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["Nemesis" playing]

[music ends]

[laughing]

[Bradley] Oh, my God.

[Laura, Bradley chuckling]

[gasps]

[sighs]

[Paul] What's going on
there, Levy? [exhales]

I'm just thinking about
the wildfires in California.

[Paul] Hmm, okay. As one does.

[sighs] We covered it
a couple of years ago.

And there was this woman. Oh,
God, I remember her so clearly.

She had this little backpack
on, like a little kid's backpack,

and she clearly just lost her
home and her car and everything.

She was just wandering back
and forth behind our cameras,

and you could just see
she didn't know what to do,

and she had no idea where to go.

Alex, we're not burning
anybody's house down.

Really? I mean, we kind of are.

We're killing a company
that has existed for 80 years.

And I'm, like, standing there
holding a match, you know? [sighs]

Yeah. I could see if I was in
your position, I might feel that way.

Yeah, but see, you're not.

This company gave me my career.

Wait a m... No. No, this
company gave you a job.

Mmm.

You... You made that
into something else.

[sighs]

Okay. It's just moving...

- It's just moving really, really fast.
- Yeah, I know.

And I wish we could slow it down,
but we do not have that luxury.

[sighs] Mmm.

And I know the
secrecy of it is not ideal.

I just feel like I've failed, you
know? 'Cause otherwise this...

- None of this would be happening.
- [Paul] Okay. Okay, sure. Yeah,

you can look at it that way.
Sure. You can tell yourself that,

or you could look at
this as an opportunity

to create something that
will survive into the future.

Mm-hmm.

[Paul] You wanna
run your own studio?

Run your own studio.

Bring Mia, bring Bradley,
bring Chris. Bring 'em all.

[stammers] This is a chance to
create something new, something better.

But you have to
really, really want it.

Mm-hmm.

- [Alex sighs]
- Do you?

[Bradley] Wow, you've been
with Hyperion since the beginning.

You were really part of
making that company happen.

I'm also wondering, you know,
working for a visionary like Paul Marks,

it must have been a really
difficult decision to leave.

[engineer] Yeah, well,
it was time to move on.

You know, over a third of the
engineers that worked on Hyperion Two…

- [whispering]
- …have left since March.

That's a lot of people.

I was just wondering if there were
any problems, um, safety concerns,

problems with management. Just
w-why do you think the mass exodus?

[engineer] I'm
sorry. I have to go.

Uh, I know you signed an NDA, and
I'm... [sighs] I'm not gonna get you sued.

- I won't use your name. I just need a...
- [call ends]

- [Bradley sighs]
- Fuck.

[Bradley] That was
the last name on my list.

All the names we
found, and nothing?

All manner of fucked-up
shit could be happening there,

and no one's gonna know.
Paul's got everybody spooked.

Any word from Kate?

She does not want to be found. We need
to find someone who will go on the record.

What about Paul's
lower-level employees?

You know, somebody who's
not "NDAed" to death, right?

- Yeah. You think they would talk?
- Uh, 100%. Definitely.

I mean, as a recently
fired employee of...

how do I put this... a,
uh, challenging boss,

- I speak from experience.
- [Stella] Hmm.

- Painful, fucking bitter experience.
- Stella, we're gonna get it done.

By Friday?

Because once Paul owns UBA,

anything we find will just make
us feel shittier that he's our boss.

Oh, this is fantastic.

Send them ten pounds
of Black Ivory Coffee.

- Black Ivory?
- [Cory] Mm-hmm.

[stammers] They only
made 500 pounds last year.

- Mm-hmm.
- [Kyle] Total i-in the world.

Yeah, I know.

- Got a minute?
- Oh, Earl. Yeah. Come in.

All right, so put out word on the socials,
make new friends on the dark web,

volunteer at the zoo
and freestyle a batch.

Just get me those beans, Kyle.

On it.

[chuckles]

You seen UBA's
trading activity today?

Not yet.

Who's getting slaughtered, beside
the big tech companies out there?

Oh. Whoa. That's, um...

[laughs] That's
steeper than El Cap.

Someone needs
to free solo that shit.

Started at the bell,
volume hasn't let up since.

Figured it was arb traders, so I
reached out to the usual suspects.

It's not them, and they
don't know who it is.

Oh. [stammers] Come on, Earl.

Traders are worse than
middle schoolers with a crush.

They can't keep a
secret to save their lives.

These buyers are
keeping it very quiet.

We may not know anything
till they file with the SEC.

Hmm. Did you have fun at
my surprise party last year?

Don't think I was invited.

Yeah, 'cause there
wasn't one. I hate surprises.

I especially hate them when they're four
days before I close a $40 billion deal.

Find out who is buying.

I don't want any assholes popping out
of closets this week and fucking things up.

Yes, sir.

[sighs]

[line ringing]

[voice mail] We're
sorry. You have reached

a number that has been disconnected
or is no longer in service. Please...

[knocking]

- Hey.
- [Stella] Hi.

You got a minute? I'm getting bounced
between lawyers and bean counters here.

Yeah, sure. What's up?

[sighs] You've never been through
one of these before, have you?

An acquisition?

Well, UBA bought my
start-up, but not for 40 billion.

[chuckles]

Yeah, well, there's always fallout when
one company takes another one over.

No one likes to
be shown the door.

You think Cory's
gonna lose his shit.

Maybe we could send a shrink along
with his $150 million severance package.

Yeah, don't touch that.

Yeah, about that.

[stammers] I've done
my due diligence on Cory.

I was just curious if
you had anything to add.

You ever see him cross a line?

Like self-dealing, corporate
espionage type stuff? No.

Never. He's way too
careful for anything like that.

Yeah, what about his personal
life? What's that look like?

As far as I know,
he's not dating anyone.

I heard he plays poker
with some other execs,

but, uh, he basically
lives at the office.

Come on, Stella.
The guy's not a monk.

Honestly, he kind of is.

I heard he was hanging around
Bradley too much when she first got here.

But, you know, obviously
that went nowhere.

Well, okay then.

I almost feel bad for the guy.
He has no idea what's coming.

Yeah.

[inhales deeply, sighs]

- [knocking]
- Oh, come in.

- [Elena] Hey.
- Thank you for making the time.

[Elena] Okay. Please tell me
that you're not going back to UBA.

No, Elena. I'm not leaving NBN.

[Elena] Oh, good. I mean, when you
said you wanted an off-the-books meeting,

I was gearing up to fight
fucking Paul Marks. Jesus Christ.

- It's not about that.
- Okay.

[Laura] Okay.

[inhales deeply,
exhales heavily]

So recently… [clears throat]
…I discovered something.

It's big. I don't know if
it's real, but if I chase it…

But?

It could implicate
someone close to you. Okay.

And if I don't look into it, and
people find out that I knew…

- [Elena] Yeah.
- …it would ruin my career.

You know, back before
I went all corporate,

I covered the
Clinton impeachment.

And my college roommate was
one of Ken Starr's top prosecutors.

And she said something to me
one night over drinks, offhand.

And…

And you…

I ran it down and reported it.

Afterwards she accused me of
betraying her, which, well, I had.

Because that's what
we do as journalists.

We shatter one moral
code to uphold the other.

I just…

I'm not sure I can do that.

Look, if you're too close,

if you wanna pass it off to someone
who does not have a personal connection...

No, no. Thank you.

- I'll handle it.
- All right.

Well, let's find out if
it's even real, okay?

And then we will go from there.

Okay.

- Yeah, you got this.
- Thank you.

Fuck.

[Cory] All right.

[phone ringing]

- Earl, hit me.
- [Earl] No names yet.

Insider trading laws are a
bitch. Wish I could get in the mix.

Come Friday, these mystery buyers,
they're gonna ra... rake it in. [chuckles]

[Earl] Buyer. My guy at Goldman
told me that one LLC is behind it all.

A s-single player, huh?

Well, someone is
getting very, very greedy.

[Earl] I'll keep
chasing the name.

Yeah, you do that.

Kyle, is, uh, Paul
still in the building?

Uh, he's in back-to-backs
with BA and Legal.

Want me to try to get him?

No, I'll find him.

- I look forward to hearing about that.
- Great.

Thank you very much.

[Paul sighs]

Hey, there he is.

Cory.

Paul. Hey, you, um,

see the proofs for the,
uh, thing the other day?

- They just sent them over.
- I did not.

What do you think?
How do we look?

Oh, yeah. Like the, uh,
titans of industry that we are.

[both chuckle]

Well, about the other day.

Uh, whatever I said, I
apologize. Just one of those days.

Hey, it's the private
playing poor, you know?

They think they're doing you a
favor. Hey, real quick, while I got you.

There's been some sizable
UBA stock purchases today.

And, uh, I heard through the grapevine,
that there's one LLC behind them all.

You don't have a buddy trying to
get in while the getting's good, do you?

- No, nobody I know of.
- [Cory] Right.

I mean, doesn't really matter,
right? It's a formality at this point.

- We already have the votes.
- [Cory] Exactly.

T-minus four days. [chuckles]

- [knocking]
- [Marcus] Knock, knock.

It's 10:30 in the
morning. You stalking me?

- It's not our anniversary, is it? Shit.
- Oh, no, no. [chuckles]

- That's next week. You're good. Mmm.
- Ah.

- Baby. [groans]
- [Marcus chuckles]

- My husband…
- [Marcus] Mm-hmm.

- …dropping by spontaneously with flowers.
- Mm-hmm.

- What Naima do?
- [laughs]

- I'm not buying another hamster.
- [Marcus] There's nothing wrong.

- Don't play with me.
- Noth... Nothing's wrong. [chuckles]

Okay.

I got a call from your
favorite sports network.

They wanna set a meeting.
And they got it bad for you too.

Frankly, I'm a little jealous.

- Have they seen my social media?
- Of course.

They love your
voice, your passion.

Or they wanna hire
someone like me

so they can appear to be making a
change without actually doing anything.

[stammers] Look, if you want to
chase hard news, we can negotiate that.

Mmm. Sports again?

I mentioned that you want to
do the Brittney Griner special.

They're all in. So
what do you think?

[sighs] You wanna mix shit up?

[both chuckle]

[scoffs] You don't
need Paul Marks.

[employees chattering]

[Maggie] Am I interrupting?

- Maggie.
- Long time.

What... What brings you here?

Oh, I was just talking to
Leonard about the acquisition.

I'm doing a piece for The Times.

Right. Right. Okay. Well, I sadly...
I don't have anything to add to that.

I promise my tape recorder
is off. Can I come in?

Wow.

You've done well for yourself.

I mean, first, a... a best-selling book,
then a hit show beloved by America.

You're thriving.

Well, you know, it's been
a... it's been a busy few years.

[laughs] That is an
understatement. Can I?

- Of course.
- [Maggie sighs] I won't stay long.

- Okay.
- I just wanted to say hi.

All right.

I know we didn't leave
things on the best of terms,

but I'm out of the
shame business.

I just wanted to say that
the things you've done,

the changes you've
made an... and undergone,

have been impressive to watch.

I'm sorry. I just... That's
not what I was expecting.

I get it. I do. And I'll be the first to
admit that if this was a year ago,

I probably would be standing here
asking you about your relationship

with the aerospace billionaire
about to buy this company.

But I'm more interested
in the deal itself

and... and what it portends for
the future of broadcast television.

Well, I, uh... I appreciate
the olive branch. I really do.

Hmm…

Can I just ask... and this
is obviously off the record...

- Okay.
- What's your plan?

I mean, after this deal goes through,
do you keep working here under Cory?

Yeah, well, I guess I'm still
f... you know, figuring that out.

I'm sure. And I'm sure everyone here is
relieved to be able to fight another day.

Yeah. About that, um, can I
ask you a question off the record?

Of course.

With so much changing
in the industry...

I mean, once this
deal goes through,

what do you think UBA's
chances of survival are, long-term?

What are the chances of any of these
legacy media companies surviving?

- I don't know how much you've heard, but…
- [sighs]

…NBN is already facing cuts.

Ten percent of the staff.
That's not a drop in the bucket.

So, to answer your question,

Paul Marks buying out UBA…

[stammers] …may keep the doors
open for three, maybe five years,

but my guess is eventually
the big three, UBA, NBN, CBA,

they cannibalize
each other and die off.

Regardless, I think you will do
great things here while you can.

And I... I mean that.

When the storm comes for us all,
let's hope we're both on high ground.

[breathes deeply]

And by the way, how's Bradley?

Sh... She's great, you
know? Fighting the fight.

I just have to say
that in all my years,

I have never seen an anchor have a
colleague's back the way she had yours.

That was really something.

[inhales deeply]

[sighs]

Hey, what do you got for me?

[Amanda] You were right. The
bankers lowballed the assets.

Fred said that, uh, it's closer to 20 bil
for sports, 30 for the studio and library.

Easiest 10 billion
you'll ever make.

Oh, that gets
Hyperion back on track.

Speaking of, I got
a call from Texas.

Bradley Jackson's looking
for dirt. You don't think Alex...

No, but… [stammers] …keep
an eye on Bradley, will you?

- Anything with Cory yet?
- I'm still digging.

- Hey, you.
- Hey.

- You're here late.
- [Alex] I know.

I just like wandering around when
no one's here staring or whispering.

Oh, God, people suck.

I know. They do. Can I
talk to you for a second?

Sure.

- [Alex] Could we go in your office? Okay.
- Yeah.

- What's going on?
- [Alex] Okay.

Can we keep this… [stammers]
…between us, please?

Always. Yes.

Um, so I've been
thinking a lot about… [sighs]

…what's gonna happen
once the deal goes through.

What do you mean?
What's gonna happen?

Well, I, um...

I think I wanna start my own
thing. Something completely new.

Oh. [scoffs]

I... So you mean leaving UBA?

It would mean leaving.

Oh. Does this have anything
to do with you and Paul,

- or you guys being together?
- [sighs] No. No, no, no, no, no. No.

Okay. 'Cause we talked
about making change here.

That was...

That was kinda the whole point.

Yes, it was. And it is,
and it's still the point.

And that's why...
that's why I'm here.

I just think, as long
as we're at UBA,

we will always be working
underneath someone.

We're at the height
of our careers,

and my show can get recut
by Cory whenever he wants?

And you're on the evening news,
and... and you can't report on abortion?

- Mm-hmm.
- Really? What the fuck?

And not to mention all the bullshit
that came out in light of the hack?

So that's why I'm here. I...

Bradley, I think you should come
with me, and I think we should do this.

And we should start
it from the ground up,

you and I, and just
finish what we started.

- Wow.
- [Alex sniffles]

That is … [chuckles, clears throat]
…not what I thought you were gonna say.

Well, I mean, it...
it sounds great,

but I have a lot of work here to do at UBA
and... and a lot of commitments I've made.

- Well...
- And if I'm gonna be completely candid,

I think the wrong guy
is buying this place.

The wrong guy is buying it?
What are you talking about?

Listen, Alex, something's
going on at Hyperion.

People are pissed,
and it's about Paul.

Okay.

They're saying they don't like
how he operates his business.

- Okay. Can you get a little more specific?
- How well do you know this guy?

I mean, it feels like
you guys started dating,

and all of a sudden, it went...
[imitates rocket launching]

Are you sure you
really know who he is?

What does that mean?

- [Bradley] How well do you know him?
- I know him well...

How well do you know him? Do you
even know what you're talking about?

This guy is... is... This
is a $40 billion deal.

Do you know how
much is at stake here?

Of course, every Joe Schmo is
gonna come out of the woodwork

and try to take him down…

- Mm-hmm.
- …talk shit about him.

- I think it's a little more than that.
- Are you f... serious? Don't be so naive.

And honestly, do you...
you have anything specific?

Do you have actual evidence
on what you're saying here?

[sighs] Look, Alex,
I think... [sighs]

[Alex] No?

I think it's hard for you
to be objective about this.

Oh, my God. Wow,
people really do suck.

- I can't believe that, coming from you.
- [Bradley sighs]

Honestly.

- Alex, come on.
- [Alex clears throat]

I'm saying this because I care about
you. I'm actually worried about you.

Okay, well, I'm really
glad you said something

because I wouldn't
have known otherwise.

[sighs] Goddamn it.

Jesus Christ. [sighs]

- [line ringing]
- [clears throat]

[Hal] Hello?

Hi. It's Laura.

Oh. Hey, Laura. Uh,
is... is Bradley okay?

Yes, she's fine. Uh, did I
catch you at a bad time?

Oh, no, uh... No,
no, no. I'm jus... Um...

Well, I'm headed in my... my home
group. But, uh, I... I got a minute.

What... What's up?

I was thinking, um, that we could all
get together for Fourth of July weekend.

You, me, Bradley, Cheryl.

[inhales sharply] Uh, yeah,
th... yeah, that'd be good.

Uh, well, you won't believe,
uh, how big Taylor's getting.

She's... She's already walking.

Um, yeah. So, I have to
cover the parade in DC.

Um, why don't you meet us there?

[stammers] Great. That s...
That sounds... That sounds fun.

Have you ever been?

To DC?

Uh, not since high school.

Uh… [chuckles] …yeah,
I've... I've been meaning to.

I've... [stammers] I've
just never got around to it.

You'll love it. The
fireworks are incredible.

[Hal] Great. That
sounds amazing.

All right. We'll see you then.

[sighs]

[Alex] Hi, baby.

Hey, sweet boy. Hey, sweet baby.

[sighs]

[keys clank]

[whimpers, inhales
deeply, sighs]

[Paul muttering]

[Alex] Hey.

Hey. Perfect timing.
The food just got here.

- Mmm.
- [kisses]

- [Alex sighs]
- What's up?

I'm ready.

- You're ready?
- Oh, yeah.

- You sure?
- I'm sure.

Great.

- [breathes deeply]
- [Paul groans]

- [Alex] Mmm.
- Mmm.

He's behind schedule
and out of money.

Chip just talked to a foreman
that works down there.

He and his crew have been
working on Hyperion through the night

and not being paid for it.

[Cory] Building rockets, guys.
Come on. It's fucking hard.

Uh, of course he's
behind schedule. Come on.

My friend worked for Paul a dozen
years. She's an aerospace engineer.

Last week, he fired her
for raising safety concerns.

She came to me to blow the whistle, and
then something or someone silenced her.

And that's what we're hearing from
every engineer we talk to at Hyperion.

Paul is hiding something, Cory.

And i-it's bad enough that nobody
wants to talk about it. They're all scared.

The guy has invented all
kinds of proprietary tech.

I would imagine that he
is anxious to protect it.

I'm guessing you haven't read the
after-action report on the cyberattack?

I was waiting
for the CliffNotes.

Victor says the transmission failure
during the launch was on Hyperion's end,

not ours.

Something went wrong,
and instead of reporting it,

- Paul blamed it on our cyberattack.
- We were on that rocket.

- And… [chuckles] …we were fine.
- [Bradley] Were we?

Or was her friend
trying to warn us?

Or maybe that's what all the
engineers are scared about,

because something bad
could have happened, Cory.

We have to delay the
vote. We need more time.

Only the board
can delay the vote,

and I can guarantee you they're
not gonna do it for a bunch of maybes.

[cell phone buzzing]

All right. Well, I-I'm
gonna keep chasing this.

I expect nothing less.

[sighs]

I should have taken a harder stand against
him from the beginning of all of this.

I didn't trust myself.
That's on me.

Stella, come on.
Y-You're gonna be fine.

[stammers] Once the deal goes
through, y-you're gonna be more than fine.

You're gonna have more resources
than you know what to do with.

Mm-hmm.

You make people feel
anything is possible.

It's really effective. It's
probably why I took this job.

Paul does the same thing,
that anything-is-possible act.

But it isn't real, Cory.
It's all smoke and mirrors.

And I thought that was a difference
between you two, but now I'm not so sure.

I know we have to find a
way to keep the doors open,

but he's infected
you. He does that.

He's like a... a virus, and I
have already survived the plague.

So, yeah…

I'm gonna be fine.

Because after the deal
goes through, I won't be here.

I just want you to know that.

Cory crossed a line. Seriously, this
is some fucking McCarthy-era bullshit.

Turns out, the night manager at the
Archer Gray doesn't delete anything.

- He has quite the treasure trove.
- Nice work. And Bradley?

She will get someone to
talk. If that someone is Kate...

Well, let's make
sure that it isn't.

They think she took
some things when she left.

Records, logs.
It could follow us.

Find out… [sighs] …and kill it.

Hey. [sighs]

I brought you some cookies. I thought
they might cheer you up a little bit.

Are you okay? Do you need to see a
doctor? I don't care if you're contagious.

- I'm giving you a hug. What? What?
- No, no, no, no, no.

Stay away.

What happened?

You should have fucked him.

- What?
- Cory. You should have just fucked him.

At least I could wrap
my head around that.

I don't understand.
You're... [scoffs]

- You're kinda scaring me, Laura.
- Hal's a terrorist, but I'm scaring you?

I didn't wanna believe it.

- Um… [sighs]
- I tried so, so hard not to believe it.

Bradley to the rescue. You cleaned
up his mess like you always do.

Look, I... I wanted to [softly]
tell you so many times.

So it's true. It's really true.

- [normal] Just let me...
- Don't, don't!

- I will lose my shit. Back the fuck off.
- Okay. All right. Okay. Okay.

That fucking pin.

- What?
- Fucking Geraldine Ferraro.

- I thought you and Cory were...
- No. Laura, no. Never ever.

He lied to the FBI. For you.

That's love.

I'm dreaming about
being with you in Montana

while you're sharing
this thing with him.

Look, let me... let me just explain. I...
I just... I... I want to explain to you.

I know I made a huge
mistake. I know it.

But what you don't understand
is I had to make a choice.

- I couldn't let Hal ruin his life.
- So you ruined ours?

- No, he didn't mean to hurt that cop.
- Oh, my God. Bradley,

he attacked a police officer?
Jesus. What is wrong with you?

- I know, I know.
- My God. That's why you d...

Oh, no, no, no. What am I think...
No, you wanted Evening News.

- Oh, my God. I almost forgot that part.
- That is not fair.

Oh, fuck fair.

You fucking broke every rule.

How do you sit in
that chair every night?

It is obscene.

Trust me, I... I know, but I'm
gonna make it right. I promise you.

Oh, that's such a lie.

Everything about you is a lie.

I'm sorry.

[breathes shakily]

- I'm sorry.
- You need to leave. Get out of here.

- N...
- I'm not calling the FBI.

- I'm not reporting any of this.
- No...

I want nothing to do with it,
and I want nothing to do with you.

- No. I'll do anything, Laura.
- I am done with you.

- I'll do anything to make it better.
- Oh...

- Just tell me what I can do.
- Bradley, you'll be fine.

You're a survivor.

You'll do anything,
right? That's what you do.

Now get out before
I change my mind.

[sobbing]

Please, Laura. Plea...

I thought we would
get old together.

I really did.

[Laura sighs]

[sniffles]

[employees chattering]

- [Cybil] Hello, Kyle.
- Uh, is he expecting you?

- Not at all.
- Wow, Cybil, what a surprise.

Oh. Uh, don't tell
me. Let me guess.

- You forgot your white hood, right?
- [Cybil chuckles]

I'll have Kyle check the
lost and found, okay?

Do you know, when you became
CEO, my expectations were low.

It turns out, I
overestimated you.

[chuckles] You missed me.

Whatever Paul Marks is paying
for the possession of your soul,

I will double it.

Name your price.

You want... You want a chunk
of my new shares? They're yours.

Aah, well… [chuckles]
…mystery solved.

I had my money on Miss Scarlet,

and it turns out it was Mrs. White
in the conservatory with an LLC.

Did you really think
that I would sit back

while a bunch of thugs
destroy my family's company?

You don't have the
votes to stop the sale.

Yet,

I will keep fighting till
the bitter end. Believe me.

-Cybil, by this
time Friday, -[sighs]

UBA will be the biggest
network in the country,

with the widest reach
and the deepest pockets.

You need to embrace
the inevitable.

This is a win.

Oh, my God.

You don't know.

- You really don't know.
- No, what don't I know?

Okay. [scoffs] Okay.

I ran into Genevieve Micklen
the other day at the salon.

And normally, I avoid her.

I mean, who cares about her horses
and her ridiculous blond highlights?

But she had words for me,

and she was all too
happy to rub it in my face.

Okay. What are
you talking about?

Paul Marks is stripping
the network for parts,

and Fred is helping
him price the sale.

Sports division, content
library, the studio, the news.

They're dismantling
the entire company,

including your
precious streamer.

Do I have your attention now?

Have a nice day, Cybil.

[breathing heavily]

[sighs]

- [Paul] I'm not around.
- [grunting]

[panting, grunting]

Fuck!

[elevator bell dings]

[elevator bell dings]

Hey, Isabella.

[Isabella] Hi, Cory.

We don't knock anymore?

- Are you part of this?
- A part of what?

Oh, f-fuck.

- Are you bleeding?
- Ah, yeah, you are. Of course you are.

Hey, when Paul stood up
in front of the news division

and he said that he would keep his
hands to himself, you were all fired up.

You wanted to protect democracy,
preserve the fourth estate.

Did you know the plan then?

Or did you hash it out while
you were lying together in bed?

[Cory] Goddamn
it, Alex. Oh, fuck me!

Couldn't you have
just slashed my tires?

Any goddamn thing except
killing the entire fucking company.

Wow. Wow. And I'm so dumb.

Here I thought the never-ending
fucking pandemic was our biggest threat.

[chuckles] But no, it...
it... that... it was in fa...

It's you and...
and your boyfriend.

How is it, everything
that held us together...

it... just gone?

Fuck me.

Okay, well, yeah. No, you
are actually right about this.

It is time to smash and shatter.

Let's burn it all down,
'cause who gives a fuck?

Let's peddle conspiracy
theories and, um...

and, uh, scream
at flight attendants,

and shoot up grocery
stores and subway cars.

Someone out there has
got to pay for our suffering!

[panting]

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

Do you know how many of
these I've had to sit through?

[sighs] Whew, I'm so sick of your
self-righteous monologues, Cory.

I didn't kill anything.

I've never had the
power to kill anything.

I asked for a seat at that table.
You didn't give me a seat at that table.

And let me remind you, back in
Texas, when you so kindly educated me

that half of the streaming services were
gonna be bought up or gone in five years,

you said, "This ship is sinking.
Get on board with Paul Marks."

So, I got on board
with Paul Marks.

You said, "You've got
to be nice to Paul Marks."

Not that fucking nice, Alex.

- My God. There are 20,000 employees here.
- Oh, don't you fucking dare…

pretend like you give a shit about
anybody else in this building but yourself.

I've seen the books.
There's nothing left to save.

You were right. Nothing to save.

Can you take responsibility

for one fucking thing that
goes on in this building?

Well, if you'll excuse me,
I have a company to build.

Oh, and those employees that
you say you give a shit about

that you definitely
don't give a shit about?

They're coming with me, and I will
be paying them what they deserve.

[door closes]

Yes, Leonard! The whole fucking
company, lock, stock and barrel.

She'll sell the furniture in the
boardroom by the time this is all over.

Hey, get me some fucking ice!

Leonard. Leonard.

Leonard, take a breath, please.
You're stammering like an idiot.

Well, I just had a low-stress,
respectful, life-affirming conversation

with Cory Ellison.
He knows, Paul.

Yeah. Sorry you
had to deal with that.

Um, it's bad.
This is really bad.

- You know he's gonna hit back.
- [Paul] Yeah, well, he can… [sighs] …try.

[sighs] This is exactly what
we didn't want to have happen.

Okay. Look, it's no
surprise that he's pissed off.

There's gonna be a lot of that
going around in the next few weeks.

I know. I know. I wanna go home.

All right. I'll see you
there as soon as I can.

Okay. Bye.

[sighing]

[sighs] Take me to UBA.

Call a board meeting
tonight. Get everyone here.

They need to know what's
about to happen on their watch.

We need to shut
this down right now.

Thank you, Kyle. I'll
keep the ice. Thank you.

[sighs]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[coughs, sighs]

- [knocking]
- Gayle, I just need a minute. [sighs]

Hey.

Hey.

- What are you doing here?
- Oh, I just...

I had the chance to talk to
quite a few of your colleagues.

Haven't really had a
chance to talk to you.

Not since Texas anyway.

Okay, um, well, I... I
don't have time to talk.

- I have to get back out there.
- This won't take long.

All right. Well, I
have 30 seconds.

Okay. Well, then… [sniffs]

I know you're
investigating Hyperion

and talking to some of my engineers
and asking people to violate NDAs.

Your company's
in serious trouble.

You're out of money.

And what you're doing is not
safe. You're trying to silence people.

Yeah. And if you had anything to back
that up, you would have already run it.

Someone's gonna talk.
It's just a matter of time.

- [clicks tongue] How's your brother?
- What?

- [knocking]
- [Gayle] Bradley, now.

No, I... I just need one minute.

Cue the pretape.
Something's off with Bradley.

Your brother, Hal.
How's he doing?

Does his wife know what
you did for him at the Capitol?

I mean, conspiracy, sedition,

lying to the FBI, these are
all really serious charges.

You and Cory really
went all in, didn't you?

And then there's Laura's
exposure to this too.

Geez… [sighs] …she knew
about it, and she didn't report it.

That's the kind of thing that
really ruins somebody's credibility.

- Don't bring Laura into this.
- See, I think you already did.

But you can protect
her. And your brother.

You can make it all go away.

Food for thought.

Have a good show.

[door opens, closes]

[inhales deeply,
exhales heavily]

[Gayle sighs]

[news intro theme song playing]

[announcer] In
five, four, three…

Russian President Vladimir Putin
marked Victory Day on Monday,

the anniversary of the Soviet
Union's defeat of Nazi Germany,

with a speech in Red Square
defending the current invasion of Ukraine.

Putin maintained that what he
calls "a special military operation"

is essential to rebuke
Western aggression.

President Biden
made a final push to…

finals… [sighs]

I'm sorry. [stammers]

I'm just…

- Bradley, get back to the prompter.
- [Bradley] Um…

The prompter, Bradley.

[sighs] Um…

I just... I wanted to make
a difference. Somehow.

I wanna help those
people who feel small.

And forgotten.

Bradley, what are you doing?

And during these
last three years,

there are so many
people here at this network

who have supported
me in that mission.

And I wanna thank a few
of them. Uh, Mia Jordan.

Please stop talking.

Charles Black, Gayle Burns,
Stella Bak and Alex Levy.

What?

And, um, I wanna thank you, our
viewers, for allowing me the honor

of being in your living room every
night and sharing the news with you.

It has been my privilege.

It has been a dream come true.

Effective immediately, I'm resigning
from UBA for personal reasons.

This will be my final broadcast.

Thank you for watching.
Stay safe, and good night.

[crew member] Jump out
of this. Cut to commercial.

- Get the fuck out of my way.
- [crew member 2] Hey.

[Stella] Bradley!
What's going on?

- [Gayle] Bradley?
- Stop! Hey, talk to me.

I can't. I can't. I gotta go.

Hey, I need to know what's
happening. Bradley! Bradley!

You got anything? She's
not picking up her cell.

Tried her office.
She's not picking up.

[Cory] Where the fuck is she?

Uh, uh, Times called, NBN called,
Bloomberg. What do I tell them?

Tell 'em I don't know what the
fuck is going on with Bradley,

that I'm having a series of
moderate to severe panic attacks,

and that Alex Levy and the
billionaire that she's boning

are about to sell our company for
parts before our own very fucking eyes.

- So tell them…
- Nothing. Tell them nothing.

Can you at least find out if
Bradley is still in the building?

- Did you see it?
- Yes, uh-huh, I did see it.

Did you talk to her or
did... What did she say?

No, not that. This.

[Cory] What is this?

The Vault. It just dropped.

They're saying that you
were grooming Bradley.

That you put her in the same
hotel that you were staying at,

managing her rise
at UBA. [stammers]

When she rejected you, you
retaliated by outing Bradley and Laura.

Paul fucking Marks.

Cory, is it true?

- Now what?
- Security's on their way up.

They've been told to
escort you out of the building.