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00:09One billion?
00:10I hit one billion!
00:13Sarah! I gotta tell Sarah!
00:16Seven years, three jobs, sixteen hours a day.
00:18I sold everything just to give her the life she wanted.
00:21Now it's all worth it.
00:22Where's your man?
00:23Always working.
00:24For what?
00:24Buying me a necklace three months.
00:26Can't even afford half.
00:27Touched?
00:27Disgusted.
00:30Don't stop, Brody.
00:32What he can't dream of, you give without trying.
00:37The mutt?
00:39Look at you.
00:40Covered in grease.
00:41Smell like a landfill.
00:42Sarah, I have something to tell you.
00:44What now?
00:45Wait a little longer?
00:46Next month?
00:48Got it yesterday.
00:49Three hundred grand.
00:50I sold everything for you.
00:51My watch, my coat, the only thing my dad left me-
00:54What? Want a medal?
00:55The more you talk, the sicker I feel.
00:59Your whole month doesn't cover my dinner.
01:01Your everything can't buy one bottle from my cellar.
01:04Here, buy something that doesn't stink.
01:06Sarah!
01:07Stop!
01:07You've been on your knees so long, I forgot you could stand.
01:10Just look at this, one look-
01:11Shut up!
01:12Whatever that is, you have nothing worth staying for.
01:14We're not the same species.
01:16Know your place.
01:22You said I have nothing worth staying for.
01:25One billion dollars.
01:26Enough?
01:31I need to open an account.
01:32Sir, this is Whitmore Private Bank.
01:34The minimum deposit threshold is five million dollars.
01:36For regular savings, you can try the chase across the street.
01:42Please, please wait.
01:43I'll get the manager right away.
01:47Did you even read the report?
01:49Three months.
01:50Three months and we got them clean.
01:51All you gotta do is sign.
01:52Enough!
01:53Are you insane?
01:54That's clients' pension money.
01:55So what?
01:56You're fired!
01:57Now!
01:58Security!
02:01Waiting for that room?
02:02Don't bother.
02:03These clowns can't even manage their own money.
02:05I heard your pitch.
02:06Three months to gut them clean.
02:07What, you got a problem with that?
02:12No, you're exactly who I need.
02:14Only someone like you knows how to deal with scum.
02:16Set up a shadow fund.
02:17You're the face.
02:18Everyone knows you.
02:19I don't exist.
02:21Who's the target?
02:22Brody Ashford.
02:23The Ashford family.
02:24You have a billion dollars.
02:26Could buy his company outright and tell him to his face.
02:28Why hide behind the curtain?
02:29No.
02:30I want him to lose everything.
02:32Without knowing who did it.
02:34I want a front road seat.
02:35Watch him lose everything with my own eyes.
02:37Throughout all of it, he needs to see me as a nobody.
02:39That's the only way he won't suspect a thing.
02:41And he'll drown willingly in his own pride.
02:44When do we start?
02:44The moment you got fired.
02:46Step one.
02:47Snap his cash flow in half.
02:58Mr. Victor.
02:59Welcome.
02:59Mr. Ashford is waiting in the VIP lounge.
03:05Morning, boss.
03:08Pray in the cage.
03:09Doors wide open.
03:10He walked right in.
03:18Fish it out.
03:19Don't scratch the paint.
03:20This car costs more than 10 lifetimes of your salary.
03:27Wait.
03:28I know you.
03:28Oh, holy shit.
03:31Sarah's little mutt?
03:32Parking cars now?
03:33Car will be ready, sir.
03:35You know, Sarah's living in my hillside villa now.
03:37First thing she does every morning is laugh at how she wasted seven years on you.
03:43Enjoy it.
03:44You won't be laughing much longer.
03:54Wipe it.
03:56What?
03:57Valet service doesn't include a shine?
03:59Or you want to lose this gig too?
04:01He's not your slave.
04:07Who the hell are you?
04:08I'm front desk staff at this hotel, and you're bullying our employee right at the entrance.
04:13I've got thought 30 seconds of footage already.
04:16You think a little video is going to do something?
04:18Meridian Capital might care.
04:20Potential partner humiliating staff in public?
04:22How's that look to investors?
04:24There's a front desk girl threatening me.
04:27Not threatening.
04:28Documenting.
04:29Leave.
04:31Remember what you just said.
04:32You're going to regret it.
04:40You shouldn't have done that.
04:41He'll remember your face.
04:44He already did.
04:45So what?
04:48This girl.
04:48She's different.
04:58Your hands are still shaking.
05:00Not scared.
05:01Pissed.
05:02How'd you know he's been talking to Meridian Capital?
05:04Front desk wouldn't have that info.
05:05I'm not just front desk.
05:06I help accounting Reckonel bills on night shifts.
05:08Last week the VIP lounge booking had three Marion names on it charged to Ashford's tab.
05:11Wasn't hard to guess.
05:12How long you been working here?
05:13Two years.
05:14Front desk.
05:14Night audit.
05:15Sometimes hauling tables for the banquet hall.
05:17Whatever needs doing.
05:17Why not leave?
05:21My mom's hospital bills.
05:23This hotel has the best medical coverage around.
05:25I leave.
05:26Her chemo stopped.
05:26So today you pointed a phone at a guy who could get you fired.
05:29Some things you gotta do.
05:30Otherwise, what's the point?
05:31Thanks for the towel.
05:34Maya.
05:35Yeah?
05:36Next time you go up against someone like that, don't do it alone.
05:45Boss.
05:46Look into someone.
05:47Maya.
05:48Front desk.
05:49Pull her personnel file, family background, her mother's medical records, all of it.
05:53Protection or elimination?
05:54Protection.
05:55Anyone touches her, I want to know first.
05:57Copy.
05:58The only person in this building with a spien makes three grand a month on the front desk.
06:04How big's the gap?
06:0680 mil.
06:0620 mil.
06:07His old man's real estate projects have been bleeding out.
06:09They're robbing Peter to pay Paul.
06:10Brody's hotel investment fund is their last lifeline.
06:13So we feed him.
06:14Bridge loan.
06:1590 mil.
06:15Interest rate's so low, he'll think it's Christmas.
06:17But the default clause, you wrote it?
06:18No.
06:19My favorite part.
06:20Two consecutive quarters of negative cash float and control transfers automatically.
06:23At his burn rate, six months.
06:25Tops.
06:26Not fast enough.
06:27I want three months.
06:28Then we gotta make him burn faster.
06:29What's his biggest weakness?
06:31Vanity.
06:32Give him a dollar, he'll spend ten showing it off.
06:34Tomorrow, you deliver it personally.
06:36Remember, you're the predator, not the salesman.
06:39Make him feel like he's the one begging.
06:42Understood.
06:48Did you, did you make an appointment?
06:5090 million.
06:52Bridge loan.
06:522% annual.
06:54You got 48 hours to decide.
06:582%?
06:59This is, this is way too good.
07:01My boss sees potential in your hotel portfolio.
07:04But his patience has limits.
07:0648 hours, then this offer disappears.
07:08Wait, I'll sign right now.
07:12Smart choice.
07:21Pick whatever you want.
07:2390 mil just hit the account.
07:24I'm feeling generous.
07:26What about that McLaren?
07:28You said it was too pricey last time.
07:30Babe, nothing's too pricey when you're with me.
07:37Three days ago, Victor closed the acquisition of this dealership.
07:40The name on the contract is the Shadow Fund.
07:42Brody will never know whose store he just walked into.
07:45Mr. Ashfield, welcome!
07:46The McLaren Cena you reserved is ready for viewing.
07:49Look, your ex.
07:51Upgraded from mechanic to janitor.
07:54Don't look at him.
07:55I don't want today's mood ruined.
08:01Go ahead.
08:02The more you spend, the harder you fall.
08:06How much is this one?
08:07The Shaitan Purse Bay.
08:08Fully spec'd.
08:093.8 million.
08:11Ride it up.
08:16Oh my god, that's...
08:17That's the Oberian crap!
08:19I didn't touch it!
08:21It fell on its own!
08:22Ma'am, this piece is valued at five million dollars.
08:25You will be held responsible.
08:26Brody!
08:28Five million?
08:29Fine.
08:30Add it to the Charon.
08:32Put it all on one card.
08:33You hear that?
08:34Five mil plus 3.8 didn't even blink.
08:37This is the world you'll never touch.
08:45Freeze it.
08:50Done.
08:51Balance wiped.
09:01What's the holo?
09:03Sir, insufficient funds.
09:06What?
09:07Swipe it again.
09:07I've already swiped it twice, sir.
09:12No way.
09:1390 million?
09:14How the...
09:17The big boss himself.
09:19Probably saw my black card and came to greet the VIP.
09:22Shh.
09:24Mr. Ashfield.
09:25Welcome.
09:26So sorry to keep you waiting.
09:27Your janitor over there has been an eye soul the whole time.
09:30Can you get him out of my sight?
09:31How about you get that card to work first?
09:33A fucking janitor talking to me?
09:38What do you mean the account's frozen?
09:40I'm Brody fucking Ashfield.
09:41You better...
09:47It's you.
09:50You did this?
09:51You...
09:52Mr. Ashford.
09:53He's just our janitor.
09:54What's he got to do with your accounts?
09:56Stop messing around and settle your bill.
09:58A janitor?
09:58How the hell could he freeze 90 million dollars of my accounts?
10:02You're right.
10:03It's got nothing to do with this loser.
10:07Get me the CFO!
10:09Right now!
10:16Security to the showroom floor.
10:22Mr. Ashford.
10:23Five million for the art piece, plus 3.8 for the car.
10:278.8 million total.
10:28How do you plan to settle that?
10:30Brody!
10:33Stay here.
10:34I'll go outside and make some calls to sort this out.
10:37Mr. Ashford.
10:38No one leaves until this is settled.
10:41She broke it.
10:43She smashed the damn thing.
10:44It has nothing to do with me!
10:52He'll come back.
10:53He's just making a call.
10:55Ma'am, Mr. Ashland's vehicle has already left the parking lot.
11:05Chris!
11:05You gotta help me!
11:06We were together seven years!
11:07You can't just stand there and watch!
11:09Seven years?
11:09A month ago you told me those seven years were worth nothing.
11:11I said stupid things!
11:13I was wrong!
11:14Chris, please!
11:15Your boyfriend dutched you here.
11:168.8 mil under your name.
11:18How is any of that my problem?
11:23Boss, what do we do?
11:27Give her a choice.
11:35Can't pay?
11:36Then work it off.
11:39Sign the repayment plan.
11:40Garnaged monthly from your wages.
11:42Can't keep up?
11:43The lawyers will do the math.
11:47Broby ran back to daddy.
11:48Probably begging for backup right now.
11:50Let him.
11:51How much does the old man have left?
11:5230 mil, max.
11:53And it's all tied up in the hotel fund.
11:55He pulls it to save Brody.
11:56The fund collapses.
11:57He'll pull it.
11:59Cause Brody's his only son.
12:00How are you so sure?
12:02This ain't revenge.
12:03This is just the beginning.
12:1590 million.
12:17Burned through in three days.
12:19Dad, something went wrong with that loan.
12:20The accounts got frozen out of nowhere.
12:22It's gotta be a bank glitch.
12:26You didn't just burn the loan.
12:28You smashed five million worth of art in their showroom.
12:32Then ditched your girlfriend and ran.
12:34I thought I could handle-
12:36Handle?
12:36You can't even spell the word!
12:46I've got 30 million left.
12:48It was supposed to be the last line of defense for the hotel fund.
12:52Dad.
12:53Shut up.
12:54Let me finish.
12:56I'm giving you this money.
12:57You throw a party at the Apex Crown.
12:59Black tie.
13:00Top shelf.
13:01Wall Street money.
13:02Hedge funds.
13:03Family offices.
13:04Everyone.
13:04One goal.
13:05Get them to pour cash into our fund.
13:07I won't let you down.
13:09You'd better not.
13:10Because this is the Ashford family's last card.
13:13We play it right.
13:14We survive.
13:15We don't.
13:15We're done.
13:1930 million.
13:21Don't disappoint me again.
13:28Book me the ballroom at the Apex Crown.
13:29The biggest one.
13:30Full buyout.
13:31Chris, just you wait.
13:33That valet uniform of yours ain't even good enough to shine shoes on my red carpet.
13:39I don't know.
13:40I don't know.
13:40I don't know.
13:41I don't know.
13:42I don't know.
13:43I don't know.
13:45I don't know.
13:53Hey.
13:55Black, no sugar.
13:57Guess you'd drink this kind.
13:58Good guess.
14:02You work nights everyday?
14:04Pretty much.
14:05Days too.
14:06When do you sleep?
14:09Doesn't matter.
14:11You know you've got dark circles, right?
14:14So do you.
14:15Night on it plus front desk.
14:16One person doing two jobs.
14:17Dark circles come with a package.
14:20Chris, you ever feel like everyone in this place is just putting on a show?
14:23What do you mean?
14:23The guests during the day wearing suits worth tensing each other's asses.
14:26Turn around and stabbling in.
14:27Smiling out.
14:28None of it's real.
14:29What about you?
14:30Are you real?
14:32I don't know.
14:33But at least I'm not acting.
14:46Something important?
14:48Nothing more important than this coffee.
14:52See you tomorrow.
14:54See you tomorrow.
14:55Maya.
14:56Maya.
14:57Yeah.
14:58Good coffee.
15:12Thank you all for being here tonight.
15:14The Ashford family has always been the backbone of this city.
15:18Tonight, we witness the start of a new era.
15:24Not going in?
15:26Vallets don't belong on the floor.
15:27Two weeks ago he ran out on a bill.
15:30Now he's standing up there like the savior.
15:33The world ain't fair.
15:35It will be.
15:48Everyone!
15:49Let me introduce someone.
15:50This guy is my girlfriend's ex-boyfriend.
15:53Used to be a grease monkey, now he parks cars at my hotel.
15:57See, that's life.
15:57Some people are born at the top.
15:59And some are born to smell exhaustus.
16:03Your biggest achievement in life was keeping Sarah's bed warm for seven years.
16:08Thanks for breaking her in for me.
16:10Enjoy your party, Mr. Ashford.
16:20Hold it together.
16:21One last move on the board.
16:23Hold it together.
16:35One last move on the board.
16:38It doesn't matter.
16:40It doesn't matter.
16:41I think it does.
16:41It doesn't matter to you.
16:43It matters to me.
16:46Nobody deserves to be treated like that.
16:48No matter what uniform they wear.
16:56Still here?
16:57Party's over.
16:58Dog goes back to its kennel.
17:00Oh, who's this?
17:01New girlfriend?
17:02Taste still sucks.
17:03The last one came to me.
17:04This one?
17:04She's worth about minimum wage.
17:06Shut up.
17:07You're drunk.
17:08Oh?
17:08Front desk girl grew some balls again?
17:10Come here, let me see how much you're worth.
17:22Touch her again.
17:23I'll break every finger on that hand.
17:24Be clear.
17:27You're done.
17:29You're fucking done.
17:31Just you wait.
17:33Tomorrow?
17:34Tomorrow you'll find out what happens when you cross me.
17:40You just...
17:42Go home, Maya.
17:43Stay safe.
18:08I said tomorrow, but I couldn't wait.
18:11What do you want?
18:12Last night?
18:13Pitting me against that pillar?
18:15You look pretty tough.
18:17How about now?
18:31What did you think you were?
18:32A fucking valet?
18:34Putting hands on me?
18:36Boss.
18:37Final acquisition agreement is going through the system.
18:3924 hours left.
18:41Do not blow your glover.
18:43Move out there and they'll move out.
18:45Offshore.
18:48Remember your place.
18:50Your dirt.
19:00Outro casi.
19:03The first phase of the Olympics.
19:19Oh my god.
19:25I'm fine.
19:26Your face is covered in blood? And you're telling me you're fine?
19:30Brody did this?
19:32Why didn't you fight back?
19:34Last night you could have snapped his wrist!
19:36Why did you just stand here and take it?
19:39Some things I can't do right now.
19:42What does that mean?
19:45You know what? That day on the driveway when you stopped him,
19:48I thought you were the kind of man who'd never bow.
19:53I thought you were just broke.
19:55Turns out you don't even have the guts to stand up for yourself.
20:00Don't tell me to stay safe anymore.
20:02You can't even protect yourself.
20:46That's it.
20:47That's it.
20:47That's it.
20:48That's it.
20:48for Brody's Gala, funds a hollow shell,
20:50default clause triggered automatically,
20:52control of everything, commercial real estate,
20:54hotel equity, offshore accounts all locked under us.
20:56Do they know?
20:57Not yet. System won't notify them till morning.
21:00Don't let the system notify them.
21:02Then how do you want them notified?
21:05I'll tell them myself.
21:07In front of everyone.
21:10Copy that.
21:11I'll get everything ready.
21:19What .
21:36Go !
21:45On your right.
21:48Walk to the left.
21:48Of course we're here.
22:16For you,
22:16Hugo Boss Couture for the gala.
22:22Not enough.
22:25Then what do you want to wear?
22:27Something that makes them remember every step I take walking in.
22:31I know a guy.
22:33Old tailor on Savile Road in London.
22:35Dresses Middle Eastern royalty.
22:37Three days turnout.
22:38But the price?
22:40How much?
22:421.2 million.
22:44Order it.
22:47Victor.
22:48What?
22:49The gala.
22:50How many men are you bringing?
22:53How many do you want?
22:54Enough so nobody in that room dares stand up.
22:57I've been waiting for you to say that since day one.
22:59Dad, the gala guest list is confirmed.
23:01300 plus.
23:02All big fish.
23:03This time-
23:03Sit down.
23:04The fund's control has been taken.
23:06What?
23:06That bridge loan.
23:07The default clause.
23:08Two consecutive quarters of negative cash flow.
23:10Control transferred automatically.
23:12Hotel, real estate, offshore accounts all frozen.
23:17Who?
23:19Who the fuck took it?
23:21A company called the Shadow Fund.
23:23Agent's name is Victor.
23:26Victor.
23:27The one who gave me the loan?
23:29The contract you fucking signed!
23:38The contract you fucking signed!
23:59The guest's confirmed.
24:00If we cancel now, all of Wall Street will know the Ashens are in trouble.
24:03Creditors, suppliers, partners.
24:05They'll circle like sharks.
24:07Then what do we do?
24:08The gala goes on.
24:09We use it to buy time.
24:11Buy time how?
24:12They've got controlling shares, but we still have operational authority.
24:16The staff still answers to us.
24:18If we pull in new capital at the gala, we've got leverage to negotiate.
24:22But we need a move they won't see coming.
24:25What move?
24:26Spread the word.
24:28The Shadow Fund's new owner is planning mass layoffs after the gala.
24:32Create panic.
24:34Get the workers to strike.
24:36A strike?
24:37If the hotel shuts down, the Shadow Fund's shares become worthless paper.
24:40No operation, no revenue, no revenue.
24:42They come to us to negotiate.
24:43Then we use the new capital to buy control back.
24:45I know a few floor-grooving biters.
24:46Grease their palms, let them stir things up with a stab.
24:48Don't screw this up.
24:49I won't.
24:50This time I'll bury the Shadow Fund and whoever's behind it.
25:01Shadow Fund, who the hell are you people?
25:09You heard?
25:10The new owner's gonna cut half the staff.
25:12Who said that?
25:13Floor supervisor told us.
25:14Said they'll start right after the gala.
25:15Eight years I've been here.
25:17They wanna cut me?
25:18Screw that.
25:19Exactly!
25:19We all walk out together.
25:21See how they throw their fancy gala then.
25:27No official notice.
25:28No HR email.
25:29All the rumors trace back to the floor supervisors.
25:38Young Ashford said...
25:41...staff don't show up on gala night.
25:43He'll handle the rest.
25:45Five grand each.
25:46What if the new owner investigated?
25:47Investigate what?
25:48Workers walked out on their own.
25:49Nothing to do with us.
25:49Don't be a pussy.
25:56Brody's paying off floor supervisors to get workers to strike on gala night.
25:58I got it on tape.
25:59You followed them?
26:00I heard the rumors.
26:01Something felt off.
26:02So I checked.
26:02Maya, this is dangerous.
26:03If they find out...
26:04I know.
26:05But I can't watch this hotel go down.
26:07There are hundreds of people here who depend on this job.
26:09Just like me.
26:10Take it.
26:10Give it to management or whoever can use it.
26:13I don't care how.
26:14Just don't let them win.
26:16What I said that night in the parking lot...
26:21Maybe I was wrong.
26:34Three hundred and twenty seats.
26:36Full house.
26:38Tonight, everyone remembers what happens in this room.
26:42Ladies and gentlemen, first let me tell you what the name Ashford means to this city.
26:46Forty years ago, my father built the Ashford Empire from nothing.
26:49One brick at a time, starting from a single office.
26:52This hotel, the Apex Crown, is the monument to his life's work.
26:56Recently, some of you may have heard rumors.
26:58People saying the Ashfords are in trouble.
27:00I'm standing here tonight to tell you personally, rumors are just rumors.
27:04The Ashford family does not fall.
27:06Tonight's gala isn't just about charity.
27:08It's proof we're still standing.
27:21Thank you, Mr. Brody Ashford, for that wonderful speech.
27:24Now, for the most important moment of the evening,
27:28we are honored to announce the true controlling partner of the Apex Crown
27:33will make their first public appearance tonight.
27:47Wait.
27:49What?
27:51Isn't the host talking about us?
27:52I didn't arrange this segment.
27:55Let us welcome, with a round of applause,
27:58the true controlling partner of the Apex Crown.
28:06Ready?
28:07Been ready since the night they left me on the parking lot floor.
28:10We'll clear the way.
28:27No, it's not possible.
28:30It's not possible.
28:44My name is Chris.
28:46Three months ago, I stood at the entrance of this hotel in a valet uniform.
28:50The valet?
28:51The valet.
28:52Someone made me shine his shoes.
28:54Someone called me a bottom feeder.
28:56Someone told 300 people I was born to smell exhaust.
29:01Brody, do you remember every word you said?
29:04I do.
29:06Every single one.
29:08This is the controlling share transfer confirmation for the Apex Crown.
29:11As of today, every brick, every light, every table in this hotel belongs to me.
29:17Mr. Ashford, this is your family's complete debt ledger and equity transfer agreement.
29:23You set this up from the very beginning.
29:25It wasn't a setup.
29:26Your son walked in on his own.
29:28I just opened the door.
29:30Impossible!
29:30You're a valet!
29:31You're a fucking valet!
29:32The man standing before me is the sole controller of the Shadow Fund.
29:36Net worth?
29:38One billion dollars.
29:40And you, from the day you signed that contract, you became nothing.
29:52Mr. Chris, business matters can be discussed privately.
29:56There's no need for all this.
29:57Show him the full version.
29:58Mr. Ashford, this is your family's financial trail over the past three years.
30:02Mispropriation of client trust funds, fabricated offshore transactions, and fraudulent filings with the SEC.
30:08How?
30:10How did you get these?
30:12The bridge loan agreement your son signed included a due diligence authorization clause.
30:16He didn't even flip past the first page.
30:23How dare you hit my father!
30:28I didn't hit your father.
30:29I hit a fraud.
30:31Victor, the screen.
30:34Young Ashford said, as long as over 30% of staff don't show up on gala night, he'll handle the
30:38rest.
30:39Five grand each.
30:41This recording was made by one of your hotel's own staff, at the risk of losing her job.
30:45She didn't do it for anyone.
30:46She did it for every person in this hotel who depends on this paycheck to feed their family.
30:51Victor, the files we submitted to the federal prosecutor yesterday, they received them?
30:55Confirmed receive.
30:57Everyone, you came tonight because you believed in the Ashford name.
31:00Now, see what's really behind it.
31:12That's fabricated!
31:13All of it!
31:14He's framing us!
31:17This document is the original financial statement Asham Group submitted to the SEC over the past three years.
31:22The highlighted sections are fabricated.
31:24Every fake transaction traces back to Mr. Ashford Sr.'s personal signature.
31:28Brody,
31:30those documents your father signed, you've seen them too, right?
31:33I didn't know about any of that!
31:35You didn't know?
31:44That's...
31:46You recorded!
31:47Appendix C of the bridge loan you signed.
31:49Clause 7.
31:50Party A authorizes party B to conduct security monitoring of all borrower premises.
31:54You authorized it yourself.
31:57Mr. Ashford, still want to sit down and talk?
32:04Federal Bureau of Investigation, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Brody Ashford,
32:08you are under investigation for securities fraud, misappropriation of trust funds, and money laundering.
32:13Please cooperate.
32:22Forty years.
32:24Brick by brick.
32:26All gone.
32:27Don't touch me!
32:28Do you know who I am?
32:29I'm Brody Ashford!
32:30Let go!
32:31Let go!
32:32Let go of me!
32:33This is a setup!
32:34He framed me!
32:40Chris!
32:41You won't get away with this!
32:42You're just a valet!
32:43A fucking valet!
32:45No.
32:46I'm the man you signed everything away to.
32:52Jado Fund.
32:53From the very beginning, it was just you from the first day I walked into this hotel.
33:21I know what you're all thinking.
33:24I know what you're all thinking.
33:25I know what you're all thinking.
33:26All I want to say is fire everyone.
33:29I won't do that.
33:31And what you do is fire everyone.
33:32It's true.
33:33It's true.
33:35one year of service. My legal team is already drafting the ESOP. You're not just workers.
33:41Starting today, you're shareholders of this hotel. I'm not standing here tonight because I'm smart
33:48or because I'm rich. I'm here because one person, when nobody else knew the truth,
33:52risked her job to expose the Ashford's plot to sabotage this hotel from the inside.
33:57She didn't do it for me. She didn't do it for any reward. She did it for every single person
34:01in this building who depends on this paycheck to survive. Maya. Stand up.
34:13Starting today, Maya is the Executive Vice President of the Apex Crown.
34:33You said you don't act.
34:38You sure acted for three months.
35:08Chris, I know I made mistakes.
35:10I know I hurt you, but we were together seven years. Seven years has to mean something.
35:15You have everything now. Money, the hotel, power. You need someone by your side. I can be that person.
35:23Give me one chance. Just one.
35:26Do you remember what you said the night you walked out? They came down with you.
35:30Wake up, Chris. You were never enough.
35:33You were right. I wasn't enough for you.
35:36But now, you're not enough for me either.
35:40Chris, don't go.
35:42Please.
35:43Crawl back to your gutter.
35:55Mr. Chris, could I have just two minutes? We're very interested in the Shadow Fund's portfolio.
36:00Mr. Chris, regarding a partnership on the hotel sector.
36:02Talk to Victor.
36:05Support the Asher Foundation.
36:26You should be downstairs.
36:30Three hundred people waiting to shake your hand.
36:32I'm not here to shake hands.
36:34Three months, you wore a valet uniform.
36:36Got your shoes shined for someone else.
36:38Got beaten up.
36:38Got roasted by the whole internet.
36:40Got told off by me.
36:42Got told you had no spine.
36:43Why didn't you tell me that night?
36:46One sentence would have been enough.
36:49Just, I have my reasons.
36:51That's all you needed to say.
36:52I told you you wouldn't have said what you said.
36:54What?
36:54You said, nobody deserves to be treated like that, no matter what uniform they wear.
36:59That night, I almost gave up.
37:00That sentence got me through the last 24 hours.
37:04Maya, what I win back isn't some empire.
37:08It's the right to stand next to you.
37:13Then from now on, no more acting.
37:18No more acting.
37:19No more acting.
37:21No more acting.
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