1 00:00:31,490 --> 00:00:34,953 Good evening. I'm Susan Vardy, and In Focus tonight, 2 00:00:34,953 --> 00:00:36,537 an exclusive interview 3 00:00:36,537 --> 00:00:39,790 with Waystar Royco whistleblower James Weissel. 4 00:00:39,790 --> 00:00:40,917 Boo. 5 00:00:40,917 --> 00:00:42,669 - Sexual exploitation... - Boo ! 6 00:00:42,669 --> 00:00:44,838 Violence, theft, plus a host of other crimes, 7 00:00:44,838 --> 00:00:47,381 all of it hidden by cover-ups and corruption 8 00:00:47,381 --> 00:00:49,259 to avoid damaging headlines... 9 00:00:49,259 --> 00:00:50,468 Book deal, book deal ! 10 00:00:50,843 --> 00:00:53,764 That's what my guest alleges went on for decades inside Brightstar, 11 00:00:53,764 --> 00:00:57,016 America's second largest cruise line operator. 12 00:00:57,016 --> 00:01:00,687 So, James, you witnessed some terrible things at Brightstar. 13 00:01:00,687 --> 00:01:03,731 - What disturbed you the most ? - Well, Susan... 14 00:01:03,731 --> 00:01:07,235 Well, Susan, I'm a piece of shit. I'm a weasel, and I'm scared. 15 00:01:07,235 --> 00:01:09,570 Brightstar cruises was, for decades, 16 00:01:09,570 --> 00:01:12,157 a cesspool of mismanagement and millions, 17 00:01:12,157 --> 00:01:16,912 and millions of dollars paid out over decades to cover up 18 00:01:16,912 --> 00:01:22,667 sexual exploitation and harassment by Brightstar employees, 19 00:01:23,793 --> 00:01:25,921 and a lot of it actually committed 20 00:01:25,921 --> 00:01:28,047 by the man in charge, Lester McClintock. 21 00:01:28,047 --> 00:01:29,299 Uncle Mo. 22 00:01:29,299 --> 00:01:31,842 Who could forget our Mo ? 23 00:01:31,842 --> 00:01:36,139 ... serious incidents occurring outside of US jurisdiction. Guests overboard, 24 00:01:36,139 --> 00:01:39,517 injury, and unexplained deaths. 25 00:01:39,975 --> 00:01:42,104 And what are you saying about these incidents, 26 00:01:42,104 --> 00:01:44,355 including passengers overboard ? 27 00:01:44,355 --> 00:01:47,442 - I don't know everything. - He doesn't know everything now. 28 00:01:47,442 --> 00:01:50,319 But I know what the stories were, and I do know 29 00:01:50,319 --> 00:01:52,447 that there was no appetite whatsoever... 30 00:01:52,447 --> 00:01:55,784 - Where's the proof, Ruth ? - From the senior management... 31 00:01:55,784 --> 00:01:57,535 For uncovering the truth. 32 00:01:57,535 --> 00:01:59,787 Oh, yeah. Who's backing you, weasel ? 33 00:01:59,787 --> 00:02:01,705 - There were cover-ups ? - Absolutely. 34 00:02:01,705 --> 00:02:04,917 And people, people off the ship, the company HQ, did they know 35 00:02:04,917 --> 00:02:07,212 this sort of cover-up was going on ? 36 00:02:07,212 --> 00:02:09,755 Well, there was there a certain amount of oversight... 37 00:02:10,965 --> 00:02:12,216 Gerri Kellman. 38 00:02:12,216 --> 00:02:14,886 - Gerri ! - The Waystar General Counsel... 39 00:02:14,886 --> 00:02:16,680 Gerri ! Woo ! Gerri alert ! 40 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,975 - Saying no bad PR was the priority. - Yeah, Gerri ! 41 00:02:19,975 --> 00:02:22,394 And that senior management was to be protected. 42 00:02:22,394 --> 00:02:25,981 And that went on until Bill Lockhart changed things up. 43 00:02:25,981 --> 00:02:27,315 Old Bill ! 44 00:02:27,315 --> 00:02:29,567 Bill Lockhart was then head of Parks and Cruises. 45 00:02:29,567 --> 00:02:30,609 Fuck Bill ! 46 00:02:31,153 --> 00:02:33,697 - There was a clean up under Bill... - I liked Bill when we met. 47 00:02:34,363 --> 00:02:36,115 - Kendall Roy... - Ken. 48 00:02:36,115 --> 00:02:38,035 He tried to clean things up. 49 00:02:38,035 --> 00:02:41,913 - And, recently Tom Wambsgans... - Wambsgans ! 50 00:02:42,456 --> 00:02:45,042 I believe he tied off a lot of loose ends. 51 00:02:45,042 --> 00:02:47,085 Hey, bangin' on the Tom Tom ! 52 00:02:47,085 --> 00:02:50,505 - Your mom and dad should be so proud. - Yeah. 53 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,798 ... this phrase that occurred many times in the shadow logs. 54 00:02:52,798 --> 00:02:55,217 - Shadow logs ! - Incident NRPI ? 55 00:02:55,217 --> 00:02:56,886 Yeah, that's, uh... 56 00:02:57,928 --> 00:03:01,766 - Incident No Real Person Involved. - And what does that mean ? 57 00:03:02,349 --> 00:03:05,644 That means it's a sex worker or a migrant worker 58 00:03:06,146 --> 00:03:11,734 at a foreign port not involving a guest or a permanent member of staff. 59 00:03:12,818 --> 00:03:15,405 No real person involved. 60 00:03:15,822 --> 00:03:19,242 I can't watch anymore of this fucking bullshit. 61 00:03:20,076 --> 00:03:21,661 There you are, Connor. 62 00:03:24,664 --> 00:03:27,083 - Dad, you okay ? - It's bullshit ! 63 00:03:27,083 --> 00:03:30,170 Clearly, Sandy's backing him. Clearly. With his buddy 64 00:03:30,170 --> 00:03:33,172 and his six fucking shell companies. 65 00:03:33,590 --> 00:03:37,260 Sick bastards who'd fucking do and say anything. 66 00:03:37,260 --> 00:03:39,221 Don't you think we should watch, though ? 67 00:03:39,221 --> 00:03:40,763 So we can have a response ? 68 00:03:40,763 --> 00:03:43,766 I've got 50 fucking people paid to watch this shit. 69 00:03:43,766 --> 00:03:47,145 I don't need to see this nonsense. We'll watch it later. 70 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,773 Either they did know, which is terrible, 71 00:03:50,773 --> 00:03:55,111 or they didn't know, which is an unconscionable lack of control. 72 00:03:55,111 --> 00:03:56,404 Uh-huh. 73 00:03:56,404 --> 00:03:58,281 Waystar representatives declined to appear, 74 00:03:58,281 --> 00:04:01,075 but they did issue a statement saying, "We are disappointed..." 75 00:04:01,075 --> 00:04:03,537 Okay, thanks for letting me know. Yeah. 76 00:04:04,996 --> 00:04:06,206 Fuck. 77 00:04:08,709 --> 00:04:09,875 So... 78 00:04:09,875 --> 00:04:12,462 Bad. Bad. But, uh... 79 00:04:13,003 --> 00:04:16,925 - Yeah, but not too bad ? - Bad, I think. Very bad. 80 00:04:17,926 --> 00:04:19,469 I would agree. Bad. 81 00:04:19,469 --> 00:04:22,556 Obviously, it's fucking bad, Frank, we're talking here about how bad. 82 00:04:22,556 --> 00:04:25,307 Well, just from a PR perspective I wouldn't want anyone 83 00:04:25,307 --> 00:04:29,187 to underplay how bad it was. 84 00:04:31,148 --> 00:04:33,983 Here are the talking points that we're hitting. 85 00:04:34,442 --> 00:04:37,903 He's embittered. He's the bad guy covering his tracks. 86 00:04:37,903 --> 00:04:42,533 No proof, no victim voices, and nothing that new. 87 00:04:42,533 --> 00:04:44,410 Want to hear what I think ? 88 00:04:45,202 --> 00:04:47,122 I think we say the truth. 89 00:04:51,043 --> 00:04:55,088 That the senior cadre here, and the family, knew nothing of this. 90 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:57,758 - Mm-hmm. - So we throw Mo overboard. 91 00:04:58,549 --> 00:05:02,803 Mo, bad apple. Jim Weasel, bad apple. Spies a book deal. 92 00:05:03,304 --> 00:05:07,016 Sotto voce, backed by Sandy and Stewy, all corporate fuckery, 93 00:05:07,016 --> 00:05:10,729 no real concern. And in terms of historic shit ? 94 00:05:11,979 --> 00:05:14,024 I'm afraid we give up Bill. 95 00:05:14,024 --> 00:05:16,902 Because he should have let us know what he discovered, 96 00:05:16,902 --> 00:05:19,987 rather than clean up without telling us the details. 97 00:05:19,987 --> 00:05:21,447 Uh-huh. 98 00:05:24,158 --> 00:05:28,204 I don't think there's going to be paper that shows anything beyond Bill. 99 00:05:28,705 --> 00:05:29,914 Yeah. 100 00:05:31,291 --> 00:05:35,671 - I mean, everyone likes Bill, but... - I like Bill. 101 00:05:36,588 --> 00:05:39,673 I mean, Bill tried to clean up. I like Bill. 102 00:05:41,384 --> 00:05:45,389 It seems like Bill is where the buck stops, though, right ? 103 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:12,184 SUCCESSION 104 00:07:12,184 --> 00:07:14,185 EPISODE 9 SEASON II 105 00:07:20,609 --> 00:07:22,068 Do we kill Bill ? 106 00:07:24,946 --> 00:07:26,198 Yeah. 107 00:07:26,865 --> 00:07:28,115 So... 108 00:07:28,992 --> 00:07:32,369 I think I just, turned down a quarter of a billion dollars. 109 00:07:33,454 --> 00:07:34,998 Uh-huh. 110 00:07:35,374 --> 00:07:37,583 Yeah, I'm gonna... I'm gonna make a drink. 111 00:07:37,583 --> 00:07:40,879 I think I'm gonna... I can drink these drinks, right ? 112 00:07:40,879 --> 00:07:42,422 These are drinks for people ? 113 00:07:42,422 --> 00:07:44,758 Looks like there might be a slight uptick in ticket sales. 114 00:07:44,758 --> 00:07:47,886 'Cause Logan... promised he'll look out for me, so... 115 00:07:49,262 --> 00:07:51,764 - A quarter of a billion ? - Mm-hmm ? 116 00:07:52,516 --> 00:07:54,810 - Instead, you're trusting Dad ? - What ? 117 00:07:55,935 --> 00:07:59,397 No, I mean... My grandpa changes his mind a lot, so it's not final. 118 00:07:59,397 --> 00:08:02,943 And plus, um, he's so sturdy. Like, who knows how long 119 00:08:02,943 --> 00:08:06,195 I might have to wait ? I'm good, anyway, 'cause... 120 00:08:08,115 --> 00:08:11,659 So, I was just talking to my mom and she said apparently 121 00:08:11,659 --> 00:08:15,997 he'll leave me five million anyway, so I'm golden, baby. 122 00:08:16,789 --> 00:08:19,960 You can't do anything with five, Greg. Five's a nightmare. 123 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:21,293 Is it ? 124 00:08:21,293 --> 00:08:25,214 Oh, yeah. Can't retire, not worth it to work. 125 00:08:26,299 --> 00:08:29,760 Oh, yes. Five will drive you un poco loco, 126 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:31,345 my fine feathered friend. 127 00:08:31,345 --> 00:08:34,974 Poorest rich person in America. The world's tallest dwarf. 128 00:08:34,974 --> 00:08:37,185 The weakest strongman at the circus. 129 00:08:38,185 --> 00:08:41,105 Okay, Tom ? Hey. We're done, we have a strategy, come on. 130 00:08:41,105 --> 00:08:42,273 Oh, okay. 131 00:08:44,942 --> 00:08:46,986 Hey, Tom. You're famous ! 132 00:08:47,361 --> 00:08:49,239 This isn't that different from the magazine piece. 133 00:08:49,239 --> 00:08:51,991 The strategy is, we're letting Bill take it. 134 00:08:51,991 --> 00:08:54,660 It went as far as Bill. Kill Bill. 135 00:08:54,660 --> 00:08:57,037 It'll blow over in 48 hours. 136 00:08:57,037 --> 00:09:00,833 Well, no. I'm just off the phone, and it's definite. 137 00:09:01,959 --> 00:09:05,212 Either Gil or Gilliard are going to call for hearings. 138 00:09:05,212 --> 00:09:07,883 - Oh, fuck. - Wait a minute. What ? 139 00:09:07,883 --> 00:09:10,677 Yeah, Senate Commerce. Probably House, too. 140 00:09:10,677 --> 00:09:12,637 The staff are huddled on how to choreograph, 141 00:09:12,637 --> 00:09:14,889 but after the interview, they'll want to fast track and roll it 142 00:09:14,889 --> 00:09:17,349 into the tourism regulatory hearings they're cooking up, so... 143 00:09:17,349 --> 00:09:19,644 Yup, buckle up, folks. We're going to get an invite 144 00:09:19,644 --> 00:09:23,065 to the great national latrine, see who wants to take a public dump. 145 00:09:23,065 --> 00:09:24,815 Yeah, Mr. Fuck is going to Washington. 146 00:09:24,815 --> 00:09:26,276 Gah ! No ! 147 00:09:27,069 --> 00:09:28,904 I can't have this now ! 148 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:35,493 He's right. Who, um... 149 00:09:36,410 --> 00:09:38,370 Who will they want to testify ? 150 00:09:38,830 --> 00:09:42,042 - Well, they'll want Dad. - Okay, now... 151 00:09:42,042 --> 00:09:45,170 - But we won't accept that. - Protect the egg chamber ! 152 00:09:45,170 --> 00:09:48,840 Karolina. Make some calls. Our various friends. 153 00:09:50,509 --> 00:09:53,804 The Florida gang. See who can jam this the fuck up. 154 00:09:56,055 --> 00:09:59,893 I mean, to actually get to the bottom of this ? 155 00:10:01,811 --> 00:10:06,482 We could argue it would be better to have people who operationally... 156 00:10:07,859 --> 00:10:09,110 We suggest... 157 00:10:09,986 --> 00:10:12,447 - Gerri and Tom ? - What ? 158 00:10:13,030 --> 00:10:15,366 You want to explain your thinking, Hugo ? 159 00:10:15,366 --> 00:10:19,537 - Look, I'm just positing here. - You're positing in my direction. 160 00:10:20,372 --> 00:10:23,250 It's just that General Counsel is very compelling, 161 00:10:23,250 --> 00:10:25,501 and you know where the buck stops ? 162 00:10:25,501 --> 00:10:28,671 - Right. And why Tom ? - Tom can speak operationally. 163 00:10:28,671 --> 00:10:32,717 And he got quite heavy play in that interview. Tom would be good. 164 00:10:32,717 --> 00:10:35,594 Well, I see where you're coming from, Hugo, obviously, 165 00:10:35,594 --> 00:10:37,180 and I'd be happy to help. 166 00:10:38,055 --> 00:10:40,391 We might be able to slow it down but the Dems 167 00:10:40,391 --> 00:10:43,186 they're going to push fast and they're going to push Logan. 168 00:10:43,186 --> 00:10:46,522 - Do we just say fuck 'em ? - Fuck... Congress, Roman ? 169 00:10:46,857 --> 00:10:49,985 Yes, Shiv. Fuck Congress. Have I shocked you ? 170 00:10:49,985 --> 00:10:52,528 Shareholder meeting in two and a half weeks. 171 00:10:52,528 --> 00:10:56,449 We are unusually subject to the vicissitudes of public opinion. 172 00:10:56,908 --> 00:11:00,578 I can translate, that's Frank for "we're fucked". 173 00:11:10,337 --> 00:11:12,883 - I want your help. - Oh yeah ? 174 00:11:13,466 --> 00:11:16,136 Someone needs to run to the store for smokes ? 175 00:11:16,136 --> 00:11:20,389 This'll go on all night, but it might not be okay. 176 00:11:22,349 --> 00:11:24,102 It might not be okay ? 177 00:11:24,102 --> 00:11:28,273 Congress will spook shareholders. I'm on a knife's edge. 178 00:11:31,276 --> 00:11:36,782 Ten bad minutes on camera in D.C., that could be it. 179 00:11:38,950 --> 00:11:42,286 - The end. - The end ? C'mon. 180 00:11:48,126 --> 00:11:52,297 I need you to chase down the sovereign wealth money. 181 00:11:53,173 --> 00:11:54,840 Okay. Right. 182 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:56,802 Uh, I mean... It's, uh, 183 00:11:57,761 --> 00:12:01,430 it's a cool idea, but it's kind of a stretch, you know ? 184 00:12:01,430 --> 00:12:05,310 That Central Asia money ? That's no strings, 185 00:12:06,268 --> 00:12:08,438 fuckable dry powder. 186 00:12:08,438 --> 00:12:12,984 Time out from the responsibilities of being a public company. 187 00:12:14,820 --> 00:12:17,531 That's a fucking lifeline. Can you do it ? 188 00:12:19,073 --> 00:12:20,534 Can I do it ? 189 00:12:22,786 --> 00:12:25,955 Fuck, Dad, I want to say yes, 190 00:12:26,707 --> 00:12:30,043 but I'll be honest, if it's like really important, 191 00:12:30,043 --> 00:12:33,921 I mean, I can say I can do it like, you know, a fireman in a movie, 192 00:12:34,296 --> 00:12:36,425 but honestly I... 193 00:12:36,425 --> 00:12:40,970 You act the fucknuckle, but you know, people like you. 194 00:12:41,887 --> 00:12:45,099 It's a really big fucking deal to set up. 195 00:12:45,099 --> 00:12:47,351 Nah, anyone can do a deal. 196 00:12:47,351 --> 00:12:49,980 It's getting the right number from the right suit. 197 00:12:50,939 --> 00:12:53,232 Getting your dick in there is easy. 198 00:12:54,026 --> 00:12:57,778 - Getting them into bed, that's hard. - For some. 199 00:12:59,364 --> 00:13:00,781 You can do it. 200 00:13:04,494 --> 00:13:06,455 Then, uh... yeah. 201 00:13:07,413 --> 00:13:09,373 Sure, Dad, I got it. 202 00:13:17,590 --> 00:13:19,760 - Keep me close. - Okay. 203 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,928 Take Laird and Karl for the details. 204 00:13:23,596 --> 00:13:25,139 Great, I'm on it. 205 00:13:25,139 --> 00:13:28,809 Oh, um, also... Just to, uh, 206 00:13:30,061 --> 00:13:31,937 check. Uh, Marcia ? 207 00:13:32,356 --> 00:13:36,401 Is she... upstairs, or... Is that okay ? Are you okay ? 208 00:13:36,401 --> 00:13:38,819 Do you have someone that you can speak to about... 209 00:13:38,819 --> 00:13:39,987 ... shit ? 210 00:13:40,654 --> 00:13:42,532 You want me to speak to a shrink. 211 00:13:44,076 --> 00:13:47,079 You know, you may want to screw your mother, 212 00:13:47,079 --> 00:13:50,706 but I am okay in that department, thank you. 213 00:13:51,332 --> 00:13:54,920 Great, well, it's just nice that we can talk about these things. 214 00:13:55,545 --> 00:13:56,921 I'm gonna go. 215 00:14:04,721 --> 00:14:07,765 - Thank you. Hey, you okay ? - Oh, yeah. Great, yeah. 216 00:14:07,765 --> 00:14:10,351 Off to Asia to get ten billion. Don't wait up, bye ! 217 00:14:10,351 --> 00:14:12,938 - Hey, how you doing ? - Yeah. 218 00:14:13,271 --> 00:14:18,610 Worried I've agreed to be CEO of a dumpster fire pirate death ship. 219 00:14:19,319 --> 00:14:22,572 - You ? - Yeah. Not worried. Let's sit. 220 00:14:23,573 --> 00:14:24,949 Right. 221 00:14:24,949 --> 00:14:27,786 The magazine was one thing but, uh, this ? 222 00:14:29,746 --> 00:14:31,915 I didn't know he was gonna pipe up. 223 00:14:32,540 --> 00:14:35,085 Yeah, I feel like I'm your prophylactic. 224 00:14:35,668 --> 00:14:38,254 A rubber you slipped on so I can protect you. 225 00:14:38,254 --> 00:14:39,964 Rhea, that was not the idea. 226 00:14:39,964 --> 00:14:42,299 I can see I fulfill a useful role at this point. 227 00:14:42,299 --> 00:14:46,638 A more respectable flavor. Secure votes from shaky shareholders ? 228 00:14:47,096 --> 00:14:48,473 You're good. 229 00:14:49,056 --> 00:14:50,851 A new broom. 230 00:14:50,851 --> 00:14:53,729 - You're golden. - It's fun to be the new bride. 231 00:14:53,729 --> 00:14:57,357 Rearranging the bachelor's apartment. Putting flowers out. 232 00:14:57,690 --> 00:15:00,443 It's just not nice to think you might find a corpse in the freezer, 233 00:15:00,443 --> 00:15:01,945 you know, Bluebeard ? 234 00:15:01,945 --> 00:15:06,782 Rhea, they kept this from me. It's a rogue sicko. Trust me. 235 00:15:06,782 --> 00:15:08,326 Yeah. Uh-huh. 236 00:15:08,784 --> 00:15:09,910 Well... 237 00:15:12,121 --> 00:15:15,124 by accident or design, you have left me very little room 238 00:15:15,124 --> 00:15:18,712 to maneuver. Shall I show my face ? 239 00:15:19,254 --> 00:15:21,255 That would be very much appreciated. 240 00:15:23,300 --> 00:15:24,718 - Rhea. - Shiv. 241 00:15:25,635 --> 00:15:28,096 Wow. Tough night. Great to have you coming in. 242 00:15:28,096 --> 00:15:29,431 Well, thank you. 243 00:15:29,431 --> 00:15:32,267 Couldn't think of anyone better to see us through. 244 00:15:33,727 --> 00:15:34,895 Hey ! 245 00:15:34,895 --> 00:15:38,148 What you guys all doing here ? Is there a game on ? 246 00:15:38,148 --> 00:15:39,483 Hey, Rhea. 247 00:15:40,359 --> 00:15:41,734 Seriously... 248 00:15:42,069 --> 00:15:45,404 That was a mountain out of a molehill. Everyone's saying it. 249 00:15:46,447 --> 00:15:49,950 Hearings happen every day. C-SPAN filler. 250 00:15:50,660 --> 00:15:53,372 So, as I understand it, 251 00:15:54,081 --> 00:15:57,542 we have nothing to be guilty about 252 00:15:58,210 --> 00:16:00,878 and nothing to worry about. So, yeah. 253 00:16:01,713 --> 00:16:05,841 I look forward to, uh, getting more involved. Toodle-pip ! 254 00:16:07,969 --> 00:16:09,680 - Thank you. - They look scared. 255 00:16:10,137 --> 00:16:11,390 They're good. 256 00:16:18,397 --> 00:16:19,981 Rhea, I've got it. 257 00:16:20,774 --> 00:16:23,192 - It's nothing. - Look after yourself, okay ? 258 00:16:57,644 --> 00:16:59,395 It's good to see you, man. 259 00:16:59,855 --> 00:17:02,565 And you know how much I love the Hibs. 260 00:17:02,565 --> 00:17:04,525 - The fucking Hearts. - Hearts. 261 00:17:04,525 --> 00:17:05,776 Yeah. 262 00:17:05,776 --> 00:17:07,696 But fuck it, I'm just gonna come right out and say it. 263 00:17:07,696 --> 00:17:11,616 Think there's any chance you guys have the muscle to take us private ? 264 00:17:11,616 --> 00:17:14,327 Is that something that's interesting to you and your dad ? 265 00:17:14,327 --> 00:17:17,413 - Yes. - Really ? Well, that's... 266 00:17:20,083 --> 00:17:22,626 Yes, we're interested in helping you go private. 267 00:17:22,626 --> 00:17:24,504 Yeah, we like it as part of the portfolio, 268 00:17:24,504 --> 00:17:27,132 and we like the news expertise you can share. 269 00:17:27,132 --> 00:17:28,550 All right. Great. 270 00:17:28,550 --> 00:17:32,596 Well, great. Uh, you want, shall I call, uh, Logan, 271 00:17:32,596 --> 00:17:33,846 shall I get you... 272 00:17:33,846 --> 00:17:36,641 Can you do it, Rome ? Could you and your, uh... 273 00:17:36,641 --> 00:17:39,728 Your bum-boys here come to Turkey, like tomorrow ? 274 00:17:39,728 --> 00:17:41,896 - And pitch to me and my dad ? - Absolutely. 275 00:17:41,896 --> 00:17:45,609 I think we can absolutely do that. Ain't that right, bum-boys ? 276 00:17:45,609 --> 00:17:46,777 Uh-huh. 277 00:17:46,777 --> 00:17:49,237 Azeri investment conference in Bursa. Everyone will be there, 278 00:17:49,237 --> 00:17:50,946 we can get into it. 279 00:17:50,946 --> 00:17:54,325 Well, let's fucking get into it. I'll pitch the fuck out of it. 280 00:18:00,790 --> 00:18:03,167 Good session, guys. I've got the lads here. 281 00:18:03,501 --> 00:18:05,962 The owners are gonna want to say a few words. All right ? 282 00:18:05,962 --> 00:18:09,131 Great session, guys. And listen, for Saturday. 283 00:18:09,131 --> 00:18:12,093 You have the ability, you have the mentality. 284 00:18:12,093 --> 00:18:14,513 Watch that press doesn't leave you exposed on the turnover, 285 00:18:14,513 --> 00:18:17,349 and you fucking got this. Rome ? 286 00:18:18,849 --> 00:18:21,603 Thank you. Yeah. Uh, hey. 287 00:18:21,603 --> 00:18:24,313 Really proud to be associated with you guys. 288 00:18:24,313 --> 00:18:27,191 What the fuck can I tell you that you don't already know ? 289 00:18:27,191 --> 00:18:29,527 You got all this, guys. Don't worry about it. 290 00:18:29,527 --> 00:18:31,780 'Cause you guys are a team, and, uh, 291 00:18:32,405 --> 00:18:34,490 when a team... 292 00:18:34,990 --> 00:18:38,327 is a team... it can't actually physically be beaten. 293 00:18:38,327 --> 00:18:43,374 It's impossible. So, go hard, go fast, go, 294 00:18:43,833 --> 00:18:45,335 you lovely bastards. 295 00:18:46,961 --> 00:18:48,546 "Go, you lovely bastards ?" 296 00:18:48,546 --> 00:18:50,298 Well, I don't fucking know, what the fuck am I supposed to say ? 297 00:18:50,298 --> 00:18:51,716 I have no idea. 298 00:18:54,009 --> 00:18:56,929 Let me hear it loud and clear, Waystar is not welcome here ! 299 00:18:57,556 --> 00:19:00,350 Let me hear it loud and clear, Waystar is not welcome here ! 300 00:19:04,855 --> 00:19:06,148 ROYS ARE POISON 301 00:19:11,694 --> 00:19:13,320 United States Senate 302 00:19:15,490 --> 00:19:17,367 Do you want me to give you 20 of my best minutes 303 00:19:17,367 --> 00:19:19,827 on Turko-Azerbaijani relations ? 304 00:19:19,827 --> 00:19:25,040 What, the oil pipeline cooperation, the military and diplomatic links, 305 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,252 or the deeper cultural sympathies ? 306 00:19:32,466 --> 00:19:34,509 - Hey, what's up ? - Hey, how's Dad ? 307 00:19:34,509 --> 00:19:36,302 Is he okay ? Is he doing it ? 308 00:19:36,302 --> 00:19:39,680 Uh, yeah, we got them to agree to Gerri and Tom up first, 309 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,516 on operational, and then him with Ken. 310 00:19:42,516 --> 00:19:45,102 How's selling the family cow for magic beans ? 311 00:19:45,102 --> 00:19:48,648 Oh, yeah, yeah, that's right, just a dipshit, a sex pest 312 00:19:48,648 --> 00:19:52,569 and the Grand Old Duke of Dork on a Central Asian vacation. 313 00:19:53,111 --> 00:19:55,321 No, nothin' to see here, thanks. 314 00:19:55,697 --> 00:19:57,991 Oh, fuck. Bill ! What's Bill doing here ? 315 00:19:57,991 --> 00:20:00,451 Oh no ! Gerri, if we're gonna kill Bill, 316 00:20:00,451 --> 00:20:01,912 I don't want to see Bill. 317 00:20:01,912 --> 00:20:04,581 Bill ! Hey ! Wow. 318 00:20:05,082 --> 00:20:06,416 Hey ! 319 00:20:06,416 --> 00:20:08,669 - Wow ! Bill ! - Gerri ! Tom ! 320 00:20:08,669 --> 00:20:11,797 Bill, Bill, Bill ! Look at you ! What the fuck ? 321 00:20:12,463 --> 00:20:15,299 - Are you appearing ? - No ! God, no. No, no. 322 00:20:15,299 --> 00:20:19,512 Hey, Magic Johnson's still a Laker even if he's not on the team, right ? 323 00:20:19,512 --> 00:20:21,055 Right, right. 324 00:20:21,055 --> 00:20:24,309 No, live in Maryland, just thought I'd come in, support the old gang. 325 00:20:24,309 --> 00:20:26,769 Well, that is such a nice gesture, Bill. 326 00:20:26,769 --> 00:20:29,980 - Yeah, great to see you. - I'm rootin' for ya out there ! 327 00:20:29,980 --> 00:20:33,901 - Go get 'em, my friends. Tom. - Bill. 328 00:20:34,444 --> 00:20:35,653 Gerri... 329 00:20:35,653 --> 00:20:37,238 - Thanks. - Good luck ! 330 00:20:37,614 --> 00:20:39,115 Wow, that's nice. 331 00:20:39,532 --> 00:20:42,119 - That is nice. - I mean, that is just... nice. 332 00:20:47,499 --> 00:20:49,708 - Still. - Adios, Bill. 333 00:20:50,377 --> 00:20:52,086 Yeah, rest in peace, Billy boy. 334 00:20:53,963 --> 00:20:57,175 Okay, folks. All right. Here we go. 335 00:20:58,010 --> 00:20:59,761 "Are you now, or have you ever been, 336 00:20:59,761 --> 00:21:03,181 a member of the cruise dirty sex fuck cover-up party ?" 337 00:21:03,181 --> 00:21:04,640 How's the link ? 338 00:21:05,517 --> 00:21:07,727 - We can hear you, Rhea, thank you. - Great. 339 00:21:15,652 --> 00:21:17,029 Good, good, good. 340 00:21:18,154 --> 00:21:20,323 Hey, Gerri, do you wanna... Can I do one more ? 341 00:21:20,323 --> 00:21:22,993 Do you wanna do... one more round ? Just one ? 342 00:21:22,993 --> 00:21:26,787 Tom, you've done the prep. You are murder boarded to death, okay ? 343 00:21:27,372 --> 00:21:28,790 - I know. I'm not... - Would you stop angsting ? 344 00:21:28,790 --> 00:21:30,333 - You're angsting me. - Okay, okay. 345 00:21:30,333 --> 00:21:34,336 Just remember, it is not a courthouse. It is a stage. Okay ? 346 00:21:34,837 --> 00:21:38,050 Anything goes. Filibuster. Every minute you're speaking, 347 00:21:38,050 --> 00:21:41,219 you're stealing from them and their horseshit. 348 00:21:41,219 --> 00:21:45,056 Eat, eat, eat those dangerous fucking minutes. Okay ? 349 00:21:45,056 --> 00:21:46,183 You bet. 350 00:21:46,183 --> 00:21:48,852 You guys got this. It's a cinch, okay ? 351 00:21:49,685 --> 00:21:53,190 - Just let the training kick in. - And maybe just try to enjoy it ? 352 00:21:53,606 --> 00:21:57,110 - Yeah. Thanks, Greg. Thanks. - Oh, we're on, guys. Let's go. 353 00:21:57,110 --> 00:21:58,778 - All right, here we go. - This is it ? 354 00:21:58,778 --> 00:21:59,988 Yes. 355 00:21:59,988 --> 00:22:01,531 All right. 356 00:22:01,531 --> 00:22:03,532 - You're gonna do great. - Ready ? 357 00:22:04,201 --> 00:22:06,077 - Good luck, everybody. - You're good. 358 00:22:06,077 --> 00:22:08,663 - Let's do this. - Go, team. 359 00:22:47,160 --> 00:22:50,622 The Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will come to order. 360 00:22:50,622 --> 00:22:53,667 We welcome everyone to today's hearing on corporate abuses 361 00:22:53,667 --> 00:22:56,294 in the Brightstar cruise line. 362 00:22:56,294 --> 00:22:59,423 Just look at the cash flow. We are undervalued. 363 00:22:59,423 --> 00:23:01,466 I think tech just had everybody shitting their pants 364 00:23:01,466 --> 00:23:04,386 about legacy media, but really, the wheel turns. 365 00:23:04,386 --> 00:23:07,055 And most tech is overvalued. We're profitable. 366 00:23:07,055 --> 00:23:09,724 We're real money. This is a tremendous opportunity. 367 00:23:09,724 --> 00:23:11,517 This is once in a lifetime. 368 00:23:11,517 --> 00:23:13,812 You get to buy into the US media landscape 369 00:23:13,812 --> 00:23:16,230 at the very top. The very top. 370 00:23:24,489 --> 00:23:26,741 Well, it's a lot of debt, right ? 371 00:23:27,367 --> 00:23:29,619 Are you sure you can bring it together ? 372 00:23:30,495 --> 00:23:32,413 Absolutely sure. 373 00:23:32,413 --> 00:23:35,876 Jaime here is the fucking master of leverage. He has structured 374 00:23:35,876 --> 00:23:38,627 some of the biggest LBOs in history. Right ? 375 00:23:38,627 --> 00:23:40,380 Guilty as charged. 376 00:23:41,631 --> 00:23:45,176 Yeah, besides, we'd, um... have a decent amount of equity 377 00:23:45,176 --> 00:23:49,765 in this and not something of any... concern. 378 00:23:50,474 --> 00:23:51,641 Hello ? 379 00:23:52,808 --> 00:23:54,310 Are they with you ? 380 00:24:00,150 --> 00:24:02,819 The the guy in the black vest has a gun, just here. 381 00:24:05,655 --> 00:24:08,908 - Dave ? We're good, right ? - Yep. 382 00:24:09,284 --> 00:24:11,786 Yeah. We're good, we're good, but, uh... we're all going to go 383 00:24:11,786 --> 00:24:13,413 with these gentlemen now, okay ? 384 00:24:13,413 --> 00:24:16,248 - We're all gonna... go ? - Yes. 385 00:24:16,791 --> 00:24:21,128 No. I don't think... These gentlemen are who, exactly ? 386 00:24:21,462 --> 00:24:23,632 We'll go with them, it's fine. It's just... 387 00:24:23,632 --> 00:24:25,341 Okay, uh... Dave ? 388 00:24:25,341 --> 00:24:27,511 Uh, Dave... just walked out. 389 00:24:28,887 --> 00:24:30,180 Dave just walked out. 390 00:24:30,180 --> 00:24:31,889 - Yes. We'll go with them now. - Okay. 391 00:24:31,889 --> 00:24:33,850 Can I just ask what this is in regards to ? 392 00:24:33,850 --> 00:24:35,976 Is this about the meeting ? Is this a business thing ? 393 00:24:35,976 --> 00:24:37,979 - Uh-huh. - Okay, and my security guy ? 394 00:24:37,979 --> 00:24:40,231 Dave, he just walked out, can I ask where Dave went ? 395 00:24:40,231 --> 00:24:42,566 - Dave's not coming. - Dave's not coming. 396 00:24:42,566 --> 00:24:43,735 Yeah. 397 00:24:44,194 --> 00:24:46,822 I would actually really like for Dave to come. 398 00:24:46,822 --> 00:24:48,865 Dave's downstairs, we'll go without him. Please. 399 00:24:48,865 --> 00:24:52,451 - Dave ! - There's a concern about Dave. 400 00:24:52,451 --> 00:24:54,745 It's a security risk here, 401 00:24:54,745 --> 00:24:57,999 so we're better with these guys. Okay ? It's all good. 402 00:24:58,457 --> 00:25:00,335 Everything is under control. 403 00:25:00,335 --> 00:25:03,547 There could be a situation, but luckily we're being looked after. 404 00:25:03,547 --> 00:25:06,257 Oh, we're being looked after. That's nice. Laird, let's get... 405 00:25:06,257 --> 00:25:07,842 let's get Dave. 406 00:25:08,843 --> 00:25:10,636 - We need to go. - Yes. 407 00:25:11,762 --> 00:25:13,390 - I'm trying to call... - He took my phone. 408 00:25:13,390 --> 00:25:15,349 And I can't contact my security. 409 00:25:15,349 --> 00:25:17,144 It's fine. Don't worry about it. 410 00:25:17,144 --> 00:25:20,188 Senator Eavis, you have five minutes for questions. 411 00:25:21,605 --> 00:25:25,193 Mr. Wambsgans, I hope I'm saying that correctly. 412 00:25:25,986 --> 00:25:29,072 Just some background. Mr. Lester McClintock. 413 00:25:29,780 --> 00:25:34,077 You accept he offered jobs to young women who would sleep with him ? 414 00:25:34,910 --> 00:25:38,831 That does seem to be the case. But the company 415 00:25:38,831 --> 00:25:43,211 wasn't aware and obviously that was some time before my time. 416 00:25:43,211 --> 00:25:47,214 However, Bill... uh, Lockhart, my predecessor... 417 00:25:47,673 --> 00:25:50,427 Uh-huh. But within the upper echelons of the firm 418 00:25:50,427 --> 00:25:56,057 and the family, Lester was commonly known as Mo, is that correct ? 419 00:25:57,349 --> 00:25:59,811 I... I don't... I don't... 420 00:25:59,811 --> 00:26:01,605 I'm a relative newcomer. 421 00:26:02,230 --> 00:26:07,152 This email, you call Lester McClintock "Mo". Why ? 422 00:26:09,154 --> 00:26:12,156 I guess... I think it was just a nickname. 423 00:26:12,156 --> 00:26:16,619 Mm-hmm. You called call him Mo over 30 times in emails 424 00:26:16,619 --> 00:26:19,455 to family and colleagues, but you never use it 425 00:26:19,455 --> 00:26:23,794 in the items of correspondence sent to him privately, 426 00:26:23,794 --> 00:26:26,963 for instance, during his illness. Why not ? 427 00:26:31,509 --> 00:26:33,844 - Senator, I don't know. - You don't know. 428 00:26:34,179 --> 00:26:37,264 He was called Mo but always behind his back. 429 00:26:38,642 --> 00:26:41,812 I'd... I'd have to look at the, uh, emails. 430 00:26:41,812 --> 00:26:43,521 I never thought about it. 431 00:26:43,521 --> 00:26:47,441 Lester's nickname was Mo. Mo Lester. 432 00:26:47,983 --> 00:26:50,236 Molester. That never came up ? 433 00:26:53,614 --> 00:26:55,282 Senator, I think, uh... 434 00:26:56,451 --> 00:27:01,205 I guess maybe he was, uh, a little creepy-seeming perhaps. 435 00:27:01,873 --> 00:27:03,500 Well, you were right right, there. 436 00:27:03,500 --> 00:27:07,587 But just because he was called, um, Mo Lester, didn't mean... 437 00:27:07,587 --> 00:27:12,092 it was just a... it's just an off-color joke. You know ? 438 00:27:12,092 --> 00:27:16,221 That was 100 percent based on truth. But of all the many, 439 00:27:16,221 --> 00:27:19,558 many people who called this molester Mo Lester, 440 00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:25,897 not one of them had the slightest idea that he actually was a molester. 441 00:27:25,897 --> 00:27:28,816 I mean, you could see how that stretches our credulity. 442 00:27:28,816 --> 00:27:30,443 Yes, senator, I can see that. 443 00:27:30,443 --> 00:27:35,614 I think he just seemed a bit like one, maybe. 444 00:27:36,115 --> 00:27:37,950 But we didn't know anything at all. 445 00:27:37,950 --> 00:27:39,703 Well, if he seemed a little bit like one, 446 00:27:39,703 --> 00:27:41,788 don't you think it behooved the people in charge to find out 447 00:27:41,788 --> 00:27:45,959 if he was one before you sent him out on ships full of young women 448 00:27:45,959 --> 00:27:48,587 and vulnerable old and young guests ? 449 00:27:49,546 --> 00:27:53,008 Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck, fuck. This isn't business, is it ? 450 00:27:53,508 --> 00:27:55,844 - No, it is not very businessy. - Oh, shit. 451 00:27:56,928 --> 00:27:58,972 Don't worry, this is all normal. 452 00:27:59,388 --> 00:28:02,642 Yeah, great, 'cause this feels super fucking normal, man. 453 00:28:03,017 --> 00:28:06,687 Are these terrorists ? And where's my fucking security guy ? 454 00:28:06,687 --> 00:28:07,814 Where's Dave ? 455 00:28:08,230 --> 00:28:09,941 It, uh... It's just an... 456 00:28:09,941 --> 00:28:12,902 - An administrative action function. - Yeah, good, great. 457 00:28:12,902 --> 00:28:14,695 And what exactly... Hey, look at that. 458 00:28:14,695 --> 00:28:17,364 Not Guy not being allowed to leave the hotel, at gunpoint. 459 00:28:17,364 --> 00:28:20,035 That's... administrative action function. 460 00:28:20,035 --> 00:28:21,912 This is... What... What is that ? 461 00:28:22,286 --> 00:28:24,955 There's just like an, um, a gathering here now, 462 00:28:24,955 --> 00:28:28,334 of us and some other investors and so on and... 463 00:28:28,669 --> 00:28:30,504 - And the men with guns ? - Yep, yep. 464 00:28:30,504 --> 00:28:34,590 And their guys are some kind of, anti-corruption kind of guys. 465 00:28:34,925 --> 00:28:37,885 And, they're like... This is it's like their their... conference, 466 00:28:37,885 --> 00:28:41,181 or, uh, party. And... we're all invited. 467 00:28:41,181 --> 00:28:45,017 Okay, well, that's nice, uh... but what if we, you know, 468 00:28:45,017 --> 00:28:47,853 what if we don't want to go, is that cool ? 469 00:28:49,355 --> 00:28:50,648 Okay. 470 00:28:51,316 --> 00:28:54,277 It's, uh, the kind of party where you have to go. 471 00:28:54,277 --> 00:28:56,946 - I see. - It would be... rude. 472 00:28:56,946 --> 00:28:59,491 Okay. Well, I mean I guess I don't mind being 473 00:28:59,491 --> 00:29:01,659 like a little tiny bit rude. 474 00:29:01,659 --> 00:29:06,080 Let me direct your attention to document 16 of the blue tabbed packet. 475 00:29:07,081 --> 00:29:09,334 Document... of the blue ? 476 00:29:11,335 --> 00:29:15,715 It suggests that there were over 40 000 electronic records 477 00:29:16,091 --> 00:29:20,219 and paper documents from the period which we're interested in, 478 00:29:20,219 --> 00:29:22,513 that were not available to us. 479 00:29:22,513 --> 00:29:24,474 Uh, yes, unfortunately it seems 480 00:29:24,474 --> 00:29:27,019 that there are a great many of these documents 481 00:29:27,019 --> 00:29:29,896 that were destroyed in the, uh, course of normal data management 482 00:29:29,896 --> 00:29:31,773 and corporate housekeeping. 483 00:29:32,148 --> 00:29:34,775 So there was not a targeted cover-up ? 484 00:29:34,775 --> 00:29:36,945 The hard drives that were wiped ? 485 00:29:36,945 --> 00:29:39,364 Uh, it's a normal practice, as I understand it, um, 486 00:29:39,364 --> 00:29:41,490 I'm not an IT expert. 487 00:29:41,490 --> 00:29:43,826 But on Thanksgiving last year, 488 00:29:43,826 --> 00:29:47,873 it seems that a number of boxes were targeted specifically. 489 00:29:50,042 --> 00:29:51,500 I'm not aware of that. 490 00:29:51,500 --> 00:29:54,879 Well, if you'll look at item 34, it suggests 491 00:29:54,879 --> 00:29:58,466 Boxes 2918 to 3125 492 00:30:01,052 --> 00:30:02,636 are now empty. 493 00:30:02,636 --> 00:30:06,183 They were full back in August, but when they were subpoenaed, 494 00:30:06,183 --> 00:30:09,435 they were apparently unavailable and in the interim, 495 00:30:09,435 --> 00:30:13,647 they were signed out and if you look at the ledger in packet 15B, 496 00:30:14,024 --> 00:30:15,776 by a Gregory Hirsch. 497 00:30:17,110 --> 00:30:19,738 Is that someone known to you, Mr. Wambsgans ? 498 00:30:20,696 --> 00:30:22,532 - No, no, sorry. - No ? 499 00:30:22,532 --> 00:30:24,409 No ? No, Tom ? 500 00:30:26,660 --> 00:30:28,330 Oh, yes, yes, sorry. 501 00:30:28,746 --> 00:30:32,333 Yes. Known to me. Yes. In that sense, yes. 502 00:30:33,125 --> 00:30:34,418 In what sense ? 503 00:30:34,795 --> 00:30:40,050 In the sense that, uh, that, uh... what I understood 504 00:30:40,050 --> 00:30:41,509 what that you meant... 505 00:30:41,509 --> 00:30:43,220 What did you think I meant ? 506 00:30:43,220 --> 00:30:46,222 Um, I knew of him, but no, no, 507 00:30:46,222 --> 00:30:48,057 I know him. And his face. 508 00:30:48,057 --> 00:30:49,308 Mm-hmm. 509 00:30:49,308 --> 00:30:51,894 Do you know what is special about the hours 510 00:30:51,894 --> 00:30:55,691 between three A.M. and five A.M. on the night of March 12th ? 511 00:30:56,483 --> 00:30:57,608 Uh, no, sir. 512 00:30:57,608 --> 00:31:01,446 That was the only two hour period in which you did not send an email 513 00:31:01,446 --> 00:31:04,574 to Mr. Hirsch with the title, 514 00:31:04,574 --> 00:31:08,577 "You can't make a Tomlette without breaking some Greggs." 515 00:31:09,078 --> 00:31:12,498 You sent the same email to him 67 times in one evening. 516 00:31:15,752 --> 00:31:18,380 - I guess it was a joke. - Right. 517 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:22,717 I wonder, do the phrases "human furniture" 518 00:31:23,301 --> 00:31:26,138 or "footstooling" mean anything to you ? 519 00:31:26,972 --> 00:31:29,057 Not that I'm conscious of, no. 520 00:31:29,057 --> 00:31:33,352 Have you ever used another human being as a footstool, Mr. Wambsgans ? 521 00:31:34,729 --> 00:31:39,316 Senator, I use a variety of, um, target-oriented, um, 522 00:31:39,316 --> 00:31:42,778 incentives to enhance optimal performance. 523 00:31:45,532 --> 00:31:47,868 I yield back the balance of my time. 524 00:31:47,868 --> 00:31:51,370 What is it like to be married to a man with two assholes ? 525 00:31:53,874 --> 00:31:55,541 If I was to give Tom a letter grade, 526 00:31:55,541 --> 00:31:58,085 I'd give him a B+ for Bad Plus Terrible. 527 00:32:02,424 --> 00:32:06,094 That was all fucking me. They hit me from every fucking side. 528 00:32:06,094 --> 00:32:07,888 It's okay. Tom, you did good. 529 00:32:07,888 --> 00:32:10,223 No, I didn't get enough resources spent on me. 530 00:32:10,223 --> 00:32:14,518 What the fuck is going on ? I was fucked from every direction ! 531 00:32:14,518 --> 00:32:16,521 - Are you fucking me, Shiv ? - Tom. 532 00:32:16,521 --> 00:32:18,565 I'm the patsy, I'm the meat in the sandwich. 533 00:32:18,565 --> 00:32:21,275 Gerri is the bulletproof monk, Kendall and Logan in reserve, 534 00:32:21,275 --> 00:32:22,943 I'm the meat in the fucking sandwich. 535 00:32:22,943 --> 00:32:24,195 Hey, calm down. 536 00:32:24,195 --> 00:32:25,655 Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck. 537 00:32:25,655 --> 00:32:27,657 Oh, fuck, oh, fuck. 538 00:32:27,657 --> 00:32:28,866 Oh, fuck. 539 00:32:28,866 --> 00:32:31,786 Okay, guys, everything is fine. Nothing bad is happening here. 540 00:32:32,244 --> 00:32:36,165 Oh, man. Oh, my God. Fuck, man, I just turned down 541 00:32:36,165 --> 00:32:39,211 a quarter of a billion and now, I'm going to jail forever 542 00:32:39,211 --> 00:32:41,338 'cause of this fucking guy, man ! This fucking... 543 00:32:41,338 --> 00:32:43,840 Hey ! You. Outside. 544 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:46,468 - He... - Out. Fucking. Side. Now ! 545 00:32:49,304 --> 00:32:50,554 Unbelievable ! 546 00:32:57,019 --> 00:32:59,314 Shiv, is there any way we can find out 547 00:32:59,314 --> 00:33:01,400 what's coming down the pipe at us ? 548 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:04,318 Because, uh, much more of that, and we're fucking toast. 549 00:33:04,318 --> 00:33:07,030 All of a sudden, Sandy and Stewy are looking pretty good 550 00:33:07,030 --> 00:33:08,657 to the shareholders. 551 00:33:08,657 --> 00:33:12,993 He's right. Maybe it's time to drop some of our research. 552 00:33:14,955 --> 00:33:17,081 I'll see what I can do. 553 00:33:19,918 --> 00:33:22,212 Jess, will you keep an eye on him out there ? 554 00:33:24,798 --> 00:33:26,465 - You ? - Okay. 555 00:33:27,550 --> 00:33:29,051 Sorry. 556 00:33:30,177 --> 00:33:33,098 What a shit show. What a fucking shit show. 557 00:33:50,740 --> 00:33:52,533 So... yeah. 558 00:33:52,533 --> 00:33:54,578 Just wondered if I could say hi. 559 00:33:54,578 --> 00:33:56,203 Anyone see you come in ? 560 00:33:56,203 --> 00:33:58,038 You're pretty regular on ATN these days, I noticed, 561 00:33:58,038 --> 00:33:59,499 how are you liking that ? 562 00:33:59,499 --> 00:34:01,709 It's got its advantages, its disadvantages. 563 00:34:01,709 --> 00:34:03,836 - Uh-huh. - They love the ratings. 564 00:34:03,836 --> 00:34:05,756 Yeah, right. 565 00:34:05,756 --> 00:34:08,925 So, I feel like after everything we did together... 566 00:34:08,925 --> 00:34:12,763 - There's some residual good will ? - Okay, look, meeting over. 567 00:34:13,096 --> 00:34:15,932 We're not gonna soft peddle, Shiv. 568 00:34:16,307 --> 00:34:19,143 - Great to see you. - I'm not asking, I'm giving. 569 00:34:19,519 --> 00:34:22,105 - What ? - Just a favor. 570 00:34:22,105 --> 00:34:24,232 We've been digging, and I'd like to help. 571 00:34:24,232 --> 00:34:26,109 I still think that Gil is a great candidate, 572 00:34:26,109 --> 00:34:28,235 and I would hate for you to make fools of yourselves. 573 00:34:28,235 --> 00:34:30,697 Says the person whose husband was just called, 574 00:34:30,697 --> 00:34:34,075 "A smirking block of domestic feta" by The Atlantic. 575 00:34:34,075 --> 00:34:36,203 Weissel, the weasel. You want the dirt ? 576 00:34:36,203 --> 00:34:40,415 No, Shiv, we don't need your shit-talking background briefing. 577 00:34:40,415 --> 00:34:43,835 - But thank you. - He's dodgy as fuck. 578 00:34:45,211 --> 00:34:48,381 Lost joint custody of his kids, substance abuse issues, 579 00:34:48,381 --> 00:34:51,343 been done for soliciting prostitutes, he's not exactly your Snow White, 580 00:34:51,343 --> 00:34:52,719 he's your Blow White. 581 00:34:52,719 --> 00:34:55,096 Uh-huh. Not interested. This meeting never happened. 582 00:34:55,555 --> 00:34:59,016 Okay. On Mo and James Weissel, you can go to town. 583 00:34:59,476 --> 00:35:01,812 And if you're looking for a scalp, we're willing to give up Bill. 584 00:35:01,812 --> 00:35:06,357 So if you want the easy win, go for Bill and we'll fold. Okay ? 585 00:35:07,358 --> 00:35:09,777 And then we can keep the invites to ATN flowing 586 00:35:09,777 --> 00:35:12,613 and the snipers trained on your primary rivals. 587 00:35:13,240 --> 00:35:15,033 I'm sorry. 588 00:35:15,033 --> 00:35:17,284 Tell your dad it's not personal. 589 00:35:17,284 --> 00:35:19,705 We just got something really, really good now. 590 00:35:20,872 --> 00:35:24,792 - Much better than Weissel. - Bullshit. How much better ? 591 00:35:26,503 --> 00:35:27,879 I'll give you a clue. 592 00:35:27,879 --> 00:35:31,674 It actually rhymes very precisely with "you're fucked". 593 00:35:34,176 --> 00:35:36,137 What is it ? Let's go through it again. 594 00:35:36,595 --> 00:35:38,056 Okay, hey. Hey. 595 00:35:38,056 --> 00:35:41,143 Guys, listen up. Hey. We have a problem. 596 00:35:41,767 --> 00:35:45,188 They have someone else for later in the week who could probably kill us. 597 00:35:45,563 --> 00:35:46,773 - Who ? - A victim. 598 00:35:47,274 --> 00:35:51,069 Used to work under Lester, ex- entertainment manager, Kira someone ? 599 00:35:51,069 --> 00:35:54,031 Also knows a bunch of victims personally, and details. 600 00:35:54,031 --> 00:35:57,074 Feels personally responsible. They're prepping her. 601 00:35:57,074 --> 00:35:58,951 Oh, fuck. If she comes out, 602 00:35:58,951 --> 00:36:02,998 and the NDAs domino, I think that's it. 603 00:36:04,041 --> 00:36:06,333 Hey, just wanted to say good luck. 604 00:36:07,418 --> 00:36:10,046 - Oh, we got an incoming bogey. - Where is she now ? 605 00:36:10,046 --> 00:36:11,630 That's all I know. 606 00:36:11,630 --> 00:36:15,676 Oh, uh, they got her through Senator Gilliard, 607 00:36:15,676 --> 00:36:17,179 who you know, right, Rhea ? 608 00:36:17,179 --> 00:36:18,429 A little. 609 00:36:19,598 --> 00:36:21,057 But what is this ? 610 00:36:22,184 --> 00:36:23,769 This, uh... 611 00:36:24,394 --> 00:36:28,272 this supposed victim. Do you think... Is it possible ? 612 00:36:28,272 --> 00:36:31,859 Could we meet up with her ? You know, talk ? 613 00:36:32,401 --> 00:36:34,154 Find out what she wants ? 614 00:36:34,487 --> 00:36:36,072 - Apologize ? - What ? 615 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:38,492 Oh, come on. 616 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:43,205 We gotta try. Whether it's true or not, it changes the narrative. 617 00:36:43,996 --> 00:36:45,082 One of you. 618 00:36:45,456 --> 00:36:46,875 Both of you. 619 00:36:47,292 --> 00:36:48,667 Please ? 620 00:36:52,506 --> 00:36:54,882 Guys ? It's almost time. They're heading back in. 621 00:36:54,882 --> 00:36:57,594 So, we gotta get this show on the road. 622 00:36:57,594 --> 00:37:01,348 One last time, just in case they're super direct, did you, Logan Roy, 623 00:37:01,348 --> 00:37:04,976 witness any assaults on your ships or take part in them ? 624 00:37:04,976 --> 00:37:07,062 I'm not gonna answer a fucking question like that. 625 00:37:07,062 --> 00:37:08,896 I thought that's just a no. 626 00:37:08,896 --> 00:37:11,482 I'm not dignifying that fucking question with an answer. 627 00:37:11,482 --> 00:37:13,777 - You can both fuck off. - Okay. 628 00:37:13,777 --> 00:37:16,320 - Is he okay ? - Low blood sugar. 629 00:37:17,114 --> 00:37:19,533 Could you, uh, give him a chocolate suppository ? 630 00:37:19,533 --> 00:37:22,327 Just, uh, slip a Snickers bar up there ? 631 00:37:44,224 --> 00:37:45,933 Don Grundman... 632 00:37:45,933 --> 00:37:48,102 - Institute for A Competitive America. - Oh, hello. 633 00:37:48,687 --> 00:37:51,188 Keep fighting the good fight, you got a lot of Con-heads out here 634 00:37:51,188 --> 00:37:52,357 pullin' for ya. 635 00:37:52,357 --> 00:37:53,858 - Con-heads ? - Yes. 636 00:37:53,858 --> 00:37:56,318 - That's fantastic. Can I use that ? - Sure. 637 00:37:56,318 --> 00:37:59,071 - All right, God bless you, sir. - Thank you. 638 00:38:02,032 --> 00:38:07,539 I spy with my little eye something that begins with H. 639 00:38:09,207 --> 00:38:10,292 Hostages. 640 00:38:10,292 --> 00:38:11,877 You are smart, aren't you ? 641 00:38:12,336 --> 00:38:15,964 Well, that game didn't take us too far. That was like 30 seconds. 642 00:38:16,340 --> 00:38:18,133 Marry, fuck, kill ? 643 00:38:18,467 --> 00:38:20,468 Marry, fuck, kill... 644 00:38:21,720 --> 00:38:23,554 The executive floor. 645 00:38:23,554 --> 00:38:25,473 - Executive floor, huh ? - Mm-hmm. 646 00:38:25,891 --> 00:38:28,726 - Uh, Uh... uh, kill Ray. - Of course. 647 00:38:28,726 --> 00:38:30,144 Fuck Elsa. 648 00:38:30,604 --> 00:38:33,981 - Marry Gerri. - Gerri ? Marry Gerri ? 649 00:38:33,981 --> 00:38:36,360 - Well, it's a small pool. - You'd marry Gerri ? 650 00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:39,404 You sick fuck. Gerri ? You like Gerri ? 651 00:38:40,530 --> 00:38:43,866 Oh, that's hilarious. You're fucking disgusting. Gerri ? 652 00:38:46,119 --> 00:38:47,704 Hot. Ugh. 653 00:38:48,163 --> 00:38:50,749 - Karl, what about you ? - Look, full disclosure ? 654 00:38:50,749 --> 00:38:51,792 Yeah ? 655 00:38:52,124 --> 00:38:56,921 I am, um, currently having a panic attack. Could I sit there ? 656 00:38:56,921 --> 00:38:58,422 - Do you mind, Laird ? - No, sure. 657 00:38:58,422 --> 00:38:59,716 Really ? 658 00:38:59,716 --> 00:39:03,428 You seem... kind of the same. You okay, man ? 659 00:39:04,971 --> 00:39:06,222 Yeah. 660 00:39:06,556 --> 00:39:08,642 Oh. Okay. Oh, Jesus. 661 00:39:09,017 --> 00:39:10,560 Guys ? Oof. 662 00:39:11,103 --> 00:39:12,688 Where do you think they're taking them ? 663 00:39:12,688 --> 00:39:14,856 It doesn't look like they're going for a tour of the spa. 664 00:39:14,856 --> 00:39:17,233 - Fuck. - Let me tell you something. 665 00:39:17,233 --> 00:39:20,194 My advice is, don't look at anything. 666 00:39:20,987 --> 00:39:24,073 'Cause if you don't look, then you're not a witness. 667 00:39:24,407 --> 00:39:26,910 - And if you're not a witness... - Yeah, just... take it easy, man. 668 00:39:26,910 --> 00:39:28,912 Just take it easy. It's okay. 669 00:39:31,205 --> 00:39:32,457 God. 670 00:39:32,457 --> 00:39:34,167 Oh, my God. 671 00:39:34,167 --> 00:39:35,585 Hey. How we, uh... 672 00:39:35,585 --> 00:39:37,920 - How we doin' ? - Good. Good, man. 673 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:42,675 All good. So, uh, my president's daughter's husband has asked him 674 00:39:42,675 --> 00:39:45,679 to take closer control of some key assets. 675 00:39:45,679 --> 00:39:48,931 It's anti-corruption, but a bit of a power grab. 676 00:39:48,931 --> 00:39:52,518 Some Turkish acquiescence, but it's all in play. 677 00:39:52,518 --> 00:39:57,065 And can I ask, not to make this all about us, 678 00:39:57,065 --> 00:40:00,819 but are they going to shoot us at any point ? 679 00:40:00,819 --> 00:40:04,823 - I'm also intrigued on that point. - No one is getting shot. 680 00:40:05,156 --> 00:40:08,826 But look, it's complicated, but with Zeynal here, 681 00:40:09,243 --> 00:40:11,495 there is some interest in the deal. 682 00:40:13,165 --> 00:40:14,623 The deal ? 683 00:40:15,082 --> 00:40:18,210 Um, okay, uh, the deal. Yeah. All right. Great. 684 00:40:18,210 --> 00:40:22,757 So, one query they wanted some clarity on was how could we, 685 00:40:22,757 --> 00:40:26,178 how could they be sure their investment wouldn't be blocked 686 00:40:26,178 --> 00:40:27,304 by your government ? 687 00:40:27,304 --> 00:40:30,015 Well, okay, uh, it wouldn't. 688 00:40:30,015 --> 00:40:35,436 My father has a lot of sway. He can't lock his opponents up 689 00:40:35,436 --> 00:40:39,148 in a hotel, uh, but, well, he kinda could. 690 00:40:39,148 --> 00:40:41,985 Okay, and, uh... you're the target of another bid ? 691 00:40:41,985 --> 00:40:43,945 - Yes. - Isn't that a problem ? 692 00:40:44,361 --> 00:40:46,698 That is not a problem at all. If the price is right, 693 00:40:46,698 --> 00:40:49,533 we are fully confident that we can reach a settlement 694 00:40:49,533 --> 00:40:51,535 before the shareholder meeting. 695 00:40:53,372 --> 00:40:54,414 Okay. 696 00:40:56,416 --> 00:40:59,251 - Well, that went great. - Yeah. 697 00:41:00,212 --> 00:41:01,672 - That's... great. - I sure hope so. 698 00:41:02,505 --> 00:41:05,801 I mean, should we see if any of the other hostages want 699 00:41:05,801 --> 00:41:08,761 to cut a deal ? This could be a bumper time for us. 700 00:41:24,318 --> 00:41:27,071 - Well, this doesn't feel great. - No. 701 00:41:29,073 --> 00:41:31,410 No, soft skills, lady duty shitwork. 702 00:41:33,285 --> 00:41:35,371 Not great at all. 703 00:41:37,249 --> 00:41:40,711 Senators, when I read of the abuses of power 704 00:41:41,085 --> 00:41:44,923 alleged in my cruise division, well... 705 00:41:47,551 --> 00:41:49,510 that was the worst day of my life. 706 00:41:50,095 --> 00:41:53,681 To think bad things might have gone on without my knowledge, 707 00:41:55,392 --> 00:42:00,063 and frankly, I don't know if I'll ever forgive myself. 708 00:42:01,606 --> 00:42:04,192 But, we will investigate, 709 00:42:04,901 --> 00:42:07,863 and we will make sure every victim is compensated, 710 00:42:08,905 --> 00:42:14,326 and every act of wrongdoing punished to the full extent of the law. 711 00:42:15,536 --> 00:42:19,416 I just hope, so help me God, you believe me when I say that. 712 00:42:20,459 --> 00:42:21,792 Thank you very much. 713 00:42:22,502 --> 00:42:23,670 Fuck yeah. 714 00:42:23,670 --> 00:42:25,921 Senator Eavis ? Time is yours. 715 00:42:25,921 --> 00:42:27,965 Thank you, Madame Chairwoman. 716 00:42:27,965 --> 00:42:32,219 Emerson said every institution is the shadow of a single man. 717 00:42:33,095 --> 00:42:36,932 At Waystar, that man is Logan Roy, isn't he ? 718 00:42:37,475 --> 00:42:41,562 Well, I'm certainly not going to argue with Mr. Emerson. 719 00:42:43,522 --> 00:42:46,859 Your cruises run for profit, your news runs for profit. 720 00:42:48,736 --> 00:42:52,366 Is that any way to keep the life blood of a democracy going, 721 00:42:52,366 --> 00:42:56,786 by using news as your own personal ATM ? 722 00:42:57,286 --> 00:42:58,704 Uh, if I may. 723 00:43:00,082 --> 00:43:03,000 I think you might be under a misapprehension, senator. 724 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:07,964 In this country, all news, from the Times to the supermarket tabloid, 725 00:43:08,423 --> 00:43:12,802 is for profit, sir. We don't have a state media. As I'm sure you know, 726 00:43:12,802 --> 00:43:15,513 you'd have to go to China or Russia for that. 727 00:43:15,513 --> 00:43:18,474 Ooh, snap ! Snap on Gil. 728 00:43:18,474 --> 00:43:20,559 Have we got that, Karolina ? 729 00:43:20,559 --> 00:43:22,521 Let's get the surrogates prepped with that line. 730 00:43:22,521 --> 00:43:26,899 They call Gil "Meth Head Santa" because he so rarely delivers. 731 00:43:27,567 --> 00:43:31,028 What I'm getting at, is it any surprise that, uh, 732 00:43:31,028 --> 00:43:35,366 exploitation and cover-up runs rife at your cruise division ? 733 00:43:36,867 --> 00:43:40,913 I mean, exploitation is at the heart of your business model. 734 00:43:42,123 --> 00:43:45,084 Well, I would, of course, disagree, 735 00:43:45,084 --> 00:43:46,752 but, uh... 736 00:43:48,170 --> 00:43:51,966 but in terms of the historic... 737 00:43:53,926 --> 00:43:55,721 the historical... 738 00:43:55,721 --> 00:44:00,307 historic charges of practice, malpractice, um... 739 00:44:02,185 --> 00:44:05,521 Mr. Logan Roy. What did you personally know 740 00:44:06,356 --> 00:44:10,527 about the operation of a system of obfuscation, of wrongdoing, 741 00:44:10,527 --> 00:44:13,155 in your cruise division 742 00:44:13,155 --> 00:44:15,657 by the means of the keeping of shadow logs ? 743 00:44:17,242 --> 00:44:21,162 At that point, I believe my son was across that operation. 744 00:44:22,539 --> 00:44:23,831 At which point ? 745 00:44:23,831 --> 00:44:27,210 At the point he was across entertainment operations. 746 00:44:27,753 --> 00:44:29,671 You can talk to him. 747 00:44:31,964 --> 00:44:35,217 Mr. Kendall Roy, then. Tell us about the shadow logs. 748 00:44:35,217 --> 00:44:37,303 You know what, I'm sorry, Madame Chairwoman, 749 00:44:37,303 --> 00:44:39,598 can I speak for a moment ? Because you know, 750 00:44:39,598 --> 00:44:43,517 I'm here in good faith today, I'm very willing to talk you, senator, 751 00:44:43,517 --> 00:44:46,645 and this committee through our operations, but, uh, 752 00:44:46,645 --> 00:44:50,316 let's cut the BS, shall we, because it seems to me 753 00:44:50,316 --> 00:44:54,445 that this investigation, uh, is not about proper oversight 754 00:44:54,445 --> 00:44:57,824 of the cruise industry codes and standards, 755 00:44:57,824 --> 00:45:00,785 or some highly regrettable but isolated incidents 756 00:45:00,785 --> 00:45:03,580 from nearly two decades ago. What this feels to me 757 00:45:03,580 --> 00:45:07,667 it's about is your personal dislike of my father, 758 00:45:07,667 --> 00:45:13,381 and your ideological hatred of his newspapers and his news channels, 759 00:45:13,381 --> 00:45:19,179 and in particular, of the success story which is ATN, 760 00:45:19,179 --> 00:45:20,764 on which you've appeared, I think, 761 00:45:20,764 --> 00:45:23,682 14 times in the last four months, senator. 762 00:45:23,682 --> 00:45:25,018 Good, good, good. 763 00:45:25,018 --> 00:45:27,770 Senator Eavis, it seems to me that since you don't agree with us 764 00:45:27,770 --> 00:45:31,358 ideologically, that nothing we can say will be enough, 765 00:45:31,358 --> 00:45:35,320 no groveling will be low enough, and as much as you like to accuse us 766 00:45:35,320 --> 00:45:40,200 of bias, uh, today, you're the one with the bias. So, I say go ahead. 767 00:45:40,200 --> 00:45:43,328 Hit us as hard as you can. We can take it. 768 00:45:43,328 --> 00:45:44,788 We have nothing to hide. 769 00:45:49,250 --> 00:45:50,835 So, she's expecting us, yeah ? 770 00:45:52,878 --> 00:45:55,005 Look, I'm not going in. 771 00:45:55,589 --> 00:45:56,800 Seriously ? 772 00:45:57,426 --> 00:45:58,802 You're... 773 00:45:59,552 --> 00:46:03,557 - You're leaving it to me. - Siobhan, you don't have to do this. 774 00:46:04,348 --> 00:46:06,643 If she speaks, and she's compelling... 775 00:46:07,728 --> 00:46:10,104 then that's it for my family's company. 776 00:46:11,898 --> 00:46:13,774 So... yeah. 777 00:46:14,943 --> 00:46:16,235 I do have to. 778 00:46:22,116 --> 00:46:23,285 Thanks, Rhea. 779 00:46:28,831 --> 00:46:31,626 Thank you so much for your time. 780 00:46:32,084 --> 00:46:33,127 Ah, Mr. Roberts. 781 00:46:33,127 --> 00:46:35,671 We can now slip into something a little bit more comfortable. 782 00:46:35,671 --> 00:46:37,382 - I already feel better. - Now we're back. 783 00:46:37,382 --> 00:46:39,759 And I want to say right off, 784 00:46:40,259 --> 00:46:41,969 for the record, gentlemen... 785 00:46:43,138 --> 00:46:44,513 I like you. 786 00:46:46,682 --> 00:46:49,268 I'd like to have a drink with both of you. 787 00:46:49,268 --> 00:46:53,523 And I have taken one of your cruises with my wife 788 00:46:54,107 --> 00:46:57,068 and it was, frankly, delightful. 789 00:46:57,861 --> 00:46:59,988 Well, thank you, Senator, that's very kind. 790 00:47:08,288 --> 00:47:09,331 No, no... 791 00:47:09,331 --> 00:47:10,791 Careful ! 792 00:47:14,961 --> 00:47:16,171 Hi. 793 00:47:16,171 --> 00:47:18,632 Hi, Shiv Roy. Thank you for seeing me. 794 00:47:18,632 --> 00:47:21,218 I just wanted the opportunity to say hello. 795 00:47:21,218 --> 00:47:24,220 And I want to say I realize this is an incredibly difficult situation, 796 00:47:24,220 --> 00:47:27,890 so I want you to know I deeply appreciate you taking the time. 797 00:47:27,890 --> 00:47:29,850 Right. I'm not sure I should... 798 00:47:30,267 --> 00:47:34,105 I thought this was going to be a very unofficial thing with Rhea ? 799 00:47:34,105 --> 00:47:36,023 - Uh-huh. Yeah... - This feels very different... 800 00:47:37,025 --> 00:47:40,736 No, she's busy. But she will join later on. 801 00:47:41,278 --> 00:47:44,365 Right. I just... I just don't know if I feel comfortable. 802 00:47:44,365 --> 00:47:46,868 But I'm not here to stop you testifying. 803 00:47:47,535 --> 00:47:48,619 Sure. 804 00:47:48,619 --> 00:47:50,497 And I'm not here to offer you anything. 805 00:47:51,122 --> 00:47:54,333 I'm here to listen, and to try to understand... 806 00:47:55,585 --> 00:47:58,255 just try to understand what we did wrong and how I can fix it. 807 00:47:58,255 --> 00:48:02,050 Well, it's a very convenient time to show up, wanting to understand. 808 00:48:02,426 --> 00:48:03,801 No... 809 00:48:05,554 --> 00:48:08,724 - I think you're brave. - Well, thank you. 810 00:48:11,016 --> 00:48:13,144 Honey, no. No, get down. 811 00:48:13,144 --> 00:48:16,188 Don't go too high. Come here ! Come here ! 812 00:48:16,565 --> 00:48:18,025 There you go ! 813 00:48:21,862 --> 00:48:24,613 Oh, wow. These just kill me. 814 00:48:24,613 --> 00:48:26,073 I know. 815 00:48:26,073 --> 00:48:28,159 - Come on... - You know, look, um... 816 00:48:30,037 --> 00:48:33,956 My dad... My dad, a couple months ago, you know, 817 00:48:33,956 --> 00:48:38,127 he screwed me over. He made me an offer that wasn't real. 818 00:48:38,837 --> 00:48:41,338 And he's a serial liar. And I'm going to be 819 00:48:41,338 --> 00:48:45,302 very frank with you, put my cards on the table, I don't trust him. Okay ? 820 00:48:48,263 --> 00:48:51,558 - Your firm has been very tough. - Yeah, too fucking right. 821 00:48:52,266 --> 00:48:53,684 - Harassment ? - Yeah. 822 00:48:54,478 --> 00:48:57,480 Visits at night, turning up at work, 823 00:48:57,480 --> 00:48:59,149 weird email stuff. 824 00:48:59,149 --> 00:49:04,278 - I don't want to accuse you... - No, it's perfectly possible. 825 00:49:05,614 --> 00:49:08,282 Yeah, I mean, it's out-sourced security, so who knows 826 00:49:08,282 --> 00:49:11,619 what could be happening ? It's probably worse than you think. 827 00:49:11,619 --> 00:49:13,455 - Yeah ? - Yeah. 828 00:49:13,455 --> 00:49:15,832 But hey, you should be safe from all that now. 829 00:49:15,832 --> 00:49:18,250 You've got the whip hand, now they're scared. 830 00:49:18,250 --> 00:49:20,503 I don't think that stuff will happen to you anymore. 831 00:49:20,503 --> 00:49:23,631 - You don't think ? - I'm being honest, I don't know. 832 00:49:23,964 --> 00:49:27,427 But... it would look bad. You've broken ranks, 833 00:49:27,427 --> 00:49:29,178 you're in a new category. 834 00:49:30,681 --> 00:49:33,391 Look, I want to clean up. 835 00:49:34,309 --> 00:49:36,186 - I need it all out there. - Sure. 836 00:49:36,186 --> 00:49:38,814 Yeah, no, I do. I want to fire these bastards. 837 00:49:39,856 --> 00:49:42,775 - And I want you to help me. - Sure. 838 00:49:44,944 --> 00:49:47,446 So I guess the only question I would have for you is, 839 00:49:48,907 --> 00:49:52,911 is this... this, you know, the right forum ? 840 00:49:53,495 --> 00:49:56,581 - Okay, here it comes. - Nope, honestly ? 841 00:49:56,997 --> 00:50:01,920 A better question. What do you actually want to happen ? 842 00:50:03,546 --> 00:50:06,133 I want people to hear what Lester was like. 843 00:50:06,716 --> 00:50:09,343 How he treated me and other women. 844 00:50:09,678 --> 00:50:13,097 I want the Hewson story to come out. How she went overboard 845 00:50:13,097 --> 00:50:17,852 and there was no rescue attempt cause they thought it was a stowaway. 846 00:50:18,603 --> 00:50:21,856 - "No Real Person Involved." - Right. 847 00:50:25,694 --> 00:50:27,236 Hey, you want to sit down ? 848 00:50:29,697 --> 00:50:32,742 The good thing is, you're gonna have a lot of people on your side. 849 00:50:32,742 --> 00:50:36,371 Who will sing your name, and back you up and... 850 00:50:38,080 --> 00:50:39,458 Yeah. 851 00:50:40,917 --> 00:50:44,046 But the other people ? You know, the other side ? 852 00:50:44,504 --> 00:50:47,381 Some normal people, they will doubt you. 853 00:50:48,591 --> 00:50:51,303 They'll say terrible things. 854 00:50:52,136 --> 00:50:54,014 They'll call you a slut. 855 00:50:54,598 --> 00:50:57,433 And a whore. And a money-grubber. 856 00:50:57,850 --> 00:50:59,894 Your life is going to get ripped apart. 857 00:50:59,894 --> 00:51:03,022 Your home, you'll want to move out. For two or three days, 858 00:51:03,022 --> 00:51:06,817 you're going to be kind of famous. But then the caravan moves on. 859 00:51:07,735 --> 00:51:09,696 I just think it's what I have to do. 860 00:51:10,863 --> 00:51:14,075 Yeah, true. No, I get it. That's good. 861 00:51:15,034 --> 00:51:18,455 But from tomorrow, that's all you'll ever be. 862 00:51:19,872 --> 00:51:22,792 To your grandkids, to the people you meet on vacation. 863 00:51:23,210 --> 00:51:27,671 When they Google you, yeah ? Pages and pages of filth and lies. 864 00:51:28,423 --> 00:51:31,217 First line of your obituary. The last line. 865 00:51:35,304 --> 00:51:38,557 So, what is it that you are trying to get ? 866 00:51:40,559 --> 00:51:42,311 Because money ? 867 00:51:43,229 --> 00:51:46,149 Money you can have. That's easy. Book deal. 868 00:51:47,441 --> 00:51:50,986 Interview appearances. We will give you millions of dollars, 869 00:51:51,738 --> 00:51:55,157 and I will destroy the men who ran that dirty operation. 870 00:51:56,367 --> 00:51:58,869 I will kill them for what they've done. 871 00:51:58,869 --> 00:52:02,123 And I want you to help me. We will be the best, 872 00:52:02,123 --> 00:52:05,543 cleanest operation in the world because of you, 873 00:52:05,877 --> 00:52:07,837 if you help me do this. 874 00:52:10,423 --> 00:52:11,799 Would you help me ? 875 00:52:14,302 --> 00:52:16,053 Well, it... it sounds... 876 00:52:18,932 --> 00:52:20,434 Can I trust you ? 877 00:52:21,809 --> 00:52:22,977 No. 878 00:52:23,687 --> 00:52:25,188 No, actually, no. 879 00:52:25,188 --> 00:52:28,065 Kira, you're in a shitstorm of conflicting interests here. 880 00:52:28,065 --> 00:52:30,192 You can't trust anyone. 881 00:52:30,192 --> 00:52:33,237 You just have to be smart. So listen to everyone 882 00:52:33,237 --> 00:52:35,781 and make an assessment. 'Cause frankly, 883 00:52:36,616 --> 00:52:39,745 I want what's best for me. But the other people ? 884 00:52:40,370 --> 00:52:43,789 The folks who want you to get up there tomorrow, and get pulled apart ? 885 00:52:43,789 --> 00:52:46,043 They want what's best for them. 886 00:52:46,876 --> 00:52:50,130 You need to think about what's best for you, huh ? 887 00:52:57,512 --> 00:52:58,721 Hey. 888 00:52:58,721 --> 00:53:00,973 - Hey. Roman. - What ? 889 00:53:00,973 --> 00:53:02,351 Wake up. 890 00:53:02,351 --> 00:53:05,979 - Hey. Good, everything good ? - All good. All good. 891 00:53:08,482 --> 00:53:10,025 Hello. Hi. 892 00:53:10,984 --> 00:53:12,694 I'm so sorry. 893 00:53:13,153 --> 00:53:15,946 Foreign nationals, please identify yourselves. 894 00:53:15,946 --> 00:53:17,949 - Oh, my God. - Oh, fuck. 895 00:53:17,949 --> 00:53:20,035 - What do you think ? - I don't know. 896 00:53:20,035 --> 00:53:22,662 I feel like, traditionally, Americans don't usually fare well 897 00:53:22,662 --> 00:53:25,831 at this point. I don't know, what do you think, Karl ? Fuck. 898 00:53:25,831 --> 00:53:27,958 - Just do what he says. - Yeah, okay. 899 00:53:28,877 --> 00:53:30,711 - Roman Roy ? - Yup. 900 00:53:30,711 --> 00:53:32,129 Follow me, please. 901 00:53:33,297 --> 00:53:35,257 - Good luck. - Yeah. 902 00:53:37,009 --> 00:53:39,680 Good luck to you, too. Go, Hearts. 903 00:53:40,054 --> 00:53:41,514 Go, Hearts. 904 00:53:52,150 --> 00:53:53,651 - Yes ? - Great job. 905 00:53:53,651 --> 00:53:55,152 - Thank you. - I salute you, son. 906 00:53:55,152 --> 00:53:57,030 - Thank you, senator. - Excellent job. Excellent. 907 00:53:57,030 --> 00:53:58,990 - Thank you. - Here, here. 908 00:53:58,990 --> 00:54:00,950 - Cheers, Bill. - Well done. 909 00:54:09,125 --> 00:54:11,210 Lovely to reconnect with the gang. 910 00:54:12,170 --> 00:54:14,715 - Appreciate your support, Bill. - Are you kidding ? 911 00:54:14,715 --> 00:54:18,509 - So many memories, huh ? - I should write a book. I could. 912 00:54:19,469 --> 00:54:23,180 I've got the diaries. But no time. No time ! 913 00:54:28,436 --> 00:54:29,645 You okay ? 914 00:54:30,521 --> 00:54:33,232 - You... did great. - Thank you. 915 00:54:33,859 --> 00:54:36,987 It must've been tough, but you did it, she dropped out. 916 00:54:36,987 --> 00:54:39,947 "Personal reasons." Yeah, you did good. 917 00:54:40,741 --> 00:54:42,200 Thank you. 918 00:54:47,664 --> 00:54:51,959 - So, are you okay, kiddo ? - Yeah. Yeah, good. 919 00:54:52,878 --> 00:54:56,423 You, uh... you feeling... feeling okay ? 920 00:54:57,631 --> 00:55:00,677 I'm, uh... I'm sorry if it was rough. 921 00:55:01,219 --> 00:55:04,139 No, it was... it was fine. We're good. 922 00:55:05,682 --> 00:55:06,892 It's all good. 923 00:55:06,892 --> 00:55:10,102 Hey, Logan ? Rhea's here, but she wants a word. 924 00:55:10,520 --> 00:55:11,605 Okay. 925 00:55:11,605 --> 00:55:13,314 - You remember Naomi Pierce ? - Yeah, yeah. 926 00:55:13,314 --> 00:55:15,108 She came down to support us. 927 00:55:23,783 --> 00:55:25,702 Hey. Ah... 928 00:55:28,454 --> 00:55:31,499 So, as you know, I didn't go in. 929 00:55:32,083 --> 00:55:35,252 Yeah, yeah, no, it's fine. Shiv's tough. 930 00:55:35,795 --> 00:55:38,839 Look. Will you tell me what happened ? 931 00:55:38,839 --> 00:55:40,383 You can ask me anything. 932 00:55:40,383 --> 00:55:44,512 No. I don't know what to ask. You tell me. 933 00:55:45,347 --> 00:55:48,100 Well, it's all... you know. 934 00:55:50,644 --> 00:55:52,646 It goes a long way back. 935 00:55:53,396 --> 00:55:57,317 Did you ever have an editor who put a hand up your sweater ? 936 00:55:57,775 --> 00:56:00,903 Well, things were done differently in those days. 937 00:56:01,237 --> 00:56:03,489 I can't fly blind. 938 00:56:03,864 --> 00:56:06,075 Was Lester McClintock a friend of yours ? 939 00:56:06,075 --> 00:56:08,536 No, I wouldn't say he was a friend, no. 940 00:56:08,536 --> 00:56:11,163 You once told me he was a close friend. 941 00:56:12,124 --> 00:56:14,250 - You told me that. - Well... 942 00:56:14,250 --> 00:56:16,795 Friend, close friend, colleague, I don't know. 943 00:56:16,795 --> 00:56:20,715 It's kind of a superpower, isn't it ? If you can lie 944 00:56:20,715 --> 00:56:23,843 to someone like that. To their face. 945 00:56:23,843 --> 00:56:28,223 I know you're lying, but I still find you very plausible and appealing. 946 00:56:30,558 --> 00:56:33,018 - I misspoke. - Uh-huh. 947 00:56:34,396 --> 00:56:37,983 Forgive me. But there are some things that went on 948 00:56:37,983 --> 00:56:41,026 from time to time and I just wanted to protect you. 949 00:56:41,026 --> 00:56:42,779 I don't need your protection. 950 00:56:42,779 --> 00:56:44,655 Well, you know as the next CEO, 951 00:56:44,989 --> 00:56:48,577 it might be wise to keep clean of certain areas. 952 00:56:49,243 --> 00:56:51,204 I've been thinking about that. 953 00:56:52,539 --> 00:56:57,126 - I'm not sure it works any longer. - So, what do you want ? 954 00:56:57,836 --> 00:56:59,712 I'm not sure I want to work for you. 955 00:56:59,712 --> 00:57:02,339 Fine, you've got me over the a barrel. You know it, I know it, 956 00:57:02,339 --> 00:57:04,800 so tell me what you want and let's get into it. 957 00:57:04,800 --> 00:57:08,764 You don't understand. I'm out. I don't want to be part of this. 958 00:57:08,764 --> 00:57:11,391 Oh, come on. Fuck off ! 959 00:57:15,062 --> 00:57:16,479 Little miss prim. 960 00:57:18,106 --> 00:57:19,358 You knew. 961 00:57:22,026 --> 00:57:23,820 You know who I am. 962 00:57:24,695 --> 00:57:26,280 I think it's changed. 963 00:57:27,199 --> 00:57:30,118 - In the details. - You don't walk over details. 964 00:57:31,286 --> 00:57:33,537 I can't see the bottom of the pool. 965 00:57:34,498 --> 00:57:38,001 And I don't know if you care about anything. 966 00:57:40,294 --> 00:57:43,215 - And that scares me. - Oh, yeah. Fucking words. 967 00:57:43,882 --> 00:57:46,175 Fucking words. Come on. 968 00:57:47,386 --> 00:57:48,512 Stay. 969 00:57:52,015 --> 00:57:54,309 I could always find someone else. 970 00:57:55,686 --> 00:57:59,605 - You know you're fungible. - I am not fungible. 971 00:57:59,605 --> 00:58:03,275 Oh, yes, you are. You're as fungible as fuck. 972 00:58:03,943 --> 00:58:05,195 Fine. 973 00:58:06,613 --> 00:58:09,156 Then funge me. Go ahead. 974 00:58:10,325 --> 00:58:11,451 Try. 975 00:58:15,622 --> 00:58:16,998 Rhea ! 976 00:58:22,044 --> 00:58:23,754 THE TAKEDOWN 977 00:58:23,754 --> 00:58:26,132 Kendall Roy serves self-satisfied hypocrites 978 00:58:26,132 --> 00:58:28,426 on the senate commerce committee a healthy portion 979 00:58:28,426 --> 00:58:31,971 of reality pie today when he delivered them a takedown 980 00:58:31,971 --> 00:58:33,472 for the ages... 981 00:58:33,472 --> 00:58:36,018 Democrats on the committee had worked themselves into... 982 00:58:36,018 --> 00:58:38,686 So... Rhea's gone ? 983 00:58:39,980 --> 00:58:41,690 Yeah. 984 00:58:41,690 --> 00:58:45,443 She can't hack the hate. Well, she can fuck off 985 00:58:45,443 --> 00:58:49,489 and enjoy her lily-white, chicken-flesh conscience 986 00:58:49,489 --> 00:58:51,824 working for a fucking phone company. 987 00:58:52,451 --> 00:58:53,660 Yeah. 988 00:58:54,368 --> 00:58:55,953 Yeah, well, maybe. 989 00:58:57,664 --> 00:59:00,333 Yeah, but do you think that's it ? If Kira holds, 990 00:59:00,333 --> 00:59:04,046 and we kill Bill, do you think we're through ? 991 00:59:04,420 --> 00:59:05,589 Honestly ? 992 00:59:06,757 --> 00:59:08,007 No. 993 00:59:09,050 --> 00:59:11,135 Not with the shareholders. 994 00:59:11,135 --> 00:59:15,432 I'm afraid this Kendall stuff won't play. They're a little more... 995 00:59:17,517 --> 00:59:19,061 fucking vegetarian. 996 00:59:20,061 --> 00:59:21,520 - No ? - No. 997 00:59:23,982 --> 00:59:27,110 He came out like a fighter, but I'm hurt. 998 00:59:28,987 --> 00:59:33,908 We're hurt. And Bill's on maneuvers, he won't go quietly. 999 00:59:35,117 --> 00:59:37,661 No, no, no. Bill's not the answer. 1000 00:59:38,997 --> 00:59:40,582 We need something big. 1001 00:59:42,833 --> 00:59:44,169 Yeah... 1002 00:59:45,961 --> 00:59:48,882 Time for a blood sacrifice. 1003 00:59:55,888 --> 00:59:58,974 Tell it like it is, Kendall Roy. I salute you. 1004 01:00:03,438 --> 01:00:06,440 SUCCESSION 1005 01:00:06,440 --> 01:00:09,194 END OF EPISODE 9 SEASON II