All language subtitles for Madoff.S01E02_English

You know
how I look at you?
How?

As a guy who doubled my money
in six years.

$388,693,119.

Total of cash accounts
as of 9:00 a.m. this morning.

[ Laughs ]

Irving trusted you.

Sheryl Weinstein.

I know you
don't take on just anybody.

Why don't you call my office,
and we'll set something up?

-Surprise!
-Surprise!

BERNIE: Chairman of NASDAQ.

I'd never have
to sell myself again.

Dad, why won't you
just let us in?

I'll know
when you're ready.

Harry, have you ever heard
of Bernie Madoff?

Private fund, right?

Strong, consistent returns
year in, year out.

We need to do
what he's doing.

It's a simple business plan.

People give me their money, and
I make them richer than God.

HARRY: You want
to know how he does it?
Yes.

He doesn't.

It's a fraud.

We got a problem, Bernie.

WOMAN: Bank stocks
were pummeled again today.

[ Keyboard clacking ]

[ Airplane engine whirs ]

♪♪

MAN #1: The president,
at a news conference,

tried today to...
MAN #2:
Nightmare on Wall Street.

♪♪

[ Camera shutters click ]

[ Clanging ]

♪♪

There's a cancer gene
in the Madoff line.

Cousins, uncles, grandparents.

Leukemia, lymphoma, sarcoma.

A poisoned heirloom
passed down for generations.

Maybe we could
extend out further.

We always hear
that growth is a good thing.

As much as
of -- of a window.

We'll see if we like it.

It shows the world you don't
want to settle for good enough.

How -- How deep is this?

No? Yeah?
Yeah.

By the time Bush Jr.
was in the White House,

I had taken
my investment business

and turned it into
a business spanning the globe.

So, is growth a good thing?

Sure.

Unless it's cancer.

And then it can kill you.

[ Rock music plays ]

ED: Harry.
Hey.

I'm sorry.
I got held up in Charlestown.

How you doing?

Thanks for coming, Ed.

What's on your mind?

Maryann...

could I get a, uh --
I'll have a draft, please.

Maybe we should grab
a booth in the back --

something
a little more private.

A booth?

Harry, what is this --
a date?

Come on.
We play softball together.

I'm with the SEC,
not the CIA.

What's going on?

You like baseball,
right, Ed?

Sure, yeah.

What if I told you there was
a player in the major leagues

who was batting .960?

I'd want him on my team.

[ Both laugh ]

That's right.

I'd say he was cheating.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah.

[ Breathes deeply ]

Have you ever heard
of Bernard L. Madoff?

Bernie Madoff?

Yeah, sure.
He's got a good reputation.

[ Chuckles ]

I'll say he does.

Bernard L. Madoff
is batting .960.

[ Scoffs ] Come on, Harry.
What are you talking about?

In his investment fund,

only 4% of his months
are down months.

If his performance statistics
are true,

he would have to buy
more options

on the Chicago Options Exchange
than actually exist.

Now, I spoke
to my options guy in Chicago.

No one remembers ever doing
a trade with Bernard L. Madoff.

What are you saying?

Are you -- you saying
he's insider trading?

I'm accusing him
of running a Ponzi scheme.
[ Glass thuds ]

Bernie Madoff?

The same guy that sat on the
NASDAQ chair for three years?

That's him.
And you want
to speak to my boss?

I do.

Ed, I've run the numbers
on this.

And you know me, Ed.

I am precise.

He's a fraud.

Madoff is a fraud.
Capital "F."

You know what this
sounds like to me, Harry?

It sounds like you've got
some kind of personal issue

going on here.

I mean, you've got a guy
that's not playing by the rules,

and you want to get him
off the field.

When this thing goes down,

people are going
to be destroyed.

Lives are going to be
destroyed with this thing.

And not just rich people.

Little old ladies
who thought they were investing

in their future,
their retirements.

They're gonna lose it.

Charities!

People who didn't even know

that they were investing
in this guy --

They're gonna lose
everything.

You're sure?
I am sure.

All right, if I can get you
a meeting with Grant Ward,

you got to make a very clear,
very convincing case,

and it's got to be done
very quickly.
Yes.

He's not a numbers guy.
I know.

So don't go in there
with equations...
Ed --

...and all kinds
of theorems and...

Listen to me.

I can handle this.

So, I met someone.

Her name's Catherine.

How'd you manage that
without me as your wingman?

Yeah, don't be an ass.

I walked into her store.

She owns that fly-fishing
outfitters store downtown --

Urban Angler.
So, are you serious
about her or what?

Yeah.
I think it's real.

And I was thinking about
inviting her to Shana's wedding.

That's great, man.
You should do that.
Yeah?

Just be ready.
Mom's gonna give her the look.

Which look?
You know the look.

Oh, the look, the look.
The look.

They're such paradoxes,
Mom and Dad.

You know, one minute, they're up
in every aspect of our lives.

And the next,
especially Dad...

they just freeze you out.

You see
the new business card?

Yeah, that's
pretty much the same

as the old ones,
aren't they?

Yeah.
Pretty much exactly the same.

And it pisses me off.

Pisses me off
even more for Uncle Peter.
Mark, come on.

You got to let go
of the whole name-change thing.

Listen to me.

Dad's never
gonna let it go.

Why won't he?

It should just be "Madoff
Investment Securities."

All he ever talks about is,

"Oh, we're just
a small family business."

Make no mistake --
It's the "Bernie Show."

Why don't you
string one up for me?

You don't even like
surf fishing.

[ Chuckles ]
Oh, my boys.

It's a beautiful day,
a sunny beach.

It's not about the fish.

[ Horns honking ]

ELEANOR: I know
that I don't have the
administrative experience,

but I'm a hard worker
and a quick learner.

I spent
six years in retail.

I managed the fundraisers
for the PTA --

When you were growing up, what
was it that you wanted to do?

[ Laughs ]
I'm sorry.

I don't --
I don't understand.

When you were growing up,
you...

you didn't have the ambition
to be a secretary.

Did you?

[ Laughs ]

Sounds like
a trick question.

It isn't.

Okay.

I wanted to be a nurse.

You know, something useful.
You know?

Something to help people.

But...

life gets in the way.

I understand, I understand.

Now you got two kids.

So you're gonna get a job
that pays well,

and you can support
your children.

Yeah.

Yes, sir.

Eleanor...

I've run this company
for 40 years,

and I have
never hired anybody

who didn't answer
that question honestly.

Now, the thing that I prize
more than anything is loyalty.

You won't meet a more loyal
person than me, Mr. Madoff.

If I hire you, Eleanor...

you have to be loyal to me.

Not the company.

To me.

You understand that?

Yes.

I do understand.

SHERYL: I know
it's not a big deal to you.

We're just a client,
and not a very big one,

but it is a huge thing
for the organization.

So, what do you think?

Should we do it?

Do what?

Order champagne?
Oh.

[ Both laugh ]

Yes, of course,
if you'd like some.

I don't --
I don't drink, so...

Never?

Rarely.

Occasional glass of wine
with dinner, but, really, no.

Are you afraid
you'll spill all your secrets

if you get a little tipsy?

[ Chuckles ]

Or you'll lose control?

Well, we should have had
this meeting at my office,

but you insisted on --
on having lunch.

Well...

we could have had lunch
at any restaurant in the city,

but you suggested
a restaurant in a hotel.

♪♪

Check, please.

♪♪

HARRY:
So, plainly and simply put,

one OTC at-the-money put
would have a delta of 0.5,

meaning that any drop
in the OEX

larger than a mere,
oh, 1.1%...

well, Madoff would have
to buy options

with high enough gamma
to protect second derivatives

against a drop
in the first,

which, as we all know,
is absurd.

[ Chuckles ]

Now, let's talk about
mega-tronic analysis

of financial consortiums,
which when compounded with --

GRANT:
Thank you, Mr. Markopolos.

I'll refer your findings
to the appropriate person.

Maybe they'll be able
to understand your theories.

Thank you for your time,
Grant.
Ah.

It was great to see you.

Sorry to interrupt
your schedule today.

I'm an Army man, Mr. Ward.

[ Breathes deeply ]
Good to know.

I swore an oath

to protect this country
against all enemies,

foreign and domestic.

And Bernard Madoff
is a domestic enemy.

This is about duty.

Thanks, Grant.

MAN: 20,000 shares?

This is me putting
my whole life in your hands.

Take it.

Eleanor...

if the world ends,
these are the numbers I need.

I want you to make
a copy of this book

and put it
in your computer.

I want to have a separate
password for you and me.

Okay.

The Lowell Hotel called.

They want to confirm
a reservation

for lunch and a room.

Yes.
That's correct.

Well,
then you're all set.

Mr. Ward,
this is Harry Markopolos.

Um, I have run
some additional numbers,

and I think you'll find them
very interesting.

If you could give me a call back
at your earliest convenience.

Thank you.

[ Keyboard clacking ]

Hello.

[ Gasps ] Hi.

I'm Eleanor,
Bernie's new secretary.

You must be Ruth.

I mean Mrs. Madoff.

It's nice to meet you.

Uh-huh.
Nice to meet you, too.

So, where is he?

I just got back from Florida
with my sister.

He was supposed
to have lunch with us.

He's not picking up
his phone.

Um, Mr. Berman needed him
up at his offices.

He's gonna be in meetings
all afternoon.

What's your name again?

Eleanor.

Eleanor Squillari.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Oh, good girl.

One of
your other mistresses?

[ Laughs ]
My secretary.

Oh, come on.
Tell me there are others.

Make me jealous.

Sorry, kid.

Only you.

♪♪

Uh, hello, Mr. Ward.
This is Harry Markopolos.

I am checking with you again

regarding the Madoff materials
that I sent to you,

and, um, if you wouldn't mind
giving me a call back,

um, you can reach me
through Ed Manion.

Do you know what I see
everywhere that I look, Ed?

I see red flags.

Red flag number one -- Why
aren't the commissions charged

fully disclosed to investors?

Red flag number two -- Why would
Madoff leave 4% on the table?

I'll tell you why.

It's a con.
It's a scheme.

It's to lure them in.
It's to make them happy.

That's what that 4% is for.

Yes, hello, Mr. Ward.

This is Harry Markopolos

calling you once again
regarding the Madoff materials.

Red flag number 12 --
Madoff goes 100% cash

for every
December 31st year-end.

See, that effectively
wipes the books clean.

Red flag number 31 --
Some guy in a strip mall

is his independent auditor

verifying
the accounting entries.

Now, you're -- you're --
you're -- you're -- You're
forcing me to conclude

that you are simply unwilling
to take on anyone of real power,

or you're simply unable
to grasp the magnitude

of what it is
that I've shown you,

or you're just too lazy
to do anything about it.

♪♪

ANDREW:
This account, Shana?

Are you sure?

Yeah.
Try this one.

BERNIE: Euros.

Pesos. Yen.
[ Laughs ]

You set 'em up,
and I'll knock 'em down.

Okay.

What's the matter?

It's okay, Bernie.
Later. We'll talk.

No, no.
No, no, no.

We'll talk --
We'll talk now.

What?

R-Roger.

Oh.
[ Crying ]

[ Keyboard clacking ]

Does it work?
Um...yeah.

Hold on.
Let me try one more thing.

Okay.

Let me just...

What's going on?

Hmm?

He told him.

Told him what?

Roger's sick.

What kind is it?

Leukemia.

The poisoned heirloom.

The Madoff family curse.

[ Telephone rings ]

Yeah?

MAN:
Is this Harry Mark-opolos?

[ Sighs ]

Marko-polos.

Who is this?

Michael Ocrant.

I'm a financial reporter.

I heard that you've
been digging around

in the workings
of Madoff's fund

and have some concerns.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Who -- Who -- Who is it?

Michael Ocrant.

I'm a financial-news
reporter.

And if I look you up, I'll
find your credentials online?

Is a National Press Club Award
good enough for you?

If I do go ahead
and print this,

the whole industry's
gonna read it.

You can be sure the mainstream
press won't be far behind.

If I told you
what I had on Madoff,

you wouldn't have the guts
to print it.

Try me, Mr. Markopolos.

The Barron's article followed
that industry newsletter.

I know a lot of you
have been buzzing

about the Barron's article.

First thing I want you to do
is read it.

But read the whole article,
not just the headline...

because once you do that, you're
gonna find out pretty quick

what they're actually saying

is that Dad's competitors
are jealous

because he is outclassing them
and they can't figure out how.

Luckily, both reporters
called me,

and I fed them a pack of lies.

All they ended up printing
was that I was secretive

and had some skeptics

questioning
my consistent returns.

"One of the top three
market-makers in NASDAQ stocks."

You put Mark
in charge of damage control.

You sure he's up to it?

Sure he's up to it?

He's brilliant at it.

They love him up there.

And besides,
he don't know squat.

It's you
I'm more concerned about.

Me?
Yeah.
You gonna be ready?

When have I not been?
Look...

every single one of our clients
is gonna read this article.

We can't afford another
SEC investigation, Frank.

Don't worry, Bernie.

I'll be ready.

What do you got?

I got ace-king.

♪♪

♪♪

RUTH: My sister
called me today.

Yeah?

She and Bob
read that Barron's article,

and they had all kinds
of questions about how --

exactly how you handle
their money.

And what did
you tell them?

What -- What do you think
I told them?

I told them
to call you.

What the hell
do I know about it all?

What are you drinking?

This is
the '89 Château Latour

that Carl gave us
for our anniversary.

It's so delicious.

Get a glass.

He said that you should
only wait 10 years

and then drink it.

[ Sighs ] So...

is that
what you really told them?

To -- To call me?

No.

I told them that if they had
any doubts about my husband,

they -- they
should feel free

to take their money
out of the fund

and go back to life
before you came along

and made them rich --

richer than
they ever dreamed possible.

You're the best.

No, you are.

Bernie, I'm sorry
to impose again.

No, no, no, no.
No apology necessary.

If I saw an article
like the one in Barron's,

I'd have questions, too.

You do know it's not us
who the need the assurance.

It's just
a few squeaky-wheel clients...

You might think
that the managers

of one
of my biggest feeder funds

were here because the Barron's
article had people talking.

Of course,
you certainly don't need us

to tell you
how tricky clients can be.

Maybe it was the article.

Or maybe it was just the little
voices in their heads

worrying if my returns
were too good to be true.

But obviously
we put a lot of stake

in our reputation
for due diligence.

So we really appreciate
you taking the time

to lay it all out for us.
[ Chuckles ]

This is Frank DiPascali,

the Vice President of Systems
and Technology for our firm.

How was the traffic
coming down 95?

Not bad.
Merritt was pretty clear.

Now, I assume the best place
to start is a walk-through

of how we execute trades
on your behalf.

Translation -- "I know
that you want some proof

that the trades listed in those
monthly statements are legit."

This software
is our direct link

to the European
options markets,

where we find
most of our counterparties.

Now...

let's buy
a hedge option on...

I'll tell you what.
You choose it.

AOL.

AOL.
[ Keyboard clacking ]

And there you go.

This is a call option
from Germany.

And if we want to put...

Bingo.

This one's from London.

And there you have it.
The split strike is in place.

Now let's go over
a few more of your positions.

Oh, I don't know.
I think that's, um --

that's probably sufficient,
right?

What about the DTC?

The Depository Trust Company.

Aka the DTC.

This is the clearinghouse

that actually holds the stocks
that traders trade.

Problem is, if you're not
actually buying a single stock

for your investors...

if you're just
taking their money

and putting it into your own
Chase Manhattan bank account,

your DTC is the one place
that it would show up

like an elephant
at a tea party.

Sure.

Jut give me a sec, and
I'll pull up the feed to DTC.

[ Keyboard clacking ]

And there you go.

Frank, you beautiful man.

You created
an entire fake DTC portal.

Well [Sighs]
I guess that's a wrap.

Thank you, Bernie.
BERNIE: Thanks.

-Frank, nice to meet you.
-You too.

-Thanks.
-Thanks.

-Nice job.
-Thanks.

You want to know
what the best thing is?

My DTC portal looks
more real than the real one.

[ Both laugh ]

This...

This is a Rembrandt.

[ Laughs ]

New York...

didn't find it actionable?

How can that be?

It's right there
in Barron's!

Are they not able to read?

Harry, you --
you got to understand.

The SEC only has
180 investigative agents.

We're supposed to police
$12.7 trillion

trading hands
on Wall Street every year.

Yes.
I mean, i-it's not
a vast conspiracy, Harry.

We're just outgunned.
This -- This
is Bernard Madoff...

who manages $18 billion
to $24 billion.

Until this article, 175
of your 180 enforcement agents

have never heard of him.

[ Laughing ]
That is not outgunned, Ed.

That is simply inept.

[ Sighs ]

You want to see action
on this?

Your only hope
is to get Meaghan Cheung

of the SEC in New York
to sit up and pay attention.

And the only way
you can do that, Harry,

is to avoid shooting yourself
in the foot

with all that
quantitative analysis.

I mean,
you got to make it simple.

You got to make it
so simple

that a second-grader
can understand it.

[ Knock on door ]

Hey, Bernie,
you got a sec?

Mm-hmm.

Well, I just noticed
that my paycheck

was 25% bigger
this pay period.

And you wanted me
to knock it down?

No, of course not.
I just...

I just thought maybe there was
some kind of mistake.

Well, it was a mistake.

I realized that you
are raising two children

and I wasn't
paying you enough.

So it was my mistake.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

I want you to know
how proud I am

to work here
for someone as kind as you.

Thank you.

Eleanor,
could you do me a favor?

Would you mind, um...

saying all those nice things
about me again?

All right.

I just want you to know
how proud I am

to work for someone so kind,
so generous,

so sweet...

so handsome...

[ Chuckles ]

...and so funny.

[ Laughs ]

So, thank you.

HARRY:
"I am the original source

for the information
presented here

and having first presented
my rationale

both verbally and in writing

to the SEC's Boston office
in May 1999.

There are two possible scenarios

that involve fraud
by Madoff Securities.

Scenario 1, unlikely --

Bernard Madoff is earning
those returns by front running,

buying in
ahead of his own clients.

Scenario 2, highly likely --

Madoff Securities is the world's
largest Ponzi scheme."

♪♪

Harry Markopolos.

I had a 10:15
with Meaghan Cheung.

Okay.

I'll let her know
you're here.

I'll...

[ Telephone rings ]

♪♪

[ Telephone rings ]

Meaghan Cheung's office.

Yes, ma'am.

I'll let him know.

Mr. Mark-opolos?

Marko-polos.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.

Mrs. Cheung
just called to say

that she won't be back in
this afternoon.

She'll have to cancel
your meeting.

[ Sighs ]

Is there a message
I could leave for her?

Just make sure
she gets that.

[ Keyboard clacking,
telephone rings ]

Hey. Bernie.
I'm just finishing up here.

I'm getting ready to take
the boat down to the shore.

BERNIE: You're gonna have
to cancel your vacation, Frank.

We're getting audited.

When the SEC audits you,
they don't call you in.

They come to you.

They set up shop
inside your firm.

For weeks.
For months.

As long as they want.

Are those chairs
comfortable?

They are.

They look -- They don't
look very comfortable.

We have other, uh,
ergonomically correct chairs.

Could we bring in
those -- those other chairs?

One second.

[ Indistinct conversation ]

So, my plan was simple --

keep them isolated...

keep them captive.

Let Frank bury them
in fake paperwork.

BERNIE: I'm sorry.

I-I thought
they were bringing in

something to eat
for you guys.

Make the captivity pleasant.

These are great,
by the way.

They're the only doughnut
I ever eat.

There you go.
Here's some coffee.

MAN: I don't mean to put
you out. Do you have any cream?

Yeah. Could we have some cream,
please, with the coffee?

-It's a not huge deal.
-No, no, no.

And when they least expect it,

mix in a little good,
old-fashioned bullying.

How long are you people
gonna be here, huh?!

I need the room!

But that's all just cover
for the key ingredient --

misdirection.

Hey.

You find any
of that insider-trading stuff?

[ Laughs ]

♪♪

Ah.
Hey, Eleanor.

I'm gonna need
that 1991 filing.

Sure thing.

Thank you.

Hey, Bernie.

They're asking
for the 1991 filing.

What should I send her?

I'll take it.

[ Dialing ]

Frank.

♪♪

All right.
How they looking?

I think
that looks really good.

Are you stupid, Jodi?

They're supposed
to look 15 years old.

What's the matter
with you?

Danny!
[ Sighs ]

Come on, come on, come on.

That's the way you do it.

Get a little bit of this
on here.

Okay.

All right, put it in the box
for everything up on 19.

And make sure
that Eleanor sees it.

Yeah, absolutely.

Well, looks like
all of it.

That should do it
for us.

Well...

it's about
damn time, too.

[ Laughs mockingly ]
That's all right.

You three are okay.

You just got crappy jobs.

Why, thank you very much.
[ Laughs ]

Well, uh, once we turn
everything in,

the higher-ups will be
in touch about an interview,

and that will be that.

Interview with?

With -- Oh.
With our boss, David Green.

It's pretty much
just a formality.

Okay.
Well, anything they need.

All right.
Get back
to your crappy lives.

[ Laughs ]
Why, thank you.

Take care.
And if you do need anything,
I'll be here.

♪♪

A formality.

That's what Agent Jamison
had called the SEC interview.

No.

This was more than that.

They were asking
all kinds of questions.

Was -- Was this common
practice at that time?

Ones that I hadn't anticipated.

This was gonna be
more than just a formality.

The SEC wasn't gonna let this
investigation go so easily.

I know that I am guilty.

And I broke the law.

And I never registered
as an investment adviser.

Why don't we do
what I came to do today

and finally register
as an investment adviser,

and you can name the penalties,
and I will pay them?

This was a chance
to close the deal.

Throw the SEC the crumb they
could use to claim victory.

Surrender a meaningless battle,

and they forget
all about the war.

GREEN: Well, that's a --
a great relief

to hear, Mr. Madoff.

I think we can wrap this up
pretty quickly, then,

unless anybody
has anything else.

Oh, just one little housekeeping
item we never got around to.

Yes, yes.
Go ahead, Tom.

Your DTC account number?

Crap!

Frank's fake computer programs

could fool the hedge funds,
but not the SEC.

They could just call up DTC
and ask for a statement,

and if I made up
a fake account number,

they'd find out
the moment they called.

My DTC account.
Yes, of course.

Um...

I, uh [Chuckles]

That's not something
I carry around in my head.

Uh, DTC.

6594.

And with those four numbers,

I'd given them
the doomsday code.

One call.
Okay.

And I am dead.

Thank you.

40 years
of keeping the music playing,

and on Monday morning,
the SEC was gonna call the DTC

and discover
there wasn't a single stock

for a single investor
in the Madoff account.

RUTH: Bern, coffee.

Bernie?

Hey, Bern!

You change your name
and forget to tell me?

Every day,
I waited for the ax to fall.

Two days, three days,
four days, five days.

A full week since the SEC

had asked
for my DTC account number.

What's the matter?

[ Breathes deeply ]
Nothing.

Nothing.

Were they preparing to arrest
me in full view of the world?

Show up at the office

and make me do the perp walk
in front of the cameras?

Where the hell were they?

[ Knock on door ]

Hey, Dad.
You have a minute?

[ Door closes ]

So, I, uh...

I wanted to tell you this first
because, um...

because I'm not exactly sure
how -- how Mom's gonna react.

Okay.

I'm gonna ask Steph
to marry me.

Don't -- Don't rush to say
"mazel tov" or anything.

No. [ Laughs ]

Oh, Mark.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

My head was --
I'm really sorry.

Um, she's a fabulous girl.

She is.
Yeah. Really.

It's gonna be great
to have her finally

as part of the family.

Absolutely.

And I will welcome her
with open arms.

Great.
[ Chuckles ]

Look,
while I have you here,

can we talk business
for a minute?

Yeah.
What's on your mind?

[ Sighs ]

Look. [ Chuckles ]

You built this.

No one disputes that.

It's your hard work and stature
that made this place.

But?

But we all run it
together now.

As a family.

Now, if you're not
gonna involve me and Andy

in the money-management side
of things.

Yet, yet.
That's fine.

But Uncle Peter
and Andy and I --

We run the other half
of the business.

Your point being?

I think
we should change the name.

It should be
Madoff Investment Securities.

Wait.

You want me to take my name
off the company that I built?

No.
I want you to include ours.

Where did you get this?
Huh?

From her? Huh?
Are you kidding?

I just want to know.
I think --
Are you kidding?

Because you better get
a strong pre-nup.

Go to hell,
you son of a bitch!

You will never,

ever be old enough

to say "go to hell"
to your father.

Never.

Do you have any idea
of the weight that I carry

to keep
all of this afloat, huh?

Did --
Did it ever occur to you

that -- that --
that what I'm doing here

is -- is to protect you?

I don't need you
to protect me.

I need you
to let me be my own man.

In time, you'll understand!

[ Scoffs ]

In time...

you'll understand.

[ Sighs ]

♪♪

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ]

♪♪

Hey.

RUTH: Sweetheart.

What?
What's going on?

What is it?

You're sick, aren't you?

Mantle cell lymphoma.
Oh!

It's okay.
No.

I-I feel completely fine.

What does that mean?
It's in the blood.

Oh, God.
But we caught it early,

so I'm better off
than most.

What are
the survival rates?

Oh, you would have
to ask --
Oh.

Oh, stop it!

[ Sighs ]

It's 50-50, roughly.

There hasn't been
much research on it.

Well, we can change that.

Every hospital,

every organization,
every study --

I'll fund that.

[ Clears throat ]

Ruth.

Ruth...

I need you
to pull it together.

Oh, you do, do you?
Yes.

And why is that?

You don't want to be happy,
okay.

But at least,
for crying out loud,

put on a good face,
will you?

What we're going through
with Andy --

what I'm going through --

I'm entitled
to take a day off

from the bubbly
socialite crap.

You know,
this is not about Andy.

This is
Shana's wedding night.

And Andy's getting the best
treatment money can buy.

Money?!

You can't throw money
at this!

What he needs is
his father's love for a change,

not his checkbook.

It's his turn to be
the center of attention.

You know,
this is your guilt.

It isn't mine.

I treat
both my boys equally.

How dare you?

You think
that it's -- it's Mark

that's taken
all my attention?

Neither of the boys

have taken half as much
out of me as you!

I'm just telling you --

You better go easy
on the open bar tonight.

Yeah, yeah, well,
I'll just do damn well

whatever I please, okay?

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ve-nis'mecha ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

Shana's wedding
was gonna be strange

no matter how you cut it.

Father of the bride...
I'm so proud of you.

...too consumed
with care of his sick son.

Not just today,
but on all days.

Mark parading around a fiancée
who looked like a Barbie doll.

Andrew with
his brand-new shiksa goddess,

acting like cancer
was the best thing

that ever happened to him.

And then there was Ruth --

furious with the world
about Andrew's cancer

and taking it out on me.

Like I said, Shana's wedding
was already gonna be strange.

But when you factor in
who she was marrying --

one of the very same
SEC lawyers

who'd been involved
with investigating me --

it was like welcoming
the executioners

with the ax over my head
as guests in my home.

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ve-nis'mecha ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

And that's when it hit me.

This was the moment
the SEC had been waiting for.

The most dramatic
and humiliating moment

they could choose
to take me down --

at my own niece's wedding.

♪ Hava neranena venis'mecha ♪

♪ Uru, uru, uru achim ♪

♪ Uru achim belev same'ach ♪

♪ Uru achim belev same'ach ♪

♪ Uru achim belev same'ach ♪

♪ Uru achim belev same'ach ♪

♪ Uru achim ♪

Mr. Madoff?

Mr. Madoff.
Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

David Green.
Yeah.

The SEC lawyer.

So, how's life?

How do you mean?

Life, um...

Well, I think life's
a pretty funny business.

I mean,
how things come together.

You know --
people, timing...

where and how things work.

Okay.

Look, uh...

...I'm gonna go get
my wife.

Unless you have
something else to tell me?

Actually, I do.

And that is?

♪♪

♪♪