1 00:00:00,699 --> 00:00:02,946 - Did he make you an offer? - It's not gonna be me. 2 00:00:41,199 --> 00:00:42,490 Thanks, Richard. 3 00:00:44,363 --> 00:00:45,944 Hey! 4 00:00:46,027 --> 00:00:47,527 - Hey! - Hi! 5 00:00:47,610 --> 00:00:48,941 Hey, how are you? You made it! How was London? 6 00:00:49,024 --> 00:00:49,940 Yeah. 7 00:00:50,023 --> 00:00:51,106 - Good. Yeah. - Yeah? You okay? 8 00:00:51,189 --> 00:00:52,230 Yeah, I'm fine. 9 00:00:52,313 --> 00:00:53,479 Uh... Where's... Is Ken here? Is— 10 00:00:53,563 --> 00:00:54,977 - Uh... I don't know! - Is Rom? 11 00:00:55,060 --> 00:00:57,183 I don't know. So, are... you okay? What did you do? 12 00:00:57,267 --> 00:00:59,930 - Who did you see? - Uh... Yeah, it was a blur. 13 00:01:00,013 --> 00:01:01,513 - Are you okay? - I'm okay. 14 00:01:02,637 --> 00:01:03,636 I'm just preoccupied. 15 00:01:03,719 --> 00:01:05,676 Okay. But you don't think that— 16 00:01:05,759 --> 00:01:07,340 - What? - You don't think it could be 17 00:01:07,423 --> 00:01:08,798 - today that he... - What? 18 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:10,254 - ... might announce you? - No. 19 00:01:11,253 --> 00:01:13,376 But... 20 00:01:13,459 --> 00:01:16,248 Yeah, you know, full family briefing pre-departure 21 00:01:16,331 --> 00:01:17,789 to the Pierces', where... 22 00:01:17,871 --> 00:01:19,703 it would be smart to have someone to announce, so... 23 00:01:19,787 --> 00:01:20,909 - Yes. - Yeah. 24 00:01:20,992 --> 00:01:22,575 Okay. Well, why didn't you say, honey? 25 00:01:22,659 --> 00:01:24,240 Because it probably isn't, so would you relax? It's— 26 00:01:24,323 --> 00:01:25,489 I am relaxed. I'm just excited. 27 00:01:25,572 --> 00:01:27,570 Richard! Hail, my fellow toilerman. 28 00:01:27,654 --> 00:01:29,151 I have returned from real America, 29 00:01:29,235 --> 00:01:30,817 bearing the gift of sight. 30 00:01:30,899 --> 00:01:32,690 - How was summer camp? - Hmm? What's that? 31 00:01:32,774 --> 00:01:35,812 Didn't catch that. I've been down in the salt mines so long 32 00:01:35,894 --> 00:01:37,560 with my fellow Johnny Lunchpails, 33 00:01:37,644 --> 00:01:39,016 I no longer speak One-Percent. 34 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:41,014 Mm, Roman, you were slinging candy apples, 35 00:01:41,097 --> 00:01:42,680 not digging the Panama Canal. 36 00:01:42,764 --> 00:01:44,885 I've seen the world for how it really is, Siobhan, 37 00:01:44,968 --> 00:01:47,841 and it has changed me. I'm a kettle corn shoveler, 38 00:01:47,924 --> 00:01:50,422 here to show you frilly clit-flickers the truth. Hi! 39 00:01:50,506 --> 00:01:51,505 Mm. 40 00:01:51,588 --> 00:01:53,503 Mwah! Hey, Con. 41 00:01:53,586 --> 00:01:55,626 How's the hooker with the heart of gold? 42 00:01:55,709 --> 00:01:58,122 and, you know, I think that could be a way in. 43 00:01:58,206 --> 00:02:02,368 Ho! Hello! Thanks, all. Um... 44 00:02:02,452 --> 00:02:08,237 Cars are waiting. But first, some announcements. 45 00:02:08,321 --> 00:02:10,818 - Frank. - So, as you know, 46 00:02:10,901 --> 00:02:13,274 the good news is that the Pierces are entertaining 47 00:02:13,357 --> 00:02:15,689 our offer, but, bad news, they're inquiring about 48 00:02:15,772 --> 00:02:18,144 your moral character, hence this weekend. 49 00:02:18,227 --> 00:02:19,809 They all wanna look us in the teeth. 50 00:02:19,892 --> 00:02:22,599 Right. They want our 24 billion, but they also wanna be able 51 00:02:22,682 --> 00:02:25,512 to ensure the integrity of their news outlets 52 00:02:25,596 --> 00:02:27,635 - into the future. - And I want an onion 53 00:02:27,719 --> 00:02:30,174 to taste like a fucking peach, but there you go. 54 00:02:30,257 --> 00:02:32,547 Before we waste a weekend, can I just check 55 00:02:32,630 --> 00:02:34,503 why this time is gonna be different, Dad? 56 00:02:34,587 --> 00:02:35,752 Lack of readership. 57 00:02:35,834 --> 00:02:37,915 PGM is getting outflanked left and right. 58 00:02:37,999 --> 00:02:39,331 The whole edifice is crumbling. 59 00:02:39,415 --> 00:02:43,119 Oof! Well, that just screams, "Bye, bye, bye!" 60 00:02:43,202 --> 00:02:45,033 I—I'm kidding. I get it. 61 00:02:45,117 --> 00:02:47,989 Even Nan, the queen bee, is feeling the squeeze. 62 00:02:48,072 --> 00:02:50,320 The Pierce Family Trust has fractured. 63 00:02:50,404 --> 00:02:52,444 So, to ensure that everything goes smoothly, 64 00:02:52,527 --> 00:02:55,190 we have prepared a few do's and don'ts for the weekend. 65 00:02:55,274 --> 00:02:57,522 Oh, so, what, don't shit in the soup tureen? 66 00:02:57,605 --> 00:03:01,643 Topics to stay clear of: Ravenhead, ATN, Israel, 67 00:03:01,726 --> 00:03:03,973 Brightstar, and Cruise's rumor mill. 68 00:03:04,056 --> 00:03:06,970 - Mm. - Steer onto gossip, investments, 69 00:03:07,053 --> 00:03:10,175 art, movies... Tittle-tattle. Wider cultural interests. 70 00:03:10,259 --> 00:03:11,881 Well, what if your wider cultural interest 71 00:03:11,965 --> 00:03:14,255 is hate-jerking to Instagram? Just asking for a friend. 72 00:03:14,338 --> 00:03:16,294 Ooh, me! She's talking about me. 73 00:03:16,378 --> 00:03:18,251 What else? Oh, two drinks maximum. 74 00:03:18,334 --> 00:03:19,915 Not big drinkers. 75 00:03:19,998 --> 00:03:23,496 That's okay. Nobody here has any glaring substance abuse issues 76 00:03:23,579 --> 00:03:25,494 that almost brought down the company, right? 77 00:03:25,577 --> 00:03:29,156 Tom, we may have to shake you up a little, push you around a bit. 78 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:30,656 - Uh-huh? - They hate ATN, 79 00:03:30,738 --> 00:03:32,860 - they hate our papers. - You're the strawman 80 00:03:32,944 --> 00:03:37,232 for the sins of ATN. Cane your haunches a bit, okay? 81 00:03:37,315 --> 00:03:39,978 Okay. Uh-huh. Could we—Could we may—perhaps— 82 00:03:40,062 --> 00:03:42,767 - put the responsibility on Syd? - No, no, no, no. 83 00:03:42,850 --> 00:03:44,973 I know what you're saying, but no. We, uh... 84 00:03:45,057 --> 00:03:47,970 We need to wear the hair shirt, call you a shitbag, 85 00:03:48,054 --> 00:03:50,010 and say that we never watch. Right? 86 00:03:50,094 --> 00:03:51,385 Okay. Got it. Hair shirt. 87 00:03:51,468 --> 00:03:53,383 Rhea and I will handle the big picture. 88 00:03:53,466 --> 00:03:55,921 Uh, remind me again, does Rhea work for the company? 89 00:03:56,004 --> 00:03:58,002 Uh, remind us, do you? 90 00:03:58,086 --> 00:04:00,000 I'm just asking if we really wanna entrust 91 00:04:00,084 --> 00:04:02,665 the fate of our company to another company's CEO. 92 00:04:02,747 --> 00:04:05,120 - We can trust Rhea. - Okay. We don't know Rhea. 93 00:04:05,204 --> 00:04:07,535 - I know Rhea. - Who the fuck is Rhea? 94 00:04:07,619 --> 00:04:09,575 - Exactly. - Guys, what dad is saying 95 00:04:09,658 --> 00:04:12,030 is, just know your role and execute, okay? 96 00:04:12,113 --> 00:04:13,488 Well, my worry is that Kendall 97 00:04:13,571 --> 00:04:15,901 may come across as too cool and likable. 98 00:04:15,984 --> 00:04:17,650 Thanks for all your help. 99 00:04:17,732 --> 00:04:22,894 We need this. Bagging Pierce is the key to our proxy defense. 100 00:04:22,977 --> 00:04:28,556 And the defense is life itself. See you at Plymouth Rock. 101 00:04:30,429 --> 00:04:32,635 - You okay. - Yeah. An hour late, 102 00:04:32,717 --> 00:04:34,715 and make no secret where you've been. 103 00:04:34,798 --> 00:04:36,672 - Yeah, we're good. - And, uh, 104 00:04:36,755 --> 00:04:39,170 keep clean this weekend, eh, killer? 105 00:04:39,253 --> 00:04:41,958 Richard... 106 00:04:42,042 --> 00:04:44,705 - Oh! Sorry about it. After you. - No, please. 107 00:04:44,788 --> 00:04:48,369 - Yep. Chivalry is not... - You know. 108 00:04:48,453 --> 00:04:52,656 - Shit before the shovel. - Allow me to be the shit. 109 00:04:52,739 --> 00:04:54,737 - Pinkie! - Yeah. 110 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,148 Let them take care of the bottom-feeders. 111 00:05:01,231 --> 00:05:04,395 - We work on Nan. - Uh-huh. Okay. 112 00:05:04,478 --> 00:05:07,142 - Good cop, misogynist cop? - Ah, well, sure. 113 00:05:07,225 --> 00:05:09,140 You know, the woman thing? 114 00:05:09,223 --> 00:05:12,012 - Yeah. Well, yeah. - They like your politics. 115 00:05:12,095 --> 00:05:14,343 Okay. Uh-huh. Yeah. 116 00:05:14,427 --> 00:05:16,008 I know you don't like this buy. 117 00:05:16,091 --> 00:05:19,463 No, no, I—You know, I can see the logic. Yeah. 118 00:05:19,547 --> 00:05:21,086 - I guess. - Good, good. 119 00:05:22,043 --> 00:05:23,791 Anyway, my baby soon. 120 00:05:26,746 --> 00:05:27,745 Hmm. 121 00:07:08,146 --> 00:07:12,142 So, how's it going? The course? 122 00:07:12,225 --> 00:07:16,887 Oh. Um, it's actually, you know, I mean, it's bullshit, 123 00:07:16,970 --> 00:07:18,843 but it's good. Yeah. 124 00:07:18,926 --> 00:07:22,589 Ah, well, I'm proud of you, son. Getting back in there. 125 00:07:22,672 --> 00:07:23,796 Thank you, Dad. 126 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,337 But this weekend, don't mention it. 127 00:07:25,421 --> 00:07:27,834 Sounds like you're back in business kindergarten. 128 00:07:27,917 --> 00:07:29,540 Right. Thank you. 129 00:08:37,390 --> 00:08:40,428 Everybody smile. 130 00:08:40,511 --> 00:08:42,884 - I am smiling. - Yeah, not like a pervert. 131 00:08:45,756 --> 00:08:49,003 Wow, Jesus. Check out fucking Papa Smurf. 132 00:08:49,087 --> 00:08:50,793 Oh, this is too fucking weird already. 133 00:08:53,998 --> 00:08:56,495 St. Francis of Assisi! 134 00:08:56,578 --> 00:08:58,785 Are you ready for the rummage sale? 135 00:08:58,868 --> 00:09:01,283 You've brought me animals! 136 00:09:03,073 --> 00:09:06,320 Oh, welcome to Ternhaven, our city on the hill. 137 00:09:06,402 --> 00:09:08,566 - Nan Pierce. - Pleasure. 138 00:09:08,649 --> 00:09:10,814 I suppose you've been waiting for this moment 139 00:09:10,898 --> 00:09:12,645 for quite a while, haven't you, greedy-guts? 140 00:09:12,729 --> 00:09:15,517 - Well... - Teasing. Teasing! 141 00:09:15,601 --> 00:09:18,141 Well, uh, thank you for inviting us to your home. 142 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:21,387 Well, I think we're gonna have fun getting a look 143 00:09:21,470 --> 00:09:22,844 at all of you, won't we? 144 00:09:22,927 --> 00:09:26,341 Uh, Nan, stop blabbing and let us at the canapés! 145 00:09:28,588 --> 00:09:31,668 Come, come homeward. Promises to keep, 146 00:09:31,752 --> 00:09:35,873 and miles to go before we sleep. 147 00:09:37,871 --> 00:09:40,077 Hello, lovely to meet you. I've heard a lot about you. 148 00:09:40,161 --> 00:09:41,658 Connor, I'm Marnie. Very nice... 149 00:09:41,742 --> 00:09:43,033 Pleasure. 150 00:09:43,116 --> 00:09:44,572 - Welcome. - Nice to meet you. 151 00:09:44,655 --> 00:09:45,571 Gabriel. Nice to meet you. 152 00:09:45,654 --> 00:09:46,820 Shiv. 153 00:09:46,903 --> 00:09:48,028 - Hello, Eduardo We've met before. 154 00:09:48,111 --> 00:09:50,109 So, how are we looking? 155 00:09:52,107 --> 00:09:53,938 Issue? 156 00:09:54,022 --> 00:09:58,558 Naomi has flown in from Marin, which is... 157 00:09:59,308 --> 00:10:00,848 a nice surprise. 158 00:10:02,264 --> 00:10:04,012 What does that do to the math, then? 159 00:10:04,095 --> 00:10:06,717 Does she—Does she have a share? What does it mean? 160 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:10,504 Well, it complicates it. 161 00:10:10,587 --> 00:10:13,169 So, why wasn't I prepared for this? 162 00:10:13,253 --> 00:10:16,373 Um... Because it's not my fucking job? 163 00:10:16,456 --> 00:10:19,578 - And ask your people? - So? 164 00:10:21,286 --> 00:10:24,490 She usually sits these things out. 165 00:10:24,573 --> 00:10:29,070 - She has major juice with Nan. - Could we do it without Nan? 166 00:10:29,153 --> 00:10:31,193 - Marnie! - Yes? 167 00:10:31,276 --> 00:10:33,606 Hey. You, me and a martini, now! 168 00:10:33,690 --> 00:10:35,106 Oh, yes! 169 00:11:07,739 --> 00:11:08,780 Um... Oh. 170 00:11:10,361 --> 00:11:12,317 Oh... Penis cat. 171 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:15,314 Mm. "This wine is triumphant"? 172 00:11:15,397 --> 00:11:17,354 - Uh... - No? 173 00:11:17,437 --> 00:11:20,227 - "Your vagina trumpets." - Shh. 174 00:11:20,309 --> 00:11:22,974 It's, uh, "I triumph in the truth." 175 00:11:23,058 --> 00:11:27,427 Oh! Right, of course, truth. Love it. It's the best, right? 176 00:11:28,843 --> 00:11:31,632 Truth. He seems cool. 177 00:11:31,715 --> 00:11:35,586 Everyone. I promise not to interrupt your tipple for long, 178 00:11:35,669 --> 00:11:38,001 but I just wanted to take a brief moment 179 00:11:38,084 --> 00:11:40,873 to welcome you to our funny little house 180 00:11:40,956 --> 00:11:42,537 and to let our guests know 181 00:11:42,621 --> 00:11:47,159 that what you're drinking is Hank Pierce's Break Bumper! 182 00:11:47,241 --> 00:11:48,740 The Break Bumper! 183 00:11:48,823 --> 00:11:51,278 The recipe is still, and no-one believes, 184 00:11:51,361 --> 00:11:54,817 from the wallet of Teddy Roosevelt's valet. 185 00:11:57,065 --> 00:11:59,105 - Cheers, everyone. Cheers. - Cheers. 186 00:11:59,188 --> 00:12:00,187 Welcome. 187 00:12:00,269 --> 00:12:01,935 - Oh. - Mm! So... 188 00:12:02,019 --> 00:12:06,388 Yeah, I'm actually getting my second PhD right now in... 189 00:12:06,471 --> 00:12:08,469 - Oh! - ... Africana Studies from Brown. 190 00:12:08,553 --> 00:12:10,801 Wow! So you'll be a double doctor? 191 00:12:10,885 --> 00:12:13,673 Well, the second PhD is much harder. 192 00:12:13,756 --> 00:12:16,005 Yeah, five years is an absolute gauntlet. 193 00:12:16,088 --> 00:12:18,169 Oh, I'm sure. But just think, yeah, 194 00:12:18,251 --> 00:12:20,084 once you're done, you won't have to waste the twelve seconds 195 00:12:20,167 --> 00:12:21,623 it takes to look up something on Wikipedia. 196 00:12:21,707 --> 00:12:24,620 But seriously, though, 197 00:12:24,704 --> 00:12:26,952 you know, well done. It's quite an achievement. 198 00:12:27,035 --> 00:12:27,993 Yeah, thank you. 199 00:12:28,076 --> 00:12:29,158 - Connor Roy! - Mm-hmm. 200 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:30,990 - Maxim Pierce. - Hi. 201 00:12:31,073 --> 00:12:33,319 The man who would be king, hmm? 202 00:12:33,403 --> 00:12:36,900 Don Quixote of Iowa, tilting at straw polls! 203 00:12:36,984 --> 00:12:40,064 Yep. I've got a big old tent, and everyone's welcome. 204 00:12:41,728 --> 00:12:44,225 - So, uh, are you in politics? - Sort of. Brookings Institute. 205 00:12:44,308 --> 00:12:48,805 Ah, Brookings! Yes, of course, a fine, elite establishment. 206 00:12:48,888 --> 00:12:53,383 Oh, I didn't take you for a fan! I thought you were on the whole 207 00:12:53,466 --> 00:12:56,839 "abolish the federal reserve," "fluoride is poison," 208 00:12:56,922 --> 00:12:59,003 pissing in jars end of things. 209 00:12:59,087 --> 00:13:01,667 Uh, no, I'm actually on the liberty and justice for all 210 00:13:01,750 --> 00:13:03,915 end of things, but hey, different strokes! 211 00:13:06,787 --> 00:13:11,240 Mm. Here comes Ken. Spiraling down. 212 00:13:11,323 --> 00:13:15,986 Uh, Rom, you remember Naomi? 213 00:13:16,070 --> 00:13:18,483 Ah! Yeah, that's right! From the—From the thing. 214 00:13:18,566 --> 00:13:19,857 - Yeah. - Oh, the thing. 215 00:13:19,941 --> 00:13:21,897 Where you tried to order my family's legacy 216 00:13:21,980 --> 00:13:23,770 over the phone, like an Uber Eats. 217 00:13:23,853 --> 00:13:25,476 - Of course. - Burn. 218 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:27,307 - How are you? - That's the thing. 219 00:13:27,390 --> 00:13:30,262 Uh, you know, I'm well. I'm very well. 220 00:13:30,346 --> 00:13:32,928 I'm working real hard, you know. 221 00:13:33,011 --> 00:13:36,050 - Yeah? Hmm. - Yeah, no. Not at all, really. 222 00:13:36,132 --> 00:13:37,506 Maybe. Who knows. 223 00:13:37,589 --> 00:13:39,670 What he meant to say is that he's really passionate 224 00:13:39,754 --> 00:13:43,001 about maintaining the integrity of the customer-facing brands. 225 00:13:43,084 --> 00:13:44,999 Wow. 226 00:13:45,082 --> 00:13:46,997 You have an interesting family. 227 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,159 Yeah, I apologize for the lateness of my son. 228 00:13:50,242 --> 00:13:52,699 - Oh, well. - He's been volunteering. 229 00:13:52,783 --> 00:13:54,989 Really? That's impressive. 230 00:13:55,072 --> 00:13:57,986 He has the time, even in the teeth of a takeover battle? 231 00:13:58,069 --> 00:13:59,567 - Well... - He's very capable. 232 00:13:59,650 --> 00:14:01,315 A lot of bandwidth. 233 00:14:01,398 --> 00:14:04,353 Oh, it's wonderful to have such bandwidth, 234 00:14:04,437 --> 00:14:06,643 after everything that... You know. 235 00:14:06,727 --> 00:14:08,808 Uh... No, thank you, I'm... 236 00:14:08,892 --> 00:14:10,556 Rosa! Rosa, have a drink with us. 237 00:14:10,639 --> 00:14:12,304 Oh, I have to finish the dinner, Miss. 238 00:14:12,387 --> 00:14:14,802 No, I know, but just— just one. You can take a break, 239 00:14:14,886 --> 00:14:16,467 - can't you? - But dinner. 240 00:14:16,550 --> 00:14:19,547 Well... All right. All right. You never treat yourself. 241 00:14:19,630 --> 00:14:22,004 Ah. Kendall! 242 00:14:22,086 --> 00:14:27,748 Hi! You made it! Ah, we missed you, son. 243 00:14:27,831 --> 00:14:30,828 Thanks, Dad. Yeah. I, uh... missed you too. 244 00:14:30,911 --> 00:14:34,282 Uh, are you all right for targeting Peter? 245 00:14:34,365 --> 00:14:38,737 Uh, you know, shove a bar of gold down his fucking throat? 246 00:14:38,820 --> 00:14:40,901 Yeah, sure. Got it. Good. 247 00:14:44,397 --> 00:14:47,769 Pardon me, um... As my family knows 248 00:14:47,853 --> 00:14:52,305 only too well, I am... I ain't no master of the speechifying, 249 00:14:52,389 --> 00:14:56,176 but I would, uh... I would just like to thank the Pierces 250 00:14:56,260 --> 00:15:01,171 for their hospitality. Um... Like Romans amongst you Greeks, 251 00:15:01,255 --> 00:15:05,334 I'm sure you find us all rather, you know, big, vulgar, 252 00:15:05,418 --> 00:15:07,249 and boisterous. 253 00:15:07,332 --> 00:15:10,371 We... We appreciate your forbearance. 254 00:15:10,454 --> 00:15:13,410 And, uh, well, you know, as an old news man, 255 00:15:13,493 --> 00:15:17,823 I'd be remiss if I... if I didn't commend all of you 256 00:15:17,906 --> 00:15:22,984 for your stewardship of PGM, because wherever we are 257 00:15:23,066 --> 00:15:26,522 on the political spectrum, we can all agree, 258 00:15:26,605 --> 00:15:28,687 for decade after decade, 259 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:32,724 your outlets have been essential 260 00:15:32,808 --> 00:15:36,595 to the functioning of our grand republic. 261 00:15:36,679 --> 00:15:39,842 - Long may they so remain. - Hear, hear. 262 00:15:39,967 --> 00:15:41,465 - Hear, hear. - Hear, hear. 263 00:15:41,548 --> 00:15:43,838 He would like to kill and shit on you! 264 00:15:45,544 --> 00:15:48,249 Wow, I like this Dad. Why couldn't this Dad be Dad? 265 00:15:51,413 --> 00:15:53,578 Eh. You clean up nice. 266 00:15:54,369 --> 00:15:55,743 How are you? 267 00:15:55,826 --> 00:15:58,323 Uh... I'm good. Good. 268 00:15:58,406 --> 00:15:59,572 How are you really? 269 00:16:01,986 --> 00:16:05,066 Um... Uh... You know. 270 00:16:05,149 --> 00:16:08,979 Yeah, I know. I know. It's good to see you. 271 00:16:09,062 --> 00:16:11,769 - We could use the help. - Oh, "we"? 272 00:16:11,852 --> 00:16:15,556 Mm-hmm. You, them, us. Whatever. 273 00:16:25,004 --> 00:16:27,669 I think it's great. Of course it's going well. 274 00:16:27,753 --> 00:16:30,957 I mean, no-one's fucked Nan or killed her cat by accident, 275 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:32,664 so I think we're doing pretty good. 276 00:16:32,748 --> 00:16:34,329 - Yeah, I know, I know. - Have you seen that guy? 277 00:16:34,412 --> 00:16:35,453 Excuse me. 278 00:16:35,536 --> 00:16:37,991 What the fuck did you say to Mark? 279 00:16:38,074 --> 00:16:40,988 - Making cracks about his PhD? - Well, it was a joke! 280 00:16:41,071 --> 00:16:42,529 - He laughed. - Yeah, it seemed 281 00:16:42,613 --> 00:16:45,651 - he did not enjoy that. - He's a yes, Shiv! He's solid! 282 00:16:45,735 --> 00:16:47,232 Why are you even bothering with him? 283 00:16:47,316 --> 00:16:49,647 - Have we lost sight of Maxim? - Who's on Maxim? 284 00:16:49,731 --> 00:16:51,936 Me, and I just have to say, if he contradicts 285 00:16:52,019 --> 00:16:54,142 any more planks in my political philosophy, 286 00:16:54,225 --> 00:16:55,474 I'm gonna piss in his Break Bumper. 287 00:16:55,558 --> 00:16:58,054 Hey! Hey, he's leaning "no sale". 288 00:16:58,138 --> 00:17:00,428 Cut the horseshit, know your role. 289 00:17:00,511 --> 00:17:02,467 - Yeah, Pa. - And, uh, Shiv, 290 00:17:02,551 --> 00:17:03,758 I want you on Nan. 291 00:17:03,883 --> 00:17:05,172 Okay, Dad, we don't have to be so schematic. 292 00:17:05,256 --> 00:17:06,547 Romulus. 293 00:17:06,630 --> 00:17:08,712 When you laugh, please do it at the same volume 294 00:17:08,795 --> 00:17:10,167 as everyone else. 295 00:17:10,251 --> 00:17:11,834 We didn't get you from a hyena farm. 296 00:17:11,916 --> 00:17:13,623 - Thanks, Pop. - The good news is that Nan 297 00:17:13,707 --> 00:17:15,496 already seems to be spending the money in her head, 298 00:17:15,580 --> 00:17:17,452 but she can still be swayed by her family, 299 00:17:17,536 --> 00:17:18,868 so every cousin counts. 300 00:17:18,950 --> 00:17:20,575 Oh, I think Marnie might be leaning "sell", so— 301 00:17:20,658 --> 00:17:23,987 Marnie isn't a problem. Now, everybody, 302 00:17:24,070 --> 00:17:27,192 stay in your lanes. Who's on Peter? 303 00:17:27,276 --> 00:17:28,608 Yeah, I got it, Dad. 304 00:17:28,692 --> 00:17:30,147 Oh, oh, you got it? I'm so impressed. Shut up. 305 00:17:30,231 --> 00:17:31,814 Okay, a bit of Lincoln Center chat, okay? 306 00:17:31,896 --> 00:17:33,478 He's worried that we're barbarians. 307 00:17:33,562 --> 00:17:34,769 - And Naomi. - Yeah. 308 00:17:34,852 --> 00:17:35,933 - Hit Naomi! - Got it. 309 00:17:36,016 --> 00:17:37,099 Okay, onwards. 310 00:17:38,348 --> 00:17:39,472 Can't stand up to Maxim? 311 00:17:39,556 --> 00:17:41,095 Tabs, you gonna help me on that? 312 00:17:41,178 --> 00:17:42,719 - He's an asshole! - What part of your policy 313 00:17:42,803 --> 00:17:43,967 - was he "not right now"? - No, no, no, no, no. 314 00:17:44,050 --> 00:17:45,965 No, everything. He's dismissing. 315 00:17:49,712 --> 00:17:53,583 - Well, nice work so far. - Merci beaucoup. 316 00:17:53,667 --> 00:17:56,330 I'm very excited to be getting top marks 317 00:17:56,413 --> 00:17:58,286 along with your other pupils. 318 00:18:33,084 --> 00:18:34,375 conservative, or are they... 319 00:18:34,459 --> 00:18:36,123 Excellent work. Thank you so much. 320 00:18:37,498 --> 00:18:39,245 Yeah. How many breakers you had? 321 00:18:42,075 --> 00:18:43,492 Whoa, whoa! 322 00:18:43,575 --> 00:18:46,904 Bravo. 323 00:18:49,402 --> 00:18:50,858 Oh, stop! 324 00:18:57,060 --> 00:18:58,101 Now... 325 00:18:59,058 --> 00:19:00,600 Grace. 326 00:19:02,139 --> 00:19:04,637 I'm afraid we've gone so Unitarian out here 327 00:19:04,721 --> 00:19:06,510 that we've given up on poor Jesus, 328 00:19:06,594 --> 00:19:09,132 and we have started worshipping Shakespeare! 329 00:19:10,921 --> 00:19:12,087 Your scepter. 330 00:19:15,916 --> 00:19:17,082 Hmm. 331 00:19:18,997 --> 00:19:23,326 The purest treasure... mortal time affords 332 00:19:23,410 --> 00:19:25,241 is spotless reputation. 333 00:19:27,573 --> 00:19:30,818 That away, men are but gilded loam, 334 00:19:30,901 --> 00:19:32,359 or painted clay. 335 00:19:33,774 --> 00:19:38,145 Mine honor is my life; both grow in one. 336 00:19:38,228 --> 00:19:41,890 Take honor from me, and my life is done. 337 00:19:43,764 --> 00:19:45,886 Wow. 338 00:19:52,339 --> 00:19:54,129 Soup's on, people. 339 00:19:58,915 --> 00:20:00,248 Hey, that was awesome. 340 00:20:01,912 --> 00:20:05,034 - I'm Kendall. - I know. Naomi. 341 00:20:05,742 --> 00:20:06,907 Yeah, I know. 342 00:20:07,864 --> 00:20:11,028 So, uh, are you, like, a... 343 00:20:11,112 --> 00:20:13,775 - an actress or like a poetess? - Oh... 344 00:20:13,858 --> 00:20:16,315 Or something? Because that was pretty legit. 345 00:20:16,399 --> 00:20:17,813 - Oh, I, uh, volunteer 346 00:20:17,896 --> 00:20:20,103 at a drug addiction treatment center in Mill Valley, 347 00:20:20,186 --> 00:20:22,808 and I continue my recovery there as well. 348 00:20:22,891 --> 00:20:28,719 Oh. Oh, wow. That... That's great. I... 349 00:20:28,802 --> 00:20:31,217 Yeah, I'm actually in recovery myself. 350 00:20:33,298 --> 00:20:36,379 - I know. - Okay. 351 00:20:36,462 --> 00:20:41,706 My not-so-spotless reputation precedes me. 352 00:20:41,789 --> 00:20:45,244 - No, I could just tell. - Really? 353 00:20:46,410 --> 00:20:47,991 Oh, okay. Right. 354 00:20:48,075 --> 00:20:52,321 I'd like to have three novels and a memoir going at once. 355 00:20:52,404 --> 00:20:56,025 - It's like natural selection. - Oh, brother, I hear that. 356 00:20:56,108 --> 00:21:00,021 - Are you a reader? - Me? Oh, big time. Yeah. 357 00:21:00,104 --> 00:21:03,975 Can you recommend anything that Oprah isn't pushing? 358 00:21:04,059 --> 00:21:07,888 - Any new fiction? - Right? 359 00:21:07,971 --> 00:21:11,635 Oh! Uh, yeah, sure, I can. Um... 360 00:21:11,717 --> 00:21:14,839 I rather enjoyed The Electric Circus. 361 00:21:14,922 --> 00:21:16,422 - The Electric Circus. - Mm-hmm. 362 00:21:16,505 --> 00:21:19,085 - Who's the author? - What was that? What? 363 00:21:19,169 --> 00:21:21,500 - Who's the author? - Oh! Oh, gosh. 364 00:21:21,584 --> 00:21:28,160 I wanna say... Shit. Who was it? It was, oh... Timothy Lipton. 365 00:21:28,243 --> 00:21:30,781 Uh-huh? What's it about? Rom? 366 00:21:30,865 --> 00:21:32,406 Uh, what's The Electric Circus about? 367 00:21:32,489 --> 00:21:35,860 - Uh-huh. - It is about a young man 368 00:21:35,943 --> 00:21:37,234 making his way through the world, 369 00:21:37,318 --> 00:21:39,399 except in two different time periods. 370 00:21:39,482 --> 00:21:41,230 It kind of switches back and forth between— 371 00:21:41,314 --> 00:21:44,851 The circus part is a, you know, metaphor. 372 00:21:44,934 --> 00:21:46,475 For what? 373 00:21:46,559 --> 00:21:49,347 For the anxiety of modern life, Siobhan. 374 00:21:49,431 --> 00:21:50,886 I'm not seeing it on Google. 375 00:21:50,970 --> 00:21:52,676 You said it's called "The Electric Circus"? 376 00:21:52,759 --> 00:21:55,341 Yeah. I thou—I mean, shit. Is it The Electric Circus? 377 00:21:55,425 --> 00:21:56,839 Well, I think it's called... 378 00:21:56,922 --> 00:21:58,422 That's all very interesting, but let's just 379 00:21:58,505 --> 00:22:00,668 - agree to disagree, shall we? - Sure! 380 00:22:00,751 --> 00:22:04,165 Well, that's just the sort of expert analysis 381 00:22:04,249 --> 00:22:06,621 I'd expect from a deep-state wonk with both lips 382 00:22:06,704 --> 00:22:08,495 firmly glued to the Soros teat. 383 00:22:08,578 --> 00:22:10,368 Oh, well, you can't change Washington 384 00:22:10,451 --> 00:22:12,199 without knowing Washington 385 00:22:12,283 --> 00:22:13,573 I mean, can you name me 386 00:22:13,655 --> 00:22:15,113 one member of the House Commerce Committee? 387 00:22:15,196 --> 00:22:16,652 Oh, uh, yeah, I think I know one. 388 00:22:16,735 --> 00:22:19,608 Uh, Representative Ferdinand D. Who-Gives-A-Shit 389 00:22:19,691 --> 00:22:22,813 from the great state of No-One-Fucking-Cares. 390 00:22:22,896 --> 00:22:26,102 Well, I'm convinced. I mean, clear some space 391 00:22:26,185 --> 00:22:28,599 on Mount Rushmore, folks! 392 00:22:28,682 --> 00:22:30,056 Yeah, yeah, well... 393 00:22:30,139 --> 00:22:31,472 I actually thought you said the wrecking ball. 394 00:22:38,838 --> 00:22:40,546 I just wanted to say, I'm, uh... 395 00:22:40,628 --> 00:22:43,667 What you're doing, the PhDs, I think it's great. 396 00:22:43,750 --> 00:22:46,207 - I'm sorry if I... - No, no! It was a hit, 397 00:22:46,290 --> 00:22:48,247 a very palpable hit! 398 00:22:48,330 --> 00:22:49,661 I can take a joke. 399 00:22:49,744 --> 00:22:51,825 Oh, right. Because it was a joke. 400 00:22:51,909 --> 00:22:53,242 Of course. 401 00:22:53,325 --> 00:22:55,114 Are you pleased to be out of politics, Siobhan? 402 00:22:55,198 --> 00:22:58,153 Oh, yes, I am. I'm getting over it like a nasty stomach bug. 403 00:22:58,237 --> 00:22:59,859 - Mm-hmm. - It can be a dirty business. 404 00:22:59,943 --> 00:23:03,148 Made dirtier by a certain cable news behemoth. 405 00:23:03,232 --> 00:23:06,312 - Oh, come on, Rhea, let's play nice now. - Oh? 406 00:23:06,395 --> 00:23:10,681 We can discuss the white nationalist elephant in the room, can't we? 407 00:23:10,765 --> 00:23:12,971 Tug on its trunk a bit? 408 00:23:13,055 --> 00:23:15,428 I'm not operationally involved. 409 00:23:15,511 --> 00:23:18,133 Come on. 410 00:23:18,217 --> 00:23:20,671 No, no, no, I let my people do their own thing. 411 00:23:20,755 --> 00:23:24,377 I mean, if you... If you wanna talk ATN, you know, 412 00:23:24,461 --> 00:23:26,250 Tom's the barbarian. 413 00:23:26,334 --> 00:23:31,329 Hi, hello, I'm the... right-wing ogre at your service. 414 00:23:34,409 --> 00:23:36,157 Wait, you don't even believe your own stuff? 415 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:39,736 Well, I've always wanted to balance Waystar's portfolio 416 00:23:39,819 --> 00:23:41,360 with, um... 417 00:23:42,193 --> 00:23:44,856 with... voice... 418 00:23:44,939 --> 00:23:48,894 - From the left? - Well, no. Pierce isn't... 419 00:23:48,977 --> 00:23:52,433 Your people just follow the truth, wherever it leads, right? 420 00:23:52,515 --> 00:23:57,344 Oh, well, you know, our people are just hacks. 421 00:23:57,428 --> 00:23:58,758 Oh! 422 00:23:58,842 --> 00:24:01,132 - But we like 'em. - Come on! 423 00:24:01,215 --> 00:24:02,838 I mean, I guess our—our people 424 00:24:02,921 --> 00:24:04,752 try to follow the truth, too, Shiv. 425 00:24:04,836 --> 00:24:07,293 You give them what they need, we give them what they want. 426 00:24:07,376 --> 00:24:08,957 We make a good match. 427 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:10,955 Of course. Right. No, Dad— 428 00:24:11,038 --> 00:24:15,616 I think we, Dad, just wants a bigger tent, a bigger pie. 429 00:24:15,700 --> 00:24:17,656 It means more profit, 430 00:24:17,739 --> 00:24:19,737 and then more investment. 431 00:24:19,821 --> 00:24:23,360 So, I suppose that just makes me a prim little matron, 432 00:24:23,443 --> 00:24:25,358 if I object to being fumbled 433 00:24:25,441 --> 00:24:26,981 by the invisible hand of the market? 434 00:24:27,064 --> 00:24:28,770 - Th—That's—No. 435 00:24:28,854 --> 00:24:30,311 That's not what I meant. I— 436 00:24:30,395 --> 00:24:33,723 Sure, a fair exchange isn't exactly robbery, 437 00:24:33,807 --> 00:24:36,762 and money does allegedly make the world go round, so— 438 00:24:36,846 --> 00:24:39,136 Money? Money is a social construct, 439 00:24:39,219 --> 00:24:42,007 whereas virtue, integrity, 440 00:24:42,091 --> 00:24:43,880 these things actually exist. 441 00:24:43,964 --> 00:24:46,212 Well, the—Just—Well, because just this morning, 442 00:24:46,295 --> 00:24:48,459 I went to the store, and I bought a pound of ham, 443 00:24:48,542 --> 00:24:49,958 and I paid for it by, you know, 444 00:24:50,041 --> 00:24:51,124 telling them I was really worried 445 00:24:51,207 --> 00:24:52,206 about the environment. 446 00:24:54,287 --> 00:24:56,244 Don't mind Tom, he finds other people's integrity 447 00:24:56,327 --> 00:24:57,991 a personal affront, for some reason. 448 00:24:58,075 --> 00:25:00,905 Well, yes, that's— Thank you, I'm a piece of dirt. 449 00:25:00,988 --> 00:25:02,820 Oh, yep. Yep. I'll take it. 450 00:25:02,903 --> 00:25:04,361 Right! 451 00:25:04,443 --> 00:25:08,480 Wait a minute, but Tom, Tom, if there was an acquisition, 452 00:25:08,563 --> 00:25:10,188 then, as head of news, 453 00:25:10,271 --> 00:25:12,851 you would be the guy in charge of our crown jewels, right? 454 00:25:12,935 --> 00:25:15,640 Oh, well, we'd have to see about that. 455 00:25:15,723 --> 00:25:17,679 Ooh! Hear that, Tom? 456 00:25:17,763 --> 00:25:20,095 Sounds dicey. Got a pitch? 457 00:25:20,178 --> 00:25:23,673 Tom, everything rests on what you're about to say. 458 00:25:23,757 --> 00:25:25,922 Oh, lay off him! 459 00:25:26,005 --> 00:25:28,378 Oh, wait a minute, though. I didn't hear. 460 00:25:28,460 --> 00:25:31,582 So, would he stay on as the head of news? 461 00:25:34,206 --> 00:25:37,036 - I— - Ooh, king of edible leaves, 462 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:38,742 His Majesty, the spinach. 463 00:25:40,990 --> 00:25:43,862 Look, I just, uh... I think there's... 464 00:25:43,945 --> 00:25:45,818 The business, the journalistic values... 465 00:25:45,902 --> 00:25:48,982 - Mm-hmm. - There's a lot of admirers in this family. That's all. 466 00:25:49,066 --> 00:25:54,934 Uh, like all recent converts, Shiv is a zealot. 467 00:25:55,018 --> 00:25:58,513 I think what we can all agree on is that 468 00:25:58,597 --> 00:26:02,261 it's great for people to communicate, of whatever stripe. 469 00:26:02,344 --> 00:26:05,382 I think it was Thoreau who said of the telegraph, 470 00:26:05,465 --> 00:26:08,754 "Maine may speak to Texas, but what if they have nothing 471 00:26:08,837 --> 00:26:10,835 to say to one another? 472 00:26:10,918 --> 00:26:13,125 That should be engraved into the bezel of every iPhone 473 00:26:13,208 --> 00:26:14,664 - in the world. - Oh! 474 00:26:14,748 --> 00:26:18,287 - Hear, hear! The bezel. - Have you spoken to Shirley? 475 00:26:18,369 --> 00:26:21,532 I'm so sorr—Will you excuse us for two seconds? I'm so worried 476 00:26:21,615 --> 00:26:23,697 - about our—It's a— - Our dog, Mondale. 477 00:26:23,780 --> 00:26:25,238 It's a dog thing. So silly. Sorry to— 478 00:26:25,321 --> 00:26:26,902 Is very ill at the moment. 479 00:26:26,986 --> 00:26:27,985 Arthritis. We think it's arthritis. 480 00:26:28,068 --> 00:26:29,358 - So sorry. - His hips. 481 00:26:29,441 --> 00:26:31,232 Excuse us. Sorry. 482 00:26:32,646 --> 00:26:35,518 They have a dog. A dog named Mondale. 483 00:26:35,601 --> 00:26:37,391 - Oh! - That's helpful, right? 484 00:26:37,474 --> 00:26:38,890 Yeah, it is. 485 00:26:38,974 --> 00:26:41,055 This is—This is what happens. You get given the keys 486 00:26:41,139 --> 00:26:43,510 to the castle, and then you get paralyzed, staring into the eyes of the cobra. 487 00:26:43,593 --> 00:26:44,801 You're riding me pretty hard in there. 488 00:26:44,884 --> 00:26:46,134 You think I should 489 00:26:46,217 --> 00:26:47,840 - fight back more? - You know, and then, 490 00:26:47,923 --> 00:26:49,546 he smells the vacillation, and then he's just— 491 00:26:49,629 --> 00:26:51,502 He's got you. You're done. He's juiced another lemon. 492 00:26:51,585 --> 00:26:53,500 It would be nice if you stopped beating up on me too. 493 00:26:53,583 --> 00:26:54,749 - What? - Maybe you could stop 494 00:26:54,833 --> 00:26:57,413 - beating up on me too. - What? What do— 495 00:26:57,496 --> 00:26:59,828 That's just nothing. That's silly. 496 00:26:59,911 --> 00:27:02,408 - What—No-one cares. - Well, technically, I care. 497 00:27:02,491 --> 00:27:04,074 - I care. - Well, sometimes you say 498 00:27:04,157 --> 00:27:06,280 stupid things. You know, he's got me second-guessing myself. 499 00:27:06,362 --> 00:27:10,235 I'm wavering on the best strategy for landing a deal that I don't even like. 500 00:27:12,982 --> 00:27:14,980 - I really want this! - I know. 501 00:27:15,063 --> 00:27:17,103 Really, I wanna be sitting at that table. 502 00:27:17,186 --> 00:27:20,100 Hey, hey, hey, hey. 503 00:27:21,389 --> 00:27:22,513 Listen to me. 504 00:27:23,971 --> 00:27:25,551 You are sitting at the table. 505 00:27:27,009 --> 00:27:28,050 You are. 506 00:27:30,546 --> 00:27:31,504 - Yeah. - Yeah? 507 00:27:31,587 --> 00:27:35,583 I'm good. Mm-hmm. Let's go. 508 00:27:38,747 --> 00:27:40,495 They're trying to adopt. You know, the list is, 509 00:27:40,578 --> 00:27:43,742 like, insane, so I'm thinking, like, if they can't have a baby 510 00:27:43,825 --> 00:27:47,446 in six months, I'm just gonna, you know, offer them my womb. 511 00:27:47,529 --> 00:27:49,361 Why not? I'm young, I'm hardy. 512 00:27:49,444 --> 00:27:51,484 I have a friend who did that. It was so great. 513 00:27:51,567 --> 00:27:57,394 - Mm. - Uh, but if it's not too rude to ask, then what about you two? 514 00:27:57,478 --> 00:28:00,642 Oh, you mean us having a baby? No, we're not planning 515 00:28:00,725 --> 00:28:01,933 - to have a baby, because... - Oop. 516 00:28:02,016 --> 00:28:03,430 that would require us having sex. 517 00:28:03,513 --> 00:28:05,386 - Whoa! Hey now. - I'm so sorry. 518 00:28:05,470 --> 00:28:07,885 - I don't mean to pry. - Oh, yes you did. 519 00:28:07,968 --> 00:28:10,216 No, no, no, no. It's totally fine. That's just— 520 00:28:10,298 --> 00:28:13,587 That's, like, not how we do it. It's not our thing. 521 00:28:13,670 --> 00:28:15,960 We're kind of like eunuch besties. 522 00:28:16,044 --> 00:28:18,125 - Well, I wouldn't say that. - It works for us. 523 00:28:18,208 --> 00:28:21,537 It's a joke, obviously. She's kidding. We're actually 524 00:28:21,621 --> 00:28:25,491 quite relentless in that regard. Just Fuck City. 525 00:28:25,575 --> 00:28:28,697 Bingo, bango, bongo. 526 00:28:28,780 --> 00:28:31,694 Anyway, you don't have any kids, right? 527 00:28:34,026 --> 00:28:37,230 - Refreshed? - Oh? Uh... 528 00:28:38,937 --> 00:28:41,309 Yeah. Yep, you bet. 529 00:28:41,392 --> 00:28:44,973 Marcia, so, so tell me. You—You grew up in Beirut. 530 00:28:45,056 --> 00:28:46,596 What was that like? 531 00:28:46,679 --> 00:28:49,676 Well, she—She doesn't really like to talk about it. 532 00:28:49,759 --> 00:28:53,007 Or you don't like to ask about it. 533 00:28:53,090 --> 00:28:57,334 Well, um... when we first met, the first or second night, 534 00:28:57,418 --> 00:29:00,331 we stayed up all night, um... 535 00:29:00,415 --> 00:29:03,829 And she told me her whole life story. 536 00:29:03,912 --> 00:29:07,950 If I had a year, I couldn't tell you my whole life. 537 00:29:08,033 --> 00:29:11,821 - Uh-huh. Fine. - Interesting. 538 00:29:11,904 --> 00:29:13,861 Another glass for both of you? 539 00:29:13,944 --> 00:29:16,109 Well, now, we tend to kind of keep it to— 540 00:29:16,191 --> 00:29:17,231 Yes, thank you. 541 00:29:18,397 --> 00:29:19,813 Excuse me? 542 00:29:19,896 --> 00:29:23,225 His cellar is all New World, and it doesn't suit me. 543 00:29:24,059 --> 00:29:25,682 Well, why didn't you say? 544 00:29:25,765 --> 00:29:31,135 It suits you, so it can suit me. See? I'm not a difficult person. 545 00:29:31,217 --> 00:29:33,382 - Uh-huh. - Well, as long as 546 00:29:33,465 --> 00:29:37,336 the fat is being chewed, I suppose I would be remiss 547 00:29:37,419 --> 00:29:39,044 not to mention that you're being targeted 548 00:29:39,127 --> 00:29:41,415 for acquisition yourself, correct? 549 00:29:41,499 --> 00:29:43,497 Oh, oh, that. Well, that's— 550 00:29:43,580 --> 00:29:45,370 You know, that's all over. 551 00:29:45,453 --> 00:29:47,993 - Well, alas. - Sandy's not well. 552 00:29:48,077 --> 00:29:50,323 Syphilis, if you can believe it. 553 00:29:50,406 --> 00:29:53,403 Uh. I... Yeah. I never... 554 00:29:53,487 --> 00:29:55,527 I never believed that the takeover bid 555 00:29:55,610 --> 00:29:59,815 - was real to begin with. - Hmm. A Potemkin pillage. 556 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:07,807 Oh, look, I have to ask. The internal differences. 557 00:30:07,890 --> 00:30:11,469 - Have they been smoothed over? - Oh, very much so. 558 00:30:11,552 --> 00:30:16,798 And any thought given to whom you might hand over the keys? 559 00:30:16,881 --> 00:30:19,252 Why, Madam, that is very forward. 560 00:30:19,336 --> 00:30:20,794 And you're no fun. 561 00:30:22,291 --> 00:30:24,998 We're all friends here now, aren't we? 562 00:30:25,081 --> 00:30:27,453 Well, uh... 563 00:30:27,536 --> 00:30:30,658 Gerri is on the paperwork as a stopgap, 564 00:30:30,742 --> 00:30:33,906 but even she'd be the first to admit that she couldn't 565 00:30:33,989 --> 00:30:35,528 really do the job. 566 00:30:36,736 --> 00:30:38,358 Well, maybe the second to admit. 567 00:30:40,648 --> 00:30:43,395 Uh... There is a name. 568 00:30:45,020 --> 00:30:49,181 But, you know, I really don't like to deal in hypotheticals. 569 00:30:49,264 --> 00:30:52,511 Ooh. He's an enigma. 570 00:30:52,595 --> 00:30:56,382 - Well, one day. - What a tease, folks. 571 00:30:57,923 --> 00:31:03,333 - Just whisper it in my ear. - You know, I'll start to think 572 00:31:03,417 --> 00:31:04,875 I'm not wanted. 573 00:31:07,705 --> 00:31:09,745 Just... You can... 574 00:31:10,744 --> 00:31:12,283 Well, you know, uh... 575 00:31:12,366 --> 00:31:14,906 Oh, for fuck's sake, Dad, just tell them it's gonna be me. 576 00:31:19,860 --> 00:31:22,523 - Is that so? - That is so. 577 00:31:24,563 --> 00:31:28,018 - Roman, what's happening? - Mm. My life just ended. 578 00:31:28,100 --> 00:31:31,264 It's been discussed, um, but I don't think we're quite 579 00:31:31,347 --> 00:31:35,635 - at the point where, uh— - No, not any time soon. 580 00:31:35,719 --> 00:31:38,298 We've, uh... We've discussed the transition 581 00:31:38,382 --> 00:31:41,170 - and some arrangements. - We won't bore you. 582 00:31:41,254 --> 00:31:47,164 No! But I though we could tell you all, though, 583 00:31:47,248 --> 00:31:48,497 as friends. 584 00:31:48,580 --> 00:31:50,745 Yeah. You know, maybe this dinner 585 00:31:50,829 --> 00:31:53,659 was a little bit premature. Seems like you guys 586 00:31:53,742 --> 00:31:55,323 are still working some things out. 587 00:31:55,407 --> 00:31:58,487 No, no, Peter, don't worry, this is just family hijinks, 588 00:31:58,570 --> 00:32:01,651 - as usual. We're good. - Is that true? 589 00:32:01,734 --> 00:32:04,731 Will you stop? 590 00:32:11,891 --> 00:32:15,887 Well, anyway, I, um... I was just thinking, 591 00:32:15,970 --> 00:32:19,508 it is such a beautiful, clear night out. Uh... 592 00:32:19,591 --> 00:32:21,881 - Mark... - Huh. 593 00:32:23,253 --> 00:32:28,415 - Mark? - I said, "Huh." 594 00:32:28,499 --> 00:32:32,328 Would you like to guide us on a little after-dinner stargaze? 595 00:32:32,411 --> 00:32:36,491 Uh, stargaze? I would love to show you our little corner 596 00:32:36,574 --> 00:32:40,278 - of the sky. - Marvelous. 597 00:32:40,362 --> 00:32:42,401 Boots for everyone, not to worry. 598 00:32:46,397 --> 00:32:52,391 - Mm. Did you know? - Uh, no. No, I did not know. 599 00:33:18,073 --> 00:33:19,114 Shall we? 600 00:33:24,318 --> 00:33:28,979 Keep in mind that I got my PhD at Columbia in '89, 601 00:33:29,062 --> 00:33:33,475 so I'm not what Whitman would call a "learned astronomer." 602 00:33:35,265 --> 00:33:38,220 Right? No, but—So, I wish I could show you through, uh... 603 00:33:38,304 --> 00:33:40,510 Through a telescope, but our naked eyes... 604 00:33:40,594 --> 00:33:44,423 - Having fun? - Oh, sure. 605 00:33:44,506 --> 00:33:49,418 - I am having fun. - Me too. 606 00:33:49,501 --> 00:33:53,330 - You too? - Watching you people melt down 607 00:33:53,414 --> 00:34:00,240 is the most deeply satisfying activity on planet Earth. 608 00:34:01,239 --> 00:34:04,069 Oh, yeah? Uh-huh. 609 00:34:04,152 --> 00:34:07,358 - Thank you. - Sure. You got it. 610 00:34:07,441 --> 00:34:10,355 We, uh... We aim to please. 611 00:34:11,854 --> 00:34:14,726 No, I... feel quite redundant. 612 00:34:14,810 --> 00:34:16,931 I mean, I came here to fuck any deal, but... 613 00:34:17,014 --> 00:34:21,386 it seems you all have just fucked it yourselves, so... 614 00:34:29,253 --> 00:34:30,418 So... 615 00:34:33,165 --> 00:34:34,289 are you gonna ask me? 616 00:34:36,579 --> 00:34:37,703 Ask you what? 617 00:34:41,906 --> 00:34:43,987 Would you like to do some illegal drugs with me? 618 00:34:44,071 --> 00:34:47,900 - Yes, I would. - Good. This way. 619 00:34:52,063 --> 00:34:53,270 Okay, goodnight. 620 00:34:59,681 --> 00:35:02,844 Jeepers-fucking-creepers, 621 00:35:02,927 --> 00:35:05,300 what a shit-piñata. That was like... 622 00:35:05,383 --> 00:35:09,463 That was like the most Roy thing I have ever seen. 623 00:35:09,546 --> 00:35:12,668 It's like I got a quart of Roy injected into my eyeballs. 624 00:35:12,752 --> 00:35:15,207 - Is there booze? - Are you kidding? 625 00:35:15,290 --> 00:35:18,454 No, it's just Emily Dickinson and low-thread-count sheets. 626 00:35:18,537 --> 00:35:19,868 Shiv, what— 627 00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:22,325 What even was that? Explain the chess move. 628 00:35:22,408 --> 00:35:25,697 I—I don't know. I just— I just—I just fucking said it. 629 00:35:25,780 --> 00:35:29,485 - You just said it? No plan? - No, not really. I... 630 00:35:29,568 --> 00:35:31,149 I guess I thought, you know, "Fuck him. 631 00:35:31,232 --> 00:35:32,980 Fuck him for stringing me along!" 632 00:35:33,063 --> 00:35:34,853 Just, you know, shit or get off the pot. 633 00:35:34,936 --> 00:35:36,976 Right. Right? 634 00:35:37,059 --> 00:35:39,807 But, you know, I guess I didn't really think that so much as... 635 00:35:39,890 --> 00:35:43,137 As, you know, just... Oh, Jesus Christ, my head. 636 00:35:43,220 --> 00:35:45,469 Because I'm not sure how much love there is for me 637 00:35:45,552 --> 00:35:48,507 in a—as a sort of independent-of-you 638 00:35:48,591 --> 00:35:50,255 sort of person. You know? 639 00:35:50,338 --> 00:35:52,170 Yeah, my dad doesn't really like to be pushed. 640 00:35:52,253 --> 00:35:54,751 - No. - No, so there could be repercussions. 641 00:35:54,833 --> 00:35:56,790 - Like what? - Yeah, like, uh... 642 00:35:57,913 --> 00:35:59,079 I don't know, just like... 643 00:36:00,620 --> 00:36:02,285 Like if, uh, I've fucked it. 644 00:36:02,368 --> 00:36:04,366 You've fucked it? 645 00:36:06,072 --> 00:36:07,113 Right. 646 00:36:12,233 --> 00:36:13,232 Right. 647 00:36:18,060 --> 00:36:19,560 I used to be a maniac. 648 00:36:22,014 --> 00:36:25,802 A beast, but... It's a different situation for me now. 649 00:36:25,885 --> 00:36:27,552 Right. 650 00:36:30,006 --> 00:36:31,963 - You should hear yourself. - Screw you. 651 00:36:32,046 --> 00:36:33,712 - Yeah. - Okay? 652 00:36:33,794 --> 00:36:37,208 But there are levels. 653 00:36:37,291 --> 00:36:39,871 Sure. No, it's true. Yeah, I mean, I was basically 654 00:36:39,955 --> 00:36:41,911 hanging by a fucking thread. 655 00:36:44,660 --> 00:36:47,365 I'm coming through, you know? 656 00:36:47,448 --> 00:36:50,902 - Like, I'm getting it together. - Mm-hmm. 657 00:36:52,402 --> 00:36:54,691 Yeah, me too. 658 00:36:57,937 --> 00:36:59,893 I know how that sounds, but... 659 00:37:01,393 --> 00:37:02,433 it's true. 660 00:37:07,053 --> 00:37:08,135 I can't even... 661 00:37:08,219 --> 00:37:09,841 Those stars were amazing. 662 00:37:09,925 --> 00:37:11,881 Can't even brush my fucking teeth now. 663 00:37:11,964 --> 00:37:13,837 Such a fun weekend you brought me on. 664 00:37:13,921 --> 00:37:18,334 Well. Am I stupid? Am I a fucking idiot? Am I stupid? 665 00:37:18,417 --> 00:37:19,666 - Ro? - Yeah. 666 00:37:19,748 --> 00:37:21,581 - I—I have a meeting on Monday. - Uh-huh. 667 00:37:21,664 --> 00:37:23,994 You know? And so I'd just, like... I really wanna 668 00:37:24,078 --> 00:37:26,117 deal with all your neuroses and talk about it 669 00:37:26,201 --> 00:37:29,114 and everything, but if you're gonna get kind of crazy... 670 00:37:29,198 --> 00:37:31,819 - Mm-hmm. - ... I might just see if Naomi 671 00:37:31,903 --> 00:37:33,734 would let me, you know, crash in her bed. 672 00:37:33,817 --> 00:37:36,898 - All right. Let's fuck. - Yeah, totally. 673 00:37:36,981 --> 00:37:39,188 We do the sex so well, so, that's a great idea. 674 00:37:39,271 --> 00:37:42,143 All right, come on. Come here, you hot fucking piece of shit. 675 00:37:42,226 --> 00:37:44,765 Okay, okay, easy! 676 00:37:44,848 --> 00:37:46,721 - Easy there, wolfman. - Sorry. 677 00:37:46,804 --> 00:37:48,471 - Oh, Jesus! - That was awesome. 678 00:37:48,554 --> 00:37:51,799 - I'm so fucking good at this. - Christ! 679 00:37:51,883 --> 00:37:53,132 - Oh! - Sorry. 680 00:37:53,215 --> 00:37:54,672 - It just was like... - I know. 681 00:37:54,755 --> 00:37:56,546 really squeezing hard with your finger. 682 00:37:56,629 --> 00:37:58,834 It was really sexy. 683 00:37:58,917 --> 00:38:01,249 Oh, how I just took you. 684 00:38:01,333 --> 00:38:05,329 That was great. Um, do you— Do you wanna, though? Can we— 685 00:38:05,412 --> 00:38:06,826 Do you wanna? 686 00:38:06,909 --> 00:38:08,075 - Okay. - Yeah. 687 00:38:08,159 --> 00:38:11,696 Do I want to... make love with me? 688 00:38:11,779 --> 00:38:13,404 No. Wow. 689 00:38:15,984 --> 00:38:19,231 Hey, hey. I'm not, uh... 690 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:23,726 I'm not uninterested in solving you. 691 00:38:25,765 --> 00:38:29,513 - Yeah? - Mm-hmm. Yes. 692 00:38:29,596 --> 00:38:32,427 Do you think there's a way that we can, like... 693 00:38:34,216 --> 00:38:37,547 make it kinda like wrong? 694 00:38:48,577 --> 00:38:49,700 Chopper ahoy. 695 00:38:52,780 --> 00:38:54,945 Oh, shit! 696 00:38:55,028 --> 00:38:56,901 Show me what you got! 697 00:39:00,482 --> 00:39:02,480 - Okay. - Mm! 698 00:39:02,563 --> 00:39:08,806 Altimeter is go. Wiggle—Wiggle stick, twisty stick is go. 699 00:39:08,889 --> 00:39:10,180 - The throttle... - Oh! 700 00:39:10,264 --> 00:39:13,842 Turbo throttles. We gotta put these on. 701 00:39:13,926 --> 00:39:17,507 Spinny-spinny, chicken dinny! 702 00:39:17,589 --> 00:39:19,670 You don't know what you're doing! 703 00:39:19,753 --> 00:39:21,294 Holy fuck! 704 00:39:21,378 --> 00:39:22,792 - Uh... - Wait. 705 00:39:22,875 --> 00:39:24,665 No. 706 00:39:24,748 --> 00:39:27,995 No, no! Abort! 707 00:39:28,079 --> 00:39:30,494 Turn it off, turn it off, turn it off, turn it off. 708 00:39:30,576 --> 00:39:33,739 We're good. I'm good. We're okay. We're okay. 709 00:39:34,738 --> 00:39:35,779 Yeah. 710 00:39:41,107 --> 00:39:45,520 We're good. That's good. 711 00:39:46,893 --> 00:39:48,641 There's just a slight technical issue 712 00:39:48,724 --> 00:39:52,472 with what I like to call the spriller. 713 00:39:52,554 --> 00:39:55,135 - The spinner? - The spinner. 714 00:39:55,219 --> 00:39:57,882 You're such a little nothing, aren't you? 715 00:39:58,923 --> 00:40:01,254 Uh-huh. Maybe. 716 00:40:14,615 --> 00:40:16,530 Uh—I don't—I'm just— I'm just gonna put the light on. 717 00:40:16,613 --> 00:40:18,611 Oh, don't—Okay, I wish you didn't do that. That's— 718 00:40:18,694 --> 00:40:20,194 I know, I just— I'm a person who needs, like... 719 00:40:20,277 --> 00:40:21,900 - Tabs, you're meant to be dead. - ... visual stimulation 720 00:40:21,983 --> 00:40:23,316 - to get into it, so... - I know, I get that, but I— 721 00:40:23,399 --> 00:40:24,522 That will help us, I promise you. 722 00:40:24,605 --> 00:40:26,146 What about my needs? But don't— 723 00:40:26,229 --> 00:40:27,852 Sure. I thought we could just, like, try. You could just 724 00:40:27,935 --> 00:40:29,435 - keep your eyes closed— - Yeah, but you shouldn't be 725 00:40:29,517 --> 00:40:30,932 turned on, because dead women aren't wet. 726 00:40:32,182 --> 00:40:34,221 - Um... - Right, okay, um... 727 00:40:34,305 --> 00:40:37,260 - Kinda ruining the realism. - So... Let me just... 728 00:40:37,343 --> 00:40:39,091 - Ow. - Okay, okay. 729 00:40:40,547 --> 00:40:42,670 You want it to seem like I'm dead, 730 00:40:42,753 --> 00:40:44,378 - and you're raping me? - I don't want to get into 731 00:40:44,461 --> 00:40:47,250 a semantic arg—Oh, my God, no. It's just gonna be a little less 732 00:40:48,998 --> 00:40:50,247 like, "Sex, yay!" 733 00:40:52,370 --> 00:40:53,826 Yeah, I—I— 734 00:40:53,909 --> 00:40:55,991 Mm, I think maybe the morgue is closing for the night. 735 00:40:56,074 --> 00:40:58,654 Okay. It's just, I'm—I'm just saying, if we, like, 736 00:40:58,737 --> 00:41:01,985 politely agree on a wrong thing, then it's no longer wrong. 737 00:41:02,068 --> 00:41:04,482 I mean, I'm—That's just like basic boner arithmetic. 738 00:41:04,565 --> 00:41:06,938 I just—Yeah, no, thank you for that lesson, 739 00:41:07,021 --> 00:41:10,476 Professor Can't-Fuck. I'm, uh... I'm gonna go in here, 740 00:41:10,559 --> 00:41:13,597 and, you know, if you hear my electric toothbrush 741 00:41:13,681 --> 00:41:16,304 for a little too long, it's because I'm masturbating, so... 742 00:41:16,388 --> 00:41:18,884 Okay. Thank you. 743 00:41:21,174 --> 00:41:24,213 When I had my, um, big... 744 00:41:24,296 --> 00:41:29,457 My... biggest crackup... 745 00:41:33,162 --> 00:41:34,535 My mom died. 746 00:41:36,741 --> 00:41:44,068 And I couldn't get from South Africa to this, 747 00:41:44,151 --> 00:41:51,103 and you people and your fucking tabloids 748 00:41:51,186 --> 00:41:56,430 just, like, all the time pushing it and selling it, 749 00:41:56,513 --> 00:42:03,216 until I put a cherry on top and... 750 00:42:03,299 --> 00:42:09,958 I... wrapped my fucking Audi around a highway divider. 751 00:42:11,166 --> 00:42:17,327 So, yeah. Fuck you. Fuck your people, 752 00:42:17,409 --> 00:42:19,907 and fuck your peace pipe. 753 00:42:34,558 --> 00:42:36,431 You know what the funny thing is, though? 754 00:42:36,514 --> 00:42:38,429 That my wrist will never fully heal? 755 00:42:40,262 --> 00:42:43,549 Or there's photos of me caked in blood with my femur 756 00:42:43,632 --> 00:42:48,004 - poking out? - We all have something, right? 757 00:42:48,087 --> 00:42:51,251 This deal isn't gonna change all that. 758 00:42:51,334 --> 00:42:55,412 - I mean, all I would say is— - Oh, you've got it all sorted. 759 00:42:55,495 --> 00:42:57,452 Don't block your own escape. 760 00:42:58,868 --> 00:43:03,904 Just imagine getting out from under all this. 761 00:43:05,402 --> 00:43:07,984 Right? You can take the money... 762 00:43:08,067 --> 00:43:10,065 and you can just get the fuck out. 763 00:43:11,855 --> 00:43:12,895 And then what? 764 00:43:15,102 --> 00:43:16,226 Then, you're free. 765 00:43:28,754 --> 00:43:29,795 Psst! 766 00:43:44,571 --> 00:43:45,946 - Hi. - Good God. 767 00:43:46,029 --> 00:43:48,818 I was hoping we could touch base about my entire future 768 00:43:48,901 --> 00:43:52,647 being Hindenburged. Oh, the Romanity. 769 00:43:52,730 --> 00:43:55,435 Come in or fuck off. This is loitering. 770 00:43:57,060 --> 00:43:59,807 You know, I'm not available 24 hours a day like an ATM. 771 00:43:59,890 --> 00:44:04,136 - Did you know about Shiv? - No. 772 00:44:04,220 --> 00:44:07,548 I mean, I didn't know-know, but... 773 00:44:07,632 --> 00:44:10,214 Anybody who wasn't a fucking moron would've figured it out. 774 00:44:10,296 --> 00:44:12,418 Yeah, got it. Do you have any booze. 775 00:44:12,502 --> 00:44:13,834 Here you go. 776 00:44:13,918 --> 00:44:15,624 Thank you. 777 00:44:15,707 --> 00:44:17,040 I'm sorry. 778 00:44:18,955 --> 00:44:20,786 Thank you. 779 00:44:20,869 --> 00:44:24,448 Thanks. If you have any, uh... Mm. 780 00:44:26,988 --> 00:44:30,651 Suggestions for what I should do for the rest of my life, 781 00:44:30,734 --> 00:44:32,150 I'm all ears. 782 00:44:32,233 --> 00:44:34,980 Well, I'm getting great reports from the training program. 783 00:44:35,064 --> 00:44:41,514 No shit! Amazing! Yes! Fuck yeah! Training program! 784 00:44:41,598 --> 00:44:44,303 Mm! Maybe one day, I can be in charge of making 785 00:44:44,386 --> 00:44:46,676 the rolly-coaster go... 786 00:44:46,760 --> 00:44:48,883 Alright, drink up because, you know, it's bedtime. 787 00:44:48,966 --> 00:44:51,379 - Let's go. - Okay. Mm! 788 00:44:53,794 --> 00:44:59,123 Unless you wanna schedule one of our special conference calls 789 00:44:59,206 --> 00:45:00,913 for, say, right now? 790 00:45:02,452 --> 00:45:04,242 - Excuse me? - Hi. 791 00:45:06,364 --> 00:45:10,819 - Wait, is that why you're here? - Mm-mm. No. I don't know. Maybe. I don't know. No. 792 00:45:10,903 --> 00:45:12,027 Jesus Christ. 793 00:45:13,192 --> 00:45:15,065 Roman, this is unacceptable. 794 00:45:15,149 --> 00:45:16,980 This is completely inappropriate. 795 00:45:17,063 --> 00:45:18,519 - Yeah? - What would your family say 796 00:45:18,603 --> 00:45:19,727 if they knew you were here? 797 00:45:19,810 --> 00:45:21,975 Oh, well, my family jimmy-fuck-corn, 798 00:45:22,058 --> 00:45:24,471 - and I don't care. - Yeah, but you do care. 799 00:45:24,555 --> 00:45:25,971 - No. - Yeah, I know you do. 800 00:45:26,054 --> 00:45:30,092 And they would be ashamed of you, and rightly so. 801 00:45:30,175 --> 00:45:32,547 Okay, I'm very sorry, Gerri how are you— 802 00:45:32,630 --> 00:45:34,712 No, you don't get to speak. 803 00:45:34,795 --> 00:45:36,626 You have always been a disappointment, 804 00:45:36,710 --> 00:45:39,790 but this is just... You have gone beyond the pale. 805 00:45:41,746 --> 00:45:43,494 - I have? - Oh, yeah. 806 00:45:43,578 --> 00:45:44,910 You know what you are? 807 00:45:46,533 --> 00:45:48,281 What am I? 808 00:45:48,364 --> 00:45:52,735 You're a sick fuck. You're a sick fucking animal. 809 00:45:54,068 --> 00:45:56,731 - Yeah? - Yeah, don't look at me. 810 00:45:58,896 --> 00:46:01,226 Get in that bathroom. Now! 811 00:46:03,307 --> 00:46:04,390 Go on. 812 00:46:05,889 --> 00:46:07,138 And you will stay in there 813 00:46:07,220 --> 00:46:09,718 until you have done something with yourself. 814 00:46:16,336 --> 00:46:17,919 You have a problem, Roman. 815 00:46:18,002 --> 00:46:20,457 A revolting problem in your head. 816 00:46:20,541 --> 00:46:23,081 This is why you'll never be anything but a disgrace, 817 00:46:23,163 --> 00:46:26,827 a rotten little nothing. Jesus Christ, you are 818 00:46:26,910 --> 00:46:29,240 a classic fuckup, Roman. 819 00:46:29,323 --> 00:46:31,530 What are we gonna do about you? 820 00:46:32,695 --> 00:46:34,318 What if they could see you now? 821 00:46:34,401 --> 00:46:37,857 Oh, my God. 822 00:48:07,767 --> 00:48:12,929 So did anybody—Uh, anybody get into any fun last night, or...? 823 00:48:13,012 --> 00:48:14,468 - Um... - Fun? 824 00:48:14,552 --> 00:48:18,048 I jerked off in Gerri's bathroom last night. 825 00:48:18,131 --> 00:48:19,463 - Hmm. - Yeah. 826 00:48:19,547 --> 00:48:21,169 - So classy of you. - Morning. 827 00:48:21,253 --> 00:48:23,793 It's okay. Don't worry about it. It was actually her idea. 828 00:48:23,876 --> 00:48:26,623 Think it really got the old gal's juices flowing. 829 00:48:26,707 --> 00:48:29,328 Even as a joke, that is a stomach-turning thought. 830 00:48:31,284 --> 00:48:35,489 about the family dynamic of, I think he 831 00:48:35,572 --> 00:48:40,067 wants to be successor. 832 00:48:40,150 --> 00:48:42,482 Con. I was just getting a headcount. 833 00:48:42,565 --> 00:48:44,355 Did it blow up with Maxim? 834 00:48:44,438 --> 00:48:48,976 A little. But then we cracked open a bottle of port... 835 00:48:49,058 --> 00:48:52,931 - and, uh, I, um... I'm not sure. - What happened? 836 00:48:53,013 --> 00:48:56,885 Uh... I got tipsy and I offered him the State Department? 837 00:48:56,968 --> 00:48:58,341 - Good? - Yeah. 838 00:48:58,424 --> 00:48:59,507 Good. 839 00:49:03,294 --> 00:49:08,456 So, the family had a closed-door meeting this morning. 840 00:49:08,539 --> 00:49:12,827 - Uh-huh. Bad or good? - I'm sorry, but, uh... 841 00:49:12,911 --> 00:49:15,990 I'm blind on this one too. You know, I... 842 00:49:16,073 --> 00:49:19,695 I thought you'd have more time, and I thought I could get in 843 00:49:19,779 --> 00:49:23,191 and waggle the old screwdriver, but, uh, she doesn't always 844 00:49:23,274 --> 00:49:25,272 listen to me. 845 00:49:25,356 --> 00:49:29,352 - So? - But Nan would like to meet 846 00:49:29,435 --> 00:49:36,011 you, Marcia, Gerri, Shiv, Kendall after breakfast. 847 00:49:40,090 --> 00:49:42,714 Relax. It's only life or death. 848 00:49:55,701 --> 00:50:00,904 Please, take a seat. 849 00:50:03,109 --> 00:50:04,734 Is Marcia coming? 850 00:50:04,817 --> 00:50:07,606 Uh, she's gone for a walk. 851 00:50:07,689 --> 00:50:11,184 She is a credit. A lot of men in your station, 852 00:50:11,268 --> 00:50:15,389 they go for, uh, a certain... type. 853 00:50:17,137 --> 00:50:21,216 Anyway, we all managed to get through an evening 854 00:50:21,300 --> 00:50:24,171 pleasantly enough. That's not why we're here, is it? 855 00:50:24,255 --> 00:50:27,085 No, it's not. 856 00:50:27,168 --> 00:50:31,540 I have no illusions about who Logan Roy is. 857 00:50:31,623 --> 00:50:34,370 Who his children are. I'm not an idiot. 858 00:50:34,453 --> 00:50:37,117 Well, something has to be done. Eight straight quarters 859 00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:40,656 of losses is a hard truth, and we can't do good news 860 00:50:40,739 --> 00:50:43,194 - without deep pockets. - Uh-huh. 861 00:50:44,735 --> 00:50:47,691 Call me a romantic, but I happen to believe that the presence 862 00:50:47,774 --> 00:50:50,978 of Pierce news cameras was what stopped certain East German 863 00:50:51,061 --> 00:50:54,559 border guards from opening fire in 1989. 864 00:50:54,642 --> 00:50:56,889 We helped take down that wall. 865 00:50:57,597 --> 00:50:58,680 Yes. 866 00:50:59,387 --> 00:51:01,009 Commendable. 867 00:51:01,093 --> 00:51:03,882 You may not believe that, but I do. 868 00:51:05,130 --> 00:51:07,420 Now, here we are. 869 00:51:07,504 --> 00:51:12,082 On the one hand, I do not like you very much. 870 00:51:12,165 --> 00:51:15,204 And I do not like your politics. 871 00:51:15,287 --> 00:51:19,200 On the other hand, I had a conversation this morning 872 00:51:19,283 --> 00:51:23,571 with my cousin Naomi, and she believes that a sale 873 00:51:23,655 --> 00:51:28,024 is the only way to ensure that Pierce Media can flourish. 874 00:51:29,774 --> 00:51:31,895 And that may be where we are. 875 00:51:34,810 --> 00:51:36,767 Rhea, what do you think? 876 00:51:36,849 --> 00:51:41,261 I think... I think we're worth more. 877 00:51:42,677 --> 00:51:44,175 We have made a very generous offer 878 00:51:44,258 --> 00:51:46,131 in terms of market valuations. 879 00:51:46,215 --> 00:51:48,920 - Nevertheless. - I don't like to be squeezed. 880 00:51:49,003 --> 00:51:51,917 - I thought we had a number. - Uh-huh. 881 00:51:54,415 --> 00:51:58,077 Yeah. And, uh, I mean... 882 00:51:59,867 --> 00:52:00,908 Hmm. 883 00:52:02,823 --> 00:52:04,614 I could go to 25. 884 00:52:05,613 --> 00:52:07,569 But it would have to be fast. 885 00:52:09,317 --> 00:52:12,896 Then, in that case... with a certain heaviness 886 00:52:12,979 --> 00:52:16,477 of heart, if I honestly had to say, from the family's 887 00:52:16,560 --> 00:52:17,891 point of view... 888 00:52:21,555 --> 00:52:22,596 yes. 889 00:52:26,133 --> 00:52:32,085 Very well. If we can clear up our ethical concerns, 890 00:52:32,169 --> 00:52:33,916 I think we can talk. 891 00:52:34,000 --> 00:52:36,540 We would like to retain some board seats, 892 00:52:36,623 --> 00:52:40,785 and get ironclad editorial protections in place. 893 00:52:40,868 --> 00:52:43,366 I think that could be hammered out. 894 00:52:43,450 --> 00:52:46,196 - Also. - Also. 895 00:52:46,280 --> 00:52:49,360 I think we would also like to have a conversation 896 00:52:49,444 --> 00:52:51,316 about management. 897 00:52:51,400 --> 00:52:54,313 - Uh-huh. - I won't have that man 898 00:52:54,397 --> 00:52:58,226 overseeing our news. I'm sorry. It's just not tenable. 899 00:52:58,309 --> 00:53:00,307 That won't be a problem. 900 00:53:00,391 --> 00:53:05,926 More important, we would like you to publicly announce 901 00:53:06,009 --> 00:53:07,092 a successor. 902 00:53:08,383 --> 00:53:09,797 Mm-hmm. 903 00:53:09,880 --> 00:53:13,044 And we would like the person you publicly announce 904 00:53:13,128 --> 00:53:15,251 to be Siobhan Roy. 905 00:53:17,872 --> 00:53:19,080 Well... 906 00:53:20,579 --> 00:53:23,076 that's not quite how I do things. 907 00:53:24,409 --> 00:53:28,279 Well, it will have to be, or there's no deal. 908 00:53:28,363 --> 00:53:31,276 We want to announce the sale and Shiv at the same time, 909 00:53:31,360 --> 00:53:34,023 because, frankly, she may be one of you, but she's young, 910 00:53:34,107 --> 00:53:38,186 she's a woman, and her politics fit better with the core values 911 00:53:38,269 --> 00:53:42,224 of our family business. So... 912 00:53:44,305 --> 00:53:45,761 that's the offer. 913 00:53:47,219 --> 00:53:51,548 Well, to be fair, you don't have an offer. 914 00:53:53,254 --> 00:53:54,960 I have an offer. 915 00:53:55,044 --> 00:53:58,083 And if I announce my daughter, 916 00:53:59,665 --> 00:54:04,701 my daughter will be announced on my time. 917 00:54:04,784 --> 00:54:08,323 Okay. Let me explain something. 918 00:54:08,406 --> 00:54:11,818 - Oh, please. - You can't put a value 919 00:54:11,902 --> 00:54:13,234 on what we do. 920 00:54:14,484 --> 00:54:18,104 Funny. I have put a value on what you do. 921 00:54:18,188 --> 00:54:25,097 Well, if you won't budge, then I'm afraid we have no deal. 922 00:54:36,587 --> 00:54:37,709 Then we're done. 923 00:54:47,576 --> 00:54:48,616 Uh... 924 00:54:49,739 --> 00:54:50,904 Would you like to hear 925 00:54:50,988 --> 00:54:53,069 my favorite passage from Shakespeare? 926 00:54:55,858 --> 00:54:57,897 Take the fucking money. 927 00:55:54,092 --> 00:55:55,673 What a weird family. 928 00:56:06,620 --> 00:56:08,370 So, you wanna talk about it? 929 00:56:09,825 --> 00:56:14,364 - You wanna say something, fine. - Uh... What happened? 930 00:56:16,403 --> 00:56:19,108 Uh... 931 00:56:22,022 --> 00:56:24,936 Hmm. 932 00:56:33,386 --> 00:56:35,799 Jesus Christ, Dad! 933 00:56:35,883 --> 00:56:38,131 - What? - It's dangerous! 934 00:56:38,215 --> 00:56:41,462 - We good? - Drive your fucking whirly-bird! 935 00:56:59,692 --> 00:57:02,399 Yeah? Yeah. 936 00:57:04,230 --> 00:57:05,229 Uh-huh. 937 00:57:07,477 --> 00:57:11,307 Uh-huh. 938 00:57:11,390 --> 00:57:14,802 That's god-damn fucking right! 939 00:57:14,886 --> 00:57:18,258 - Should we go? - Yeah. He won't talk. 940 00:57:18,341 --> 00:57:20,754 Let's have one more and we'll get out of here. 941 00:57:20,838 --> 00:57:25,168 Hey, Richard. Ah! Oh, my God! 942 00:57:25,251 --> 00:57:30,786 You guys! You g—You did it! That—Yeah, congratulations! 943 00:57:31,952 --> 00:57:33,326 - Hey. - Hey. 944 00:57:33,410 --> 00:57:34,866 - Yeah! - Hello, Greg. 945 00:57:34,949 --> 00:57:39,527 Um, actually going by Gregory, now, but, uh... yeah. 946 00:57:39,610 --> 00:57:43,233 No matter. Uh, thank you, Richard. 947 00:57:43,316 --> 00:57:45,646 - Wow. How are you, Marcia? - Good, thanks. 948 00:57:45,729 --> 00:57:49,892 Good. And how—How was it? How wa—Was it awesome, or...? 949 00:57:49,976 --> 00:57:51,640 Uh... Yeah, it was eventful. 950 00:57:51,723 --> 00:57:53,847 Yeah, it was good. It was good. 951 00:57:53,930 --> 00:57:55,304 Nice of you to come by, man. 952 00:57:55,388 --> 00:57:59,715 No worries. This is huge for us! Um... 953 00:57:59,799 --> 00:58:03,046 And this, like, saves us, maybe, from the takeover. 954 00:58:03,130 --> 00:58:05,835 - Greg! - Hey! Gregory! 955 00:58:05,918 --> 00:58:10,039 Have a drink, have a drink, you beautiful Ichabod Crane! 956 00:58:10,123 --> 00:58:13,743 - Fuck you! - Yeah! Oh, wow. 957 00:58:13,827 --> 00:58:17,032 Well, I j—I gotta say, well done. You won. 958 00:58:17,116 --> 00:58:21,860 Yeah. Yeah. Money wins. 959 00:58:24,234 --> 00:58:26,772 - Here's to us. - To us. 960 00:58:26,855 --> 00:58:28,520 - To us. - To us. 961 01:00:05,091 --> 01:00:07,546 Hey, nice vest, Wamsgans, it's so puffy. 962 01:00:08,213 --> 01:00:10,086 What's it stuffed with, your hopes and dreams? 963 01:00:11,834 --> 01:00:14,207 There's a potential crisis coming. 964 01:00:14,290 --> 01:00:15,621 There's a journalist looking into Cruises 965 01:00:15,705 --> 01:00:17,619 and there's a big piece coming. 966 01:00:18,078 --> 01:00:20,825 Let's finish the job before this breaks. 967 01:00:20,908 --> 01:00:23,446 - How long do we have? - Hours, maybe minutes. 968 01:00:24,612 --> 01:00:27,985 Can you persuade her to ink it here, tomorrow? 969 01:00:28,525 --> 01:00:31,814 If Nan gets cold feet and you can't buy us, 970 01:00:32,272 --> 01:00:33,895 your dad could lose control.