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(liquid pouring)

- [Voiceover] Right and wrong.

You hear lots of talk about it but

that talk usually stays on the surface.

(alarm goes off)

Truth is, right and wrong is everywhere.

In the air, on your neighbors face,

under your skin.

And when it gets deeper,

you might hear about values, ethics,

or moral responsibility.

Looking back now, I might explain the world differently.

- That's point, me.

- Drop shots were tough today.

- There's a rumor I've been working on

those in my spare time.

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.

- Hey, is that Mitchell?

- [Mitchell] Ken, how you doing?

- Good, buddy.

Oh, there's Nicholas too.

- Hey Ken, back in town?

- Yeah, just for a week.

- How's the reinsurance business?

I heard you guys are cleaning up.

- Yeah, offshore is, but us, not so much.

- Right, that's what I heard.

- I'll tell you what I heard, that the claim's

super job is up for grabs.

Someone is going to be a lock for CEO one day.

And the other guy will be in line stuck behind him.

That's what we're talking about, right?

- Whatever you say, Ken.

- [Ken] Now Mitchy here is cockier than ever,

I'd probably put my money on him.

- Well, working the roof has been paying off so far.

- As has dating the boss's daughter.

- [Ken] Still dating Sara, huh?

I figured ol' Mitchy would have hit that by now.

All you got to do is slip a ring on her finger

and it won't matter if you get the promotion or not.

You're set for life.

Right, guys?

- Think your drink's getting warm over there, Ken?

(laughter)

Too bad the Forbes List doesn't have a bottom 500.

Ken would be famous.

- [Nicholas] He did have a point, though.

You have been awfully confident considering

what's at stake here.

- I just expect the best man to win.

(phone ringing)

- [Insurance Man] Hello?

- [Nicholas] I'm calling from Jasper head office

I have one of your claims, a house fire, Switzer,

I see you made an estimate but didn't sign the offers.

- [Insurance Man] Switzer, yeah, that's because

I didn't make one.

I submitted my estimate, then the examiner took over

and dealt with the client himself.

- Mitchell Getz made the first offer?

- [Insurance Man] He's done that with me

a few times, and he closes himself.

Who is this again?

- Great, then I'll go ahead and file it, thanks.

(phone ringing)

- [Mrs. Switzer] Hello?

- Hello, Mrs. Switzer?

- [Mrs. Switzer] Yes?

- Mrs. Switzer, my name is John,

I'm calling from Trinity Hopkins Mutual, we're an insurance company,

I'm calling...

- [Mrs. Switzer] We have a carrier,

Jasper Insurance.

- I see.

May I ask if you're satisfied with your service?

Have you ever needed to make a claim?

- [Mrs. Switzer] Well yes, we had a terrible fire,

but our claim was denied.

- I see, I'm sorry to hear that.

Can you tell me why you were not covered?

- [Mrs. Switzer] Because we'd said we were non smokers

on our policy, the man said he had to deny it.

- He did?

- [Mrs. Switzer] Yes, my husband, just

started smoking again.

He feels sick about it.

We lost our house and now have nowhere to go.

- That's, that's unfortunate.

Did you question this man about the non smoking exemption?

- [Mrs. Switzer] I didn't know that I could.

He spoke very quickly and I wasn't really able

to follow at all.

Are you still there?

- I'm afraid I have to take another call.

Thank you for your time, Mrs. Switzer.

- Hey pal, you not playing tonight?

- No, not tonight.

- Tsk tsk tsk, you work too hard Nick, too hard.

- [Mitchell] Karl, want to play some ball?

Oh c'mon, I bet you were quite

the slugger back in the day.

- I wasn't too bad when I hit the ball.

- I got a bat for you.

- I'll be the umpire, you're out.

- We have lots to talk about.

- We'll talk about that promotion.

- Is that right? Yes, OK.

(phone ringing)

- [Mrs. Switzer] Hello?

- Mrs. Switzer, it's John again

from Trinity Hopkins Mutual.

Mrs. Switzer, you are legally entitled

to a new home and to have all of your possessions replaced.

Now you need to call the VP of claims at Jasper Insurance,

OK, and tell him that you are aware

that the negotiation was illegal, OK?

Oh, thanks man.

- Good Job. - Thanks.

- Hey Mister Corner Office.

- Hey, I thought you had class.

- Tina's going skiing this afternoon.

I decided to go with.

Came to get Dad's Rover.

We might stay up there til Friday.

- Don't you have more classes?

- What did Mitchell do?

Looks like he's catching shit.

- I don't know.

- See ya.

- Bye.

- Henry's on his shell again.

Claim super?

- Renewed my insurance today,

figured I'd go for some personalized plates.

- OK.

- You like it? No?

- It's OK.

Congratulations again.

- Thank you, dear.

So, since the promotion, I've been thinking

about everything and

the timing felt right.

- Um...

- Um, maybe I should ask properly?

- No...

- No, don't ask, or...

- It's just a surprise.

I mean, we're not even living together yet.

- Yeah, so you just figure maybe you need more time?

- My trips coming up, so there'd be some time there I guess.

- Sure, sure.

- It has only been a year for us, right?

- You're right, absolutely.

- I have some news.

I, uh, I've decided to make my major my minor.

- What?

- Yeah, English minor, visual arts major.

- Visual arts, huh?

But your minor is still business, right?

I mean you can change your major every second week,

but you keep your business minor.

- Not anymore. I'm changing it up.

- Sara, how many credits is that?

- The point is I hate business.

- No, the point is doubling your inheritance.

Aren't a few courses worth getting through

just for that?

- No, it's not worth the grief.

And as you know, I've never agreed with my fucking father

on that, anyway.

- He earned his money and he wants it managed responsibly.

Not such a bad guy, when you think about it.

Most fathers would not spring for a beach tour of Thailand

on Christmas.

- So now I'm a spoiled brat?

- No, but you can't take everything so lightly, Sara.

I mean, you're squandering an opportunity.

- You mean money.

- I mean there's more to life than just drifting sideways.

Visual arts...,

if you want to achieve something, don't you

have to do what you're good at?

- Whether I'm good or bad is not the point.

And there's more to life than being on some

pre-programed mission.

- [Nicholas] I got this promotion because I work hard.

(knocking)

- [Karl] Nicholas, come in, have a seat.

How's the transition? Settling in?

- So far so good.

- Good, good.

Nicholas, we've recently been forced to renegotiate

a number of claims and settle above the original estimates.

Turns out Mitchell Getz has been using

overtly illegal negotiating practices.

- That's very unfortunate, but good that we

got it straightened out.

- But it is troubling.

You see, the claimant that brought it to our attention

was supposedly alerted by Trinity Hopkins.

Yesterday I learned that they ceased their telemarketing

campaign three months ago.

- They ceased it.

- Seems Mitchell wanted to pat his numbers,

but he wasn't the only front runner for the super promotion.

Did you have any involvement with that

claimant being contacted?

- No.

- Alright.

We do intend to determine the origin of that call,

so I'm asking a few people to submit their phone records,

home and cell, I assume you have no objections?

- No.

- We'll need your current statements,

and the next batch when they come in.

- Of course.

- And all of this stays within the senior management circle

for now, understood?

- Well, seeing as how I am now a part of that circle,

I wonder if maybe it would best to just let it ride

as what was wrong has now been made right

with the client?

- Another view is that Mitchell's actions were aimed

at saving this company money.

The same can't be said for whomever made that phone call,

can it?

- Right.

- Let's go.

For a guy who got the prize, you're looking pretty down.

- Sara and I had a thing.

- I heard you guys were on the outs.

- No, we're not on the outs.

Just taking some space.

- Can I get another one, please?

- For someone who lost the prize,

you're looking pretty up.

- Well, you know how it goes.

Life goes on.

- Is Sara going?

- Going where?

- Tonight, to the party thing.

- How should I know?

- You invited them?

- I told Tina about it.

Sara might show up, I guess.

- You guess?

That'd beat getting the promotion, wouldn't it,

getting her?

Just crank up your charm shit and even Sara can't resist?

- My charm shit?

- Didn't you once tell me

that everything I have could be yours?

Said it'd be dictated by circumstance and legitimized

by the laws of manhood.

You were loaded.

- Well, that would explain it, wouldn't it?

Why don't you just worry about you and Sara?

- Yeah, you're right.

Think I'll go too.

- You're going to come, tonight?

Sounds good to me.

- [Man] So how long have you known Mitchell?

- [Nicholas] We went to high school together.

- [Man] So you guys are good friends?

- [Nicholas] Must be.

- We've been having these nights first Friday of the month.

Shitty neighborhood, and that makes for some soft targets.

- [Mitchell] New guy's a fucking dick.

Alright, we need some waters.

Some waters, waters.

You want to grab us a couple?

Now fair warning, alright?

Everybody in here is going to drop so if you don't, man,

you're going to be on a different planet.

- Do you have just a half a dose, or something?

- What is this, the office?

You know, maybe you'd feel more comfortable

in a foreign environment if you had more of that charm shit.

- Do you have half a dose or not?

- That's what I figured you'd say.

Here, these are half doses of something mild.

Take both.

Hey.

- What are you doing here?

- How was your exams?

- They were OK.

- You guys look foggy.

- Yeah, but it feels great.

I have some here for you girls, too.

- You took some, too?

Mr. Getz, you're a bad influence.

- What?

- So then what happens?

Woo over all the babes?

- No, I'm reformed.

- You're reformed, are you?

- Yes, yes, it's sad but true.

And this place is all about having fun, OK?

So here, take these, you're going to love it.

- Maybe another time, we're going to go.

- What? You just got here.

- I'm flying out Sunday, so I want to take it easy.

- Where you going?

- Thailand for semester break.

- You're going to Thailand? That's awesome.

- Hey, good.

- Thanks.

We'll see you guys later.

- Yeah, yeah OK, bye.

- Can you stand?

- There's no buzzer downstairs.

I'm looking for someone named Andrea.

- Andrea, visitor.

- Thanks.

- Yo, man, I'm Jesse.

- Hey.

Hi.

The cab company gave me your address.

I think you helped me out last night.

- What, you don't remember anything?

- No, it's all pretty much a blur, but, I think

you used your own money to pay for the cab,

right, and tipped the driver to see me up to my suite?

- Because your wallet was empty.

- It wasn't that much.

- You should probably just take it.

- Alright.

- Just, about last night, did you see anything?

- Jesse, there's no smoking in the hallways,

you're going to get us all kicked out.

- I can wait, can you come in for a second or something?

This way.

Yeah, just go over there.

All I know is that I found you

and you didn't call the cops because

you were really stoned.

Not that you would have got

much response in this neighborhood, anyway.

- And you didn't see anybody else?

- No, what were you doing there?

- I was just at a party and must've wandered outside.

Thanks for doing that, again, you really didn't have too.

- Didn't I?

- I work downstairs.

You actually seem half decent, what's your deal?

Addictions, criminal record?

- Uh, I'm engaged.

- You people and your ceremonies.

- Hey, Nicholas Green.

No, Brown, right?

- Gray.

- Nicholas Gray.

Harry Price, your old neighbor from Christopher St.

- Oh, Christopher St, yeah, I remember you.

- You look the same.

What to say, huh?

Hey, you remember those bullies

that used to follow you home?

- The Cult brothers, yeah.

- So what happened?

They track you down?

- No, man, I think you straightened them out for good.

- On that note, you owe me a coffee.

Looks like you could use one, too.

Don't worry about your face, where we're going

it plays ironic.

And this friend of yours,

why didn't he have your back last night?

- I don't know.

- C'mon, sure you do.

- Well, with Mitchell and I, it's kind of always been

less about actual friendship and more just about

pushing each other to be better and something like that.

- Thank you, Monique. -You're welcome.

-An insurance.

What's the next rung on the corporate ladder for you?

- Thanks.

After claim super, it's claims VP, then CEO.

- Wow, and still so young.

The classic overachiever.

I'll be sure to call you with all my insurance needs.

- So what about you, Harry, what do you do?

- I volunteer at the library.

I get along well with the books.

- You know, I remember I used to watch you reading

all the time.

- You used to watch me read?

- Yeah, through that fence

that your dad put out. Always by yourself.

In fact, except for the day with the bullies,

I don't think I ever saw you leave the yard.

- You know, I'd gotten shit for saving your ass that day.

You know, my dad was always against interfering

with the natural state of the world.

But I used to watch you, too.

You know, you interacting with your parents.

You were younger so I would imagine having those same

interactions with my parents.

Used to close my eyes, try to burn those images into my mind

trying to create memories.

But that we can't do, can we?

- I always wondered what happened to you.

After that, I mean...

- Yeah, my dad was a philosophy professor.

And he kept getting fired for taking radical positions,

so we moved around a lot.

Probably a genius, manic depressive.

It was sink or swim. Formal ideas were everything.

He wanted people not to live in half truths.

- And one day you guys just weren't there.

- Yeah, well, when I was 15 he boarded me out there

to a school for the gifted children.

And they turned out to be some of the dumbest fucks

I ever met in my life, so I didn't go back,

but I didn't go home either.

I swam.

He was never really an emotional father,

he was extremely rational.

As for you, you know, you said something very interesting.

You said every man for himself, but yet,

you tracked down Andrea to repay her.

You got a lot more going on on that face

than that black eye of yours.

- Life's complicated, isn't it?

- Nope.

- Whoa, what happened to you?

- Blacked out on Friday.

Ended up in an alleyway.

Got mugged.

- I thought you went home.

- I tracked down Richard, and he said the pills you gave me

with the X's on it were way stronger than what you had.

Something like three or four times the dose.

- Really?

That dealer was messing with me.

- Or maybe with Sara coming, the more stoned I was,

the better for you.

- You know, if you needed

your hand held, you shouldn't of come.

- [Harry] What is it your turtles are doing?

- [Nicholas] Oh, trying to flip Henry over.

They say it's some kind of natural phenomenon.

- So does this place reflect your girlfriend or you?

- Sara helped decorate, but she doesn't live here.

- It's nice.

Rent or own?

- Own, I got an inheritance, so.

- Your parents passed away early.

But you don't have to feel self conscious around me.

I understand the trappings of comfort, I really do,

and by the way, I appreciate getting this back, thank you.

- So you really never tried alcohol before?

Never gave into the peer pressure or anything?

- Never had any peers.

- I got to say, Harry, you're a pretty interesting guy.

- Thank you.

- How'd you end up...

Seems like you could've...

- Why am I so poor?

I'd say it's because I'm not a liar, but that would be a

semantic discussion, and that's not really why I'm here,

is it?

- You said something yesterday

about losing yourself.

Fact is, I'm going to be fired.

Everything that I've ever worked for my whole life

is about to turn to vapor and I'm going to be radioactive

in the only industry I know.

And on top of that, I proposed to Sara...

- [Harry] But she said no.

- She said I'm too focused on work.

To closed off, she wanted some space.

All this stuff, it starts to overwhelm you.

- And why is it you're getting fired?

- Mitchell did something unethical, I fixed it anonymously,

and now Karl suspects a whistleblower and he's reacting

very hard.

When he finds out what I did, Mitchell's going to get

my job.

He's going to get everything.

- And what does Sara think about it?

- She doesn't know, nobody does.

She is the one thing I wish I could hang on to,

I just, I don't know how.

- Morality.

- What?

- Perhaps what you and Sara are wrestling with,

opening up, understanding the world is an exercise

in higher morality.

The gift that woman have, a tendency toward

compassion, nurturing.

You being closed off like Sara described you

could be unattractive to her sense of morality.

- I guess that's one way to look at it.

- The point is, once you take a good look at the world,

you start seeing the good and evil in things.

It'll expand your outlook real fast.

And then Sara won't see a guy with his head

in the sand anymore.

Assuming you're willing to fight to keep her.

- I'm willing.

Can one live in this society and not exploit anyone

or appropriate anything?

(Opera Music ♪)

- [Harry] Are you a religious man, Nick?

Bad people go to hell?

- [Nick] Not really, no.

- But I'll assume you act in a civilized manner because

it's good for society.

And what's good for society is good for you.

So you're a philosopher,

but the question is have you read any?

Take Immanuel Kant, his whole take on morality is that

you should only do the actions that maximize

the greater good.

Every action, all the time.

Capitalism says that if you work hard, you'll live well.

Runaway capitalism is saying something else.

You know I was in Bolivia

when the world bank privatized the water supply of the people?

I saw it.

I would've been in Tiananmen Square if they'd let me.

And Nigeria in '62 if I'd been born yet.

Doesn't matter how hard you work, the system's rigged.

But we're all connected like dominoes.

Each choice you make ripples out and affects someone

down the line.

Life is busy.

It's a fog of misinformation out there.

But at their core, I do think people care.

How about you, Nicholas, do you care?

- Oh shit, dude.

- Bathroom break.

- Yo man, how you liking this housing?

- It's alright.

- Yeah man, they're great.

I know it's you, because like, I lived in, like, 10 places

before this, they were bad.

I mean most of them were like foster homes and shit,

like this one, right?

There's this guy who he's like making like, you know,

like advances on me, right.

Like, no man, I don't want it.

I got beat up and punched too, man.

There's this bigger guy and he like stuck me, man.

Like right on my side, man, it was bad.

My mom's is probably my favorite, still, though.

I was good, man.

I was real good, like when I was just a little kid you know?

- Hey, Jesse.

I've been thinking about your rent problem,

and I don't know, maybe I could help you out

with a loan just for this month, until things pick up

for you again?

- That, like that would be awe...

That would be amazing, man.

You know, I knew you were a good guy, like right off.

I could tell.

- Cool.

- Oh my god.

- You should've seen me before.

This is really nice.

- It's nice to be back.

I had a good chance to reflect.

- Yeah, yeah I've been doing a lot of that, too.

Starting too, you know,

really see things clearly.

I've been taking a really good look at the world.

- Well it's beautiful out there, Nick.

Colorful.

- Yeah.

Though the more you understand it,

the more black and white it gets.

Start to see who's getting screwed,

who's responsible,

who needs to be knocked down a peg.

What?

- You said you'd been reflecting.

I'm just wondering if you really changed

or just got a changed direction.

- You know, I really do care about you.

- Nicholas,

what do we really have in common?

Other than my father is the main shareholder

of the company you want to run one day?

I'm sorry for that night at the party.

I should've looked out for you.

- If you're moving beyond her,

maybe you should just let her go.

I heard you offered to help Jesse.

Very cool, especially...

There's no doubt that poor kid has been kicked around

his whole short shitty life.

Hey,

you drove here tonight, right?

- Where we going, exactly?

- Who is this guy?

- He's cool, Chelsea.

Thought I already told you that.

- Hey, Harry.

- We're going in, Nick.

I don't expect you to come.

- You're breaking in, why?

- It's the right thing to do.

- Check this shit out.

- [Nick] No, what about an alarm, or the cops?

- We got it covered, Nick.

Just keep your eyes peeled.

- No, no, no, go back.

- [Man] Hey, you work here?

- In situations like this, Nick, we run.

- What the fuck?

- We had the safe combo, too.

What can I say,

I meet a lot of people whose employers are pricks.

15% goes to charity, that makes each cut 17%.

And you no longer have to front Jesse's rent.

We take what we need and we distribute the rest.

- All of this is to avoid a loan?

- C'mon Nick, Jesse was never going to pay you back.

Besides, we had this already planned,

we just moved up the date.

- So I assume then, you don't really volunteer

at the library.

- I do volunteer, actually,

and I never lie Nick, ever.

Look, you've been doing the math.

The rules have always been made by the ones

who have the most to lose, right?

- Andrea seems like a good person.

- You know, Nick, you once asked me why I hadn't

made more of myself.

You've been out there competing one way,

but there are a lot of ways.

Ways that are more connected to the essence of life.

Men like you, you shape society.

Winners, leaders, alphas, the question is profound,

yet one that each man has to face alone.

Is one morally obligated to affect change?

You know Nick, if you took all the fire inside of you and

you put it into this, life might start to feel more real.

You can be better than them all.

- [Karl] Claimed denied straightforward.

There's nothing we can do here.

If he sues, bring it back to me.

You'll let me know when your remaining phone records arrive?

We've collected the others.

- [Mitchell] Just the man I wanted to see.

I've got two tickets for tonight, you coming?

(knocking)

- I'm taking my vacation time.

- Alright, shh.

- Hey, where's Chelsea tonight?

- Chelsea's not a team player, Nick.

- What about Barry, is he like a, is he alright?

- Barry's got certain talents.

- Is that what he's supposed to be doing?

- Aw, fuck.

- How'd you get in here?

- Where are the rides?

- What?

- The candy.

- C'mon.

C'mon, Jesse, let's go.

Hey, you know they pay those poor fucks

24 cents and hour to make 200 dollar shoes?

- Hey, Barry, where'd you learn to hit the guard like that?

- In Korea.

I've been ball-peened before, too, though.

But it was more

ceremonial.

- If I stayed one more night, I'd feel better.

- Ah, no, I'm sorry, you've got to go to the shelter now OK?

You know where it is.

No booze.

- [Harry] Hey, hoodies.

- [Nicholas] So, Andrea, how do you like living

in those lofts?

- We share a bathroom.

I'd move in a second.

- But, they don't pay you enough to move?

- I might not have much of a choice, anyway.

They're talking about knocking the building down soon.

- Then what?

- Then, I guess I would have to sell some of my pieces.

People have offered to buy them before.

I just have a little bit of a problem letting go.

- Well, I could, you know, help you out.

- How would I repay you, that's not...

- No, you just call it a gift.

I owe you anyway, right?

- That's a really lovely offer, Nicholas, thank you,

but I'd manage on my own and this dinner is absolutely

plenty, so, I don't really know what you think

you owe me anyway.

- So your only reward, then, is just knowing that you help

us down and out times.

- No, I don't know.

I would rather not do it all, it just seems to pop up

in my face and then I just have to, just what it is.

Why does this feel like a date?

What about your fiancé?

- Yeah, that's, that's over.

I do need a date on Sunday, too.

Guy from work is getting married.

Oh, we're right over here.

Ah, do you want some wine, red, white?

- Uh, either wine, white, red, red.

- OK.

- Is the buffet free?

- Yes it is.

- Hi.

- Can I just get two red wines, please?

- [Mitchell] Just the man I want to see.

I got an interesting email yesterday.

Want to know what it said?

- Not really.

- Well, it said ask Nicholas what he knows about

your claimant's renegotiations.

- And who would that be from?

- Anonymous. Strange. huh?

And one of my adjustors remembers someone calling him

poking around in one my settlements, too.

So you want to know what I think?

I think you stole yourself a promotion.

- Thanks.

- I don't really give a shit what you think

because you work under me now, OK.

- Nicholas doesn't care about work.

And then you show up here with some dirty chick.

I'm worried that you're having some psychological problems.

- Andrea has got more going on for her

than you ever will, Mitchell.

Lose sleep over that.

- Well, this is nice, huh.

- So Nicholas, where'd you two meet?

- [Harry] A thrift shop?

- Actually, I was doing a runway and Nicholas

was in the front row waving a paper fan.

- Andrea's an artist, actually, and she's quite good.

A lot of people want to buy her stuff.

- I work at a metal shop mostly.

- I guess you're right Nick,

she does have a lot going for her.

- Pardon?

- We can, we can cut this short if you'd like.

- Excuse me, hi, sorry, can I get a doggy bag please?

And also, if you could just go around and wrap up

any other food you're going to throw out tonight, thank you.

- Is that for your dog?

Or yourself, or both?

- What's this guy's deal?

If you have something to say, mister,

you just go right ahead and say it.

- OK, you're way out of your league.

Looks, style, obviously social graces.

- You mean the kind of social graces that include

insulting strangers.

- You know, you two have made this nice reception

just that much worse.

Some self awareness can go a long way.

- [Andrea] Not really all that hard to figure out

yourself, are you?

Sort of a cult of personality.

Always subtly but constantly manipulating people

into revering you, and underneath all that shiny,

it's really just a mess of ego and insecurity.

A womanizer who probably needs constant reassurance

in the bedroom.

- Well you'll never find that out, so.

- Unless I rejected you at first, and then you'd

pursue me to exhaustion.

- And in the end be rejected by the noble servant girl

as the townsfolk cheered.

- No, you're hot, the problem would be getting

rid of you afterwards.

That is what's so bizarre about guys like you.

You have been given every advantage and still manage

to turn out just being a completely boring cliche.

Rockstar who checks into rehab.

See, the thing about us ugly dumb poor people

is that maybe we have excuses for being miserable

nasty human beings whereas you are just a failure.

- Why don't you go fuck yourself?

- Wouldn't be the first time.

- This has been interesting.

- Interesting. Bye.

Self portrait.

- It's nice.

- You look uncomfortable.

- No, actually I feel better than

I have in a long time.

- Why do you hang out with Harry?

- You really don't like him, huh?

He mentioned that you guys used to go out.

- We didn't go out, we slept together,

and then I got to know him.

He's a criminal, you know.

- Harry?

- You should probably know right now that I don't hang out

with criminals, period.

- I'm thirsty, want some water?

- You have to go all the way

down the hall into the bathroom for water.

But I have oranges, if you want to make orange juice.

- Yeah, sure.

- You know, I've known Mitchell a long time,

but I've never seen him get what you gave him last night.

- What is your great attraction to guys like that?

- Who?

- Like Harry and Mitchell.

- What, they're polar opposites.

- Seem like the same guy to me.

- [Man] Why don't you get a fucking job?

- Leave me alone.

- He said fuck you.

- Tax money fucking pays for you, you piece of shit.

You got to pay your fucking dues.

- Fuck it man, let's go.

- Hey, you'd do the same fucking thing to me.

- What the fuck?

- I don't care about Mitchell, or Sara, or the office.

I've moved on.

I just want to keep going in the direction that feels real.

- That's what I'd like to see from you, too.

C'mon.

Well you know, I think the true test

is to imagine yourself in trouble.

Who do you turn to?

You were almost family with those people.

So the ties might run deeper for you than you think.

You may be on a moral path, Nick, but, as Kant says,

"Moral persons also duty to themselves."

You know, you can take back your self respect.

You have a choice to live up here or live down here

with the Mitchells and the Saras and the Karls.

You can punish the industry that profits on fear,

that sells back the comfort, a commodity it doesn't even own

or score from Jasper, that can make a real difference

at the cause.

- [Karl] Same can't be said for

whomever made that phone call, can it?

- If we kept it, maybe around 40 grand,

it wouldn't attract attention.

- Tell me more.

- Claims super committee have laid policies,

I can't start one from scratch, but I can change the name

on an existing policy and push that through

from the inside.

Property claims would probably be best.

You can get a fake ID?

- What's all this?

- This is my life insurance policy

and I figured that Sara shouldn't be named the beneficiary

so I, um, I changed it to you.

With any luck, I'll get hit by a bus and

can just move to Saint Martin.

- That's very weird.

- I know, but it's a job perk and it's prepaid

for five years, I have to name someone.

You deserve a financial break far more than she does.

- That's a million dollars.

- Pink goes to the beneficiary.

- OK, here's to your health.

- Are you Nicholas Gray?

Mr. Jasper would like to see you in his office.

(knocking)

- [Karl] Nicholas, come in.

A file in our system was recently altered using this name.

This person doesn't exist.

Nick, at the end of the day, a man is his work.

Now that might sound old school to you,

but certain notions are timeless.

Winners know this.

Losers allow weakness in.

- Who's this from?

- [Sara] Maybe someone trying to save you from yourself.

- This was sent to you?

- Whatever you're mixed up in, how dare you

drag my family into it?

How did you get so corrupt?

Are you out of your mind?

- You don't know what corrupt is.

- [Harry] Are you saying that Andrea overheard us?

You know, Nicholas, now you're free.

Alarm's on the right hand side, 0126.

Shit.

I dropped the fucking key, we're going

to need it to get back out, find something to prop open the door.

You know this industry sucks.

You tell me they don't deserve more.

Seal it up.

- [Harry] I thought you had it.

- What?

- [Harry] I thought you had it.

- I thought you had it.

- [Harry] Shit, check for windows or something.

- Fuck.

There's nothing, I'm stuck.

- [Harry] I don't know what to do.

- Go.

- Sure?

- Run.

- Hey, how you doing?

You know, I had to tell them I was family to get visitation?

Did you answer any questions?

- No.

- Did you see a lawyer?

- Duty counsel, and they handle it at first,

and then I have to find a lawyer.

- Do you want me to face this with you?

- No, it wouldn't help us.

- Admirable.

You feel sorry for what you did?

- No.

- No, because you weren't wrong and they can't

take that away from you.

They're going to try to take other things, fines,

restitution for the damage, they got the upper hand

right now, but the fight's not over.

You just remember what I told you about my friend.

When he got arrested, about him hiding his assets.

He transferred them out of his name.

The condo, the car, investments, everything.

You can do that.

If you're in the right,

why should you have to pay anything?

When you have nothing, you get legal aid for free.

Look, everything you need is right here, alright?

You can request your bail hearing.

We put over 48 hours, that will give me enough time

to transfer everything.

Unless, of course, there's someone else you want to name

power of attorney.

Or they win Nick, you lose.

(Opera Music ♪)

- It's Nicholas.

I'm heading out of town now.

- [Cop] Detectives,

we found the kitchen knife in the trees.

- Thanks.

- You got it open?

- Yeah.

- What do you got?

Yup, that's the victim's car.

- Nothing inside, insurance up to date.

Only thing I noticed was an ownership transfer

about a year and a half ago for a dollar.

- [Marsh] We'll, follow up on it. Good Job.

- How are you, Nicholas?

- Has bail been posted?

- Still nothing.

Are you certain your friend was going to post for you?

- [Judge] Mr. Gray, you have demonstrated absolutely

no remorse for your actions.

In fact, you stand by them .

Society cannot tolerate your brand of radicalism.

- What the fuck?

- [Judge] Do you know what's good for society?

You sir, shall be incarcerated for a period of 18 months.

A stand alone restitution order in favor of

Mathis-Miller Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

shall be entered into the record.

- When I first saw you, for a

second I thought you were coming for me.

What good would that do, right?

Look, here's the deal.

You need help, I'm going to give you that help

because at the end of the day, guys like us,

we should stick together.

But, we are moving into a tricky area.

So you're going to pay me a hundred grand.

And we do it my way.

Any idiot can kill someone.

The art is in killing and getting away with it.

I mean, you're the first person

they're going to look at, man, you've got to send them in another direction.

I happen to know there's a policy between you

and your old girlfriend, Andrea.

You know I can change that policy.

- She really got to you, didn't she?

- I don't feel anything about her.

That's the point.

I mean, someone's got to

take the hit, why should it be you?

Why not her?

I mean, what's the difference?

It's the only safe way there is.

What else?

You're going to let some jerk off take your spot?

- Thanks, I'll call you when I'm done.

Marsh, I'm in the victim's condo, and he has a

life insurance policy and a will.

The beneficiary on the will is Nicholas Gray,

the same guy that used to own the car.

But his address is listed to this same condo.

He might be staying on the sofa bed,

I'm going to leave my card for him.

With the policy, the beneficiary is an Andrea Bially

on East 43rd.

I'll come pick you up and then we'll go see her.

OK, bye.

Here's the cash, docs.

From the corner store so they're untraceable.

And in Sara's junk drawer, like you said.

- Is that blood?

- Hi.

- Mrs. Bially, you don't know why that knife is missing?

According to this policy, you stand to collect

quite the chuck of money.

I don't imagine you're confused by that.

- And another piece of bad news is I suspect

we found your missing knife.

- What?

Well, I didn't kill anybody.

This isn't, this is wrong.

I have a paper, um, and it's pink.

It's pink.

Let me look again.

- Calm down, Andrea, we'll check it out

with the insurance company.

- Get these fucking things off me.

- [Mitchell] I have a policy, Harry Price,

and beneficiary, Andrea Bailey.

- Bially.

- Yeah, yeah, Bially.

Yeah, what you have

is what we have in our system.

Is she a suspect?

- She is.

- Wow, that's another mil we won't have to pay out.

My boss will be happy about that.

- Is there any chance her name could have been switched

from one policy to another by mistake?

- No, no the claims super double checks

any beneficiary change with the client, and then enters

in the master files himself.

- So not everyone has access to master files?

- Correct, only the super can make changes.

- We learned that Nicholas Gray used to work here,

as a claim super I believe.

- Yeah, yeah, that's correct.

He was fired.

I'm afraid we don't really have good things

to say about him.

Why do you ask?

- How long ago was he fired?

- A year and a half ago?

- Before the date when this paper was generated.

- Yeah, yeah, I note all of my changes and nothing

on this file was ever changed.

- Andrea has to be lying.

- Well If I killed somebody, I'd probably be lying, too.

- Let me ask you this, Marsh.

Who takes a cab to murder someone as the beneficiary

in their life insurance policy, uses their own knife,

and then throws it in the trees?

- Someone like her?

- The thing is, when she says she didn't do it,

I believe her.

There's just something about people like her,

it's like they don't know how to lie.

- Well, everything's legal.

There's no way to forcibly transfer your assets back.

Now, because the power of attorney was misused,

you could consider suing, but...

- I don't care about my assets.

I wanted to ask you about something else.

Now I want to start a new lifestyle.

Do you think the drug company is going to

try to go after me?

- Civilly? No.

They allowed the restitution to be stayed,

I doubt they have any further interest.

From the start I think they just wanted this

whole thing to go away.

I suggest you hang on to this in case you

change your mind about suing.

- Thanks.

- You're welcome.

- [Harry] Yes?

- Comfortable, Harry?

- [Harry] Nicholas, hey how was prison?

- Lots of time to read, to think.

- [Harry] Uh huh, well I'm afraid I can't let you up.

You down there and me up here is no less valid

than the opposite, is it?

- A dilettante concerned with validity, that's good, Harry.

- [Harry] Life can feel like a punch in the face, can't it?

You felt it that party night.

You can think me a con man.

But I didn't lie about the moral doctrine.

I just don't choose it.

To me, life is a conquest of the weak, like Nietzsche said.

That's you, Nick.

And on we go, through history like rats on a wheel.

- It's very convenient for you.

- [Harry] Look around you, Nick.

Exploitation and appropriation, mostly disguised,

sometimes tied up with a big red bow.

And on a practical note, if you try to sue me,

I'll spend every dime of your money on lawyers.

- I don't care about my assets, you did me a favor.

I'm going to complete what I started.

A pure path, a path that you're too weak to travel.

- [Harry] Or you can't admit that you actually do care

about your assets because then you'd have to admit

that I won.

And that burns in you, doesn't it Nick?

Losing.

Isn't that why you came here today?

To tell me you're going to best me in the end?

If not, Nick, why are you here?

I know what you read in prison.

I know what you thought about.

You're trying to change the game.

But there's only one game, and we're both playing

by the same rules.

I know you, and you know me.

You just don't know yourself yet.

Because you're weak.

- When I get to where I'm going

I'll be free, Harry, truly free.

- [Harry] Hey, Nicholas.

The first thing you'll find out

is that it gets cold out there at night.

- Persons of vice are doomed to live with themselves.

Movincent Glacier?

I bought the motorcycle and took it on a trip.

- A little cold for that, now?

- Not if you do it right.

- You were there for a week?

- Weekend.

- Did you meet anybody?

Anybody that can confirm you were there?

- Not really, I could dig up a few receipts, though,

if you'd like.

- Can you tell us why

you're the sole beneficiary in Harry Price's will?

- He hid my assets for me to avoid restitution.

You're aware that I was in prison?

- We are.

So this condo's actually yours?

- The will was just a backup.

- Well, when you're planning on switching the assets

back into your name?

- I was going to keep a low profile for a little while.

I was unsure about any civil action that might be

taken for the restitution.

- Do you know why Andrea Bially was named beneficiary

in Harry's life insurance policy?

- They used to date.

- Are you aware of any problems between them?

- She had money problems, yeah.

- And she used to date you, too.

- On Sunday afternoon, a cab dropped Andrea

near the murder scene around the time of death.

She says that you called her, asked her to meet her there,

and then didn't show.

She also claims that she's the beneficiary in your

life insurance policy, not Harry's.

The names got switched.

Why do you think she'd say these things?

- She must want me to help her.

- Well, she seemed confident you'd back up her story.

Very confident.

Makes you wonder if someone could fake

that degree of conviction.

- It does, doesn't it?

- What if I were to tell you that Andrea received

a call on Sunday and it came from this number?

- Then I would say that it was Harry that made the call.

We were both living here.

Then he met her on the beach.

- But I don't think that's what you found in those records.

If it was me who called Andrea, I would've called from a

pay phone, wouldn't I?

- Yes, you would have.

- [Karl] Mitchell, come in and have a seat.

You know detectives Marsh and Bell?

We've just been having a rather sordid discussion

about the murder of one of our clients.

Harry Price.

The detectives are investigating the possibility

that his policy was altered.

And you're the only person that could've altered it.

Did you?

- No, no sir.

- Fine, the policy was not altered.

- What, that's it?

- Detectives, we are a large company

with an excellent reputation.

There is no internal fraud or corruption

at Jasper Insurance.

- Mr. Jasper, we can have your records subpoenaed.

- You can, but I assure you that would be a waste

of our time, and yours.

You're not going to find what you're looking for.

- [Marsh] What the hell was that?

And what do we do about Andrea Bially?

- [Nicholas] Right and wrong.

Right and wrong is everywhere.

In the air, on your neighbor's face, under your skin.

And if fate peels back that skin

and you're made to see yourself clearly in the world,

to then look back can be the ultimate punishment.