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My Poor Husband is the Real Boss [ SHORT DRAMA WITH HIGH QUALITY 2026 ]
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00:00:00Everything we need for the next 72 hours.
00:00:30Liquid.
00:00:32Untouchable.
00:00:34Derek has already started moving against you.
00:00:36Lining up investors, whispering about Apex's collapse.
00:00:39He wants to destroy you, Chris.
00:00:42Exactly how I planned.
00:00:44You can't bait a shark without a little blood in the water.
00:00:47I've already sent over the forged balance sheets.
00:00:49The fake foreclosure notices.
00:00:51Enough evidence to convince the world that Apex is circling the drain.
00:00:54He'll think he scooped everyone.
00:00:56Good.
00:00:57Give him what he wants, the company on its knees.
00:01:00And while he gloats, we prepare the kill shot.
00:01:04The shareholder vote is in three days.
00:01:06When we move, Apex swallows Langford Capital whole.
00:01:10And when the dust settles, Derek won't just lose the company.
00:01:15He'll lose everything.
00:01:17You can groan avoid dancing.
00:01:19You guys are feeling guilty.
00:01:20You've been I 1968?
00:01:21Maybe you're hurt.
00:01:22You did.
00:01:23When I'm already hungry.
00:01:24I said, you can't speak on the street.
00:01:26I didn't go, I didn't go.
00:01:27I lost a year ago.
00:01:28I did have a lot of sense.
00:01:29I thought my verses say.
00:01:30You have sitting hoffman.
00:01:31I thought they were so funny.
00:01:34Oh, my God, how well.
00:01:41Oh, God.
00:01:45Lord, today we are blessed beyond measure.
00:01:49Not only because it is the day of your wedding,
00:01:51but because we are blessed with a son-in-law
00:01:53that is a CEO of Apex Group,
00:01:55a man of vision, a man of means.
00:01:57A billionaire who will protect our daughter
00:02:00and build our family legacy.
00:02:03Finally, the Donovan name will carry the weight that it deserves.
00:02:07To Sophia, and to a future where we will want for nothing.
00:02:19Do you, Sophia Donovan, take Chris Bell
00:02:22to be your lawfully wedded husband?
00:02:26I do.
00:02:29Then by the power vested in me...
00:02:33Stop this wedding.
00:02:36Your billionaire groom is nothing but a fraud.
00:02:40Chris Bell, CEO of Apex Group?
00:02:53Right.
00:02:54Try bankruptly lose her.
00:02:58That's right.
00:02:59Apex Group is ruined.
00:03:02Sophia, you're about to marry a penniless con man.
00:03:06And I have the proof.
00:03:15It can't be true.
00:03:16What is going on here?
00:03:18I think I'm going to be sick.
00:03:19Gentlemen.
00:03:22Gentlemen.
00:03:23Whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:03:24Wait.
00:03:24Oh, my God.
00:03:26Help.
00:03:27By order of report.
00:03:29No.
00:03:29No.
00:03:30Move.
00:03:31You fraud.
00:03:36And property of the bank.
00:03:40No.
00:03:52Stop.
00:03:53That cake costs more than your salary.
00:03:56Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:04:26Is it really true?
00:04:30Are you broke?
00:04:36I hate lying to her, but she can't know the truth.
00:04:39Not yet.
00:04:43Yes.
00:04:57I tried to warn you. Chris was never the man he said he was.
00:05:01You don't have to go home to that deadbeat bum.
00:05:04You deserve better. You deserve someone who can actually take care of you.
00:05:07Not now, Derek. I just got married.
00:05:10Just think about it. You and me, we always made more sense.
00:05:16Sophia!
00:05:27Well, it worked.
00:05:32Still feels like I'm putting a knife on her back.
00:05:34No one can know that Apex is broke. Not even Sophia.
00:05:37And there's a bonus.
00:05:39If she stays with you on your penniless, you'll know she truly loves you.
00:05:42She's not a test, Victoria.
00:05:44She's my wife. Full hostile takeover.
00:05:47We just need to wait 72 hours until the shareholder meeting.
00:05:50And when it lands, Derek won't know it hidden.
00:05:57I can't tell her yet. Not until the takeover is complete.
00:06:01And our future is secure.
00:06:17You have some nerve walking in here.
00:06:21This is Sophia's home. She's my wife.
00:06:23Wife? You tricked her. You tricked all of us.
00:06:27You brought gifts. Like, that makes you a part of this family?
00:06:30Well, I thought since we'll be spending time together...
00:06:33This is rich.
00:06:35Correction, not rich. More like bankrupt.
00:06:38You think money is the most important thing, but it's not.
00:06:41Chris is a good person. He's honest and he treats me with respect.
00:06:45Alright, well, let's see what you brought us anyway.
00:06:47Just a couple tokens of my appreciation, Charlotte.
00:06:51I'm aware you like a nice glass of red before bed, so I got that from you.
00:06:56And Jack, this is a very rare book. I thought it would be good for your collection.
00:07:00Books? He brought us books?
00:07:04What are we supposed to do with a book, Chris? We're supposed to read our way out of debt?
00:07:07Yeah, you could have brought Monopoly money. It's the same value.
00:07:13Not even French! California! This is bottom shelf swill!
00:07:21You know, I got that from a small vineyard. I thought you would appreciate the backstory.
00:07:26The backstory? We love stories. Like fairy tales.
00:07:30You mean like the fairy tale where you're a billionaire?
00:07:34Oh, I love that one!
00:07:36That's a good one.
00:07:38You're so funny.
00:07:47Burns well. Look at that.
00:07:48Thank you, gentlemen.
00:07:58Nice! That looks really-
00:08:00Uh-uh!
00:08:01That seat is for family.
00:08:04What? He can sit at the edge!
00:08:07I'm not sure.
00:08:09I'm not sure.
00:08:10I'm not sure.
00:08:11I'm not sure.
00:08:12I'm not sure.
00:08:13I'm not sure.
00:08:14I'm not sure.
00:08:15I'm not sure.
00:08:16I'm not sure.
00:08:17What? He can sit at the end if he's so desperate to eat.
00:08:21I hope you don't mind scraps, champ. That's usually all that's left over when it gets to the end of the table.
00:08:25Especially after you.
00:08:26Rah-rah-rah-rah-rah-rah-rah-rah.
00:08:31Sofia, you know, you could still get an annulment tonight.
00:08:39Oh, my dear, that is a brilliant idea.
00:08:41You know, I still have Judge Wagner on speed dial. I'll just give him a call.
00:08:44I bet he would be here in about ten minutes.
00:08:46Mom, please.
00:08:47What?
00:08:48Just put your phone away.
00:08:50Fine.
00:08:51But I don't see the point in waiting.
00:08:54Okay, everyone.
00:08:55To my beautiful Sofia.
00:08:57You deserve the world.
00:09:00But instead, you got a pathetic drifter.
00:09:03Looks good.
00:09:04Is this a cab?
00:09:05Hey.
00:09:06Handsome.
00:09:07Bottoms up.
00:09:08Bottoms up.
00:09:09Bottoms up.
00:09:10Bottoms up.
00:09:12I guess I should have gone with the white.
00:09:14Butterfingers.
00:09:15Would you all give it a rest already?
00:09:16Whoa.
00:09:17Excuse me.
00:09:18You brought him into our home.
00:09:19And the next thing you know, he's eating our food.
00:09:20Fucking our sister.
00:09:21And asking for gas.
00:09:22Oh.
00:09:23Oh.
00:09:24Oh.
00:09:25Oh.
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00:10:02Oh.
00:10:03Oh.
00:10:04Oh.
00:10:05Please?
00:10:12What do you think you're doing?
00:10:21Sophia hasn't eaten much, so I thought I'd...
00:10:23Oh, the pauper is trying to play the provider now.
00:10:28Maybe your wife just lost her appetite because she married a stone brogue shithead.
00:10:33Don't strain yourself, Chris.
00:10:35You might pull a muscle trying to lift this chunk of protein.
00:10:39You know, Chris, the good food is for people that contribute, not you, princess.
00:10:53Bon appétit.
00:10:54You sit under this room, eating our food, moving in and freeloading.
00:11:04What is it exactly that you bring to the table?
00:11:08Well, for one, I married your daughter.
00:11:10And what, you think that makes you automatically a part of this family?
00:11:21You think that marrying Sophia is some kind of gift to us?
00:11:25It's not a gift.
00:11:26It's a burden.
00:11:27It's a liability.
00:11:29It's a state.
00:11:30Please, Mom.
00:11:31No, let him hear it.
00:11:32You want to be part of this family, then?
00:11:33You need to know your place.
00:11:35Because you're nobody's son-in-law.
00:11:37You're just a dog that we let in the back door.
00:11:41So go ahead, kid.
00:11:43Eat up.
00:11:44Woof, woof.
00:11:45That's a good boy.
00:12:15That's a good boy.
00:12:21You know, Sun Tzu says, patience is the key to victory.
00:12:25And I am a very patient man.
00:12:29Look at this guy.
00:12:30I mean, he doesn't even fight back.
00:12:31Not a word.
00:12:32It's because he knows it's true.
00:12:34He's nothing, just a worthless half-wit.
00:12:36And to think my daughter is married to a man who can't even afford to buy her flowers,
00:12:41let alone put a roof over her head.
00:12:43Well, what do we have here, huh?
00:12:46The happy bride and her poor little groom.
00:12:49Derek, what a surprise.
00:12:51Well, you certainly have a hop in your step.
00:12:54Indeed I do.
00:12:55Langford Capital just secured a quarter of a billion dollars in financing.
00:12:59Record profits.
00:13:01We're expanding faster than any other company on the market.
00:13:03Oh my God.
00:13:04A quarter billion?
00:13:05That's incredible.
00:13:07We're just getting started.
00:13:08By next spring, Langford Capital will be the biggest and the best private equity fund in the country.
00:13:14Especially with Apex Groups circling the drain.
00:13:17Isn't that right, Chris?
00:13:18Imagine if Sophia married Derek.
00:13:25I think about that.
00:13:27Every single day.
00:13:28Mom, you were thrilled when I married Chris this morning.
00:13:31Yes, I was.
00:13:32But secretly, I was hoping you'd end up with Derek.
00:13:36I'll tell you what.
00:13:37Family sticks together.
00:13:39Tom?
00:13:39We're hiring brilliant minds over at Langford Capital.
00:13:42And I have just the position for you.
00:13:43How about head of the Strategic Wealth Fund?
00:13:49You hear that?
00:13:51That is what a son-in-law does.
00:13:53He builds.
00:13:54He protects.
00:13:56He provides.
00:13:57And he doesn't lie to you.
00:14:00Sophia, it's not too late.
00:14:03You can still fix it.
00:14:07Just unknow the marriage and walk away.
00:14:12I already told you.
00:14:13I don't want to hear it.
00:14:16Can you?
00:14:17Well, sign this paper and annul this marriage.
00:14:24Mom, please, sign it.
00:14:26You will not drag the Donovan family down with you, monster.
00:14:32Sign the divorce papers and annul this marriage now.
00:14:36Oh, my God.
00:14:50Oh, my God.
00:14:51Jack!
00:14:55Somebody do something.
00:14:58Oh, my God.
00:14:59You're texting while my father is having a heart attack?
00:15:03He's probably texting his side piece already.
00:15:04I have been worried about Jack for a long time.
00:15:07So for the past six months, I've been working with specialists at Apex to try to find a cure.
00:15:11Oh, right.
00:15:11Because Apex is some kind of, like, magic shop now.
00:15:14What's next, Chris?
00:15:15You're going to try to sell us unicorn tears in a jar?
00:15:18Laugh all you want, but this could be the only thing that can actually cure him.
00:15:20This isn't some medical breakthrough.
00:15:23This is all about your ego.
00:15:26Because you cannot stand the fact that we all know that you are useless, so you just make up fantasies.
00:15:33I mean, what is next, Chris?
00:15:34You're going to sprinkle fairy dust on my father and tell us that he's healed?
00:15:38What, are you just going to bring him over to the garage and hook him up to jumper cables?
00:15:41You're a fraud, and you always have been.
00:15:43If you lay a finger on him, you'll kill him faster than the disease itself.
00:15:46I've also been sending messages to someone who actually knows what they're doing.
00:15:53Dean Hargrove, chief of medicine over at Crestview Hospital.
00:15:57A real doctor with real credentials.
00:15:59And expensive.
00:16:01But he's worth it.
00:16:03Because unlike your made-up magical cure, he's not going to kill my father.
00:16:07That's what a real son-in-law does.
00:16:10He is generous, and he is serious about family.
00:16:15Unlike this twisted truth, fucker.
00:16:18You think your limp dick husband is going to compete with that?
00:16:22Please.
00:16:22This isn't a competition.
00:16:24I just want Jack to get better.
00:16:26It's not a competition.
00:16:28Oh.
00:16:29You just want Jack to get better, do you?
00:16:33Well, why don't you try this?
00:16:35Oh!
00:16:37Yay, finally some real entertainment.
00:16:40Yeah, maybe that'll shut him up.
00:16:41What is the matter with you?
00:16:42He is just a deadbeat grifter.
00:16:45He needs to get out of this house.
00:16:47Yeah, and he's as welcome as a turd in the family Punchbowl.
00:16:50Yeah, and the sooner you realize that, the sooner we can all move on.
00:16:56That must be Dr. Hargrove.
00:16:58Dr. Hargrove, chief of medicine at Crestview Medical.
00:17:12Only the best for my Jack and his family.
00:17:15Doctor, thank you so much for coming to our family.
00:17:19We know how precious your time is.
00:17:20When it comes to family health, nothing is more important.
00:17:23Did you hear that?
00:17:24Nothing's more important than family.
00:17:26A real doctor.
00:17:28Unlike your, uh, snake oil, hmm?
00:17:32So why don't you just take your lies and get the hell out of this house?
00:17:39Listen, I think through the...
00:17:40I'm afraid I've got some bad news.
00:17:43Jack's condition has advanced.
00:17:52Oh, my God.
00:17:53His lungs are weak.
00:17:54Circulation is very poor.
00:17:56He might only have a couple of weeks to maybe a few months.
00:17:59Oh, my God.
00:18:00Right now, I can only suggest palliative measures.
00:18:03Palliative?
00:18:04You mean there's...
00:18:05There's nothing medicine can do.
00:18:06I'm sorry.
00:18:08Just cherish the time that you still have with him.
00:18:10And you, trying to use my father as a guinea pig for your Frankenstein cure,
00:18:17was only going to kill him faster.
00:18:21Dr. Hargrove, help her.
00:18:26He's crashing.
00:18:27We don't have time.
00:18:28I can't breathe.
00:18:29Do something if you are such a genius.
00:18:37Just in time.
00:18:40What is this circus?
00:19:06And what the hell is that?
00:19:07I built Apex on breakthroughs for the rest of the world, thought we were impossible.
00:19:11This vial right here is the first drug of its kind,
00:19:14developed by a team of specialists for one man's condition.
00:19:18Jack's.
00:19:18The old man needs a miracle, not some science fiction and a goddamn needle.
00:19:22Or this is his endgame.
00:19:25You kill him, and then you inherit Sophia without all the trouble.
00:19:28You are not sticking that needle anywhere near my husband, over my dead body.
00:19:37Chris, please.
00:19:38You have two, maybe three minutes left, unless you let me help you right now.
00:19:46Jack.
00:19:48Help me.
00:19:49If this kills him, I will kill you.
00:19:53Are you sure about this?
00:19:54I wouldn't risk it if I wasn't.
00:19:57Trust me.
00:19:58Do it.
00:19:59Doc.
00:20:10Okay, Jack.
00:20:11Okay.
00:20:12Okay.
00:20:13Jess.
00:20:41Jess.
00:20:43I can breathe.
00:20:47His pulse is stronger.
00:20:52Remarkably stronger.
00:20:53It's just blind luck.
00:20:54It's some kind of fluke.
00:20:56Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
00:20:59I'll take that as a thank you.
00:21:02Jack, get some rest.
00:21:04I'll leave a monitor here overnight and check on you in the morning.
00:21:08Thank you, Dr. Hargrove.
00:21:10It's okay.
00:21:11It's okay.
00:21:12Mom, let's get it.
00:21:14Oh, a bag, sweetie.
00:21:16Uh, babe.
00:21:17Didn't you say that you had some special surprise in the car for a match?
00:21:22Yes.
00:21:22Yes, I did.
00:21:23My favorite little guy.
00:21:24Max, let's go.
00:21:26Come on, buddy.
00:21:27That's enough doom and gloom around here.
00:21:29It's time for this family to have some fun.
00:21:31And for you to finally see how a real man provides for his family.
00:21:42Limited edition, custom-made job.
00:21:45You can only get one of these if you know somebody.
00:21:48Go get it, tiger.
00:21:49You see, Chris, this is what a real son-in-law does.
00:22:00He provides status, toys, and joy.
00:22:04Boy's got a left foot on the pedal.
00:22:05I'm sorry, Chris.
00:22:07Everyone will come rude.
00:22:08Don't make it up to yourself.
00:22:10Promise.
00:22:10Won't be like this for long.
00:22:12Face it, Chris.
00:22:13You could literally never get anything like this for your kid.
00:22:17Well, unless you found an abandoned one at the thrift store he shops at.
00:22:20Oh, baby, look how fast he's going.
00:22:23That's my boy.
00:22:30Hey, Victoria.
00:22:31I need you to do me one more favor.
00:22:33This looks so cool.
00:22:34I have to leave.
00:22:36Only the best for my boy.
00:22:41Whoa.
00:22:42It's like a daycare.
00:22:47Yeah?
00:22:48Arriving now, boss.
00:22:49Thanks, Vic.
00:22:51Quick announcement, everyone.
00:22:53I have a surprise for you all outside.
00:22:55Oh, yeah?
00:22:55What is it?
00:22:56A coupon for a half-off pizza?
00:22:58Maybe it's a pawn shop conca truck.
00:23:01No.
00:23:03That's something money can't buy.
00:23:08Okay.
00:23:09Max, come on.
00:23:10Hey, let's go, Max.
00:23:12Let's go take this baby for a spin.
00:23:14Yeah.
00:23:18Look at him go.
00:23:19Let's go, Max.
00:23:21Oh, no, no.
00:23:21Oh, no.
00:23:22Oh.
00:23:23Oh, that has to be fake.
00:23:25No one would let a child play with something like that.
00:23:27What am I looking at?
00:23:28The fleet of top-of-the-line prototypes.
00:23:30Fully safe, fully licensed.
00:23:32The only one of its kind in the country.
00:23:33Do you expect us to believe that he could afford to bring something like this to our house?
00:23:39That's pretty neat, huh?
00:23:40This is the coolest thing.
00:23:41That can happen.
00:23:43What?
00:23:43No.
00:23:43Uh, no.
00:23:44Uh, you know, Max, don't get too excited.
00:23:46Yeah.
00:23:46I hate the app.
00:23:47They're knockoffs.
00:23:48Cheap imports made to look expensive.
00:23:51Yeah, it happens all the time.
00:23:51They're probably defective, sweetie.
00:23:53Facts.
00:23:54Facts.
00:23:54And yet, he parades it on my front lawn in some kind of pathetic attempt to convince
00:24:00us that he's some powerful big shot.
00:24:03Chris, how did you afford this?
00:24:05It must have cost millions of dollars.
00:24:07Yeah, Chris.
00:24:08Are you actually bankrupt, or are you just putting on some sort of BS act?
00:24:14Are you actually bankrupt, or are you just putting on some sort of BS act?
00:24:19Damn it.
00:24:20I overplayed my hand.
00:24:21Showing off a fleet of DARPA prototypes was a bad move.
00:24:25Uh, I didn't buy them.
00:24:27I borrowed them from a friend.
00:24:29They're on loan from a defense contractor I did some consulting for.
00:24:35Chris, you don't have to keep doing this.
00:24:37Trying to prove yourself to my family.
00:24:39Let them think whatever they want.
00:24:42The more they underestimate me, the better.
00:24:48I didn't see it before.
00:24:50Now, it's clear as day.
00:24:52You're a real con man, aren't you, Chris?
00:24:54Just squirreling away whatever scraps of money you can find, and then just linging it at gadgets.
00:25:00Gadgets.
00:25:01Mom.
00:25:01No, Sonia.
00:25:02Look at us.
00:25:03My husband is sick.
00:25:05This house is bleeding us dry.
00:25:08And you, instead of improving her station in life, you just throw cash at toys.
00:25:15You disgust me.
00:25:16He didn't buy them.
00:25:17Then he took out a bunch of IOUs.
00:25:19Listen to me, when that company comes to collect, we are all in a lot of trouble.
00:25:23You know, I'm just going to say it.
00:25:28I'm not giving you a cent.
00:25:30What a cent?
00:25:30No, no, no.
00:25:31I'm not going to be bankrolling my grifter of a brother-in-law who is just trying to hustle
00:25:36us all out of money.
00:25:37Listen, none of you need to pay anything.
00:25:39So if you don't pay, then who does?
00:25:41How does a skid row reject like you afford something like that?
00:25:45I don't have to pay either.
00:25:46So what?
00:25:47You just call in a favor at the Pentagon?
00:25:50Oh, you have DARPA on speed dial?
00:25:53Oh, wow.
00:25:55As a matter of fact, yes, I do.
00:25:59Anyway, it's none of your concern.
00:26:02You know, all this idle chit-chat, I completely forgot.
00:26:05You two need to sign the annulment papers.
00:26:08I'd be happy to take you as my wife.
00:26:11Sophia, you deserve a partner who can put a diamond on your finger and not dirt under your nails.
00:26:16It's time to move on from this charlatan.
00:26:20Sophia, why don't we just put an end to this?
00:26:23And we could forget it ever happened.
00:26:24No.
00:26:25Sophia, don't let pride get in the way of you making the right decision.
00:26:34Sophia, he is not the same man that you married.
00:26:51No one would blame you.
00:26:53It's modern times, so.
00:26:55Nobody takes wedding vows seriously anymore.
00:26:57It's all free love, free marriage.
00:27:00You should trade up while you still can.
00:27:02We can go to the courthouse right now.
00:27:04We can get it all done tonight.
00:27:05An annulment, marriage.
00:27:07Two for one.
00:27:08Enough!
00:27:08God!
00:27:09I am still right here.
00:27:13And if you keep insulting me and Sophia, don't be surprised if we walk out of here for good.
00:27:17Together.
00:27:19There it is.
00:27:21Anger.
00:27:22Typical impotent man's weapon.
00:27:24Violence and empty threats.
00:27:26Don't make it worse.
00:27:28Sophia, are you listening to what they're saying?
00:27:30They're trying to force us to annul our marriage.
00:27:34Don't talk, but they're just in shock.
00:27:36I'm not in shock.
00:27:39Tomorrow morning, Chris, you will take my daughter down to the courthouse and get an annulment
00:27:45and end this sham of a union.
00:27:47And I'll be right there to say, I do.
00:27:52He thinks he's already won.
00:27:54But in less than 72 hours, Lankford Capital will belong to me.
00:27:58Your company going under wasn't the only bombshell I discovered.
00:28:03A little birdie told me that $100 million went missing from Apex Group's cash reserves.
00:28:09So you're a liar and a thief!
00:28:12And after I spilled the beans of Chris's bankruptcy, I got another tip.
00:28:16Apparently, Apex Group's Fortune 500 cover boy supposedly rewired a massive loan from a Swiss bank to an offshore accountant.
00:28:25Oh, Chris!
00:28:27Have you no shame?
00:28:29That explains the miracle medicine and the military toys outside this house!
00:28:33It matches all of it.
00:28:36Case closed.
00:28:37I knew it!
00:28:38You're not only worthless, but you are a criminal!
00:28:41Did you hear that?
00:28:41If I deliver you, a deadbeat fraud, to the authorities, I get a major reward.
00:28:46And could you imagine the headlines?
00:28:49And I would earn good favor with the president.
00:28:51His whole campaign was run on bringing down corporate corruption.
00:28:54I'd probably get invited to the White House.
00:28:56Derek, you're the fraud.
00:28:58Not me.
00:29:01Lock the doors.
00:29:03We need to make sure he doesn't make a run for it.
00:29:11Lock the doors.
00:29:12We need to make sure he doesn't make a run for it.
00:29:14He's still my husband.
00:29:16He's family.
00:29:17Family?
00:29:18If Chris gets arrested, it drags us all down.
00:29:21You want a hundred million dollar debt tied to our family name?
00:29:24Who do you think the government's gonna come after when Chris can't pay you?
00:29:27Oh my God.
00:29:29You're right, honey.
00:29:33Sophia, honey, listen to me.
00:29:37I don't owe anything.
00:29:42He's lying.
00:29:43Is he?
00:29:45Or have you been deceiving me all along?
00:29:47exactly you know from what i can tell it's chris telling the lies you steal a hundred million
00:29:57dollars you come to the house of an innocent family and you're flaunted that is disgusting
00:30:00you're sick man there is one way out annulment immediately as long as sophia cuts off these
00:30:07ties as long as the donovan family draws clear lines his debt dies with him sophia i can still
00:30:15give you the future you deserve
00:30:16yes divorce him and then you can marry derek i mean look at him he has real power and real money
00:30:33and then this family can rise instead of crashing with chris why are you just standing around go on
00:30:41annul the marriage and ended with this fraud
00:30:44mom he just lost his way for a moment why are you still shielding him i don't mind the two of you
00:30:52want to sink but you will not drown the donovan family with you he may be going through a rough
00:30:58path but he's been good to me
00:31:00i'll leave with him
00:31:04we won't be your burden
00:31:08sophia i will always protect you i'll always make you happy even if it's the last thing i do
00:31:17eric please don't ruin it you're still defending him this cockroach of a man
00:31:28for the sake of our paths i'm begging you have mercy absolutely not if he runs the fallout comes
00:31:37back on us sophia you are going to send me to an early grave here's what's going to happen
00:31:44my security detail is waiting just outside for me they come in they haul chris's ass down to
00:31:51langford capital and while he's sitting in the basement storage room we'll have sophia
00:31:55sign the annulment papers brilliant you can teach this pawn scum a lesson that's him taken i dare
00:32:04you but one finger on me and you'll regret it for the rest of your life big talk coming from a
00:32:10broken con man i'll have you dragged out of here in cuffs and the donovan family will thank me
00:32:16you don't play this game go on derrick make your move detain him now
00:32:22don't worry once they're through with him you'll thank me for saving you
00:32:38sophia remember i did this for you for us
00:32:45after the bankruptcy week my board wants answers you don't believe the rumors leaks can be planted
00:33:06i don't buy for a second the apex is broke so this is a fact finding mission if the headlines are true
00:33:12and we cut and run but if not this family may be sitting on a gold mine and not even realizing
00:33:18oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god i just saw a woman outside and she looks an awful lot
00:33:31like marina baron baron as in baron holdings are you sure yeah i googled her and the pictures on the
00:33:38google looked like the pictures of the woman who was standing outside don't you know what this means
00:33:41she is the creditor come to collect on the money that chris stole oh my god we're so screwed and
00:33:47sophia is still legally tied to chris if she connects the dots that bastard he has been dragging us down
00:33:52since day one are you happy now what do we do we can't let her in
00:33:55she is the most powerful woman on the street if we don't let her in we look guilty okay but like
00:34:01hear me out like what if she's not here to collect on chris's deaths sweetheart what don't
00:34:06be naive then okay here's what we do we tell her that we kicked chris out and then we forced sophia
00:34:11to sign the annulment papers and we never touched a dime of his money we should have gone to the
00:34:15courthouse hours ago hold on let me call my friend at the courthouse maybe he can backdate
00:34:21something for us daddy's got it no he isn't lying he didn't steal a hundred billion dollars
00:34:31okay sophia you look so demure right now but my priority is protecting my family he is my family
00:34:38well then you need to decide it's either him or us i'm not signing anything today
00:34:43do you want us you need to grow up the world runs on money and power and your husband has
00:34:50night okay this is what we're gonna do we're gonna let her in we're gonna smile we're gonna
00:34:55be gracious and we're gonna make it abundantly clear that we have cut ties with chris completely
00:35:00completely that means you if she asks about the marriage you say it's already been annuled do
00:35:06you understand you are not gonna drag us down with him
00:35:10smith game time game time battery okay smiles
00:35:17oh miss barron what an honor thank you i believe your son-in-law works with one of our affiliate
00:35:26banks i thought since i'm in town i'd put a face to the name that i've heard such good things about
00:35:31tom hayden assistant vp commercial lending mentioned on our vendor list last year
00:35:36tom it's a pleasure anything you need you get my full attention
00:35:41i appreciate that thank you sweetheart while i'm here i thought i'd clear up a few questions
00:35:50that the market has been whispering about questions okay apex group
00:35:56if chris bell truly is at the helm then the bankruptcy rumors don't add up
00:36:01i know this was his last address on file is he here
00:36:06is he here
00:36:21uh chris oh no he is a loser who we kicked out and we cut ties with completely you did what
00:36:29and the marriage to our daughter that's been an old he is no longer part of the family actually
00:36:35he's a shit stain and if he's in trouble that's his problem these idiots have no idea what they've done
00:36:43miss barron i don't think you understand we despise him and if we could cut him up
00:36:51into like tiny little itty bitty bite-sized pieces we would excuse me cut him to what now small pieces
00:36:59and that's not all i would do if i could i would skin him alive i would break every bone in his body
00:37:07and then i would suck his blood dry
00:37:13i'm scared he just never really knew his place
00:37:18he clung to sophia and then he used all of us so you thought chris bell was not good enough to
00:37:24marry into this family no no oh bingo don't you worry the world is better with him buried in a ditch
00:37:33i'm sorry where is he now
00:37:37derrick's security detail took him to langford capital yes the guards have probably already
00:37:42beat him halfway to death but don't worry miss barron i mean none of us here feel sorry for him
00:37:45and i think i speak on behalf of everyone on this couch when i say we'd all be a lot happier if
00:37:50they just finished the job
00:37:56you said that he was at langford capital yeah in the storage room in the basement
00:38:00derrick wanted to take him to a place where nobody could hear him scream ah right yes oh congratulations
00:38:08you just made the biggest mistake of your lives what oh what that did sound good what the hell's our
00:38:17problem yeah why all of a sudden does she care about chris and his well-being
00:38:20she's sleeping with him oh yes yes yes excuse me i mean why else would a woman like that care about
00:38:31financial corpses oh it's all so clear now the drones that theatrics chris was trying to impress her
00:38:40baron holdings they protect their own she's probably funding him on the side probably a lot more than that
00:38:45that's true and they're still entangled we need to sever ties immediately tomorrow morning no delays the
00:38:54papers no no whoa i won't be part of your gossip mill well it's not gossip if it's obvious sophia it's
00:39:02obvious that you'll do anything to make chris look bad yeah that's enough as long as you are still married
00:39:08our family is on the chopping block for his reckless failings you are either too naive or too stupid
00:39:28normal papers sign them and we're done you think this basement scares me you have no idea what's coming
00:39:48good news your wife's family is ready to be reasonable
00:39:54then i guess i don't need to sign anything cute
00:39:59sign the goddamn papers
00:40:02derrick you keep taking my silence for surrender this is your last chance about
00:40:10if you refuse i'll buy apex group myself and then i'll sell it for scraps like a junkyard car
00:40:19so what's it gonna be time's ticking
00:40:22derek
00:40:25you can go straight to hell
00:40:31they can regret that choice
00:40:35this is gonna make you sign one way or another
00:40:45last chance to take the easy way out
00:40:49what fun would that be
00:40:58oh light enough like a christmas tree
00:41:01is that all you got
00:41:16is that all you got
00:41:32sign it properly i'll make sure that every nerve in your body is fried rendering you useless
00:41:38touch him again and i'll make sure this entire building is on lockdown before sunrise
00:41:50what the hell is this kidnapping extortion attempted murder
00:41:58he's a fraud and a liar he's a two-bit bernie madoff hack
00:42:03whatever rumors you've heard about apex group the story isn't adding up
00:42:07who the fuck are you
00:42:10marina baron
00:42:13baron holdings
00:42:16oh shit she's about to destroy my whole plan
00:42:24listen marina i really appreciate what you're trying to do here but
00:42:30he's right i'm a fraud
00:42:35i have multiple contacts credible sources inside they're wrong trust me
00:42:42i'm toxic you don't want anything to do with me i must have been wrong about him
00:42:52we should sit down and talk i like the way you operate
00:42:59we never see that chris guy again i don't think we will i think we really scared him off last time
00:43:04oh my god look at the cat's rag dude chris
00:43:13you thought you'd get rid of me huh well
00:43:18i'm not dead yet
00:43:23stay right there unbelievable he just crawls right back into our home like a stray
00:43:31somebody should call animal control no need we can evict him ourselves tonight
00:43:37look good
00:43:41sophia
00:43:46look at me
00:43:48no looks you are not a husband you are not a son-in-law and you are not part of this family
00:43:56anymore tom
00:43:57show him the door oh but don't let him step on the lawn because the gardener just planted my
00:44:03favorite flowers and if he steps on them i'll just be so obsessed of course i'll be all right
00:44:08i know where the door is tom
00:44:12are you coming with me
00:44:13don't you dare do you want to kill your father with the stress
00:44:28do you want that on your conscience
00:44:29do you want that on your hands
00:44:37chris i'm sorry
00:44:40you're gonna regret this
00:44:53all of you
00:44:55for every word
00:44:56every choice that you made today
00:45:01sure whatever just put it in a greeting card
00:45:03card there's the door jam
00:45:08i'm not giving up on this
00:45:14oh good riddance
00:45:18hey yeah someone's gonna need to change the locks
00:45:21okay yes thank you welcome i love you
00:45:34big it's me
00:45:37do it
00:45:38all of them
00:45:40i want each one of them begging for mercy
00:45:47it's a cute one of max
00:45:49oh oh
00:45:51hello
00:45:52oh
00:45:54yeah
00:45:55whoa whoa whoa
00:45:58but i've what do you mean effective immediately
00:46:00i've headed that committee for three years
00:46:02no no no uh there has to be some mistake i just closed the full
00:46:05no no no no wait you can't revoke no i wait wait wait you can't just restructure me out
00:46:09i signed the the the promotion paperwork hello hello
00:46:13oh my god
00:46:19i was just fired
00:46:21me too
00:46:22and they're rolling back my bonus reviewing irregularities
00:46:27what what just happened
00:46:31it's chris
00:46:33the man is so toxic he's taking us all down with him
00:46:36our brother-in-law's company is publicly outed as bankrupt and riddled with fraud and then both
00:46:43of our careers just go up in smoke that is not a coincidence wait a minute so he shits the bed
00:46:51and you two are collateral damage yes you see this is why i say sever ties
00:46:57you don't know that chris was the cause of this oh don't be naive he makes enemies wherever
00:47:04he comes and we are expected to foot the bill we're not eating this not after everything
00:47:11the city still owes on the demolition payout chris's childhood home is in the redevelopment zone
00:47:18he is still owed a check for them tearing it down so we collect it as compensation for everything
00:47:25he pushed through oh you can't just take it watch us we will file a claim through the executor loop
00:47:31or whatever place okay by the time chris figures out the money's gone it's too late it's ours yeah
00:47:37we don't need to suffer for his incompetence he will pay it out do it make him pay back every dollar
00:47:45deals his family that house is the only memory he has left of his parents well he should have thought
00:47:53about that before he tanked his business and poisoned our names i'll get the paper we're going county
00:47:59records office opens in the morning oh my god you're so smart babe thank you you're saving the day
00:48:03you see we take care of her god and he fucks with the donovitz
00:48:19to anyone else this is a rundown old house but for me it's home
00:48:23boss said you're the last holdout just sign the property over and no one gets hurt this house is
00:48:33the last thing left of my parents you want it we're gonna have to tear it down with me in it
00:48:44oh i knew chris would be here get him to agree and that demolition payment is ours it's his house and
00:48:53our survival don't you see it his mess has already cost us money jobs status you'll get him to sign it
00:49:02over because you're a diamond first
00:49:18sofia
00:49:21hi
00:49:23go on isn't there something you want to say to him
00:49:33chris i i know how important this is just spit it out already
00:49:40please don't ask me to do this don't listen to him he will just drag us down until we have nothing left
00:49:49go on talk some sense into him he is going to bury us with him sofia and what about dad huh he's going
00:49:57to kill him faster than the heart disease ever would
00:49:58chris i'm sorry
00:50:11it's just a lot of money okay that's enough talking
00:50:15okay excuse me excuse me excuse us i need more stuff oh i hate these stairs they're the first to go i think
00:50:22um
00:50:31ugly
00:50:31hideous
00:50:33horrible
00:50:34oh
00:50:36Well, this has to be a knock-off. Chris's parents could never afford the real thing.
00:50:43Bag it, babe.
00:50:44Yes, ma'am. Oh, what is in here, huh?
00:50:51Pretty pricey for someone who can't even afford lunch meat, huh?
00:50:54Those belong to my grandmother.
00:50:56Oh, well, then she should have taken them to the grave with her.
00:51:01These deadbeats sure know how to keep up appearances.
00:51:04Oh, wow. This is fancy. Tom, off the wall, in the bag now.
00:51:09Yep.
00:51:10Now, let me ask you, Chris, were your mom and dad kleptomaniacs?
00:51:15Oh, look at this. Somebody was very busy in kindergarten art class.
00:51:22My mother made that, okay? That's the last thing I have of hers.
00:51:26Well, mom certainly wasn't Michelangelo.
00:51:34Oops.
00:51:37Oops.
00:51:41That was priceless.
00:51:44No.
00:51:45Well, uh, not anymore.
00:51:49Oh, oh, oh.
00:51:50Chris.
00:51:52I'm sorry.
00:51:53I'm sorry.
00:51:58Oh, you had a weapon.
00:51:59It's demolition time!
00:52:00Oh, oh.
00:52:01Oh.
00:52:02Wonderful.
00:52:06Oh, I hope you took pictures, Chris.
00:52:08Is this dump right here or is about to be a pile of rubble?
00:52:11Let's go, boys!
00:52:12Oh yes!
00:52:13Oh no!
00:52:14Oh no!
00:52:15Alright, great. You got a big bulldozer. But this house does not move. Not one brick.
00:52:29Move aside, Mel, unless you want to get flattened out like a fucking pancake.
00:52:33and you're gonna have to take me out
00:52:37this house goes down
00:52:40it's landing on top of me
00:52:42pathetic
00:52:43he's gonna martyr himself over a shithole
00:52:46well at least that saves us the paperwork
00:53:03what the fuck is it
00:53:14oh if that bulldozer moves another inch
00:53:22i will bury your little demolition racket
00:53:24in federal court
00:53:26kickbacks forged bids
00:53:28half of your payroll are ghosts you don't think i see
00:53:32every wire transfer
00:53:33this isn't over
00:53:38yes it is
00:53:39walk
00:53:40how sad
00:53:46yet another woman swooping in
00:53:50to rescue you
00:53:52come on
00:53:54we're done here
00:53:55i didn't want it to be like this
00:53:59it doesn't have to be
00:54:00if you just stay with me
00:54:03oh
00:54:03what
00:54:04so you can have another mistress
00:54:07look i can explain all of this
00:54:09just
00:54:09not yet
00:54:11oh mystery man has some secret timetable
00:54:15hmm
00:54:15maybe he's under an nda
00:54:18let me translate for you my dear
00:54:20a man who has to explain
00:54:23is a man who is alive
00:54:25you can do better than that
00:54:27okay
00:54:28you wanna know the truth
00:54:30the truth is
00:54:34victoria is not my mistress
00:54:37she works for me
00:54:38she's apex group's fixer
00:54:40and i'm the queen of monaco
00:54:42she has no power
00:54:44your company is a laughing stock
00:54:46it is a disgrace
00:54:47not only are you delusional
00:54:49but you also think
00:54:50they were a bunch of fools
00:54:51do you see the sickness in this
00:54:53he has created this whole fantasy
00:54:56where he's still rich
00:54:57and his assistant is some kind of
00:55:00uh
00:55:00tony soprano
00:55:01if that's true
00:55:03why did you keep it from me
00:55:06why keep her secret
00:55:08because
00:55:09she works in the shadows
00:55:11and i i couldn't
00:55:12oh there it is
00:55:16the sentence ends before the truth begins
00:55:19so what
00:55:20we're supposed to hang
00:55:21our livelihoods off
00:55:22and just
00:55:23just trust me babe
00:55:24he wants you to think
00:55:26it's a business relationship
00:55:28but it's a cover
00:55:30for a sham
00:55:31for an affair
00:55:32for a bunch of lies
00:55:33that he thinks
00:55:34you are too stupid to see
00:55:37you can't breathe
00:55:38don't
00:55:39don't
00:55:49i want to send you no one
00:55:51well
00:55:54on compensation first
00:55:55let's do the calculations
00:55:57um let's see
00:55:58reputational harm
00:55:59employees lost
00:56:01and um
00:56:02distressed
00:56:02oh i was also very distressed
00:56:04my life was very distressed
00:56:05and you know what sounds good to me
00:56:06round numbers
00:56:08you know
00:56:09i think eight figures keeps it mean
00:56:11but multiple aids keeps it fair
00:56:13yeah
00:56:14you owe us for what you cost us
00:56:17fuck off
00:56:19well not till we get what we want
00:56:20i tell you what
00:56:21why don't you send us a cool 50 mil
00:56:23from one of those offshore accounts
00:56:25that we heard you have
00:56:27oh
00:56:28you called the police
00:56:30i did
00:56:32i reported a few trespassers
00:56:35we're not trespassing
00:56:38this is my son-in-law's home
00:56:40and we are reclaiming what is ours
00:56:43officer i'd like to report an active burglary
00:56:45no no no
00:56:46you you cannot arrest us
00:56:47sophia is still married to chris
00:56:49so his assets are community property
00:56:52sir is this your residence
00:56:54no
00:56:56belong to my parents
00:56:58well then
00:56:59considerate payback
00:57:01for the affair you've been having
00:57:03so obvious
00:57:04these two are sleeping together
00:57:05just look at them
00:57:06call me mistress one more time
00:57:07and triple your problems
00:57:09trespassing
00:57:10burglary
00:57:10slander
00:57:11okay well she didn't mean to
00:57:13too late
00:57:14i'll be like orange
00:57:15it'll be the only color in your closet for the next three to five years
00:57:18go ahead and arrest us
00:57:21parade us on the evening news
00:57:23and drag your boss through public humiliation
00:57:26and just see how the world reacts to this so-called affair you're having
00:57:30i don't bluff
00:57:31wait wait wait
00:57:32please
00:57:34don't press charges
00:57:36it's my mom
00:57:38my sister
00:57:40if you spare them
00:57:42i'll let chris go
00:57:44if you want him you can have him
00:57:46sophia
00:57:47just don't destroy my family
00:57:48sophia
00:57:49i have never wanted him like that
00:57:51i respect him i'm his fixer not his mistress
00:57:54not his mistress
00:57:55that's all
00:57:56at least escort them off the premises
00:57:58huh
00:57:59no
00:58:00no need
00:58:01a donovan
00:58:02doesn't overstay their welcome
00:58:04hmm
00:58:11hey
00:58:12sophia
00:58:13come on
00:58:14listen
00:58:15i can make it up to you okay
00:58:18i promise
00:58:19i might have to start small but
00:58:22i don't know
00:58:23from the car that you were talking about
00:58:25i'll get it for you
00:58:26come on
00:58:27chris you can't afford it
00:58:29why do you keep trying to do this
00:58:33it's not the reason why i married you
00:58:40i promise you i'm gonna make this right
00:58:43trust me
00:58:53it's beautiful
00:58:58it certainly is
00:59:00it's yours
00:59:02if you want it
00:59:04if you can't afford it sweetie
00:59:07maybe don't touch
00:59:08lil look at what the cat dragged in
00:59:11chris bell
00:59:12professional failure
00:59:14and the girl dumb enough to still believe in him
00:59:16hi lauren
00:59:17hi lauren
00:59:18what are you doing here
00:59:20this car starts at 100k
00:59:23this isn't a selfie museo
00:59:25we were just
00:59:26looking
00:59:27at what
00:59:28your reflections
00:59:29you can't afford the merchandise
00:59:31babes remember what i said
00:59:33the poor come to luxury rooms like tourists at the zoo
00:59:37they gawk and stare
00:59:39and then they leave
00:59:43what color would you like
00:59:47the pearl
00:59:48i've always liked white
00:59:50still playing billionaire
00:59:52i saw the headlines
00:59:54apex
00:59:55bankrupt
00:59:56fraudulent
00:59:57blah blah
00:59:58you went from visionary
00:59:59to vision
01:00:00tell you what
01:00:01if you're real nice
01:00:03we'll let you sit in the backseat
01:00:04so you can smell the upholstery
01:00:06we need two
01:00:10white and black
01:00:12with the fastest trim on both
01:00:14oh baby
01:00:15look at that
01:00:16performance theater
01:00:18start the paperwork
01:00:19use crayons
01:00:21use my card
01:00:23chris
01:00:24that's fine
01:00:28this is going to be fun
01:00:30oh
01:00:31hear that babes
01:00:37that's the sound of desperation
01:00:39it's so sad
01:00:41maybe it's a
01:00:42system issue
01:00:44the system works fine for people with money
01:00:49okay
01:00:50just run a manual authorization
01:00:52it says there's insufficient funds
01:00:55breaking news
01:00:59the apex group emperor has no clothes and no credit apparently
01:01:05honey
01:01:06there are plenty of great used lots in the valley and they have free coffee too
01:01:11alright just
01:01:12call your supervisor
01:01:13enable the corporum rails
01:01:15corporate rails
01:01:17someone learned a new phrase on tiktok
01:01:19cute shade
01:01:21is this uh
01:01:22black diamond
01:01:23or the party city edition
01:01:25alright
01:01:26thanks
01:01:28where'd you get those?
01:01:31out of a claw machine at chuck e cheese?
01:01:33counterfeits of crimes
01:01:35like
01:01:36call your manager
01:01:37no
01:01:38and you too
01:01:39you should be very scared
01:01:42not of me
01:01:43but of your boss
01:01:44when he finds out
01:01:45who you've been insulting
01:01:46we run this floor
01:01:48keep talking
01:01:49maybe we'll get you a complimentary keychain on the way out
01:01:52chris
01:01:53are
01:01:54are those real?
01:01:55they certainly are
01:01:56what's the problem here?
01:01:58mr. stone
01:01:59perfect timing
01:02:00this
01:02:01broke customer is trying to buy a vehicle with a dead stack of plastic
01:02:07those are those
01:02:08those
01:02:09those would be mine
01:02:10it looks like your terminal is refusing corporate authorization
01:02:16terminal 2
01:02:17enable bank direct
01:02:19wait a minute this isn't just black diamond this is
01:02:25supreme tier
01:02:28only a few exist
01:02:30run it
01:02:31now
01:02:32now
01:02:33now
01:02:40and
01:02:41sir
01:02:43of course
01:02:52my apologies mr. bell
01:02:54bell
01:02:55mr. bell
01:02:56welcome
01:02:57i do apologize that you weren't recognized sooner
01:03:01and on behalf of my salespeople
01:03:03who are complete incompetent
01:03:05it must be a mistake
01:03:07no it's no mistake i want both of you off my floor
01:03:10let's head to the detail bay
01:03:11i've got a couple of cars that need to wash
01:03:13you were just trying to protect the dealership
01:03:16by insulting a vip
01:03:18and his lovely wife
01:03:20mrs. bell
01:03:22i sincerely apologize
01:03:24in this showroom we take pride in excellence and discretion
01:03:29we failed you both today
01:03:31thank you
01:03:32mr. stone please
01:03:33this man is not a vip he's a bankrupt loser
01:03:35if i'm gonna take back what i said you're both
01:03:38fire
01:03:41you can't do that i'm your top salesperson
01:03:43correction
01:03:44you were
01:03:45marriage is a liability
01:03:46this is crazy so it is approved once i mean it's a glitch
01:04:05mr. stone we were only trying to do our job
01:04:19he's a con man haven't you seen the headlines
01:04:21maybe you shouldn't listen to everything you read on the internet
01:04:25sophia
01:04:26you were high school classmates
01:04:28please say something
01:04:30you were awful to me back then too
01:04:33you always will just be the same
01:04:36you think standing next to him makes you a somebody
01:04:40all it makes you is the plus one to a worthless nobody
01:04:44when the money dries up
01:04:46and it will
01:04:47you'll be the one hoarding food stamps while he's hiding from the debt collector
01:04:51i've heard enough
01:04:53security
01:04:54let's hoard these two
01:04:56you can play rich all you want
01:04:58but we know exactly what you are
01:05:00nothing
01:05:03get him out of here
01:05:10chris
01:05:12how can you afford all these cars
01:05:16uh
01:05:18the rumors about my company's death may be
01:05:22premature
01:05:23look i can't explain it
01:05:26not yet
01:05:30i need you to trust me
01:05:32just
01:05:33a little while longer
01:05:34okay
01:05:36i won't let you die
01:05:38hey vic
01:05:49yeah
01:05:50oh i'm ready
01:05:51it's time to finish what we started
01:05:55Langford capital is hosting a shareholder meeting tomorrow at 3pm
01:05:59i'm gonna be making a surprise keynote
01:06:03what are you up to
01:06:05just bring the whole family
01:06:07make sure you sit in the front row
01:06:08security is in its place
01:06:18the press is in the pen
01:06:19the exit route is the service corridor in case anyone in the room gets feral
01:06:22they won't
01:06:23prepare for the worst case scenario
01:06:25and after
01:06:26after
01:06:27after you can breathe
01:06:29maybe apologize to the one person who deserves it
01:06:41even if she never forgives me
01:06:44the truth is simple
01:06:46i did this for us
01:06:47good afternoon ladies and gentlemen thank you for coming
01:07:06before we begin today i'd like to make an announcement
01:07:09today Langford capital has protected its future by joining forces with baron holdings
01:07:18hey wait up
01:07:20hey
01:07:21i was serious back there
01:07:23alright
01:07:24with apex group crashing and burning
01:07:25the future could be ours
01:07:27merge with Langford capital
01:07:30we could bury our competition
01:07:33we'd be unstoppable
01:07:39you see my dear
01:07:42well
01:07:43derek
01:07:44is building an empire
01:07:45your husband is circling the drain
01:07:49you chose wrong darling
01:07:51looking forward to today's agenda
01:07:53the first thing we will do is be looking at last quarter's financial results
01:07:58this is going to
01:07:59isn't that chris bell
01:08:00i heard he was homeless and bankrupt
01:08:01i heard he was homeless and bankrupt
01:08:05oh god he's about to humiliate himself again
01:08:06oh god
01:08:07maybe they'll catch it on camera
01:08:08chris bell
01:08:09crashing my party
01:08:10bold move
01:08:11bold move
01:08:12pointless
01:08:13but bold
01:08:14you don't belong in this room
01:08:16you said it yourself
01:08:17you said it yourself
01:08:18you're toxic
01:08:19correction
01:08:20i own this room
01:08:21and it's not the only thing that i own
01:08:22and it's not the only thing that i own
01:08:23what are you babbling on about
01:08:36i own baron holdings too
01:08:37i own baron holdings too
01:08:39that's insane impossible
01:08:40impossible
01:08:41not possible
01:08:42calculated
01:08:43you see what derek was busy gloating about my supposed bankruptcy
01:08:47apex global quietly built a shadow position in baron holdings so by the time he poured the champagne and whispered sweet mergers in lalina's ear i already owned her board so when langford merged with her
01:08:54baron just this morning guess whose controlling vote dictated the choice
01:09:24derek
01:09:26derek
01:09:27that merger that you bragged about
01:09:29it wasn't your crowning move
01:09:32it was my end game
01:09:36it wasn't your crowning move
01:09:37it was my end game
01:09:39baron swallowed langford whole
01:09:41and since i own baron
01:09:43that makes me majority shareholder in both
01:09:46which means
01:09:47derek
01:09:48i'm not crashing your meeting
01:09:52i'm running it
01:09:53that can't be true
01:09:55we saw the bankruptcy filings
01:09:57he is bluffing
01:09:58he has to be bluffing
01:10:00he's pathological
01:10:01he's such a liar
01:10:02you're finished
01:10:03effective
01:10:04immediately
01:10:06you can't do that
01:10:07i just
01:10:08did
01:10:09and marina
01:10:10that cushy seat next to him
01:10:13well that's gone too
01:10:14fortunately you aligned yourself with the wrong savior
01:10:17now
01:10:18you both report to me
01:10:20in fact let's make it official
01:10:21derek langford and marina baron
01:10:24you both are terminated
01:10:27i own the board
01:10:31i own the vote
01:10:33and now
01:10:35i own you
01:10:37i own you
01:10:38i own you
01:10:39i own you
01:10:40i own you
01:10:41i own you
01:10:42i own you
01:10:43i own you
01:10:44it
01:10:45i own you
01:10:46it
01:10:47you
01:10:48it
01:10:49you
01:10:50it
01:10:51it
01:10:52it
01:10:53it
01:10:54i own you
01:10:55i own you
01:10:57you
01:10:58in
01:10:59the
01:11:01it
01:11:02i'm sure you all are wondering
01:11:03I'm wondering why I let the world think I was finished, why I let everyone write my obituary, why I just sat by quietly.
01:11:14Because when the predators start to circle, you don't raise a red flag.
01:11:20Play dead.
01:11:22You let them think that they've already won.
01:11:26But I made the first move.
01:11:29Because if I didn't, they certainly would've.
01:11:32They weren't just eyeing a marriage between Langford and Baron.
01:11:37They were coming for Apex, too.
01:11:40Every seat, every share.
01:11:43And when the dust settled, they would've left us with absolutely nothing.
01:11:48While you're making confessions to your wife, you might as well tell her everything.
01:11:53Including our affair.
01:11:57You hear that, Soph?
01:11:58Your knight in shining armor is actually just another cheating bastard.
01:12:02So what, huh? You're torturing our family and then humiliating our sister?
01:12:07Look, I already told you. This guy's a poison.
01:12:11Tell me it's not true.
01:12:15You already know the answer to that.
01:12:18Of course it's not.
01:12:20She's desperate.
01:12:22Don't torture yourself, sweetheart.
01:12:24Sweetheart, remember the documents you signed before the wedding?
01:12:28I am sure they are an Iron Clan prenup.
01:12:32I bet every dollar that he shielded his stick with Apex Global, so you'll be left with nothing either way.
01:12:38You know, it's funny that you bring up those documents.
01:12:40Go on.
01:12:41Read it.
01:12:42Out loud.
01:12:44This isn't a prenup.
01:12:46Of course it is. Don't be blind.
01:12:47You're not a lawyer, Sophia.
01:12:49I'm sure he tricked you into giving away everything.
01:12:50It's a transfer of controlling income space.
01:12:52Chris named you majority shareholder of Apex Global before the wedding.
01:12:57No! No! No! No, no, no, no!
01:13:03You're a major shareholder of Apex Global before the wedding.
01:13:05No! No, no, no, no, no!
01:13:07You're not a lawyer, Sophia.
01:13:08You're not a lawyer, Sophia.
01:13:10You're not a lawyer.
01:13:12You're a lawyer.
01:13:13You're not a lawyer, Sophia.
01:13:14I'm sure he tricked you into giving away everything.
01:13:18It's a transfer of controlling income space.
01:13:19I don't believe that she's worth $80 billion, which makes her the richest person in this room.
01:13:25Oh, my God.
01:13:30Sophia, sweetheart, we were wrong.
01:13:34We just, we didn't understand.
01:13:37Look at us, we're idiots.
01:13:38Oh, yeah, you know that we were here.
01:13:40And everything that we did.
01:13:42I mean, stupid, maybe, but it's a family.
01:13:45Sophia, please.
01:13:48Now, listen, we are on our knees.
01:13:50Please, we're only looking out for your best experience.
01:13:54Sweetheart, sweetheart, after everything we did for you, you owe us.
01:14:01We are your flesh and blood, and we need your help.
01:14:07We don't need much, just a billion or two.
01:14:14After everything, I finally see the truth.
01:14:19Chris believed in me when no one else did.
01:14:27And I choose him.
01:14:30Soph, I'm sorry I had to hide this from you.
01:14:34But trust me when I say I did this for us.
01:14:40Because truthfully, the only merger that ever really mattered was you and me, Soph.
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