1 00:00:05,076 --> 00:00:07,495 Previously on Billions... 2 00:00:07,537 --> 00:00:10,040 The Olympic Games in 2028 3 00:00:10,081 --> 00:00:11,917 are awarded to... 4 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:14,002 New York City. 5 00:00:14,044 --> 00:00:16,213 My guess is, 6 00:00:16,254 --> 00:00:18,715 somewhere inside this is a direct bribe of sorts. 7 00:00:18,757 --> 00:00:20,508 A quid pro quo. 8 00:00:20,550 --> 00:00:22,093 The Olympics. 9 00:00:22,135 --> 00:00:24,387 You want to be on the performance coaching team. 10 00:00:24,429 --> 00:00:25,555 To run it. 11 00:00:25,597 --> 00:00:27,074 Use my talents to turn those athletes 12 00:00:27,098 --> 00:00:28,892 into medal machines. 13 00:00:28,934 --> 00:00:30,560 Done. 14 00:00:30,602 --> 00:00:33,104 I can't stay. You can come with, 15 00:00:33,146 --> 00:00:35,082 but I have to go back to the St. Regis to pack. 16 00:00:35,106 --> 00:00:36,566 - Pack? - Before the Games, 17 00:00:36,608 --> 00:00:38,419 I need to spend time in the mountains. 18 00:00:38,443 --> 00:00:41,404 Yeah, but I thought we were going to try here. Us. 19 00:00:41,446 --> 00:00:44,074 The Olympics mean something very different to me 20 00:00:44,115 --> 00:00:45,450 than they do to you. 21 00:00:45,492 --> 00:00:48,411 This is everything I ever worked for, 22 00:00:48,453 --> 00:00:51,373 and I need you to do the work 23 00:00:51,414 --> 00:00:52,999 and climb for the kiss. 24 00:00:53,041 --> 00:00:55,085 Yes. You're right. 25 00:00:55,126 --> 00:00:57,128 And I will. 26 00:00:58,296 --> 00:00:59,774 Prince didn't pull this off 27 00:00:59,798 --> 00:01:01,758 all by his lonesome. 28 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,427 So we separate Prince from his power base. 29 00:01:04,469 --> 00:01:07,180 Let him fall like the smoke from the fireworks 30 00:01:07,222 --> 00:01:09,099 drifting down on this fine city. 31 00:01:50,390 --> 00:01:52,600 Prince, let's go. Wake up. 32 00:01:52,642 --> 00:01:54,394 Get your shit on. Time to go. 33 00:01:55,812 --> 00:01:57,355 How cold is it out there? 34 00:01:58,690 --> 00:02:01,067 We're not doing that. Let's go, come on. 35 00:02:14,372 --> 00:02:16,183 I guess that's why I hired Gabby Reece. 36 00:02:16,207 --> 00:02:17,852 The worst thing that can happen 37 00:02:17,876 --> 00:02:19,502 is a person gets comfortable, 38 00:02:19,544 --> 00:02:21,689 and then they think the world is a comfortable place. 39 00:02:21,713 --> 00:02:24,507 You have to be comfortable being uncomfortable. 40 00:02:24,549 --> 00:02:26,301 You catch my drift? I mean, otherwise, 41 00:02:26,343 --> 00:02:28,970 you would think, like, this pace is running. 42 00:02:29,012 --> 00:02:30,513 But this is a jog. 43 00:02:30,555 --> 00:02:32,349 Well, it's more like a walk. 44 00:02:32,390 --> 00:02:34,517 It's a long run. It's not a sprint. 45 00:02:34,559 --> 00:02:37,687 Life is a sprint. You just hope it's a long one. 46 00:02:37,729 --> 00:02:38,855 When I do this for real, 47 00:02:38,897 --> 00:02:40,541 when I run the original marathon route, 48 00:02:40,565 --> 00:02:43,318 it'll remind people of doing hard things, 49 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,528 and the original meaning of the Games. 50 00:02:45,570 --> 00:02:49,407 The original run into Athens was to bring a message 51 00:02:49,449 --> 00:02:52,660 about a war that was finally won. 52 00:02:52,702 --> 00:02:57,540 And the messenger, he died because his cardio was crap. 53 00:02:57,582 --> 00:03:00,085 And you know what? You haven't won a damn war yet. 54 00:03:00,126 --> 00:03:02,087 Come on! Pick it up! 55 00:03:20,355 --> 00:03:22,232 - All right. - Okay, thanks. 56 00:03:40,250 --> 00:03:42,293 There he is. 57 00:03:42,335 --> 00:03:44,230 Good to see you, Mike. We saved a seat for you. 58 00:03:44,254 --> 00:03:45,606 Good to see you. 59 00:03:45,630 --> 00:03:47,590 Very impressive pace. Bravo. 60 00:03:47,632 --> 00:03:50,051 I'm just trying to stay loose, turn my mind off. 61 00:03:50,093 --> 00:03:52,971 It's the closest thing I know to meditation. 62 00:03:53,012 --> 00:03:55,765 But this particular run has a higher purpose, doesn't it? 63 00:03:55,807 --> 00:03:59,102 I want to celebrate what humans are capable of. 64 00:03:59,144 --> 00:04:01,813 And, yes, when I do this run in the summer months 65 00:04:01,855 --> 00:04:03,314 before the Games begin, 66 00:04:03,356 --> 00:04:05,501 I hope thousands join me all around the world. 67 00:04:05,525 --> 00:04:07,253 Millions, even, just to help welcome the Games 68 00:04:07,277 --> 00:04:08,778 to New York City. 69 00:04:08,820 --> 00:04:10,405 But that is the purpose 70 00:04:10,447 --> 00:04:12,115 of the traditional run, right? 71 00:04:12,157 --> 00:04:13,616 People all around the world 72 00:04:13,658 --> 00:04:15,553 get to carry the torch to the destination. 73 00:04:15,577 --> 00:04:18,455 But with you, it seems very personal. 74 00:04:18,496 --> 00:04:20,623 You seem, some say, deeply invested, 75 00:04:20,665 --> 00:04:22,476 maybe more than what people are comfortable with. 76 00:04:22,500 --> 00:04:24,127 So here's a question: 77 00:04:24,169 --> 00:04:26,313 what, if anything, are you trying to say about yourself? 78 00:04:26,337 --> 00:04:27,606 And I ask that because these Games 79 00:04:27,630 --> 00:04:29,299 are for all global citizens, 80 00:04:29,340 --> 00:04:32,510 not just for Michael Thomas Aquinas Prince. 81 00:04:34,596 --> 00:04:36,055 Well, Gayle, I could throw 82 00:04:36,097 --> 00:04:37,575 the famous Roosevelt quote at you 83 00:04:37,599 --> 00:04:39,058 about getting in the ring. 84 00:04:39,100 --> 00:04:40,995 But instead, I'll give you some Dusty Rhodes. 85 00:04:41,019 --> 00:04:42,312 Okay. 86 00:04:42,353 --> 00:04:43,998 "Let me tell you something, Daddy. 87 00:04:44,022 --> 00:04:46,167 "I am the bull of the woods, and it ain't my dream. 88 00:04:46,191 --> 00:04:48,318 It's the American dream." 89 00:04:49,235 --> 00:04:50,778 Now be careful you don't 90 00:04:50,820 --> 00:04:52,798 accidentally get in the way of a bionic elbow. 91 00:04:52,822 --> 00:04:54,657 Duly noted. And ouch. 92 00:04:56,034 --> 00:04:58,012 Is that the purpose of the traditional run? 93 00:04:58,036 --> 00:05:01,080 - That people all around... - Wow, look at that. 94 00:05:01,122 --> 00:05:02,832 A couple of bona fide heroes, huh? 95 00:05:02,874 --> 00:05:05,001 Split times are no joke. 96 00:05:05,043 --> 00:05:06,669 Especially into mile eight. 97 00:05:06,711 --> 00:05:07,754 Really? 98 00:05:07,795 --> 00:05:09,356 And for Prince to stay with her... 99 00:05:09,380 --> 00:05:11,007 that's no mean feat. 100 00:05:11,049 --> 00:05:12,759 And the guy's got a day job 101 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,487 with pretty decent remuneration. 102 00:05:14,511 --> 00:05:15,845 They ought to bottle his sweat 103 00:05:15,887 --> 00:05:17,490 and sell it for a million dollars an ounce. 104 00:05:17,514 --> 00:05:19,349 I'm surprised... Shocked, really... 105 00:05:19,390 --> 00:05:21,768 To see you succumb to the testosterone-infused 106 00:05:21,809 --> 00:05:22,977 stylings of this guy. 107 00:05:23,019 --> 00:05:24,538 You don't buy into him carrying the torch 108 00:05:24,562 --> 00:05:26,022 for all of New York City, then? 109 00:05:26,064 --> 00:05:27,690 Oh, yes, of course. 110 00:05:27,732 --> 00:05:30,568 The great man carries the torch for us all. 111 00:05:31,736 --> 00:05:33,655 Be a real shame if the bull of the woods 112 00:05:33,696 --> 00:05:37,867 got his big run canceled and ended up hanging on a hook. 113 00:05:37,909 --> 00:05:41,371 The question is, how? 114 00:05:43,498 --> 00:05:47,418 What's the only thing worse than not getting what you want? 115 00:05:49,212 --> 00:05:50,463 Getting what you want, 116 00:05:50,505 --> 00:05:51,899 but having it ripped from your hands. 117 00:05:53,299 --> 00:05:55,552 It's like I hired my own twin. 118 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,017 Anyone know what "sic 'em" actually means? 119 00:06:03,059 --> 00:06:06,729 It's a command originating from the order for attack dogs 120 00:06:06,771 --> 00:06:10,775 to seek, to pursue with lethal focus. 121 00:06:10,817 --> 00:06:13,820 Now, if you own a great dog, a loyal dog, 122 00:06:13,861 --> 00:06:15,714 a dog that would kill for you on that command, 123 00:06:15,738 --> 00:06:17,782 as every person here would for each other, 124 00:06:17,824 --> 00:06:20,451 you're very careful not to speak that command loosely. 125 00:06:20,493 --> 00:06:22,471 You save those words for when the target is clear 126 00:06:22,495 --> 00:06:23,847 and the moment is exactly right. 127 00:06:23,871 --> 00:06:25,558 The rest of the time, you rein them in, 128 00:06:25,582 --> 00:06:27,083 keep them fed but not full, 129 00:06:27,125 --> 00:06:29,210 exercised and ready to go. 130 00:06:29,252 --> 00:06:32,005 Now, why am I giving you this little canine chalk-talk? 131 00:06:32,046 --> 00:06:33,774 Because the Olympic Games are going to present 132 00:06:33,798 --> 00:06:36,551 an opportunity for maximal profits, 133 00:06:36,593 --> 00:06:39,095 and so I want everyone here to free up some capital. 134 00:06:39,137 --> 00:06:41,514 Sell off that which you've been holding on 135 00:06:41,556 --> 00:06:43,725 for the same reason a college senior 136 00:06:43,766 --> 00:06:45,452 holds on to her high school yearbook, 137 00:06:45,476 --> 00:06:47,437 for sentiment and comfort. 138 00:06:47,478 --> 00:06:50,231 And remember what it was like when the future was brighter 139 00:06:50,273 --> 00:06:52,775 than a shiny red F-150. 140 00:06:52,817 --> 00:06:55,528 When you say free up some capital...? 141 00:06:55,570 --> 00:06:57,947 I mean sell the house, go west and find the gold 142 00:06:57,989 --> 00:06:59,282 before the next guy does. 143 00:06:59,324 --> 00:07:00,676 Games open a window for sure, 144 00:07:00,700 --> 00:07:02,261 but I don't want to dump out of great shit 145 00:07:02,285 --> 00:07:03,745 on some flyer. 146 00:07:03,786 --> 00:07:06,039 To respectfully echo that concern, 147 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,082 maybe some of us could sit this one out. 148 00:07:08,124 --> 00:07:09,751 I don't mind the bench. 149 00:07:09,792 --> 00:07:13,254 Well, when you own dogs, you feed them all, 150 00:07:13,296 --> 00:07:16,841 but you save the freshest meat for those that don't hesitate. 151 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,137 Find the best ways into new plays, 152 00:07:21,179 --> 00:07:24,015 and I'll back your move with the main fund. 153 00:07:26,225 --> 00:07:29,520 Targets will be transportation, recommendation apps, 154 00:07:29,562 --> 00:07:32,231 keycard entry systems, personnel, 155 00:07:32,273 --> 00:07:33,650 and hospitality start-ups. 156 00:07:33,691 --> 00:07:36,402 Give Airbnb a good scare. 157 00:07:36,444 --> 00:07:38,130 We're allocating based on performance. 158 00:07:38,154 --> 00:07:40,507 - Whose book has done the best. - I'll be getting into... 159 00:07:40,531 --> 00:07:41,925 Hold that thought. Philip get first pick. 160 00:07:41,949 --> 00:07:43,302 He's outperformed everyone lately. 161 00:07:43,326 --> 00:07:44,619 Thanks. 162 00:07:44,661 --> 00:07:46,329 I'll take air travel, 163 00:07:46,371 --> 00:07:48,831 aim to secure official airline sponsorship for the Games. 164 00:07:49,957 --> 00:07:51,685 I already started working on Hypersonic, 165 00:07:51,709 --> 00:07:52,978 a new high-tech passenger airline 166 00:07:53,002 --> 00:07:54,682 that travels 3X the sound barrier. 167 00:07:54,712 --> 00:07:56,440 I've done the research, and I'm in the process 168 00:07:56,464 --> 00:07:58,359 of building a relationship with the CEO. 169 00:07:58,383 --> 00:08:00,718 Good. You can put Philip in touch. 170 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:04,222 I'm happy to let Taylor go first if they want. 171 00:08:04,263 --> 00:08:07,016 Take Hypersonic, I can see you're emotionally invested. 172 00:08:08,685 --> 00:08:10,645 I'll go with self-driving cars instead. 173 00:08:10,687 --> 00:08:12,289 Similar sponsorship opportunities. 174 00:08:12,313 --> 00:08:14,333 But next time I get first pick, I'll be taking it. 175 00:08:14,357 --> 00:08:16,150 No sympathy. 176 00:08:19,112 --> 00:08:20,655 Okay. 177 00:08:23,408 --> 00:08:25,159 Divvy up the rest. 178 00:08:28,287 --> 00:08:30,289 Now, where my dogs at? 179 00:08:40,842 --> 00:08:42,093 Sic 'em! 180 00:08:43,428 --> 00:08:44,738 I don't think I've ever actually seen 181 00:08:44,762 --> 00:08:46,407 a rich, powerful man enjoy it before. 182 00:08:46,431 --> 00:08:49,475 Moments like this, if you don't actually enjoy it, 183 00:08:49,517 --> 00:08:51,894 what's the darn point? 184 00:08:53,438 --> 00:08:56,232 Where do you go when you need to breathe a little? 185 00:08:56,274 --> 00:08:59,527 I have a wonderful library on the first floor of my duplex. 186 00:08:59,569 --> 00:09:00,987 Great old 78 player. 187 00:09:01,028 --> 00:09:03,406 And a 60-year-old Speyside single malt. 188 00:09:03,448 --> 00:09:04,907 But your family's there. 189 00:09:04,949 --> 00:09:06,868 That makes it all the more pleasant. 190 00:09:06,909 --> 00:09:08,411 Shit. 191 00:09:08,453 --> 00:09:10,955 Hit me with the real of it. 192 00:09:10,997 --> 00:09:13,207 I'm moving in with Chelz, my girl, 193 00:09:13,249 --> 00:09:16,419 and she wants me to get rid my rooms at the Pierre. 194 00:09:16,461 --> 00:09:19,547 I want to make her happy, but I can't do it, not yet. 195 00:09:19,589 --> 00:09:20,923 I'll move out and in with her, 196 00:09:20,965 --> 00:09:23,426 but I can't actually let the suite go. 197 00:09:23,468 --> 00:09:26,387 So I was thinking you could let me put them under your name. 198 00:09:26,429 --> 00:09:27,972 I'd pay, of course, off the books. 199 00:09:29,098 --> 00:09:31,434 For a host of reasons, primary among them 200 00:09:31,476 --> 00:09:33,871 that I don't believe this serves you or your relationship, 201 00:09:33,895 --> 00:09:34,979 I say no. 202 00:09:35,021 --> 00:09:37,815 I also say... and I mean this... 203 00:09:37,857 --> 00:09:40,526 If you ever find you need a moment to breathe, 204 00:09:40,568 --> 00:09:42,111 come on over to my place. 205 00:09:42,153 --> 00:09:44,572 There's more than enough 60-year to go around. 206 00:09:47,825 --> 00:09:49,118 I'll do it. 207 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,370 You can put the rooms in my name. 208 00:09:51,412 --> 00:09:52,955 Really? 209 00:09:52,997 --> 00:09:54,808 I can tell that's what you need, not a pep talk. 210 00:09:54,832 --> 00:09:56,209 It's like at Brown, 211 00:09:56,250 --> 00:09:58,061 they didn't lecture you not to do Molly. 212 00:09:58,085 --> 00:09:59,813 Instead, some students gave you a testing kit 213 00:09:59,837 --> 00:10:02,065 to make sure it's actually Molly you're doing. 214 00:10:02,089 --> 00:10:04,383 And they hope eventually you'll just decide to quit. 215 00:10:04,425 --> 00:10:07,094 God fucking bless them. 216 00:10:07,136 --> 00:10:08,638 And you. 217 00:10:10,515 --> 00:10:13,434 Well, I hope you're enjoying the city, Miss Brett. 218 00:10:13,476 --> 00:10:15,394 Or do you prefer Katerina? 219 00:10:15,436 --> 00:10:17,814 We do not yet know each other. 220 00:10:17,855 --> 00:10:19,649 Then Miss Brett it is. 221 00:10:19,690 --> 00:10:21,484 Thank you very much for seeing us. 222 00:10:21,526 --> 00:10:24,654 I'm a big, big Olympics person. 223 00:10:24,695 --> 00:10:26,048 One of my first memories 224 00:10:26,072 --> 00:10:28,199 was watching Klammer on the downhill. 225 00:10:28,241 --> 00:10:30,010 Couldn't believe the way he got up in the air 226 00:10:30,034 --> 00:10:31,160 yet stayed on the course. 227 00:10:31,202 --> 00:10:33,287 Inspired me to try to do the same 228 00:10:33,329 --> 00:10:35,456 in my chosen field. 229 00:10:35,498 --> 00:10:38,000 The Games mean something like this to so many. 230 00:10:38,042 --> 00:10:39,645 And I never tire of hearing it. 231 00:10:39,669 --> 00:10:42,547 The majesty, the patriotic pride, 232 00:10:42,588 --> 00:10:44,173 the striving for excellence. 233 00:10:44,215 --> 00:10:47,009 That's all why I was so glad, at first, 234 00:10:47,051 --> 00:10:49,679 to know that they were coming to New York. 235 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,557 From my understanding, you wanted to stop them. 236 00:10:52,598 --> 00:10:54,701 Oh, once I found out who was bringing them to New York, 237 00:10:54,725 --> 00:10:57,562 and whom he was working with... A certain Colin Drache... 238 00:10:57,603 --> 00:10:59,355 Then, yes, I took action. 239 00:10:59,397 --> 00:11:01,023 Not to stop the Games. 240 00:11:01,065 --> 00:11:04,652 No, to protect them from disgrace, from shame. 241 00:11:04,694 --> 00:11:08,781 But this Drache is not the one person involved with Prince. 242 00:11:08,823 --> 00:11:11,325 He put together a top group. 243 00:11:11,367 --> 00:11:14,620 Every important business leader in New York. 244 00:11:14,662 --> 00:11:17,373 Surely they are not all "in on it." 245 00:11:17,415 --> 00:11:20,668 They may not know every move that Prince has made, but... 246 00:11:20,710 --> 00:11:23,170 Every four years the rumors start. 247 00:11:23,212 --> 00:11:26,215 This is how I know the Games are really about to begin. 248 00:11:26,257 --> 00:11:28,342 Oh, no, no, no, no. 249 00:11:28,384 --> 00:11:30,344 Much more than that here. 250 00:11:30,386 --> 00:11:31,888 You have a case to present 251 00:11:31,929 --> 00:11:34,348 against Michael Prince and his group? 252 00:11:36,934 --> 00:11:39,729 Let me answer that with a question. 253 00:11:39,770 --> 00:11:42,231 Do you believe an animal... A bear, say... 254 00:11:42,273 --> 00:11:44,233 Can commit crimes against nature, 255 00:11:44,275 --> 00:11:47,111 even though that bear is only doing what he was made to do? 256 00:11:48,279 --> 00:11:49,739 - I do not. - Ah. 257 00:11:49,780 --> 00:11:51,425 Then you've never seen such an animal 258 00:11:51,449 --> 00:11:53,910 engaging in an activity called high-grading, have you? 259 00:11:53,951 --> 00:11:56,370 - Hmm? - This is when 260 00:11:56,412 --> 00:11:58,432 the bears are in the last stages of hyperphagia. 261 00:11:58,456 --> 00:12:01,417 They're eating twenty, thirty, forty thousand calories a day 262 00:12:01,459 --> 00:12:04,253 to ready themselves for winter's hibernation. 263 00:12:04,295 --> 00:12:06,756 Now in the beginning, they catch a salmon, 264 00:12:06,797 --> 00:12:08,215 they eat a salmon. 265 00:12:08,257 --> 00:12:10,593 Natural. As intended. 266 00:12:10,635 --> 00:12:14,555 Yes. But towards the end, the bears are mostly full. 267 00:12:14,597 --> 00:12:16,533 The supply could be cut off and they'd be fine. 268 00:12:16,557 --> 00:12:20,269 They'd sail through the winter. But they don't stop eating. 269 00:12:21,979 --> 00:12:24,065 Instead, they become very picky. 270 00:12:24,106 --> 00:12:26,084 The bears grab the salmon in their mouths, 271 00:12:26,108 --> 00:12:28,694 they turn them inside out, devour only the brain and skin, 272 00:12:28,736 --> 00:12:31,447 and throw the rest away. 273 00:12:32,949 --> 00:12:36,077 Now, they are gorging on only the most choice bits, 274 00:12:36,118 --> 00:12:38,788 killing because they can, because they want to, 275 00:12:38,829 --> 00:12:40,665 not out of need... 276 00:12:40,706 --> 00:12:44,961 and leaving a giant pile of mostly whole, skinned salmon 277 00:12:45,002 --> 00:12:48,464 sitting there to rot in the sun. 278 00:12:51,384 --> 00:12:53,970 I'll admit this is a disturbing image. 279 00:12:54,011 --> 00:12:55,346 It should be. 280 00:12:55,388 --> 00:12:57,848 And Mike Prince is one of those bears. 281 00:13:00,351 --> 00:13:02,603 Society is the river, the citizens are the salmon. 282 00:13:02,645 --> 00:13:04,689 And now he wants the Games, too? 283 00:13:06,399 --> 00:13:07,984 It's high-grading. 284 00:13:13,864 --> 00:13:15,825 I understand what you're saying. 285 00:13:17,326 --> 00:13:19,620 I also understand that it means 286 00:13:19,662 --> 00:13:23,249 you don't have any real evidence of corruption 287 00:13:23,290 --> 00:13:25,001 or anything else. 288 00:13:26,127 --> 00:13:27,128 When you do, 289 00:13:27,169 --> 00:13:29,338 I will act right along with you. 290 00:13:31,799 --> 00:13:35,011 Until then, I move forward. 291 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:46,081 "Until then, I move forward"? Come the fuck on. 292 00:13:46,105 --> 00:13:48,024 We break Prince off from his friends. 293 00:13:48,065 --> 00:13:49,859 That's how he loses the Games. 294 00:13:49,900 --> 00:13:51,336 With a threat to take their money, 295 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:52,713 a convincing fucking threat. 296 00:13:52,737 --> 00:13:54,381 - I can think of a few. - Yeah. 297 00:13:54,405 --> 00:13:56,258 There's one they're particularly worried about. 298 00:13:56,282 --> 00:13:57,324 Long promised. 299 00:13:57,366 --> 00:13:59,052 Now we have to make it come true. 300 00:13:59,076 --> 00:14:00,637 We're going to tax their asses. 301 00:14:00,661 --> 00:14:02,204 Yes, we are. 302 00:14:11,172 --> 00:14:12,882 Here they are, the A-Team. 303 00:14:12,923 --> 00:14:14,359 More like heroes of the city. 304 00:14:14,383 --> 00:14:16,719 They cheered for me when I walked into Marea. 305 00:14:16,761 --> 00:14:18,220 Some people stood. 306 00:14:18,262 --> 00:14:20,973 That's good. I got invited to join Augusta, 307 00:14:21,015 --> 00:14:23,059 - which is better. - Me too. 308 00:14:23,934 --> 00:14:25,728 We should play a round. Met Gala? 309 00:14:25,770 --> 00:14:27,396 - Yep. - Yep. 310 00:14:27,438 --> 00:14:29,523 Love what I'm hearing. It's what I expected. 311 00:14:29,565 --> 00:14:30,900 Ah. 312 00:14:32,401 --> 00:14:34,236 Miss Brett, welcome. 313 00:14:34,278 --> 00:14:36,363 We are partners now. Call me Katerina. 314 00:14:36,405 --> 00:14:39,325 Congratulations on your winning bid 315 00:14:39,366 --> 00:14:42,244 and to this powerhouse organization. 316 00:14:42,286 --> 00:14:44,914 We're going to put on a spectacular show. 317 00:14:44,955 --> 00:14:47,208 I particularly love this one-man torch relay 318 00:14:47,249 --> 00:14:48,459 you have been training for. 319 00:14:48,501 --> 00:14:50,586 This is already driving huge traffic 320 00:14:50,628 --> 00:14:51,921 to the ICS website. 321 00:14:51,962 --> 00:14:53,756 Well, that was the intention. 322 00:14:53,798 --> 00:14:55,925 We have all the city's key real estate. 323 00:14:55,966 --> 00:14:57,606 A whole array of resources, really. 324 00:14:57,635 --> 00:14:59,279 Which is why I have assembled this group, 325 00:14:59,303 --> 00:15:02,056 so I can deploy each of their special gifts. 326 00:15:02,098 --> 00:15:03,974 We already have the entire bid office 327 00:15:04,016 --> 00:15:05,184 converted to headquarters. 328 00:15:05,226 --> 00:15:06,995 We're getting right to work. 329 00:15:07,019 --> 00:15:09,081 Just wait till you see the extent of the plans 330 00:15:09,105 --> 00:15:11,107 - I have in place. - Oh, before that. 331 00:15:11,148 --> 00:15:12,399 A word. 332 00:15:14,902 --> 00:15:19,824 Your attorney general is telling an ugly story of bribery. 333 00:15:19,865 --> 00:15:22,409 Don't they always? 334 00:15:22,451 --> 00:15:23,786 Yes, of course, 335 00:15:23,828 --> 00:15:26,122 as I suggested when he came to see me. 336 00:15:27,081 --> 00:15:29,792 - He visited you in person? - He did. 337 00:15:29,834 --> 00:15:33,295 And he had nothing when pressed. 338 00:15:33,337 --> 00:15:36,132 Because, as you know, nothing untoward happened. 339 00:15:36,173 --> 00:15:39,093 If that reveals itself to be otherwise, 340 00:15:39,135 --> 00:15:40,386 you and I will be having 341 00:15:40,427 --> 00:15:42,638 a completely different conversation. 342 00:15:49,770 --> 00:15:52,064 Great job. 343 00:15:52,106 --> 00:15:54,984 First gold medal of this Olympic era. 344 00:15:55,025 --> 00:15:57,319 - Nice work, guy. - Use me as your Jim Kiick. 345 00:15:57,361 --> 00:15:58,839 Follow behind and get your yards. 346 00:15:58,863 --> 00:16:00,489 I will. 347 00:16:02,324 --> 00:16:05,619 - What's the thing? - Philip nabbed 10% of AutoTelic. 348 00:16:05,661 --> 00:16:07,514 Plus they're donating 500 self-driving cars 349 00:16:07,538 --> 00:16:09,540 for athlete transpo during the Games. 350 00:16:09,582 --> 00:16:11,250 Huge win. 351 00:16:11,292 --> 00:16:13,419 The compressed timeline to get the cars ready 352 00:16:13,460 --> 00:16:15,480 means AutoTelic gets the largest urban beta phase 353 00:16:15,504 --> 00:16:17,006 in the history of self-driving cars. 354 00:16:17,047 --> 00:16:19,133 Good for all of them. 355 00:16:21,635 --> 00:16:24,138 I need a huge fucking win. 356 00:16:27,474 --> 00:16:28,976 Megan. 357 00:16:30,144 --> 00:16:31,353 Shit. 358 00:16:31,395 --> 00:16:33,689 Superhero stuff right here in front of me. 359 00:16:33,731 --> 00:16:36,108 Ah, I just worked a little harder than the other ones. 360 00:16:36,150 --> 00:16:37,526 Here's what I see: 361 00:16:37,568 --> 00:16:41,113 someone with the rarest of abilities. 362 00:16:41,155 --> 00:16:44,200 And you inspire people. 363 00:16:44,241 --> 00:16:45,784 You take them out of their day-to-day 364 00:16:45,826 --> 00:16:47,012 and give them an injection of hope. 365 00:16:47,036 --> 00:16:49,205 - I try. - But you understand it. 366 00:16:49,246 --> 00:16:52,333 I'm head performance coach for the Olympics, and... 367 00:16:52,374 --> 00:16:54,293 I'm trying to build out my team. 368 00:16:54,335 --> 00:16:56,021 And I don't want a bunch of performance shrinks 369 00:16:56,045 --> 00:16:57,546 who haven't been out there. 370 00:16:57,588 --> 00:17:00,049 I mean, the thing is, you have to really consider 371 00:17:00,090 --> 00:17:02,259 every word when talking to an athlete 372 00:17:02,301 --> 00:17:04,929 who are trying to perform at the highest level. 373 00:17:04,970 --> 00:17:07,264 It's one thing to have a coach yell at us, 374 00:17:07,306 --> 00:17:09,934 but if I let you into my psyche... 375 00:17:09,975 --> 00:17:12,061 This is exactly what I need to hear. 376 00:17:13,395 --> 00:17:15,522 And why I want you to be my partner in this. 377 00:17:18,651 --> 00:17:19,860 I'm in. 378 00:17:19,902 --> 00:17:21,695 Not while I'm playing. 379 00:17:21,737 --> 00:17:23,197 Cool. 380 00:17:27,034 --> 00:17:28,202 That's the sixth generation, 381 00:17:28,244 --> 00:17:29,721 taken at the beginning of the flight 382 00:17:29,745 --> 00:17:31,997 when we found out that 9.5 Gs was a bit too much. 383 00:17:32,039 --> 00:17:33,666 - G-LOC. - No. 384 00:17:33,707 --> 00:17:35,518 Too much for the plane. The fuselage buckled. 385 00:17:35,542 --> 00:17:36,835 Had to punch out. 386 00:17:36,877 --> 00:17:38,504 - Maté? - No, thanks. 387 00:17:39,797 --> 00:17:42,174 The projections on your company are off the charts. 388 00:17:42,967 --> 00:17:44,385 Business is secondary. 389 00:17:44,426 --> 00:17:45,594 I know aircraft. 390 00:17:45,636 --> 00:17:47,054 Delta wing design, 391 00:17:47,096 --> 00:17:48,597 new composite materials, 392 00:17:48,639 --> 00:17:50,099 tri-spool configuration. 393 00:17:50,140 --> 00:17:51,952 Commercial travel's at the stagecoach phase. 394 00:17:51,976 --> 00:17:54,353 Hypersonic will be like locomotives. 395 00:17:54,395 --> 00:17:57,356 Make the world crossable. Make things possible. 396 00:17:57,398 --> 00:17:59,125 That's how I got back from Australia so fast. 397 00:17:59,149 --> 00:18:00,502 And that was just in the Mini Hype. 398 00:18:00,526 --> 00:18:02,444 Does Mach 2.2. 399 00:18:02,486 --> 00:18:05,823 The Symphony will do 2.8 with 75 souls aboard. 400 00:18:05,864 --> 00:18:08,093 Which is why my firm's ready to take a big position 401 00:18:08,117 --> 00:18:09,660 at the opening tomorrow, 402 00:18:09,702 --> 00:18:12,204 but I wanted to discuss a bigger partnership. 403 00:18:12,246 --> 00:18:14,456 Don't want partners. Don't like them. 404 00:18:14,498 --> 00:18:17,334 Sure, ones who don't know that the single crystal nickel alloy 405 00:18:17,376 --> 00:18:19,920 that allows your engines to operate above melting point 406 00:18:19,962 --> 00:18:21,338 is the key to your tech. 407 00:18:21,380 --> 00:18:23,590 You know about high-bypass turbofans. 408 00:18:23,632 --> 00:18:25,676 My principal just brought the Olympics to New York, 409 00:18:25,718 --> 00:18:28,637 and we need the ability to fly in teams, fans, fast, 410 00:18:28,679 --> 00:18:29,930 from far and wide. 411 00:18:29,972 --> 00:18:31,741 -From Tokyo in eight hours... -Six... 412 00:18:31,765 --> 00:18:34,268 Once you start flying passengers, of course. 413 00:18:34,310 --> 00:18:36,204 But before that, you'll need a bigger market cap, 414 00:18:36,228 --> 00:18:37,664 which will give you freedom with your board. 415 00:18:37,688 --> 00:18:39,541 - I can give all that to you. - How? 416 00:18:39,565 --> 00:18:41,293 By making Hypersonic the official airline 417 00:18:41,317 --> 00:18:42,818 of the New York Games. 418 00:18:42,860 --> 00:18:44,820 Fuck me. 419 00:18:47,031 --> 00:18:49,783 We've got a hell of a lot to talk about, my new friend. 420 00:18:49,825 --> 00:18:51,618 Sure you don't want a maté? 421 00:18:51,660 --> 00:18:53,078 Sure, I'll take one. 422 00:18:53,120 --> 00:18:55,664 Azucar or amargo? 423 00:19:05,799 --> 00:19:07,319 Gotta whip it. Whip it good. 424 00:19:07,343 --> 00:19:09,678 It's hard to get the state legislature 425 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:11,906 to go against the people whose money put them in their seats. 426 00:19:11,930 --> 00:19:14,433 That's why they call it whipping the vote. Never easy. 427 00:19:14,475 --> 00:19:17,269 Plus, we only need the threats, not the action. 428 00:19:17,311 --> 00:19:19,080 It's got to be convincing. 429 00:19:19,104 --> 00:19:20,984 If we can get this cabal of Prince's 430 00:19:21,023 --> 00:19:22,667 to believe we're finally going to close 431 00:19:22,691 --> 00:19:24,485 the carried interest loophole... 432 00:19:24,526 --> 00:19:26,366 And that all their capital gains 433 00:19:26,403 --> 00:19:27,797 will suddenly be considered income 434 00:19:27,821 --> 00:19:28,989 at the state level, too. 435 00:19:29,031 --> 00:19:30,991 That's a 22% tax hit for them. 436 00:19:31,033 --> 00:19:33,202 Cap gains is their very lifeblood. 437 00:19:33,243 --> 00:19:35,120 Truth is, the people will love this. 438 00:19:35,162 --> 00:19:37,122 We just have to remind our state reps of it, 439 00:19:37,164 --> 00:19:40,250 that there's some things more important than deep pockets. 440 00:19:40,292 --> 00:19:42,336 - How do you do that? - Well, Dave, 441 00:19:42,378 --> 00:19:43,796 some things haven't changed 442 00:19:43,837 --> 00:19:46,548 since Hugh Carey put on his first straw boater. 443 00:19:48,842 --> 00:19:52,888 You go into their world, you speak their language, 444 00:19:52,930 --> 00:19:54,973 you solve their problems. 445 00:19:55,015 --> 00:19:57,184 You offer them friendship. 446 00:19:57,226 --> 00:19:59,520 Albany is as Albany ever was. 447 00:19:59,561 --> 00:20:00,896 Instead of duckpin bowling, 448 00:20:00,938 --> 00:20:03,482 you show up just when they need the help, 449 00:20:03,524 --> 00:20:05,692 when their constituents are about to rebel 450 00:20:05,734 --> 00:20:08,237 because their property taxes have been raised. 451 00:20:08,278 --> 00:20:10,239 And you help remind those constituents 452 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:13,659 just how powerful their representative is. 453 00:20:13,700 --> 00:20:15,744 And, of course, you do the bandstand circuit 454 00:20:15,786 --> 00:20:19,581 of bar mitzvahs, confirmations, christenings and the like. 455 00:20:19,623 --> 00:20:22,543 Sometimes, you recreate with these fine folks, 456 00:20:22,584 --> 00:20:26,130 up in the deer stand or on the lake. 457 00:20:26,171 --> 00:20:29,174 And, most crucially... 458 00:20:30,134 --> 00:20:31,760 you feel their pain. 459 00:20:47,609 --> 00:20:50,487 So I know you must've anticipated this part, 460 00:20:50,529 --> 00:20:52,614 even as we scare them with the state tax, 461 00:20:52,656 --> 00:20:54,467 they don't have to pull support of the Games. 462 00:20:54,491 --> 00:20:56,261 They're rich enough. They can move themselves 463 00:20:56,285 --> 00:20:58,120 and their firms out of state to avoid it. 464 00:20:58,162 --> 00:21:01,373 Ah, now we're talking about the interstate compact. 465 00:21:01,415 --> 00:21:02,708 - Yep. - Which is why 466 00:21:02,749 --> 00:21:04,269 you're going to rope the governors 467 00:21:04,293 --> 00:21:06,146 of neighboring and other likely states 468 00:21:06,170 --> 00:21:09,381 into a dinner to make that compact. 469 00:21:09,423 --> 00:21:10,733 They're not going to agree to something 470 00:21:10,757 --> 00:21:12,551 as jacked up as that over dinner, 471 00:21:12,593 --> 00:21:14,303 no matter how good the wine is. 472 00:21:14,344 --> 00:21:16,263 They don't have to. 473 00:21:16,305 --> 00:21:18,575 They don't even need to know why they're coming to dinner. 474 00:21:18,599 --> 00:21:21,310 They just need to come, so give them a good reason. 475 00:21:24,605 --> 00:21:26,416 Your guy's going to want to be there, believe me, 476 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:27,733 or he'll be caught out. 477 00:21:27,774 --> 00:21:29,335 We're bringing an antitrust case 478 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,028 against medical monopolies. 479 00:21:31,069 --> 00:21:34,656 These bloodsuckers slowed down essential testing, 480 00:21:34,698 --> 00:21:36,825 shunted off patient care. 481 00:21:36,867 --> 00:21:39,703 They made money off the pandemic. 482 00:21:39,745 --> 00:21:41,455 Fuck Big Health! 483 00:21:41,497 --> 00:21:43,308 Well, it's a slam dunk with your constituents, 484 00:21:43,332 --> 00:21:44,851 so you'd better get your boss there. 485 00:21:44,875 --> 00:21:47,836 And two other governors have already committed. 486 00:21:47,878 --> 00:21:50,005 And it's going to be a hell of a meal too. 487 00:21:50,047 --> 00:21:51,340 Yeah. 488 00:21:51,381 --> 00:21:52,841 So I'll see you there. 489 00:21:57,554 --> 00:21:59,848 Hypersonic. Big plans for them. 490 00:21:59,890 --> 00:22:01,284 They're positioned and ready to go. 491 00:22:01,308 --> 00:22:02,476 The elevator pitch is: 492 00:22:02,518 --> 00:22:03,685 faster than the Concorde, 493 00:22:03,727 --> 00:22:05,205 more accessible than Jet Blue, 494 00:22:05,229 --> 00:22:06,456 and safer than your mother's Volvo. 495 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:07,523 Do I have your blessing? 496 00:22:07,564 --> 00:22:09,775 - You seem convinced. - I am. 497 00:22:09,816 --> 00:22:11,360 Then I am. 498 00:22:22,579 --> 00:22:24,557 You know the "four out of five dentists surveyed" thing 499 00:22:24,581 --> 00:22:26,833 about Trident being better for your teeth? 500 00:22:26,875 --> 00:22:28,561 Apparently I'm the fifth dentist. 501 00:22:28,585 --> 00:22:30,837 - Meaning? - We need to hold up a sec. 502 00:22:30,879 --> 00:22:32,381 On Hypersonic. 503 00:22:32,422 --> 00:22:33,858 I haven't been able to independently verify 504 00:22:33,882 --> 00:22:35,527 the tech claims in their literature. 505 00:22:35,551 --> 00:22:36,552 I see. 506 00:22:36,593 --> 00:22:38,512 Well, we can't wait. 507 00:22:38,554 --> 00:22:41,181 I got clearance, and I want to size up before the stock moves. 508 00:22:41,223 --> 00:22:42,683 The sizing you're suggesting 509 00:22:42,724 --> 00:22:44,452 goes outside usual risk parameters. 510 00:22:44,476 --> 00:22:46,061 Because we are...  I am... 511 00:22:46,103 --> 00:22:48,122 Taking into account guaranteed growth from the Games. 512 00:22:48,146 --> 00:22:51,900 Guarantees don't even work when you buy mangoes online. 513 00:22:51,942 --> 00:22:54,736 Look, big positions lead to big wins. 514 00:22:54,778 --> 00:22:57,531 Is the big win on Hypersonic, or against Philip? 515 00:23:02,077 --> 00:23:05,706 I'm tempted to stand here like Siddhartha until you relent. 516 00:23:08,333 --> 00:23:10,687 Sidd's father knew the kid would stand there until he died. 517 00:23:10,711 --> 00:23:12,254 You got more Govinda in you. 518 00:23:12,296 --> 00:23:13,690 So we both know you'll give it up 519 00:23:13,714 --> 00:23:15,191 the second you get lightheaded from hunger. 520 00:23:15,215 --> 00:23:16,508 Oh, and the fifth dentist? 521 00:23:16,550 --> 00:23:18,176 He caved and agreed with the other ones. 522 00:23:18,218 --> 00:23:19,595 We're completing the buy. 523 00:23:33,066 --> 00:23:34,943 - It's me. - Good evening, sir. 524 00:23:34,985 --> 00:23:37,279 Well, uh, good day to you, I suppose. 525 00:23:37,321 --> 00:23:39,424 You're a tough man to reach. Where the heck have you...? 526 00:23:39,448 --> 00:23:40,925 Sat phone's only on an hour a day. 527 00:23:40,949 --> 00:23:43,285 Makes the untraceable more untraceable. 528 00:23:43,327 --> 00:23:46,622 - Protocol, you know. - Fine, listen... 529 00:23:46,663 --> 00:23:49,416 if there were inquiries, would our status be solid? 530 00:23:49,458 --> 00:23:50,959 Quite. 531 00:23:51,001 --> 00:23:53,670 Untraceable. Everything's locked, my friend. 532 00:23:53,712 --> 00:23:56,965 Mm-hmm. Most everyone who's fallen thought that. 533 00:23:57,007 --> 00:23:58,967 Please. Amateurs. 534 00:23:59,009 --> 00:24:00,510 Right. 535 00:24:00,552 --> 00:24:02,512 You know her better than I do. 536 00:24:02,554 --> 00:24:04,931 Can I count on Katerina Brett to stay locked 537 00:24:04,973 --> 00:24:06,683 even if there's noise? 538 00:24:08,602 --> 00:24:10,020 Oh, Michael, Michael... 539 00:24:11,229 --> 00:24:14,524 Miss Brett is a mercenary type 540 00:24:14,566 --> 00:24:16,943 who cares about a proper Games above all. 541 00:24:16,985 --> 00:24:19,821 She will not countenance impropriety. 542 00:24:19,863 --> 00:24:21,782 You understand? 543 00:24:21,823 --> 00:24:25,994 So, in that way, yeah, you can count on her absolutely. 544 00:24:34,711 --> 00:24:37,422 -Boss... -Oh, none of that. No, no. 545 00:24:37,464 --> 00:24:39,758 You're no junior. 546 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,010 I paraphrase the modern philosopher Steve Parish: 547 00:24:42,052 --> 00:24:44,346 I am not the boss. You are not the boss. 548 00:24:44,388 --> 00:24:47,474 The situation, that's the damn boss. 549 00:24:47,516 --> 00:24:48,993 I didn't read Parish at university. 550 00:24:49,017 --> 00:24:51,311 Well, philosophy was his sideline. 551 00:24:51,353 --> 00:24:54,064 His main gig was lead roadie for the Grateful Dead. 552 00:24:54,106 --> 00:24:57,150 And his experience on that long, strange trip 553 00:24:57,192 --> 00:24:59,903 taught him, you think you're the boss 554 00:24:59,945 --> 00:25:01,405 right until the car breaks down. 555 00:25:01,446 --> 00:25:03,115 At which point, it is revealed 556 00:25:03,156 --> 00:25:04,908 the carburetor is the boss. 557 00:25:04,950 --> 00:25:08,662 Well, right now, the situation is an uncooperative boss 558 00:25:08,704 --> 00:25:10,264 who goes by the name of Governor Sweeney. 559 00:25:10,288 --> 00:25:12,582 He has a conflict and won't attend the dinner. 560 00:25:12,624 --> 00:25:14,310 He is willing to come a different night. 561 00:25:14,334 --> 00:25:16,753 No, that's the complication, not the situation. 562 00:25:16,795 --> 00:25:18,755 The situation is, we need him there. 563 00:25:18,797 --> 00:25:21,049 That's the driver. That's the boss. 564 00:25:21,091 --> 00:25:23,135 That's why I'm bringing it to you. 565 00:25:23,176 --> 00:25:24,678 Yeah. 566 00:25:27,180 --> 00:25:29,516 You know, I bet old Steve Parish would recognize 567 00:25:29,558 --> 00:25:33,228 that Sweeney is Buridan's ass... 568 00:25:33,270 --> 00:25:35,230 caught between hay and water, 569 00:25:35,272 --> 00:25:37,482 equally hungry and thirsty. 570 00:25:37,524 --> 00:25:39,651 We have to convince him to come our way, 571 00:25:39,693 --> 00:25:41,737 or risk ending up dead. 572 00:25:44,781 --> 00:25:46,676 for that report. Let's do more on this. 573 00:25:46,700 --> 00:25:48,160 Our emerging action segment... 574 00:25:48,201 --> 00:25:50,829 Whoa. 575 00:25:50,871 --> 00:25:52,682 You didn't just go big on Hypersonic, 576 00:25:52,706 --> 00:25:54,082 you went Snake River Canyon big. 577 00:25:54,124 --> 00:25:55,375 I'm familiar. 578 00:25:55,417 --> 00:25:56,728 Magic Valley region of southern Idaho. 579 00:25:56,752 --> 00:25:58,271 It's more of an Evel Knievel reference. 580 00:25:58,295 --> 00:25:59,588 The daredevil. 581 00:25:59,629 --> 00:26:00,898 I've kept myself in the dark about him 582 00:26:00,922 --> 00:26:03,258 because his politics were... 583 00:26:03,300 --> 00:26:04,676 The suits, though. 584 00:26:04,718 --> 00:26:06,404 I'll admit I like the suits. Colorful. 585 00:26:06,428 --> 00:26:08,764 He tried to jump it. The canyon. 586 00:26:08,805 --> 00:26:10,992 Made him the most famous man in America for a summer, 587 00:26:11,016 --> 00:26:12,601 Ali excepted. 588 00:26:12,642 --> 00:26:15,187 I assume Ali is always excepted from statements like that. 589 00:26:15,228 --> 00:26:16,605 The problem was, 590 00:26:16,646 --> 00:26:19,316 Snake River Canyon can't be jumped. 591 00:26:19,357 --> 00:26:21,818 Not by a motorcycle. 592 00:26:21,860 --> 00:26:23,379 So Evel built himself a steam-powered rocket 593 00:26:23,403 --> 00:26:25,572 called the Skycycle X-2 and tried to fly over. 594 00:26:25,614 --> 00:26:28,241 And instead, the most famous man in America... 595 00:26:28,283 --> 00:26:29,659 Ali excepted. 596 00:26:29,701 --> 00:26:31,578 became the biggest joke in America. 597 00:26:33,163 --> 00:26:35,141 Whole nation watched that Skycycle malfunction, 598 00:26:35,165 --> 00:26:37,626 trip the parachute, and Evel drift to the bottom. 599 00:26:37,667 --> 00:26:39,044 His rep never recovered. 600 00:26:39,085 --> 00:26:41,087 And you think Hypersonic is the Skycycle. 601 00:26:41,129 --> 00:26:43,107 I think it's unproven and untested in just the same way. 602 00:26:43,131 --> 00:26:45,151 And you came in here as a compatriot to warn me, 603 00:26:45,175 --> 00:26:46,986 not as a competitor trying to dislodge me 604 00:26:47,010 --> 00:26:48,470 from a winning position, sure. 605 00:26:48,512 --> 00:26:49,989 This doesn't have to be a competition. 606 00:26:50,013 --> 00:26:51,616 If that were true, you wouldn't be standing there. 607 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:53,075 I may not be rooting for you to beat me, 608 00:26:53,099 --> 00:26:54,577 but I am not rooting against you, either. 609 00:26:54,601 --> 00:26:56,120 A big win for you won't do me any harm, 610 00:26:56,144 --> 00:26:57,914 but you will screw everyone if you take a big loss. 611 00:26:57,938 --> 00:27:00,398 True in theory, yet unlikely in practical terms. 612 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,210 You and I both know your position is way too big. 613 00:27:02,234 --> 00:27:03,693 For you maybe. 614 00:27:03,735 --> 00:27:05,779 That's fine. Stay safe at street level. 615 00:27:05,821 --> 00:27:07,739 But as Mr. Knievel might have put it, 616 00:27:07,781 --> 00:27:10,200 I'm gonna rev my engines and jump. 617 00:27:25,173 --> 00:27:26,842 House rules? 618 00:27:26,883 --> 00:27:31,721 Uh, this contains certain unmentionables, 619 00:27:31,763 --> 00:27:34,599 which will remain just that. 620 00:27:34,641 --> 00:27:36,494 Keep my paws off the top drawer. Got it. 621 00:27:36,518 --> 00:27:38,186 No, no. The whole highboy. 622 00:27:38,228 --> 00:27:39,688 And the armoire. 623 00:27:39,729 --> 00:27:42,649 And the bottom shelf in the bathroom. 624 00:27:42,691 --> 00:27:43,876 And the top shelf in the bathroom. 625 00:27:43,900 --> 00:27:45,861 And the cabinet over the toilet. 626 00:27:45,902 --> 00:27:47,797 I'll just steer clear of the bathroom altogether. 627 00:27:47,821 --> 00:27:50,156 Not that I'll ever be here anyway, but of course. 628 00:27:50,198 --> 00:27:52,701 I'll reimburse you on Venmo in varying amounts, 629 00:27:52,742 --> 00:27:55,370 balancing it out every three months. 630 00:27:55,412 --> 00:27:57,706 Under "what it's for," it'll say "sports bet." 631 00:27:57,747 --> 00:27:59,517 Ooh, better mark those private. 632 00:27:59,541 --> 00:28:02,210 Your gal could be stalking your Venmo if she's suspicious. 633 00:28:02,252 --> 00:28:04,963 - Stalking Venmo is a thing? - It is. 634 00:28:05,005 --> 00:28:06,882 Innovation sucks. 635 00:28:14,681 --> 00:28:16,534 Could I maybe get your POV on something? 636 00:28:16,558 --> 00:28:18,768 It's slightly sketch. 637 00:28:18,810 --> 00:28:21,980 "Slightly sketch" is my nom de guerre. 638 00:28:22,022 --> 00:28:23,481 You know what? 639 00:28:23,523 --> 00:28:25,317 It was more of an inside thought. 640 00:28:25,358 --> 00:28:26,943 I get that. 641 00:28:26,985 --> 00:28:29,362 I don't have as many of those as I used to. 642 00:28:29,404 --> 00:28:30,864 But I get it. 643 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:37,954 Governor, I need you in the lineup tonight. 644 00:28:37,996 --> 00:28:41,041 Oh, Chuck, I have to deal with the Big Ugly tonight. 645 00:28:41,082 --> 00:28:44,210 Everything the state legislature hasn't voted on tonight gets... 646 00:28:44,252 --> 00:28:46,338 Yes, reconciled, voted on, decided. 647 00:28:46,379 --> 00:28:48,024 - And you need to ratify. - So you see... 648 00:28:48,048 --> 00:28:51,009 No, I see that you can do it all. 649 00:28:51,051 --> 00:28:53,219 The Big Ugly doesn't wrap 650 00:28:53,261 --> 00:28:55,722 until the wee small hours of the morning, 651 00:28:55,764 --> 00:28:57,891 and not even Nelson Riddle could arrange it 652 00:28:57,933 --> 00:29:00,101 so this excuse works on me. 653 00:29:01,227 --> 00:29:03,355 And it is better for you to be at this dinner. 654 00:29:03,396 --> 00:29:04,940 If you don't go, 655 00:29:04,981 --> 00:29:07,275 you will miss out on this giant antitrust case, 656 00:29:07,317 --> 00:29:09,110 which'll look bad for you. 657 00:29:14,908 --> 00:29:17,035 I'm not as smart as you, Chuck. 658 00:29:17,077 --> 00:29:18,620 No. 659 00:29:19,537 --> 00:29:21,039 So I can't outthink you. 660 00:29:21,081 --> 00:29:24,167 So I got to use my instincts on this. 661 00:29:24,209 --> 00:29:26,187 And they're telling me not to go to this dinner 662 00:29:26,211 --> 00:29:27,897 because you seem to want me there. 663 00:29:27,921 --> 00:29:28,922 Why? 664 00:29:28,964 --> 00:29:30,632 Huh? Why there? Why then? 665 00:29:30,674 --> 00:29:33,093 I just feel like you're setting me up for something. 666 00:29:33,134 --> 00:29:34,594 It's a trick, 667 00:29:34,636 --> 00:29:36,614 and I'm just going to end up looking like a schmuck. 668 00:29:36,638 --> 00:29:38,807 So, no, thanks. 669 00:29:38,848 --> 00:29:40,350 Fine. Don't go. 670 00:29:40,392 --> 00:29:44,187 In fact, yes, I'll admit it, your gut is right. 671 00:29:44,229 --> 00:29:45,873 It might be best for you to leave it to me 672 00:29:45,897 --> 00:29:47,232 and the other governors. 673 00:29:47,273 --> 00:29:48,441 Talk soon, pally. 674 00:29:48,483 --> 00:29:50,652 - Wait. Hold it. - Mm-hmm. 675 00:29:51,444 --> 00:29:53,154 That was too easy. 676 00:29:53,196 --> 00:29:54,966 You asked me to come so I'd feel included, 677 00:29:54,990 --> 00:29:57,325 but you follow up here so I couldn't say later 678 00:29:57,367 --> 00:29:59,911 that you should have told me it was important to be there. 679 00:29:59,953 --> 00:30:02,330 Ah-ha, you... You don't want me to go. 680 00:30:02,372 --> 00:30:03,999 And if I don't go, 681 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:05,851 I'm going to end up looking like a schmuck. 682 00:30:05,875 --> 00:30:08,962 Ah. 683 00:30:09,004 --> 00:30:11,423 Is that what I really want? 684 00:30:24,144 --> 00:30:25,186 Ooh, wait... 685 00:30:25,228 --> 00:30:26,855 - It actually works. - Yeah! 686 00:30:26,896 --> 00:30:28,898 Wild! 687 00:30:28,940 --> 00:30:30,584 The night you gave this to me... 688 00:30:30,608 --> 00:30:33,028 It was the night before the first company went public. 689 00:30:33,069 --> 00:30:35,697 I found it in some Sharper Image catalog, 690 00:30:35,739 --> 00:30:37,532 or Hammacher Schlemmer, maybe. 691 00:30:37,574 --> 00:30:39,885 The thought of us being like those characters in Wall Street 692 00:30:39,909 --> 00:30:41,369 was too funny to me. 693 00:30:42,579 --> 00:30:44,873 We were too nervous to eat. 694 00:30:44,914 --> 00:30:46,958 Never opened it. Glad I kept this thing. 695 00:30:47,917 --> 00:30:49,169 I mean, that would be sweet, 696 00:30:49,210 --> 00:30:50,850 but I know you had someone buy 20 of them 697 00:30:50,879 --> 00:30:52,398 and stash them in every home, just in case. 698 00:30:52,422 --> 00:30:54,062 I still love that you brought it out now. 699 00:30:54,090 --> 00:30:55,425 Damn. 700 00:30:55,467 --> 00:30:57,844 Well, I haven't ever used it, any of them. 701 00:30:57,886 --> 00:31:00,055 I know that too. 702 00:31:00,096 --> 00:31:01,765 You're romantic. Always have been. 703 00:31:03,850 --> 00:31:06,227 Let me prove it to you. 704 00:31:06,269 --> 00:31:07,729 Move in. 705 00:31:07,771 --> 00:31:11,191 Move your stuff in, at least. 706 00:31:11,232 --> 00:31:13,169 Forget a hotel, or some other apartment, 707 00:31:13,193 --> 00:31:15,193 on your trips here for the Games. 708 00:31:16,404 --> 00:31:19,407 I'm here now. What more do you need? 709 00:31:19,449 --> 00:31:21,409 I need it all. 710 00:31:21,451 --> 00:31:23,870 You know that's the reason I did the thing, right? 711 00:31:23,912 --> 00:31:25,264 Got the Games here in the first place? 712 00:31:25,288 --> 00:31:27,832 No, you did it to replenish the energy 713 00:31:27,874 --> 00:31:29,751 and relevance coffers of New York City, 714 00:31:29,793 --> 00:31:31,211 along with the actual ones. 715 00:31:31,252 --> 00:31:32,921 Yeah. Both. 716 00:31:34,464 --> 00:31:36,275 I'm not the kind of person who would ever assume 717 00:31:36,299 --> 00:31:37,818 that level of gesture is for me, 718 00:31:37,842 --> 00:31:39,094 even from you. 719 00:31:39,135 --> 00:31:41,179 Which is why you warrant it. 720 00:31:42,847 --> 00:31:44,647 And now you don't have to assume. 721 00:31:54,818 --> 00:31:57,779 We're a quorum. Good. Let's begin. 722 00:31:57,821 --> 00:32:01,074 I only came because you said our futures were in the balance. 723 00:32:01,116 --> 00:32:04,369 Oh, your lives are about to change in a brutal way. 724 00:32:04,410 --> 00:32:09,249 The carried interest loophole is about to be closed. 725 00:32:12,961 --> 00:32:15,255 Okay, Rhoades, sure it is. 726 00:32:15,296 --> 00:32:17,757 You know, this happens every few years, 727 00:32:17,799 --> 00:32:20,385 but there's never the political will to pass it. 728 00:32:20,426 --> 00:32:23,763 Student loan forgiveness. Free universal health care. 729 00:32:23,805 --> 00:32:25,950 There are a lot of big ideas in flux right now, 730 00:32:25,974 --> 00:32:28,643 but the loophole isn't one with teeth. 731 00:32:28,685 --> 00:32:31,479 Ah-ha, but tonight is a very special night. 732 00:32:31,521 --> 00:32:34,482 Have you ever heard of the Big Ugly? 733 00:32:34,524 --> 00:32:36,317 No? 734 00:32:36,359 --> 00:32:38,337 Well, it's the last night of the legislative session, 735 00:32:38,361 --> 00:32:42,657 when all outstanding business is voted on and passed. 736 00:32:42,699 --> 00:32:46,035 You see, the Assembly can't call it a night until it all is. 737 00:32:46,077 --> 00:32:49,289 And tonight there is an item that I have jammed 738 00:32:49,330 --> 00:32:52,834 into a certain bill that will also be passing: 739 00:32:52,876 --> 00:32:55,879 closing the carried interest loophole. 740 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,463 You fucking kidding me? 741 00:32:57,505 --> 00:32:59,340 - Jesus Christ. - Hold on, gang. 742 00:32:59,382 --> 00:33:01,384 No need to sweat through your Speed Stick. 743 00:33:01,426 --> 00:33:05,180 Loophole closes, it's easy enough to move a residence 744 00:33:05,221 --> 00:33:07,557 or office or a server to Jersey or Connecticut, 745 00:33:07,599 --> 00:33:09,976 or even Pennsylvania for tax filing purposes, 746 00:33:10,018 --> 00:33:11,895 because as Chuck well knows, 747 00:33:11,936 --> 00:33:14,439 without a little something called an interstate compact, 748 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:16,691 meaning if those other states don't agree 749 00:33:16,733 --> 00:33:18,568 to closing the loophole too... 750 00:33:19,903 --> 00:33:21,404 we're in the clear. 751 00:33:36,544 --> 00:33:38,880 What do you think they're agreeing to right now? 752 00:33:38,922 --> 00:33:40,381 Those governors, 753 00:33:40,423 --> 00:33:42,842 with my second-in-command locking it all in. 754 00:33:42,884 --> 00:33:44,719 Oh fuck. 755 00:33:46,262 --> 00:33:47,847 Yeah. 756 00:33:47,889 --> 00:33:50,266 So you fund managers can kiss your cap gains rate goodbye 757 00:33:50,308 --> 00:33:52,936 and suck on straight income tax. 758 00:33:52,977 --> 00:33:57,106 But what's another 22% in taxes between friends, huh? 759 00:33:57,148 --> 00:33:58,459 Between city, state and federal, 760 00:33:58,483 --> 00:34:01,945 this now brings you right up to 50%. 761 00:34:01,986 --> 00:34:03,738 Oh, and you guys who just invest, 762 00:34:03,780 --> 00:34:06,616 don't think they won't pass the pain along to you in fees. 763 00:34:06,658 --> 00:34:10,453 A few billion bucks between you all... 764 00:34:10,495 --> 00:34:12,038 next year alone. 765 00:34:12,956 --> 00:34:14,916 Welcome to fucking Cuba, kids. 766 00:34:14,958 --> 00:34:19,254 But you're showing us before it closed. 767 00:34:20,630 --> 00:34:22,257 That's no accident. 768 00:34:23,633 --> 00:34:27,595 Lazarra, you must be one tough out at Russian roulette. 769 00:34:27,637 --> 00:34:31,266 So, what do we need to do to get the bullet out of the gun? 770 00:34:41,818 --> 00:34:44,362 Whoo! Yeah! 771 00:34:44,404 --> 00:34:47,365 "I've seen better tennis playing in a tampon commercial." 772 00:34:47,407 --> 00:34:50,285 What the fuck? 773 00:34:50,994 --> 00:34:52,245 Crap. 774 00:34:52,287 --> 00:34:54,497 I needed to unplug. 775 00:34:54,539 --> 00:34:57,292 Had to get away from my roommate, you know? 776 00:34:57,333 --> 00:34:59,002 Last time I had a roommate 777 00:34:59,043 --> 00:35:01,379 was Chuck Sheen at Promises in Malibu. 778 00:35:01,421 --> 00:35:04,299 I don't have a roommate either. 779 00:35:05,049 --> 00:35:06,384 I needed... 780 00:35:07,677 --> 00:35:08,803 I needed to think. 781 00:35:08,845 --> 00:35:10,346 Or not think. 782 00:35:10,388 --> 00:35:13,516 What are you stressing over? You're 12. 783 00:35:16,894 --> 00:35:18,438 You want to talk it out? 784 00:35:20,982 --> 00:35:22,442 Unpopular opinion: 785 00:35:22,483 --> 00:35:25,194 Youth makes stress worse, not better. 786 00:35:27,071 --> 00:35:28,823 Like, I don't know what the fuck I'm doing 787 00:35:28,865 --> 00:35:30,408 with a certain work matter. 788 00:35:30,450 --> 00:35:31,802 I don't know if I should trust myself. 789 00:35:31,826 --> 00:35:34,912 Ah, a real problem. Thus, the Cheetos. 790 00:35:34,954 --> 00:35:36,456 Yeah. 791 00:35:36,497 --> 00:35:39,334 I found something on Hypersonic, and it's bad. 792 00:35:39,375 --> 00:35:41,336 Full on, not good, bad. 793 00:35:41,377 --> 00:35:43,463 But Taylor doesn't want to hear that shit. 794 00:35:43,504 --> 00:35:44,940 That's been made abundantly clear. 795 00:35:44,964 --> 00:35:46,132 So I don't know what to do. 796 00:35:46,174 --> 00:35:47,425 I've already pushed. 797 00:35:47,467 --> 00:35:51,012 They're the genius, and I'm 12. 798 00:35:51,054 --> 00:35:52,805 But this time they're wrong. 799 00:35:52,847 --> 00:35:54,682 Is there a trade I can kill? 800 00:35:54,724 --> 00:35:56,267 Too late. It's locked. 801 00:35:57,518 --> 00:35:59,438 People who really know about investing... 802 00:35:59,479 --> 00:36:00,855 And I'm not talking about 803 00:36:00,897 --> 00:36:02,857 cocktail party expert bullshitters like me, 804 00:36:02,899 --> 00:36:04,108 I mean real operators... 805 00:36:04,150 --> 00:36:05,985 Say, the bigger the position, 806 00:36:06,027 --> 00:36:08,279 the more stress there is on the research. 807 00:36:08,321 --> 00:36:10,049 And if that research shows a crack, 808 00:36:10,073 --> 00:36:12,158 you better fucking act on it ASAP. 809 00:36:12,200 --> 00:36:14,303 If you freeze in the moment, you're a corpse. 810 00:36:14,327 --> 00:36:17,413 I can do it for you, but the truth is, 811 00:36:17,455 --> 00:36:19,516 you can't let your boss eat a giant shitburger. 812 00:36:19,540 --> 00:36:21,834 In the end, they will blame you. 813 00:36:23,586 --> 00:36:27,215 You've got to have the courage to tell Taylor yourself. 814 00:36:40,603 --> 00:36:43,064 Is this like a way for you to sort of hedge your bet? 815 00:36:43,106 --> 00:36:44,565 This place? 816 00:36:45,775 --> 00:36:47,711 Because I was in a relationship a while back. 817 00:36:47,735 --> 00:36:48,903 We moved in together, 818 00:36:48,945 --> 00:36:50,863 but we each kept a locked-drawer file cabinet 819 00:36:50,905 --> 00:36:53,741 in the name of privacy and independence. 820 00:36:53,783 --> 00:36:56,577 Some real Edgar Allan Poe shit started happening 821 00:36:56,619 --> 00:36:59,038 about what was in each other's drawer. 822 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,392 I'm not going to say that's why it didn't work out... 823 00:37:01,416 --> 00:37:03,209 but it didn't work out. 824 00:37:03,251 --> 00:37:05,128 I guess I'm saying, 825 00:37:05,169 --> 00:37:08,548 hedging's for work, not this. 826 00:37:08,589 --> 00:37:12,009 And if I do it again, it'll be open drawers only. 827 00:37:12,051 --> 00:37:13,594 Not locked. 828 00:37:25,523 --> 00:37:26,774 Yeah. 829 00:37:26,816 --> 00:37:28,419 Where have you been? 830 00:37:28,443 --> 00:37:30,278 The whole world just blew up. 831 00:37:32,780 --> 00:37:35,116 I need you to look past my glowing complexion 832 00:37:35,158 --> 00:37:36,909 and focus on what you need to hear. 833 00:37:36,951 --> 00:37:38,744 You're not acting on logic. 834 00:37:38,786 --> 00:37:40,830 What am I acting on? 835 00:37:40,872 --> 00:37:42,373 Jealousy. 836 00:37:42,415 --> 00:37:43,976 The Hypersonic investment is totally fucked, 837 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:45,126 and so are we. 838 00:37:45,168 --> 00:37:46,919 Fucked how? 839 00:37:46,961 --> 00:37:49,464 A small aerospace company of a different name... 840 00:37:49,505 --> 00:37:50,715 A front for Hypersonic... 841 00:37:50,756 --> 00:37:53,384 Secretly tested the technology. 842 00:37:53,426 --> 00:37:55,970 This highly pressurized super stratosphere shit. 843 00:37:56,012 --> 00:37:57,305 - And? - Dalton's Law, 844 00:37:57,346 --> 00:37:58,806 Graham's Law, Henry's Law. 845 00:37:58,848 --> 00:37:59,932 There are major problems 846 00:37:59,974 --> 00:38:01,702 with their tech and aviation physiology. 847 00:38:01,726 --> 00:38:04,312 Static pressure at the altitude they fly, 848 00:38:04,353 --> 00:38:06,123 resulting in pulmonary hypertension, 849 00:38:06,147 --> 00:38:08,524 clotting, embolisms. 850 00:38:08,566 --> 00:38:10,461 They're trying to fix it, but it'll take years. 851 00:38:10,485 --> 00:38:12,361 And when people find out... 852 00:38:12,403 --> 00:38:13,821 Here. 853 00:38:21,078 --> 00:38:23,247 Then  "bad"  is the right word. 854 00:38:23,289 --> 00:38:24,540 How deep is this link buried? 855 00:38:24,582 --> 00:38:26,393 It took you long enough to find it. 856 00:38:26,417 --> 00:38:29,003 Don't even think about pinning this "garbahge" on me. 857 00:38:29,045 --> 00:38:30,355 I felt the spidey senses tingling. 858 00:38:30,379 --> 00:38:31,714 I tried to come to you. 859 00:38:31,756 --> 00:38:33,841 You were having some space cowboy moment. 860 00:38:37,386 --> 00:38:39,055 You're right. Crap. 861 00:38:39,096 --> 00:38:41,766 I got sucked in by that Chuck Yeager-wannabe fly boy. 862 00:38:41,807 --> 00:38:44,477 If I found it, everyone else will. 863 00:38:44,519 --> 00:38:45,770 Soon. 864 00:38:45,811 --> 00:38:46,979 What do you want to do? 865 00:38:47,021 --> 00:38:48,272 The second we make a move, 866 00:38:48,314 --> 00:38:49,815 we'll alert the market. 867 00:38:49,857 --> 00:38:51,627 It'll take a split second to connect the dots 868 00:38:51,651 --> 00:38:53,879 from us to MPC to the Olympics back to Hypersonic. 869 00:38:53,903 --> 00:38:55,839 This fucking stock will go down to a price 870 00:38:55,863 --> 00:38:58,050 that represents the company's office furniture and phones. 871 00:38:58,074 --> 00:38:59,635 There's no way to trade out without taking a massive loss. 872 00:38:59,659 --> 00:39:00,701 Yeah, no. 873 00:39:00,743 --> 00:39:02,387 But sitting on it could be even worse. 874 00:39:02,411 --> 00:39:04,622 We're gutting ourselves either way. 875 00:39:12,421 --> 00:39:15,174 Yeah Yeah, I'm out that Brooklyn 876 00:39:15,216 --> 00:39:17,635 Now I'm down in Tribeca Right next to De Niro 877 00:39:17,677 --> 00:39:20,555 But I'll be 'hood forever 878 00:39:20,596 --> 00:39:23,015 And since I made it here I can make it anywhere 879 00:39:23,057 --> 00:39:24,892 Yeah, they love me Everywhere 880 00:39:24,934 --> 00:39:26,936 - Sorry to barge. - Couldn't reach you. 881 00:39:26,978 --> 00:39:29,689 Didn't want to be reached. The phone was off for a reason. 882 00:39:29,730 --> 00:39:32,984 Took it to my stashbox 560 State Street 883 00:39:33,025 --> 00:39:35,444 Catch me in the kitchen like A Simmons whippin' pastries 884 00:39:37,113 --> 00:39:39,699 And so it's clear that there was a conspiracy 885 00:39:39,740 --> 00:39:41,742 to bring the Games to New York 886 00:39:41,784 --> 00:39:46,038 by whatever underhanded method was deemed most expedient. 887 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:47,623 Had we known, 888 00:39:47,665 --> 00:39:49,643 and I speak for all of us on this stage, 889 00:39:49,667 --> 00:39:52,253 we never would have been party to such malfeasance. 890 00:39:52,295 --> 00:39:53,796 Yes. 891 00:39:53,838 --> 00:39:56,591 We know Michael Prince led the effort 892 00:39:56,632 --> 00:39:59,343 and engaged in these actions by himself. 893 00:39:59,385 --> 00:40:03,264 These men and women were unknowingly brought in 894 00:40:03,306 --> 00:40:06,767 to an attempt to commit bribery at a very high level. 895 00:40:08,644 --> 00:40:10,271 You got to be kidding me, Mike. 896 00:40:10,313 --> 00:40:11,772 It's B.S., Andy. 897 00:40:11,814 --> 00:40:13,858 Every friend who betrayed you, 898 00:40:13,899 --> 00:40:16,128 I'll hunt each and every one of them down and skin them alive. 899 00:40:16,152 --> 00:40:18,297 I'll do it because I want to, and I'll do it for you. 900 00:40:18,321 --> 00:40:21,616 Yeah, I appreciate it, but no. I'm going to need them later. 901 00:40:22,617 --> 00:40:24,452 Look, this is bad, 902 00:40:24,493 --> 00:40:27,288 but it's not over till the ICS says it is. 903 00:40:27,330 --> 00:40:29,498 I need to talk to Katerina. 904 00:40:47,016 --> 00:40:48,476 Thanks. 905 00:40:50,853 --> 00:40:53,522 Not even Dollar Bill could help me pawn it off anonymously. 906 00:40:53,564 --> 00:40:55,500 No one wanted the block? Spartan-Ives? 907 00:40:55,524 --> 00:40:57,026 The Sovereign Wealth Funds? 908 00:40:57,068 --> 00:40:59,654 - Some dumb Third World despot? - They smelled it. 909 00:40:59,695 --> 00:41:02,490 We're going to have to wait until the market opens, 910 00:41:02,531 --> 00:41:04,291 try to bleed it off share by share. 911 00:41:04,325 --> 00:41:05,618 No. We can't do anything. 912 00:41:05,660 --> 00:41:07,179 Our hands are tied as long as Hypersonic's 913 00:41:07,203 --> 00:41:08,829 bound to the Olympics. 914 00:41:11,332 --> 00:41:13,000 You going to tell Prince? 915 00:41:13,042 --> 00:41:14,502 What? 916 00:41:14,543 --> 00:41:16,462 That I fell prey to first instinct fallacy 917 00:41:16,504 --> 00:41:18,106 like some rube stumbled on the monte table 918 00:41:18,130 --> 00:41:19,548 along the midway? 919 00:41:23,886 --> 00:41:26,931 You outplayed me this time. 920 00:41:26,972 --> 00:41:28,599 I pray to the Good Lord in heaven 921 00:41:28,641 --> 00:41:30,452 this is the last time we have to hondle. 922 00:41:30,476 --> 00:41:31,644 You're welcome, Todd. 923 00:41:31,686 --> 00:41:34,021 As long as we're square. 924 00:41:34,063 --> 00:41:35,898 That we are. 925 00:41:36,899 --> 00:41:38,526 Thank you. 926 00:41:39,610 --> 00:41:41,487 Well, they did their part. 927 00:41:41,529 --> 00:41:43,239 Yep, I guess I have a bill to pull. 928 00:41:43,280 --> 00:41:48,202 Or we let it go to a vote, see if it passes. 929 00:41:49,578 --> 00:41:51,539 The Big Ugly's on our side. 930 00:41:51,580 --> 00:41:53,374 If it goes through, 931 00:41:53,416 --> 00:41:55,918 it would be New York's most aggressive wealth reform 932 00:41:55,960 --> 00:41:59,004 since FDR was bankrolling La Guardia. 933 00:41:59,046 --> 00:42:01,799 Could become a test case for the nation. 934 00:42:01,841 --> 00:42:03,384 The world. 935 00:42:03,426 --> 00:42:04,677 Mm-hmm. 936 00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:06,846 Oh, that's fucking tempting. 937 00:42:06,887 --> 00:42:09,014 So I say we clock out for the night. 938 00:42:09,056 --> 00:42:10,641 Leave it to fate. 939 00:42:13,269 --> 00:42:14,562 No. 940 00:42:14,603 --> 00:42:17,481 No, if I do that, 941 00:42:17,523 --> 00:42:18,917 break my word to this camarilla, 942 00:42:18,941 --> 00:42:21,152 I lose all future leverage. 943 00:42:21,193 --> 00:42:24,238 And your future in the public sector goes extinct. 944 00:42:25,531 --> 00:42:26,925 Without an actual interstate compact, 945 00:42:26,949 --> 00:42:28,909 which was really just a fancy-tasting dinner, 946 00:42:28,951 --> 00:42:31,078 the whole thing's toothless anyway, and... 947 00:42:32,121 --> 00:42:34,957 and I have to be honorable to my word. 948 00:42:35,875 --> 00:42:39,003 Even in this. So we pull it. 949 00:42:42,256 --> 00:42:44,759 And then we take the office out for a celebratory pop. 950 00:42:47,303 --> 00:42:48,888 Pull the damn thing. 951 00:42:48,929 --> 00:42:51,766 Yanking like Pee Wee Herman himself. 952 00:42:57,480 --> 00:43:00,608 We can work through this and still do great things together. 953 00:43:00,649 --> 00:43:01,793 You're looking at the only man 954 00:43:01,817 --> 00:43:03,736 who can bring the Olympics to New York. 955 00:43:06,489 --> 00:43:08,741 - Baseless charges. - Utter bullshit. 956 00:43:08,783 --> 00:43:12,369 Katerina, standing against these tactics 957 00:43:12,411 --> 00:43:15,498 is the only way we can protect the Games from real corruption. 958 00:43:15,539 --> 00:43:18,626 You should refer to me as Miss Brett. 959 00:43:18,667 --> 00:43:20,961 I gave this a chance to go away, 960 00:43:21,003 --> 00:43:23,881 but I am afraid the New York Games are tainted now. 961 00:43:23,923 --> 00:43:27,927 My statement is about to go up on the ICS site. 962 00:43:27,968 --> 00:43:30,763 After an unfortunate series of developments, 963 00:43:30,805 --> 00:43:33,474 the ICS has come to the conclusion 964 00:43:33,516 --> 00:43:35,142 that the 2028 Games 965 00:43:35,184 --> 00:43:38,103 can no longer be held in New York City. 966 00:43:38,145 --> 00:43:42,149 Fortunately, after talking to the organizers in Los Angeles, 967 00:43:42,191 --> 00:43:44,819 they will be ready to host the Games, 968 00:43:44,860 --> 00:43:48,280 with brand-new sponsors and renovated stadiums. 969 00:43:48,322 --> 00:43:51,033 Man, that sucks for our Mikey Prince. 970 00:43:51,075 --> 00:43:53,244 Yes, it does. 971 00:43:56,080 --> 00:43:59,124 But it doesn't suck for us. Me. 972 00:43:59,166 --> 00:44:01,353 This news is our boarding pass out of our fucked situation. 973 00:44:01,377 --> 00:44:03,522 We can make a statement saying that we're exiting our position 974 00:44:03,546 --> 00:44:04,856 because Hypersonic will no longer be 975 00:44:04,880 --> 00:44:06,674 the official airline of the New York Games, 976 00:44:06,715 --> 00:44:08,360 since L.A. will make their own airline deal. 977 00:44:08,384 --> 00:44:09,969 We're going to take a hit. 978 00:44:10,010 --> 00:44:10,886 Damn right we are. 979 00:44:10,928 --> 00:44:12,847 But 10, 15%, not 80. 980 00:44:12,888 --> 00:44:14,741 This will be the story long enough for us to evacuate 981 00:44:14,765 --> 00:44:16,201 before the real news gets out. 982 00:44:16,225 --> 00:44:18,119 That their planes will fucking hospitalize you? 983 00:44:18,143 --> 00:44:19,645 Exactly. 984 00:44:22,064 --> 00:44:24,125 I figured there might be one person at this company 985 00:44:24,149 --> 00:44:26,360 who wasn't upset the Games just went bye-bye. 986 00:44:26,402 --> 00:44:28,362 I also figured 987 00:44:28,404 --> 00:44:31,365 you'd need help unloading the shares at the open. 988 00:44:32,908 --> 00:44:34,511 Yes, another set of hands would be good. 989 00:44:34,535 --> 00:44:36,829 Good. These hands are gonna start 990 00:44:36,871 --> 00:44:38,622 by getting some coffee going. 991 00:44:53,762 --> 00:44:57,391 It's not the particular memories in this place. 992 00:44:57,433 --> 00:45:00,895 It's the idea that this is where my memories happened. 993 00:45:00,936 --> 00:45:02,229 But now, new memories. 994 00:45:03,606 --> 00:45:05,983 And no secret rooms. 995 00:45:06,025 --> 00:45:09,612 Or secret compartments out here. 996 00:45:10,446 --> 00:45:12,281 Or up there. 997 00:45:12,323 --> 00:45:14,116 That's the idea. 998 00:45:14,158 --> 00:45:16,619 Never did it before. Never even tried. 999 00:45:16,660 --> 00:45:18,621 Well, we'll try together. 1000 00:45:18,662 --> 00:45:20,706 Yeah, we will. 1001 00:45:20,748 --> 00:45:23,083 All in. It's time. 1002 00:45:23,125 --> 00:45:26,962 Before you got to go Go, go, go 1003 00:45:27,004 --> 00:45:30,507 I wanted you to know Know, know, know 1004 00:45:30,549 --> 00:45:33,093 You're always on my mind 1005 00:45:33,135 --> 00:45:35,262 - Hi. - Hi. 1006 00:45:35,304 --> 00:45:38,223 I'd ask how it went, but I saw the announcement. 1007 00:45:38,265 --> 00:45:40,059 Yeah. 1008 00:45:40,100 --> 00:45:41,435 Where you going? 1009 00:45:41,477 --> 00:45:44,021 My hotel. I need to pack. It's an early flight. 1010 00:45:44,063 --> 00:45:46,440 I can change that, you know. It is my plane. 1011 00:45:46,482 --> 00:45:48,943 I know, but I need to get home and organized. 1012 00:45:48,984 --> 00:45:50,444 I missed too much time already, 1013 00:45:50,486 --> 00:45:53,197 and I need to start booting things back up in L.A. 1014 00:45:54,156 --> 00:45:56,283 - Ouch. - Sorry. 1015 00:45:56,325 --> 00:45:57,868 But... 1016 00:46:01,997 --> 00:46:04,124 I guess we're back where we started. 1017 00:46:05,250 --> 00:46:06,460 In some ways. 1018 00:46:06,502 --> 00:46:08,337 In others, not. 1019 00:46:08,379 --> 00:46:11,757 Our thing's been dormant, switched off for years... 1020 00:46:12,925 --> 00:46:14,969 because of distance. 1021 00:46:15,886 --> 00:46:17,930 Not just distance, you know? 1022 00:46:19,807 --> 00:46:22,226 It's switched back on now, unless... 1023 00:46:22,267 --> 00:46:24,019 I hate to say it, 1024 00:46:24,061 --> 00:46:27,231 but if this grand gesture of yours was really about us... 1025 00:46:27,272 --> 00:46:28,774 It was, as I said. 1026 00:46:28,816 --> 00:46:31,252 I was trying to bend the world to my specifications to do it. 1027 00:46:31,276 --> 00:46:33,505 Well, that's the way it goes when you try and do that. 1028 00:46:33,529 --> 00:46:35,030 It doesn't work. 1029 00:46:35,072 --> 00:46:37,157 You used to say that in the beginning with us. 1030 00:46:37,199 --> 00:46:38,742 Before. 1031 00:46:38,784 --> 00:46:40,744 It's gone my way plenty since. 1032 00:46:40,786 --> 00:46:42,705 Yeah, I can see that. 1033 00:46:45,165 --> 00:46:47,501 But the world's a beast sometimes. 1034 00:46:49,878 --> 00:46:51,481 You said you'd be willing to travel 1035 00:46:51,505 --> 00:46:54,174 before you knew it was going to be here, so... 1036 00:46:54,216 --> 00:46:57,761 Of course. I'll be in Colorado, then L.A. every weekend. 1037 00:46:57,803 --> 00:47:00,097 Or every other. 1038 00:47:01,056 --> 00:47:02,766 Good. 1039 00:47:08,981 --> 00:47:10,482 I'll see you next weekend. 1040 00:47:10,524 --> 00:47:12,192 For sure. 1041 00:47:12,234 --> 00:47:14,295 Well, not next weekend, 'cause the fallout from this 1042 00:47:14,319 --> 00:47:15,904 is going to be... 1043 00:47:18,574 --> 00:47:20,200 I know. 1044 00:47:21,577 --> 00:47:23,787 I'll see you when I see you. 1045 00:47:23,829 --> 00:47:27,332 Call me when you get this 1046 00:47:31,920 --> 00:47:35,591 Before you got to go Go, go, go 1047 00:47:35,632 --> 00:47:38,969 I wanted you to know Know, know, know 1048 00:47:41,513 --> 00:47:43,057 Hey! 1049 00:47:43,098 --> 00:47:44,558 I be Spike'd out 1050 00:47:44,600 --> 00:47:45,809 I could trip a referee 1051 00:47:45,851 --> 00:47:47,186 Tell by my attitude 1052 00:47:47,227 --> 00:47:49,021 That I'm most Definitely from 1053 00:47:49,063 --> 00:47:51,690 - In New York - Hey, ah-ha 1054 00:47:51,732 --> 00:47:55,527 Concrete jungle Where dreams are made of 1055 00:47:55,569 --> 00:47:58,197 There's nothing You can't do 1056 00:47:58,238 --> 00:48:01,033 - Yeah - Now you're in New York 1057 00:48:01,075 --> 00:48:03,243 Ah-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha 1058 00:48:03,285 --> 00:48:06,622 These streets will make you Feel brand-new 1059 00:48:06,663 --> 00:48:09,374 Big lights will inspire you 1060 00:48:09,416 --> 00:48:12,127 - Let's hear it for New York - You're welcome, OG 1061 00:48:12,169 --> 00:48:16,090 - New York, New York - I made you hot... 1062 00:48:16,131 --> 00:48:18,759 Catch me at the X with OG At a Yankee game 1063 00:48:18,801 --> 00:48:21,512 Shit, I made the Yankee hat More famous then a Yankee can 1064 00:48:21,553 --> 00:48:23,073 You should know I bleed blue 1065 00:48:23,097 --> 00:48:24,264 But I ain't a Crip, though 1066 00:48:24,306 --> 00:48:25,933 But I got a gang of... 1067 00:48:25,974 --> 00:48:27,694 Walking with my clique Though 1068 00:48:27,726 --> 00:48:29,061 Welcome to the melting pot 1069 00:48:29,103 --> 00:48:30,729 Corners where We selling rock 1070 00:48:30,771 --> 00:48:32,707 Afrika Bambaataa shit Home of the hip-hop 1071 00:48:32,731 --> 00:48:34,942 Yellow cab, gypsy cab Dollar cab, holla back 1072 00:48:34,983 --> 00:48:36,568 For foreigners It ain't fair 1073 00:48:36,610 --> 00:48:38,530 They act like they forgot How to act 1074 00:48:38,570 --> 00:48:40,739 Eight million stories Out there in the naked 1075 00:48:40,781 --> 00:48:43,617 City is a pity Half of y'all won't make it 1076 00:48:43,659 --> 00:48:45,911 Me, I got a plug Special Ed, "I Got It Made" 1077 00:48:45,953 --> 00:48:49,164 If Jeezy's payin' LeBron I'm payin' Dwyane Wade 1078 00:48:49,206 --> 00:48:51,875 Three-dice cee-lo Three-card monte 1079 00:48:51,917 --> 00:48:54,795 Labor Day Parade, Rest in peace, Bob Marley 1080 00:48:54,837 --> 00:48:57,631 Statue of Liberty Long live the World Trade 1081 00:48:57,673 --> 00:48:59,299 Long live the King, yo 1082 00:48:59,341 --> 00:49:00,985 I'm from the Empire State That's... 1083 00:49:01,009 --> 00:49:03,554 - In New York - Hey 1084 00:49:03,595 --> 00:49:07,349 Concrete jungle Where dreams are made of 1085 00:49:07,391 --> 00:49:11,061 There's nothing You can't do