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​Stream BOSS (Season 1), the gripping, hard-hitting 2011 Hollywood political drama series that won Kelsey Grammer a Golden Globe for his powerhouse performance.
​Plot Summary:
Mayor Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer) sits like a spider at the center of Chicago’s web of power. Effective, ruthless, and feared, he knows exactly how backroom politics are played and isn't afraid to use any means necessary to get things done. But Kane is hiding a crushing secret: he has just been diagnosed with a degenerative brain disorder (Lewy Body Dementia) that is slowly ripping away his memory, mind, and control.

​Originally released in 2011, this premium series follows Kane as he conceals his fatal condition from his estranged wife Meredith (Connie Nielsen), his staff, and his political allies. As the upcoming election intensifies, Kane must navigate cutthroat media storms, betrayal, and his own failing mind to protect his empire.

​If you love raw, gritty political thrillers like House of Cards or Succession, this 2011 masterpiece is a must-watch!
​✨ Cast & Crew:
​Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Connie Nielsen, Kathleen Robertson, Hannah Ware, Jeff Hephner

​Directed by: Gus Van Sant (Pilot)
* Genre: Political Drama, Crime, Suspense, Psychological Thriller

​Original Release Year: 2011
​Original Network: Starz
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00:03This problem at O'Hare, the mayor's announcement about the waste,
00:07should we be concerned?
00:08I was approached by a member of Mayor Cain's staff
00:11and told that any reference to trichloroethylene
00:14was to be redacted.
00:16Alongside Mayor Cain, I did wrong.
00:18Just tell me what you want.
00:20Remove Tom Cain from the toxic waste equation.
00:23Make a simple statement, you acted on your own.
00:26This is guy from the Chicago Sentinel, Miller.
00:28These questions are getting more pertinent.
00:30Somebody gave him that document.
00:31Do you know who?
00:34No, sir.
00:36My guy says some pretty powerful shit.
00:38Who's it for?
00:39I didn't like seeing him at the clinic and I didn't like him seeing me.
00:42It's not a joke. What I do, who he is?
00:44He's fine. I have it under control.
00:46What are you saying about this lawsuit?
00:49Nothing, sir.
00:50Just get me a deal.
00:52I will settle this.
00:54Should have proposed one already anyway.
00:55There's a shift going on within the city administration.
00:59I'm sorry to say that Alderman Mata has found himself
01:01on the wrong side of that ship.
01:03Ross.
01:05Find out.
01:05Dig, I need to know where he's vulnerable.
01:07I'm fucking done with him.
01:08Impeachment hearings.
01:09Did you find her yet?
01:11A nurse.
01:12Not yet.
01:12We will though.
01:13A year from now, the mayor runs for re-election.
01:17Drop out of the governor's race and take him on.
01:20Tom needs to watch his back.
01:23Running against him won't be easy.
01:25I can help you win.
01:27He's not gonna go down without a fight.
01:29He will take this entire city down with him.
01:42Satan, your kingdom must come down.
01:47Satan, your kingdom must come down.
01:52I heard the voice of Jesus cry.
01:57Satan, your kingdom must come down.
02:07Satan, your kingdom must come down.
02:35Satan, your kingdom must come down.
02:36Satan is not as elephant.
02:36Satan, your kingdom must come down.
02:36Satan, your kingdom must come down.
02:37Satan will also remain neighborhood.
02:37I feel quiet for you and I took off the distant states.
02:39It tells me about the Rangers to meet them
02:47as possible with the people.
02:47You have not hadashi where they were of a man.
02:48Donantes, you have asked him if the war could
02:57until they see how you fare.
02:59Nothing's getting done until your way out of this
03:01becomes clear.
03:02The feeling on the street is that a full-blown shutdown
03:04would be inexcusable, with the blame
03:06laying squarely on your shoulders.
03:08Contracts on ice, nobody's sure whose word means what.
03:13Despite the crowd outside with nothing better to do
03:15than to pick at City Hall on Monday morning,
03:17what concerns me is this.
03:19Forget for or against us.
03:22The question now is us.
03:23If people think you're dying, Tom,
03:27you're as good as dead.
03:39A shutdown.
03:41Without the council and a perceived vacuum in this office,
03:43we're not far from one.
03:44How far?
03:45End of the week.
03:46If we don't change things by then,
03:48we're facing a full shutdown.
03:49Every agency's already figuring its numbers
03:51on who gets paid, who goes home,
03:53whose blackberries go dark.
03:54What's still running?
03:55I've been talking with emergency services,
03:58police and fire units.
03:59They'll continue in good faith.
04:00They get their money yearly, so they'll be okay.
04:04But their biggest fear is a continued freeze.
04:07Anything else?
04:08Anything primarily run by the federal government,
04:10unless this thing drags on for months.
04:12But that scenario is unlikely, one way or another.
04:16You mean with me or without me?
04:17Yeah.
04:18You need to turn the public tide, Tom.
04:21Kids with cancer.
04:22It's your face behind all of theirs in the press.
04:26Any bad news?
04:27Yeah.
04:28Sajak's campaign had stalled.
04:30His team is wondering if you'll be there to back him.
04:32With two days until the primary,
04:34your ties to him have turned this election
04:36into something of an opinion poll on you.
04:39And more than the public,
04:40it's the ward bosses that matter.
04:42They see you as weak, and by extension, so is he.
04:46Too easily beatable in the generals against Walsh.
04:49Cold feet against him, in turn, says the same about you.
04:54Where things stand now,
04:55you're practically on Sajak's ticket.
04:57Cullen.
04:59Polls to be released later today show a slight spike.
05:02I know I don't need to say this, but...
05:04Then don't.
05:08Say it.
05:09If we don't find something to distract the public long enough
05:12to pull off the election,
05:13you and Sajak both are sitting ducks before we know it.
05:16A puppet show I designed to slot him in as governor
05:18turns now into a fucking referendum about me.
05:23There's more.
05:25Today's your deposition on the class action suit
05:28brought by the Vincentville plaintiffs.
05:31Kitty's out roaming the building,
05:33prepping agencies in case of a shutdown.
05:36You want me to handle the deposition?
05:39We need a diversion.
05:41Something to remind the people of who you were
05:43before this bad run began.
05:45Were.
05:46Are.
05:48If you have anything, any wild card whatsoever,
05:53now's the time to play it.
05:55I'll write it out.
05:57Tom.
05:57I'll write it out.
05:59Two days is 48 hours.
06:00There's enough time to deliberate properly.
06:05Ross.
06:06What do you have?
06:07Something.
06:08I'll get it to you this afternoon.
06:09Why's he talking to Mata?
06:10Still working that.
06:11Where is Mata?
06:12Still MIA.
06:13So is the old man's nurse.
06:15Tony, there's no room here.
06:18You've got to get this one right.
06:20I know.
06:23So, will you be there for the deposition?
06:30You tell me, will I?
06:35Clinic, please hold.
06:37Clinic, please hold.
06:38Hey.
06:39Emma.
06:39Can you give her a minute?
06:40She's with a patient.
06:41Okay.
06:43Hi, thanks for holding.
06:44How can I help you?
06:45Uh-huh.
06:47Almighty God,
06:48the commonest, your servant,
06:50in great weakness,
06:52complimented the promise of life at the last minute,
06:54given every resurrection of your son,
06:56Jesus Christ, our Lord.
06:58Amen.
07:08Hey, what happened?
07:10Oh, the man at the tattoo parlor went easy on me.
07:13Oh.
07:13Oh.
07:18How's your friend easy?
07:20He'll be fine.
07:22What's that around your neck?
07:25It's a stole.
07:26The vestment.
07:28Okay.
07:29It's something I wear when administering the sacraments.
07:37Does it make you uncomfortable when you see me do my job?
07:40No, no.
07:44Maybe I'll see you later when things aren't so busy.
07:46Wait.
07:47Hold up.
07:48I wanted to show you later when it healed.
07:54But, um...
08:02I never told you it was the name of a song I wrote just before we met.
08:07No, you didn't.
08:08Yeah.
08:08I mean, someone said tattoo is a sign of faith, you know?
08:15Or maybe I just thought it looked cool.
08:18I'd like to hear it.
08:20What?
08:21What?
08:21The song.
08:23Oh.
08:25And...
08:29Oh.
08:51I don't know.
08:52Oh, no, no.
08:55I don't know.
09:32I don't know.
10:00As acting head of the Department of Sanitation at the time, Mayor Kane had sole authority to approve or deny
10:06such dumping of toxic waste. Did he not?
10:10I can't speak for the checks and balances in place at the time. I'll have to ask the mayor when
10:14he's available and get back to you.
10:15Well, perhaps his signature can speak for itself.
10:27Mr. Stone, please examine the document.
10:33That is his signature, is it not?
10:35If he signed it, I assume that it is.
10:38Did the mayor know that the waste he approved to be buried at the O'Hare adjunct site contained dangerously
10:44high levels of trichloroethylene?
10:45You mean Mayor Rutledge?
10:47No. I mean Mayor Kane.
10:49I thought you meant the mayor at the time, which was not Tom Kane.
10:52Answer the question, Mr. Stone.
10:54Was Tom Kane, who issued the order for the waste to be dumped at the site, aware that it contained
10:59dangerously high levels of trichloroethylene?
11:02I'll have to ask the mayor when he's available and get back to you.
11:06At a press conference two weeks ago, when he announced the recent discovery of the dump, Mayor Kane mentioned that
11:12the waste was disposed, quote,
11:14well underground at appropriate depths, end quote.
11:18To the contrary, the area in question was never properly permitted for the disposal of toxic waste.
11:23Is or was Mayor Kane aware of this fact?
11:26I cannot speak to that. I'll have to ask him and get back to you.
11:28Yeah, when he's available. Right.
11:30Right.
11:40Wouldn't that be a good time?
11:45Let me ask you something, Mr. Stone.
11:47Was it you who advised the mayor to play hardball like this?
11:50Or was it his own ill-advised thinking?
11:53I'm not sure what you mean.
11:55Knowing his predilection to cut a deal, I'd have thought he'd choose to settle this out of court
11:58rather than go down the biggest sinkhole of his career.
12:02What deal?
12:03They offered a 12-hour window to settle the suit out of court.
12:08To whom?
12:10Kitty.
12:13When?
12:14Saturday.
12:17The McGantry kid is every bit the pompous blowhard as old man is, but I think he's telling the truth.
12:24What do you want to do?
12:28Keep it to yourself.
12:31And?
12:34Send in Kitty.
12:45Essential versus non-essential functions are being worked on by all agencies, factoring in the contingency of furloughing.
12:51Paid leaves are being suspended, unemployment benefits reapportioned.
12:55City tax and revenue services are suspending activities, no money in, no money out.
12:59Parks and monuments all closed.
13:01Housing and small business administration both are saying they'll be forced to suspend approvals on new loan guarantees.
13:07Let's jump to tomorrow night.
13:09Let's jump to tomorrow night.
13:10Yes, sir.
13:10What's this I'm hearing about a press conference by Zajac on election eve?
13:15I assume a standard pep top to boost the troops, given the freeze and Cullen's rise in the polls.
13:23You assume?
13:24I'll find out, sir.
13:35I don't know.
13:38Maybe they're right.
13:41Sir?
13:45People.
13:46Out there.
13:48Not an air appraisal of me, but...
13:51Yes, sir.
13:54Well, the timing.
13:56Comes a time.
13:59You have to ask why.
14:01Is it worth it?
14:02And maybe that's how you finally calculate that it's time to...
14:07do something else.
14:13Step down.
14:23We've worked together for eight years, you and I.
14:26Yes, sir.
14:27Eight years.
14:28So, you know.
14:30Better than anybody.
14:33What's left to do in this office that I haven't already done.
14:37Except...
14:39put up with more and more days like this.
14:42Sir, if I'm not...
14:43You don't have to say anything.
14:46It's just a thought for now.
14:48But things move quickly from idea to reality in this game.
14:53You know that.
14:55Yes, sir.
14:57So, last week you had phone monkey out there...
14:59putting up false real estate signs in Bensonville.
15:05Can't help but wonder whether to admire or regret what I run has turned you into.
15:15Liar, sir.
15:19I've made a lot of sacrifices, Kitty.
15:22For the sake of all this, I know you have to.
15:26I appreciate it.
15:33Well, whatever you decide.
15:35Either way.
15:38I'm here for you.
16:01I'm here for you.
16:06I'll take the RuPaul.
16:08I'm here for you.
16:32can I call you back no are you somewhere private yeah Kane's talking about stepping down down
16:40from office what why I don't know he just told me it could be everything that's going on I've never
16:48heard him like this are you sure I'm telling you I don't know only Tom will tell but if he
16:54really
16:54means this I don't even roster anyone else at my back and run for mayor exactly at the right
16:58time you could even use Kane himself to ease you into his spot this is huge
17:13Kitty yeah sorry was there something else
17:23listen I'm gonna call you back okay
17:32with all due respect Tom you gotta make a move there are two days left hardly
17:37and we've made our concerns clear to Ezra yes you have everyone's hide is on the line this week if
17:45yours is is it Tom you want the kid in Springfield we'll pull the trigger for him but you gotta
17:54make
17:54it easier for us he's nothing without you right now with all that's going on it's very hard for us
18:03to
18:03convince folks that I'll be around yes we're in a bad place Tom and the usual goodwill gestures
18:10aren't going to cut it no tax rebates uh clemency grant plant in a fucking tree at the waste dump
18:16in all seriousness we've worked together for many years I hope you understand when I tell you you
18:22have to trust us on this the standard tricks won't suffice not with two days and this much heat
18:29please Tom thank you gentlemen you've said enough I appreciate your concern but I've never found
18:35panic to be a good policy where does the sentinels going to endorse Cullen they can endorse the tooth
18:40fairy for all I care it's been a thrashing by that one reporter Tom I think I've taken care of
18:45the
18:45sentinel problem if we'll just allow me to take care of a few others as I see fit we'll all
18:52be a lot
18:52better for it thank you please thank you pump this section up to the top it'll make for stronger
19:04opening I cut this who's this and who's the source for these two quotes you don't credit
19:13wikipedia you're fucking kidding me dot com forward slash unacceptable fix it oh wow this is a visit
19:23from the king what brings his eminence to this lowly province uh-oh I wonder what the hell this is
19:39about can I have your laptop Sam Peter Bain the infamous Sam Miller good to meet you son we met
19:51briefly last year at the National Press Foundation dinner I was likely quite drunk just to get through
19:56it well then that makes two of us there's somewhere private that we could talk sure we can use my
20:01office I was hoping mr. Miller and I might have a word alone we got your office of course
20:13have a seat I know the asset that you've been to this enterprise particularly recently but we have
20:23a problem no problems too strong a word an issue an issue this ongoing story on Kane let me spare
20:33you
20:34the niceties sir if I have to shut up or ship out I'll just ship out rather than drop anchor
20:40in this
20:40very office excuse me you in Bentley out time has come anyway for some fresh blood at the helm
20:55are you serious look at the situation son look at where we're sitting look at him out there what
21:02makes you think I'm not serious as long as I killed the story on Kane not kill exactly just induce
21:10a certain
21:11coma for the time being the time being a few days meaning until after the election meaning a few days
21:19you can analyze that however you want what makes you think I want to be editor aside from the fact
21:27that you're still wet behind the ears enough to ask such a brash rhetorical question well I'd hate to
21:32be beholden to City Hall any more than I already am don't confuse Bentley with a position you do with
21:38it
21:38what you want make it your own think about it son would you rather take aim with a slingshot from
21:44out
21:44there or a cannon from in here better tools make for a better fight you sound like him who Bentley
21:55think about it and um and after the election like I said you do what you want as long as
22:08you
22:08sell papers let me know Jack good to see you again always a pleasure
22:38thank you fire on the whole thank you thank you thank you at ease everybody really hey uh do I
22:51have an
22:51officer right this way thank you so much appreciate
23:12hello it's me Kane's quitting I just heard has he said anything to you about it yet slow down take
23:18a breath how do you know someone on the inside that's all I can say why wouldn't he tell you
23:27I don't know I would trade very carefully with this
23:36who else knows no one
23:40so which is it is he playing a game or is he telling the truth
23:44he might not even know himself
23:46what do we do
23:51we act
23:52fast
23:53we stack the decks toward him quitting
23:55I'm telling you what if Kane is not in the race for mayor this time next year
23:58why do I need a Ross or a Cullen or any other backseat driver calling the shots
24:02I don't want to be their Stooges mayor anymore than I want to be Kane's as governor
24:05fuck them for trying to own me
24:06if I'm going to do this I'm going to do it the right way from scratch
24:09then you do it by sticking to the three basic linchpins of American politics
24:13money
24:14muscle
24:16and the neutralization of one's enemies
24:18so much for message
24:19nice alliteration but not a winning strategy
24:21now the money is spoken for we can assume that much
24:24how
24:25same way Tom could when I raised what it took to get him in London
24:29oh right
24:32don't worry
24:33I won't be owning you either
24:36I'll only insist that I continue in a certain few of my unofficial capacities
24:42of course
24:44muscle
24:45organization on the ground
24:47leave that to me for now
24:48you on the other hand need to focus on your enemies
24:51present and future
24:53and you don't have much time
24:55first on your list
24:58Ross
25:00if he finds himself pushed out of the picture before
25:03you've built enough momentum of your own
25:05he could render this whole thing stillborn
25:08so you don't give him any reason to suspect anything
25:12step down
25:13that man will crawl inside the walls of city hall
25:16and die with the other rats before he walks out willingly
25:19maybe
25:21or maybe he'll do the smart thing and spare his legacy any further damage
25:24how do you know this
25:25can't say
25:29but it's reliable
25:30incredible
25:32why are you telling me
25:34because I want you to hear from me in person
25:36that if Cain does step down
25:38I don't want the earth tremors it will cause
25:40to give you any doubts
25:40about my intentions
25:42as far as I'm concerned
25:44this doesn't affect our plan one way or another
25:47right
25:48why would it
25:49I don't care about the others
25:52I want you to tell me now
25:53that you care just as much about putting me in office
25:56as you do about dumping Cain out of it
26:02you have my word
26:09some fucking place to meet
26:11yeah it had to be someplace no one goes
26:14should we hang out here at night
26:33take a message
26:36who?
26:40put him through
26:43what can I do for you
26:47where?
26:49wasn't sure you'd even take my call
26:54how can I help you
26:56that's my question
26:56it's pretty empty down here
27:00Cain doesn't manage to thaw this one out
27:02he won't be the only one looking for a job next week
27:04if you have a point I'm listening
27:07should the plates shift in city hall
27:10I want you to know you'd still have a home here
27:17thank you for the call
27:20I heard he's stepping down
27:25you always believe what you hear
27:26if you do
27:29do you
27:30we're done here
27:32your man's toxic
27:34he himself has given us everything we need
27:36to keep things in a deep freeze
27:38but we can bring all this back
27:41resume business
27:43if he takes the honorable step
27:56shake the tree
27:57bad apples do fall
28:01who did ross hear it from?
28:03we didn't get that far
28:04but tell me where the dots begin
28:06and I'm sure we can connect them
28:07I'll take care of that
28:10did he say anything else?
28:12yeah
28:13he offered me a job
28:17Tom, we need to talk about the election
28:18time's running out
28:20not now
28:30Ezra
28:34thank you
28:45sir
28:46you asked to see me?
28:47come in
28:50close the door please
28:56need your help with something
28:57yes sir
28:58something I'm having a little trouble understanding
29:00this morning
29:02we were approached by Alderman Ross
29:06he offered his help in bringing the council back to work
29:10that's good news sir
29:14he did so because he's under the impression
29:18that I'm stepping down
29:21from office
29:23I only told you
29:28sir
29:28sit down
29:38I've asked you before
29:40do you know who the fuck I am
29:43right now
29:44in this moment
29:45I am the angel of fucking death for you
29:49and the next few minutes are going to feel like perdition itself
29:52if you don't tell me
29:53what I need to know
29:57nod
30:02you want to play?
30:08let's fucking play
30:11how small
30:13how pedestrian
30:15how fucking cheap
30:18do you understand how little your petty act of defiance even registers
30:23and to what end
30:25make your mundane inconsequential life mean something
30:28you want to feel
30:29is that it?
30:30feel needed?
30:31worth it?
30:32you want to fucking matter?
30:37you don't
30:39you don't fucking matter
30:43whatever station you occupy
30:48others have given you
30:52those of us
30:53who make things
30:55who matter
30:56and you know this
30:59that's your burden
31:00that forever
31:01no matter how hard you work
31:03how many
31:04futile sacrifices you make
31:07how deeply you commit
31:10you know
31:11it will always be another's hand
31:13that feeds you
31:14because that's what you are
31:16that's what you'll always be
31:17dependent
31:18and now you have designs on
31:22shifting
31:23your dependency
31:26how numbingly
31:29predictable
31:33go ahead
31:35but before you walk out of this room
31:37i want names
31:38look at me
31:42who did you tell
31:45home
31:49Zajac
31:52speak
31:53he's planning on stepping down
31:56from the race for governor to run
32:00next year
32:03for mayor
32:08mayor
32:11of chicago
32:15zajac
32:16it wasn't his idea
32:18names
32:19who else
32:22ross sir
32:22he's backing him
32:23tonight's press conference
32:25zajac is planning on announcing
32:26that he's dropping out of the primary
32:29for personal reasons
32:32who else
32:35cullen
32:38culler
32:42salmu
32:45mara
32:48who else
32:50who
33:08i hate the clandestine thing
33:10let's keep this cut and dry
33:11and we don't have time for anything ponderous
33:13okay
33:15zajac came to me with a rumor
33:17that tom is stepping down
33:18i assume you told ben
33:24relax
33:25change is in the air
33:26we have to realign ourselves
33:27we can practically smell it
33:29city on standby
33:31until those who have what it takes
33:33step up to the plane
33:35do you have what it takes
33:37for what
33:38to step up
33:40he needs organization on the ground
33:42you know the people
33:43the lay of the land
33:46how am i supposed to take this conversation
33:49don't humor me
33:52you know what my marriage is
33:53and what it isn't
33:54i'm the one who grew up in the mayor's office
33:56when tom was playing stickball
33:58with stolen bats in bridgeport
34:00and don't make this a choice
34:02between him and me
34:03you have a lot more to look out for
34:05than your devotion to a fallen horse
34:06where will you be
34:08a year from now
34:10if kane's not around
34:13keep all your eggs in one basket
34:15and they're likely to rot sooner than you think
34:21do handmaidens get a second chance?
34:26for you to decide
34:30how long do i have?
34:32we need to hit the ground running
34:33the moment Sajak announces
34:34he's dropping out of the primary
34:36whichever way you choose
34:37know this
34:38we never had this conversation
34:41otherwise you
34:43you alone will pay for what you started
34:45aren't you sure once you've delivered it zones
34:46will save the world
34:48marry the world
34:48and you've got a number of possível
34:53because you've got fun
34:53you've got fun
34:54you've got fun
34:56you've got fun
35:00you've got fun
35:03you've got fun
35:05you've got fun
35:09you've got fun
35:14you've got something
35:30Leave.
35:56Come in.
35:59Tom, you okay?
36:02No.
36:04Should I ask?
36:05Not now.
36:11I'm sorry, but this is something that can't wait any longer.
36:17Public opinion.
36:20Tom, the time to ride things out has passed.
36:24We have less than a day.
36:26Whatever you have.
36:28If you have anything, it's now or never.
36:31Otherwise, tomorrow will be a bloodbath.
36:35Everything really will be over.
36:45Just give me five minutes.
37:15Three Clinic.
37:17Hey, Ma.
37:19Dad.
37:21What's the matter?
37:23Nothing. I just wanted to call.
37:25How are you?
37:25You know, just at work.
37:30You don't need a re-so already, do you?
37:32No.
37:35I just wanted to hear your voice.
37:37Dad, are you okay?
37:39Yeah, yeah.
37:41How's work?
37:43Good.
37:45How are you weathering things?
37:46You know, not really up on my Bible, but isn't there something in there about how it's...
37:51There's a time to eat shit.
37:57Wish that you'd done everything different the first time.
38:00Yeah, close enough.
38:04Emma.
38:05Yeah.
38:12I love you.
38:19Look, you don't have to, uh...
38:20I love you too, Dad.
38:34I do.
38:36I do.
38:39Alright, I'll, uh...
38:42I'll talk to you soon.
38:44Okay.
38:46Okay.
38:47Bye-bye.
38:49Bye, Dad.
38:50Bye, Dad.
39:06I don't need to tell you, babe.
39:08You, Peter, and Eugene sold me and Ben at lunch only a short time ago.
39:13And in the interest of, uh, how did you phrase it?
39:16Change on the outside?
39:18Continuity on the inside?
39:20Something like that, perhaps.
39:23I think we can all agree that while it would be a good thing to have him in the governor's
39:29office in Springfield,
39:31it might be an even better thing to have him in the mayor's office right here in Chicago.
39:36And Tom?
39:38Tom has intimated he may be stepping down.
39:41We're just trying to make sure that transitions happen smoothly and without upheaval.
39:49That's one thing I love about you, Meredith.
39:53Always as much concerned about the powers that will be.
39:59It takes a spine of iron to get the job done and done right in this town.
40:03Well, when you grow up with a father who spent his life working in the mills, you tend to get
40:06a spine at an early age.
40:09What are we talking in terms of financial support?
40:12We haven't discussed figures yet.
40:14That's fine.
40:15I'm asking the candidate for his educated guess.
40:19Two-fifty.
40:21Quarter million.
40:22We're looking at two humps.
40:24First, whatever happens with the initial announcement.
40:26It's early, so there could be upfront costs.
40:29Then as we get closer to the run next year, we should fall back into a more traditional pattern.
40:35Ground operations? The opposition?
40:38We've taken measures on both fronts already.
40:44So Tom is thinking of stepping down.
40:50You know, it doesn't matter.
40:54Nothing like the bond of betrayal to keep you two in bed together.
40:58I'd offer you a drink, but let's just assume we had one.
41:06Mayor Zajac, whatever it takes to make it so.
41:32I'll see you later.
41:33.
42:49Today I stand before you, my heart broken and in pieces.
43:06Today I approved a multifaceted operation aimed at dealing a strong blow to the drug trade
43:11that still affects the meaner streets of our cities.
43:14A relentless scourge that as mayor I have attempted to vanquish on behalf of not only
43:21our children, but also on behalf of their parents.
43:28Parents like me.
43:31For today, I joined a multitude of parents, brokenhearted parents, who have suffered the
43:38same tragedy in their own lives.
43:42It is with heaviness that I...
43:54My own daughter was found on the wrong side of the law.
43:57In a neighborhood to which she attempted to bring light, both as a pastor and as the
44:03administrator of a free health clinic.
44:05She got mixed up.
44:08In its darker elements.
44:11But the law is the law.
44:13And to spare my own daughter, the consequences of breaking it would send the wrong message
44:19to all our children.
44:20I hope you will see my actions as they are.
44:24Candid.
44:25Plain.
44:26Truthful.
44:30I hope I am able to put away this pain.
44:32Pain in which I know I am not alone.
44:33Pain for which there is no description.
44:38My soul is in tatters.
44:41And though there is solace in knowing that cleaner streets will spare other parents this
44:45same grief as a father in this moment, there is only pain in my heart.
44:53I'm afraid that's all I can manage for now.
44:55Amen.
45:08We need to talk.
45:10Just heard it.
45:10On the radio.
45:12He's not stepping down, Ben.
45:13For Cain so loved the city of Chicago, he gave up his only begotten daughter.
45:17Shut up and listen to me.
45:18He's not going anywhere.
45:20It was a trap.
45:21His mention of stepping down just to see who would bite or bit.
45:24He knows everything.
45:25What does he know?
45:26You, me, Meredith, everyone.
45:31All right.
45:32Everything's going to be okay.
45:33You don't know him, Ben.
45:34And I don't want to.
45:35Listen to me.
45:35He can play all the games that he wants.
45:37He's finished.
45:37Let him run against us next year.
45:39He won't have a pot to piss in when his money base to camps and all the ward muscle along
45:42with it.
45:43We're going to have his machine working for us.
45:47I mean, let's assuming you still want to be a part of it.
45:49I know that you do.
45:51We can do this.
45:53We can do it together.
45:57I need to tell you something.
45:58Tell me.
45:59Anything.
46:06Let me call you back, Mom.
46:12Might want to sit down.
46:14This is going to hurt.
46:17Your anger is aimed at me, though you are responsible for what you've done.
46:24Think of this as an inoculation against false hope.
46:41Send a set of each to Mrs. Zajac and Alderman Ross.
46:48Yes, sir.
46:50Immediately.
46:53Do I have to stand here to make sure you don't let this one slide, too?
46:57No, sir.
47:19Please tell me what you were thinking.
47:22I don't know.
47:25No, you don't, do you?
47:29Because thinking doesn't suit you.
47:31You know what suits you?
47:33Being a prop.
47:35For people who actually know what they're doing.
47:40People in a league you don't even understand.
47:45Do you know what this is?
47:58Mail room.
47:59Hi, this is Kitty.
48:00I'm five.
48:01I need a courier as soon as possible.
48:03Well, send one up.
48:17Since when have I ever cared who you're fucking?
48:20What I do care about is who sent this.
48:24Do you understand?
48:26Who is sending this message, Ben?
48:32That you are fucked.
48:34And they are gonna fuck you.
48:45Well done.
48:46I'm not asking for an answer.
48:48I'm asking you to think, hard as that is,
48:52where your reckless fucking has gotten you.
48:56Us.
48:57Because maybe you're having trouble seeing it.
48:59And because over my dead body,
49:01are you gonna sabotage the kind of future
49:03for which I have worked all these years?
49:06Shut up!
49:08You have relinquished your right to speak.
49:13This is what you're gonna do.
49:15First, you are going to cancel the press conference
49:18you have scheduled for tonight
49:19and give up your absurd pipe dream of taking on Cain.
49:25Second, you are going to crawl back to him
49:28with your tail between your legs
49:30like the dog that you are
49:31and you are going to beg him for his forgiveness.
49:34If you're lucky,
49:35he may just let you still run for governor.
49:38What about Ross?
49:40The notes that he got us at, too.
49:44I guess that's third.
49:49You pray you don't end up in a ditch where you belong.
50:01Honey, you coming to bed?
50:11Honey.
50:13Yeah?
50:16Is everything okay?
50:20Yes.
50:30You're not.
50:35I'm sorry.
50:39Bye.
50:45You're looking forward to it again.
51:23I don't know what to say.
51:25Three weeks ago, you threw me the bone of a lifetime, and I messed up in ways I can't even
51:29explain.
51:30I'm here to say I'm sorry, no matter how hollow that may sound now.
51:35I'm really, really sorry.
51:40I learned my lesson.
51:42Maybe too late.
51:44But I'm thinking of my family now.
51:47My wife.
51:49My two boys.
51:52I may not get a second chance with them, but I thought maybe...
51:54What?
51:57If I did whatever it is you wanted of me.
52:01My mercy comes easier than theirs.
52:04No, sir.
52:04Do you realize how easy it would be to have you wiped completely off the map?
52:10Your name, your face, gone.
52:16Never to be seen or heard of again.
52:20You are a state treasurer who ran a three-week campaign for governor in a primary.
52:29Who do you think remembers that?
52:32If you don't win...
52:33Sir, please.
52:34I would have thought you'd come to me on your knees.
52:59Please.
53:09Stay where you are.
53:26What about tomorrow?
53:33What about it?
53:35Am I still in the race?
54:00Jack.
54:02Oh, Sam.
54:03I didn't see you there behind the facade.
54:06Fair enough.
54:07Yeah, shove it up your ass.
54:10You wouldn't have done the same thing.
54:11I wouldn't have been such a hypocrite along the way.
54:14You and your bullshit crusade for a code of transparency.
54:18That's funny.
54:19It wasn't even two weeks ago you were telling me to use this system to beat the system.
54:24Better tools for a bigger, better fight, right?
54:26Fuck you, you ungrateful punk.
54:29You'd still be covering that weekend arts bulletin if I hadn't given you your break.
54:34Can't argue that.
54:36Good.
54:36Do me a favor.
54:37Stay out of my face till I'm gone.
54:40See, if you can live up to it as much as you wish everyone else did.
54:44Here.
54:45I'll go.
54:46You stay.
54:47Make yourself at home.
55:13Good night, Frank.
55:14Good night, Frank.
55:15Good night, sir.
55:25Good night, Steve.
55:26Good night, sir.
55:28Good night.
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