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Dexter Deacon, call him the watchmaker, builds and detonates untraceable devices

for the highest bidder. I want you to buy from him, bait him, set him up. I

don't do business with people I don't know.

Look up Dwight and Freddie.

Previously on Tall Secretary.

I think that you will make one hell of a governor.

Does that mean I have your vote?

I'll help you get elected.

You suck!

You okay?

I am not.

We could take the brand to the next level.

If we get the 50 back.

Eric, change.

Our booze back, then you get your blood back.

There's nothing you can take from me that I can't take back, Mr.

Manfredi. I heard that White's crew, they're moving into booze. Just go to

distillery. Well, that's valuable news.

Spend a while.

Ray, you have a problem with anyone out there. I'm just a phone call away.

You understand?

Okay, confirmations from Whiskey Advocate, American Whiskey, Bourbon

Spirits, Spirits and Liquors, anything.

Great job, Bodie.

How do you mean?

I just mean getting all these critics out of here in the middle of nowhere.

Is there anyone in the bourbon world you didn't contact?

Grace Dill, the heavy lifting.

Nicely done.

Bottle of the fifth. I could see that. Where'd you learn to do that? Ice

carving? No, bricklaying.

I learned it in Kentucky.

12 .50 an hour.

You good?

So,

big day.

Yeah. Long day.

You know.

Feeling optimistic?

No. Everything I do goes sideways.

So, how's it going?

How's what going?

How's it going with the guy with the x -ray eyes and the albino?

Stop. Thresher? Yeah, Thresher.

It's all about perception.

Well, you know, that's good to hear. I'm glad for you, too. He's got to impress

the higher -ups of the state, but also he's got to appeal to the solidarity

people. Oh, forget that. Meaning what? Because he's completely un -fucking

-likable. Come on.

You're saying you don't have to stand there on that little bit of a soft spot

for him.

It's a little early to be joking.

And I want to bring him to your event today.

Why? Because we might be able to get some PR in that sector.

I don't know about that.

I'm sure he feels the same way.

You know, it's kind of depressing and pathetic.

What? That at my age I got these feelings that, you know, make no sense.

insecure? No, I didn't say that. Jealous?

Possessive?

Why don't you just pick one?

Why don't you drink your coffee?

Shut up. Holy shit.

Christ. If I wasn't depressed, I am now.

So, curious about this whiskey racket.

Bourbon, not whiskey. And it's legit.

New racket.

Okay. This bourbon thing.

Fucking words out. About this, uh...

Launch or whatever you call it. What do you want from me? I don't like this.

What? What? You're sticking your nose in my business.

I didn't say nothing about that.

And I would never insult you in any way.

You will never get that kind of disrespect from me.

Ever. That's bullshit.

We got no business together, Vince.

Now all of a sudden we're strangers?

Look, I'm not trying to break balls here.

You're coming real fucking close, Vince.

Just inquiring what the status of your position is. Hey, hey.

Do I ask you what New York is up to?

No, you haven't. Then why are you sticking your nose in my life?

Quiet Ray asked this, not me.

Oh, Quiet Ray.

He's a curious man.

If Quiet Ray has an issue with Dwight, Quiet Ray should call Dwight.

Okay? That's the right thing to do. Not this dumb conversation.

Thought we could talk strategy. About what?

About how to deal with this thing they're trying to pull off.

Well, hell, son, what do you think we should do?

Hit back.

Can't let them think you can get away with their shit.

Well, now, I never thought about that, not letting Manfredi get away with his

shit.

Any other brilliant advice?

No, I was just trying. Yeah, well, stop trying. Just stop.

Get the boys together, about eight or so. We might be cracking some heads or

something along those lines.

Also, did A .G.'s sack rider arrive?

He's in your office.

Good.

When you notify the men, you can run along till I need you.

Morning, men.

Attorney General.

Sir.

It's good to see you, sir. Good to see you, too.

You're aware that there's an event that shouldn't be occurring, right?

So you've said.

Would you find men set outside a moment?

I need something accomplished.

Tell me.

You are aware.

Of what?

God damn it, you've been asleep at the wheel.

This goddamn outlier, Manfredi, you heard of him, yes? Yes.

Good. Good.

Because he's taken a good time in my life and turned it into a bad one.

And I want back what belongs to me.

Your campaign.

It was underwritten by you.

I don't mean to throw that up in your face, but it's good you acknowledge

Now acknowledge I want you to get one of your inspectors, some guy that you got

under your thumb, to go tonight and shut that filthy event down.

And if you don't...

It's going to get really bad for them.

And you.

Mm -mm.

What? Is this your get -ready -for -business outfit?

Hey, baby, I'm dressed for success.

Well, maybe I better change this.

Oh, they're tight, so...

Why would I even bother with you?

I'll give you a hand with those.

Thank you, sir.

Well done.

On the house.

Thank you.

I saw your car when I was driving by.

So you look like that.

I do.

Not for long, though.

Maybe?

Maybe.

How about you?

You're sticking around.

Maybe.

That guy, he didn't even come back around.

No.

Good.

I did something right.

But you can't come around any time.

Yes, ma 'am.

I can't hear you. You got to turn this stupid music down.

I got a bad ear.

I'm not bad.

I got something on my heart I wanted to ask.

I don't want you to joke on me either because that's going to kill the whole

conversation. I'm serious right now. No goofing.

What's your definition of a man?

Well, a man is what you think he is.

Well, that don't ring to be so true because I could think I'm the man,

Right. Then there's this normal guy, not even a bad motherfucker at all.

Right. Some crazy shit.

Walking up into a burning house, pulling people out he don't know shit about.

Right. Never will.

Right. But he puts those traitors first.

Hey, look, good for him. That's what he does, but I bet under the right

circumstances you'd do the same thing.

Hell no. Hell no. Hell no. That's why I'm wondering here, you know, what I'm

about.

What's my value here?

You know, that depends on how valuable you are to other people. That's the

thing. My old man, my pops, you know.

It's thorough.

Solid. Yeah.

Work his ass off. I never ask for nothing in return. Never ask.

And it just seems like with me, I'm just always asking.

You just half answered your own question, pal.

I'm just thinking.

The shit that I got us into with the women, you know, is fuck.

She wasn't even my type. I know she wasn't. I'm like, damn.

How could I be so stupid and so weak to be played like that? Because you were

stupid and weak.

But that happens. That's how learning is done. By mistakes.

But you can't be so hard on yourself, man. You don't have to man up. You know

why? Because you're a man to me.

Me? Yeah. You're tough and dangerous, right?

I'm capable of that.

Fucking some shit up. And you're courageous, right?

To the bone.

And you're like this warrior, right? A warrior who got all this shit together,

too. Feel better?

I feel much better.

Hey, just, you know, scratch all this shit out.

Jesus, wasting my time.

Turn the music back up.

Wow. Oh, hello, hello, hello, hello.

Cocky.

I'm so, I'm so cocky.

You can't, you can't stop me.

I'm too.

I'm too cocky.

Hullo, hullo, hullo, hullo.

Ha, ha, ha.

Look at this. Like an amusement park. Isn't it great? Oh, well, well, well.

Look at my little sister.

Oh, what a wonderful job you did here. Beautiful.

Looks nice. It does look great.

You did a good job. Wonderful. Thank you. You ever think about interior

decorating? Yes.

All the time. We're, like, event planning.

There's no money in that. I'm serious.

Yeah, so am I.

Excuse me.

Mr. Bunghole.

You're never going to let that go, huh?

No, not really.

What are the calculations?

Well, once we get this rust trap up and running and we get some equipment made

in this century... You want to simplify this?

But it's complicated. I know it's complicated, but... Okay.

Well, a 53 -gallon or 200 -liter bourbon barrel yields 250.

You want to try that again?

Take a breath. It's a little perky, your balls.

Kansas City's here.

Why don't you two continue?

But you asked the question. Why would I talk to you?

I'll just be here longing for my father's approval.

We got some serious shit happening, Dwight.

Like what?

That scumbag Vince, he's calling me. He's sniffing around about the bourbon

my involvement with you.

It was bound to happen.

No, I understand.

That I understand.

But you and me, we're in business together.

So, I mean, what's your plan for dealing with these animals? Because they're up

my ass and they're showing their teeth.

It's a matter of time. Come on.

I mean, you're taking this a little bit casual, no? Yeah.

Well, I got a lot of things on my mind. I can't focus on that.

Quiet Ray wants me to turn on you.

Capisce? Of course he does. He's smart. This is the kind of guy, this fucking

guy will not come at you head on. He'll avoid that. He'll come at you with

deception. That's how his fucking brain works. Right. Well, he's smart. We got

to be fucking smarter because this, this is way too big to let it slide with New

York.

You know better than anybody, they're going to want a big chunk. And if not,

going to war is a pretty good bet. On top of that.

One of my wire places in Blue Hills just got raided. When?

Today, an hour ago.

Something's going on.

Your guy Armand, have you spoken to him? Because maybe he's talking to New York

again. Worse yet, maybe he's flipped with the feds. There's no way. You're

overthinking it. Am I? Yeah.

Yeah? Or maybe my sense of self -preservation is better than yours.

fucking doubtful.

You know, I don't care about Quiet Ray or the feds or any threat we over

-imagine. This is fucking big for me.

This could be the greatest opportunity in my life, and it comes with danger. I

don't fucking care. I'm ready for it. Yeah?

Because we get pinched?

We go to war?

You've got no fucking opportunity.

Fortune favors the bold.

Matt Rovelli.

You made the grade.

Now we meet.

I can't do it today.

Today must be where the offer is withdrawn.

Tomorrow.

Five minutes to reconsider.

Yeah.

I get that you're very busy, but that's not your top priority.

Are you fucking top of me? That's right. Take the meeting.

I'm not doing it today.

I got other plans. This is the most important thing in your miserable life.

gonna send you something.

What? It's a reminder of who this piece of shit is. Take the meeting.

We on?

Yeah, bro.

Where? You know the place well.

What's going on with you?

Tyson just arrived.

Something going on.

Some advice?

You want that?

People don't get what they deserve.

They get what they attract.

Yeah, like karma.

Karma, karma. But I've gotten away with a lot of things.

But if you think you deserve to be punished inside, you will get just that.

You will take the fall.

The fuck is that? The fall?

You know, you think this life you're trying to live here is so special and

powerful and real? Right.

Well, there's going to come a dark check that's due.

And that check, that's going to be the real, real.

That don't make no sense.

It does to me.

Think about it. Man, I did, and I think I need me a cold drink.

Yeah, well, we'll get it later.

Stay here.

Lucas, my bud.

There you are.

That's right.

You have this place, love?

Yeah, a little while.

Do well for you?

Just get down to business.

This is business.

It's important, especially in my profession, to know as much as is

about my clients.

Where you reside, your places of business, the people under your employ,

You never know too much.

I mean, your resume.

What about it?

25 years in prison.

That's yesterday's fucking news.

It's admirable.

Not compromising, it's admirable.

Let's get to it.

What type of explosive damage varies by a lot? I use special

compounds, untraceable.

I just want to take out the competition.

What size area do you need the explosion to encompass?

The house.

Square footage.

10, 15 ,000 square foot.

10 or 15. It's a big difference.

15.

And the lucky recipient?

You want to know his name?

Yes. The target. That also requires research to be specific.

Jeremiah Dunbar.

Dunbar. The bourbon maker.

That's right.

That will be a quarter million now and then another 250 when I'm done. You

didn't mention anything about payment now.

Well, I am mentioning it.

You have it?

If not, I'm happy to go on my way.

Very good.

Don, I got an event to go to.

I know.

We're done.

For now.

When's it going to be ready?

It'll be ready when it's ready.

I'll call you.

You're not a fad, are you?

I'm just kidding.

Poor joke.

Your boys look like they're about to do something stupid.

What's that supposed to mean?

You looking to start a war, Bill?

Why are they so strapped to a team?

You don't think anything's possible, Mitch?

Let's just say I'm protecting my investment.

Yeah, I've watched how you protect your investments.

Is that right?

Yeah. Get a drink.

Where's Mike?

I have called him at least ten times.

People want to taste this fucking shit.

Maybe we should wait a little longer? Yeah, you think? Okay, we'll wait a

longer.

Excuse me, are you in charge?

Why? It's a simple question. Are you in charge, Joanne Manfredi?

What do you need?

Were you invited?

I don't need an invitation.

Joanne Manfredi, that's you, right?

Oh, what's the problem?

I was speaking with her. Is there an issue?

There could be.

HSE inspections are carried out by inspectors.

That's who I am.

This is bullshit.

You just show up on this day? All right, I know what you and that old bastard

are trying to do. Come on, let's go.

Let's get out. Can I have a word? Come on, let's go. Please.

I'm sure there's been some sort of misunderstanding.

Mr... Leary.

Leary.

You need to stay calm.

Right, but you know this is a setup. Yeah, of course it is. But he has

power to come in here, search the place, take samples of anything he wants, and

shut us down in a second.

So now what?

Get out of his way.

I would like to start in the barrel room, please.

What's going on in there?

Who's that guy?

Fucking health inspector.

Health inspector? Who's he one?

He's looking to shut us down. Why?

Fucking Dunlawyer, I'm sure.

Does Dwight know about this?

He's not here.

Fuck. Get rid of him.

Get rid of him? How the fuck does that work?

Joanne's gonna kill me. Hurry up.

I'm hitting it. I'm hitting it.

Are you saving gas?

I want some bourbon too. Well, go.

Go on. I'm going.

It's Clint, right?

Yes. And Susan?

Yes. Cal Thresher.

Susan, pleasure to meet you. Clint, real pleasure to meet you. Cal's running for

governor. I'm sure you've heard that.

Hope we'll have your vote.

Thank you very much. One minute.

Hey, where are you going? I'm going to find our folks. Wait, wait.

How long are we supposed to be here for?

These are the influencers.

The people you need to impress. Just a couple of photos.

Five minutes. Yes. And no pictures with the host, wherever the hell he is. Hi.

Ava. Take care of him.

Oh, hi.

Inadequate venting. North wall and east wall.

Easy fix.

Done. It's supposed to be done before I arrive, not after.

Let's see what else there is.

You talk to Dwight?

No.

You gotta get this show on the road.

You better get ready to say something.

Okay.

Wish me luck?

You got this.

You got this.

There's evidence of infestation.

Ever seen behind here?

This is looking unhealthy.

There's more than enough crap right here to stop the proceedings.

Oh, come on, pal. Let's be serious.

Man to man.

What's it take?

Come again?

What's it gonna take?

Bribing a state official?

Not my intent.

This will be reported.

Fuck me.

What the fuck?

Good evening.

For those of you who don't know me, I'm Cleo Montague, and I'd like to welcome

you all to Montague Distillery.

My father would have been really touched to see you all here tonight.

Touched and rightly proud.

A true craftsman.

He fought tooth and nail to keep his craft alive, to maintain his integrity,

defend his work and his legacy till his final breath.

Any thoughts?

One.

Why?

Just trying to scare the guy.

This fuckhead was going to shut us down.

We've got to get rid of the body.

No, we don't.

It was an accident.

Searching around in the dark.

No witnesses to speak of?

None.

Good.

Good.

hell is your inspector?

You should be there, I assume. You assume?

Let me tell you something.

Assuming is the mother of all fuck -ups.

Get everybody.

Though I do feel blessed to be here tonight, thanks to many people I now

friends.

I'll end with this sort of silly quote, but I believe it.

Make new friends, but keep the old.

Those are silver.

These are gold.

To friends and family, cheers.

Oh,

my

God. Check this out. Look at this.

Made it off, didn't it? You got to be proud, huh? Yeah.

Yeah.

Spencer.

What are you doing here?

You're everywhere.

I'm filling some champagne over here, right? He's a champagne guy. How's it

going here?

Very good.

Nice.

Hey, guys.

Hello, everybody.

Yeah. Thank you very much.

There he is.

You got to be five finger fucking me. He said he's going to be Dwight and a

bunch of influencers, not these two folks.

I didn't know he'd be here.

I'm running for governor.

This is not a very good look. So why don't you go spend some time with your

friend over there? I'm leaving.

Fine. Go. See you tomorrow.

How are you doing in the polls?

Fine.

Thanks for asking, Beth. Just fine.

Go. Now.

Listen to the lady.

Fuck off.

Sorry, I'm late. Sorry, I'm late.

The best crew money can't buy.

You know what? Let's cheer it up.

That's right. Cheers. Send the water and all that kind of stuff. That was

beautiful.

Well done.

Oh. So?

What do you think?

Meet your expectations?

I never thought this would ever happen. It's fantastic.

So, are you going to give me some of this?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on, let me help you. I like this dress.

It's never going to fit you. Never.

Move, move.

Move. Where the fuck you guys going, huh?

Where the fuck you going, dumbass?

Let's bring that burning right up here, please.

How's your balls, man? What the hell are you doing here?

Son of a bitch.

Get the hell off this property.

This man, this ex -law -breaking felon now parading around here

like he's legit has...

Basically stolen what is mine.

This bourbon was cooked up by a formula that I created with this girl's papa.

You're fired!

The black hell I am.

So why don't you write about the truth?

Tonight should be my night, not theirs.

Now step up here and taste the truth.

Cole, get rid of this bullshit.

Don't mind, boys. You get the hell out of here.

See that man right there?

He's the attorney general. Good friend of mine.

He sees it all from my side.

I did spoil your official launch.

And when they write about it, they sure as hell won't be writing about the fine

taste of the 50.

God damn it. We ain't done.

This was not the right call.

There will be blowback. You will be blowback. You fix it.

If your inspector would have done his job, we could have shut this whole

shithole down.

You okay?

I want to come to bed, please.

I'd like to, but I think I need to go home.

Think a little bit.

Yeah?

You look nice.

Fucking disaster.

You know what? They're gonna write that we're low -life.

Then we try again.

Hi, guy.

We're ruined.

No.

You're only ruined if you think we are.

We're not.

My sister said she thinks we might be ruined.

Now, if you think we lost, then that means you think

he won.

That's never gonna happen.

Never gonna happen.

Never.

Everyone should go home, get some sleep, because we're coming back stronger than

before.

Believe that, okay?

Great job, guys.

See you later.

We've got to talk. We've got a problem in the battle room. Can you keep him

You'll see.

Okay.

Who were you thinking?

He was going to shut us down for sure.

Temporarily. We can't get rid of him. He's a state official, and they'll be

searching everywhere for him, and we will be the suspect.

Anybody see him come in?

Nobody. Absolutely. Sure?

Yes.

Let's call it a workplace accident.

Right.

We're not going to call it in tonight. We'll wait till the morning, and Bodie

will discover this while he's making his rounds.

All good?

All good.

Why are you here, Bill?

You know why I'm here, Dwight. We need to talk.

Can I come in?

It's not a good time.

It's never a good time.

What is going on?

About what?

You're like the mystery man now.

Where'd you go after we talked? I dropped off the trucks. We talked about

Armand. Where'd you go?

Business at the house.

That's bullshit.

You didn't come anywhere near the house.

You left the distillery, but you didn't come near the house.

What I do is none of your business.

This is my business. Right.

Very much my fucking business.

You went to your bar.

You followed me.

No. Never follow you.

I was concerned about you. I was worried, so I had a couple of my guys

you were okay.

Turns out you were fine. You were just sitting in the bar, having a meeting.

Put some jerk off that nobody knows.

I think you better go.

You know what your problem is, Dwight? You're greedy.

You want more and you want more and more.

You want a bigger piece you don't want to share.

Got me thinking about the raid in my joint.

It's funny that you're acting weird. Maybe you're talking to somebody you

shouldn't be talking to.

What are you saying?

I'm a fucking rat!

Is that what you're saying?

I didn't say those words, you did.

You gonna pull the trigger?

Before you do, let me ask you a question.

The shoe's on the other foot.

My foot.

You're seeing what I'm seeing.

And I wasn't giving you answers.

Honest, honest answers.

What would you do?

You kill me?

To protect everything you worked your whole life to build?

Take your real family?

Hmm?

I think you would.

I know you would.

No hesitation.

But I didn't.

A gun, Dwight?

The fuck is going on?

You heard all that?

Yeah.

What's this all about?

You talk now, Joanne. We'll talk later.

Don't you fuckin' move!

I ain't movin'.