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