34:02,707 Easy, Ira. Tell me what the hell's going on. 681 00:34:02,708 --> 00:34:05,374 Stories are hitting, news outlets calling for comment, 682 00:34:05,375 --> 00:34:08,541 social media, the press. People are getting sick. 683 00:34:08,542 --> 00:34:10,207 Something's breaking out. 684 00:34:10,208 --> 00:34:12,374 They don't know if it's listeria 685 00:34:12,375 --> 00:34:14,040 or Legionnaires' or what the fuck it is. 686 00:34:14,041 --> 00:34:16,040 - You have a TV, put it on. - I'm not gonna 687 00:34:16,041 --> 00:34:18,165 turn on my TV, Ira. Tell me what I'd see. 688 00:34:18,166 --> 00:34:20,040 People getting loaded into ambulances, 689 00:34:20,041 --> 00:34:21,999 reports of illness going back several weeks, 690 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:23,749 which my fucking clients failed to mention. 691 00:34:23,750 --> 00:34:26,249 The stock was getting pummeled so badly, they halted trading. 692 00:34:26,250 --> 00:34:27,530 The smart money's fled to safety, 693 00:34:27,554 --> 00:34:30,707 and when that happens, the bottom drops out. 694 00:34:30,708 --> 00:34:32,499 When trading resumes, the deal's gonna break. 695 00:34:32,500 --> 00:34:34,541 That's when you go below the original deal price, 696 00:34:34,542 --> 00:34:35,291 and th-that's... 697 00:34:35,291 --> 00:34:36,041 an unmitigated disaster. 698 00:34:36,042 --> 00:34:37,749 Yeah. This is, uh... 699 00:34:37,750 --> 00:34:41,457 This is fucking horrible. 700 00:34:41,458 --> 00:34:43,082 Is there any way you can sell? 701 00:34:43,083 --> 00:34:45,374 Chuck, my stock's all restricted. 702 00:34:45,375 --> 00:34:46,707 Officer class, Ira. 703 00:34:46,708 --> 00:34:48,582 Keep it together. 704 00:34:48,583 --> 00:34:53,333 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 705 00:34:59,917 --> 00:35:02,916 Son of a bitch. 706 00:35:02,917 --> 00:35:06,624 Rudy, I've brought you in last 707 00:35:06,625 --> 00:35:08,985 because when I look at this on a purely results-based model, 708 00:35:09,009 --> 00:35:11,833 that's where you stand... last. 709 00:35:11,834 --> 00:35:13,290 Last? 710 00:35:13,291 --> 00:35:14,834 Really? 711 00:35:16,583 --> 00:35:17,791 I'm really last. 712 00:35:17,792 --> 00:35:19,999 By the numbers, yes, dead last. 713 00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:21,749 My... My name isn't Rudy. 714 00:35:21,750 --> 00:35:22,417 It's Peter. 715 00:35:22,418 --> 00:35:25,040 Oh. Do you prefer Peter? 716 00:35:25,041 --> 00:35:26,082 No. 717 00:35:26,083 --> 00:35:29,124 And I love that they call me Rudy. 718 00:35:29,125 --> 00:35:30,457 You know why? 719 00:35:30,458 --> 00:35:31,749 No. 720 00:35:31,750 --> 00:35:35,541 It's because this place is like Notre Dame was for him. 721 00:35:35,542 --> 00:35:36,958 The real Rudy. 722 00:35:36,959 --> 00:35:39,165 I was a high-school fuck-up. 723 00:35:39,166 --> 00:35:42,249 But I impressed a teacher, got into Hofstra. 724 00:35:42,250 --> 00:35:43,916 I saw Axe speak there, 725 00:35:43,917 --> 00:35:47,082 and from that moment, this is all I dreamed about. 726 00:35:47,083 --> 00:35:49,124 Being here at Axe Capital? 727 00:35:49,125 --> 00:35:50,685 Yes. The next time Axe showed on campus, 728 00:35:50,709 --> 00:35:52,541 I asked him a smart question, 729 00:35:52,542 --> 00:35:55,290 one that I had thought about, planned out ahead of time, 730 00:35:55,291 --> 00:35:57,374 and he said to see him when I got out, 731 00:35:57,375 --> 00:35:58,655 he'd find a place for me. He did. 732 00:35:58,679 --> 00:36:02,457 But I figured he'd be like my coach here, 733 00:36:02,458 --> 00:36:06,040 and, well, he hasn't been that... at all. 734 00:36:06,041 --> 00:36:09,458 Just... Just been left to figure it out for myself. 735 00:36:11,500 --> 00:36:13,999 Well, there's no janitor with a heart of gold 736 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,207 here to root you on, 737 00:36:16,208 --> 00:36:18,582 and no one gets on this field unless they are the fastest, 738 00:36:18,583 --> 00:36:22,542 strongest, or most talented person on the depth chart. 739 00:36:22,917 --> 00:36:24,707 I know. 740 00:36:24,708 --> 00:36:28,332 And I know I don't really belong, 741 00:36:28,333 --> 00:36:31,667 on paper or in any other way. 742 00:36:33,250 --> 00:36:36,207 But if I somehow make it out of this room alive, 743 00:36:36,208 --> 00:36:39,541 you won't see another person in this place work harder, 744 00:36:39,542 --> 00:36:42,999 longer, faster than me. 745 00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:44,458 I promise. 746 00:37:03,291 --> 00:37:04,291 Yes! 747 00:37:06,041 --> 00:37:09,249 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 748 00:37:09,250 --> 00:37:11,707 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 749 00:37:11,708 --> 00:37:13,874 Nice! 750 00:37:13,875 --> 00:37:17,040 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 751 00:37:17,041 --> 00:37:21,249 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 752 00:37:21,250 --> 00:37:24,707 I just now realized what they're saying, Rudy... 753 00:37:24,708 --> 00:37:26,228 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! As in Rudy Ruettiger. 754 00:37:26,252 --> 00:37:28,707 Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! 755 00:37:28,708 --> 00:37:33,542 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 756 00:37:48,917 --> 00:37:51,458 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 757 00:37:55,250 --> 00:37:56,583 Donna! 758 00:38:00,542 --> 00:38:02,207 Have the kid get in here 759 00:38:02,208 --> 00:38:05,249 and get this fucking software off my computer. 760 00:38:05,250 --> 00:38:09,291 I have no more use for it. 761 00:38:14,792 --> 00:38:19,290 Well, if old Rhoades Sr. Was counting on any liquidity 762 00:38:19,291 --> 00:38:23,374 from this particular venture, he is sadly mistaken 763 00:38:23,375 --> 00:38:25,958 'cause this is leaving him cash-strapped and tits-up. 764 00:38:25,959 --> 00:38:27,249 Speaking of cash, 765 00:38:27,250 --> 00:38:29,499 this could have him looking to sell Palm Beach. 766 00:38:29,500 --> 00:38:30,666 Ooh, the pride and joy. 767 00:38:30,667 --> 00:38:34,124 If you knew how many times I'd seen that crusty bastard 768 00:38:34,125 --> 00:38:35,958 strutting around Mar-a-Iago, 769 00:38:35,959 --> 00:38:38,082 bragging about his better frontage. 770 00:38:38,083 --> 00:38:39,041 You know what? 771 00:38:39,042 --> 00:38:41,249 Have someone down there ready to pounce 772 00:38:41,250 --> 00:38:43,082 if the place hits the market. 773 00:38:43,083 --> 00:38:44,290 Straw bidder. 774 00:38:44,291 --> 00:38:48,124 Yeah, I'll scoop it up cheap when the clearance sale starts. 775 00:38:48,125 --> 00:38:50,999 Trading on ICEJ resumed just in time for the closing bell. 776 00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,958 Care to watch the docking of the Hindenburg? 777 00:38:53,959 --> 00:38:56,666 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 778 00:38:56,667 --> 00:38:58,124 Ding, ding, ding! 779 00:38:58,125 --> 00:39:00,165 Closing price, 780 00:39:00,166 --> 00:39:04,124 three, eighty-nine. 781 00:39:04,125 --> 00:39:05,874 Stillborn. 782 00:39:05,875 --> 00:39:07,165 Reuters says, 783 00:39:07,166 --> 00:39:09,416 "Fresh-Squeezed Chapter 11 in its future." 784 00:39:09,417 --> 00:39:12,207 This is one busted-ass IPO. 785 00:39:12,208 --> 00:39:14,834 Let's crack open that bottle. 786 00:39:16,208 --> 00:39:19,000 Just need your signature on the trading report. 787 00:39:20,375 --> 00:39:21,499 Mm. 788 00:39:21,500 --> 00:39:23,499 We crushed it today. 789 00:39:23,500 --> 00:39:25,874 Oh, oh, what is this? 790 00:39:25,875 --> 00:39:27,332 What? 791 00:39:27,333 --> 00:39:29,833 The big ICEJ allocation to the New Beginnings fund. 792 00:39:29,834 --> 00:39:31,749 What the fuck? Wendy Rhoades wanted in. 793 00:39:31,750 --> 00:39:34,749 She called in the request right before the thing went south. 794 00:39:34,750 --> 00:39:36,670 She took down a huge chunk of change for herself. 795 00:39:36,694 --> 00:39:38,165 I assumed it came from you, Axe. 796 00:39:38,166 --> 00:39:40,290 It fucking didn't. 797 00:39:40,291 --> 00:39:43,874 You notify me next time she makes a request like that 798 00:39:43,875 --> 00:39:45,499 before you fucking fulfill it... 799 00:39:45,500 --> 00:39:48,374 unless you want to start thinking about 800 00:39:48,375 --> 00:39:50,749 another career besides trading equities. 801 00:39:50,750 --> 00:39:52,624 You got it. 802 00:39:52,625 --> 00:39:54,582 Fuck. Sorry. 803 00:39:54,583 --> 00:39:55,875 Fuck. 804 00:39:56,667 --> 00:39:59,457 What do you think she knew? 805 00:39:59,458 --> 00:40:00,874 Not sure. 806 00:40:00,875 --> 00:40:02,290 Either way, it's a strong move 807 00:40:02,291 --> 00:40:05,040 betting against the family like that. 808 00:40:05,041 --> 00:40:07,707 Paid off. 809 00:40:07,708 --> 00:40:12,667 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 810 00:40:47,750 --> 00:40:50,166 Who'd you can? Oh. 811 00:40:52,083 --> 00:40:54,874 I didn't do it to be perceived as tough, 812 00:40:54,875 --> 00:40:56,715 but to make it clear that if you survive today, 813 00:40:56,739 --> 00:40:59,040 you are now officially on the team 814 00:40:59,041 --> 00:41:02,082 and wouldn't have to keep looking over your shoulder. 815 00:41:02,083 --> 00:41:03,541 Yeah, yeah. Someone still 816 00:41:03,542 --> 00:41:06,290 got a stake through the heart, and I want to know who. 817 00:41:06,291 --> 00:41:08,040 I could have justified firing Rudy. 818 00:41:08,041 --> 00:41:09,457 He's still finding his footing. 819 00:41:09,458 --> 00:41:11,457 But he's scrappy and deserves the chance. 820 00:41:11,458 --> 00:41:14,082 So I fired Pununzio instead. 821 00:41:14,083 --> 00:41:15,791 He's kind of a weasel. 822 00:41:15,792 --> 00:41:17,958 Good a reason as any. 823 00:41:17,959 --> 00:41:20,875 And now you're baptized by blood. 824 00:41:22,458 --> 00:41:24,040 I need a drink. 825 00:41:24,041 --> 00:41:25,707 Like a real drink? 826 00:41:25,708 --> 00:41:26,749 Yeah. 827 00:41:26,750 --> 00:41:30,125 Maybe like a whole bottle of a real drink. 828 00:41:50,834 --> 00:41:54,165 You're not gonna be in that clown car for long. 829 00:41:54,166 --> 00:41:55,246 I love it. It's a great car. 830 00:41:58,583 --> 00:42:00,958 Look, I didn't want to do this on site. 831 00:42:00,959 --> 00:42:03,165 That's why I offered to take you to coffee. 832 00:42:03,166 --> 00:42:05,500 Do what? 833 00:42:06,458 --> 00:42:08,332 This is for you. 834 00:42:08,333 --> 00:42:12,000 Open it up. 835 00:42:14,625 --> 00:42:17,541 That's $250,000 dollars... 836 00:42:17,542 --> 00:42:22,040 as a personal thank-you from me to you, on Klaxon. 837 00:42:22,041 --> 00:42:23,999 And I'm cheap as fuck. 838 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:26,791 I'm well-compensated, more than well-compensated. 839 00:42:26,792 --> 00:42:28,707 Yeah, officially and on the books, 840 00:42:28,708 --> 00:42:31,208 with records of the transactions everywhere. 841 00:42:32,708 --> 00:42:35,874 But I wanted to spiff you above that. 842 00:42:35,875 --> 00:42:39,916 Everyone in our line needs cash squirreled away. 843 00:42:39,917 --> 00:42:42,749 It can make all the difference. 844 00:42:42,750 --> 00:42:43,750 Believe me. 845 00:42:44,875 --> 00:42:47,249 I can see you are telling the truth. 846 00:42:47,250 --> 00:42:48,530 Then believe me when I say this. 847 00:42:48,554 --> 00:42:51,916 There's more coming... 848 00:42:51,917 --> 00:42:54,165 more of all of it. 849 00:42:54,166 --> 00:42:56,165 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 850 00:42:56,166 --> 00:42:59,207 It took me a while... 851 00:42:59,208 --> 00:43:03,207 but now I understand exactly what Axe sees in you. 852 00:43:03,208 --> 00:43:08,124 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 853 00:43:08,125 --> 00:43:10,083 Have a good night. 854 00:43:31,083 --> 00:43:35,457 Did I actually hear Mom crying from the other room? 855 00:43:35,458 --> 00:43:37,249 Might have been me. 856 00:43:37,250 --> 00:43:40,916 You want to play the "on paper" game now? 857 00:43:40,917 --> 00:43:42,999 I'm down millions today. 858 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:45,666 I can't believe how much goddamn money I lost. 859 00:43:45,667 --> 00:43:49,290 It was never yours to begin with. 860 00:43:49,291 --> 00:43:51,040 You got to get it in the boat 861 00:43:51,041 --> 00:43:52,721 before you can hang it on the goddamn wall. 862 00:43:52,745 --> 00:43:54,874 Only thing to do in a case like this 863 00:43:54,875 --> 00:43:58,958 is write off the loss against your cap gains. 864 00:43:58,959 --> 00:44:00,791 This was supposed to be my cap gain. 865 00:44:00,792 --> 00:44:05,124 Anyway, I-I should be apologizing to you. 866 00:44:05,125 --> 00:44:07,457 Fucking right. 867 00:44:07,458 --> 00:44:10,290 But you should really apologize to your friend, 868 00:44:10,291 --> 00:44:13,124 since he's the one who took the actual pounding. 869 00:44:13,125 --> 00:44:14,917 Dad. 870 00:44:16,125 --> 00:44:19,332 Oh, God. 871 00:44:19,333 --> 00:44:23,749 No, Chuck, you didn't... You didn't go into your trust? 872 00:44:23,750 --> 00:44:24,625 I authorized it. 873 00:44:24,626 --> 00:44:28,958 I had that much confidence in it. 874 00:44:28,959 --> 00:44:30,375 And you, Ira. 875 00:44:31,417 --> 00:44:33,332 I'd do it again. 876 00:44:33,333 --> 00:44:36,290 It was a fluke thing. 877 00:44:36,291 --> 00:44:39,207 The whole eight- million-dollar equity piece? 878 00:44:39,208 --> 00:44:40,457 Yes. 879 00:44:40,458 --> 00:44:42,082 That's where we started. 880 00:44:42,083 --> 00:44:45,624 What? 881 00:44:45,625 --> 00:44:46,791 - Dad? - It was rolling. 882 00:44:46,792 --> 00:44:49,290 The thing was a complete monster. 883 00:44:49,291 --> 00:44:51,833 And what you do... 884 00:44:51,834 --> 00:44:56,291 when you have an advantage is press it. 885 00:44:57,291 --> 00:44:59,624 How much? 886 00:44:59,625 --> 00:45:02,792 All of it. 887 00:45:05,583 --> 00:45:10,833 So, my entire trust is... 888 00:45:10,834 --> 00:45:12,916 Gone. 889 00:45:12,917 --> 00:45:15,333 I'm gonna throw up. 890 00:45:16,583 --> 00:45:21,333 Well, you did have that Ice Juice today. 891 00:45:25,875 --> 00:45:28,792 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 892 00:45:44,834 --> 00:45:49,207 I've never used the word swanky before, 893 00:45:49,208 --> 00:45:51,749 but that's what this building is swanky. 894 00:45:51,750 --> 00:45:53,791 I wouldn't use that word, either, 895 00:45:53,792 --> 00:45:55,374 but I can't say you're wrong. 896 00:45:55,375 --> 00:45:56,791 It must feel good. 897 00:45:56,792 --> 00:46:00,749 My own apartment's probably a quarter the size of yours, 898 00:46:00,750 --> 00:46:05,040 in a part of town that's considerably worse than this. 899 00:46:05,041 --> 00:46:05,959 During the winter, 900 00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:08,124 the heat pipes bang practically all night. 901 00:46:08,125 --> 00:46:09,365 I grew up in a place like that. 902 00:46:09,389 --> 00:46:11,374 Mm. 903 00:46:11,375 --> 00:46:14,791 Sometimes I look at my surroundings 904 00:46:14,792 --> 00:46:17,874 and wonder why I stay... 905 00:46:17,875 --> 00:46:18,750 doing what I do. 906 00:46:18,751 --> 00:46:21,165 I mean, your boss offered 907 00:46:21,166 --> 00:46:22,916 to put me in a place like this. 908 00:46:22,917 --> 00:46:23,917 Really? Oh, yeah. 909 00:46:23,918 --> 00:46:25,749 Practically got on his hands and knees 910 00:46:25,750 --> 00:46:27,332 and begged me to work for him. 911 00:46:27,333 --> 00:46:28,916 And the night I turned him down, 912 00:46:28,917 --> 00:46:32,207 when I got home and looked around my place, 913 00:46:32,208 --> 00:46:35,457 for about ten minutes, I felt like an idiot. 914 00:46:35,458 --> 00:46:37,124 I can understand that. 915 00:46:37,125 --> 00:46:40,916 Then I fell straight asleep 'cause I had a clean conscience. 916 00:46:40,917 --> 00:46:43,207 I was where I was supposed to be, 917 00:46:43,208 --> 00:46:44,457 doing the right thing. 918 00:46:44,458 --> 00:46:45,833 I am happy for you. 919 00:46:45,834 --> 00:46:49,416 And now I'm going to go inside. 920 00:46:49,417 --> 00:46:50,833 Yeah. You can in a second. 921 00:46:50,834 --> 00:46:53,499 But as you're putting your head on your pillow tonight, 922 00:46:53,500 --> 00:46:56,124 I want you to think about what you're really trading on 923 00:46:56,125 --> 00:46:58,874 in order to live here, work there, be who you are. 924 00:46:58,875 --> 00:47:01,624 I think about it all the time. 925 00:47:01,625 --> 00:47:03,707 That means there's still hope... 926 00:47:03,708 --> 00:47:06,249 because soon, you'll never think about it again. 927 00:47:06,250 --> 00:47:10,749 You will just glide along, rich, with even bigger apartments 928 00:47:10,750 --> 00:47:13,499 and nicer watches and faster planes, 929 00:47:13,500 --> 00:47:18,290 only none of it will matter to you at all. 930 00:47:18,291 --> 00:47:20,457 We never use the words we really mean. 931 00:47:20,458 --> 00:47:21,499 Like "swanky"? No. 932 00:47:21,500 --> 00:47:23,332 Like "soul." 933 00:47:23,333 --> 00:47:24,999 Your soul. 934 00:47:25,000 --> 00:47:28,290 Axelrod will demand things of you incrementally 935 00:47:28,291 --> 00:47:32,541 that will change the fundamental nature of who you are, 936 00:47:32,542 --> 00:47:35,833 and I am here because I can give it back to you. 937 00:47:35,834 --> 00:47:39,332 I don't believe in the soul... 938 00:47:39,333 --> 00:47:41,624 not in the way it's traditionally used, 939 00:47:41,625 --> 00:47:43,124 nor in the more modern meaning, 940 00:47:43,125 --> 00:47:45,958 which connotes connectedness and being spiritually awake. 941 00:47:45,959 --> 00:47:49,582 What I do believe in are actions, purpose, 942 00:47:49,583 --> 00:47:51,290 purity of vocation, 943 00:47:51,291 --> 00:47:54,165 and the challenges that come along with those things, 944 00:47:54,166 --> 00:47:56,374 the things that make me feel alive. 945 00:47:56,375 --> 00:47:58,125 Axe Capital gives me all of that and more. 946 00:48:00,667 --> 00:48:03,207 So, you worry about my soul, 947 00:48:03,208 --> 00:48:06,083 and I'll just keep doing my job. 948 00:48:22,417 --> 00:48:26,833 I figured on a little more wow factor for two-thousand bucks. 949 00:48:26,834 --> 00:48:28,666 I had the rest dropped off at the hospital. 950 00:48:28,667 --> 00:48:32,083 Very thoughtful of you. 951 00:48:35,166 --> 00:48:38,332 You know who you look like right now? 952 00:48:38,333 --> 00:48:40,125 Who? 953 00:48:41,708 --> 00:48:45,541 Bobby fucking Axelrod. 954 00:48:45,542 --> 00:48:48,249 It's been a while. 955 00:48:48,250 --> 00:48:50,416 Well, I had a good day. 956 00:48:50,417 --> 00:48:52,082 I'm glad you noticed. 957 00:48:52,083 --> 00:48:53,499 Oh, I notice. 958 00:48:53,500 --> 00:48:57,749 I'm not the one who takes shit between us for granted. 959 00:48:57,750 --> 00:48:58,874 You're right. 960 00:48:58,875 --> 00:49:01,582 And that's why I was trying to formalize my apology 961 00:49:01,583 --> 00:49:04,291 with the flowers. 962 00:49:06,166 --> 00:49:07,874 Then I formally accept. 963 00:49:07,875 --> 00:49:13,291 So, we can start over from here? 964 00:49:15,291 --> 00:49:18,375 Yeah. 965 00:49:23,834 --> 00:49:26,791 So, this is like a first date? 966 00:49:26,792 --> 00:49:29,708 Sure. 967 00:49:34,125 --> 00:49:36,165 Tell me something about yourself. 968 00:49:36,166 --> 00:49:38,708 I'm in finance. Mm. 969 00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:41,749 Sounds boring. 970 00:49:41,750 --> 00:49:44,374 No! No, not today. 971 00:49:44,375 --> 00:49:46,207 Today, I kicked ass at work, 972 00:49:46,208 --> 00:49:48,874 yeah, big project I've spent the last few weeks on. 973 00:49:48,875 --> 00:49:51,499 Whose ass did you kick? 974 00:49:51,500 --> 00:49:52,707 Rhoades. 975 00:49:52,708 --> 00:49:53,958 Big time. 976 00:49:53,959 --> 00:49:55,290 Pounded a company he's in. 977 00:49:55,291 --> 00:49:58,833 Your friends at the bar helped. Everyone stepped up. 978 00:49:58,834 --> 00:50:01,708 Good. 979 00:50:05,375 --> 00:50:08,457 Those don't look like Bruno's. 980 00:50:08,458 --> 00:50:09,500 Mm. Fuck Bruno. 981 00:50:11,583 --> 00:50:13,959 Ryan did those up in the wood-burning oven. 982 00:50:17,166 --> 00:50:19,750 Remember our real first date? 983 00:50:27,750 --> 00:50:28,999 Caviar. 984 00:50:29,000 --> 00:50:30,834 I was trying to dazzle you. 985 00:50:32,417 --> 00:50:34,750 Well, you did. 986 00:50:39,417 --> 00:50:42,290 I didn't even like that stuff back then. 987 00:50:42,291 --> 00:50:45,041 Ah, you got used to it. 988 00:50:57,041 --> 00:50:58,874 Mmm. 989 00:50:58,875 --> 00:51:02,624 Still is better than anchovies. 990 00:51:02,625 --> 00:51:04,499 That's for fucking sure. 991 00:51:04,500 --> 00:51:07,708 Mmm. 992 00:51:14,291 --> 00:51:19,333 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 993 00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:43,082 Hey, what's going on? 994 00:51:43,083 --> 00:51:46,124 Where are you? 995 00:51:46,125 --> 00:51:47,874 I'm trying. 996 00:51:47,875 --> 00:51:51,582 I don't know, Bobby. 997 00:51:51,583 --> 00:51:54,834 I'm... I'm really trying. 998 00:52:04,917 --> 00:52:08,583 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 999 00:52:20,959 --> 00:52:26,792 ♪ Soft instrumental music ♪ 1000 00:52:55,834 --> 00:53:01,666 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 1001 00:53:01,667 --> 00:53:06,458 ♪ Tom Petty's "Even the Losers" ♪ 1002 00:53:10,125 --> 00:53:13,624 The chunk of cash I need 1003 00:53:13,625 --> 00:53:16,332 is on a statement with your name on it. 1004 00:53:16,333 --> 00:53:17,208 The blind trust. 1005 00:53:17,209 --> 00:53:21,499 Well, if this is what it takes... 1006 00:53:21,500 --> 00:53:23,165 uh, to help you and Ira... 1007 00:53:23,166 --> 00:53:25,874 - Does that mean... - Yeah. 1008 00:53:25,875 --> 00:53:28,332 Crack it open. 1009 00:53:28,333 --> 00:53:29,499 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 1010 00:53:29,500 --> 00:53:33,332 How would you like to be done with this floor for good 1011 00:53:33,333 --> 00:53:35,958 and out of that halfway house, and home, 1012 00:53:35,959 --> 00:53:38,874 with only your platinum wristwatch for jewelry 1013 00:53:38,875 --> 00:53:40,707 instead of an ankle bracelet? 1014 00:53:40,708 --> 00:53:41,999 When? How? 1015 00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:43,707 Almost immediately. 1016 00:53:43,708 --> 00:53:46,165 Any deal I make with you has to be in writing. 1017 00:53:46,166 --> 00:53:50,040 Terms of your release will be... 1018 00:53:50,041 --> 00:53:53,582 this meeting and what I instruct you to do 1019 00:53:53,583 --> 00:53:56,791 will never even be spoken of again. 1020 00:53:56,792 --> 00:53:58,749 Whatever it is, I'm ready. 1021 00:53:58,750 --> 00:54:00,707 Upon my word, 1022 00:54:00,708 --> 00:54:02,666 you will make a call to Bobby Axelrod 1023 00:54:02,667 --> 00:54:06,082 and tell him that you need to see him, 1024 00:54:06,083 --> 00:54:07,707 that it's urgent. 1025 00:54:07,708 --> 00:54:10,833 And then when he shows up, you'll tell him the truth... 1026 00:54:10,834 --> 00:54:11,999 What's on your mind? 1027 00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:13,874 That my father, Charles Rhoades Sr., 1028 00:54:13,875 --> 00:54:15,595 has taken a massive position in a new IPO... 1029 00:54:15,619 --> 00:54:18,916 Chuck Rhoades Sr. Has taken a significant stake 1030 00:54:18,917 --> 00:54:20,197 in a company that's going public. 1031 00:54:20,221 --> 00:54:21,541 Ice Juice. 1032 00:54:21,542 --> 00:54:22,833 Ice Juice. 1033 00:54:22,834 --> 00:54:25,457 No shit. 1034 00:54:25,458 --> 00:54:27,541 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 1035 00:54:27,542 --> 00:54:30,582 I believe I can do all that. 1036 00:54:30,583 --> 00:54:31,583 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 1037 00:54:32,834 --> 00:54:34,194 Bittersweet day for me today, Dake. 1038 00:54:34,218 --> 00:54:35,874 Why's that, sir? 1039 00:54:35,875 --> 00:54:37,666 You must have impressed some people 1040 00:54:37,667 --> 00:54:39,124 while you were in New York, 1041 00:54:39,125 --> 00:54:40,958 the Attorney General among them. 1042 00:54:40,959 --> 00:54:42,249 Sir? 1043 00:54:42,250 --> 00:54:44,165 You've been named interim U.S. Attorney 1044 00:54:44,166 --> 00:54:45,582 for the Eastern District. 1045 00:54:45,583 --> 00:54:46,833 I've been named... 1046 00:54:46,834 --> 00:54:49,791 A.G. said, "Smarts and ambition are coming off him" 1047 00:54:49,792 --> 00:54:52,499 like heat waves from an Oklahoma blacktop." 1048 00:54:52,500 --> 00:54:54,582 You've got to get on the train. 1049 00:54:54,583 --> 00:54:58,082 I always knew I'd be working for you someday. 1050 00:54:58,083 --> 00:55:02,666 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 1051 00:55:02,667 --> 00:55:07,082 ♪ Baby, even the losers ♪ 1052 00:55:07,083 --> 00:55:10,124 ♪ Get lucky sometimes ♪ 1053 00:55:10,125 --> 00:55:14,290 ♪ Even the losers ♪ 1054 00:55:14,291 --> 00:55:17,916 ♪ Keep a little bit of pride ♪ 1055 00:55:17,917 --> 00:55:20,207 ♪ They get lucky sometimes ♪ 1056 00:55:20,208 --> 00:55:23,040 ♪ Baby, even the losers ♪ 1057 00:55:23,041 --> 00:55:24,624 Rhoades? ♪ Get lucky sometimes ♪ 1058 00:55:24,625 --> 00:55:28,040 You didn't think this shit happened by accident, 1059 00:55:28,041 --> 00:55:30,124 did you, Mr. Dake? ♪ Even the losers ♪ 1060 00:55:30,125 --> 00:55:32,999 So, you leveraged the Attorney General into my appointment. 1061 00:55:33,000 --> 00:55:33,917 It was no arm twist. 1062 00:55:33,918 --> 00:55:36,541 I just told her that smarts and ambition 1063 00:55:36,542 --> 00:55:37,666 were coming off you 1064 00:55:37,667 --> 00:55:40,499 like heat waves from an Oklahoma blacktop. 1065 00:55:40,500 --> 00:55:41,582 And she agreed. 1066 00:55:41,583 --> 00:55:42,958 Word of advice. 1067 00:55:42,959 --> 00:55:45,082 You get the big job, 1068 00:55:45,083 --> 00:55:46,833 you want to hit the ground running. 1069 00:55:46,834 --> 00:55:50,666 You're gonna have a shitload of FBI at your disposal, 1070 00:55:50,667 --> 00:55:53,749 and this is how I suggest you deploy them. 1071 00:55:53,750 --> 00:55:55,874 Axelrod. 1072 00:55:55,875 --> 00:55:57,249 ♪ Jazz music ♪ 1073 00:55:57,250 --> 00:55:59,124 Bobby Axelrod's moves 1074 00:55:59,125 --> 00:56:02,374 will be almost impossible to track. 1075 00:56:02,375 --> 00:56:06,165 So, in addition to monitoring all his trades, 1076 00:56:06,166 --> 00:56:08,999 follow everyone he touches and everyone they touch. 1077 00:56:09,000 --> 00:56:12,040 The pattern won't be easy to spot, 1078 00:56:12,041 --> 00:56:13,417 but it will be there. 1079 00:56:16,458 --> 00:56:19,416 ♪ Jazz music ♪ 1080 00:56:19,417 --> 00:56:21,082 There are 18 Ice Juice locations 1081 00:56:21,083 --> 00:56:23,457 in New York City alone. 1082 00:56:23,458 --> 00:56:27,082 You will need to monitor all of them. 1083 00:56:27,083 --> 00:56:28,666 Because he will be acting out of malice, 1084 00:56:28,667 --> 00:56:33,040 he will take risks he'd normally avoid. 1085 00:56:33,041 --> 00:56:37,000 He will use compromised associates. 1086 00:56:39,708 --> 00:56:42,082 You must be ready across the board. 1087 00:56:42,083 --> 00:56:46,041 ♪ Jazz music ♪ 1088 00:56:48,000 --> 00:56:49,499 The stock is running. 1089 00:56:49,500 --> 00:56:50,916 When will you do it? 1090 00:56:50,917 --> 00:56:53,833 Fucking soon. 1091 00:56:53,834 --> 00:56:57,625 ♪ Dramatic music ♪ 1092 00:57:14,458 --> 00:57:19,040 ♪ Baby, even the losers ♪ 1093 00:57:19,041 --> 00:57:20,542 ♪ Get lucky sometimes ♪ Oh! 1094 00:57:21,291 --> 00:57:25,916 ♪ Even the losers ♪ 1095 00:57:25,917 --> 00:57:29,916 ♪ Keep a little bit of pride ♪ 1096 00:57:29,917 --> 00:57:32,916 ♪ They get lucky sometimes ♪ 1097 00:57:32,917 --> 00:57:36,290 ♪ Baby, even the losers ♪ 1098 00:57:36,291 --> 00:57:39,290 ♪ Get lucky sometimes ♪ 1099 00:57:39,291 --> 00:57:43,499 ♪ Even the losers ♪ 1100 00:57:43,500 --> 00:57:46,666 ♪ Keep a little bit of pride ♪ 1101 00:57:46,667 --> 00:57:51,124 ♪ Yeah, they get lucky sometimes ♪ 1102 00:57:51,125 --> 00:57:55,250 ♪ Baby, even the losers ♪