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00:00:27Everything we need for the next 72 hours
00:00:29Two hours. Liquid. Untouchable.
00:00:33Derek 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.
00:00:58The 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.
00:01:26There is no no without you.
00:01:29And we will have the same as you eat up here.
00:01:31We will Princess of Elam.
00:01:32I'm such a gift.
00:01:35I'm such a gift.
00:01:37Thy will also be accepted.
00:01:37I'm such a gift.
00:01:37Oh my God.
00:01:39Oh my God, how well are you.
00:01:45Oh my God.
00:01:46Oh my God, I'm so grateful.
00:01:47Oh my God.
00:01:48Lord, today we are blessed beyond measure, not only because it is the day of your wedding,
00:01:54but because we are blessed with a son-in-law that is a CEO of Apex Group, a man of
00:01:59vision,
00:01:59a man of means.
00:02:00A billionaire who will protect our daughter and build our family legacy.
00:02:06Finally, the Donovan name will carry the weight that it deserves.
00:02:10To Sophia, and to a future where we will want for nothing.
00:02:22Do you, Sophia Donovan, take Chris Bell to be your lawfully wedded husband?
00:02:29I do.
00:02:31Then by the power vested in me, stop this wedding!
00:02:40Your billionaire groom is nothing but a fraud!
00:02:51Chris Bell, CEO of Apex Group?
00:02:56Right, try bankruptly, loser.
00:03:01That's right.
00:03:02Apex Group is ruined.
00:03:05Sophia, you're about to marry a penniless con man.
00:03:11And I have the proof.
00:03:18It can't be true!
00:03:19What is going on here?
00:03:20I think I'm going to be sick!
00:03:22Gentlemen!
00:03:25Gentlemen!
00:03:26Whoa, whoa, whoa!
00:03:27Wait!
00:03:27Oh my God!
00:03:28Get me!
00:03:29Help!
00:03:29By order of the courts!
00:03:31No!
00:03:32No!
00:03:33Move!
00:03:34You fraud!
00:03:38And property of the bank.
00:03:42No!
00:03:55Hey, stop!
00:03:56That cake costs more than your salary!
00:04:03No!
00:04:05No!
00:04:07No!
00:04:08No!
00:04:09No!
00:04:09No!
00:04:10No!
00:04:11No!
00:04:12No!
00:04:13No!
00:04:16No!
00:04:25No!
00:04:28Is it really true?
00:04:30No!
00:04:32No!
00:04:33Are you...
00:04:34bro?
00:04:35No!
00:04:38I hate lying to her, but she can't know the truth.
00:04:41Not yet.
00:04:46Yes.
00:05:06You deserve better. You deserve someone who can actually take care of you.
00:05:09Not now, Derek. I just got married.
00:05:13Just think about it. You and me, we always made more sense.
00:05:19Sophia!
00:05:33Well, it worked.
00:05:33It still feels like I'm putting a knife in her back.
00:05:36No one can know that Apex is broke. Not even Sophia.
00:05:40And there's a bonus.
00:05:41If she stays with you on your penniless, you'll know she truly loves you.
00:05:44She's not a test, Victoria.
00:05:46She's my wife.
00:05:48Full, hostile takeover.
00:05:49We just need to wait 72 hours until the shareholder meeting.
00:05:52And when it lands, Derek won't know what hit him.
00:05:59I can't tell her yet.
00:06:01Not until the takeover is complete.
00:06:02And our future is secure.
00:06:17You have some nerve walking in here.
00:06:22This is Sophia's home.
00:06:24She's my wife.
00:06:26Wife? You tricked her.
00:06:28You tricked all of us.
00:06:29You brought gifts. Like, that makes you a part of this family?
00:06:32Well, I thought since we'll be spending time together...
00:06:35This is rich.
00:06:36Correction. Not rich.
00:06:38More like bankrupt.
00:06:40You think money is the most important thing, but it's not.
00:06:43Chris is a good person.
00:06:44He's honest, and he treats me with respect.
00:06:47All right. Well, let's see what you brought us anyway.
00:06:49Just a couple tokens of my appreciation, Charlotte.
00:06:53I'm aware you like a nice glass of red before bed, so I got that from you.
00:06:58And Jack, this is a very rare book.
00:07:00I thought it would be good for your collection.
00:07:04Books? He brought us books?
00:07:06What are we supposed to do with a book, Chris?
00:07:08We're supposed to read our way out of debt?
00:07:10Yeah, you could have brought Monopoly money.
00:07:12It's the same value.
00:07:15Not even French.
00:07:17California.
00:07:18This is bottom shelf swill.
00:07:23You know, I got that from a small vineyard.
00:07:26I thought you would appreciate the backstory.
00:07:28The backstory?
00:07:30We love stories.
00:07:31Like fairy tales.
00:07:33You mean like the fairy tale where you're a billionaire?
00:07:36Oh, I love that one.
00:07:37That's a good one.
00:07:39You're so funny.
00:07:49Burns well.
00:07:49Look at that.
00:08:00Thank you, John.
00:08:09Nice.
00:08:14That's looks really...
00:08:15That seat is for family.
00:08:18What?
00:08:19He can sit at the end if he's so desperate to eat.
00:08:22I hope you don't mind scraps, champ.
00:08:24That's usually all that's left over when it gets to the end of the table.
00:08:27Especially after you.
00:08:28Run, run, run, run, run, run, run.
00:08:34Sophia, you know, you could still get an annulment tonight.
00:08:39Tonight.
00:08:40Oh!
00:08:40My dear dad, that is a brilliant idea.
00:08:43You know, I still have Judge Wagner on speed dial.
00:08:46I'll just give him a call.
00:08:46I bet he would be here in about ten minutes.
00:08:48Mom, please.
00:08:49What?
00:08:50Just put your phone in there.
00:08:52Fine.
00:08:53But I don't see the point in waiting.
00:08:56Okay, everyone.
00:08:57To my beautiful Sophia, you deserve the world.
00:09:02But instead, you got a pathetic drifter.
00:09:12It looks good.
00:09:14It's a cab.
00:09:15Hey, handsome.
00:09:17Bottoms up.
00:09:22Bottoms up.
00:09:30I guess I should have gone with the white.
00:09:34Butterfingers.
00:09:37Would you all give it a rest already?
00:09:39Whoa.
00:09:39Excuse me.
00:09:40You brought him into our home.
00:09:42And the next thing you know, he's eating our food, fucking our sister, and asking for gas money.
00:09:50That is not a son-in-law.
00:09:52It's a parasite.
00:09:53Don't talk about my husband like that.
00:09:55He doesn't even have the guts to defend himself.
00:10:05Just eat.
00:10:07Please.
00:10:21Sophia hasn't eaten much, so I thought I'd...
00:10:23The pauper is trying to play the provider now.
00:10:28Maybe your wife just lost her appetite because she married a stone bro shithel.
00:10:34Don't strain yourself, Chris.
00:10:36You might pull a muscle trying to lift this chunk of protein.
00:10:40You know, Chris, the good food is for people that contribute, not you, princess.
00:10:59You sit under this room, eating our food, moving in and freeloading.
00:11:05What is it exactly that you bring to the table?
00:11:08Well, for one, I married your daughter.
00:11:13I married her.
00:11:18And what, you think that makes you automatically a part of this family?
00:11:22You think that marrying Sophia is some kind of gift to us?
00:11:26It's not a gift.
00:11:27It's a burden.
00:11:28It's a liability.
00:11:29It's a state.
00:11:31Please, Mom.
00:11:32No, let him hear it.
00:11:32You want to be part of this family, then?
00:11:34You 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.
00:11:42So go ahead, kid.
00:11:44Eat up.
00:11:45Wolf, wolf.
00:11:47Wolf.
00:12:12That'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.
00:12:35Just a worthless half-wit.
00:12:37And 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.
00:13:07Oh, and we're just getting started.
00:13:08By next spring, Langford Capital will be the biggest and the best private equity fund in
00:13:14the country, especially with Apex Groups circling the drain.
00:13:17Isn't that right, Chris?
00:13:22Imagine if Sophia married Derek.
00:13:25I think about that every single day.
00:13:28Mom, you were thrilled when I married Chris this morning.
00:13:30Yes, I was.
00:13:31But secretly, I was hoping you'd end up with Derek.
00:13:36I'll tell you what, family sticks together.
00:13:38Tom, we're hiring brilliant minds over at Langford Capital, and I have just the position
00:13:43for you.
00:13:43How about head of the Strategic Wealth Fund?
00:13:49You hear that?
00:13:50You hear that?
00:13:51That is what a son-in-law does.
00:13:53He builds.
00:13:54He protects.
00:13:55He provides.
00:13:57And he doesn't lie to you.
00:14:00Sophia, it's not too late.
00:14:02You can still fix it.
00:14:07Just annul the marriage and walk away.
00:14:11I already told you.
00:14:13I don't want to hear it.
00:14:16You, well, sign this paper and annul this marriage.
00:14:23Mom, please, sign it.
00:14:25You will not drag the Donovan family down with you.
00:14:30Mom, stop, sign the divorce papers, and annul this marriage now.
00:14:48Oh, my God.
00:14:50Jack.
00:14:54Somebody do something.
00:14:57Oh, my God.
00:14:59You're texting while my father is having a heart attack?
00:15:02He's probably texting his side piece already.
00:15:04I have been worried about Jack for a long time, so for the past six months, I've been
00:15:07working with specialists at Apex to try to find a cure.
00:15:10Oh, right, because Apex is some kind of, like, magic shop now.
00:15:13What's next, Chris?
00:15:14You're going to try to sell us unicorn tears in a jar?
00:15:17Laugh 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, because you cannot stand the fact that we all know that you are
00:15:29useless, so you just make up fantasies.
00:15:32I mean, what is next, Chris?
00:15:34You're going to sprinkle fairy notes on my father and tell us that he's healed?
00:15:37What, are you just going to bring him over to the garage and hook him up to jumper cables?
00:15:40You're a fraud, and you always have been.
00:15:42If you lay a finger on him, you'll kill him faster than the disease itself.
00:15:48I've also been sending messages to someone who actually knows what they're doing.
00:15:52Dean Hargrove, chief of medicine over at Crestview Hospital.
00:15:56A real doctor with real credentials.
00:15:58And expensive.
00:16:00But he's worth it, because unlike your made-up magical cure, he's not going to kill my father.
00:16:06That's what a real son-in-law does.
00:16:09He is generous, and he is serious about family, unlike this twisted truth, fucker.
00:16:17You think your limp dick husband is going to compete with that?
00:16:20Please.
00:16:21This isn't a competition.
00:16:22I just want Jack to get better.
00:16:24It's not a competition.
00:16:28Oh, you just want Jack to get better, do you?
00:16:32Well, why don't you try this?
00:16:36Yay, finally some real entertainment.
00:16:39Yeah, maybe that'll shut him up.
00:16:40What is the matter with you?
00:16:41He is just a deadbeat griptor.
00:16:44He needs to get out of this house.
00:16:45Yeah, and he's as welcome as a turd in the family punch bowl.
00:16:49Yeah, and the sooner you realize that, the sooner we can all move on.
00:16:55That must be Dr. Hargrove.
00:16:59Come here.
00:17:14Doctor, thank you so much for coming to our family.
00:17:17We know how precious your time is.
00:17:19When it comes to family health, nothing is more important.
00:17:22You hear that?
00:17:22Nothing's more important than family.
00:17:25A real doctor, unlike your snake oil, hmm?
00:17:30So why don't you just take your lies and get the hell out of this house?
00:17:37Listen, I think so, too.
00:17:39I'm afraid I've got some bad news.
00:17:48Jack's condition has advanced.
00:17:50Oh, my God.
00:17:51His lungs are weak.
00:17:53Circulation is very poor.
00:17:54He might only have a couple of weeks to maybe a few months.
00:17:57Oh, my God.
00:17:58Right now, I can only suggest palliative measures.
00:18:01Palliative?
00:18:02You mean there's...
00:18:03There's nothing medicine can do.
00:18:04I'm sorry.
00:18:06Just cherish the time that you still have with him.
00:18:09And you!
00:18:11Trying to use my father as a guinea pig for your Frankenstein cure!
00:18:15We know they're going to kill him faster!
00:18:19Dr. Hargrove, help her!
00:18:24He's crashing.
00:18:25We don't have time.
00:18:26I can't breathe.
00:18:27Do something if you are such a genius!
00:18:36Just in time.
00:18:58What is this circus?
00:19:03And what the hell is that?
00:19:05I built Apex on breakthroughs the rest of the world thought where impossible.
00:19:08This vial right here is the first drug of its kind developed by a team of specialists for one man's
00:19:13condition.
00:19:15Jack's.
00:19:16The old man needs a miracle, not some science fiction on a goddamn needle.
00:19:20Or this is his endgame.
00:19:23You kill him and then you inherit Sophia without all the trouble.
00:19:26You are not sticking that needle anywhere near my husband over my dead body.
00:19:35You have two, maybe three minutes left, unless you let me help you right now.
00:19:43Jack.
00:19:45Help me.
00:19:46If this kills him, I will kill you.
00:19:49Are you sure about this?
00:19:51I wouldn't risk it if I wasn't.
00:19:54Trust me.
00:19:55Do it.
00:19:56Doc.
00:20:07Okay, Jack.
00:20:09Jack.
00:20:10Jack.
00:20:10Jack.
00:20:11Jack.
00:20:12Jack.
00:20:12Jack.
00:20:19Jack.
00:20:36Jack.
00:20:40I can breathe.
00:20:44There's both.
00:20:46It's stronger.
00:20:48Remarkably stronger.
00:20:49It's just blind luck. It's some kind of fluke. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
00:20:56I'll take that as a thank you.
00:20:58Jack, get some rest. I'll leave a monitor here overnight and check on you in the morning.
00:21:05Thank you, Dr. Hargrove.
00:21:07It's okay.
00:21:10Oh, a bag, sweetie!
00:21:13Babe, didn't you say that you had some special surprise in the car for a bag?
00:21:18Yes, yes, I did. My favorite little guy.
00:21:21Max, let's go. Come on, buddy.
00:21:24It's enough doom and gloom around here. It's time for this family to have some fun.
00:21:28And for you to finally see how a real man provides for his family.
00:21:39Limited edition, custom game job. You can only get one of these if you know somebody.
00:21:45Go get it, tiger.
00:21:45Oh, wow! Max, thank you for a spin!
00:21:51You see, Chris, this is what a real son-in-law does. He provides status, toys, and joy.
00:22:00Boy's got a left foot on the pedal.
00:22:02I'm sorry, Chris. Everyone will come round.
00:22:05Don't make it up to yourself. I promise. It won't be like this for long.
00:22:08Face it, Chris, you could literally never get anything like this for your kid.
00:22:13Well, unless you found an abandoned one at the thrift store he shops at.
00:22:17Oh, baby, look how fast he's going. That's my boy.
00:22:26Hey, Victoria. I need you to do me one more favor.
00:22:30This looks so cool. Just have to leave.
00:22:32You have only the best for my boy.
00:22:37Whoa!
00:22:39It's like daycare.
00:22:43Yeah?
00:22:44Arriving now, boss.
00:22:46Thanks, Vic.
00:22:47Quick announcement, everyone.
00:22:49I have a surprise for you all outside.
00:22:51Oh, yeah? What is it? A coupon for a half-off pizza?
00:22:54Maybe it's a pawn-shot conca truck.
00:22:57No.
00:22:59That's something money can't buy.
00:23:04Okay.
00:23:05Max, come on!
00:23:06Hey, let's go, Max!
00:23:08Let's go take this baby for a spin!
00:23:14Look at him go!
00:23:15Let's go, Max!
00:23:17Hold on, Max!
00:23:18Oh!
00:23:19Oh!
00:23:19That has to be fake!
00:23:21No one would let a child play with something like that.
00:23:23What am I looking at?
00:23:24The fleet of top-of-the-line prototypes.
00:23:26Fully safe.
00:23:27Fully licensed.
00:23:28The only one of its kind in the country.
00:23:29I do expect us to believe that he could afford to bring something like this to our house.
00:23:35It's pretty neat, huh?
00:23:36This is the coolest thing ever.
00:23:38That can happen!
00:23:39What? No, uh, no, uh...
00:23:40You know, Max, don't get too excited.
00:23:42Yeah.
00:23:43They're knockoffs.
00:23:44Cheap imports made to look expensive.
00:23:46Yeah, it happens all the time.
00:23:47They're probably defective, sweetie.
00:23:49Max!
00:23:50And yet, he parades it on my front lawn in some kind of pathetic attempt to convince us that he's
00:23:56some powerful big shot.
00:23:59Chris, how did you afford this?
00:24:01It must have cost millions of dollars.
00:24:03Yeah, Chris.
00:24:04Are you actually bankrupt or are you just putting on some sort of BS act?
00:24:10Are you actually bankrupt or are you just putting on some sort of BS act?
00:24:14Damn it.
00:24:15I overplayed my hand.
00:24:17Showing off a fleet of DARPA prototypes was a bad move.
00:24:21Uh, I didn't buy them.
00:24:23I borrowed them from a friend.
00:24:25They're on loan from a defense contractor I did some consulting for.
00:24:30Chris, you don't have to keep doing this.
00:24:32Trying to prove yourself to my family.
00:24:35Let them think whatever they want.
00:24:37The more they underestimate me, the better.
00:24:43I didn't see it before.
00:24:45Now it's clear as day.
00:24:47You're a real con man, aren't you, Chris?
00:24:50Just squirreling away whatever scraps of money you can find and then just linging it at gadgets.
00:24:56Mom.
00:24:57No, Sonia.
00:24:58Look at us.
00:24:59My husband is sick.
00:25:00This house is bleeding us dry.
00:25:03And you, instead of improving her station in life, you just throw cash at toys.
00:25:10You disgust me.
00:25:12He didn't buy them.
00:25:13Then he took out a bunch of IOUs.
00:25:15Listen to me.
00:25:16When that company comes to collect, we are all in a lot of trouble.
00:25:22You know, I'm just gonna say it.
00:25:24I'm not giving you a cent.
00:25:25No, no, no.
00:25:26I'm not gonna be bankrolling my grifter of a brother-in-law who is just trying to hustle us all
00:25:31out of money.
00:25:32Listen, none of you need to pay anything.
00:25:34So if you don't pay, then who does?
00:25:36How does a skid row reject like you afford something like that?
00:25:40I don't have to pay either.
00:25:41So what?
00:25:42You just call in a favor at the Pentagon?
00:25:45Oh, you have DARPA on speed dial?
00:25:49Wow!
00:25:50As a matter of fact, yes, I do.
00:25:54Anyway, it's none of your concern.
00:25:57You know, all this idle chit-chat, I completely forgot.
00:26:01You two need to sign the annulment papers.
00:26:03I'd be happy to take you as my wife.
00:26:06Sophia, you deserve a partner who can put a diamond on your finger and not dirt under your nails.
00:26:11It's time to move on from this charlatan.
00:26:15Sophia, why don't we just put an end to this?
00:26:18And we could forget it ever happened.
00:26:35No.
00:26:37Sophia, don't let pride get in the way of you making the right decision.
00:26:43Sophia, he is not the same man that you married.
00:26:46No one would blame you.
00:26:47It's modern times, Soph.
00:26:50Nobody takes wedding vows seriously anymore.
00:26:52It's all free love, free marriage.
00:26:55You should trade up while you still can.
00:26:57We can go to the courthouse right now.
00:26:59We can get it all done tonight.
00:27:00An annulment, marriage.
00:27:02Two for one.
00:27:02Enough!
00:27:03God!
00:27:05I am still right here.
00:27:07And if you keep insulting me and Sophia, don't be surprised if we walk out of here for good.
00:27:12Together.
00:27:14There it is.
00:27:15Anger.
00:27:16Typical impotent man's weapon.
00:27:19Violence and empty threats.
00:27:21Don't make it worse.
00:27:22Sophia, are you listening to what they're saying?
00:27:25They're trying to force us to annul our marriage.
00:27:28It's all dark.
00:27:29They're just in shock.
00:27:31I'm not in shock.
00:27:33Tomorrow morning, Chris, you will take my daughter down to the courthouse and get an annulment and end this sham
00:27:41of a union.
00:27:42And I'll be right there to say, I do.
00:27:47He thinks he's already won.
00:27:49But in less than 72 hours, Lankford Capital will belong to me.
00:27:54Your company going under wasn't the only bombshell I discovered.
00:27:58A little birdie told me that $100 million went missing from Apex Group's cash reserves.
00:28:03So you're a liar and a thief!
00:28:06And after I spilled the beans of Chris's bankruptcy, I got another tip.
00:28:11Apparently Apex Group's Fortune 500 cover boy supposedly rewired a massive loan from a Swiss bank to an offshore attorney.
00:28:20Oh, Chris! Have you no shame?
00:28:23That explains the miracle medicine and the military toys outside this house!
00:28:27It matches all of it.
00:28:30Case closed.
00:28:31I knew it!
00:28:32You're not only worthless, but you are a criminal!
00:28:35Did you hear that?
00:28:35If I deliver you, a deadbeat fraud, to the authorities, I get a major reward.
00:28:41And could you imagine the headlines?
00:28:43And I would earn good favor with the president.
00:28:45His whole campaign was run on bringing down corporate corruption.
00:28:49I'd probably get invited to the White House.
00:28:50Derek, you're the fraud.
00:28:52Dummy.
00:28:55Lock the doors.
00:28:57We need to make sure he doesn't make a run for it.
00:29:05Lock the doors.
00:29:06We need to make sure he doesn't make a run for it.
00:29:08He's still my husband.
00:29:09He's family!
00:29:11Family?
00:29:11If Chris gets arrested, it drags us all down.
00:29:15You want a hundred million dollar debt tied to our family name?
00:29:18Who do you think the government's gonna come after when Chris can't pay you?
00:29:22Oh my god! You're right, honey!
00:29:27Sophia, honey, listen to me. I don't owe anything.
00:29:35He's lying.
00:29:37Is he? Or have you been deceiving me all along?
00:29:45Exactly. You know, from what I can tell, it's Chris telling the lies.
00:29:49You steal a hundred million dollars to come to the house of an innocent family and you're flaunted?
00:29:53That is disgusting. You're a sick man!
00:29:55There is one way out. Annulment. Immediately.
00:29:59As long as Sophia cuts off these ties, as long as the Donovan family draws clear lines,
00:30:04his debt dies with him.
00:30:07Sophia, I can still give you the future you deserve.
00:30:10With me.
00:30:17Yes! Divorce him!
00:30:19And then you can marry Derek!
00:30:22I mean, look at him!
00:30:23He has real power and real money!
00:30:27And then this family can rise instead of crashing with Chris!
00:30:32Why are you just standing around? Go on! Annul the marriage and ended with this fraud!
00:30:38Mom, he just lost his way for a moment.
00:30:41Oh no!
00:30:42Why are you still shielding him? I don't mind if the two of you wanna sink.
00:30:46You will not drown the Donovan family with you!
00:30:50He may be going through a rough patch, but he's been good to me.
00:30:56I'll leave with him.
00:31:00We won't be your burden.
00:31:04Sophia, I will always protect you.
00:31:06I'll always make you happy, even if it's the last thing I do.
00:31:15Eric, please.
00:31:17Don't ruin it.
00:31:19You're still defending him? This cockroach of a man?
00:31:23For the sake of our past, I'm begging you.
00:31:26Have mercy.
00:31:27Absolutely not.
00:31:28If he runs, the fallout comes back on us.
00:31:31Sophia, you are gonna send me to an early grave!
00:31:36Here's what's gonna happen.
00:31:39My security detail is waiting just outside for me.
00:31:42They come in, they haul Chris' ass down to Langford Capital.
00:31:45And while he's sitting in the basement storage room,
00:31:47we'll have Sophia sign the annulment papers.
00:31:51Brilliant. You can teach this pawn scum a lesson.
00:31:54That's him. Taken.
00:31:56I dare you.
00:31:58Put one finger on me, and you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
00:32:02Big talk coming from a broken con man.
00:32:04I'll have you dragged out of here in cuffs, and the Donovan family will thank me.
00:32:09You're gonna play this game?
00:32:11Go on, Derek.
00:32:12Make your move.
00:32:14Detain him, now.
00:32:17Oh, shit!
00:32:18Oh, shit!
00:32:20Derek, hands off of her!
00:32:24Oh!
00:32:25Oh, yeah!
00:32:26Oh!
00:32:27Don't worry.
00:32:28Once they're through with him, you'll thank me for saving you.
00:32:32Sophia, remember, I did this for you.
00:32:37For us.
00:32:40Take him.
00:32:41Yeah.
00:32:42Wait, stop!
00:32:43Stop!
00:32:53After the bankruptcy leak, my board wants answers.
00:32:56You don't believe the rumors?
00:32:58Leaks can be planted.
00:32:59I don't buy for a second that Apex is broke.
00:33:01So this is a fact-finding mission.
00:33:04If the headlines are true, then we cut and run.
00:33:06But if not, this family may be sitting on a gold mine and not even realize it.
00:33:19Oh, my God!
00:33:19Oh, my God!
00:33:20Oh, my God!
00:33:20Oh, my God!
00:33:20Oh, my God!
00:33:20Oh, my God!
00:33:20Oh, my God!
00:33:20Oh, my God!
00:33:20I just saw a woman outside, and she looks an awful lot like Marina Baron.
00:33:25Baron?
00:33:26As in Baron Holdings, are you sure?
00:33:27Yeah.
00:33:28I Googled her, and the pictures on the Google looked like the pictures of the woman who was standing
00:33:32outside.
00:33:33Don't you know what this means?
00:33:34She is the predator.
00:33:35Come to collect all the money that Chris stole.
00:33:37Oh, my God!
00:33:38We're so screwed, and Sophia is still legally tied to Chris if she connects the dots?
00:33:42That bastard!
00:33:43He's been dragging us down since day one.
00:33:45Are you happy now?
00:33:46What do we do?
00:33:46We can't let her in.
00:33:49She is the most powerful woman on the street.
00:33:51If we don't let her in, we look guilty.
00:33:52Okay, but, like, hear me out.
00:33:54Like, what if she's not here to collect on Chris's debts?
00:33:57Sweetheart, what?
00:33:58Don't be naive.
00:33:59Then, okay, here's what we do.
00:34:00We tell her that we kicked Chris out, and then we forced Sophia to sign the annulment papers,
00:34:04and we never touched a dime of his money.
00:34:06We should have gone to the courthouse hours ago.
00:34:09Hold on.
00:34:11Let me call my friend at the courthouse.
00:34:13Maybe he can backdate something for us.
00:34:14Yes, our daddy's got it.
00:34:16No, he isn't lying.
00:34:20He didn't steal a hundred billion dollars.
00:34:23Okay, Sophia, you look so demure right now, but my priority is protecting my family.
00:34:29He is my family.
00:34:30Well, then you need to decide.
00:34:32It's either him or us.
00:34:34I'm not signing anything today.
00:34:35Okay.
00:34:36Do you want to ruin us?
00:34:38You need to grow up.
00:34:39The world runs on money and power, and your husband has knighthood.
00:34:43Okay, this is what we're gonna do.
00:34:44We're gonna let her in.
00:34:45We're gonna smile.
00:34:47We're gonna be gracious, and we're gonna make it abundantly clear that we have cut ties
00:34:51with Chris completely, completely.
00:34:53That means you.
00:34:54If she asks about the marriage, you say it's already been annulled.
00:34:58Do you understand?
00:34:59My God.
00:35:00You are not gonna drag us down with him.
00:35:04Elizabeth?
00:35:04Game time.
00:35:05Game time.
00:35:06Ladder in.
00:35:08Okay, smiles.
00:35:11Oh, Miss Sparron.
00:35:13What an honor.
00:35:15I believe your son-in-law works with one of our affiliate banks.
00:35:18I thought since I'm in town, I'd put a face to the name that I've heard such good things
00:35:22about.
00:35:23Tom Hayden, Assistant VP, Commercial Lending.
00:35:26Mentioned on our vendor list last year.
00:35:28Tom.
00:35:29It's a pleasure.
00:35:31Anything you need, you get my full attention.
00:35:33I appreciate that.
00:35:36Thank you, sweetheart.
00:35:38While I'm here, I thought I'd clear up a few questions that the market has been whispering about.
00:35:45Questions?
00:35:46Okay.
00:35:47Apex Group.
00:35:48If Chris Bell truly is at the helm, then the bankruptcy rumors don't add up.
00:35:52I know this was his last address on file.
00:35:56Is he here?
00:36:11Is he here?
00:36:14Chris, oh no, he is a loser who we kicked out and we cut ties with completely.
00:36:20You did what?
00:36:20And the marriage to our daughter.
00:36:24That's been annulled.
00:36:25He is no longer part of the family.
00:36:26Actually, he's a shit stain.
00:36:28And if he's in trouble, that's his problem.
00:36:31These idiots have no idea what they've done.
00:36:35Miss Barron, I don't think you understand.
00:36:39We despise him.
00:36:40And if we could cut him up into, like, tiny, little, itty-bitty, bite-sized pieces, we would.
00:36:47Excuse me, cut him to what now?
00:36:50Small pieces.
00:36:51And that's not all I would do.
00:36:52If I could, I would skin him alive.
00:36:55I would break every bone in his body.
00:36:58And then I would suck his blood dry.
00:37:04That was scary.
00:37:06He just never really knew his place.
00:37:09He clung to Sophia and then he used all of us.
00:37:13So you thought Chris Bell was not good enough to marry into this family?
00:37:17No.
00:37:19Bingo.
00:37:20Don't you worry, the world is better with him buried in a ditch.
00:37:24I'm sorry, where is he now?
00:37:29Derek's security detail took him to Langford Capital.
00:37:32Yes.
00:37:32The guards had probably already beat him halfway to death.
00:37:34But don't worry, Miss Barron.
00:37:35I mean, none of us here feel sorry for him.
00:37:37And I think I speak on behalf of everyone on this couch when I say we'd all be a lot
00:37:41happier if they just finished the job.
00:37:47You said that he was at Langford Capital?
00:37:49Yeah, in the storage room in the basement.
00:37:51Derek wanted to take him to a place where nobody could hear him scream, ah!
00:37:54Right.
00:37:55Yes.
00:37:56Oh!
00:37:58Congratulations.
00:37:59You just made the biggest mistake of your lives.
00:38:04What?
00:38:05Oh.
00:38:05What?
00:38:06I bet that sounds good.
00:38:07What the hell's our problem?
00:38:09Yeah, and why all of a sudden does she care about Chris and his well-being?
00:38:15She's sleeping with him.
00:38:17Oh, yes.
00:38:18Yes, yes.
00:38:19Excuse me?
00:38:20I mean, why else would a woman like that care about financial corpses?
00:38:23Oh, it's all so clear now.
00:38:26The drones.
00:38:28That theatrics.
00:38:29Chris was trying to impress her.
00:38:31Baron Holdings, they protect their own.
00:38:33She's probably fun being on the side.
00:38:35Probably a lot more than that.
00:38:36Uh-huh.
00:38:37Hopefully.
00:38:38That's true.
00:38:39And they're still entangled.
00:38:40We need to sever ties immediately.
00:38:43Tomorrow morning.
00:38:44No delays.
00:38:45The papers.
00:38:45Enough!
00:38:46Whoa!
00:38:47I won't be part of your gossip mill.
00:38:49Well, it's not gossip if it's obvious, Sophia.
00:38:52It's obvious that you'll do anything to make Chris look bad.
00:38:55Yup.
00:38:56That's enough.
00:38:57As long as you are still married to him,
00:38:59our family is on the chopping block for his reckless failings.
00:39:03You are either too naive or too stupid to sign it.
00:39:22Annulment papers.
00:39:24Sign them and we're done.
00:39:25You think this basement scares me?
00:39:28You have no idea what's coming.
00:39:38Good news, asshole.
00:39:40Your wife's family is ready to be reasonable.
00:39:44Then I guess I don't need to sign anything.
00:39:47Cute.
00:39:49Sign the goddamn papers.
00:39:52Derek.
00:39:53You keep taking my silence for surrender.
00:39:58This is your last chance, Abel.
00:40:00Hm?
00:40:00If you refuse,
00:40:02I'll buy Apex Group myself.
00:40:04And then I'll sell it for scraps like a junkyard car.
00:40:08Hm?
00:40:09So what's it gonna be?
00:40:12Time's ticking.
00:40:15Derek.
00:40:17You can go straight...
00:40:20to hell.
00:40:24Make him regret that choice.
00:40:34This is gonna make you sign one way or another.
00:40:37Last chance to take the easy way out.
00:40:40What fun would that be?
00:40:46You're not allowed to leave.
00:40:47It's okay.
00:40:48I'll do it for a while.
00:40:48Oh, light them up like a Christmas tree!
00:40:51Yuck!
00:40:54Gah!
00:40:55Gah!
00:40:55Gah!
00:40:57Gah!
00:40:58Gah!
00:40:59Gah!
00:40:59Gah!
00:41:00Gah!
00:41:01Ah!
00:41:02Gah!
00:41:11Gah!
00:41:22Sign it properly, or I'll make sure that every nerve in your body is fried, rendering you useless!
00:41:35Touch him again, and I'll make sure this entire building is on lockdown before sunrise.
00:41:40What the hell is this?
00:41:42Kidnapping? Extortion? Attempted murder?
00:41:47He's a fraud! And a liar! He's a two-bit Bernie Madoff hack!
00:41:53Whatever rumors you've heard about the X-Group, the story isn't adding up.
00:41:57Who the fuck are you?
00:42:00Marina Barron.
00:42:03Barron Holdings.
00:42:06Oh, shit. She's about to destroy my whole plan.
00:42:13Listen, Marina, I really appreciate what you're trying to do here, but he's right. I'm a fraud.
00:42:24I have multiple contacts, credible sources inside.
00:42:29They're wrong.
00:42:31Trust me.
00:42:33I'm toxic.
00:42:35You don't want anything to do with me.
00:42:38I must have been wrong about him.
00:42:41We should sit down and talk.
00:42:43I like the way you operate.
00:42:48We never see that Chris guy again.
00:42:50I don't think we will.
00:42:51I think we really scared him off last time.
00:42:53Oh, my God.
00:42:55Look at the cat's rag, dude.
00:42:57Chris.
00:43:02You thought you'd get rid of me, huh?
00:43:05Well...
00:43:07I'm not dead yet.
00:43:12Stay right there.
00:43:15Unbelievable.
00:43:16He just crawls right back into our home like a stray.
00:43:20Somebody should call animal control.
00:43:22No need.
00:43:23We can evict him ourselves.
00:43:25Tonight, we're good.
00:43:30Sophia.
00:43:35Look at me.
00:43:37No looks.
00:43:39You are not a husband.
00:43:41You are not a son-in-law.
00:43:43And you are not part of this family anymore.
00:43:46Tom?
00:43:48Show him the door.
00:43:49Oh, absolutely.
00:43:50Oh, but don't let him step on the lawn,
00:43:51because the gardener just planted my favorite flowers,
00:43:53and if he steps on them, I'll just be so obsessed.
00:43:55Of course I may.
00:43:56I know where the door is, Tom.
00:44:01Are you coming with me?
00:44:06Don't.
00:44:07You dare.
00:44:09Do you want to kill your father with the stress?
00:44:16Do you want that on your conscience?
00:44:26Chris, I'm sorry.
00:44:38You're going to regret this.
00:44:41You're going to regret this.
00:44:42All of you.
00:44:43For every word.
00:44:45Every choice that you made today.
00:44:49Sure, whatever.
00:44:50Just put it in a greeting card.
00:44:52There's the door, Jim.
00:44:56I'm not giving up on this.
00:45:02Oh!
00:45:04Good riddance.
00:45:06Hey.
00:45:07Yeah?
00:45:08Someone's going to need to change the locks.
00:45:11Okay, yes.
00:45:14You're welcome. I love you.
00:45:22Big.
00:45:23It's me.
00:45:25Do it.
00:45:27All of them.
00:45:28I want each one of them begging for mercy.
00:45:31Okay.
00:45:33Oh.
00:45:34That's a cute one of Max.
00:45:37Oh, oh.
00:45:38Hello?
00:45:40Oh.
00:45:41Yeah.
00:45:43Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:45:45But I've...
00:45:46What do you mean effective immediately?
00:45:48I've headed that committee for three years.
00:45:50No, no, no.
00:45:50There has to be some mistake.
00:45:52I just closed the Fulton account.
00:45:53No, no, no, no.
00:45:53Wait, you can't...
00:45:54Revoke? No, I...
00:45:55Wait, wait, wait.
00:45:55You can't just restructure me out.
00:45:58I signed the promotion paperwork.
00:46:00Hello?
00:46:00Hello?
00:46:05Oh, my God.
00:46:07I was just fired.
00:46:09Me too.
00:46:10And they're rolling back my bonus reviewing irregularities.
00:46:14What...
00:46:15What just happened?
00:46:18It's Chris.
00:46:20The man is so toxic, he's taking us all down with him.
00:46:24Our brother-in-law's company is publicly outed as bankrupt and riddled with fraud,
00:46:30and then both of our careers just go up in smoke?
00:46:32That is not a coincidence.
00:46:35Wait a minute.
00:46:36So he shits the bed, and you two are collateral damage?
00:46:40Yes!
00:46:41Chris!
00:46:41You see?
00:46:42This is why I say sever ties.
00:46:45You don't know that Chris was the cause of this.
00:46:48Oh!
00:46:49Don't be naive.
00:46:50He makes enemies wherever he goes, and we are expected to foot the bill.
00:46:55We're not even this.
00:46:56Not after everything.
00:46:58The city still owes on a demolition payout.
00:47:02Chris's childhood home is in the redevelopment zone.
00:47:05He is still owed a check for them tearing it down.
00:47:10So...
00:47:10We collect it as compensation for everything he put us through.
00:47:13Owen, you can't just take it.
00:47:15Watch us.
00:47:16We will file a claim through the executor loop, or whatever place, okay?
00:47:20By the time Chris figures out the money's gone, it's too late, it's ours.
00:47:24Yeah.
00:47:25We don't need to suffer for his incompetence.
00:47:28He will pay it out.
00:47:30Do it.
00:47:30Make him pay back every dollar he owes his family.
00:47:34That house is the only memory he has left of his parents.
00:47:39Well, he should have thought about that before he tanked his business and poisoned our names.
00:47:44We'll get the paperwork going.
00:47:46The county records office opens in the morning.
00:47:48Oh my God, you're so smart, babe.
00:47:50You're saving the day.
00:47:51Uh-huh.
00:47:52You see?
00:47:54We take care of her.
00:47:57Got him.
00:47:58And he fucks with the Donovitz!
00:48:06To anyone else, this is a run-down old house.
00:48:09But for me, it's home.
00:48:16Boss said you're the last holdout.
00:48:18Just sign the property over and no one gets hurt.
00:48:20This house is the last thing left of my parents.
00:48:22You want it?
00:48:24We're gonna have to tear it down with me in it.
00:48:31Oh, I knew Chris would be here.
00:48:35Get him to agree and that demolition payment is ours!
00:48:39It's his house.
00:48:40And our survival.
00:48:42Don't you see it?
00:48:43His mess has already cost us money, jobs, status.
00:48:48You'll get him to sign it over because you're a guy who first.
00:48:54Do it.
00:49:05Sofia.
00:49:07Hi!
00:49:13Go on.
00:49:14Isn't there something you want to say to him?
00:49:19Chris, I...
00:49:21I know how important this is.
00:49:23Just spit it out already!
00:49:27Please.
00:49:28Don't ask me to do this.
00:49:30Don't listen to him.
00:49:32He will just drag us down until we have nothing left.
00:49:35Go on.
00:49:36Talk some sense into him.
00:49:38He is going to bury us with him, Sofia.
00:49:40And what about Dad?
00:49:42Huh?
00:49:43He's gonna kill him faster than the heart disease ever would.
00:49:53Carissa.
00:49:54I'm sorry.
00:49:58It's just a lot of money.
00:50:00Okay, that's enough talking.
00:50:02Excuse me?
00:50:04Excuse us.
00:50:05I need more stuff.
00:50:06Oh, I hate these stairs.
00:50:07They're the first to go, I think.
00:50:18Ugly.
00:50:19Hideous.
00:50:20Horrible.
00:50:22Oh!
00:50:23Well, this has to be a knock-off.
00:50:26Chris's parents could never afford the real thing.
00:50:30Bag it, babe.
00:50:31Yes, ma'am.
00:50:33Oh-ho.
00:50:35What is in here, huh?
00:50:38Pretty pricey for someone who can't even afford lunch meat, huh?
00:50:41Us belong to my grandmother.
00:50:43Oh, well.
00:50:44Then she should have taken them to the grave with her.
00:50:48These deadbeats sure know how to keep up appearances.
00:50:51Oh, wow.
00:50:52This is fancy.
00:50:54Tom, off the wall, in the bag now.
00:50:56Yep.
00:50:56Now, let me ask you, Chris.
00:50:58Were your mom and dad kleptomaniacs?
00:51:02Oh.
00:51:04Look at this.
00:51:04Somebody was very busy in kindergarten art class.
00:51:09My mother made that, okay?
00:51:10That's the last thing I have of hers.
00:51:12Oh.
00:51:13Well.
00:51:14Mom certainly wasn't Michelangelo.
00:51:23Oops.
00:51:28That was priceless.
00:51:32Well, uh, not anymore.
00:51:36Oh, oh, oh.
00:51:37Chris.
00:51:39I'm sorry.
00:51:43Oh, you had a weapon.
00:51:45It's demolition time.
00:51:47Oh, wonderful.
00:51:52Oh, I hope you took pictures, Chris.
00:51:54Because this dump right here is about to be a pile of rubble.
00:51:57Let's go, boys.
00:52:02Woo!
00:52:10Alright, great.
00:52:11You got a big bulldozer.
00:52:13But this house does not move.
00:52:15Not one brick.
00:52:16Move aside, Bell.
00:52:17Unless you wanna get flattened out like a fucking pancake.
00:52:21And you're gonna have to take me out.
00:52:25This house goes down.
00:52:27It's landing on top of me.
00:52:28How pathetic.
00:52:30He's gonna martyr himself over a shithole.
00:52:32Well, at least that saves us the paperwork.
00:52:34Mm-hmm.
00:52:59What the fuck is it?
00:53:05Oh, if that bulldozer moves another inch, I will bury your little demolition racket in federal court.
00:53:12Kickbacks?
00:53:13Forged bids?
00:53:15Half of your payroll are ghosts.
00:53:17You don't think I see every wire transfer?
00:53:19Over.
00:53:22This isn't over.
00:53:24Yes, it is.
00:53:25Walk.
00:53:30How sad.
00:53:33Yet another woman swooping in to rescue you.
00:53:38Come on, we're done here.
00:53:43I didn't want it to be like this.
00:53:45It doesn't have to be.
00:53:46If you just stay with me.
00:53:48Oh.
00:53:49What?
00:53:50So you can have another mistress?
00:53:52Look, I can explain all of this.
00:53:55Just...
00:53:56Not yet.
00:53:57Oh, mystery man has some secret timetable, hmm?
00:54:01Hmm, maybe he's under an NDA.
00:54:03Let me translate for you, my dear.
00:54:06A man who has to explain is a man who is a liar.
00:54:11You can do better than that.
00:54:13Okay.
00:54:14You wanna know the truth?
00:54:18The truth is, Victoria is not my mistress.
00:54:22She works for me.
00:54:24She's Apex Group's fixer.
00:54:26And I'm the Queen of Monaco.
00:54:28She has no power.
00:54:29Your company is a laughing stock.
00:54:31It is a disgrace.
00:54:33Not only are you delusional,
00:54:34but you also think they were a bunch of fools.
00:54:37Do you see the sickness in this?
00:54:38He has created this whole fantasy
00:54:41where he's still rich
00:54:42and his assistant is some kind of, uh,
00:54:46Tony Soprano.
00:54:47If that's true,
00:54:50why did you keep it from me?
00:54:52Why keep her a secret?
00:54:53Because she works in the shadows.
00:54:56And I, I, I couldn't...
00:54:59Oh, there it is.
00:55:01The sentence ends before the truth begins.
00:55:04So what?
00:55:05We're supposed to hang our livelihoods off of them?
00:55:08Just, just trust me, babe?
00:55:10He wants you to think it's a business relationship.
00:55:13But it's a cover.
00:55:15For a sham.
00:55:16For an affair.
00:55:17For a bunch of lies.
00:55:19That he thinks you are too stupid to see them.
00:55:22I can't breathe.
00:55:24Don't, just don't.
00:55:35I want to send you a moment.
00:55:37I want to send you a moment.
00:55:39Well, compensation first.
00:55:40Let's do the calculations.
00:55:42Um, let's see.
00:55:43Reputational harm.
00:55:44Employees lost.
00:55:46And, um, distressed.
00:55:47I was distressed.
00:55:47Oh, I was also very distressed.
00:55:49My wife was very distressed.
00:55:49And you know what sounds good to me?
00:55:52Round numbers.
00:55:52You know, I think eight figures keeps it mean.
00:55:56But multiple aids keeps it fair.
00:55:58You owe us for what you cost us.
00:56:02Fuck off.
00:56:03Well, not till we get what we want.
00:56:05I tell you what.
00:56:06Why don't you send us a cool 50 mil from one of those offshore accounts that we heard you have?
00:56:12Oh!
00:56:14You called the police.
00:56:16I did.
00:56:17I reported a few trespassers.
00:56:21We're not trespassing.
00:56:22This is my son-in-law's home.
00:56:25And we are reclaiming what is ours.
00:56:27Officer, I'd like to report on active burglary.
00:56:29No, no, no.
00:56:30You, you cannot arrest us.
00:56:31Sophia is still married to Chris, so his assets are community property.
00:56:36Sir, is this your residence?
00:56:40No.
00:56:41It belonged to my parents.
00:56:43Well then, consider it payback for the affair you've been having.
00:56:47It's obvious these two are sleeping together.
00:56:49Just look at them.
00:56:50Call me mistress one more time and triple your problems.
00:56:54Trespassing, burglary, slander.
00:56:56Okay, well she didn't mean to.
00:56:57Too late.
00:56:58Probably like orange.
00:56:59That'll be the only color in your closet for the next three to five years.
00:57:03Go ahead and arrest us.
00:57:05Parade us on the evening news and drag your boss through public humiliation and just see how the world reacts
00:57:12to this so-called affair you're having.
00:57:14Wait.
00:57:14I don't bluff.
00:57:15Wait, wait, wait.
00:57:17Please.
00:57:18Don't press charges.
00:57:20It's...
00:57:20It's my mom.
00:57:22My...
00:57:23My sister.
00:57:24I...
00:57:25If you spare them, I'll let Chris go.
00:57:29If you want him, you can have him.
00:57:31I'm sorry.
00:57:31Just don't destroy my family.
00:57:33Sophia.
00:57:34I have never wanted him like that.
00:57:36I respect him.
00:57:37I'm his fixer.
00:57:38Not his mistress.
00:57:39That's all.
00:57:40At least escort them off the premises.
00:57:43No.
00:57:44No need.
00:57:45A Donovan doesn't overstay their welcome.
00:57:48Hm.
00:57:55Hey.
00:57:56Sophie.
00:57:57Come on.
00:57:58Listen.
00:58:00I can make it up to you, okay?
00:58:02Promise.
00:58:04I might have to start small, but...
00:58:06I don't know.
00:58:07I'm the car that you were talking about.
00:58:09I'll get it for you.
00:58:10Tomorrow.
00:58:11Chris, you can't afford it.
00:58:13Why do you keep trying to do this?
00:58:18It's not the reason why I married you.
00:58:24I promise you I'm gonna make this right.
00:58:27Trust me.
00:58:41It's beautiful.
00:58:43It certainly is.
00:58:45It's yours.
00:58:47If you want it.
00:58:49If you can't afford it, sweetie.
00:58:51Maybe don't touch.
00:58:53Lil, look at what the cat dragged in.
00:58:55Chris Bell.
00:58:57Professional failure.
00:58:58And the girl dumb enough to still believe in him.
00:59:01Hi, Lauren.
00:59:02What are you doing here?
00:59:04This car starts at 100k.
00:59:07This isn't a selfie museum.
00:59:09We were just looking.
00:59:11At what?
00:59:12Your reflections?
00:59:13You can't afford the merchandise.
00:59:15Babes, remember what I said.
00:59:16The poor come to luxury rooms like tourists at the zoo.
00:59:21They gawk and stare.
00:59:23And then they leave.
00:59:26What color would you like?
00:59:30The pearl.
00:59:32I've always liked white.
00:59:34Still playing billionaire.
00:59:35I saw the headlines.
00:59:38Apex.
00:59:39Bankrupt.
00:59:39Fraudulent.
00:59:40Blah, blah.
00:59:41You went from visionary to vision.
00:59:43Tell you what.
00:59:45If you're real nice, we'll let you sit in the back seat so you can smell the upholstery.
00:59:51We need two.
00:59:53White and black.
00:59:55With the fastest trim on both.
00:59:57Oh, baby.
00:59:58Look at that.
01:00:00Performance theater.
01:00:01Start the paperwork.
01:00:03Use crayons.
01:00:05Use my card.
01:00:06Chris.
01:00:08That's fine.
01:00:11This is going to be fun.
01:00:19Hear that, babes?
01:00:21That's the sound of desperation.
01:00:23It's so sad.
01:00:25Maybe it's a system issue.
01:00:30The system works fine for people with money.
01:00:33Okay.
01:00:34Just run a manual authorization.
01:00:37It says there's insufficient funds.
01:00:42Breaking news.
01:00:43The Apex Group Emperor has no clothes and no credit, apparently.
01:00:49Honey, there are plenty of great used lots in the valley and they have free coffee, too.
01:00:55All right, just call your supervisor.
01:00:57Enable the corporate rails.
01:00:59Corporate rails?
01:01:00Someone learned a new phrase on TikTok.
01:01:03Cute shade.
01:01:05Is this a black diamond or the party city edition?
01:01:09All right.
01:01:11Thanks.
01:01:13Where'd you get those?
01:01:15Out of a claw machine at Chuck E. Cheese?
01:01:17Counterfeit's a crime.
01:01:18This is slick.
01:01:19Call your manager now.
01:01:22And you two.
01:01:23You should be very scared.
01:01:25Not of me, but of your boss when he finds out who you've been insulted.
01:01:30We run this floor.
01:01:31Keep talking.
01:01:32Maybe we'll get you a complimentary keychain on the way out.
01:01:36Chris, are those real?
01:01:38They certainly are.
01:01:39What's the problem here?
01:01:40Mr. Stone.
01:01:42Perfect timing.
01:01:44This broke customer is trying to buy a vehicle with a dead stack of plastic.
01:01:49And who's are those?
01:01:51Those would be mine.
01:01:53It looks like your terminal is refusing corporate authorization.
01:01:59Terminal 2.
01:02:01Enable Bank Direct.
01:02:05Wait a minute, this isn't just black diamond.
01:02:07This is...
01:02:09Supreme tier.
01:02:12Only a few exist.
01:02:14Run it.
01:02:15Now!
01:02:22Pen, sir.
01:02:25Of course.
01:02:34My apologies, Mr.
01:02:37Bell.
01:02:38Mr. Bell.
01:02:40Welcome.
01:02:41I do apologize that you weren't recognized sooner.
01:02:44And on behalf of my salespeople, who are completely incompetent...
01:02:48It must be a mistake.
01:02:50No, it's no mistake.
01:02:51I want both of you off my floor.
01:02:53Let's head to the detail bay.
01:02:54I got a couple of cars that need to wash.
01:02:56You were just trying to protect the dealership.
01:02:59By insulting a VIP.
01:03:02And his lovely wife.
01:03:04Mrs. Bell, I sincerely apologize.
01:03:08In this showroom, we take pride in excellence and discretion.
01:03:12We failed you both today.
01:03:15Mr. Stone, please.
01:03:16This man is not a VIP.
01:03:18He's a bankrupt lizard!
01:03:19I'm gonna take back what I said, you're bald fired!
01:03:23You can't do that!
01:03:24I'm your top salesperson!
01:03:25Correction.
01:03:26You were.
01:03:27Now you're just a liability.
01:03:28This is crazy.
01:03:30So it is approved once.
01:03:31I mean, it's a glitch.
01:03:56This is a glitch.
01:03:59Mr. Stone, we were only trying to do our job.
01:04:01He's a con man.
01:04:02Haven't you seen the headlines?
01:04:04Maybe you shouldn't listen to everything you read on the internet.
01:04:07Sophia, we were high school classmates.
01:04:10Please, say something.
01:04:12You were awful to me back then, too.
01:04:16You always will just be the same.
01:04:19You think standing next to him makes you a somebody?
01:04:23All it makes you is the plus one to a worthless nobody!
01:04:26When the money dries up, and it will, you'll be the one hoarding food stamps while he's hiding from a
01:04:32dental collector.
01:04:33I've heard enough!
01:04:35Security, let's hoard these two!
01:04:38You can play rich all you want, but we know exactly what you are.
01:04:42Nothing!
01:04:46Get him out of here.
01:04:53Chris, how can you afford all these cars?
01:04:59The rumors about my company's death may be premature.
01:05:05Look, I can't explain it.
01:05:07Not yet.
01:05:12I need you to trust me.
01:05:14Just a little while longer.
01:05:16Okay?
01:05:18I won't let you die.
01:05:26Hey, Vic.
01:05:29Yeah?
01:05:30Oh, I'm ready.
01:05:32It's time to finish what we started.
01:05:37Langford Capital's hosting a shareholder meeting tomorrow at 3pm.
01:05:41I'm going to be making a surprise keynote.
01:05:44What are you up to?
01:05:47Just bring the whole family.
01:05:49Make sure you sit in the front row.
01:05:59Security's in its place. The press is in the pen.
01:06:01The exit route is the service corridor in case anyone in the room gets feral.
01:06:05Hello.
01:06:05Prepare for the worst case scenario.
01:06:08And after?
01:06:09After you can breathe.
01:06:12Maybe apologize to the one person who deserves it.
01:06:23Even if she never forgives me, the truth is simple.
01:06:27I did this for us.
01:06:39Great business.
01:06:39No.
01:06:40I need to tell something.
01:06:43Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
01:06:45Thank you for coming.
01:06:47Before we begin today, I'd like to make an announcement.
01:06:51Today, Langford Capital has protected its future by joining forces with Baron Holdings.
01:07:00Hey, wait up.
01:07:02Hey.
01:07:03I was serious back there, alright?
01:07:05With Apex Group crashing and burning, the future could be ours.
01:07:09Merge with Langford Capital.
01:07:12We could bury our competition.
01:07:15We'd be unstoppable.
01:07:21You see, my dear?
01:07:23Well, Derek is building an empire.
01:07:27Your husband is circling the drain.
01:07:30You chose wrong, darling.
01:07:32Looking forward to today's agenda.
01:07:34The first thing we will do is be looking at last quarter's financial results.
01:07:39This is going...
01:07:55Isn't that...
01:07:56Chris Bell?
01:07:56I heard he was homeless and bankrupt.
01:08:00Oh, God.
01:08:01He's about to humiliate himself again.
01:08:03Oh, God.
01:08:04Maybe they'll catch it on camera.
01:08:06Chris Bell.
01:08:07Crashing my party.
01:08:09Bold move.
01:08:10Pointless.
01:08:12But bold.
01:08:13You don't belong in this room.
01:08:16You said it yourself.
01:08:17You're toxic.
01:08:18Correction.
01:08:20I own this room.
01:08:21And it's not the only thing that I own.
01:08:25What are you babbling on about?
01:08:27I own Baron Holdings, too.
01:08:31That's insane.
01:08:34Impossible.
01:08:34Not possible.
01:08:35Not possible.
01:08:36Calculating.
01:08:38See, while Derek was busy gloating about my supposed bankruptcy,
01:08:42Apex Global quietly built his shadow position in Baron Holdings.
01:08:47So by the time he poured the champagne and whispered sweet mergers in Marina's ear,
01:08:52I already owned her board.
01:08:54So, when Langford merged with Baron just this morning,
01:09:00Guess who's controlling vote dictated the chance?
01:09:06Derek, that merger that you bragged about,
01:09:10It wasn't your crowning move.
01:09:13It was my endgame.
01:09:16It wasn't your crowning move.
01:09:18It was my endgame.
01:09:19Baron swallowed Langford whole, and since I own Baron,
01:09:23That makes me majority shareholder involved.
01:09:26Which means,
01:09:27Derek,
01:09:29I'm not crashing your meeting.
01:09:32I'm running it.
01:09:34That can't be true.
01:09:36We saw the bankruptcy filings.
01:09:38He is bluffing.
01:09:39He has to be bluffing.
01:09:40It's pathological.
01:09:42He's such a liar.
01:09:43You're finished.
01:09:45Effective.
01:09:46Immediately.
01:09:47You can't do that.
01:09:48I just did.
01:09:50And Marina,
01:09:52That cushy seat next to him,
01:09:54Well, that's gone too.
01:09:55Fortunately, you aligned yourself with the wrong savior.
01:09:58Now, you both report to me.
01:10:01In fact, let's make it official.
01:10:03Derek Langford and Marina Baron,
01:10:06You both are terminated.
01:10:08You both are terminated.
01:10:11I own Lord.
01:10:12I own.
01:10:14Vote.
01:10:15And now,
01:10:18I owe you.
01:10:42I'm sure you all are wondering why I let the world think I was finished.
01:10:46Why I let everyone write my obituary.
01:10:50Why I just sat by quietly.
01:10:54Because when the predators start to circle,
01:10:57You don't raise a red flag.
01:11:00Play dead.
01:11:02You let them think that they've already won.
01:11:06Why they first move.
01:11:09Because if I didn't,
01:11:10They certainly would have.
01:11:12They weren't just eyeing a marriage between Langford and Baron.
01:11:17They were coming for Apex too.
01:11:20Every seat.
01:11:21Every share.
01:11:22And when the dust settled,
01:11:24They would have left us with absolutely nothing.
01:11:28While you're making confessions to your wife,
01:11:31You might as well tell her everything.
01:11:33Including our affair.
01:11:36You hear that, Soph?
01:11:38Your knight in shining armor is actually just another cheating bastard.
01:11:42So what, huh?
01:11:43You're torturing our family and then humiliating our sister?
01:11:47Look, I already told you.
01:11:50This guy's poisoning.
01:11:52Tell me it's not true.
01:11:55You already know the answer to that.
01:11:57Of course it's not.
01:12:00She's desperate.
01:12:01Don't torture yourself, sweetheart.
01:12:04Remember the documents you signed before the wedding?
01:12:07I am sure they are an Ironclan prenup.
01:12:11Yeah.
01:12:12I bet every dollar that he shielded his stake with Apex Global.
01:12:15So you'll be left with nothing either way.
01:12:18You know, it's funny that you bring up those documents.
01:12:27Go on.
01:12:28Read it.
01:12:30Out loud.
01:12:35This isn't a prenup.
01:12:37Of course it is. Don't be blind.
01:12:39You're not a lawyer, Sophia.
01:12:41I'm sure he tricked you into giving away everything.
01:12:44It's a transfer of controlling interest.
01:12:48You're a majority shareholder of Apex Global.
01:12:52Before the wedding.
01:12:54No.
01:12:55No.
01:12:57No, no, no, no.
01:12:59But she's...
01:13:00Worth 80 billion dollars, which makes her the richest person in this world.
01:13:10Sophia, sweetheart.
01:13:12We were wrong.
01:13:13We just didn't understand.
01:13:15Look at us, we're idiots.
01:13:17Oh yeah, you know that we love you.
01:13:19And everything that we did.
01:13:21I mean, stupid maybe, but it's a family.
01:13:24Sophia.
01:13:25Please.
01:13:26Now listen.
01:13:27We are on our knees.
01:13:29Please.
01:13:30We're only looking out for your best interest.
01:13:33Sweetheart.
01:13:34Sweetheart.
01:13:35After everything we did for you.
01:13:38You owe us.
01:13:40We are your flesh and blood.
01:13:44And...
01:13:45We need your help.
01:13:46We...
01:13:47We don't need much.
01:13:48Just, um...
01:13:51A...
01:13:51A billion or two.
01:13:53Just...
01:13:54After everything.
01:13:55I finally see the truth.
01:13:58Chris believed in me when no one else did.
01:14:00I did.
01:14:06And I choose him.
01:14:09Soph.
01:14:11I'm sorry I had to hide this from you.
01:14:14But trust me when I say...
01:14:16I did this for us.
01:14:20Because truthfully...
01:14:22The only merger that ever really mattered...
01:14:24Was you and me, Soph.
01:14:27I love you.
01:14:28I love you.
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