1 00:00:05,708 --> 00:00:06,416 Welcome to the family. 2 00:00:06,500 --> 00:00:07,750 Yeah, I'm finally in. 3 00:00:08,625 --> 00:00:10,208 Your sister's just in for the day. 4 00:00:10,291 --> 00:00:12,124 -Oh, yeah? -Just to observe. 5 00:00:13,667 --> 00:00:14,999 Rhea, we got her. 6 00:00:15,083 --> 00:00:16,124 The family trusts her. 7 00:00:16,208 --> 00:00:17,792 You get her on board, that's huge. 8 00:00:17,875 --> 00:00:20,583 I want Pierce, but it only works if we meet fast. 9 00:00:20,667 --> 00:00:22,208 On behalf of the Pierce family, 10 00:00:22,291 --> 00:00:24,750 the message would be a typically balanced, nuanced, 11 00:00:24,833 --> 00:00:27,291 and objective "fuck off." 12 00:00:27,875 --> 00:00:29,333 -MAN: Shooter! -Excuse me, excuse me. 13 00:00:29,416 --> 00:00:31,375 -What's going on? -We just want to get you safe. 14 00:00:31,458 --> 00:00:33,041 Where's Kendall, is he safe? 15 00:00:33,833 --> 00:00:36,249 ATN segment producer, it was a suicide. 16 00:00:36,667 --> 00:00:38,500 We did have one thing to mention. 17 00:00:38,583 --> 00:00:39,833 Twenty-four billion dollars. 18 00:00:39,917 --> 00:00:40,958 And they can trust me. 19 00:00:41,249 --> 00:00:43,792 Would it be okay for me to maybe go to another department? 20 00:00:44,458 --> 00:00:45,875 -(YELLING) -Stop pelting me! 21 00:00:45,958 --> 00:00:47,208 -(YELLING) -Security! 22 00:00:47,291 --> 00:00:49,458 We are not building a ride that you came up with 23 00:00:49,541 --> 00:00:51,541 on your first day of management training, Roman. 24 00:00:51,625 --> 00:00:53,333 Technically, I'm your fucking boss. 25 00:00:53,541 --> 00:00:55,375 Go to bed and masturbate all your ideas out. 26 00:00:55,458 --> 00:00:56,416 Maybe I will. 27 00:00:56,500 --> 00:00:58,375 You disgusting little pig. 28 00:00:59,124 --> 00:01:00,667 What the fuck is going on between you and Dad? 29 00:01:00,750 --> 00:01:02,999 -Did he make you an offer? -It's not gonna be me. 30 00:01:03,291 --> 00:01:04,500 ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪ 31 00:01:16,124 --> 00:01:18,249 -(HORNS BLARING) -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) 32 00:01:31,708 --> 00:01:36,792 (SHIV ROY BREATHES DEEPLY) 33 00:01:37,999 --> 00:01:39,792 (ELEVATOR DINGS) 34 00:01:41,291 --> 00:01:42,583 Thanks, Richard. 35 00:01:42,667 --> 00:01:44,375 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 36 00:01:44,458 --> 00:01:46,041 SHIV: Hey! 37 00:01:46,124 --> 00:01:47,625 -TOM: Hey! -Hi! 38 00:01:47,708 --> 00:01:49,041 TOM: Hey, how are you? You made it! How was London? 39 00:01:49,124 --> 00:01:50,041 Yeah. (KISSES) 40 00:01:50,124 --> 00:01:51,208 -Good. Yeah. -Yeah? You okay? 41 00:01:51,291 --> 00:01:52,333 SHIV: Yeah, I'm fine. 42 00:01:52,416 --> 00:01:53,583 Uh... Where's... Is Ken here? Is-- 43 00:01:53,667 --> 00:01:55,083 -Uh... I don't know! -Is Rom? 44 00:01:55,166 --> 00:01:57,291 I don't know. So, are... you okay? What did you do? 45 00:01:57,375 --> 00:02:00,041 -Who did you see? -Uh... Yeah, it was a blur. 46 00:02:00,124 --> 00:02:01,625 -Are you okay? -I'm okay. 47 00:02:02,750 --> 00:02:03,750 I'm just preoccupied. 48 00:02:03,833 --> 00:02:05,792 Okay. But you don't think that-- 49 00:02:05,875 --> 00:02:07,458 -What? -You don't think it could be 50 00:02:07,541 --> 00:02:08,917 -today that he... -What? 51 00:02:08,999 --> 00:02:10,375 -...might announce you? -No. 52 00:02:11,375 --> 00:02:13,500 But... 53 00:02:13,583 --> 00:02:16,375 Yeah, you know, full family briefing pre-departure 54 00:02:16,458 --> 00:02:17,917 to the Pierces', where... 55 00:02:17,999 --> 00:02:19,833 it would be smart to have someone to announce, so... 56 00:02:19,917 --> 00:02:21,041 -Yes. -Yeah. 57 00:02:21,124 --> 00:02:22,708 Okay. Well, why didn't you say, honey? 58 00:02:22,792 --> 00:02:24,375 Because it probably isn't, so would you relax? It's-- 59 00:02:24,458 --> 00:02:25,625 I am relaxed. I'm just excited. 60 00:02:25,708 --> 00:02:27,708 Richard! Hail, my fellow toilerman. 61 00:02:27,792 --> 00:02:29,291 I have returned from real America, 62 00:02:29,375 --> 00:02:30,958 bearing the gift of sight. 63 00:02:31,041 --> 00:02:32,833 -SHIV: How was summer camp? -Hmm? What's that? 64 00:02:32,917 --> 00:02:35,958 Didn't catch that. I've been down in the salt mines so long 65 00:02:36,041 --> 00:02:37,708 with my fellow Johnny Lunchpails, 66 00:02:37,792 --> 00:02:39,166 I no longer speak One-Percent. 67 00:02:39,249 --> 00:02:41,166 SHIV: Mm, Roman, you were slinging candy apples, 68 00:02:41,249 --> 00:02:42,833 not digging the Panama Canal. 69 00:02:42,917 --> 00:02:45,041 ROMAN ROY: I've seen the world for how it really is, Siobhan, 70 00:02:45,124 --> 00:02:47,999 and it has changed me. I'm a kettle corn shoveler, 71 00:02:48,083 --> 00:02:50,583 here to show you frilly clit-flickers the truth. Hi! 72 00:02:50,667 --> 00:02:51,667 MARCIA ROY: Mm. 73 00:02:51,750 --> 00:02:53,667 ROMAN: Mwah! Hey, Con. 74 00:02:53,750 --> 00:02:55,792 How's the hooker with the heart of gold? 75 00:02:55,875 --> 00:02:58,291 ...and, you know, I think that could be a way in. 76 00:02:58,375 --> 00:03:02,541 (CHUCKLES) Ho! Hello! Thanks, all. Um... 77 00:03:02,625 --> 00:03:08,416 Cars are waiting. But first, some announcements. 78 00:03:08,500 --> 00:03:10,999 -Frank. -So, as you know, 79 00:03:11,083 --> 00:03:13,458 the good news is that the Pierces are entertaining 80 00:03:13,541 --> 00:03:15,875 our offer, but, bad news, they're inquiring about 81 00:03:15,958 --> 00:03:18,333 your moral character, hence this weekend. 82 00:03:18,416 --> 00:03:19,999 LOGAN ROY: They all wanna look us in the teeth. 83 00:03:20,083 --> 00:03:22,792 Right. They want our 24 billion, but they also wanna be able 84 00:03:22,875 --> 00:03:25,708 to ensure the integrity of their news outlets 85 00:03:25,792 --> 00:03:27,833 -into the future. -LOGAN: And I want an onion 86 00:03:27,917 --> 00:03:30,375 -to taste like a fucking peach, but there you go. -(FRANK VERNON LAUGHS) 87 00:03:30,458 --> 00:03:32,750 Before we waste a weekend, can I just check 88 00:03:32,833 --> 00:03:34,708 why this time is gonna be different, Dad? 89 00:03:34,792 --> 00:03:35,958 Lack of readership. 90 00:03:36,041 --> 00:03:38,124 PGM is getting outflanked left and right. 91 00:03:38,208 --> 00:03:39,541 The whole edifice is crumbling. 92 00:03:39,625 --> 00:03:43,333 Oof! Well, that just screams, "Bye, bye, bye!" 93 00:03:43,416 --> 00:03:45,249 (INHALES) I--I'm kidding. I get it. 94 00:03:45,333 --> 00:03:48,208 FRANK: Even Nan, the queen bee, is feeling the squeeze. 95 00:03:48,291 --> 00:03:50,541 The Pierce Family Trust has fractured. 96 00:03:50,625 --> 00:03:52,667 So, to ensure that everything goes smoothly, 97 00:03:52,750 --> 00:03:55,416 we have prepared a few do's and don'ts for the weekend. 98 00:03:55,500 --> 00:03:57,750 Oh, so, what, don't shit in the soup tureen? 99 00:03:57,833 --> 00:04:01,875 Topics to stay clear of: Ravenhead, ATN, Israel, 100 00:04:01,958 --> 00:04:04,208 Brightstar, and Cruise's rumor mill. 101 00:04:04,291 --> 00:04:07,208 -GERRI KILLMAN: Mm. -Steer onto gossip, investments, 102 00:04:07,291 --> 00:04:10,416 art, movies... Tittle-tattle. Wider cultural interests. 103 00:04:10,500 --> 00:04:12,124 Well, what if your wider cultural interest 104 00:04:12,208 --> 00:04:14,500 is hate-jerking to Instagram? Just asking for a friend. 105 00:04:14,583 --> 00:04:16,541 Ooh, me! She's talking about me. 106 00:04:16,625 --> 00:04:18,500 FRANCIS: What else? Oh, two drinks maximum. 107 00:04:18,583 --> 00:04:20,166 Not big drinkers. 108 00:04:20,249 --> 00:04:23,750 That's okay. Nobody here has any glaring substance abuse issues 109 00:04:23,833 --> 00:04:25,750 that almost brought down the company, right? 110 00:04:25,833 --> 00:04:29,416 Tom, we may have to shake you up a little, push you around a bit. 111 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:30,917 -Uh-huh? -GERRI: They hate ATN, 112 00:04:30,999 --> 00:04:33,124 -they hate our papers. -LOGAN: You're the strawman 113 00:04:33,208 --> 00:04:37,500 for the sins of ATN. Cane your haunches a bit, okay? 114 00:04:37,583 --> 00:04:40,249 Okay. Uh-huh. Could we--Could we may--perhaps-- 115 00:04:40,333 --> 00:04:43,041 -put the responsibility on Syd? -No, no, no, no. 116 00:04:43,124 --> 00:04:45,249 I know what you're saying, but no. We, uh... 117 00:04:45,333 --> 00:04:48,249 We need to wear the hair shirt, call you a shitbag, 118 00:04:48,333 --> 00:04:50,291 and say that we never watch. Right? 119 00:04:50,375 --> 00:04:51,667 Okay. Got it. Hair shirt. 120 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:53,667 LOGAN: Rhea and I will handle the big picture. 121 00:04:53,750 --> 00:04:56,208 Uh, remind me again, does Rhea work for the company? 122 00:04:56,291 --> 00:04:58,291 Uh, remind us, do you? 123 00:04:58,375 --> 00:05:00,291 I'm just asking if we really wanna entrust 124 00:05:00,375 --> 00:05:02,958 the fate of our company to another company's CEO. 125 00:05:03,041 --> 00:05:05,416 -We can trust Rhea. -SHIV: Okay. We don't know Rhea. 126 00:05:05,500 --> 00:05:07,833 -I know Rhea. -Who the fuck is Rhea? 127 00:05:07,917 --> 00:05:09,875 -SHIV: Exactly. -Guys, what dad is saying 128 00:05:09,958 --> 00:05:12,333 is, just know your role and execute, okay? 129 00:05:12,416 --> 00:05:13,792 Well, my worry is that Kendall 130 00:05:13,875 --> 00:05:16,208 may come across as too cool and likable. 131 00:05:16,291 --> 00:05:17,958 LOGAN: Thanks for all your help. 132 00:05:18,041 --> 00:05:23,208 We need this. Bagging Pierce is the key to our proxy defense. 133 00:05:23,291 --> 00:05:28,875 And the defense is life itself. See you at Plymouth Rock. 134 00:05:30,750 --> 00:05:32,958 -You okay. -Yeah. An hour late, 135 00:05:33,041 --> 00:05:35,041 and make no secret where you've been. 136 00:05:35,124 --> 00:05:36,999 -KENDALL ROY: Yeah, we're good. -And, uh, 137 00:05:37,083 --> 00:05:39,500 keep clean this weekend, eh, killer? 138 00:05:39,583 --> 00:05:42,291 -ROMAN: Richard... -(ELEVATOR DINGS) 139 00:05:42,375 --> 00:05:45,041 -Oh! Sorry about it. After you. -No, please. 140 00:05:45,124 --> 00:05:48,708 Yep. Chivalry is not... You know. (MUMBLES) 141 00:05:48,792 --> 00:05:52,999 -Shit before the shovel. -ROMAN: Allow me to be the shit. 142 00:05:53,083 --> 00:05:55,083 -LOGAN: Pinkie! -SHIV: Yeah. 143 00:05:59,750 --> 00:06:01,500 Let them take care of the bottom-feeders. 144 00:06:01,583 --> 00:06:04,750 -We work on Nan. -Uh-huh. Okay. 145 00:06:04,833 --> 00:06:07,500 -Good cop, misogynist cop? -Ah, well, sure. 146 00:06:07,583 --> 00:06:09,500 You know, the woman thing? (CHUCKLES) 147 00:06:09,583 --> 00:06:12,375 -(CHUCKLES) Yeah. Well, yeah. -They like your politics. 148 00:06:12,458 --> 00:06:14,708 Okay. Uh-huh. Yeah. 149 00:06:14,792 --> 00:06:16,375 I know you don't like this buy. 150 00:06:16,458 --> 00:06:19,833 No, no, I--You know, I can see the logic. Yeah. 151 00:06:19,917 --> 00:06:21,458 -I guess. -Good, good. 152 00:06:22,416 --> 00:06:24,166 Anyway, my baby soon. 153 00:06:27,124 --> 00:06:28,124 Hmm. 154 00:08:08,625 --> 00:08:12,625 So, how's it going? The course? 155 00:08:12,708 --> 00:08:17,375 Oh. Um, it's actually, you know, I mean, it's bullshit, 156 00:08:17,458 --> 00:08:19,333 but it's good. Yeah. 157 00:08:19,416 --> 00:08:23,083 Ah, well, I'm proud of you, son. Getting back in there. 158 00:08:23,166 --> 00:08:24,291 Thank you, Dad. 159 00:08:24,375 --> 00:08:25,833 But this weekend, don't mention it. 160 00:08:25,917 --> 00:08:28,333 Sounds like you're back in business kindergarten. 161 00:08:28,416 --> 00:08:30,041 Right. Thank you. 162 00:09:37,958 --> 00:09:40,999 Everybody smile. 163 00:09:41,083 --> 00:09:43,458 -I am smiling. -Yeah, not like a pervert. 164 00:09:46,333 --> 00:09:49,583 ROMAN: Wow, Jesus. Check out fucking Papa Smurf. 165 00:09:49,667 --> 00:09:51,375 Oh, this is too fucking weird already. 166 00:09:54,583 --> 00:09:57,083 -(LAUGHS) -NAN PIERCE: St. Francis of Assisi! 167 00:09:57,166 --> 00:09:59,375 Are you ready for the rummage sale? 168 00:09:59,458 --> 00:10:01,875 (LAUGHS) You've brought me animals! 169 00:10:03,667 --> 00:10:06,917 Oh, welcome to Ternhaven, our city on the hill. 170 00:10:06,999 --> 00:10:09,166 -Nan Pierce. -LOGAN: Pleasure. 171 00:10:09,249 --> 00:10:11,416 I suppose you've been waiting for this moment 172 00:10:11,500 --> 00:10:13,249 for quite a while, haven't you, greedy-guts? 173 00:10:13,333 --> 00:10:16,124 -(LAUGHS) Well... -(LAUGHS) Teasing. Teasing! 174 00:10:16,208 --> 00:10:18,750 Well, uh, thank you for inviting us to your home. 175 00:10:18,833 --> 00:10:21,999 Well, I think we're gonna have fun getting a look 176 00:10:22,083 --> 00:10:23,458 at all of you, won't we? 177 00:10:23,541 --> 00:10:26,958 Uh, Nan, stop blabbing and let us at the canapés! 178 00:10:27,041 --> 00:10:29,124 (LAUGHTER) 179 00:10:29,208 --> 00:10:32,291 Come, come homeward. Promises to keep, 180 00:10:32,375 --> 00:10:36,500 and miles to go before we sleep. (LAUGHS) 181 00:10:36,583 --> 00:10:38,416 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 182 00:10:38,500 --> 00:10:40,708 SHIV: Hello, lovely to meet you. I've heard a lot about you. 183 00:10:40,792 --> 00:10:42,291 MARNIE PIERCE: Connor, I'm Marnie. Very nice... 184 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:43,667 CONNOR ROY: Pleasure. 185 00:10:43,750 --> 00:10:45,208 -MARNIE: Welcome. -RHEA JARRELL: Nice to meet you. 186 00:10:45,291 --> 00:10:46,208 GABRIEL PIERCE: Gabriel. Nice to meet you. 187 00:10:46,291 --> 00:10:47,458 SHIV: Shiv. 188 00:10:47,541 --> 00:10:48,667 -EDUARDO: Hello, Eduardo -SHIV: We've met before. 189 00:10:48,750 --> 00:10:50,750 LOGAN: So, how are we looking? 190 00:10:52,750 --> 00:10:54,583 Issue? 191 00:10:54,667 --> 00:10:59,208 RHEA: Naomi has flown in from Marin, which is... 192 00:10:59,958 --> 00:11:01,500 a nice surprise. 193 00:11:02,917 --> 00:11:04,667 What does that do to the math, then? 194 00:11:04,750 --> 00:11:07,375 Does she--Does she have a share? What does it mean? 195 00:11:07,458 --> 00:11:11,166 RHEA: Well, it complicates it. 196 00:11:11,249 --> 00:11:13,833 So, why wasn't I prepared for this? 197 00:11:13,917 --> 00:11:17,041 Um... Because it's not my fucking job? 198 00:11:17,124 --> 00:11:20,249 -And ask your people? -So? 199 00:11:21,958 --> 00:11:25,166 RHEA: She usually sits these things out. 200 00:11:25,249 --> 00:11:29,750 -She has major juice with Nan. -Could we do it without Nan? 201 00:11:29,833 --> 00:11:31,875 -Marnie! -MARNIE: Yes? 202 00:11:31,958 --> 00:11:34,291 RHEA: Hey. You, me and a martini, now! 203 00:11:34,375 --> 00:11:35,792 -Oh, yes! -(RHEA LAUGHS, MURMURS) 204 00:12:02,458 --> 00:12:04,958 -(PIANO MUSIC PLAYING) -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) 205 00:12:08,458 --> 00:12:09,500 Um... Oh. 206 00:12:11,083 --> 00:12:13,041 Oh... Penis cat. 207 00:12:13,124 --> 00:12:16,041 ROMAN: Mm. "This wine is triumphant"? 208 00:12:16,124 --> 00:12:18,083 -GERRI: Uh... -ROMAN: No? 209 00:12:18,166 --> 00:12:20,958 -"Your vagina trumpets." -GERRI: Shh. 210 00:12:21,041 --> 00:12:23,708 It's, uh, "I triumph in the truth." 211 00:12:23,792 --> 00:12:28,166 Oh! Right, of course, truth. Love it. It's the best, right? 212 00:12:29,583 --> 00:12:32,375 Truth. He seems cool. 213 00:12:32,458 --> 00:12:36,333 Everyone. I promise not to interrupt your tipple for long, 214 00:12:36,416 --> 00:12:38,750 but I just wanted to take a brief moment 215 00:12:38,833 --> 00:12:41,625 to welcome you to our funny little house 216 00:12:41,708 --> 00:12:43,291 and to let our guests know 217 00:12:43,375 --> 00:12:47,917 that what you're drinking is Hank Pierce's Break Bumper! 218 00:12:47,999 --> 00:12:49,500 ALL: The Break Bumper! 219 00:12:49,583 --> 00:12:52,041 The recipe is still, and no-one believes, 220 00:12:52,124 --> 00:12:55,583 from the wallet of Teddy Roosevelt's valet. 221 00:12:55,667 --> 00:12:57,750 -(NAN LAUGHS) -(INDISTINCT CHATTER) 222 00:12:57,833 --> 00:12:59,875 -NAN: Cheers, everyone. Cheers. -ALL: Cheers. 223 00:12:59,958 --> 00:13:00,958 NAN: Welcome. 224 00:13:01,041 --> 00:13:02,708 -MARK PIERCE: Oh. -NAN: Mm! So... 225 00:13:02,792 --> 00:13:07,166 Yeah, I'm actually getting my second PhD right now in... 226 00:13:07,249 --> 00:13:09,249 -Oh! -...Africana Studies from Brown. 227 00:13:09,333 --> 00:13:11,583 Wow! So you'll be a double doctor? 228 00:13:11,667 --> 00:13:14,458 (LAUGHS) Well, the second PhD is much harder. 229 00:13:14,541 --> 00:13:16,792 Yeah, five years is an absolute gauntlet. 230 00:13:16,875 --> 00:13:18,958 SHIV: Oh, I'm sure. But just think, yeah, 231 00:13:19,041 --> 00:13:20,875 once you're done, you won't have to waste the twelve seconds 232 00:13:20,958 --> 00:13:22,416 it takes to look up something on Wikipedia. 233 00:13:22,500 --> 00:13:25,416 -(TOM LAUGHS) -SHIV: But seriously, though, 234 00:13:25,500 --> 00:13:27,750 you know, well done. It's quite an achievement. 235 00:13:27,833 --> 00:13:28,792 MARK: Yeah, thank you. 236 00:13:28,875 --> 00:13:29,958 -Connor Roy! -Mm-hmm. 237 00:13:30,041 --> 00:13:31,792 -Maxim Pierce. (LAUGHS) -Hi. 238 00:13:31,875 --> 00:13:34,124 -The man who would be king, hmm? -(LAUGHS) 239 00:13:34,208 --> 00:13:37,708 Don Quixote of Iowa, tilting at straw polls! 240 00:13:37,792 --> 00:13:40,875 Yep. I've got a big old tent, and everyone's welcome. 241 00:13:40,958 --> 00:13:42,458 (BOTH LAUGH) 242 00:13:42,541 --> 00:13:45,041 -So, uh, are you in politics? -Sort of. Brookings Institute. 243 00:13:45,124 --> 00:13:49,625 Ah, Brookings! Yes, of course, a fine, elite establishment. 244 00:13:49,708 --> 00:13:54,208 Oh, I didn't take you for a fan! I thought you were on the whole 245 00:13:54,291 --> 00:13:57,667 "abolish the federal reserve," "fluoride is poison," 246 00:13:57,750 --> 00:13:59,833 pissing in jars end of things. 247 00:13:59,917 --> 00:14:02,500 Uh, no, I'm actually on the liberty and justice for all 248 00:14:02,583 --> 00:14:04,750 end of things, but hey, different strokes! 249 00:14:06,166 --> 00:14:07,541 (HELICOPTER WHIRRING) 250 00:14:07,625 --> 00:14:12,083 ROMAN: Mm. Here comes Ken. Spiraling down. 251 00:14:12,166 --> 00:14:16,833 (LAUGHS) Uh, Rom, you remember Naomi? 252 00:14:16,917 --> 00:14:19,333 Ah! Yeah, that's right! From the--From the thing. 253 00:14:19,416 --> 00:14:20,708 -TABITHA: Yeah. -NAOMI PIERCE: Oh, the thing. 254 00:14:20,792 --> 00:14:22,750 Where you tried to order my family's legacy 255 00:14:22,833 --> 00:14:24,625 over the phone, like an Uber Eats. 256 00:14:24,708 --> 00:14:26,333 -Of course. -(CHUCKLES) Burn. 257 00:14:26,416 --> 00:14:28,166 -NAOMI: How are you? -That's the thing. 258 00:14:28,249 --> 00:14:31,124 Uh, you know, I'm well. I'm very well. 259 00:14:31,208 --> 00:14:33,792 I'm working real hard, you know. 260 00:14:33,875 --> 00:14:36,917 -Yeah? Hmm. -Yeah, no. Not at all, really. 261 00:14:36,999 --> 00:14:38,375 Maybe. Who knows. 262 00:14:38,458 --> 00:14:40,541 What he meant to say is that he's really passionate 263 00:14:40,625 --> 00:14:43,875 about maintaining the integrity of the customer-facing brands. 264 00:14:43,958 --> 00:14:45,875 -Wow. -(TABITHA LAUGHS) 265 00:14:45,958 --> 00:14:47,875 NAN: You have an interesting family. 266 00:14:47,958 --> 00:14:51,041 LOGAN: Yeah, I apologize for the lateness of my son. 267 00:14:51,124 --> 00:14:53,583 -Oh, well. -He's been volunteering. 268 00:14:53,667 --> 00:14:55,875 Really? That's impressive. 269 00:14:55,958 --> 00:14:58,875 He has the time, even in the teeth of a takeover battle? 270 00:14:58,958 --> 00:15:00,458 -Well... -He's very capable. 271 00:15:00,541 --> 00:15:02,208 -A lot of bandwidth. -(MARCIA LAUGHS) 272 00:15:02,291 --> 00:15:05,249 Oh, it's wonderful to have such bandwidth, 273 00:15:05,333 --> 00:15:07,541 after everything that... You know. 274 00:15:07,625 --> 00:15:09,708 Uh... No, thank you, I'm... 275 00:15:09,792 --> 00:15:11,458 Rosa! Rosa, have a drink with us. 276 00:15:11,541 --> 00:15:13,208 Oh, I have to finish the dinner, Miss. 277 00:15:13,291 --> 00:15:15,708 NAN: No, I know, but just-- just one. You can take a break, 278 00:15:15,792 --> 00:15:17,375 -can't you? -But dinner. 279 00:15:17,458 --> 00:15:20,458 Well... All right. All right. You never treat yourself. 280 00:15:20,541 --> 00:15:22,917 LOGAN: Ah. Kendall! 281 00:15:22,999 --> 00:15:28,667 Hi! You made it! (LAUGHS) Ah, we missed you, son. 282 00:15:28,750 --> 00:15:31,750 KENDALL: Thanks, Dad. Yeah. I, uh... missed you too. 283 00:15:31,833 --> 00:15:35,208 Uh, are you all right for targeting Peter? 284 00:15:35,291 --> 00:15:39,667 Uh, you know, shove a bar of gold down his fucking throat? 285 00:15:39,750 --> 00:15:41,833 Yeah, sure. Got it. Good. 286 00:15:42,583 --> 00:15:45,249 (TAPPING GLASS) 287 00:15:45,333 --> 00:15:48,708 LOGAN: Pardon me, um... As my family knows 288 00:15:48,792 --> 00:15:53,249 only too well, I am... I ain't no master of the speechifying, 289 00:15:53,333 --> 00:15:57,124 but I would, uh... I would just like to thank the Pierces 290 00:15:57,208 --> 00:16:02,124 for their hospitality. Um... Like Romans amongst you Greeks, 291 00:16:02,208 --> 00:16:06,291 I'm sure you find us all rather, you know, big, vulgar, 292 00:16:06,375 --> 00:16:08,208 and boisterous. (CHUCKLES) 293 00:16:08,291 --> 00:16:11,333 We... We appreciate your forbearance. 294 00:16:11,416 --> 00:16:14,375 And, uh, well, you know, as an old news man, 295 00:16:14,458 --> 00:16:18,792 I'd be remiss if I... if I didn't commend all of you 296 00:16:18,875 --> 00:16:23,958 for your stewardship of PGM, because wherever we are 297 00:16:24,041 --> 00:16:27,500 on the political spectrum, we can all agree, 298 00:16:27,583 --> 00:16:29,667 for decade after decade, 299 00:16:30,541 --> 00:16:33,708 your outlets have been essential 300 00:16:33,792 --> 00:16:37,583 to the functioning of our grand republic. 301 00:16:37,667 --> 00:16:40,833 -Long may they so remain. -SHIV: Hear, hear. 302 00:16:40,958 --> 00:16:42,458 -NAN: Hear, hear. -ALL: Hear, hear. 303 00:16:42,541 --> 00:16:44,833 He would like to kill and shit on you! 304 00:16:44,917 --> 00:16:46,458 (LAUGHS) 305 00:16:46,541 --> 00:16:49,249 Wow, I like this Dad. Why couldn't this Dad be Dad? 306 00:16:52,416 --> 00:16:54,583 Eh. You clean up nice. 307 00:16:55,375 --> 00:16:56,750 How are you? 308 00:16:56,833 --> 00:16:59,333 Uh... I'm good. Good. 309 00:16:59,416 --> 00:17:00,583 How are you really? 310 00:17:02,999 --> 00:17:06,083 Um... Uh... You know. 311 00:17:06,166 --> 00:17:09,999 Yeah, I know. I know. It's good to see you. 312 00:17:10,083 --> 00:17:12,792 -We could use the help. -Oh, "we"? 313 00:17:12,875 --> 00:17:16,583 Mm-hmm. You, them, us. Whatever. 314 00:17:18,083 --> 00:17:19,958 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 315 00:17:26,041 --> 00:17:28,708 ROMAN: I think it's great. Of course it's going well. 316 00:17:28,792 --> 00:17:31,999 I mean, no-one's fucked Nan or killed her cat by accident, 317 00:17:32,083 --> 00:17:33,708 so I think we're doing pretty good. 318 00:17:33,792 --> 00:17:35,375 -LOGAN: Yeah, I know, I know. -ROMAN: Have you seen that guy? 319 00:17:35,458 --> 00:17:36,500 Excuse me. 320 00:17:36,583 --> 00:17:39,041 What the fuck did you say to Mark? 321 00:17:39,124 --> 00:17:42,041 -Making cracks about his PhD? -Well, it was a joke! 322 00:17:42,124 --> 00:17:43,583 -He laughed. -FRANK: Yeah, it seemed 323 00:17:43,667 --> 00:17:46,708 -he did not enjoy that. -He's a yes, Shiv! He's solid! 324 00:17:46,792 --> 00:17:48,291 Why are you even bothering with him? 325 00:17:48,375 --> 00:17:50,708 -Have we lost sight of Maxim? -Who's on Maxim? 326 00:17:50,792 --> 00:17:52,999 Me, and I just have to say, if he contradicts 327 00:17:53,083 --> 00:17:55,208 any more planks in my political philosophy, 328 00:17:55,291 --> 00:17:56,541 I'm gonna piss in his Break Bumper. 329 00:17:56,625 --> 00:17:59,124 Hey! Hey, he's leaning "no sale". 330 00:17:59,208 --> 00:18:01,500 Cut the horseshit, know your role. 331 00:18:01,583 --> 00:18:03,541 -Yeah, Pa. -LOGAN: And, uh, Shiv, 332 00:18:03,625 --> 00:18:04,833 I want you on Nan. 333 00:18:04,958 --> 00:18:06,249 Okay, Dad, we don't have to be so schematic. 334 00:18:06,333 --> 00:18:07,625 LOGAN: Romulus. 335 00:18:07,708 --> 00:18:09,792 When you laugh, please do it at the same volume 336 00:18:09,875 --> 00:18:11,249 as everyone else. 337 00:18:11,333 --> 00:18:12,917 We didn't get you from a hyena farm. 338 00:18:12,999 --> 00:18:14,708 -Thanks, Pop. -The good news is that Nan 339 00:18:14,792 --> 00:18:16,583 already seems to be spending the money in her head, 340 00:18:16,667 --> 00:18:18,541 but she can still be swayed by her family, 341 00:18:18,625 --> 00:18:19,958 so every cousin counts. 342 00:18:20,041 --> 00:18:21,667 Oh, I think Marnie might be leaning "sell", so-- 343 00:18:21,750 --> 00:18:25,083 Marnie isn't a problem. Now, everybody, 344 00:18:25,166 --> 00:18:28,291 stay in your lanes. Who's on Peter? 345 00:18:28,375 --> 00:18:29,708 Yeah, I got it, Dad. 346 00:18:29,792 --> 00:18:31,249 Oh, oh, you got it? I'm so impressed. Shut up. 347 00:18:31,333 --> 00:18:32,917 Okay, a bit of Lincoln Center chat, okay? 348 00:18:32,999 --> 00:18:34,583 He's worried that we're barbarians. 349 00:18:34,667 --> 00:18:35,875 -And Naomi. -ROMAN: Yeah. 350 00:18:35,958 --> 00:18:37,041 -Hit Naomi! -Got it. 351 00:18:37,124 --> 00:18:38,208 ROMAN: Okay, onwards. 352 00:18:39,458 --> 00:18:40,583 SHIV: Can't stand up to Maxim? 353 00:18:40,667 --> 00:18:42,208 ROMAN: Tabs, you gonna help me on that? 354 00:18:42,291 --> 00:18:43,833 -He's an asshole! -SHIV: What part of your policy 355 00:18:43,917 --> 00:18:45,083 -was he "not right now"? -CONNOR: No, no, no, no, no. 356 00:18:45,166 --> 00:18:47,083 No, everything. He's dismissing. 357 00:18:50,833 --> 00:18:54,708 -Well, nice work so far. -MARCIA: Merci beaucoup. 358 00:18:54,792 --> 00:18:57,458 I'm very excited to be getting top marks 359 00:18:57,541 --> 00:18:59,416 along with your other pupils. 360 00:19:13,541 --> 00:19:18,500 (INDSITNCT CHATTER) 361 00:19:34,249 --> 00:19:35,541 MAXIM: ...conservative, or are they... 362 00:19:35,625 --> 00:19:37,291 ROMAN: Excellent work. Thank you so much. 363 00:19:37,375 --> 00:19:38,583 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 364 00:19:38,667 --> 00:19:40,416 TABITHA: Yeah. How many breakers you had? 365 00:19:43,249 --> 00:19:44,667 MAN: Whoa, whoa! 366 00:19:44,750 --> 00:19:48,083 -(APPLAUSE) -CONNOR: Bravo. 367 00:19:50,583 --> 00:19:52,041 NAN: Oh, stop! 368 00:19:58,249 --> 00:19:59,291 Now... 369 00:20:00,249 --> 00:20:01,792 Grace. 370 00:20:01,875 --> 00:20:03,249 (NAN CLEARS HER THROAT) 371 00:20:03,333 --> 00:20:05,833 I'm afraid we've gone so Unitarian out here 372 00:20:05,917 --> 00:20:07,708 that we've given up on poor Jesus, 373 00:20:07,792 --> 00:20:10,333 and we have started worshipping Shakespeare! 374 00:20:10,416 --> 00:20:12,041 (SCATTERED LAUGHTER) 375 00:20:12,124 --> 00:20:13,291 Your scepter. 376 00:20:17,124 --> 00:20:18,291 (INHALES) Hmm. 377 00:20:20,208 --> 00:20:24,541 The purest treasure... mortal time affords 378 00:20:24,625 --> 00:20:26,458 is spotless reputation. 379 00:20:28,792 --> 00:20:32,041 That away, men are but gilded loam, 380 00:20:32,124 --> 00:20:33,583 or painted clay. 381 00:20:34,999 --> 00:20:39,375 Mine honor is my life; both grow in one. 382 00:20:39,458 --> 00:20:43,124 Take honor from me, and my life is done. 383 00:20:44,999 --> 00:20:47,124 -MAN: Wow. -(APPLAUSE) 384 00:20:53,583 --> 00:20:55,375 NAN: Soup's on, people. 385 00:20:55,458 --> 00:20:57,166 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 386 00:21:00,166 --> 00:21:01,500 Hey, that was awesome. 387 00:21:03,166 --> 00:21:06,291 -I'm Kendall. -I know. Naomi. 388 00:21:06,999 --> 00:21:08,166 Yeah, I know. 389 00:21:09,124 --> 00:21:12,291 So, uh, are you, like, a... 390 00:21:12,375 --> 00:21:15,041 -an actress or like a poetess? -NAOMI: Oh... (LAUGHS) 391 00:21:15,124 --> 00:21:17,583 Or something? Because that was pretty legit. 392 00:21:17,667 --> 00:21:19,083 -Oh, I, uh, volunteer 393 00:21:19,166 --> 00:21:21,375 at a drug addiction treatment center in Mill Valley, 394 00:21:21,458 --> 00:21:24,083 and I continue my recovery there as well. 395 00:21:24,166 --> 00:21:29,999 Oh. Oh, wow. That... That's great. I... 396 00:21:30,083 --> 00:21:32,500 Yeah, I'm actually in recovery myself. 397 00:21:34,583 --> 00:21:37,667 -I know. -Okay. (CHUCKLES) 398 00:21:37,750 --> 00:21:42,999 My not-so-spotless reputation precedes me. 399 00:21:43,083 --> 00:21:46,541 -(LAUGHS) No, I could just tell. -KENDALL: Really? 400 00:21:47,708 --> 00:21:49,291 Oh, okay. Right. 401 00:21:49,375 --> 00:21:53,625 I'd like to have three novels and a memoir going at once. 402 00:21:53,708 --> 00:21:57,333 -It's like natural selection. -Oh, brother, I hear that. 403 00:21:57,416 --> 00:22:01,333 -Are you a reader? -Me? Oh, big time. Yeah. 404 00:22:01,416 --> 00:22:05,291 Can you recommend anything that Oprah isn't pushing? 405 00:22:05,375 --> 00:22:09,208 -Any new fiction? -(LAUGHS) Right? 406 00:22:09,291 --> 00:22:12,958 Oh! Uh, yeah, sure, I can. Um... 407 00:22:13,041 --> 00:22:16,166 I rather enjoyed The Electric Circus. 408 00:22:16,249 --> 00:22:17,750 -The Electric Circus. -Mm-hmm. 409 00:22:17,833 --> 00:22:20,416 -MARNIE: Who's the author? -What was that? What? 410 00:22:20,500 --> 00:22:22,833 -Who's the author? -ROMAN: Oh! Oh, gosh. 411 00:22:22,917 --> 00:22:29,500 I wanna say... Shit. Who was it? It was, oh... Timothy Lipton. 412 00:22:29,583 --> 00:22:32,124 SHIV: Uh-huh? What's it about? Rom? 413 00:22:32,208 --> 00:22:33,750 Uh, what's The Electric Circus about? 414 00:22:33,833 --> 00:22:37,208 -Uh-huh. -It is about a young man 415 00:22:37,291 --> 00:22:38,583 making his way through the world, 416 00:22:38,667 --> 00:22:40,750 except in two different time periods. 417 00:22:40,833 --> 00:22:42,583 It kind of switches back and forth between-- 418 00:22:42,667 --> 00:22:46,208 The circus part is a, you know, metaphor. 419 00:22:46,291 --> 00:22:47,833 For what? 420 00:22:47,917 --> 00:22:50,708 ROMAN: For the anxiety of modern life, Siobhan. 421 00:22:50,792 --> 00:22:52,249 MARNIE: I'm not seeing it on Google. 422 00:22:52,333 --> 00:22:54,041 You said it's called "The Electric Circus"? 423 00:22:54,124 --> 00:22:56,708 Yeah. I thou--I mean, shit. Is it The Electric Circus? 424 00:22:56,792 --> 00:22:58,208 Well, I think it's called... 425 00:22:58,291 --> 00:22:59,792 CONNOR: That's all very interesting, but let's just 426 00:22:59,875 --> 00:23:02,041 -agree to disagree, shall we? -Sure! (LAUGHS) 427 00:23:02,124 --> 00:23:05,541 (LAUGHS) Well, that's just the sort of expert analysis 428 00:23:05,625 --> 00:23:07,999 I'd expect from a deep-state wonk with both lips 429 00:23:08,083 --> 00:23:09,875 firmly glued to the Soros teat. 430 00:23:09,958 --> 00:23:11,750 Oh, well, you can't change Washington 431 00:23:11,833 --> 00:23:13,583 without knowing Washington 432 00:23:13,667 --> 00:23:14,958 I mean, can you name me 433 00:23:15,041 --> 00:23:16,500 one member of the House Commerce Committee? 434 00:23:16,583 --> 00:23:18,041 Oh, uh, yeah, I think I know one. 435 00:23:18,124 --> 00:23:20,999 Uh, Representative Ferdinand D. Who-Gives-A-Shit 436 00:23:21,083 --> 00:23:24,208 from the great state of No-One-Fucking-Cares. 437 00:23:24,291 --> 00:23:27,500 Well, I'm convinced. I mean, clear some space 438 00:23:27,583 --> 00:23:29,999 on Mount Rushmore, folks! (LAUGHS) 439 00:23:30,083 --> 00:23:31,458 CONNOR: Yeah, yeah, well... 440 00:23:31,541 --> 00:23:32,875 NAN: I actually thought you said the wrecking ball. 441 00:23:32,958 --> 00:23:34,166 (LAUGHTER) 442 00:23:34,917 --> 00:23:35,999 (DISTANT LAUGHTER) 443 00:23:37,750 --> 00:23:38,875 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 444 00:23:40,249 --> 00:23:41,958 SHIV: I just wanted to say, I'm, uh... 445 00:23:42,041 --> 00:23:45,083 What you're doing, the PhDs, I think it's great. 446 00:23:45,166 --> 00:23:47,625 -I'm sorry if I... -MARK: No, no! It was a hit, 447 00:23:47,708 --> 00:23:49,667 -a very palpable hit! -(LAUGHS) 448 00:23:49,750 --> 00:23:51,083 (LAUGHS) I can take a joke. 449 00:23:51,166 --> 00:23:53,249 Oh, right. Because it was a joke. (LAUGHS) 450 00:23:53,333 --> 00:23:54,667 Of course. 451 00:23:54,750 --> 00:23:56,541 Are you pleased to be out of politics, Siobhan? 452 00:23:56,625 --> 00:23:59,583 Oh, yes, I am. I'm getting over it like a nasty stomach bug. 453 00:23:59,667 --> 00:24:01,291 -Mm-hmm. -It can be a dirty business. 454 00:24:01,375 --> 00:24:04,583 Made dirtier by a certain cable news behemoth. 455 00:24:04,667 --> 00:24:07,750 -Oh, come on, Rhea, let's play nice now. -RHEA: Oh? 456 00:24:07,833 --> 00:24:12,124 We can discuss the white nationalist elephant in the room, can't we? 457 00:24:12,208 --> 00:24:14,416 Tug on its trunk a bit? 458 00:24:14,500 --> 00:24:16,875 I'm not operationally involved. 459 00:24:16,958 --> 00:24:19,583 (LAUGHS) Come on. 460 00:24:19,667 --> 00:24:22,124 No, no, no, I let my people do their own thing. 461 00:24:22,208 --> 00:24:25,833 I mean, if you... If you wanna talk ATN, you know, 462 00:24:25,917 --> 00:24:27,708 Tom's the barbarian. 463 00:24:27,792 --> 00:24:32,792 (LAUGHS) Hi, hello, I'm the... right-wing ogre at your service. 464 00:24:32,875 --> 00:24:35,792 (LAUGHTER) 465 00:24:35,875 --> 00:24:37,625 NAOMI: Wait, you don't even believe your own stuff? 466 00:24:37,708 --> 00:24:41,208 Well, I've always wanted to balance Waystar's portfolio 467 00:24:41,291 --> 00:24:42,833 with, um... 468 00:24:43,667 --> 00:24:46,333 with... voice... 469 00:24:46,416 --> 00:24:50,375 -From the left? -Well, no. Pierce isn't... 470 00:24:50,458 --> 00:24:53,917 Your people just follow the truth, wherever it leads, right? 471 00:24:53,999 --> 00:24:58,833 Oh, well, you know, our people are just hacks. 472 00:24:58,917 --> 00:25:00,249 -(LAUGHTER) -Oh! 473 00:25:00,333 --> 00:25:02,625 -But we like 'em. -Come on! (LAUGHS) 474 00:25:02,708 --> 00:25:04,333 I mean, I guess our--our people 475 00:25:04,416 --> 00:25:06,249 try to follow the truth, too, Shiv. 476 00:25:06,333 --> 00:25:08,792 You give them what they need, we give them what they want. 477 00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:10,458 We make a good match. 478 00:25:10,541 --> 00:25:12,458 Of course. Right. No, Dad-- 479 00:25:12,541 --> 00:25:17,124 I think we, Dad, just wants a bigger tent, a bigger pie. 480 00:25:17,208 --> 00:25:19,166 It means more profit, 481 00:25:19,249 --> 00:25:21,249 and then more investment. 482 00:25:21,333 --> 00:25:24,875 So, I suppose that just makes me a prim little matron, 483 00:25:24,958 --> 00:25:26,875 if I object to being fumbled 484 00:25:26,958 --> 00:25:28,500 by the invisible hand of the market? 485 00:25:28,583 --> 00:25:30,291 -Th--That's--No. 486 00:25:30,375 --> 00:25:31,833 That's not what I meant. I-- 487 00:25:31,917 --> 00:25:35,249 Sure, a fair exchange isn't exactly robbery, 488 00:25:35,333 --> 00:25:38,291 and money does allegedly make the world go round, so-- 489 00:25:38,375 --> 00:25:40,667 Money? Money is a social construct, 490 00:25:40,750 --> 00:25:43,541 whereas virtue, integrity, 491 00:25:43,625 --> 00:25:45,416 these things actually exist. 492 00:25:45,500 --> 00:25:47,750 Well, the--Just--Well, because just this morning, 493 00:25:47,833 --> 00:25:49,999 I went to the store, and I bought a pound of ham, 494 00:25:50,083 --> 00:25:51,500 and I paid for it by, you know, 495 00:25:51,583 --> 00:25:52,667 telling them I was really worried 496 00:25:52,750 --> 00:25:53,750 about the environment. 497 00:25:53,833 --> 00:25:55,750 (LAUGHTER) 498 00:25:55,833 --> 00:25:57,792 SHIV: Don't mind Tom, he finds other people's integrity 499 00:25:57,875 --> 00:25:59,541 a personal affront, for some reason. 500 00:25:59,625 --> 00:26:02,458 (LAUGHS) Well, yes, that's-- Thank you, I'm a piece of dirt. 501 00:26:02,541 --> 00:26:04,375 -(LAUGHTER) -Oh, yep. Yep. I'll take it. 502 00:26:04,458 --> 00:26:05,917 SHIV: Right! (LAUGHS) 503 00:26:05,999 --> 00:26:10,041 Wait a minute, but Tom, Tom, if there was an acquisition, 504 00:26:10,124 --> 00:26:11,750 then, as head of news, 505 00:26:11,833 --> 00:26:14,416 you would be the guy in charge of our crown jewels, right? 506 00:26:14,500 --> 00:26:17,208 Oh, well, we'd have to see about that. 507 00:26:17,291 --> 00:26:19,249 Ooh! Hear that, Tom? 508 00:26:19,333 --> 00:26:21,667 Sounds dicey. Got a pitch? 509 00:26:21,750 --> 00:26:25,249 Tom, everything rests on what you're about to say. 510 00:26:25,333 --> 00:26:27,500 -(LAUGHTER) -NAN: Oh, lay off him! 511 00:26:27,583 --> 00:26:29,958 Oh, wait a minute, though. I didn't hear. 512 00:26:30,041 --> 00:26:33,166 So, would he stay on as the head of news? 513 00:26:35,792 --> 00:26:38,625 -I-- -Ooh, king of edible leaves, 514 00:26:38,708 --> 00:26:40,333 His Majesty, the spinach. 515 00:26:42,583 --> 00:26:45,458 Look, I just, uh... I think there's... 516 00:26:45,541 --> 00:26:47,416 The business, the journalistic values... 517 00:26:47,500 --> 00:26:50,583 -Mm-hmm. -There's a lot of admirers in this family. That's all. 518 00:26:50,667 --> 00:26:56,541 Uh, like all recent converts, Shiv is a zealot. 519 00:26:56,625 --> 00:27:00,124 TOM: (LAUGHS) I think what we can all agree on is that 520 00:27:00,208 --> 00:27:03,875 it's great for people to communicate, of whatever stripe. 521 00:27:03,958 --> 00:27:06,999 I think it was Thoreau who said of the telegraph, 522 00:27:07,083 --> 00:27:10,375 "Maine may speak to Texas, but what if they have nothing 523 00:27:10,458 --> 00:27:12,458 -to say to one another? -(LAUGHTER) 524 00:27:12,541 --> 00:27:14,750 That should be engraved into the bezel of every iPhone 525 00:27:14,833 --> 00:27:16,291 -in the world. -NAN: Oh! 526 00:27:16,375 --> 00:27:19,917 -Hear, hear! The bezel. -Have you spoken to Shirley? 527 00:27:19,999 --> 00:27:23,166 I'm so sorr--Will you excuse us for two seconds? I'm so worried 528 00:27:23,249 --> 00:27:25,333 -about our--It's a-- -SHIV: Our dog, Mondale. 529 00:27:25,416 --> 00:27:26,875 It's a dog thing. So silly. Sorry to-- 530 00:27:26,958 --> 00:27:28,541 SHIV: Is very ill at the moment. 531 00:27:28,625 --> 00:27:29,625 TOM: Arthritis. We think it's arthritis. 532 00:27:29,708 --> 00:27:30,999 -NAN: So sorry. -TOM: His hips. 533 00:27:31,083 --> 00:27:32,875 SHIV: Excuse us. Sorry. 534 00:27:34,291 --> 00:27:37,166 They have a dog. A dog named Mondale. 535 00:27:37,249 --> 00:27:39,041 -PETER: Oh! -That's helpful, right? 536 00:27:39,124 --> 00:27:40,541 PETER: Yeah, it is. 537 00:27:40,625 --> 00:27:42,708 This is--This is what happens. You get given the keys 538 00:27:42,792 --> 00:27:45,166 to the castle, and then you get paralyzed, staring into the eyes of the cobra. 539 00:27:45,249 --> 00:27:46,458 You're riding me pretty hard in there. 540 00:27:46,541 --> 00:27:47,792 -(SIGHS) -You think I should 541 00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:49,500 -fight back more? -You know, and then, 542 00:27:49,583 --> 00:27:51,208 he smells the vacillation, and then he's just-- 543 00:27:51,291 --> 00:27:53,166 He's got you. You're done. He's juiced another lemon. 544 00:27:53,249 --> 00:27:55,166 It would be nice if you stopped beating up on me too. 545 00:27:55,249 --> 00:27:56,416 -What? -Maybe you could stop 546 00:27:56,500 --> 00:27:59,083 -beating up on me too. -What? What do-- 547 00:27:59,166 --> 00:28:01,500 That's just nothing. That's silly. 548 00:28:01,583 --> 00:28:04,083 -What--No-one cares. -Well, technically, I care. 549 00:28:04,166 --> 00:28:05,750 -I care. -Well, sometimes you say 550 00:28:05,833 --> 00:28:07,958 stupid things. You know, he's got me second-guessing myself. 551 00:28:08,041 --> 00:28:11,917 I'm wavering on the best strategy for landing a deal that I don't even like. 552 00:28:14,667 --> 00:28:16,667 -I really want this! -I know. 553 00:28:16,750 --> 00:28:18,792 Really, I wanna be sitting at that table. 554 00:28:18,875 --> 00:28:21,792 -Hey, hey, hey, hey. -(BREATHES TREMULOUSLY) 555 00:28:23,083 --> 00:28:24,208 Listen to me. 556 00:28:25,667 --> 00:28:27,249 You are sitting at the table. 557 00:28:28,708 --> 00:28:29,750 You are. 558 00:28:32,249 --> 00:28:33,208 -Yeah. -Yeah? 559 00:28:33,291 --> 00:28:37,291 I'm good. Mm-hmm. Let's go. 560 00:28:40,458 --> 00:28:42,208 TABITHA: They're trying to adopt. You know, the list is, 561 00:28:42,291 --> 00:28:45,458 like, insane, so I'm thinking, like, if they can't have a baby 562 00:28:45,541 --> 00:28:49,166 in six months, I'm just gonna, you know, offer them my womb. 563 00:28:49,249 --> 00:28:51,083 Why not? I'm young, I'm hardy. 564 00:28:51,166 --> 00:28:53,208 MARNIE: I have a friend who did that. It was so great. 565 00:28:53,291 --> 00:28:59,124 -TABITHA: Mm. -Uh, but if it's not too rude to ask, then what about you two? 566 00:28:59,208 --> 00:29:02,375 TABITHA: Oh, you mean us having a baby? No, we're not planning 567 00:29:02,458 --> 00:29:03,667 -to have a baby, because... -Oop. 568 00:29:03,750 --> 00:29:05,166 ...that would require us having sex. 569 00:29:05,249 --> 00:29:07,124 Whoa! Hey now. -PETER: I'm so sorry. 570 00:29:07,208 --> 00:29:09,625 -I don't mean to pry. -Oh, yes you did. 571 00:29:09,708 --> 00:29:11,958 No, no, no, no. It's totally fine. That's just-- 572 00:29:12,041 --> 00:29:15,333 That's, like, not how we do it. It's not our thing. 573 00:29:15,416 --> 00:29:17,708 We're kind of like eunuch besties. 574 00:29:17,792 --> 00:29:19,875 -Well, I wouldn't say that. -It works for us. 575 00:29:19,958 --> 00:29:23,291 It's a joke, obviously. She's kidding. We're actually 576 00:29:23,375 --> 00:29:27,249 quite relentless in that regard. Just Fuck City. 577 00:29:27,333 --> 00:29:30,458 -(PUNCHES PALM) -Bingo, bango, bongo. 578 00:29:30,541 --> 00:29:33,458 TABITHA: Anyway, you don't have any kids, right? 579 00:29:33,541 --> 00:29:35,708 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 580 00:29:35,792 --> 00:29:38,999 -Refreshed? -Oh? Uh... 581 00:29:40,708 --> 00:29:43,083 Yeah. Yep, you bet. 582 00:29:43,166 --> 00:29:46,750 NAN: Marcia, so, so tell me. You--You grew up in Beirut. 583 00:29:46,833 --> 00:29:48,375 What was that like? 584 00:29:48,458 --> 00:29:51,458 LOGAN: Well, she--She doesn't really like to talk about it. 585 00:29:51,541 --> 00:29:54,792 Or you don't like to ask about it. 586 00:29:54,875 --> 00:29:59,124 Well, um... when we first met, the first or second night, 587 00:29:59,208 --> 00:30:02,124 we stayed up all night, um... 588 00:30:02,208 --> 00:30:05,625 And she told me her whole life story. 589 00:30:05,708 --> 00:30:09,750 If I had a year, I couldn't tell you my whole life. 590 00:30:09,833 --> 00:30:13,625 -LOGAN: Uh-huh. Fine. -Interesting. 591 00:30:13,708 --> 00:30:15,667 Another glass for both of you? 592 00:30:15,750 --> 00:30:17,917 Well, now, we tend to kind of keep it to-- 593 00:30:17,999 --> 00:30:19,041 Yes, thank you. 594 00:30:20,208 --> 00:30:21,625 LOGAN: Excuse me? 595 00:30:21,708 --> 00:30:25,041 His cellar is all New World, and it doesn't suit me. 596 00:30:25,875 --> 00:30:27,500 Well, why didn't you say? 597 00:30:27,583 --> 00:30:32,958 It suits you, so it can suit me. See? I'm not a difficult person. 598 00:30:33,041 --> 00:30:35,208 -Uh-huh. -NAN: Well, as long as 599 00:30:35,291 --> 00:30:39,166 the fat is being chewed, I suppose I would be remiss 600 00:30:39,249 --> 00:30:40,875 not to mention that you're being targeted 601 00:30:40,958 --> 00:30:43,249 for acquisition yourself, correct? 602 00:30:43,333 --> 00:30:45,333 Oh, oh, that. Well, that's-- 603 00:30:45,416 --> 00:30:47,208 (CHUCKLES) You know, that's all over. 604 00:30:47,291 --> 00:30:49,833 -Well, alas. -Sandy's not well. 605 00:30:49,917 --> 00:30:52,166 Syphilis, if you can believe it. 606 00:30:52,249 --> 00:30:55,249 LOGAN: Uh. I... Yeah. I never... 607 00:30:55,333 --> 00:30:57,375 I never believed that the takeover bid 608 00:30:57,458 --> 00:31:01,667 -was real to begin with. -Hmm. A Potemkin pillage. 609 00:31:01,750 --> 00:31:03,792 (LAUGHS) 610 00:31:05,416 --> 00:31:09,667 Oh, look, I have to ask. The internal differences. 611 00:31:09,750 --> 00:31:13,333 -Have they been smoothed over? -Oh, very much so. 612 00:31:13,416 --> 00:31:18,667 And any thought given to whom you might hand over the keys? 613 00:31:18,750 --> 00:31:21,124 Why, Madam, that is very forward. 614 00:31:21,208 --> 00:31:22,667 And you're no fun. 615 00:31:24,166 --> 00:31:26,875 We're all friends here now, aren't we? 616 00:31:26,958 --> 00:31:29,333 Well, uh... 617 00:31:29,416 --> 00:31:32,541 Gerri is on the paperwork as a stopgap, 618 00:31:32,625 --> 00:31:35,792 but even she'd be the first to admit that she couldn't 619 00:31:35,875 --> 00:31:37,416 really do the job. 620 00:31:38,625 --> 00:31:40,249 Well, maybe the second to admit. 621 00:31:40,333 --> 00:31:41,750 (LAUGHTER) 622 00:31:42,541 --> 00:31:45,291 Uh... There is a name. 623 00:31:46,917 --> 00:31:51,083 But, you know, I really don't like to deal in hypotheticals. 624 00:31:51,166 --> 00:31:54,416 Ooh. He's an enigma. 625 00:31:54,500 --> 00:31:58,291 -LOGAN: Well, one day. -RHEA: What a tease, folks. 626 00:31:59,833 --> 00:32:05,249 -Just whisper it in my ear. -You know, I'll start to think 627 00:32:05,333 --> 00:32:06,792 I'm not wanted. 628 00:32:08,124 --> 00:32:09,541 (CHUCKLES) 629 00:32:09,625 --> 00:32:11,667 (LAUGHING) Just... You can... 630 00:32:12,667 --> 00:32:14,208 Well, you know, uh... 631 00:32:14,291 --> 00:32:16,833 Oh, for fuck's sake, Dad, just tell them it's gonna be me. 632 00:32:21,792 --> 00:32:24,458 -NAN: Is that so? -That is so. 633 00:32:26,500 --> 00:32:29,958 -Roman, what's happening? -Mm. My life just ended. 634 00:32:30,041 --> 00:32:33,208 It's been discussed, um, but I don't think we're quite 635 00:32:33,291 --> 00:32:37,583 -at the point where, uh-- -No, not any time soon. 636 00:32:37,667 --> 00:32:40,249 We've, uh... We've discussed the transition 637 00:32:40,333 --> 00:32:43,124 -and some arrangements. -We won't bore you. 638 00:32:43,208 --> 00:32:49,124 No! (LAUGHS) But I though we could tell you all, though, 639 00:32:49,208 --> 00:32:50,458 as friends. 640 00:32:50,541 --> 00:32:52,708 PETER: Yeah. You know, maybe this dinner 641 00:32:52,792 --> 00:32:55,625 was a little bit premature. Seems like you guys 642 00:32:55,708 --> 00:32:57,291 are still working some things out. 643 00:32:57,375 --> 00:33:00,458 No, no, Peter, don't worry, this is just family hijinks, 644 00:33:00,541 --> 00:33:03,625 -as usual. We're good. -Is that true? 645 00:33:03,708 --> 00:33:06,708 (SHOUTING) Will you stop? (LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) 646 00:33:13,875 --> 00:33:17,875 Well, anyway, I, um... I was just thinking, 647 00:33:17,958 --> 00:33:21,500 it is such a beautiful, clear night out. Uh... 648 00:33:21,583 --> 00:33:23,875 -Mark... -MARK: Huh. 649 00:33:25,249 --> 00:33:30,416 -NAN: Mark? -I said, "Huh." (CHUCKLES) 650 00:33:30,500 --> 00:33:34,333 Would you like to guide us on a little after-dinner stargaze? 651 00:33:34,416 --> 00:33:38,500 Uh, stargaze? I would love to show you our little corner 652 00:33:38,583 --> 00:33:42,291 -of the sky. (LAUGHS) -NAN: (LAUGHS) Marvelous. 653 00:33:42,375 --> 00:33:44,416 Boots for everyone, not to worry. 654 00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:45,625 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 655 00:33:48,416 --> 00:33:54,416 -TABITHA: Mm. Did you know? -Uh, no. No, I did not know. 656 00:34:10,708 --> 00:34:14,291 (FLICKING GLASS) 657 00:34:20,124 --> 00:34:21,166 Shall we? 658 00:34:23,124 --> 00:34:26,291 (SHIV BREATHING HEAVILY) 659 00:34:26,375 --> 00:34:31,041 Keep in mind that I got my PhD at Columbia in '89, 660 00:34:31,124 --> 00:34:35,541 so I'm not what Whitman would call a "learned astronomer." 661 00:34:35,625 --> 00:34:37,249 (LAUGHS) 662 00:34:37,333 --> 00:34:40,291 MARK: Right? No, but--So, I wish I could show you through, uh... 663 00:34:40,375 --> 00:34:42,583 Through a telescope, but our naked eyes... 664 00:34:42,667 --> 00:34:46,500 -Having fun? -Oh, sure. 665 00:34:46,583 --> 00:34:51,500 -I am having fun. -NAOMI: (SCOFFS) Me too. 666 00:34:51,583 --> 00:34:55,416 -KENDALL: You too? -Watching you people melt down 667 00:34:55,500 --> 00:35:02,333 is the most deeply satisfying activity on planet Earth. 668 00:35:03,333 --> 00:35:06,166 Oh, yeah? Uh-huh. 669 00:35:06,249 --> 00:35:09,458 -Thank you. -Sure. You got it. 670 00:35:09,541 --> 00:35:12,458 We, uh... We aim to please. 671 00:35:13,958 --> 00:35:16,833 No, I... feel quite redundant. 672 00:35:16,917 --> 00:35:19,041 I mean, I came here to fuck any deal, but... 673 00:35:19,124 --> 00:35:23,500 it seems you all have just fucked it yourselves, so... 674 00:35:31,375 --> 00:35:32,541 So... 675 00:35:35,291 --> 00:35:36,416 are you gonna ask me? 676 00:35:38,708 --> 00:35:39,833 Ask you what? 677 00:35:41,792 --> 00:35:43,958 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 678 00:35:44,041 --> 00:35:46,124 Would you like to do some illegal drugs with me? 679 00:35:46,208 --> 00:35:50,041 -Yes, I would. -Good. This way. 680 00:35:51,416 --> 00:35:54,124 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 681 00:35:54,208 --> 00:35:55,416 SHIV: Okay, goodnight. 682 00:36:01,833 --> 00:36:04,999 TOM: (BREATHING HEAVILY) Jeepers-fucking-creepers, 683 00:36:05,083 --> 00:36:07,458 what a shit-piñata. That was like... 684 00:36:07,541 --> 00:36:11,625 That was like the most Roy thing I have ever seen. 685 00:36:11,708 --> 00:36:14,833 It's like I got a quart of Roy injected into my eyeballs. 686 00:36:14,917 --> 00:36:17,375 -(GRUNTS) Is there booze? -Are you kidding? 687 00:36:17,458 --> 00:36:20,625 No, it's just Emily Dickinson and low-thread-count sheets. 688 00:36:20,708 --> 00:36:22,041 -Shiv, what-- -(SIGHING) 689 00:36:22,124 --> 00:36:24,500 What even was that? Explain the chess move. 690 00:36:24,583 --> 00:36:27,875 I--I don't know. I just-- I just--I just fucking said it. 691 00:36:27,958 --> 00:36:31,667 -You just said it? No plan? -No, not really. I... 692 00:36:31,750 --> 00:36:33,333 I guess I thought, you know, "Fuck him. 693 00:36:33,416 --> 00:36:35,166 Fuck him for stringing me along!" 694 00:36:35,249 --> 00:36:37,041 Just, you know, shit or get off the pot. 695 00:36:37,124 --> 00:36:39,166 Right. Right? 696 00:36:39,249 --> 00:36:41,999 But, you know, I guess I didn't really think that so much as... 697 00:36:42,083 --> 00:36:45,333 As, you know, just... Oh, Jesus Christ, my head. 698 00:36:45,416 --> 00:36:47,667 Because I'm not sure how much love there is for me 699 00:36:47,750 --> 00:36:50,708 in a--as a sort of independent-of-you 700 00:36:50,792 --> 00:36:52,458 sort of person. You know? 701 00:36:52,541 --> 00:36:54,375 (SIGHS) Yeah, my dad doesn't really like to be pushed. 702 00:36:54,458 --> 00:36:56,958 -No. -No, so there could be repercussions. 703 00:36:57,041 --> 00:36:58,999 -Like what? -Yeah, like, uh... 704 00:37:00,124 --> 00:37:01,291 I don't know, just like... 705 00:37:02,833 --> 00:37:04,500 Like if, uh, I've fucked it. 706 00:37:04,583 --> 00:37:06,583 -You've fucked it? -(PUTS BRACELET DOWN) 707 00:37:08,291 --> 00:37:09,333 Right. 708 00:37:14,458 --> 00:37:15,458 Right. 709 00:37:16,792 --> 00:37:20,208 -(SNORTS) -(GULPS) 710 00:37:20,291 --> 00:37:21,792 I used to be a maniac. 711 00:37:24,249 --> 00:37:28,041 A beast, but... It's a different situation for me now. 712 00:37:28,124 --> 00:37:29,792 Right. (LAUGHS) 713 00:37:30,875 --> 00:37:32,166 (BOTH LAUGHING) 714 00:37:32,249 --> 00:37:34,208 -You should hear yourself. -Screw you. 715 00:37:34,291 --> 00:37:35,958 -Yeah. -Okay? 716 00:37:36,041 --> 00:37:39,458 -(SNORTS) -But there are levels. 717 00:37:39,541 --> 00:37:42,124 Sure. No, it's true. Yeah, I mean, I was basically 718 00:37:42,208 --> 00:37:44,166 hanging by a fucking thread. 719 00:37:46,917 --> 00:37:49,625 I'm coming through, you know? 720 00:37:49,708 --> 00:37:53,166 -Like, I'm getting it together. -Mm-hmm. 721 00:37:54,667 --> 00:37:56,958 (SNIFFS) Yeah, me too. 722 00:38:00,208 --> 00:38:02,166 -I know how that sounds, but... -(LAUGHS) 723 00:38:03,667 --> 00:38:04,708 ...it's true. 724 00:38:06,291 --> 00:38:09,249 (LAUGHS) 725 00:38:09,333 --> 00:38:10,416 I can't even... 726 00:38:10,500 --> 00:38:12,124 TABITHA: Those stars were amazing. 727 00:38:12,208 --> 00:38:14,166 Can't even brush my fucking teeth now. 728 00:38:14,249 --> 00:38:16,124 Such a fun weekend you brought me on. 729 00:38:16,208 --> 00:38:20,625 Well. Am I stupid? Am I a fucking idiot? Am I stupid? 730 00:38:20,708 --> 00:38:21,958 -Ro? -Yeah. 731 00:38:22,041 --> 00:38:23,875 -I--I have a meeting on Monday. -Uh-huh. 732 00:38:23,958 --> 00:38:26,291 You know? And so I'd just, like... I really wanna 733 00:38:26,375 --> 00:38:28,416 deal with all your neuroses and talk about it 734 00:38:28,500 --> 00:38:31,416 and everything, but if you're gonna get kind of crazy... 735 00:38:31,500 --> 00:38:34,124 -Mm-hmm. -...I might just see if Naomi 736 00:38:34,208 --> 00:38:36,041 would let me, you know, crash in her bed. 737 00:38:36,124 --> 00:38:39,208 -All right. Let's fuck. -Yeah, totally. 738 00:38:39,291 --> 00:38:41,500 We do the sex so well, so, that's a great idea. 739 00:38:41,583 --> 00:38:44,458 All right, come on. Come here, you hot fucking piece of shit. 740 00:38:44,541 --> 00:38:47,083 -(LAUGHING) Okay, okay, easy! -(MOANS) 741 00:38:47,166 --> 00:38:49,041 -Easy there, wolfman. -Sorry. 742 00:38:49,124 --> 00:38:50,792 -TABITHA: (LAUGHING) Oh, Jesus! -ROMAN: That was awesome. 743 00:38:50,875 --> 00:38:54,124 -I'm so fucking good at this. -TABITHA: Christ! 744 00:38:54,208 --> 00:38:55,458 -Oh! -ROMAN: Sorry. 745 00:38:55,541 --> 00:38:56,999 -It just was like... -I know. 746 00:38:57,083 --> 00:38:58,875 ...really squeezing hard with your finger. 747 00:38:58,958 --> 00:39:01,166 -It was really sexy. -(LAUGHS) 748 00:39:01,249 --> 00:39:03,583 -Oh, how I just took you. -(LAUGHS) 749 00:39:03,667 --> 00:39:07,667 That was great. Um, do you-- Do you wanna, though? Can we-- 750 00:39:07,750 --> 00:39:09,166 Do you wanna? 751 00:39:09,249 --> 00:39:10,416 -Okay. -Yeah. 752 00:39:10,500 --> 00:39:14,041 Do I want to... make love with me? 753 00:39:14,124 --> 00:39:15,750 No. Wow. (GRUNTS) 754 00:39:18,333 --> 00:39:21,583 Hey, hey. I'm not, uh... 755 00:39:22,833 --> 00:39:26,083 I'm not uninterested in solving you. 756 00:39:28,124 --> 00:39:31,875 -Yeah? -Mm-hmm. Yes. 757 00:39:31,958 --> 00:39:34,792 Do you think there's a way that we can, like... 758 00:39:36,583 --> 00:39:39,917 make it kinda like wrong? 759 00:39:41,291 --> 00:39:44,625 (NAOMI LAUGHING) 760 00:39:44,708 --> 00:39:47,333 (KENDALL SCREAMS) 761 00:39:48,792 --> 00:39:49,958 (NAOMI SQUEALS) 762 00:39:50,958 --> 00:39:52,083 NAOMI: Chopper ahoy. 763 00:39:55,166 --> 00:39:57,333 -Oh, shit! (LAUGHS) -(KENDALL GRUNTS) 764 00:39:57,416 --> 00:39:59,291 Show me what you got! 765 00:40:00,625 --> 00:40:02,792 -(SIGHS) -(KENDALL GROANS) 766 00:40:02,875 --> 00:40:04,875 -Okay. -Mm! 767 00:40:04,958 --> 00:40:11,208 Altimeter is go. Wiggle--Wiggle stick, twisty stick is go. 768 00:40:11,291 --> 00:40:12,583 -The throttle... -NAOMI: Oh! 769 00:40:12,667 --> 00:40:16,249 Turbo throttles. We gotta put these on. 770 00:40:16,333 --> 00:40:19,917 -Spinny-spinny, chicken dinny! -(NAOMI LAUGHS) 771 00:40:19,999 --> 00:40:22,083 NAOMI: You don't know what you're doing! 772 00:40:22,166 --> 00:40:23,708 -Holy fuck! -(GASPS) 773 00:40:23,792 --> 00:40:25,208 -KENDALL: Uh... -NAOMI: Wait. 774 00:40:25,291 --> 00:40:27,083 -(KENDALL LAUGHS) -No. 775 00:40:27,166 --> 00:40:30,416 -(MUTTERING) -NAOMI: No, no! Abort! 776 00:40:30,500 --> 00:40:32,917 Turn it off, turn it off, turn it off, turn it off. 777 00:40:32,999 --> 00:40:36,166 We're good. I'm good. We're okay. We're okay. 778 00:40:37,166 --> 00:40:38,208 Yeah. 779 00:40:40,667 --> 00:40:43,458 (LAUGHTER) 780 00:40:43,541 --> 00:40:47,958 -We're good. That's good. -(LAUGHS) 781 00:40:49,333 --> 00:40:51,083 There's just a slight technical issue 782 00:40:51,166 --> 00:40:54,917 with what I like to call the spriller. 783 00:40:54,999 --> 00:40:57,583 -The spinner? -The spinner. 784 00:40:57,667 --> 00:41:00,333 You're such a little nothing, aren't you? 785 00:41:01,375 --> 00:41:03,708 Uh-huh. Maybe. 786 00:41:17,083 --> 00:41:18,999 Uh--I don't--I'm just-- I'm just gonna put the light on. 787 00:41:19,083 --> 00:41:21,083 ROMAN: Oh, don't--Okay, I wish you didn't do that. That's-- 788 00:41:21,166 --> 00:41:22,667 I know, I just-- I'm a person who needs, like... 789 00:41:22,750 --> 00:41:24,375 -Tabs, you're meant to be dead. -...visual stimulation 790 00:41:24,458 --> 00:41:25,792 -to get into it, so... -I know, I get that, but I-- 791 00:41:25,875 --> 00:41:26,999 That will help us, I promise you. 792 00:41:27,083 --> 00:41:28,625 What about my needs? But don't-- 793 00:41:28,708 --> 00:41:30,333 Sure. I thought we could just, like, try. You could just 794 00:41:30,416 --> 00:41:31,917 -keep your eyes closed-- -Yeah, but you shouldn't be 795 00:41:31,999 --> 00:41:33,416 turned on, because dead women aren't wet. 796 00:41:34,667 --> 00:41:36,708 -Um... -Right, okay, um... 797 00:41:36,792 --> 00:41:39,750 -Kinda ruining the realism. -So... Let me just... 798 00:41:39,833 --> 00:41:41,583 -Ow. -Okay, okay. 799 00:41:43,041 --> 00:41:45,166 You want it to seem like I'm dead, 800 00:41:45,249 --> 00:41:46,875 -and you're raping me? -I don't want to get into 801 00:41:46,958 --> 00:41:49,750 a semantic arg--Oh, my God, no. It's just gonna be a little less 802 00:41:51,500 --> 00:41:52,750 like, "Sex, yay!" 803 00:41:54,875 --> 00:41:56,333 Yeah, I--I-- 804 00:41:56,416 --> 00:41:58,500 Mm, I think maybe the morgue is closing for the night. 805 00:41:58,583 --> 00:42:01,166 Okay. It's just, I'm--I'm just saying, if we, like, 806 00:42:01,249 --> 00:42:04,500 politely agree on a wrong thing, then it's no longer wrong. 807 00:42:04,583 --> 00:42:06,999 I mean, I'm--That's just like basic boner arithmetic. 808 00:42:07,083 --> 00:42:09,458 I just--Yeah, no, thank you for that lesson, 809 00:42:09,541 --> 00:42:12,999 Professor Can't-Fuck. I'm, uh... I'm gonna go in here, 810 00:42:13,083 --> 00:42:16,124 and, you know, if you hear my electric toothbrush 811 00:42:16,208 --> 00:42:18,833 for a little too long, it's because I'm masturbating, so... 812 00:42:18,917 --> 00:42:21,416 Okay. Thank you. 813 00:42:23,708 --> 00:42:26,750 NAOMI: When I had my, um, big... 814 00:42:26,833 --> 00:42:31,999 My... biggest crackup... 815 00:42:35,708 --> 00:42:37,083 My mom died. 816 00:42:39,291 --> 00:42:46,625 And I couldn't get from South Africa to this, 817 00:42:46,708 --> 00:42:53,667 and you people and your fucking tabloids 818 00:42:53,750 --> 00:42:58,999 just, like, all the time pushing it and selling it, 819 00:42:59,083 --> 00:43:05,792 until I put a cherry on top and... (LAUGHS) 820 00:43:05,875 --> 00:43:12,541 ...I... wrapped my fucking Audi around a highway divider. 821 00:43:13,750 --> 00:43:19,917 So, yeah. Fuck you. Fuck your people, 822 00:43:19,999 --> 00:43:22,500 and fuck your peace pipe. 823 00:43:37,166 --> 00:43:39,041 You know what the funny thing is, though? 824 00:43:39,124 --> 00:43:41,041 That my wrist will never fully heal? 825 00:43:42,875 --> 00:43:46,166 Or there's photos of me caked in blood with my femur 826 00:43:46,249 --> 00:43:50,625 -poking out? -We all have something, right? 827 00:43:50,708 --> 00:43:53,875 This deal isn't gonna change all that. 828 00:43:53,958 --> 00:43:58,041 -I mean, all I would say is-- -Oh, you've got it all sorted. 829 00:43:58,124 --> 00:44:00,083 Don't block your own escape. 830 00:44:01,500 --> 00:44:06,541 Just imagine getting out from under all this. 831 00:44:08,041 --> 00:44:10,625 Right? You can take the money... 832 00:44:10,708 --> 00:44:12,708 and you can just get the fuck out. 833 00:44:14,500 --> 00:44:15,541 And then what? 834 00:44:17,750 --> 00:44:18,875 Then, you're free. 835 00:44:31,416 --> 00:44:32,458 Psst! 836 00:44:47,249 --> 00:44:48,625 -Hi. -Good God. 837 00:44:48,708 --> 00:44:51,500 I was hoping we could touch base about my entire future 838 00:44:51,583 --> 00:44:55,333 being Hindenburged. (SIGHS) Oh, the Romanity. 839 00:44:55,416 --> 00:44:58,124 Come in or fuck off. This is loitering. 840 00:44:59,750 --> 00:45:02,500 You know, I'm not available 24 hours a day like an ATM. 841 00:45:02,583 --> 00:45:06,833 -Did you know about Shiv? -No. 842 00:45:06,917 --> 00:45:10,249 I mean, I didn't know-know, but... 843 00:45:10,333 --> 00:45:12,917 Anybody who wasn't a fucking moron would've figured it out. 844 00:45:12,999 --> 00:45:15,124 Yeah, got it. Do you have any booze. 845 00:45:15,208 --> 00:45:16,541 Here you go. 846 00:45:16,625 --> 00:45:18,333 ROMAN: Thank you. 847 00:45:18,416 --> 00:45:19,750 I'm sorry. 848 00:45:21,667 --> 00:45:23,500 Thank you. 849 00:45:23,583 --> 00:45:27,166 Thanks. If you have any, uh... Mm. 850 00:45:29,708 --> 00:45:33,375 Suggestions for what I should do for the rest of my life, 851 00:45:33,458 --> 00:45:34,875 I'm all ears. 852 00:45:34,958 --> 00:45:37,708 Well, I'm getting great reports from the training program. 853 00:45:37,792 --> 00:45:44,249 No shit! Amazing! Yes! Fuck yeah! Training program! 854 00:45:44,333 --> 00:45:47,041 Mm! Maybe one day, I can be in charge of making 855 00:45:47,124 --> 00:45:49,416 the rolly-coaster go... (IMITATES ROCKET BLAST) 856 00:45:49,500 --> 00:45:51,625 Alright, drink up because, you know, it's bedtime. 857 00:45:51,708 --> 00:45:54,124 -Let's go. -Okay. Mm! 858 00:45:56,541 --> 00:46:01,875 Unless you wanna schedule one of our special conference calls 859 00:46:01,958 --> 00:46:03,667 for, say, right now? 860 00:46:05,208 --> 00:46:06,999 -Excuse me? -Hi. 861 00:46:09,124 --> 00:46:13,583 -Wait, is that why you're here? -Mm-mm. No. I don't know. Maybe. I don't know. No. 862 00:46:13,667 --> 00:46:14,792 Jesus Christ. 863 00:46:15,958 --> 00:46:17,833 Roman, this is unacceptable. 864 00:46:17,917 --> 00:46:19,750 This is completely inappropriate. 865 00:46:19,833 --> 00:46:21,291 -Yeah? -What would your family say 866 00:46:21,375 --> 00:46:22,500 if they knew you were here? 867 00:46:22,583 --> 00:46:24,750 Oh, well, my family jimmy-fuck-corn, 868 00:46:24,833 --> 00:46:27,249 -and I don't care. -Yeah, but you do care. 869 00:46:27,333 --> 00:46:28,750 -No. -Yeah, I know you do. 870 00:46:28,833 --> 00:46:32,875 And they would be ashamed of you, and rightly so. 871 00:46:32,958 --> 00:46:35,333 Okay, I'm very sorry, Gerri how are you-- 872 00:46:35,416 --> 00:46:37,500 No, you don't get to speak. 873 00:46:37,583 --> 00:46:39,416 You have always been a disappointment, 874 00:46:39,500 --> 00:46:42,583 but this is just... You have gone beyond the pale. 875 00:46:44,541 --> 00:46:46,291 -I have? -Oh, yeah. 876 00:46:46,375 --> 00:46:47,708 You know what you are? 877 00:46:49,333 --> 00:46:51,083 What am I? 878 00:46:51,166 --> 00:46:55,541 You're a sick fuck. You're a sick fucking animal. 879 00:46:56,875 --> 00:46:59,541 -Yeah? -Yeah, don't look at me. 880 00:47:01,708 --> 00:47:04,041 Get in that bathroom. Now! 881 00:47:06,124 --> 00:47:07,208 Go on. 882 00:47:08,708 --> 00:47:09,958 And you will stay in there 883 00:47:10,041 --> 00:47:12,541 until you have done something with yourself. 884 00:47:19,166 --> 00:47:20,750 You have a problem, Roman. 885 00:47:20,833 --> 00:47:23,291 A revolting problem in your head. 886 00:47:23,375 --> 00:47:25,917 This is why you'll never be anything but a disgrace, 887 00:47:25,999 --> 00:47:29,667 a rotten little nothing. Jesus Christ, you are 888 00:47:29,750 --> 00:47:32,083 -a classic fuckup, Roman. -(ROMAN PANTING) 889 00:47:32,166 --> 00:47:34,375 GERRI: What are we gonna do about you? 890 00:47:35,541 --> 00:47:37,166 What if they could see you now? 891 00:47:37,249 --> 00:47:40,708 -Oh, my God. -(ROMAN MOANS) 892 00:49:10,708 --> 00:49:15,875 So did anybody--Uh, anybody get into any fun last night, or...? 893 00:49:15,958 --> 00:49:17,416 -Um... -Fun? 894 00:49:17,500 --> 00:49:20,999 I jerked off in Gerri's bathroom last night. 895 00:49:21,083 --> 00:49:22,416 -TABITHA: Hmm. -Yeah. 896 00:49:22,500 --> 00:49:24,124 -So classy of you. -KENDALL: Morning. 897 00:49:24,208 --> 00:49:26,750 It's okay. Don't worry about it. It was actually her idea. 898 00:49:26,833 --> 00:49:29,583 Think it really got the old gal's juices flowing. 899 00:49:29,667 --> 00:49:32,291 Even as a joke, that is a stomach-turning thought. 900 00:49:32,375 --> 00:49:34,166 (TABITHA LAUGHS) 901 00:49:34,249 --> 00:49:38,458 NAN: ...about the family dynamic of, I think he 902 00:49:38,541 --> 00:49:43,041 wants to be successor. (SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY) 903 00:49:43,124 --> 00:49:45,458 Con. I was just getting a headcount. 904 00:49:45,541 --> 00:49:47,333 Did it blow up with Maxim? 905 00:49:47,416 --> 00:49:51,958 A little. But then we cracked open a bottle of port... (LAUGHS) 906 00:49:52,041 --> 00:49:55,917 -and, uh, I, um... I'm not sure. -(LAUGHS) What happened? 907 00:49:55,999 --> 00:49:59,875 Uh... I got tipsy and I offered him the State Department? 908 00:49:59,958 --> 00:50:01,333 -Good? -Yeah. 909 00:50:01,416 --> 00:50:02,500 Good. 910 00:50:06,291 --> 00:50:11,458 So, the family had a closed-door meeting this morning. 911 00:50:11,541 --> 00:50:15,833 -Uh-huh. Bad or good? -I'm sorry, but, uh... 912 00:50:15,917 --> 00:50:18,999 I'm blind on this one too. You know, I... 913 00:50:19,083 --> 00:50:22,708 I thought you'd have more time, and I thought I could get in 914 00:50:22,792 --> 00:50:26,208 and waggle the old screwdriver, but, uh, she doesn't always 915 00:50:26,291 --> 00:50:28,291 listen to me. 916 00:50:28,375 --> 00:50:32,375 -So? -But Nan would like to meet 917 00:50:32,458 --> 00:50:39,041 you, Marcia, Gerri, Shiv, Kendall after breakfast. 918 00:50:43,124 --> 00:50:45,750 Relax. It's only life or death. 919 00:50:58,750 --> 00:51:03,958 Please, take a seat. (CLEARS THROAT) 920 00:51:06,166 --> 00:51:07,792 Is Marcia coming? 921 00:51:07,875 --> 00:51:10,667 LOGAN: Uh, she's gone for a walk. 922 00:51:10,750 --> 00:51:14,249 She is a credit. A lot of men in your station, 923 00:51:14,333 --> 00:51:18,458 they go for, uh, a certain... type. 924 00:51:20,208 --> 00:51:24,291 Anyway, we all managed to get through an evening 925 00:51:24,375 --> 00:51:27,249 pleasantly enough. That's not why we're here, is it? 926 00:51:27,333 --> 00:51:30,166 No, it's not. 927 00:51:30,249 --> 00:51:34,625 NAN: I have no illusions about who Logan Roy is. 928 00:51:34,708 --> 00:51:37,458 Who his children are. I'm not an idiot. 929 00:51:37,541 --> 00:51:40,208 Well, something has to be done. Eight straight quarters 930 00:51:40,291 --> 00:51:43,750 of losses is a hard truth, and we can't do good news 931 00:51:43,833 --> 00:51:46,291 -without deep pockets. -Uh-huh. 932 00:51:47,833 --> 00:51:50,792 Call me a romantic, but I happen to believe that the presence 933 00:51:50,875 --> 00:51:54,083 of Pierce news cameras was what stopped certain East German 934 00:51:54,166 --> 00:51:57,667 border guards from opening fire in 1989. 935 00:51:57,750 --> 00:51:59,999 We helped take down that wall. 936 00:52:00,708 --> 00:52:01,792 Yes. 937 00:52:02,500 --> 00:52:04,124 Commendable. 938 00:52:04,208 --> 00:52:06,999 You may not believe that, but I do. 939 00:52:08,249 --> 00:52:10,541 Now, here we are. 940 00:52:10,625 --> 00:52:15,208 On the one hand, I do not like you very much. 941 00:52:15,291 --> 00:52:18,333 And I do not like your politics. 942 00:52:18,416 --> 00:52:22,333 On the other hand, I had a conversation this morning 943 00:52:22,416 --> 00:52:26,708 with my cousin Naomi, and she believes that a sale 944 00:52:26,792 --> 00:52:31,166 is the only way to ensure that Pierce Media can flourish. 945 00:52:32,917 --> 00:52:35,041 And that may be where we are. 946 00:52:37,958 --> 00:52:39,917 Rhea, what do you think? 947 00:52:39,999 --> 00:52:44,416 I think... I think we're worth more. 948 00:52:45,833 --> 00:52:47,333 We have made a very generous offer 949 00:52:47,416 --> 00:52:49,291 in terms of market valuations. 950 00:52:49,375 --> 00:52:52,083 -RHEA: Nevertheless. -I don't like to be squeezed. 951 00:52:52,166 --> 00:52:55,083 -I thought we had a number. -Uh-huh. 952 00:52:57,583 --> 00:53:01,249 Yeah. And, uh, I mean... 953 00:53:03,041 --> 00:53:04,083 Hmm. 954 00:53:05,999 --> 00:53:07,792 I could go to 25. 955 00:53:08,792 --> 00:53:10,750 But it would have to be fast. 956 00:53:12,500 --> 00:53:16,083 Then, in that case... with a certain heaviness 957 00:53:16,166 --> 00:53:19,667 of heart, if I honestly had to say, from the family's 958 00:53:19,750 --> 00:53:21,083 point of view... 959 00:53:24,750 --> 00:53:25,792 yes. 960 00:53:27,291 --> 00:53:29,249 (NAN CLEARS THROAT) 961 00:53:29,333 --> 00:53:35,291 Very well. If we can clear up our ethical concerns, 962 00:53:35,375 --> 00:53:37,124 I think we can talk. 963 00:53:37,208 --> 00:53:39,750 We would like to retain some board seats, 964 00:53:39,833 --> 00:53:43,999 and get ironclad editorial protections in place. 965 00:53:44,083 --> 00:53:46,583 I think that could be hammered out. 966 00:53:46,667 --> 00:53:49,416 -NAN: Also. -Also. 967 00:53:49,500 --> 00:53:52,583 I think we would also like to have a conversation 968 00:53:52,667 --> 00:53:54,541 about management. 969 00:53:54,625 --> 00:53:57,541 -LOGAN: Uh-huh. -I won't have that man 970 00:53:57,625 --> 00:54:01,458 overseeing our news. I'm sorry. It's just not tenable. 971 00:54:01,541 --> 00:54:03,541 That won't be a problem. 972 00:54:03,625 --> 00:54:09,166 NAN: More important, we would like you to publicly announce 973 00:54:09,249 --> 00:54:10,333 a successor. 974 00:54:11,625 --> 00:54:13,041 LOGAN: Mm-hmm. 975 00:54:13,124 --> 00:54:16,291 And we would like the person you publicly announce 976 00:54:16,375 --> 00:54:18,500 to be Siobhan Roy. 977 00:54:21,124 --> 00:54:22,333 LOGAN: Well... 978 00:54:23,833 --> 00:54:26,333 that's not quite how I do things. 979 00:54:27,667 --> 00:54:31,541 Well, it will have to be, or there's no deal. 980 00:54:31,625 --> 00:54:34,541 We want to announce the sale and Shiv at the same time, 981 00:54:34,625 --> 00:54:37,291 because, frankly, she may be one of you, but she's young, 982 00:54:37,375 --> 00:54:41,458 she's a woman, and her politics fit better with the core values 983 00:54:41,541 --> 00:54:45,500 of our family business. So... 984 00:54:47,583 --> 00:54:49,041 that's the offer. 985 00:54:50,500 --> 00:54:54,833 Well, to be fair, you don't have an offer. 986 00:54:56,541 --> 00:54:58,249 I have an offer. 987 00:54:58,333 --> 00:55:01,375 And if I announce my daughter, 988 00:55:02,958 --> 00:55:07,999 my daughter will be announced on my time. 989 00:55:08,083 --> 00:55:11,625 NAN: Okay. Let me explain something. 990 00:55:11,708 --> 00:55:15,124 -Oh, please. -You can't put a value 991 00:55:15,208 --> 00:55:16,541 on what we do. 992 00:55:17,792 --> 00:55:21,416 Funny. I have put a value on what you do. 993 00:55:21,500 --> 00:55:28,416 Well, if you won't budge, then I'm afraid we have no deal. 994 00:55:39,917 --> 00:55:41,041 Then we're done. 995 00:55:50,917 --> 00:55:51,958 Uh... 996 00:55:53,083 --> 00:55:54,249 Would you like to hear 997 00:55:54,333 --> 00:55:56,416 my favorite passage from Shakespeare? 998 00:55:59,208 --> 00:56:01,249 Take the fucking money. 999 00:56:08,750 --> 00:56:11,249 (INDISTINCT CHATTER) 1000 00:56:57,500 --> 00:56:59,083 What a weird family. 1001 00:57:02,833 --> 00:57:04,291 (LOGAN SIGHS) 1002 00:57:07,541 --> 00:57:08,625 (INHALES) 1003 00:57:10,041 --> 00:57:11,792 So, you wanna talk about it? 1004 00:57:13,249 --> 00:57:17,792 -You wanna say something, fine. -Uh... What happened? 1005 00:57:19,833 --> 00:57:22,541 LOGAN: Uh... (MURMURS) 1006 00:57:25,458 --> 00:57:28,375 Hmm. (GRUNTS) 1007 00:57:36,833 --> 00:57:39,249 -(YELLS) -SHIV: Jesus Christ, Dad! 1008 00:57:39,333 --> 00:57:41,583 -What? -It's dangerous! 1009 00:57:41,667 --> 00:57:44,917 -We good? -Drive your fucking whirly-bird! 1010 00:58:03,166 --> 00:58:05,875 Yeah? Yeah. 1011 00:58:07,708 --> 00:58:08,708 Uh-huh. 1012 00:58:10,958 --> 00:58:14,792 Uh-huh. (SCOFFS) 1013 00:58:14,875 --> 00:58:18,291 That's god-damn fucking right! 1014 00:58:18,375 --> 00:58:21,750 -Should we go? -SHIV: Yeah. He won't talk. 1015 00:58:21,833 --> 00:58:24,249 Let's have one more and we'll get out of here. 1016 00:58:24,333 --> 00:58:28,667 Hey, Richard. Ah! Oh, my God! 1017 00:58:28,750 --> 00:58:34,291 You guys! You g--You did it! That--Yeah, congratulations! 1018 00:58:35,458 --> 00:58:36,833 -ALL: Hey. -Hey. 1019 00:58:36,917 --> 00:58:38,375 -Yeah! -MARCIA: Hello, Greg. 1020 00:58:38,458 --> 00:58:43,041 Um, actually going by Gregory, now, but, uh... yeah. 1021 00:58:43,124 --> 00:58:46,750 No matter. (CHUCKLES) Uh, thank you, Richard. 1022 00:58:46,833 --> 00:58:49,166 -Wow. How are you, Marcia? -Good, thanks. 1023 00:58:49,249 --> 00:58:53,416 Good. And how--How was it? How wa--Was it awesome, or...? 1024 00:58:53,500 --> 00:58:55,166 Uh... Yeah, it was eventful. 1025 00:58:55,249 --> 00:58:57,375 KENDALL: Yeah, it was good. It was good. 1026 00:58:57,458 --> 00:58:58,833 Nice of you to come by, man. 1027 00:58:58,917 --> 00:59:03,249 GREG: No worries. This is huge for us! Um... 1028 00:59:03,333 --> 00:59:06,583 And this, like, saves us, maybe, from the takeover. 1029 00:59:06,667 --> 00:59:09,375 -LOGAN: Greg! -Hey! Gregory! 1030 00:59:09,458 --> 00:59:13,583 Have a drink, have a drink, you beautiful Ichabod Crane! 1031 00:59:13,667 --> 00:59:17,291 -Fuck you! (LAUGHS) -Yeah! (LAUGHS) Oh, wow. 1032 00:59:17,375 --> 00:59:20,583 Well, I j--I gotta say, well done. You won. 1033 00:59:20,667 --> 00:59:25,416 Yeah. Yeah. Money wins. 1034 00:59:27,792 --> 00:59:30,333 -Here's to us. -ALL: To us. 1035 00:59:30,416 --> 00:59:32,083 -KENDALL: To us. -TABITHA: To us. 1036 00:59:35,291 --> 00:59:36,333 (LOGAN EXHALES) 1037 01:01:07,750 --> 01:01:08,416 ♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS) ♪ 1038 01:01:08,750 --> 01:01:11,208 Hey, nice vest, Wamsgans, it's so puffy. 1039 01:01:11,875 --> 01:01:13,750 What's it stuffed with, your hopes and dreams? 1040 01:01:15,500 --> 01:01:17,875 SHIV ROY: There's a potential crisis coming. 1041 01:01:17,958 --> 01:01:19,291 There's a journalist looking into Cruises 1042 01:01:19,375 --> 01:01:21,291 and there's a big piece coming. 1043 01:01:21,750 --> 01:01:24,500 Let's finish the job before this breaks. 1044 01:01:24,583 --> 01:01:27,124 -KENDALL: How long do we have? -Hours, maybe minutes. 1045 01:01:28,291 --> 01:01:31,667 Can you persuade her to ink it here, tomorrow? 1046 01:01:32,208 --> 01:01:35,500 RHEA JARRELL: If Nan gets cold feet and you can't buy us, 1047 01:01:35,958 --> 01:01:37,583 your dad could lose control. 1048 01:01:37,917 --> 01:01:40,375 ♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪