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♪ (THEME MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪

(CLAPS) Listen up!

(INDISTINCT OFFICE CHATTER)

Guys, it's payrolls tomorrow.

Can we make sure

we're not taking lunch

off the desk, please.

If the labor market somehow

contrives to give us

eight years of Trump,

I don't know what I'll do.

-Probably nothing.

-(SNORTS)

I've built

an indicators monitor.

Weekly jobless claims,

credit card arrears,

Google searches for vacancies,

are all rolling over.

Good edge.

I'll circulate it.

It's a finger in the air,

-but definitely something.

-I like it. Cool.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

ERIC TAO:

Oh, hey, uh, HR's been in touch.

They're having some issues

with your Tier 2 visa.

-I'm gonna look into it.

-I can do that.

No, let-- let me do it.

Unless you wanna go home?

Because I can arrange that.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

DARIA GREENOCK: I know

you're going to hate this.

-Oh, please don't sing.

-Oh, I wasn't going to.

BOTH: (SINGING)

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

-(SLAMS DESK)

-♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

-♪ Happy birthday dear Harper ♪

-♪ Dear Harpsichord ♪

ALL: ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

-(CLAPPING, CHEERING)

-GREG GRAYSON: ♪ And many more ♪

I can't look

at a birthday candle

without thinking

about Robert Herrick.

Nobody knows who that is.

(BOTH LAUGH)

-(TELEPHONES RING)

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

ROBERT SPEARING: Who the fuck

is Robert Herrick?

Don't worry about your visa.

You're the right kind

of immigrant.

Happy birthday.

♪ ("SHADE" BY IAMDDB PLAYING

OVER SPEAKERS) ♪

GREG: We're living in an era

of woke capitalism, right?

I'm Nike. I pretend to care

about Black people.

You pretend to hate capitalism

and buy my trainers.

-"Nike-ee."

-(CHUCKLES) Nike, but...

So do you, like, pre-rehearse

these little nuggets?

(BOTH LAUGH)

Oh, my gosh.

-Yeah.

-What is this Blue Peter thing?

(ALL LAUGH)

YASMIN KARA-HANANI: I was gonna

give it to her at work,

but I knew people like you

would judge me.

I would judge you,

but I'm trying to be

-less egocentric now.

-Right.

Everyone,

this is the last of it.

-(ROBERT SNORTING)

-Can I keep this

for the wank bank?

I actually wrote a paper on

the moral case for capitalism.

-GREG: That must've been short.

-(ROBERT CHUCKLES)

No. It was 8,000 words.

(SNORTS)

All right,

birthday girl gets two. Enjoy.

That's top tier ski wear,

that is.

-(HARPER SNIFFS)

-How many left?

ROBERT: Uh... one.

GREG: This is like

that scene in Notting Hill

where they try and work out...

ROBERT: What, with--

with the brownies? Okay, well...

Hey, so, I'm not trying

to be a Luddite,

and I know

you'll hardly ever use it,

but I think it's kinda nice

to see the future

in tiny little boxes.

(CHUCKLES)

♪ Ooh, I think I like her

Like her, like her... ♪

GREG: All my friends

are getting married!

ROBERT:

Okay, well, yeah, there you go.

Who can argue with that?

(LAUGHS)

I know today's hard for you.

I know you must be thinking

about your brother.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER CONTINUES)

It's personalized,

so you better like it. (LAUGHS)

-Can't return it, 'cause...

-YASMIN: Yeah, it's yours now...

(LAUGHS)

HARPER STERN:

You guys call this "seshing"?

GREG: Uh, yeah,

It's like, um...

♪ ("BREATHE" BY CAMELPHAT

AND CRISTOPH PLAYING) ♪

-GREG: ...a session.

-HARPER: Why?

GREG: It's, like, as big

a cultural touchstone

as, I guess, anything.

♪ I won't bend ♪

(GREG CHATTING INDISTINCTLY)

♪ You're hurting so much... ♪

GREG: ...and I-- I use that term

in a nongendered way.

HARPER:

Dude, I-- I get it. Thanks.

GREG: Okay. Um.

Enjoy the kitchen.

I'll watch.

My boyfriend's filled

our apartment

with these cheese plants.

The brochure said

we should name them.

They pulled out names from a hat

at his work.

-Sorry if I'm interrupting.

-Interrupting what?

(GAS HISSING)

-HARPER: It's an IPA.

-(GREG GROANS)

♪ You feel ♪

-(INHALES)

-♪ No pain ♪

♪ In the sweet surrender ♪

♪ The light warms again ♪

♪ You're hurting so much

I need you to... ♪

♪ ("CREEP" BY RIZBRA PLAYING) ♪

YASMIN: Harper,

I've booked us an Uber.

ROBERT:

Nah, we're gonna have one more.

We've only got that

student drive tomorrow.

YASMIN: Are you sure, Harper?

Nothing good ever happens

past 2 a.m.

Everything good

happens past 2 a.m.

This music sounds like

a fucking car alarm.

GREG:

Yeah, Thatcher tried to ban it,

so you're dancing on her grave.

ROBERT: All right, yeah,

can you come for one?

Yeah, okay, no, two--

Yeah, two's fine.

Um, yeah, mate, same postcode.

Can I have one K on tick?

And a couple round ones?

Ta. Cheers. See you in a bit.

I'm changing the music.

The tyranny of choice.

Got Gus on the desk now,

which is good.

-So got a-- got a mate.

-Great.

It's nice to be working

with him, you know?

-Is it nice?

-He gets me, and, uh--

and he looks after me,

and I look after him.

Yasmin fucking offered me

a place to live,

and, like,

that was really fucking cool.

Like, she didn't have

to do that.

Is that a fucking joke,

is that a joke?

...about myself, you know, like,

about myself. Like, I can...

-Yeah. Bonjour.

-What do you do at work?

-At my desk?

-Mmm.

Uh, they won't let me

on the phones.

(LAUGHS)

I'm not taking it personally

at the moment.

-Right.

-I'm just sort of going with it.

Have you ever had K?

Ket? Ketamine?

It sort of makes you feel

a little bit legless,

a little bit wobbly.

I mean, you've never

had any before so, like...

You get like a

new perspective--

To be honest,

I literally can't see anything.

ROBERT: Got to do it in style.

If it's your debut,

it's your first time--

HARPER: (LAUGHS) You look like

fucking Elton John.

-(HARPER SNIFFS)

-(BOTH LAUGHING)

-We're like different people.

-Who are you talking about?

I hope you're overwhelmed.

-HARPER: Yeah, like--

-I'm just saying,

I'd be overwhelmed.

-You don't wanna talk about it!

-Yeah, man, I'm just, um...

-No, not really.

-ROBERT: I get it.

Goldman Sachs?

It's Robert Spearing.

That's what I'm saying,

bro, like...

-ROBERT: I mean--

-Honestly?

-Yes!

-Fifty fucking thousand quid.

-(GRUNTS)

-I'll have five cents.

I don't know, my friends are,

like, cool and nice, whatever.

-I mean, I'm just so focused...

-ROBERT: I'm with you there.

-...on work right now, like...

-ROBERT: Me too.

♪ ("UNDER YOUR SPELL"

BY DESIRE PLAYING) ♪

♪ I don't eat

I don't sleep ♪

♪ I do nothing

But think of you ♪

♪ I don't eat

I don't sleep ♪

♪ I do nothing

But think of you ♪

(HARPER LAUGHS)

♪ You keep me under your spell

You keep me under your spell ♪

♪ You keep me under your spell ♪

(ROBERT SNIFFS)

♪ ("SPACE DUST"

BY LOUIS VI PLAYING) ♪

(ROBERT SNORTING)

(ROBERT SIGHS)

(LAUGHS)

(EXHALES)

♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

ROBERT: Uh, stop. No, stop.

-I'm sorry.

-It's fine.

No, I'm sorry.

You know...

-You can tell I want to--

-It's fine.

It's not a good idea anyway.

You know, it's just...

with me and Yasmin,

with-- with whatever's...

happening there.

I didn't know that

anything was happening there.

-♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪

-(CAR ENGINE REVVING)

COLETTE STERN: (IN VOICEMAIL)

Dad and I really hope

you're going to make it back

for Thanksgiving.

Oh, I saw on Instagram that

Todd's got rid of his little ho.

I'm not saying reach out,

but maybe reach out.

Okay, bye.

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

ERIC:

People are missing the move.

RISHI RAMDANI: Gregory,

you smell like a brewery, mate.

GREG: No, I think that's Robert.

RISHI: Robert,

you smell like a brewery, mate.

-ROBERT: I think it's Greg.

-(BEEPS)

DUNCAN HIXE: Harper, it's

Duncan Hixe in middle office.

Can you call me

as soon as you get this

in order to discuss

something urgent?

ERIC: The market

is backstopped like...

Harper, you coming?

DARIA: But you can't go

to the drive.

Harper, you can't represent us

like this... in this condition.

(TELEPHONES RINGING)

It was a chance to represent

the firm in front of Sara.

Remember, this place is bigger

than one desk.

I mean, I want to,

but that's on tomorrow.

-(INDISTINCT OFFICE CHATTER)

-(TELEPHONES RINGING)

Yeah, wing it.

At minimum... (SIGHS)

...find a replacement.

-And please, take a shower.

-(ERIC SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

ERIC: He's so bear-ish.

HARPER: It'll be good

for your internal profile.

They're, like, a component of

the 360s they do pre-RIF day.

What is it?

It's like a corporate spiel

for college kids.

Yas, go. It's not like

you're on the phones,

and you're a great advert

for the firm. (GRUNTS)

Or maybe you could go, Tash?

Actually,

that would require you to speak.

I love you. I love my gift.

You weren't in your room

this morning.

Yeah, Rob kept me up. (CHUCKLES)

(SUCKS TEETH)

Fine. But I've booked us spin.

And I've already paid

for you, so.

There's a pungent smell

of wine in this area,

which hitherto was absent.

On your bike, Yas.

Sell the firm.

(KENNY PANTING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(KEYBOARD CLACKING)

KENNY KILBANE:

Come on, Kenny. (GRUNTS)

ALIX STEEL: (ON TV)

This is Bloomberg Daybreak.

I'm Alix Steel.

It is 7:30 a.m. on...

-HARPER: Duncan?

-BOTH: Yeah?

STEEL: ...reports the worst

month since 2013...

-Harper.

-Ah! The elusive Harper.

Hi, sorry, sorry, crazy morning.

How can I help?

Forwarded you a time stamp

on a mismatched trade.

-Allerton Capital.

-What's the issue?

There's a discrepancy

on the notional.

Graduates have done this before,

so I just need to check.

Did you buy the right currency?

You booked 50 quid,

Allerton are confirming

50 dollars. Which is it?

Sterling. Uh, quid.

Allerton's confirmation says

it's a dollar amount.

It definitely wasn't.

DUNCAN: Call the client.

I'm sure he'll rectify.

It's probably their mistake.

If it's yours,

I need to know ASAP.

Do I need to tell my manager?

Is this, uh, a serious issue?

Absolutely you should.

Not telling him

is not acceptable.

Okay. I'll-- I'll fix it.

RISHI: Listen,

if anyone wants me,

fucking I.M. me.

Stop ringing my line!

ERIC: No, exactly.

I was just going to flag that...

RISHI:

I'm not gonna hold your hand.

Contrary to popular belief,

I am not God!

ERIC: A load of our economists

clamoring over each other

to be wrong

on the direction of Europe...

-ASSISTANT: Allerton Capital.

-It's Harper from Pierpoint.

Um, I was hoping to speak

with Aubrey.

-ASSISTANT: Putting you through.

-AUBREY LEWIS: Aubrey speaking.

How is your wife coping

with the sleep apnea?

AUBREY: It's less about

how she's coping,

more about how I'm coping.

(CHUCKLES)

Just checking,

you got my Bloomie

with our NFP preview?

Yeah, I don't really read those,

but appreciate the flag.

Sure. Um, while I have you,

that cable ticket that we did,

middle office is saying

that you booked 50 dollars.

AUBREY:

Well, that's because I did.

♪ (OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

No, you booked 50 sterling.

AUBREY: Are we seriously

having this conversation?

We can pull the tapes

on the trade

and listen to the audio,

but it would mark a first

in my 20-year career.

Does Daria know

you're calling me?

I-- I'm really sorry.

This is clearly a...

brain fry. Um,

I must have misbooked it.

C-- Could you amend it

on your end?

AUBREY:

With the rate where it is?

Why would I eat that for you?

I'm no philanthropist.

Is that all?

Um... Aubrey, I--

-I'm sure that we can--

-AUBREY: No, I'm sure.

I'm willing to lay

this ridiculous request

at the feet

of your inexperience,

but if you push me on this,

it will legitimately damage

my relationship

with your superiors,

and then you'll have

a real problem. Thanks.

Rish, where's street

on the NFP print at 1:30 please?

Uh, consensus is plus 250.

We're at plus 150.

Cassandra, you still think

we're grinding to a halt?

Strong and black, just like me.

How late did you go last night?

Sorry,

I can't do this right now.

-Sure.

-Hey.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

Do you have anything stronger?

(PLASTIC CRINKLES)

Uh, globalization of trade is...

(WHISPERING) How many?

Take two and you'll feel

like you're inventing Facebook.

(OFFICE CHATTER CONTINUES)

(PLASTIC CRINKLES)

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Duncan, client did buy 50 quid.

He's refusing to amend it

on his end. He's lying.

DUNCAN: Ah. Okay.

Well, let's pull the tapes.

All voice trading's recorded.

DARA: Oh, yeah.

Oh, I put in extraordinary...

Is there another option?

DUNCAN: No. Look,

he shouldn't have run you over

just because you're young.

Amend the trade in the system

to 50 dollars,

and see what the loss is.

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

DARA:

...flew them in on a helicopter.

Isn't that wild? (LAUGHS)

Oh, no, no. I don't give a...

DUNCAN: Okay,

I imagine it's quite a hit,

but sell now and at least

we've contained it.

-(INDISTINCT BACKGROUND CHATTER)

-♪ (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) ♪

DUNCAN: Harper?

Is it done? What does it say?

(DARIA GIGGLES)

It says it's all squared away.

DUNCAN: Good.

I was dreading the team meet.

You-- we--

we were slow on this one.

When is your meet?

DUNCAN: 1:30. Just after

nonfarm payrolls.

Now, you're sure it's done?

-HARPER: It's done.

-DUNCAN: Good.

♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪

See, no two days are the same,

'cause the market

is always dynamic.

And here we're taught

to think like owners.

You manage to make it sound

like a socialist enterprise.

We're on a very aggressive

image rehabilitation drive,

so you might want to put

your tie on.

ROBERT: Excuse me.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(YASMIN CLEARS THROAT)

Don't ask.

I can imagine.

What did you guys get up to?

Ah, um...

Yeah,

I really put her in the locker.

Yeah, well, now I'm having

to deal with the fallout, so.

(LAUGHTER, CHATTER CONTINUES)

ROBERT: Photoshop.

I doubt they've ever even been

in the same room.

Look how much

they like each other.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

It feels weird to be in

a position of power here.

So, what are you

gonna do with it?

-YASMIN: Hi!

-STUDENTS: Hi!

-YASMIN: Nice to meet you.

Having a good day? Hi.

-STUDENTS: Hi.

HARPER:

All I know is I fucked up

and the loss is at 50k

right now.

Why don't you just tell Eric?

We have had two of the best

P&L days of the year.

I can't just put my hands up

and say that I wiped it out.

ROBERT: Yeah, Eric will flip,

but you risk your job

if you don't come clean.

HARPER: Why did you make me

stay up all night?

(LAUGHS)

I didn't make you do anything!

Look, you're his project.

You're allowed

to make one mistake.

No, no, actually I'm not.

I'm not allowed

to make any mistakes.

People like you are allowed

to make mistakes.

What the fuck does that mean?

Mistakes are a privilege.

(SCOFFS) Okay, yeah, well,

the loss is hypothetical.

-In the book? It's live, right?

-Yeah. So?

ROBERT: Well, then,

it's not crystallized.

So, surely it can still swing

to the upside or the downside?

If the NFP's under 150k

at 1:30 this afternoon--

That's a fucking punt.

No, there's less chance

of a Fed rate hike,

which is bad for the dollar.

Sterling surges against dollar,

and my loss is totally offset.

Look, just tell Eric, all right?

You're not thinking properly.

The street's looking for 250k.

You don't know what the fuck

you're talking about.

So why don't you stick

to whatever it is

that you're good at,

and I'll just-- I'll be fine.

If you wanna fucking talk

about last night, talk about it.

Otherwise,

let's just put a pin in it.

Dude... (SCOFFS) Please.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

RISHI: I'm moving all kinds

of size today. I am the flow.

GREG: Yeah, he who talks about

his conquests exaggerates them.

CLEMENT COWAN:

This is the first time

I've been on the floor

for the data

since the evangelists

invaded Iraq.

Normally have a lunch.

Yours is incredibly antisocial.

Things slowing down then?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Published on the whispers

about a new bubble in tech,

interest for Kaspar.

Rishi!

Happy to call Usman to run him

through the note.

CLEMENT:

Won't be necessary.

Kaspar tells me he's already

opened a dialogue with Robert.

Maybe we could do

dual coverage--

CLEMENT:

Let's not overdo it, Augustus.

Or I could just back Robert up?

Can't imagine you want

to be subordinate to him?

-(TELEPHONES RINGING)

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

THEO TUCK: If you have

any questions about it,

-just let me know.

-OFFICE WORKER: Yeah, sure.

-THEO: Cheers mate, thanks.

-Can I have the note?

What is it?

Why are you ignoring me?

Grow up. I have a girlfriend.

(OFFICE CHATTER CONTINUES)

I had interviews

at Morgan Stanley,

Nomura, Barclays,

and I can count on one hand

the amount of times

I was interviewed by a woman,

until I got to Pierpoint.

It was really important

for me to see

people like me in positions

of responsibility--

I was just curious, why are

there no women on the board?

Uh, we've actually just hired

our first female president.

That's more like a figurehead.

Like, what's it really like

being a woman

in this environment?

Not dissimilar to being a man.

(CHUCKLES)

You know, there's always banter.

"Banter" sounds like

a euphemism.

(CHUCKLES)

Well, you have to have

a sense of humor.

And men have been

hiding behind theirs for years.

Well, you can either stand

on the sidelines and comment,

or you could join us

and try and affect change.

I think Yasmin is very capable

of navigating

these things herself.

But ultimately--

Ultimately, you come here

because it's one

of the few workplaces

where nobody cares

where you're from.

There are many potential

role models here,

and you could be one of them.

(CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS)

♪ (TENSE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

DUNCAN: I'll have four sugars.

Bit of a bastard

behind the eyes. Hungover.

You haven't covered that risk.

Your P&L on that trade

is minus 50 thousand.

You're not authorized.

I have to level with you. Um,

I'm still working on the client.

-So you lied to me?

-No, you misunderstood.

I'm just softening them up

a bit.

Um, it's their error.

I just need a little more time.

♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

I'm not gonna be held

responsible

for your lack of responsibility.

I'm empowered to report this.

It's literally my job.

-I just need until 1:30 p.m.

-That would be gross negligence.

-Well, is it illegal?

-No.

-Is it unethical?

-That's muddier.

Well, so we've established

that it's not

black and white then--

That's not the point.

Look, this is on me.

You can be ignorant.

-Our conversations--

-DUNCAN: They happened.

I don't care about

the electronic trail

or the audio trail either.

It's the principle.

Let's be pragmatic.

Having me in your debt

makes sense.

I could help you with a move

to front office,

I could get you facetime

with an MD,

help you with a lateral move,

whatever you need.

You wanna get me a job?

Do you even know how long

I've worked here?

You're the one facing

disciplinary,

but if you wanna

keep insulting me,

I'm happy to stay here

for a bit longer.

No?

-Just fucking help me!

-Don't...

do that. This is a workplace.

We're colleagues.

I'm-- I'm not getting emotional.

I'm barely four months

into my career.

I-- I'm just asking,

colleague to colleague.

Please, Duncan.

1:30 is the absolute limit.

After that, it becomes

our managers' problems.

♪ (MUSIC FADES) ♪

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Are we cunts?

You know what I mean,

you know, like...

were we that cunty

when we did these?

Surely you knew we entered

a career that connoted,

you know...

cunty-ness.

Yeah, but I didn't think that

cuntishness was a prerequisite.

(SIGHS) I don't need you

to speak for me.

I wasn't.

Yeah, well, in my experience,

anyone that calls themselves

a "male feminist" is usually

the villain of the piece.

(LAUGHS) Yeah, well,

I never made that claim.

You know, just,

it wasn't all right.

Thanks.

(CLEARS THROAT)

(SOFTLY) We used to play

this game when I was at school.

Sports days, prize-givings,

stuff like that.

We'd rate the dads...

talk about which ones we'd snog.

(CHUCKLES)

Do you think

they're doing that about us?

I reckon I could fuck anyone

I want in here.

Not anyone, Robert.

Oh shite, it's her again.

Lure them in young,

work them to death!

(ALL SCREAM)

PROTESTER: Fucking murderers!

Party of Davos!

MAN: Security!

-(CROWD GASPS)

-(ALL MUTTERING)

WOMAN:

She just went charging in!

(ALARM BLARING)

Don't-- don't move.

We can't miss the flow.

GREG: Save me, Rishi, save me!

-(ERIC LAUGHS)

-Eric, don't make

my job tougher.

We-- We'll continue this

on the move.

The ways people degrade

themselves to get a promotion.

All right, come on.

Harper, no client

is worth being burned alive.

(ALARM CONTINUES)

Get. Come on.

♪ (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

(ALARM STOPS)

-Excuse me, sorry.

-WOMAN: Hey!

RISHI:

Mate, glad I'm not running

position into this print.

ERIC: Harpsichord,

anything granular to watch?

Uh... employment rate.

No shit.

Sorry. I'm looking

at wage growth too.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

(BEEPS)

What?

DUNCAN: I've just spoken

to Aubrey at Allerton.

Why did you lie to me?

You're middle office.

You shouldn't be

calling clients.

DUNCAN: You made a mistake.

So what the fuck

do you think you're doing?

Fifteen seconds to the print.

It's gonna be soft.

Then we're clear.

DUNCAN: No, Harper. You can't

trade your way out of this!

That is unacceptable.

It's reckless.

This is where we are now.

-DUNCAN: Harper!

-HARPER: Just wait.

The announcement's

coming in five.

♪ (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) ♪

THEO: Big miss on the number.

Plus 120

versus street at plus 250.

-(INDISTINCT CLAMORING)

-DARA: What did I say?

Told you.

DUNCAN: Okay. Pull up

the trade input loss sheet.

-I shouldn't be doing this.

-(MOUSE CLICKING)

It's already done.

DUNCAN: Execute anywhere

within ten grand,

and you might

get away with this.

This move's one-way traffic.

The print is soft.

I'm running it.

DUNCAN: Harper.

Don't fuck around.

Cover that risk now.

Harper!

There's a reason I'm sat here.

Bear with me.

(BEEPS)

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

-(TELEPHONES RINGING)

Ivor's buying dollars.

It's fucking Ivor, man!

Storb now too!

First move's always wrong.

(INDISTINCT CLAMOR)

RISHI: Fucking hell, Eric,

Ivor is lighting us up, mate.

ERIC: Of course he is.

He trades with me.

DUNCAN: Harper, I am gonna

come over your hoot

and broadcast this

if you do not execute

at this level now.

It'll come back.

(TELEPHONES RINGING)

-DUNCAN: Fucking punch it!

-Fucking wait!

DUNCAN: (THROUGH LOUDSPEAKER)

I'm not messing around!

-All good?

-Absolutely. Of course.

♪ (LOW MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

DUNCAN: Where are you gonna find

140,000 dollars

before the close?

Harper!

(BEEPS)

RISHI: Harper!

Come collect your winnings.

You won!

-(CHEERING)

-Won what?

Traders payroll sweepstake

at 250 big ones.

DARIA: Lucky bitch.

I entered your prediction

for you. You owe me a pint.

-(TELEPHONES RINGING)

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

RISHI: Greg, you've done

something selfless there.

Somebody should make a note, no?

GREG: Yeah, I'll tell my blog.

RISHI: Probably leave it out

as it's so out of character.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Hi. Hi. It's Harper.

Can I run something by you

in person-- in person--

it has to be in person, um,

it needs to be pre 4:30,

before the close.

(WATER RUNNING)

♪ (SYNTH MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

ROBERT: Are you okay?

(CHUCKLES)

I've never had anyone

hate me before.

(YASMIN SIGHS)

I need to have a shower.

(CHUCKLES)

Do you fancy a bevvy

after work?

I have plans with Seb.

You didn't fuck anyone,

did you?

-(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)

-(DOOR OPENS)

So there are gonna be

some very, very happy MDs

and some pretty miserable ones.

I think a ton of people got

whiplashed on this NFP print.

Do you think the payroll data

considers Instagram models?

(RISHI LAUGHS)

Fuck! I've got another

engagement drinks tonight.

Hopefully if I go, they won't

invite me to the wedding.

Yes, there are few things

more common than a wedding.

Like what?

Richard Branson. Skiing

in France. Airline pajamas.

(GREG LAUGHS)

What's wrong with marriage?

Please tell me you're wiser

than that.

Well, it's legal now.

So it's an option.

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

-(TELEPHONES RINGING)

You must be thinking about doing

the honorable thing soon, Theo?

Yeah, yeah.

I mean, there's no rush. But...

I love her,

so I guess it's inevitable.

You're far too young.

Went to Jaspar Conran's wedding.

-Suffice to say it was a party.

-Did you actually go, though?

Or is that just another part

of your life you're lying about?

DARA: No time

like the present. Yeah.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

You ever speak to me

like that again,

I'll put you

in the fucking ground.

GUS SACKEY: Sorry.

-(TELEPHONE RINGS)

-RISHI: Rishi, Pierpoint...

(WATER RUNNING)

-(BICYCLE BELLS CHIMING)

-(DRIVERS YELLING)

(INDISTINCT CLAMOR)

MAN: (SHOUTING)

Look both ways, you twat!

COBWEB: Hail.

-MOTH: Hail.

-MUSTARDSEED: Hail.

BOTTOM:

I cry your worships' mercy.

I shall desire you

of more acquaintance,

good Master Cobweb.

If I cut my finger,

I shall make bold with you.

Your name, honest gentleman?

PEASEBLOSSOM: Peaseblossom.

BOTTOM: I pray you, commend me

to Mistress Squash, your mother,

and Master Peascod, your father.

MAN: (GRUMBLING) Come on.

I shall desire you

of more acquaintance too,

Good Master Peaseblossom.

Your name, I beseech you, sir?

-MUSTARDSEED: Mustardseed.

-Which one's your niece?

BOTTOM: Good Master Mustardseed,

I know your patience well.

That same cowardly,

giant-like...

Thanks for taking the time

to see me.

BOTTOM:

I promise your kindred...

Every child on that stage

is doomed.

I wish my sister wasn't too

proud to take my money and...

drag her out of this shithole.

It seems fine.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, it's fine.

Did me all right, didn't it?

But then I'm not everybody,

am I?

(CLEARS THROAT, CHUCKLES)

Some Labour MP sent his kids

here for "credibility,"

ended up hanging himself

with an orange in his mouth.

Or was that Michael Hutchence?

ROBIN: ...that, when he waked,

of force she must be eyed.

I have a really...

commercial idea I needed

to put in front of you

-pre the close--

-Shh.

ROBIN: ...but not this the man.

The NFP turnaround

is pure positioning.

We have a really competitive

short dollar yen option.

I've priced it

especially for you.

The rate is locked,

but you'll need

to execute pre-close.

HERMIA:

...being o'er shoes in blood...

-plunge in the deep...

-(CAMERA CLICKS)

-...and kill me too.

-(CHUCKLES)

HERMIA: The sun was not

so true unto the day...

I once had a Lehman saleswoman

follow me into the toilet

and try and flog me some MBS.

HERMIA: I'll believe as soon

this whole Earth may be bored...

So it's a vanilla currency

option that will lose me money.

So either you think I'm stupid,

or you're stupid.

And I know you're not stupid.

(CAMERA CLICKS)

The only real currency

you ever have

as a salesperson is honesty.

HERMIA: ...a murderer look,

so dead, so grim.

So are you going to tell me

why you're really here?

DEMETRIUS: ...and so should I,

pierced through the heart

-with your stern cruelty.

-I made a mistake.

DEMETRIUS:

Yet you, the murderer...

I misbooked something,

and made it worse.

-Have you told your boss?

-No.

Well, tell your boss.

It's the only option.

MAN: (WHISPERING)

Shut the fuck up!

HERMIA:

What's this to my Lysander?

Where is he?

Ah, good Demetrius...

I thought...

with your normal

receptiveness to my thinking...

DEMETRIUS: I had rather

give his carcass to my hounds.

What are you doing here, Harper?

HERMIA: ...drivest me past

the bounds of maiden's...

Clear your head, take a second,

come clean.

HERMIA: Henceforth be never...

Whatever the consequences,

you'll feel relief.

HERMIA: Oh, once tell true,

tell true even for my sake.

And I'm willing to forget

about this little intrusion.

HERMIA: ...looked upon him

being awake...

Don't ever put a price

on your dignity.

HERMIA: ...thou killed him

sleeping? O brave touch.

Could not a worm, an adder,

do so much?

(CHAIR SCRAPES)

TITANIA: Lead him to my bower.

The moon methinks

looks with a watery eye,

and when she weeps,

weeps every little flower.

(DOOR OPENS)

COLETTE: You always put

so much pressure on yourself.

You know how you get.

(SOBS) Mom,

you don't understand.

No matter what I do now,

they're going to fire me.

-Uh... I don't know about that.

-(SOBS)

I'm so fucking stupid.

I don't know why I thought

I could do this.

-COLETTE: Harper?

-(SOBS)

COLETTE: Harper!

(SOBBING LOUDLY)

COLETTE: I really don't know

what you want me to say.

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

-Uh, tell you what,

can I get another?

Seb, this is Robert,

he's a colleague.

I've heard a lot about you.

You all right?

Hey, man. (CHUCKLES)

I didn't think

-Yas spoke about me at work.

-ROBERT: Oh, she does.

SEB OLDROYD: Sit down, man.

Ah, no, it's all right,

don't worry.

You got, um--

You got some shit in your hair.

Oh yeah, um...

(CHUCKLES) It's just paint.

Yeah, no, I didn't mean

you had actual, like...

you know,

actual feces in your hair.

(LAUGHS)

(CHUCKLES)

Do you want, uh--

do you want a pint?

Um... No, I'm all right.

Actually, um, I can get my own.

-Uh, nice one.

-SEB: I'll get myself one.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

I hooked up with

one of the students.

-When?

-Just now.

What happened?

He went down on me.

And when I came

in his mouth...

hard...

he looked up at me

and he said...

"You taste like a hangover."

That is the least

convincing thing

I've ever heard in my life.

Hmm.

I'm gonna take these off

and slip them into your pocket.

You're going to put them on

your face and send me a photo.

Because that's all

you're good for.

Okay?

(YASMIN CLEARS THROAT)

♪ ("TOY" BY YOUNG FATHERS

PLAYING) ♪

(FOOTSTEPS RECEDING)

What the fuck.

♪ I got s-s-stammers

And no manners... ♪

ROBERT: All right?

♪ Oceanic cinematic ♪

♪ I reach out

For something bigger than free ♪

♪ You lick it and you stick it ♪

♪ And it's kinda like the taste

Of everything ♪

ROBERT: Isn't that your

best mate from the prospectus?

♪ Emaciated, kinda wasted

Can't remember... ♪

(LAUGHS)

-GUS: I've never met her.

-(BOTH LAUGH)

♪ Somewhere in Tucson ♪

♪ I watched for one or two songs

Then I left ♪

YASMIN: Enjoy your evening.

♪ I give two cents

And a dollar ♪

♪ For all the paranoia

I forget ♪

♪ Well boredom is a killer ♪

♪ For me the sealer dealer

Now you're dead ♪

♪ You paid your debt ♪

♪ You're playing dead ♪

-(ELEVATOR DINGS)

-AUTOMATED VOICE: Doors opening.

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

AUTOMATED VOICE:

Doors closing.

(INDISTINCT OFFICE CHATTER)

WOMAN: Yeah, yeah, yeah,

I'll meet you straight after.

Can we talk...

somewhere private?

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

You've been so fair to me.

And the opportunities

that you've given me--

If I wanted a story,

I'd read Moby Dick. What's up?

I misbooked a trade.

How much?

Hundred and forty

thousand dollars.

I called your college today.

We needed a hard copy of

your credentials for the visa.

So I called them.

You realize this makes you

the most under-qualified

person I've ever hired?

When I was a summer analyst

at Salomon,

my boss...

looked like Newman

from Seinfeld.

But... like Newman

if he was a linebacker.

He once said to me...

"I used to think

if there was such a thing

as reincarnation,

I wanted to come back

as the president or pope...

or a .400 baseball hitter.

But now... I want to come back

as the bond market.

Because it intimidates

everybody."

People like us....

born at the bottom.

Where would you put

our percentage chance

of ever making

that top quintile?

It's about three percent.

That's intimidating.

We intimidate people here.

Why is that?

Because hunger

is not a birthright.

Your qualifications don't have

to be a problem for you.

Because they don't have

to be problem for me.

You understand what I'm saying?

What was the final P&L?

Two hundred k.

No, no. It was a 140k loss.

Profit, 200k profit.

I executed for you pre-close.

-Nicole at Mallon Mercer.

-(GASPS)

It's a hell of a spread she ate.

What did you do?

I went to watch her niece

perform Shakespeare.

♪ (UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYING) ♪

(CHUCKLES)

You-- (CHUCKLES) You just coined

jargon for good client service.

(LAUGHS)

I would have never known.

(SNIFFS)

But there are generally

two times to tell me

when you've fucked up.

The moment it's fucked,

or the moment it's un-fucked.

Clear?

Clear.

That was the thing with Newman.

He knew from day one

he could trust me.

So I trusted him.

He wasn't big

on compliments, but...

I heard him compliment me once.

What did he say?

"That little chink's

a born salesman."

♪ (MUSIC CONTINUES) ♪

♪ ("BRICK SELL PHONE"

BY 100S PLAYING) ♪

♪ Tell a bitch

To ride the dick ♪

♪ Like I ride the beat

Like I ride the beat ♪

♪ In the suites

Looking over the streets ♪

♪ And all that ♪

♪ And when I leave

For the summer and winter ♪

♪ She fall back ♪

♪ Can't have no creases

Up in the shit ♪

♪ That's coming off the head ♪

♪ So I told her wrap my shit up

Before we go to bed ♪

♪ Hungry ass bitch told me

Take her out to dinner ♪

♪ Knowing damn well ♪

♪ She'd order half the shit

That's on the menu ♪

♪ Reverse game

Hit her with a cold line ♪

♪ Told her

I don't want her pussy ♪

♪ Yeah that really

Fucked her mind ♪

♪ Learned that from a cold mack

How to make them come back ♪

♪ How to make her run back

Hanging off your sack ♪

♪ How to make a bitch

Take a bullet ♪

♪ Like the secret service ♪

♪ While you sit back

And watch the Kentucky Derby ♪

♪ How a nigga sound so clean ♪

♪ And never talk about a chopper

Or a key, motherfucker? ♪

♪ How a nigga sound so clean

When he pull out his piece ♪

♪ And fuck the mouths

Of the beasts like that? ♪