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High Card Hustle EP
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00:00:05Welcome to High Card Hustle.
00:00:07I'm rich! I won! I actually won!
00:00:11No! No! Please don't take my hand!
00:00:18My name is Liam, an S-Class Hustler.
00:00:22In this world, cards aren't just gambling tools.
00:00:26They're power, wealth, and magic itself.
00:00:31Every day, fortunes rise and fall.
00:00:35Winners are crowned, and fools lose everything.
00:00:40Oh, you ask about me? I never lose.
00:00:44I am Liam, the Phantom Ace, the greatest Hustler alive.
00:00:49Hey! Liam's cheating!
00:00:53Hustlers lose a hand!
00:00:59Wait! Wait! You have to search me! You have to search me first!
00:01:09What's going on here?
00:01:10The dealer found a marked card.
00:01:12Someone was mixing them into the deck.
00:01:14The rest of us were searched already. That only leaves him!
00:01:22You picked the wrong house, Hotshot.
00:01:24New blood like you doesn't last five minutes in a place like this.
00:01:33Unless he thinks he's the Phantom Ace.
00:01:36Is he the Phantom Ace?
00:01:39Please. The masked Phantom Ace mastered all 28 tricks, and vanished from the gambling underworld years ago.
00:01:47Exactly. This little punk couldn't palm a dinner roll without getting caught.
00:01:54Search him anyway. Let's see what this rookie's hiding.
00:01:59Jesus, Liam.
00:02:01Professor Alden.
00:02:02You'd think the star student of a Master Hustler would be more careful than to cheat in a place like
00:02:06this.
00:02:06What aren't you saying? Speak up!
00:02:09I don't know him.
00:02:10But I played this table earlier.
00:02:13If you're gonna search him, search me as well.
00:02:34Satisfied?
00:02:36Pants two!
00:02:39Hold it.
00:02:41I found something.
00:02:47Listen, I'm a Master Hustler.
00:02:49Cards, dice, gears.
00:02:51I can be of use to you.
00:02:52I can teach you what I know.
00:02:54Master Hustler, huh?
00:02:55Is that so?
00:03:02Everyone out!
00:03:08Keep my girls safe!
00:03:12Keep my girls safe!
00:03:15ALDEN!
00:03:23That night still haunts me.
00:03:25Even after all this time, I don't know who Alden wanted me to keep safe.
00:03:34I'm coming.
00:03:36I'm coming!
00:03:39I'm coming!
00:03:49Professor Stone, I need your help.
00:03:55You need...
00:03:57You need a minute.
00:04:00Or...
00:04:03Office hours are...
00:04:06Um...
00:04:07Um...
00:04:07Ten to twelve.
00:04:13You lost two million dollars in a game with a one dollar buy-in?
00:04:16Lost is not the right word.
00:04:18My father also taught statistics.
00:04:20What are the chances the same player pulls four of a kind twice in a row?
00:04:26Improbable is not impossible.
00:04:28I have a photographic memory and a knack for counting cards.
00:04:31There were four aces on the table and one in my hand.
00:04:33What does that tell you?
00:04:34Tells me you tried to hustle and got hustled.
00:04:37I know that casino.
00:04:38Be grateful you still have two hands.
00:04:41Listen, Miss...
00:04:42Briar.
00:04:44These people stole all the money my father left me when he died and now the mob is hounding me
00:04:47for the rest of the payment.
00:05:03I came to you because I want to learn how to out-hustle those hustlers and win my money back.
00:05:07I was told you're the best.
00:05:08Well, besides the Phantom Ace.
00:05:11Who told you I'm the best?
00:05:15My father.
00:05:17Your father?
00:05:19Was Alden?
00:05:21Keep my girls safe!
00:05:24Keep my girls safe!
00:05:29Alden!
00:05:31Yes.
00:05:33I'm Alden's little girl.
00:05:35Or I was.
00:05:39So...
00:05:39You'll help me?
00:05:44This is the place where Professor Alden died.
00:05:48Where I buried the worst night of my life.
00:05:50And the only one I swore I'd never use again.
00:05:57You ready to take this place down?
00:06:01More than you know.
00:06:03No.
00:06:04No.
00:06:08No.
00:06:15No, no!
00:06:25No!
00:06:26I'll see you next time.
00:06:27No!
00:06:27No!
00:06:28No!
00:06:28No!
00:06:31No!
00:06:49Are you hitting on my girlfriend?
00:06:51What?
00:06:51No!
00:06:52Of course not!
00:06:59There!
00:07:03It's them!
00:07:04Those two stole my money!
00:07:12Think fast and keep your cool.
00:07:15Tell me, what's the first rule of hustling?
00:07:27A good hustler identifies their target's core weakness within moments of meeting them.
00:07:34You have to pay attention.
00:07:43There's a lot to glean in a glance.
00:07:56Quick, what do you see?
00:07:58Vivian St. Clair.
00:08:00She draws a lot of attention to her body.
00:08:02Maybe to appear confident.
00:08:04Vain.
00:08:05But she's not.
00:08:07She's nervous.
00:08:08Concerned for her boutique?
00:08:10Is it doing well?
00:08:23Briar Thorn.
00:08:25Back to lose more money?
00:08:27Tell me.
00:08:28Who's your boyfriend?
00:08:37Fiancé, actually.
00:08:39Oh, wow.
00:08:41Fiancé.
00:08:43Careful.
00:08:44He looks good enough to steal.
00:08:52Hands off.
00:08:54So cold.
00:08:55Must be that cheap coat.
00:08:57You should drop by my boutique.
00:08:59I'm sure we could make a deal.
00:09:00So, what brings you both in today?
00:09:02You here to beg for what you lost?
00:09:04Kelvin Slade.
00:09:05Breath stinks of cigarettes and whiskey.
00:09:07Everything he owns came from Vivian's boutique.
00:09:10Mooching off his new girlfriend since his wife left.
00:09:12That's his weak point.
00:09:16Why would I do that?
00:09:18Got everything I need right here.
00:09:23Hey, that's my girlfriend.
00:09:24See, I'm going to win back everything you took from my briar.
00:09:27And then some.
00:09:29With what?
00:09:30That professor salary?
00:09:31Careful.
00:09:32He's not just some professor.
00:09:34His teacher was the Phantom Ace.
00:09:42Oh, honey.
00:09:43The Phantom Ace was a masked king of the table.
00:09:46Your fiancé looks like he grades papers by candlelight and cries after.
00:09:51I don't care who he is.
00:09:52It's time to play.
00:10:14Let the games begin.
00:10:22See you at the table, tiger.
00:10:32You ready?
00:10:38Hey.
00:10:39You dropped this earlier.
00:10:41I didn't realize.
00:10:45More chips, please.
00:10:53No.
00:10:54You can't.
00:10:56You're going to lose.
00:10:58Do you want us to have nothing left?
00:11:01Just stand there and look pretty.
00:11:04Forgive my fiancé.
00:11:05She's young and experienced.
00:11:08That's why she lost.
00:11:10Besides, I'm the better player.
00:11:13I'm naturally lucky.
00:11:14Naturally lucky.
00:11:16Of course.
00:11:16Much more believable than Briar's little Phantom Ace fantasy.
00:11:20If he knows the Phantom Ace, I'm the Queen of Hearts.
00:11:37What do you know?
00:11:39To the victor goes the spoiler.
00:11:48Like I said, I'm just lucky.
00:11:56That kind of timing.
00:11:57I've only heard of one hustler who could read a table that fast.
00:12:01Oh, please.
00:12:01I'm only saying, the last man I saw read a table that clean for a black mask.
00:12:06Then maybe clean your monocall.
00:12:07This man is not the Phantom Ace.
00:12:11What the hell?
00:12:12There's no way he's the legendary Phantom Ace.
00:12:15The real Ace never showed his face.
00:12:17That's got to be luck.
00:12:18Right?
00:12:19Enough whispering.
00:12:21Let's play.
00:12:38All right.
00:12:39Let's see what I've got.
00:12:48Classic discards for you.
00:12:52Left.
00:12:53That means...
00:13:10His golden set is on his right.
00:13:27Just as I thought, they work the table as a team.
00:13:30Vivian has a work wife.
00:13:42The work wife?
00:13:44Really?
00:13:45Because they're working the table.
00:13:47Get it?
00:13:49Look, maybe it's not the coolest name, but it's the most common way to cheat at cards.
00:13:55Two hustlers working together can give each other a huge advantage.
00:14:00Then if that's true, why shouldn't I play at the table beside you?
00:14:04Our biggest advantage is them thinking they have the upper hand.
00:14:07As my doling girlfriend, you can observe their plays and feed me information while they think I'm not paying attention.
00:14:16Girlfriend?
00:14:17Easy there.
00:14:18We haven't even had coffee.
00:14:27Technique zero?
00:14:28Technique zero?
00:14:30Method act.
00:14:32If your opponent's a hustler, always stay in character.
00:14:39These assholes think we're just some dumb ruse.
00:14:42A sexist jerk and his over-emotional wife.
00:14:44Little do they know, that's why they'll lose.
00:14:58Shit.
00:14:59Slipped through my fingers.
00:15:00Hold your fingers like this.
00:15:02Again?
00:15:04Again?
00:15:15What's that?
00:15:16One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:15:18One of the Phantom Ace's tricks?
00:15:20It's a card trick.
00:15:22That cut paper in half and stabbed your chalkboard?
00:15:25A good card trick.
00:15:28The real trick is figuring out how to exchange cards covertly.
00:15:36About that, what if you slapped me?
00:15:41You want me?
00:15:43No, I don't want people to think I abuse you.
00:15:46Well, the over-emotional girlfriend, over-confident, sexist boyfriend thing.
00:15:51It fits the M.O. you crafted.
00:15:53Plus, I'm not into a little love tap from time to time.
00:16:00I'm getting bored.
00:16:01How about we make things more interesting?
00:16:04One hundred thousand.
00:16:06Unless you're not man enough.
00:16:12Stop!
00:16:13They upped the bet to lure you in.
00:16:15That's exactly how they got me.
00:16:16Get off me!
00:16:35That fall.
00:16:36She hit something.
00:16:37Do you really think this little lover's quarrel is a Phantom Ace technique?
00:16:40Please.
00:16:41The Phantom Ace had elegance.
00:16:43That was just ugly.
00:16:48It's alright, I'm fine.
00:16:52Are you fine?
00:16:53Are you fine?
00:16:55Oh, you have no idea.
00:17:00He's being dramatic.
00:17:01Women, right?
00:17:02The Phantom Ace would never lose control over a crying girl.
00:17:07I raised to two hundred thousand.
00:17:10If you can't meet the bet, get out.
00:17:17This is a low-stakes table.
00:17:20I don't do low-stakes.
00:17:22Boring is for the poor.
00:17:24Careful.
00:17:24You may be one of those poors soon enough.
00:17:27This is the deed to St. Clair's.
00:17:29Surely you've heard of it.
00:17:33It's only the most prestigious clothing store on the West Coast.
00:17:36All the most famous celebrities shop there.
00:17:39Are you sure you want to bet that?
00:17:40Of course.
00:17:41It's a sure bet.
00:17:43Why?
00:17:43Can't ant up?
00:17:44You could always take a loan from the casino.
00:17:51Come here, honey.
00:17:52I need to borrow your engagement ring.
00:17:58Her engagement ring?
00:18:10Bets with sentimental value can sometimes guilt the other players into folding early.
00:18:17Or if you're playing other hustlers.
00:18:29Professor, Liam, I don't know what to say.
00:18:32It throws them off their game.
00:18:38That was part of the lesson.
00:18:39I totally knew that.
00:18:50She'll come back once I win.
00:18:54What, are we supposed to be impressed?
00:18:57The Phantom Ace was a legend.
00:18:59This man is just humiliating his fiancée in public.
00:19:02Exactly.
00:19:03No legend needs a woman's tears to win a hand.
00:19:06Sorry, but a ring?
00:19:08How much could that possibly be worth?
00:19:09I've been in my family ten generations.
00:19:13My grandmother smuggled it out of Germany while fleeing the Nazis.
00:19:23Looks authentic.
00:19:24Worth at least 2.2 million.
00:19:37He's betting away his grandmother's holocaust ring?
00:19:39What kind of monster is he?
00:19:41He's a stupid one, that's for sure.
00:19:43We're going to be so rich.
00:20:00Those aces are interesting.
00:20:03Care to go fish?
00:20:20Time for the showdown.
00:20:25Guess I'm the one who's naturally lucky.
00:20:39Sure about that?
00:20:40Not even the Phantom Ace can beat four aces with that board.
00:20:44Show the cards!
00:20:46Show the cards!
00:20:47Show the cards!
00:20:48Show the cards!
00:20:49Show the cards!
00:20:50Show the cards!
00:20:51Show the cards!
00:20:57No way he has a two.
00:20:59That would be a one in a million chance.
00:21:22Please!
00:21:23I'm innocent!
00:21:24This is just an unfortunate misunderstanding.
00:21:25I don't know where that deck of cards came from.
00:21:28It's not even mine!
00:21:29You were caught cheating at Sin and Cypher Casino.
00:21:32A casino with a steep punishment for hustling.
00:21:36Please!
00:21:37Forgive me!
00:21:38I'm too young and pretty to die!
00:21:41Enough, Viviana.
00:21:42I have no need of seeing you dead.
00:21:44Your boutiques, on the other hand, do spark interest.
00:21:49Of course, they're yours!
00:21:51Anything you want, just don't kill me!
00:21:54Why would I do that?
00:21:56I have another use for you.
00:22:12I have another use for you.
00:22:14Straight flush beats four aces.
00:22:17The pot is yours.
00:22:20Looks like I won.
00:22:24A straight flush against four aces.
00:22:27That's phantom ace luck.
00:22:31An unlikely victory!
00:22:34No!
00:22:35This man is a cheater, not a legend!
00:22:45Double or nothing.
00:22:47I have two more boutiques I can bet with.
00:22:53What are you doing?
00:22:54He could get lucky again.
00:22:56Remember, those stores aren't yours to lose.
00:22:58Be for real, Kelvin.
00:23:00I can feel it in my bones.
00:23:01He walked us into that hand.
00:23:03So what?
00:23:04You think Briar was right?
00:23:05No.
00:23:06Don't be stupid.
00:23:07The phantom Ackle would never show his face.
00:23:10Then who is he?
00:23:12A hustler.
00:23:14And a damn good one.
00:23:18What do you say?
00:23:24All we have to do is prove he's cheating.
00:23:36Let me guess.
00:23:37Quit while you're ahead?
00:23:39Exactly.
00:23:40Gambling changes a person's brain chemistry.
00:23:44They think a win is right around the corner, so they bet anything.
00:23:49They bet anything and everything.
00:23:53If that's true, that means we'll have an easier time cleaning house.
00:23:59You're a clever girl, but that mentality will get you killed.
00:24:03A hustler is just a gambler who got tired of losing.
00:24:06You've rigged the game, but that only means the stakes are higher.
00:24:11Is that why you gave it up?
00:24:13Keep my girls safe!
00:24:17Elder!
00:24:21Something like that.
00:24:27Nah, I'd rather not.
00:24:30I've taken enough of your assets for the day.
00:24:33You can't quit!
00:24:34Don't you know that's rude?
00:24:36Give a chance to win some back!
00:24:37What, you win one impossible hand and run?
00:24:40Some phantom ace you are.
00:24:42The real phantom ace never feared a table.
00:24:4916!
00:24:50That's the number of employees that will be jobless if you liquidate my business.
00:24:54What will I tell them?
00:24:55You just bet the fates of another two stores worth of employees.
00:24:58I was desperate, okay?
00:25:00At least let me buy it back.
00:25:01I'll give you anything.
00:25:03I'll give you my body!
00:25:04Move!
00:25:08That's right.
00:25:09Give me the deed.
00:25:11And my body is yours.
00:25:15Did Vivian St. Clear just whore herself out?
00:25:18Like I said, you have nothing left I want.
00:25:24You're too good for me, is that it?
00:25:27He'll play you again!
00:25:33If he doesn't, we're through.
00:25:36What are you doing?
00:25:38We got your money back.
00:25:39We're done here.
00:25:39We only have her money.
00:25:41They both scammed me.
00:25:43You're letting Kelvin off with barely a scratch.
00:25:44If you don't do it, I will!
00:25:46No!
00:25:46Keep my girls safe!
00:25:49Elden!
00:25:51Please!
00:25:55I'll do it.
00:25:56I'll take the deal.
00:25:57I'll keep playing.
00:25:58There he is.
00:26:00Briar's masked miracle man.
00:26:02Careful, Vivian.
00:26:03Keep saying it and you might start believing it.
00:26:05Nobody believes it.
00:26:06Then you've got nothing to worry about.
00:26:12I can't believe they were dumb enough to fall for my bait.
00:26:22Shit.
00:26:24Shit.
00:26:24That was supposed to be an ace.
00:26:26It's so hard to tell what's coming out next.
00:26:29Give me the card.
00:26:30Hustlers perforate the edges of a golden set with the subtlest abnormalities.
00:26:39Feel the bumps?
00:26:41Yeah.
00:26:42It's subtle.
00:26:43Those bumps are a language.
00:26:45That one's a king.
00:26:47And this one's an ace.
00:26:51A good hustler learns to communicate on multiple levels.
00:27:04The game begins anew.
00:27:06Don't expect better luck this time.
00:27:08You playing too or are you just here for moral support?
00:27:11I played last time, yeah?
00:27:13Yeah.
00:27:14But you quietly folded right before things got hot.
00:27:16Speaking of, is that why your first wife left?
00:27:19What the fuck you just say?
00:27:23Guess the problem wasn't passion.
00:27:26What the hell, Viv?
00:27:27Let me at him!
00:27:27He's trying to bait you into making a mistake.
00:27:29Let him think he's playing you.
00:27:30I'll sit back this time to keep an eye out.
00:27:34Be careful what you wish for.
00:27:36Something tells me your luck has run out.
00:27:57He spent this whole game just staring at his cards.
00:28:04What's his secret?
00:28:06What's his secret?
00:28:23Does that mean they switched hands?
00:28:25You're getting better at this.
00:28:27Thanks.
00:28:28Professor, what happens if they catch on to our strategy?
00:28:31They're hustlers.
00:28:33They're going to realize they're being played.
00:28:35They might, but that's just when the fun begins.
00:28:40She's been his eyes all along.
00:28:43It's the girl.
00:28:44She's his eyes.
00:28:45His work, life.
00:28:46She's been tapping his shoulder to feed him tips.
00:28:49From where she's standing, I think she can see our cards.
00:28:51But how does he come up with a winning hand every time?
00:28:53I'm not sure.
00:28:54He's barely moved.
00:28:55Could it be he's moving too fast to see with the naked eye?
00:28:58Only the phantom can pull something like this off.
00:29:00I'm telling you.
00:29:02No.
00:29:03Not the ace, but I think we're dealing with a master hustler.
00:29:06Shit.
00:29:06But the cards have to be on him, right?
00:29:08All we need to do now is force a search.
00:29:17Four million.
00:29:19Go ahead and try me.
00:29:24Liam Stone.
00:29:26I'm on to you.
00:29:37I'm out.
00:29:38What about you?
00:29:39Still in?
00:29:42What's the interest on taking out a loan to keep playing?
00:29:46You can't!
00:29:49The casino owner wants people to enjoy themselves.
00:29:52If you pay it off the same day, it's zero interest.
00:29:55And in 24 hours?
00:29:5725% and then 10% for every additional day.
00:29:59The debt is outstanding.
00:30:01Oh, a very generous deal.
00:30:02All right.
00:30:03Four million dollar loan.
00:30:12He's definitely cheating.
00:30:14He signed that contract without any hesitation at all.
00:30:17Either he's suicidal or he already knows the cards.
00:30:20All right.
00:30:22Time for the showdown.
00:30:33Four of a kind, thanks to Viviana swapping a card with me.
00:30:37The odds of a player getting four of a kind are one in about 4,000 hands.
00:30:41The chance of two players getting four of a kind round is one in 2.7 million if he beats
00:30:46this too.
00:30:48No.
00:30:49Not even the phantom acel could be that clean.
00:30:55I've got it now.
00:30:59Cheater!
00:31:02Liam Stone!
00:31:04I accuse you of planting cards!
00:31:06No one beats four of a kind twice without a plant.
00:31:10Not you.
00:31:11Not even the phantom acel.
00:31:14All right, punk.
00:31:15Let's see how smug you look with only one hand.
00:31:25I can do it myself, creep.
00:31:26You better.
00:31:27The rules of the Rusty Cleaver Casino state that anyone accused of cheating must be stripped
00:31:31of their clothes to confirm they're not hiding cards.
00:31:34We'll get to the bottom of this.
00:31:35If I find any evidence of cheating, the culprit will lose a hand, and the aggrieved will recoup
00:31:39all their losses for the day.
00:31:41Your shirt, please.
00:32:02Wait, where have I seen that tattoo before?
00:32:06Is he that little punk from six years ago?
00:32:13Nothing in his shirt.
00:32:14Make sure he drops his trousers, too.
00:32:17I want to see everything he's hiding.
00:32:20Careful about hollow accusations, Vivian.
00:32:22Dealer, what's the punishment for false claims?
00:32:25The accuser must forfeit three fingers.
00:32:32What?
00:32:39He had nothing in his shirt.
00:32:41If there's nothing in his pants, I'm cooked.
00:32:43Wait.
00:32:44Why does he always hand his clothes to her first?
00:32:51Search his bitch, too!
00:32:52She's helping him hide his card!
00:32:57What?
00:33:04Wait!
00:33:05You can't search her!
00:33:07Why not?
00:33:07Something to hide?
00:33:09I didn't even touch the table!
00:33:12What do you think?
00:33:13The lady doth protest too much.
00:33:16Oh, I think she does.
00:33:21In front of all these people?
00:33:23Cheating disputes are done out in the open for transparency's sake.
00:33:27Fuck your transparency!
00:33:30What happened to that sweet little crybaby you were ten seconds ago?
00:33:33I'll make you cry, baby!
00:33:36Failure to comply will be taken as admission.
00:33:39Fine!
00:33:40Fine!
00:33:40I'll do it!
00:33:41Get off me!
00:33:43Get off me!
00:33:50Come on.
00:33:51Everything off, you two.
00:33:53Go ahead and give us a show.
00:33:55Let's see if our faux phantom ace has anything thing up his sleeve.
00:33:59Or under hers.
00:34:25Yeah, yeah.
00:34:26It's huge, I know.
00:34:27Are we done here?
00:34:28You want us to shed our skin, too?
00:34:30No evidence is found.
00:34:32You're free to leave.
00:34:37That was thorough.
00:34:39And still nothing.
00:34:40At a certain point, doesn't luck start looking like skill?
00:34:47Don't flatter yourself.
00:34:49Why not?
00:34:50You keep bringing up the phantom ace.
00:34:52Why can't I be him?
00:34:53Because the phantom ace was a ghost in a black mask.
00:34:55You're a half-naked statistics professor with a rabbit tattoo.
00:35:00And yet, I'm the one leaving with your money.
00:35:02You can't do this!
00:35:04I need all my fingers!
00:35:05Please!
00:35:12Please!
00:35:13The rest of my cards were already gone after the last round.
00:35:15The rest I hid right under their nose.
00:35:17Bouncing their cards into the brass run-out rail beneath the lip of the table as they continued playing with
00:35:22my cards.
00:35:23None the wiser.
00:35:31Until the only cheat cards I had left on me were in my hand.
00:35:37I don't know how you did it, but I'm going to prove you're cheating, scum!
00:35:41You're dead meat!
00:35:44If you want to find evidence of cheating, check their side of the table.
00:35:50What?
00:35:59Shit!
00:36:00We're getting our hands cut off for sure!
00:36:17You did it.
00:36:19Perfect throw.
00:36:21You're ready now.
00:36:22Tomorrow we get your revenge.
00:36:26What if they get caught cheating?
00:36:28You feeling bad for the people who robbed you?
00:36:34Elden!
00:36:42Sometimes, when a person gets the itch bad enough, pain is the only wake-up call.
00:36:47The itch?
00:36:48To keep hustling.
00:36:50Keep winning.
00:36:52You stop thinking about the cost until it's right in front of you.
00:36:55By then, it's too late.
00:37:02Please!
00:37:03Stop!
00:37:04Please!
00:37:05Please!
00:37:05I'll do anything!
00:37:07You assholes!
00:37:09Unhand me!
00:37:11Oof.
00:37:11Very poor choice of words.
00:37:15Aaaaaah!
00:37:19Oh god!
00:37:21No!
00:37:22I used that hand!
00:37:27Stop!
00:37:33This casino is the property of Red Mask.
00:37:36I am Red Mask's most trusted associate.
00:37:39Those two are with me.
00:37:58To sweet revenge.
00:38:00To being filthy rich.
00:38:07What?
00:38:07What are you looking at?
00:38:10Mistletoe.
00:38:11What?
00:38:12There's no...
00:38:18Elden!
00:38:23I'm sorry, Liam.
00:38:25I...
00:38:27No.
00:38:28It's okay.
00:38:29I just...
00:38:30can't.
00:38:30We can't.
00:38:32But...
00:38:33why?
00:38:34It's not like I'm actually your student.
00:38:37But...
00:38:41That old thing still works?
00:38:44It's not supposed to.
00:38:46Who is this?
00:38:48I thought you looked familiar.
00:38:49You're not the Phantom Ace.
00:38:51But when I saw that tattoo,
00:38:53I knew exactly which coward you were!
00:38:56I know what you...
00:38:57I know what you...
00:38:59Haven't the foggiest what you're talking about.
00:39:01Neither does she, I'm sure.
00:39:03Join me at Sin and Cypher's VIP lounge in two days' time.
00:39:06We'll see which one of us is the better hustler.
00:39:08Otherwise, I tell your precious fiancé that you got her daddy killed.
00:39:20What is Sin and Cypher?
00:39:24It's a casino that's even more strict on cheating than the last.
00:39:28More strict than losing a hand?
00:39:31What, do they just shoot you?
00:39:37The security in that place is harder to break than Fort Nock.
00:39:41Before you can get in,
00:39:43they scan you from head to toe for oddity.
00:39:47Nothing gets past them.
00:39:49Oh,
00:39:51and before we go any further,
00:39:52don't mention I have anything to do with the Phantom Ace.
00:39:55Then stop winning like him.
00:40:01We're gonna have to search you.
00:40:09It's just a hearing aid.
00:40:12I've had it since I was a child.
00:40:17Then, if you do manage to sneak something past them,
00:40:20every dealer in that joint uses a handcrafted custom set of cards
00:40:23totally unique to them making it impossible to replicate.
00:40:33maybe for someone else.
00:40:43That's good.
00:40:48You're gonna need that confidence if you're gonna play for me at the table.
00:40:52You want me to what?
00:40:54Oh, fuck yeah!
00:41:05See anything?
00:41:07I'm not even sure what I'm looking for here.
00:41:09If Kelvin chose this place to cheat,
00:41:12it means he has a mechanic.
00:41:15Mechanic?
00:41:17Hustling Technique 13.
00:41:29You don't need to cheat if someone else fixes your cards.
00:41:32Just watch that VIP door and tell me where else the dealer goes.
00:41:46I think I've spotted her.
00:41:48Remember, observe your mark.
00:41:51Name is Regina.
00:41:52Nervous energy with more cats than she knows what to do with.
00:41:55Got a few scars that suggest she's coping with a serious drug problem.
00:41:58Not that she'd ever tell you about it.
00:42:00She's terrible at parties.
00:42:02Phenomenal in the bedroom.
00:42:03You got all that from a glance.
00:42:04Not exactly.
00:42:06She's my ex.
00:42:09You're what?
00:42:14Relax.
00:42:15It was a long time ago and it was mostly just sex.
00:42:17Mostly?
00:42:22Regina!
00:42:23Hi!
00:42:24So weird bumping into you here.
00:42:26You look...
00:42:27amazing.
00:42:28What are you doing?
00:42:29If she's your ex, you should steer clear.
00:42:36Briar.
00:42:37What are you doing here?
00:42:39Same reason anyone else is here.
00:42:41Money, money, money!
00:42:42I saw you and thought, oops, awkward.
00:42:44I figured I'd just, um, break the ice?
00:42:46Yeah, um, I gotta go.
00:42:50I take it it wasn't a clean break?
00:42:52Something like that.
00:42:55Heads up, she's beelining to the Bladrick table.
00:42:59You might have to take this.
00:43:01Uh, that wasn't the plan.
00:43:03You have to play at her table.
00:43:05It's her cards that we have to copy.
00:43:07You're a human camera.
00:43:09You can't make me hustle my ex!
00:43:11Shh, not so loud.
00:43:12Someone might hear you.
00:43:14No one's around!
00:43:27Magnify Five.
00:43:28And play about the last ten seconds, please.
00:43:31That wasn't the plan.
00:43:34You're a human camera.
00:43:35Who is he talking to?
00:43:38Oh shit.
00:43:39I think he has an earpiece.
00:43:41Find out who's on the other end and bring them both to me.
00:43:52You think because we dated, I'm gonna help you?
00:43:55No.
00:43:57Of course not.
00:43:58I'm just here to play.
00:44:00Can't I just play?
00:44:03Sure.
00:44:10Remember, you don't need to win.
00:44:12You just need to stay there long enough to memorize what each card looks like.
00:44:19Are you kidding?
00:44:20This is Blackjack.
00:44:22Remember what I told you when we first met?
00:44:24It's what I'm best at.
00:44:35Hit me.
00:44:49Someone's having a lucky day.
00:44:54Don't be so obvious.
00:44:56It's not the other players or even the dealer that you're trying to beat here.
00:45:02It's the Enforcers.
00:45:06Remember, Sin and Cypher doesn't play around.
00:45:09It's not their hand they're after if they catch you.
00:45:17Here, they come for your throat.
00:45:21Excuse me.
00:45:23Who are you talking to?
00:45:29Talking to someone?
00:45:32No.
00:45:33I was...
00:45:34I just mumble to myself sometimes.
00:45:36I'm sorry, who are you?
00:45:38Damien Drainheart.
00:45:39The other bartender had to run.
00:45:41I'm taking over his shift.
00:45:44I just need a few more cards to show up at the table and I'll have every design in Regina's
00:45:49deck.
00:45:50Hit me.
00:45:50Do you have to keep saying it like that?
00:45:53Like what?
00:45:54Hit me.
00:45:57He's claiming to be a bartender.
00:45:59The notebook and pens seem consistent with that.
00:46:01But something's off.
00:46:02Why does he have a house receiver?
00:46:04Is that gunpowder under his fingernails?
00:46:08He's an enforcer.
00:46:09I'm a hustler's worst nightmare.
00:46:12Come on, Briar.
00:46:13Hurry it up.
00:46:17What's wrong with saying, hit me?
00:46:20Used to say that when we made love.
00:46:25Jesus, Regina.
00:46:27It was two weeks, freshman year.
00:46:41Fuck.
00:46:43Briar.
00:46:44Get out of there now.
00:46:49Stay right where you are.
00:46:50You.
00:46:51Let me see your ear.
00:46:53Excuse me?
00:47:02What the hell is this?
00:47:04That's my hearing aid, asshole!
00:47:07Hello?
00:47:12I'm reporting this place on Yelp!
00:47:16You're gonna go?
00:47:18Just like that?
00:47:20We don't work, Regina.
00:47:22Fix your drug problem!
00:47:28I told you the decoy was a good idea.
00:47:31You'll make a master hustler yet.
00:47:44Nice tip, bitch.
00:47:57Not so fast.
00:47:59You want some candy?
00:48:00You're gonna help us win tomorrow.
00:48:03No.
00:48:23Good work out there, master hustler.
00:48:25You've come a long way.
00:48:29If I didn't know any better, I'd think you're the phantom ace.
00:48:36Thanks.
00:48:37We make a great team.
00:48:45I think we should probably call it a night.
00:48:47I have some tests to grade for next week.
00:48:50Don't we still have to plan tomorrow's hustle?
00:48:52We can do that in the morning.
00:48:59Why are you so afraid that I might get close to you?
00:49:15Alden.
00:49:19My dad?
00:49:20Before he died, he'd be to protect you.
00:49:22We're not.
00:49:22I want to, but...
00:49:23Liam.
00:49:24It's okay.
00:49:25I want this.
00:49:27I made a promise to take care of you.
00:49:29I'm sorry.
00:49:31You should go.
00:49:39I'm not some fragile little girl.
00:49:41We are both adults.
00:49:42I make my own choices, and the risks I take are mine.
00:49:45Got it?
00:49:45Raya, I ordered you to go.
00:49:50Thing is, Teach, I was never too good at school.
00:49:53For whatever reason, I had trouble following directions.
00:49:55I am way better at giving them.
00:49:57I shouldn't.
00:49:59I can't.
00:50:00But, oh God, I want this so bad.
00:50:06Clear the desk.
00:50:16Pants off.
00:50:17Now.
00:50:19Yes, ma'am.
00:50:28We will do better this time.
00:50:29I swear it.
00:50:30Shut up!
00:50:31Shut up!
00:50:37You better.
00:50:39This isn't negotiable.
00:50:41If you don't, someone is going to pull the plug on your son's health insurance policy.
00:50:56Did I tire you out?
00:50:59You have a surprising amount of energy for an older guy.
00:51:04What's the plan for today?
00:51:06Aside from planting the deck.
00:51:08Nope.
00:51:10Mm-hmm.
00:51:13Huh?
00:51:18Nope.
00:51:26Okay.
00:51:31Nope.
00:51:32Nope.
00:51:33Nope.
00:51:35Nope.
00:51:36Nope.
00:51:39the same strategy as before should suffice these guys are idiots remember
00:51:48change of plans this time your bitch is going to play too
00:52:02why do you look so concerned
00:52:06planning on cheating of course not it would be very unwise to cheat in this room besides
00:52:16these two the head enforcer monitors it constantly from his high tower
00:52:28we wouldn't want you to get caught
00:52:31not even briar's precious phantom ace could breathe wrong in here without demi and seeing
00:52:36it look at you always so willing to give a helping hand hilarious be warned this place
00:52:47will kill you if you're caught as the lying rat we all know you are it's okay you can sit
00:52:54down what are we gonna do i can't play i'm hiding cards remember you do not want to know
00:52:57how i got them past security just stay calm why do you have cards on you you told me to
00:53:00you said it's the same plan as before you really need to calm down your sweating is going to give
00:53:04us away how can i calm down we're going to get caught
00:53:15hey lovebirds shall we play
00:53:21why are you staring at me did you come back to rub him in my face
00:53:24uh-oh do i sense a history
00:53:29shove it
00:53:47high card two pair three of a kind full house
00:53:55still think you're not dealing with the phantom ace
00:53:59phantom ace my ass that's cheating
00:54:03how is that possible kelvin was supposed to get the full house unless
00:54:13that was supposed to be a king someone switched my cards
00:54:26how the fuck did liam win i thought i was paying you to be my fixer
00:54:31i'm just creating a false sense of security keep them guessing
00:54:34you better be telling the truth regina or it's curtains
00:54:36capi
00:54:41i can't tell kelvin or he'll kill me
00:54:43and i can't report it without exposing my own cheating
00:54:47in which case my bosses kill me
00:54:50i'm so fucked
00:54:53fuck you briar
00:54:55what what did i do
00:54:59so shall we keep playing
00:55:09of course
00:55:13i think i'm getting the pattern that perforation means ace
00:55:17all i need to do is memorize the high cards
00:55:20and i can move this game back to kelvin's favor
00:55:28if i didn't know any better
00:55:29i'd think that look you're giving our dealer betrayals a partnership of some kind
00:55:36now you sound paranoid 25 million
00:55:40get over yourself or put it all on the table
00:55:42all right
00:55:43all in
00:55:4450 million
00:55:46i got it from selling all of vivian's businesses
00:55:51i'm trusting you regina
00:55:56all right
00:55:57have it your way
00:56:02this health insurance policy is worth 50 million dollars
00:56:05and it's the only thing keeping my son alive
00:56:20you're gonna regret betting that
00:56:23what are you doing
00:56:25you can't bet away your son's life
00:56:27i don't want to
00:56:30but if we don't win back everything we owe red mask
00:56:33me and my son are as good as dead anyway
00:56:38do you think he's bluffing
00:56:40he wouldn't really bet that would he
00:56:45hustling technique number 12 remember
00:56:49he's hoping a highly sentimental bet will throw us off our game
00:56:54well i guess it's successful i'm folding right away
00:56:57a true gambling addict will bet anything on the false notion that they're about to win
00:57:02once they get the itch they cannot help themselves
00:57:05you're not responsible for what he bets
00:57:14i can't believe i haven't noticed it before
00:57:16what's that
00:57:17how cold you can be
00:57:21i'm out
00:57:27time for the showdown
00:57:30four of a kind
00:57:35you just lost professor
00:57:37a ten
00:57:38and a nine
00:57:50not so fast kelvin
00:57:52take another look at that nine it's actually a six
00:58:05how
00:58:07but i was sure that the perforation meant a nine
00:58:10did you just admit to knowingly playing with a marked deck
00:58:18all right
00:58:19fun's over
00:58:23search everyone at the table
00:58:32the extra set of cards
00:58:34give them to me
00:58:35what
00:58:36now briar it's the only way i can protect you
00:58:45what are you two talking about
00:58:48did your boyfriend ever tell you what he did
00:58:51did what what did liam do
00:58:53don't listen to him briar just hand me the cards
00:58:56figures he never told you
00:58:59briar your boyfriend got caught cheating and your daddy took the fall
00:59:03this asshole got your daddy killed
00:59:05is that true
00:59:19that's just rich
00:59:20five hustlers in one game
00:59:22it must be my lucky day
00:59:23cut them all
00:59:24please stop
00:59:25i have too much to live for
00:59:28let me go i have a son
00:59:30do you want him to grow up without a dad
00:59:33some dad you are
00:59:34you gambled away your son's life
00:59:41apologies for the inconvenience
00:59:43you're all to be brought before red mask
00:59:45you will be overseeing your execution
00:59:47listen
00:59:48you're an honorable man correct
00:59:50briar and i were only here to bring the other hustlers to justice
00:59:54you'd say anything you could to save your life
00:59:56you're not the genius you think you are
00:59:58if you believe red mask kills the hustlers you catch
00:59:59check the arrest ledges for people who look like vivian and kelvin
01:00:02please
01:00:06get him out of my sight
01:00:11no please
01:00:11just listen
01:00:28the gang's all here huh
01:00:30so you're red mask
01:00:32leader of the casino crime syndicate
01:00:37did my shoes give it away you've all been caught cheating at sin and cypher
01:00:42how do you plead
01:00:44plead
01:00:45for your lives
01:00:47don't worry you wouldn't be the first
01:00:51you're not gonna kill us
01:00:52oh
01:00:55that's not your style
01:00:56that's not your style
01:00:57with the way these two hustle there's no way they haven't been caught before
01:01:01that's your hustle
01:01:03you extort people's debts for your own gain
01:01:06forcing the cheaters you catch to hustle at rival casinos
01:01:10leaving regular people to seek out sin and cypher a place where hustling is near impossible
01:01:19you seem to know everything about me everything except your identity
01:01:23you don't recognize me from my voice well then allow me to elacicate you
01:01:39my name is silas graves i'm the one who killed your professor remember
01:01:47he killed my dad
01:01:54i'm gonna kill you
01:01:57no you won't
01:01:58i'm the one with the gun remember
01:02:00we're gonna play a little game today
01:02:03you see it's not every day that i have so many hustlers in my midst
01:02:08i've been using x here to train my team of hustlers for a few years now but he's slowing down
01:02:12one of you is going to replace him
01:02:15he wants a replacement for x
01:02:17he has no idea who's standing in front of him
01:02:20and if we refuse
01:02:27does that answer your question
01:02:38what the hell
01:02:39sir we found something among the evidence
01:02:44what's this
01:02:45red mask isn't killing hustlers he's training them
01:02:49you know how to stop it
01:02:53no
01:02:57if this is true
01:02:59i have to stop it
01:03:04come on
01:03:04we're gonna play who's the best hustler
01:03:07if you don't play you all die
01:03:09regina you can be the dealer since we all know you don't stand a chance either way
01:03:13no
01:03:14i'm not playing another stupid game for you
01:03:17you're a monster
01:03:20this isn't up for debate kelvie
01:03:22you've controlled me for far too long
01:03:24just get it over with
01:03:31careful what you wish for
01:03:33please you need to stay alive for your son
01:03:39alden
01:03:42you bastard
01:03:44play all your necks
01:03:46spare them
01:03:47i'm the world's greatest hustler
01:03:49give me a chance to face your champion alone
01:03:53you're not even the best hustler in this room
01:04:16you're not even the best hustler in this room
01:04:21but sure
01:04:22why not sounds fun
01:04:23regina go ahead and deal while i decide what to do with you
01:04:26this is so fucked
01:04:30it's gonna be okay regina
01:04:38you're his prisoner too
01:04:40correct
01:04:42how long
01:04:46take these golden sets
01:04:48you'll be competing against each other in a hustler's duel
01:04:51if i can visibly tell you're cheating
01:04:53i'll off you myself
01:04:54what are we betting
01:04:56well you wanted to negotiate for their lives right
01:04:59that makes them a kind of currency
01:05:14take these to start
01:05:16let's say these chuckle fucks are worth 10 chips each
01:05:19anytime you want to cash out for more
01:05:21i'll shoot one of them so you can keep on playing
01:05:28i guess then i have one last hustling technique left
01:05:31to try
01:05:32and what is that
01:05:44don't lose
01:05:48the phantom ace i heard about never begged for anyone's life
01:05:52first time for everything
01:06:02there's a lot riding on this but i can't get anything on this guy
01:06:05every inch of his skin is covered
01:06:09so x
01:06:10that's what people call you right
01:06:11i know you can nod but can you speak
01:06:14what are you doing
01:06:15i know it's life or death but can i not make conversation
01:06:19i can speak
01:06:21shit voice modulator
01:06:24if the phantom acel knows what's good for him
01:06:26he'll stop speaking and play
01:06:27fine place your bet
01:06:34time for the showdown
01:06:37flush
01:06:38full house
01:06:42full house wins
01:06:49two chips left enough for a single round
01:06:54better start thinking about who here you're gonna cash in ace
01:06:58it hasn't come to that yet
01:07:01it's about to
01:07:05it's barely moved at all
01:07:07besides
01:07:08what's that he's doing with his wrist
01:07:10i recognize that move
01:07:12but that's impossible
01:07:20what the hell
01:07:21hustling technique number eight
01:07:23flick switch
01:07:24see how it works
01:07:28now you try
01:07:37impressive
01:07:38i've never met anyone who can match my speed
01:07:42three of a kind
01:07:43straight
01:07:44if i had to guess i'd say you're losing on purpose
01:07:47time to choose
01:07:48should i blow the brains off the pirate or miss furky here
01:07:53neither
01:07:54briar thorn goes first
01:07:57whatever you say
01:08:05stop you can't
01:08:07dad
01:08:17oh god spoilers
01:08:19i had this whole speech prepared about how i spared your life and used you as a pawn in my
01:08:23rise from lowly enforcer to mob boss
01:08:25why'd you have to go and ruin it huh
01:08:27liam is trying to trick you
01:08:29he's not actually the world's greatest hustler
01:08:31she is
01:08:33the hell are you talking about
01:08:34he's right
01:08:35there's a better hustler here than me
01:08:36it's briar
01:08:38wait a minute
01:08:39who are you again
01:08:43should i tell him or should you
01:08:46briar is my daughter
01:08:50what the fuck
01:08:52what the fuck
01:08:52you were right to spoil your identity
01:08:54this is the better twist
01:08:55let her play and cash me in
01:08:57instead
01:08:58she'll prove she's the better replacement for alden
01:09:01oh that's sweet
01:09:02you love her or something
01:09:03you trying to hustle my heartstrings right now
01:09:05i'm not letting her play
01:09:06she's his daughter
01:09:07he's gonna let her win
01:09:09he could promise not to
01:09:11what is this
01:09:12are you doing a bit
01:09:13hmm
01:09:15wasting a bit of your time
01:09:17time for what
01:09:21everyone on the ground
01:09:22now
01:09:37let go
01:09:58that's a phantom ace throw
01:10:04what the hell was that
01:10:21nice fucking try
01:10:25i'm sorry jeremy
01:10:52i've loved you since the moment we met
01:10:55when all this is over i'm gonna marry you
01:10:58professor
01:10:59are you sure i approve
01:11:02you don't get a vote
01:11:03you were dead to me two minutes ago
01:11:05i approve
01:11:07and were you ever going to tell me
01:11:09your real identity
01:11:12i'm glad you made it
01:11:13i should shoot you all where you stand
01:11:17but there's been enough death today
01:11:23dad why didn't you let me know you were alive
01:11:25i wanted to protect you from this life
01:11:28i've thought about you every day
01:11:31we all need to leave
01:11:32silas's men will be on their way
01:11:34there's a service tunnel behind that bookcase
01:11:36old pneumatic maintenance route
01:11:38it leads under the casino
01:11:39can you give me a hand
01:11:49hold on a second
01:11:50do i know you
01:11:53i'm not sure
01:11:54you do look familiar
01:11:55how long have you been hustling
01:11:57i'm sorry we don't have a lot of time
01:11:58just answer the question
01:12:07damien what's going on
01:12:08i did not watch my fin unborn child die
01:12:10just to allow that monster to live
01:12:11he's the hustler that killed my wife
01:12:17you don't have to do this damien
01:12:18like you said there's been far too much death today already
01:12:23this man ruined my life
01:12:26i remember you
01:12:28you're the husband of the heiress i hustled years ago
01:12:30i won't make an excuse
01:12:32i am not a perfect man
01:12:34i had an itch that just needed to be scratched
01:12:36every gambler gets the itch eventually
01:12:38go ahead shoot me
01:12:40then let them go
01:12:41dad no
01:12:42the person i loved most in the world
01:12:45jumped to her death due to your actions
01:12:47i know
01:12:48but it's between you and she was my soul
01:12:50and now i'm going to take the one you love
01:12:54briar
01:12:54oh shit i'm dead
01:12:59no dad
01:13:05run briar
01:13:06guys
01:13:07take her and go
01:13:09no please you can't die
01:13:12i just got you back
01:13:14you can't leave me again
01:13:16you can't
01:13:16my greatest regret was never getting to see you grow up
01:13:19now i have
01:13:26guys we gotta go
01:13:47go out the back
01:13:49i can hold them off
01:13:51you heard the old man
01:13:52you guys get out of here
01:13:58briar we need to run
01:14:00my dad
01:14:01kill me
01:14:05keep my boys safe
01:14:11guess the luck was on my side
01:14:27we have to go
01:14:33no
01:14:34no
01:14:41it was nice knowing you
01:14:44regina please
01:14:45we can pry it open together
01:14:52i'm sorry
01:14:53i'm sorry
01:14:55i'm sorry
01:14:57regina
01:14:58come back
01:15:00this type of shit
01:15:01is why we didn't work
01:15:03briar
01:15:10no funny business
01:15:11the bitch against the wall
01:15:13i'll get to you in a bit
01:15:14masterful gambit
01:15:16getting my lost guy involved
01:15:18it's too bad you both gotta die now
01:15:20we could have made a lot of money together
01:15:22you've lost silas
01:15:23regina knows who you are and she got out
01:15:25you think that drugged out lessee is gonna turn me in
01:15:28i am going to revel in the satisfaction of wiping you both off god's green earth
01:15:33all that phantom ace talk
01:15:35all those pretty little tricks
01:15:36and here you are
01:15:37trapped behind my gate
01:15:38with a gun to your head
01:15:51you came back for us
01:15:53why
01:15:54i thought about leaving
01:15:55but i realized if you died
01:15:57i'd never get my favorite t-shirt back
01:16:10i'm so sorry about your dad briar
01:16:12i just found out he was alive
01:16:15and now he's gone again
01:16:20we have to get rid of it
01:16:21what
01:16:22the money
01:16:23everything we won
01:16:25it's blood money
01:16:26we shouldn't keep it
01:16:28i mean it
01:16:29everyone we met had their lives ruined by hustlers
01:16:32i know
01:16:34i felt the same way when olden
01:16:37back when i thought that he
01:16:41kelvin
01:16:42kelvin had a son
01:16:46keep my boy safe
01:16:48that's who he wanted us to protect
01:16:53an anonymous benefactor has been paying for his care for the past year or so
01:16:57is there a cure
01:16:58yes
01:16:59but it's very experimental expensive and surely not covered by his insurance
01:17:04do it
01:17:05whatever the cost
01:17:15what's going on
01:17:16dad where's my dad
01:17:18look at me honey
01:17:19you're going to be okay but you've been asleep for a very long time
01:17:22what do you mean he has no other family where's his mom
01:17:25she died in the same accident that resulted in jeremy's coma and he has no living relatives that agreed to
01:17:30take him in
01:17:30so he's got nowhere to go
01:17:32since he's awake now we can send him to an orphanage upstate
01:17:34it's not ideal but
01:17:35what if someone were to adopt him
01:17:37brea
01:18:05this is nice
01:18:08do you i mean you were the phantom ace the best of course not certainly not after everything
01:18:14jeremy
01:18:16i can't be that stupid
01:18:18i'm out
01:18:19i'm done
01:18:19the phantom ace is officially retired
01:18:22i had an itch that just needed to be scratched
01:18:25every gambler gets the itch eventually
01:18:32ah fuck it
01:18:33deal me in
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