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(Spanish) For you?

- Are you okay? - Fucking idiots.

(Spanish) What time are we gonna the port?

I am worried we are going to run outta supplies.

- Blow on my dices! Blow! - We're well stocked, honey.

- Is it good? - What the fuck.

(Spanish) Oh, no! Get up.

Oh, Dad! What the fuck?

What the fuck is wrong with you?

In my fucking room!

Fucking cunt!

Yasmin, where's your dad?

Fucking hell. Fuck...

Hey, you all right?

Hey, where the fuck are you going?

- Was that the same one? - Oi, cunt!

- Guess you're all right then, mate. - Where the hell were you?

Shall we call the police?

He was in your fucking skip.

A lot of you were asking about my phone case.

I swapped out the Bottega Green

because I thought this matte black case

was more work-appropriate.

Shoutout to all my corporate girlies for the steer.

So, this is a morning

in the life of a Sales and Trading graduate.

As I always say

always be the first on the floor

and ABSTBB.

"Always be securing that bag, bish."

God, I sound like a fucking freak.

Just hit 50K followers.

It's like a full-time job.

You're at your full-time job.

You can't just film on the floor.

Sorry, sorry... That...

Sidebar is literally like crack, isn't it?

I just wanna say, the way they're dragging you

for being someone who unashamedly enjoys the lifestyle

it's sickening.

At least they didn't mention you work at Pierpoint.

Yeah.

The fact that I actually work would fuck with their narrative.

You look amazing in that boat photo.

It's not what it looks like. It was taken six weeks ago.

I've deleted all my socials.

They just ripped it off someone else's 'gram.

I bet your DMs were filthy when all this dropped.

I actually accrued quite a passionate gay following for some reason.

But yeah, like, I'm guessing a lot of like unsolicited dick pics.

Sweetpea, could you just get me some more Lumi IPO decks, please?

They're under your left hand.

Also, I started building this risk indicator model

when I was doing my rotations in Risk and Equity trading.

I can share it with you if you like?

You know, when it becomes interesting.

Oh, James Ashford's called

like three, or four times this morning already.

I guess it's in response to Lumi's Q2 earnings.

Why would that not be the first thing you tell me?

No, no. He's as bent as they come, no?

Are you worried they're gonna, like, fire you?

Not a slur. I mean bent as in "not honest."

You know, the article?

Bent as in "a stranger to the truth."

So, your dad just like left, right? Like he just disappeared?

Have you heard from him since?

At least you make the whole incognito look work for you...

Sorry.

How... how is Elaine? Has she left you yet?

Nah, that was my best Brent. Never mind...

- Yes? - James, hi.

Sorry, I just got in. How are you feeling?

I tried Henry all last night, twice this morning.

Why is he harder to get a hold of

than one of those Obergruppenführer

who joined the priesthood in... Argentina?

Look, I'm sure he's just...

swamped with some last-minute pre-IPO marketing.

He should be reassuring current investors

not courting new ones.

No, I... I'm sorry. I mean, press.

He's doing some news segment on founders.

- Oh, Christ. - Look, James

if you need any 12th-hour deal color

I am happy to fill you in.

Now, I have to drive three hours

to a part of London that I worked very hard to escape

to visit a business I used to believe in.

Make sure the founder is there with answers, okay?

Okay, absolutely, James. I am completely with you.

It's just I'm...

Answers to what exactly?

Answers to my questions. Bye.

Do I look like I need it?

James at Ashford Asset Management.

I could hear the vein in his forehead.

I'm gonna dig into it, but honestly, I have no idea what he wants.

Yes, he's a minutiae guy. Anal.

This'll be some nonmaterial, over-intellectual exercise.

- She looks quite chic. - Sweetpea...

Could you print off the Lumi deck?

Lumi stock isn't gonna shift itself.

That newspaper's evil incarnate.

I mean, it's done more damage to this country than...

Private education?

Easy, Tom Selleck

David Seaman, you look like the Thomas Edison of pedophilia.

What is this?

Have they offered you a Boohoo campaign yet?

Every penny counts now, right?

Guys, seriously, with the sheer fuck-off-ness

of the size of this IPO

that's looming over the next 48 hours

I'm putting a moratorium

on giving airtime to that tawdry bullshit.

Back to the coalface, everybody, now, please.

IPO buildups

I get a seductive twinge in my asshole. It's incredible.

Our mission today is consistent

with when we began this journey nine years ago

to bring renewable energy at affordable prices

to as many people as possible.

And so...

- What? - James Ashford

is on his way to Lumi. His bloodlust is up.

Whose blood? Why?

He wants to speak to Muck.

Says he's deliberately gone to ground.

He mentioned something about a PDF

so I think he's talking about the quarterly report.

Look, well he's in an interview.

You're not a fucking press officer.

The whole point of you wall-crossing

is so that you could manage him for Pierpoint's benefit.

Manage him.

Questions about the purpose of going public won't go away.

I wouldn't be so crude as to use the phrase "cash grab"...

- Hey, come on, you know - What?

you see these are the typical whispers

you get around something this seismic.

And I might add, that the...

the Luddites always sharpen their knives for disrupters.

Scru... scrutiny is important.

And no one is more scrupulous than me.

Than us.

You see this, this is what animates a decade-long mission.

Look, personally

I find I sleep deeper under my desk.

That was me being humorous.

Yeah, no, we can... we can cut that.

It didn't really land.

Anyway, over here we have a...

Thank you.

Sir...

Thanks.

And to our newest partner.

A nod to Pierpoint's agricultural roots.

Cotton to credit default swaps.

And in our 150th year.

Think of it as a gift from our founders

Randolph and Mortimer Pierpoint, straight to you.

They were a family of slavers, right?

Pierpoint's been overexposed in sales and trading.

This has been ameliorated

by our commitment to the green shift.

And on the day of his partnership

it's important we credit Eric's work in the trenches.

Lumi is just the first in a pipeline

of environmental, social, and governance-oriented deals we have

a suite of in-demand ethical and social impact IPOs

that we've won over our competitors.

Look, ESG's a great marketing tool

and I'm sure it's helped Pierpoint's stock price

to be included in all the ethical investment baskets

but shouldn't we be wary

of increasingly gearing our balance sheet toward a fad?

Excuse me?

Woke investing. Greenwashing.

So our business model

isn't a rigorous balance sheet examination

we just look at the org chart and then...

Chatham House Rules apply

pray that the CEO is a black lesbian with one leg.

Then without even meeting her

sign "they-them" a blank check.

Have I got that right?

I'm sorry.

"Chatham House Rules" means carte blanche for bigotry?

Maybe you can leave your cynicism at the door

while this trade still has legs?

Pierpoint Asset Management, our private equity division

is heavily invested in these companies.

Lumi, Europa Gaz outta Frankfurt.

Momentum is everything.

With the successful launch tomorrow of Lumi

the first domino falls

and will signal to the market

that the other European live IPOs we have in the pipeline will hit.

Good thing for me to tell the CEO about on our weekly catch-ups.

How is the old man?

Oh, still on three hours of sleep a night in his sixties.

And that's not because he's getting up to piss.

It was a pleasure to finally meet you, Wilhelmina.

Of course.

It's about time we had you in the family.

- That kid in there. - Kid?

You mean our new CFO?

She's been at the firm since the dot-com crash.

Is she good, or is she just another senior woman

ticking the governance box for ESG?

Hey, I got an e-mail from our EMEA PR head

about a girl on your desk dealing with some bad press.

Some ugly noise about embezzlement and a missing daddy.

Yasmin, yeah.

She's been pinballed around desks.

PWM didn't want her.

Ken Kilbane, ED on our floor, has been vouching for her.

She's a nepotism hire, no?

Shall we do the honorable thing and put her outta her misery?

Management in New York wouldn't mind seeing your teeth again.

We're leaning out at random over there

cutting across every level, from AN1 to MD.

I'm sure it's not lost on you

how late this partnership has come in your career.

I lobbied hard for it.

I said, "Look around the room. It's a bit monochromatic, right?"

I'm joking.

The look on your face.

That was an ESG joke my friend.

You don't think I can manage people?

We make tough decisions. Otherwise, we're no longer partners.

Your guys need to know

that constant cuts are the state of our industry now.

No better motivator than death.

Oh, Lumi's closing above 4.80 right?

Above 4.80.

These fucking tote-bag journalists

won't allow us to do a good thing.

I'm dead on my feet.

Right, so James Ashford from Ashford Asset Management

- is on his way in. - When? Why?

Why did you allow this?

He's one of your investors?

Wasn't he in the friends-and-family round?

Yes, and his investment is friends-and-family-sized.

He's fucking insignificant!

I thought your blood sugar might be low.

Thank you so much. That's so kind.

They didn't have a keto option, so I just got you what I'm getting.

Don't worry at all. It's very kind.

It's Christian. How're you doing?

We would love to offer you one of our exclusive introductory rates.

You thought I was gonna launch my lunch at the wall, didn't you?

Tell James I'll meet with him. And patch Pierpoint in.

How long have we been working on this?

Don't know...

Close to half a year?

You know, ever since Pierpoint put you on this IPO

I feel like my luck has turned.

What? For the better?

No.

- Hey. - Hey, hey...

Congratulations.

I know you've been through hell lately

- but you deserve this. - Thank you.

The good lady wife, her indoors

she said she'll do Chicken-a-la-Eric this week

if you wanna drop by and celebrate.

Don't be ridiculous. I'll take you guys

for omakase at the Araki.

Oh, kamikaze at the Araki. I love it.

At 380 a head, kamikaze's my fucking wallet.

Hey.

Is... is her head in the game?

Level with me from a management perspective

do we really need her?

Yeah. She's good.

She's capable, first hand. Trust me.

With all these rumors of her dad swirling around

I'm getting pressure from above.

This is a reputation-defining 24 hours ahead of us.

I can't carry passengers.

Hundred percent.

Eric, I wanted to say congratulations.

It's very well deserved.

I am glad you think so.

How are you finding the countryside?

I mean, watching chinless inbreds, bickering over inheritance tax

what's not to like...

Right, no throat clearing.

We've got some last-minute concerns about your valuation.

Based on the very sneakily timed earnings report

with its surprising net debt figure

the debt profile of the company has seemingly shrunk overnight

just as you're about to go public.

So?

In your cash and cash equivalents, you've added in receivables

which you know won't get settled.

You've calculated your indebtedness as a...

net debt to EBITDA ratio

and it looks like you've just

massaged the EBITDA to make that ratio decrease.

What are you accusing me of?

This earnings report, your first as a public company

will legally have to be published on your website for anyone to see

and you're putting lipstick on the pig at the last minute.

Which got me thinking what else you're keeping from people.

So, I had my analysts up all night

modeling what would happen if say, given your debt profile

natural gas prices spike.

My conclusion is that you'd be sailing into a storm on a shit boat.

Therefore, we disagree with Pierpoint's price

of 4.30 pounds a share.

- Should be closer to four pounds - What?

- I don't know. - and we have doubts

over the projected closing price of 4.80.

James, James, let's...

let's drill down to the crux here, shall we?

You know the fundamentals are strong.

Sir Henry.

Sorry I know that doesn't make you sound very modern.

I'm going to be reasonable.

I'm gonna offer you back half my equity at 4.30 a share

- as per the Pierpoint valuation. - Shit. No, no.

Come on. Hey. Hi.

Hi, James, it's Yasmin from Pierpoint on the line.

Look, Lumi is at the forefront

of the democratization of the energy sector and the market's...

Yeah, I... I keep hearing that

and I still have no idea what it means.

Okay, well, from our perspective on the floor

the IPO is oversubscribed.

Investors are very eager to buy.

People are clamoring for this.

We know that street-wide it is going to be a buy.

Our traders are expecting a very strong bid for it tomorrow, James.

The market won't support it for long.

Y'know I truly hate how you sell-side guys speak.

It's all just fucking smoke and mirrors with you guys, right?

Just jargon, tarting it up.

- And of course, you're incentivized - I'm glad that's fucked.

to overvalue it.

Your private equity division is invested in it.

My offer is 4.30 for half the equity

and we will see what happens with the other half tomorrow.

You know, you can have it all back at 4.30.

And whoever's voice I keep hearing evangelizing on that phone

that belief, that one

is why I feel we should let the market decide

how valuable we are.

All of it?

Okay. You've got a deal.

You know, Henry, I...

I always wanted to be wrong about you

but you know what comes after hubris.

Did I just fuck that?

He... he raised a pretty big red flag, didn't he?

I'm sure that Pierpoint's I-Bankers

will have done their due diligence

to make sure this trades well on day one.

Yeah, but like... like day two? Day 200?

Practically, it's not really our concern.

Eyeballs are on this day one.

How it trades day 200 is lost in the noise.

Look, I know this feels huge because he's your client

but really, he's a minnow on a day of big players.

Surely, it's bad to risk more shares on the open market

if there's any kind of noise

about Lumi diddling with the numbers so late?

I'll... I'll tell Eric we handled it.

James from Ashford Asset Management is pulling back.

He raised some red flags about debt within Lumi.

Non-transparency.

But Yasmin handled the whole thing really well

so, we've more stock to shift, but we'll shift it.

There is plenty demand.

- All right. - Yeah, thanks.

What? No.

Go on, ask me why I'm a pituitary gland.

Okay, why are you a pituitary gland?

Because I make a whore moan.

Kenny filled me in on Ashford.

He's not a significant voice

but anything destabilizing this close to IPO

can fuel a rumor mill.

It can metastasize. Keep a lid on it.

Didn't Ashford raise some pretty legitimate concerns

about the CEO's integrity?

Look, our job is to sell the story that makes Lumi trade well tomorrow.

Is Ashford a canary in a coal mine?

I'd wager our bankers and the Lumi CEO know better

than Ashford Asset Management.

But if you wanna feel better

this business is people making money

on a hill of dead yellow birds.

What do you want from this job?

I wanna prove to you that I belong here.

I need a functional member of a functioning team.

I need a worker. Are you a worker?

I am. I am a worker.

I had a wrecking ball in that seat.

I would just as quickly fire another one.

No, he's just quite faux VC, y'know.

Quarter zip. Vejas. Vanilla.

Not enough money to live in Notting Hill

- but frequents the pubs. - Grim.

She should definitely marry him.

She's not got the liquidity to freeze her eggs.

Hi.

I don't wanna kind of dip my little oar in

but I have spied you putting your disposable coffee cup

in the general waste.

Sorry, yeah, I... With the liquid in it

I'm like never sure if it qualifies

so, if the receptacle is sullied

you just clean it out and then pop it in the paper recycling.

It's five seconds out of your day.

- You might even feel good. - Right, no, that's totally rational.

I agree, apologies.

Okay.

How does Lumi feel on the sell side?

Between us I think this one really needs to hit for us

from a buy-side perspective.

Feels like it's a tone-setter for the year and ESG as a whole.

FutureDawn. Anna Gearing's office.

Hey, Harper, it's Yas.

Hey. Oh, my god.

Rob told me what happened last night. I'm so sorry I slept through it.

Can I get Anna urgently?

She is in with Petra at the moment.

What's it about?

I have some more Lumi stock if Anna would like to add.

Are you trying to dump more on her?

You should probably change your tonality.

Okay, I didn't ask you for advice on my job, but thank you.

Hey. I have no skin in this game.

Just some friendly advice.

Just get her, Harper.

FutureDawn isn't a vanity project for your own trading book.

I signed a contract to work for you

under the proviso that I'd have autonomy.

I wanna place my own trades

without an autopsy on every single one.

I don't do well with micromanagement.

This is a company-wide strategy.

All of your trades are hedges that cap FutureDawn's upside.

This is about being clear-eyed.

My book is the only book outperforming.

I've been keeping us afloat since the move from Berlin.

- And you know that. - Sorry.

Sorry, I can come back.

Do you think ethical investment actually works?

Or is it just a palliative we give ourselves to feel better?

Why the fuck are you asking her that?

I just do the diary.

And I... I agree with Anna.

Impact investing is the foundational ethos of this company.

See?

I don't think anybody's thinking for themselves round here anymore.

I'm so sorry about her.

I've Pierpoint on the line.

Hello?

Hi, Anna, it's Yasmin.

You're my first call.

I have some more Lumi stock

if you would like to add to your initial position?

The only reason why you'd call me to sell me more this close to the IPO

is 'cause someone is dumping...

Yasmin

you know how invested we are in Lumi's listing.

Don't freak me out. Is there something I should know?

You know, let me just... let me call you back.

How much of the fund is in Lumi?

Can you make sure that my... diary is printed

and on my desk when I come in?

You know I need to hold it. Digital just... just won't do.

Yep. Double-sided, right? For the environment?

Sorry, that was a joke.

And can you move my car, an hour?

Yep.

Who is this? What do you want?

Yasmin, hi, it's Henry Muck.

We were on a call earlier.

Rob gave me your number.

I hope you don't think this is inappropriate

but can you come and meet me a little later tonight?

Near Green Park.

Oh, my god.

Did you move my car?

Oh, my god, Anna, I'm so sorry.

- It like totally slipped my mind. - It's okay. I knew you'd forget.

Seems to be a trend with you.

I was actually going to suggest

that you get some sleep before tomorrow.

You do realize displaying total incompetence

won't expedite a move to trading?

I...

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

Hi.

Can I help you?

I was hoping you might indulge me

and allow me to finish my earlier thought.

I'm listening.

ESG is a fad.

Ethical investing is a fad.

Everybody and their snotty brother claim to be ESG.

Assets that qualify as it are so big

the valuations are making them stupid investments now anyway.

Not to mention macro headwinds

the election

lack of clear-sighted investment in fossil fuels.

Really, it's like a utopian opiate for morons

who believe in a better world.

Like, whatever the fuck that means.

And Lumi...

Do you really believe

that cheap, green energy for the masses exists, or...

is someone spinning a story?

Third floor. Going down.

- 'Night. - 'Night.

Hey.

I was actually just composing an apology e-mail to you.

I've... I've really not had my eye on the ball.

I left my keys. Sorry, I'm... I'm rushing.

Yeah.

Actually, I... I wanted to apologize to you too

for my tone earlier.

My... cortisol levels.

I constantly feel like there's an active shooter in the building.

I don't know why I let myself feel like my life is on the line, I...

Turns you into somebody who you don't wanna be.

I totally get it.

I mean, I don't even want the people who work for me

to feel like my employees, if you know what I mean?

Yeah, I mean, we are your employees, so...

Oh, keys.

I... I'm really, really appreciative of you taking a chance on me.

Don't stay up too late. Big day tomorrow.

Yeah...

Oh, in the spirit of honesty

I'm wondering if maybe we could just have, like

a dialogue about the firm's investment choices.

Just to keep my brain alive...

It's been a really long day, okay?

- We'll talk first thing. - Yeah, cool, thank you.

- Goodnight. - 'Night.

My friend designs the necklaces herself.

- Do you actually like it? - Yeah, I love it.

Do you think you'll stay over tonight?

- Do you want me to? - Who do you think you are?

What gives you the right to divulge my personal information

to a stranger.

What are you talking about a stranger?

He's our business. He asked.

Since when do you care about boundaries?

He asked? Sorry, I didn't realize that.

And... and next time he asks you to blow him...

Oh, what, again?

Sorry, he's... he's kind of got BDE.

Yeah, you bet he does.

And I've actually got a very sensitive gag reflex.

- Do you think this is funny? - I'm sorry, all right?

I really didn't want to.

But I've basically never said no to him.

He says that "no" is just a step on the way to "yes."

But you know, it's your work phone. He's work.

No, he called my personal number.

Yas, I promise I didn't give him that.

I never would.

What does he want?

He wants me to go and meet him tonight.

Nothing more bleak than a financial flat share.

Another day at the coalface, eh?

Privatizing profits, mutualizing losses, yeah?

Hi, Dave.

Yeah, Harper, let's Park Chan-wook, babe.

Oh, and a sobering glass of water for you, Harper Lee.

Is he staying over again?

Are you okay?

The press are animals.

Ignore them.

We move ahead, right?

Goodnight.

I'll be in my room

continuing to make poor decisions.

I'm sure Henry's being innocent.

Are you gonna go?

I don't really have a choice, do I?

I'm waiting for his car now.

Yeah, there's a Tesla outside.

Great, so now I'm late.

You just passed your managerial role onto me

because you don't know how to do your fucking job.

- Yas, I'm sorry. - No, you know

how exposed I am right now.

An unknown number gives me a fucking heart attack.

And I'm about to lose my job probably

over a fucking photograph I didn't even know was being taken.

Can you just try, just try and understand that!

Okay...

So, are we oversubscribed?

Shot.

Ah, fuck!

There is a very exciting level of appetite.

I really think that Ashford's bearishness was local to him.

How was Aurore?

Is she electable yet?

Get one of the Sundays to do a profile on her.

Yasmin, this is my uncle, Lord Norton.

Alexander. Pleasure.

My godfather... Otto Mostyn.

And, this is Reynolds.

Oh, fuck!

Where do I know you from?

I work at Pierpoint.

Pierpoint. My god. Is that place still solvent?

Actually, they've done a pretty first-rate job marketing Lumi.

It's closing up, isn't it?

Four pound 80, Botty.

Oh, Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca.

"The morning has gold in its mouth."

That's Charlie's girl.

I was at Balliol with your father.

Oh, my god. Charlie Hanani.

He used to double park his Jag on Radcliffe Square.

He punched the air when he took a third.

Dangerously handsome. Dangerously stupid.

I admired him.

Go on.

Sorry about my papers' coverage.

I empower my editors.

Not my decision.

But a lot of people are very angry with Mr. Hanani.

I'd gently nudge him to come out of hiding

and stop letting his daughter take all the punishment.

Scuttling away from his own boat in a dinghy

and going on the lam. It's a coward's way out.

Come on.

Well, if that's everything. Thank you.

No, wait a minute. Hang on...

For fuck's sake.

Thank you for the hands-on service.

Let's keep this dialogue going, shall we?

Oh, and...

Yeah.

I know what it's like having a family member ruin your life.

So, I know what you're going through.

The kids are always collateral.

I really do wonder where her father went...

- Come on. - Oh, they'll drag him syphilitic

out of some Mediterranean whore house.

Give me a sec, give me a sec...

Fuck's sake, Botty.

Can I... can I have a minute?

Otto Mostyn.

Yes. I know.

I'm having lunch, tomorrow, at my club

with Gregory Clark from British Electric.

And he's got more social pretensions than Barry Lyndon.

We could all go for a drink out afterwards?

Gregory, he's still looking for a Lumi comp to buy

given he missed out on Prince Hal's little project.

Well, you should really speak to the investment banking division

about that kinda deal-making.

D'you know your father

he owes a lot of people a lot of money.

Including, but not limited to his bill at our club.

So, stop by.

As his proxy.

I just have to do something about this article.

I mean, surely, I can sue.

It's not gonna stay news for long

and everyone loses on a libel case

except the lawyers, of course.

Thing is, the photo was taken completely out of context.

It looks like I was like partying with, like, stolen money.

So... so wait. So what are the financial implications for you?

I mean, your family weren't involved

in Hanani Publishing anymore, were they?

No, but it's historic embezzlement.

He was skimming off the pension pot for years.

So the employees are actually suing me directly.

Yeah, but surely, they haven't got a case against you

- while he's still missing? - Yeah.

Well, apparently not.

But... it's still costing me a fuck ton in lawyer's fees

to fight them off.

If only the press knew I was broke.

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god.

My boss is sat over there with someone that is not his wife.

Don't look...

Fucking hell.

Oh, oh, he's coming over.

Hey.

Eric.

I'm... I'm not on the piss.

I... This is a meeting.

She's a lawyer.

And she used to fuck my brother.

Okay. Well, I am on a date.

And I am separated from my wife.

I just wanted to get ahead of that.

So, how's it going?

She keeps talking about her kids.

One's transitioning. Not my area.

I mean, I fucking hate kids.

So, join us?

One never hurt.

Let me just extricate myself from this situation

with as much grace as I can summon up.

- Great. - Of course.

Why the fuck would you do that? Now I can't leave.

I just love an old dog with new appetites.

You're just a useless little boy, aren't you?

Yeah, oh...

My chambers are round the corner.

I have a key.

We have a massive day tomorrow.

Just when you were getting interesting.

When we separated

I promised myself

I'd say yes to everything I used to say no to.

Okay, fuck it.

- Okay, fuck it. - Okay.

I won't do it.

It's not really... it's not who I am.

Not what the newspapers imply.

Kidding.

I haven't done blow since 9-11.

No really, it's... it's just not who I am.

Me neither.

Yeah. I'm lying.

This is what I'm good at.

On Pierpoint...

I sentence you to a line!

Fat boy...

Yeah!

Here you go. Careful, it's hot.

Ta.

You know I've bitten off more than I can chew with this house.

I'm broke.

At least the lights are still on. Just about.

Well, I know a few illegal Croats

that'll give a good upfront price.

- Course you do. - And actually

have an appetite for work.

When did the English get so bad at building things?

What is that bullshit around your neck?

Did your ickle girlfriend get you that?

Don't, don't...

You look like a fucking club rep from Zante.

Fuck off.

Look at that.

Why do you stay

after you fuck me?

Here's me thinking that we were making love.

I don't know why I'm still here.

You desire me.

We get each other off.

You're you with me.

I don't need this toff CEO to say, "Well done" to me.

Yeah, you do.

That's all you've ever wanted.

The validation of your betters

and... functioning codependence

with someone as fucked up as you are.

Hey, listen, I'm not knocking it. It's as good a North Star as any.

We're all just chimps in a hierarchy.

What's the deal with you and Wolfe Tone?

Kenny.

God, how do you know about that?

I mean it was brutal at the time.

But well, I think we've sort of readdressed the balance.

He pushed me hard on rehiring you.

He took me in.

After my wife... kicked me out.

I sorta lost three days to Jim Beam.

I went to Kenny.

He and his wife were very kind.

It's like...

Robbie Williams turning up at... Elton John's.

Like the patron saint of pissheads.

I shouldn't have shown him that side of me.

Let me level with you.

I am terrified of you

because I... I wanna be seen by you.

But right now, like, I feel seen by you

and I'm not scared of you.

I do feel like we've just skipped

several awkward stages of a relationship.

Right, and then let's try and remember that feeling

when we're sober, you know?

Because I... I do want to impress you.

Eric, you're kind of a fucking rockstar.

Oh, now, don't...

Keep talking.

I shouldn't need the validation.

I just bailed on therapy.

Oh, I've never done it. I'd be so scared

about what would actually come outta my mouth.

Yeah, lot of money to just talk about your parents.

- Right. - Where's your father?

Oh, I really wish people would just stop asking me that.

How do you feel about it now?

I hate the way it makes me look.

What did you and Harper have that was so special?

There was nothing special.

You don't have to be anything like her, y'know?

I'm baffled she's gotten another job in the business.

Yeah, well, I kinda twisted Anna's arm on that one.

I... you know, I... I took Anna out to a bunch of dinners.

I had to pay for them.

Are you gonna fire me?

Well, we can keep dancing around it, but you know.

It's on my mind, and we're here now.

Given our current situation.

It hadn't crossed my mind.

Well, that's not entirely accurate.

I do have to let someone go...

- Who? - Someone worth letting go.

Associate or above.

I don't want to

but if I don't do it

they'll think I'm weak.

Right, but Robert and me are the only associates on the desk.

And he's made himself completely indispensable, managing Muck.

He's indispensable till the IPO launches.

Then he's more dispensable.

Why did you put in a good word for Harper?

I think that deep down Harper is a good person.

I don't think she is.

Fuck.

I cannot believe we're doing this the morning of the IPO?

Yas, Yas, take a picture of me.

I'm beautiful.

The fuck are you doing?

What...

Ah, fuck it.

Can you go?

Yeah, sure.

Bye.

I probably shouldn't take Cialis on blow.

Hello, are you okay?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Why are you calling?

I don't know.

Well... well, you... you called me.

What... what's the matter?

Why aren't you at the Exchange?

D'you think I'm cursed?

It's just... it's just that everyone... dies.

Yeah...

Yeah, everyone does die.

Are you fucked?

What have you taken?

Maybe you should stop drinking, again

but I'm... I'm sure you're okay.

I actually... I wanted to say I'm sorry

for... for last night. I overreacted.

Okay?

See you at home, yeah?

Lumi close to opening here.

Offer price is 4.80.

Where've you been?

Phones are ringing off the hook.

Apparently, Adler's coming onto the floor to oversee Lumi.

Where's Eric?

His wife just dumped the kids with me.

Apparently it's his day, and he hasn't seen them for weeks!

I don't know. Why would I know?

I wanna feel the flow coursing through my body.

You forgot about us.

- No, no I didn't. - I'm excited.

I feel like that wet-wipe kid on Chesil Beach.

You sure you wanna let his kids see those heels, Sweetpea?

They'll be destined for a life on the pole.

Rishi, do not shame me

for dressing in a way that gives me confidence

and then look at me like I'm lunch.

- It's completely inappropriate. - It's last minute

but we have more Lumi stock to go.

Opening price is 4.30

but we're expecting a 4.80 close, minimum.

- So where the hell were you? - Please don't. I can't do this now.

Hey, hey, shit, are you all right?

Robert. What are you doing here? Who's with Henry?

Hey, man. Are you good?

Rob, I need to talk to you.

Soft lad.

Woah, you got the dead eyes of a porn star, what happened?

Fuck off, Rishi...

Please.

I just... I can't... I... can't...

Rob...

Off the desk.

Rob?

Hey, I'm sorry.

I'm really embarrassed. That was so unprofessional.

Don't apologize. Sometimes things just bubble up.

What happened?

I lost a client.

Huh? That's all?

Where are you meant to be right now?

At the Stock Exchange with Lumi.

Look at me for a second.

Are you going to stop being such a pussy?

Look at me.

Say it with me.

"I'm a man, and I'm relentless."

I'm a man, and I'm relentless.

Good. Now, say it properly.

Stay with me.

I am a man

and I'm relentless.

I'm a man

and I'm relentless.

I'm... I'm a man, and I'm relentless.

I'm a man...

- I am a man. - ...and I'm relentless!

- I am a man. - I'm a man...

- I am a man. - ...and I'm relentless!

I am a man, and I'm relentless!

Now, go to work.

Now, we do our jobs.

Wait, what did you want to talk about?

Give me that.

Are you... you good? I can smell it on you.

Maybe you should come to another meeting with me, huh?

I need a word.

This morning's set pretty fair.

Phones are ringing off the hook like the old days.

Hey, man.

Do you wanna talk about what prompted the relapse?

I'm not like you, Ken.

I... I don't need judgment from you.

This is empathy.

That's worse.

I have to let you go.

What are you talking about?

You'll have a very healthy redundancy package.

I've been performing.

Part of my new role is making tough decisions.

On the morning of the IPO?

I'm mortgaged up to the fucking hilt.

I just got married.

You drained the open bar.

Jesus Christ.

What is this? Some sorta signal to the others?

I'll give you whatever recommendation you need.

Hi.

Please. Rethink this.

Eric, you were a state. I... I looked after you.

You made a practical decision.

You looked after me because I pay you.

I'm so sorry. Kenny, it's your wife.

I... I picked it up. She's called three times.

- She says it's urgent. - You can take it.

Hello.

I'm a... a man.

I'm a man, and I'm relentless.

I'm a man, and I'm relentless.

I'm a man, and I'm relentless.

Eric, you listen to me, okay?

This is wrongful dismissal.

I will take you to a fucking tribunal.

I decide who lives and dies here.

Can you hear yourself?

Yes, I can.

For the first time in a long time, I can.

Now, leave quietly.

Or shall we bring up your history?

The litany of sins against a specific colleague.

I've been generous.

I've acted with compassion.

Now pack your fucking box and leave.

You're dripping.

Wipe yourself off, you're dripping.

I pity you.

I know that shame.

What's this?

Play with this instead.

- Thank you. - Thanks.

How could you do this to me?

What?

Lumi closes above 4.80.

No prisoners.

Honey.

Guys. Sweetpea's gonna watch you.

My wife's trying to punish me.

- With your own kids? - Yes, Sweetpea.

Find them a last-minute sitter.

Today is the only day that matters.

Above 4.80, kids!

This is exciting. This is surreal.

Lumi...

Rob...

Your friend Yasmin

is there more to her than just a photo?

You know they're a customer.

The Exchange.

We supply their energy.

Yeah, I'm a bit scared.

After all this, the ringing of the bell, the IPO.

It's all gonna feel rather bathetic.

An anti-climax.

Absolutely not.

No way.

I mean, look at all this.

You've done this.

You're gonna feel very...

alive.

Hey, man.

Good job.

They're ready to ring in three, two...

- What the fuck. - What the fuck.

- No... - What the fuck is going on?

Which prick forgot to pay the bill?

Surely our tech is more modern than this?

Are we live or what?

What happened?