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00:00:07I'll turn you into exactly what he wants.
00:00:11What do I do?
00:00:24First, learn how to please me.
00:00:31Please.
00:00:38Go on, run, Miss Big Shot, lawyer.
00:00:41What's the matter? Can't run anymore?
00:00:42I hear your mum's barely hanging on in this hospital. Isn't that right?
00:00:46I'll pay you back. Just give me a few more days, please. Don't touch my mum.
00:00:53Same day next month, if I don't see the money, I'll pull your mum's plug myself.
00:00:57You can go identify her body in the morgue.
00:01:03I used to be a top-shot lawyer, untouchable. Then I took one case I shouldn't have, and the whole
00:01:08industry blacklisted me.
00:01:10I went broke, and on top of that, I'm drowning in loan shark debt.
00:01:14If I want to survive, I need someone powerful to back me, and the Ashford family. That's my last card
00:01:21to play.
00:01:25You're insane! This is humiliating!
00:01:51Olivia Hart, former star lawyer in Manhattan.
00:01:54Too bad you're blacklisted, bankrupt, and drowning in loan shark debt now.
00:02:00Mrs. Ashford, you're right. But I really need this job. Please, give me a chance.
00:02:05Look, I know you're competent, but top grads line up for Ashford every day.
00:02:10What makes you think you're qualified to be my personal assistant?
00:02:13Because I'll do whatever you say.
00:02:1835, 26, 36. Almost perfect.
00:02:22This whatever-I-say thing, how far does that go?
00:02:27As long as it's legal, I'll do it.
00:02:32Really? Then right now, in front of me, take off your clothes.
00:02:38If you can't do it, get out.
00:02:40Ashford's got plenty of talented people, and plenty of broke lawyers who act like they're too good for this place.
00:02:47Pay up, bitch!
00:02:49There's no way out.
00:03:03Turn around.
00:03:10Put your clothes back on.
00:03:12You're hired.
00:03:26Sign it.
00:03:30Total obedience?
00:03:32On call round the clock?
00:03:34Even on my own time?
00:03:36An eight-figure penalty for breach?
00:03:38A top-level NDA?
00:03:40This isn't a personal assistant contract.
00:03:41What exactly do you want me to do?
00:03:47The assistant job is just your cover.
00:03:50What I really need you to do is get close to a man.
00:03:53No! I won't do that!
00:03:55I'm a lawyer, not some escort who sells her body to please men.
00:04:02Send security to Queens.
00:04:04Get those scumbag debt collectors away from Miss Hart's front door.
00:04:21I can fix every problem you have.
00:04:24I can also ruin you whenever I want and have those people back at your door tomorrow.
00:04:28Your principles mean nothing in front of me.
00:04:32She's right.
00:04:33I don't get to say no.
00:04:35Who is he?
00:04:42Alexander Ashford.
00:04:44Perfect heir to the Ashford family.
00:04:46And my biggest rival.
00:04:48That body.
00:04:49That face.
00:04:50You're exactly his type.
00:04:54Remember, you approach him on your own.
00:04:57He can never know you and I are connected.
00:05:00From now on, you're not my assistant.
00:05:03You're the blade I'm planting by his side.
00:05:12Hi, Mr. Ashfield.
00:05:14I'm Olivia.
00:05:15The new outside counsel.
00:05:16I...
00:05:17Miss Hart, I don't handle legal.
00:05:19I've got something to take care of.
00:05:21Let's talk another time.
00:05:29Mrs. Ashford, I tried.
00:05:31But he's so guarded.
00:05:32He's almost impossible to get close to...
00:05:34Tried?
00:05:35At that party, you didn't look like bait meant to seduce a man.
00:05:39You looked like a job applicant begging her boss to see still worth something.
00:05:44Please give me one more chance.
00:05:45I can learn.
00:05:46Just tell me what to do.
00:05:48I'll do anything.
00:05:50Alexander's got plenty of smart women.
00:05:52And plenty of respectable ones.
00:05:54What a hypocrite like him really wants is the thrill of conquest.
00:05:58Then what am I supposed to do?
00:06:01Tonight at ten, come to my room.
00:06:16Come in.
00:06:18Starting tonight, I'll teach you how to make him want you.
00:06:23What, you're just gonna stand there?
00:06:25Having second thoughts?
00:06:27You can still walk away.
00:06:29I don't force anyone.
00:06:30Mom's in the hospital waiting for me to pay her bills.
00:06:33The lone hogs have me cornered.
00:06:35I don't have a way out.
00:06:50Take it off.
00:06:52Put this on.
00:06:54Could you...
00:06:55Maybe look away for a second?
00:06:59Look away?
00:07:01Olivia, you're about to seduce a very dangerous man.
00:07:04If you can't even undress in front of me,
00:07:06what makes you think you can get into Alexander's bed?
00:07:13What's up?
00:07:18Gonna speak again.
00:07:19What makes him?
00:07:19What?
00:07:23That's amazing.
00:07:24By the way.
00:07:25Bye.
00:07:25Bye.
00:07:26Bye.
00:07:27Bye.
00:07:29Bye.
00:07:33Bye.
00:07:38Bye.
00:07:51Look at you right now.
00:07:58Don't move.
00:08:00First lesson.
00:08:01When a man gets close, you do not flinch.
00:08:03Alexander likes smart crow, not a rose with thorns.
00:08:06When you see him, smile like this.
00:08:10A hint of interest, but mostly innocence.
00:08:13So fake.
00:08:14What is this, a courtroom recital?
00:08:16Alexander will see right through you and tear you to pieces.
00:08:25What are you doing?
00:08:34Fear doesn't hide.
00:08:36So use it.
00:08:37Learn to control your breathing and your face when you're pinned down, trapped and in really real danger.
00:08:50Now pretend I'm Alexander.
00:08:53Walk over here and treat me exactly how I told you.
00:09:01Mr. Ashford, good evening.
00:09:07Like this?
00:09:08Would he like it?
00:09:11He would.
00:09:13And you?
00:09:20Remember, don't scream like some cheap call girl.
00:09:24He wants restraint.
00:09:25The contrast is what excites him.
00:09:28You're not trying to please me, so here.
00:09:31Arch a little more.
00:09:33Keep going.
00:09:42You finally got it right tonight.
00:09:44I don't get it.
00:09:45How does me seducing him help you destroy him?
00:09:48He has certain tastes he keeps hidden.
00:09:50The Ashford air clause says it clearly.
00:09:53Do not damage the family name.
00:09:54To those old buses, any scandal is unforgivable.
00:09:58And his proud fiancé, Victoria, comes from old European Tycoon family.
00:10:03She'd never marry a man with that kind of stain on him.
00:10:06You are going to drag it into the light.
00:10:09Due diligence finished.
00:10:10No obvious flaws in deal terms.
00:10:12There's one key loophole in this contract that's way too easy to miss.
00:10:15The Target concealed overdue patent licensing disputes,
00:10:18and the group will face massive compensation after closing.
00:10:27Mrs. Hart, wait a second.
00:10:32That loophole you spotted was huge.
00:10:35You just saved the group a fortune.
00:10:37But I don't think I've seen you on our core legal team before.
00:10:41I'm just a temp consultant they pulled in from the sidelines.
00:10:44Not exactly someone you'd remember.
00:10:46Mr. Ashford.
00:10:48This is my private contact.
00:10:51If anything comes up on the project, come straight to me.
00:10:55Charlotte was right.
00:10:57He took the bait.
00:11:01Mrs. Hart, you look pale.
00:11:04That meeting ran through lunch, didn't it?
00:11:06Let me buy you dinner tonight.
00:11:08As thanks for...
00:11:09for helping me with those documents.
00:11:11Charlotte's plan doesn't go this far.
00:11:13She told me not to act on my own.
00:11:15This project is about to be my top priority.
00:11:18I'd really like your legal takeover dinner.
00:11:20I won't keep you long.
00:11:22This is my best shot at getting straight into Ashford's inner circle.
00:11:25If I say no, I may not get another chance.
00:11:32What's wrong?
00:11:34Something urgent come up?
00:11:38No, I'm good.
00:11:39Let's get dinner.
00:11:46If we give a little in the early talks, we can control how those terms get interpreted later.
00:11:51That's an excellent insight.
00:11:53Olivia, you're even more perceptive than I expected.
00:12:02But if you're this good, why did you leave law?
00:12:04I screwed up in a way you don't come back from.
00:12:07I shamed the whole industry.
00:12:08Someone like me doesn't deserve to be remembered.
00:12:11Olivia, one failure doesn't wipe out your worth.
00:12:13Your talent is yours.
00:12:15No one can take that from you.
00:12:17Charlotte said he was a dangerous, arrogant hypocrite.
00:12:20So why does he seem so much kinder than Charlotte?
00:12:28These are the internal files for tomorrow's core project meeting.
00:12:32If you're willing, you can come help me again tomorrow.
00:12:35Files this sensitive?
00:12:37Is that really okay?
00:12:39I'm just a consultant.
00:12:40Don't be so nervous, Olivia.
00:12:43I know you can do more than this.
00:12:46From the moment we met, Charlotte's been pushing me around, ordering me,
00:12:50even threatening me with my mom.
00:12:53Compared to her, Alexander's so gentle.
00:12:56Maybe he's not as bad as Charlotte said.
00:13:03You worked hard tonight.
00:13:05Get some rest.
00:13:08Thanks for the coat.
00:13:10I'll have it cleaned and get it back to you.
00:13:13Looking forward to tomorrow, Olivia.
00:13:25Having fun, Olivia?
00:13:30I was just following the plan.
00:13:32He asked me to dinner, so I went with it to get closer and make him trust me more.
00:13:38Olivia.
00:13:39Going with the flow and getting cocky are two different things.
00:13:43Who said you could accept his dinner invite?
00:13:45Who said you could hang up on me?
00:13:50Didn't you want him interested in me?
00:13:52Well, he is.
00:13:53He gave me top secret files on the core project and he drove me home himself.
00:13:57I did more than you asked, so why are you coming at me like I screwed up?
00:14:00Because you don't get to go off script without me.
00:14:03Olivia, people who think they're smarter than everyone else get out of control.
00:14:08I warned you.
00:14:10The harder you push to close to Alexander, the more he'll think you want something.
00:14:15Then this whole game blows up because of your recklessness.
00:14:20Really?
00:14:21Because the way he looked at me tonight didn't feel like he wasn't interested.
00:14:25If anything, he thinks I'm charming.
00:14:28Funny.
00:14:29When you signed that contract, you promised you'd do exactly what I said.
00:14:35What, you spend one night with him and now you're defending him?
00:14:38You think because he's backing you, you don't have to listen to me anymore?
00:14:43Olivia, don't forget.
00:14:46I pulled you out of those bad deaths and away from those lone decks.
00:14:50I can throw you right back into that hell.
00:14:52Or worse, I can make you suffer in ways you can't even imagine.
00:14:56You need to remember where you stand and who you belong to.
00:15:02I'm sorry, Mrs. Ashford. I acted on my own. It won't happen again.
00:15:11Not good enough.
00:15:13What?
00:15:16What are you doing? Let go of me!
00:15:22When a pawn stops obeying, you train it until it does.
00:15:31Now we're doing a correction drill.
00:15:33Repeat every single thing you and Alexander said tonight.
00:15:36Word for word.
00:15:39You're crazy!
00:15:41I taught you better.
00:15:42When you're punished, you don't make that ugly little scream.
00:15:47Good. Start.
00:15:49From when I got off the phone with you, he asked if it was urgent.
00:15:54I said no.
00:15:56Then we went to the restaurant.
00:16:06I said we should keep the upper hand on interpreting the contract terms.
00:16:10Wrong!
00:16:11Tell me, with a seasoned hunter like him, how do you keep your distance?
00:16:16I should keep my head down, avoid his eyes, and only look at him when he talks to me with
00:16:24admiration, but controlled.
00:16:30Look at yourself right now, Olivia. Remember this.
00:16:34From now on, before you see Alexander, every move, every word, even every smile needs my permission.
00:16:41Alexander was kind to me tonight.
00:16:44He respected me.
00:16:45He saw my worth.
00:16:47At least he doesn't use cheap tricks to humiliate me like you do.
00:16:50Alexander's kindness?
00:16:52That's just bait to trap his prey.
00:16:55You really think a man at the top gives a damn about a broke, washed-up lawyer like you?
00:17:01What...
00:17:02What are you giving me?
00:17:04Charity from your throne?
00:17:05Or just humiliation because you can?
00:17:14Who said you could talk back?
00:17:16Who said you could talk back?
00:17:16No!
00:17:19Don't act so special, what I do is not fear...
00:17:27What?
00:17:29What?
00:17:30What?
00:17:31What?
00:17:33What?
00:17:34What?
00:17:36What?
00:17:37What?
00:17:39What?
00:17:39What?
00:17:40What?
00:17:47What are you doing here?
00:17:49I'm so sorry, Olivia.
00:17:50I knocked, but no one answered.
00:17:52Your door wasn't shut all the way, and I got worried so I came in.
00:17:56It's okay.
00:17:57I was in the shower so I didn't hear you knock.
00:17:59Is something urgent?
00:18:03You left this in my car when you got out.
00:18:05It's crucial for tomorrow's project.
00:18:07Thank you so much, Mr. Ashford.
00:18:09I can't believe you came all the way over this late.
00:18:11That was careless of me.
00:18:12No problem.
00:18:13It was nothing.
00:18:13You've had a long night.
00:18:15Get some rest, and I'll see you at the office tomorrow.
00:18:17Okay.
00:18:18Get home safe.
00:18:40Alexander, I hear you're leading the acquisition of that new energy project.
00:18:44How's it going?
00:18:45It's all going smoothly, Father.
00:18:46But the legal risks are messy.
00:18:49We need a sharp, top-learn lawyer involved.
00:18:51As it happens, I recently met an excellent legal consultant.
00:18:55She's got a real eye for this, so I want her on the project with me for the upcoming acquisition
00:19:00talks.
00:19:03Father, Alexander, my team has always reviewed and handled the legal side of every core company project.
00:19:09If Alexander just goes around me and brings in an outsider we know nothing about, that doesn't really fit the
00:19:15group's compliance process, does it?
00:19:17Charlotte! You're a group executive. How can you have so little sense of the bigger picture?
00:19:24Alexander is careful in measure. If he chose her, she's worth it. At a moment like this, stop clinging to
00:19:30procedure and holding the project back.
00:19:35Right, Father, of course. Alexander always knows what he's doing. And me? I guess protecting company procedure just makes me
00:19:42look self-serving and clueless.
00:19:49You insolent brat. I don't remember teaching you to speak to your father and brother with that kind of disrespect
00:19:56and arrogance.
00:19:59I'm sorry, Father. I spoke out of turn.
00:20:12Olivia, seven tonight. Get yourself ready and come to my private apartment. We're not done.
00:20:22Alexander officially pushed to put you on his core team. Starting tomorrow, you're his legal advisor.
00:20:27So listen carefully. Every word I'm about to say needs to stick.
00:20:37Alexander looks polished and charming. But he's arrogant as hell and obsessed with control.
00:20:43He loves showing off how gracious and gentlemanly he is in front of his prey.
00:20:47With red wine, he only drinks certain burgundy vintages. He's a little OCD and can't stand anything out of symmetry.
00:20:55And when he's thinking, he taps the table twice with his right index finger.
00:21:02As for his weakness, he's desperate for the family's approval, especially from our father.
00:21:09And then there are his little kinks.
00:21:11When he's completely in control, he likes watching his prey struggle just enough and show a little weakness.
00:21:17She knows his deepest kinks, his tiniest habits. That's terrifying.
00:21:24This is Alexander's full schedule for the next three months.
00:21:28Every new project meeting, every business dinner, even his most secret private plans.
00:21:33Charlotte, I remember you said Alexander has a marriage match from a family just as powerful as the Ashford.
00:21:41If I stay around him too long and his fiancé finds out about me, what will she do?
00:21:46You're giving Alexander way too much credit and Victoria's pride way too little.
00:21:51Relax.
00:21:52Even if she finds you, she won't do a thing.
00:21:55In her eyes, you're not even worth calling a rival.
00:22:01Old money like the Sinclas care about image more than anything.
00:22:06Once Alexander's scandal breaks, they'll probably call off the engagement without even asking why.
00:22:11That's the endgame.
00:22:16But that doesn't mean you can get careless.
00:22:28When you're with Alexander, I need you to bait him into showing what's under that gentleman act.
00:22:34Leave as much proof as you can that he's morally rotten.
00:22:40When the time is right, I'll take that evidence to the next board meeting and rip him out of the
00:22:45first in line spot myself.
00:22:54I'll stick to the plan, Charlotte.
00:23:04To make sure you don't screw this up, I need to test your training one more time.
00:23:14Charlotte! Wait! I'm not ready!
00:23:25Olivia, with Alexander, you don't get to say no.
00:23:28You don't get time to prepare.
00:23:31You always have to be ready for whatever he wants.
00:23:35Now pretend I'm Alexander.
00:23:37If he handles you this roughly, what do you do?
00:23:52Good girl.
00:23:54Good girl.
00:24:06Like it?
00:24:08I'm out of the dark.
00:24:11You're my inner demons into art.
00:24:15It's true that you're the beneath of my heart.
00:24:20I wish I didn't care about what I could.
00:24:23She won't want to see what you want to see.
00:24:28She won't want to see.
00:24:30She won't want to see what you want to see.
00:24:35She won't want to see what you want to see.
00:24:41Why are you doing this?
00:24:46I'm just soothing a scared little kid.
00:24:49You're about to face the real thing.
00:24:51I'm helping you get used to it.
00:24:52Remember, men like Alexander love playing the gentle comforter after they hurt you,
00:24:56just to watch their prey get stupidly attached.
00:24:59I need you immune to that act.
00:25:21This is Olivia Hart.
00:25:23She'll be joining the project as my private legal counsel.
00:25:39I'm so sorry.
00:25:56Olivia, for the new energy project,
00:25:58we're going to the Ashford family's private estate tomorrow for a small internal meeting.
00:26:02I need you there as my legal rep.
00:26:03Of course, Mr. Ashford.
00:26:05I'll have everything ready in advance.
00:26:17Going to that estate isn't good news.
00:26:19The rules there are endless.
00:26:22Everyone there tomorrow is a seasoned power player,
00:26:24so keep your guard all the way up.
00:26:41Wear this lipstick tomorrow.
00:26:43I want Alexander to feel it every time he looks at you.
00:26:49Aren't you coming back to the estate tomorrow?
00:26:54What, you're that eager to see me there?
00:26:56Just asking.
00:26:57You're the main rival on this project.
00:26:59I figured you wouldn't miss something like this.
00:27:02I saw you smile at him in the hallway today.
00:27:04It was ugly.
00:27:05I didn't like it.
00:27:07I was just following your plan to the letter, wasn't I?
00:27:12That's not what I taught you.
00:27:14Yeah, but he clearly liked it.
00:27:41Remember your place.
00:27:42Stick to the plan and don't get cute with me.
00:27:45Got it?
00:27:49Remember, don't believe a word he says.
00:27:53Which part?
00:27:54Any of it.
00:27:55That's a warning.
00:28:10Olivia, I was going to pick you up in town myself,
00:28:12but my fiancé insisted I have breakfast with her.
00:28:14Lucky for us, you just stepped out.
00:28:17You two are honestly enviable, Mr. Ashford.
00:28:20That lipstick looks good on you.
00:28:22Makes you look very tempting.
00:28:29That's sweet of you.
00:28:42Olivia, you've got something on your neck.
00:28:47Sorry.
00:28:47I didn't notice.
00:28:53Timing's perfect today, and it's so quiet here.
00:28:57Feels like the perfect moment for something to happen.
00:29:04Mr. Ashford, I don't know what you mean.
00:29:08This is your family estate.
00:29:10Please behave yourself.
00:29:13Olivia, you really don't get it.
00:29:14So all those little signals you've been sending me lately,
00:29:17I imagine them?
00:29:20Your fiancé, what if she finds out?
00:29:22She doesn't need to know.
00:29:23Relax, Olivia.
00:29:24We're not actually going to do anything.
00:29:26I just want to play a little game.
00:29:30Just trust me.
00:29:32You're going to like it.
00:29:37God, this is the most perfect body I've ever seen.
00:29:45Turn around.
00:29:47Lie face down on the bed.
00:30:08The servant said Alexander was in his room.
00:30:25Honey, what are you doing here?
00:30:27Didn't you say you had a meeting?
00:30:28I didn't know you had company.
00:30:30There's a key meeting here today for the energy project.
00:30:33I told you this morning.
00:30:34Olivia's our counsel.
00:30:35We were just checking the final terms.
00:30:37Well, Miss Hart must be truly exceptional
00:30:40if you're keeping her here alone
00:30:41after the meeting to work late.
00:30:43You're too kind, Mrs. Sinclair.
00:30:45It's just my job.
00:30:47Don't look at me.
00:30:48I only came back to grab the files I left here last time
00:30:50and ran into Victoria on the way.
00:30:54Alexander, before our wedding of the century,
00:30:56I don't want to hear one ugly rumor about you.
00:30:59My family won't allow even the tiniest stain on my marriage.
00:31:05Of course, darling.
00:31:17I'm loyal to you.
00:31:18Always.
00:31:21Since the meeting's over, I'll show this legal counsel out.
00:31:24The state rules.
00:31:25Outsiders don't linger.
00:31:26Thanks, Charlotte.
00:31:38You brought Victoria there on purpose, didn't you?
00:31:43Why cut it off right at the crucial moment?
00:31:47Olivia, with men, cutting them off cold
00:31:50just makes them want it more.
00:31:53Trust me.
00:31:54If nothing goes sideways, he'll invite you back soon.
00:31:58And next time, he'll be even more desperate,
00:32:01even dirtier.
00:32:08Victoria, we have a problem.
00:32:09I'm listening.
00:32:11Look into that woman, Olivia.
00:32:14Starting tomorrow, track her and Alexander 24-7.
00:32:18Every move.
00:32:19Yes, ma'am.
00:32:31Olivia, maybe we should go somewhere else
00:32:33and keep talking about the clean energy project.
00:32:49Take this.
00:32:50Get me every piece of evidence that can bury him.
00:32:53You're extra cold today, Charlotte.
00:32:55Worried the mission might fail?
00:32:57Don't ask questions you shouldn't
00:32:59if you fail or if he catches on.
00:33:03You know what I'll do to you.
00:33:05My fiancé had someone tailing me,
00:33:07but I lost them.
00:33:08Tonight's ours.
00:33:14This place is way too private.
00:33:16They even took our phones.
00:33:18How do I get him to show me the evidence himself?
00:33:20That album I asked you to prep last time,
00:33:22is it ready?
00:33:22It's all ready for you, sir.
00:33:23It's in your private lounge.
00:33:26That album is definitely not just an album.
00:33:31An album?
00:33:32Is it engagement photos of you and Miss Sinclair?
00:33:39Not even close.
00:33:40It's my own private art.
00:33:42And I think
00:33:44very soon
00:33:45you'll be the most perfect page in it.
00:33:49What's the fuck?
00:33:50Oh, sorry.
00:34:01I'm sorry.
00:34:02What's the fuck?
00:34:03Oh, thank God.
00:34:03Oh, it's over.
00:34:04Let me know you.
00:34:05I have to go inside.
00:34:05Let me know.
00:34:05I am the star.
00:34:06What the fuck?
00:34:11Oh, it's over.
00:34:13Oh, it's over.
00:34:14Oh, it's over.
00:34:16Oh, it's over.
00:34:25Explain this, Charlotte. What the hell did you send me?
00:34:29Isn't it obvious? Victoria, I'm a director. I deal with employee performance.
00:34:33I don't get to police Alexander's private life with some entry-level employee, do I?
00:34:37Besides pushing that new energy project hard lately,
00:34:40maybe they went there looking for a little special inspiration for work.
00:34:45Victoria, instead of barging in here at midnight questioning my motives,
00:34:49shouldn't you be watching your fiancé?
00:34:51It's not a great look when your man can't keep it in his pants.
00:34:57Fine. Charlotte, we'll see.
00:35:27Olivia, we're going to have a really good night.
00:35:44Babe, what's wrong? Still up this late?
00:35:47Alexander, where are you right now?
00:35:54Honey, I'm still working on that renewable energy project.
00:35:57Got to check a few key numbers tonight.
00:35:59Drop whatever you're doing. I need to see you. Now.
00:36:02Victoria, you don't get to barge into my business like this.
00:36:05I'm the heir, not your accessory.
00:36:07Alexander, if you want this to get ugly
00:36:09and have all of New York high society laughing at you,
00:36:11go ahead and ignore me. Now get back here.
00:36:20Sorry, Olivia. Looks like we can't keep going tonight.
00:36:23Once I handle my fiancé's little mood swift,
00:36:25I'll make it up to you double.
00:36:27I understand, Mr. Ashford. Business comes first.
00:36:37Victoria, you dragged me back in the middle of the night
00:36:39over these stupid photos?
00:36:41Who gave them to you?
00:36:43You don't need to know who gave me the photos.
00:36:45I need a real explanation.
00:36:49Honey, the club's top brass are major investors.
00:36:51I brought Olivia for her legal expertise
00:36:53to lock down the contract details.
00:36:56In a place like that,
00:36:57a protective gesture can look wrong.
00:37:00Alexander, the board meeting to decide
00:37:01who controls the company is in a few days.
00:37:03I don't care what games you're playing behind my back.
00:37:05Do not let some scandal ruin your position right now.
00:37:08And don't embarrass me.
00:37:19How'd it go?
00:37:23What's on here was definitely worth the price of admission.
00:37:29The photos and videos in there?
00:37:31I'll expose all of it at the board meeting the day after tomorrow.
00:37:34Right in front of every executive and that old man.
00:37:38But that also means you'll be the woman at the center of the scandal.
00:37:41Your reputation will take a serious hit.
00:37:46Hey, are you actually worried about me, Charlotte?
00:37:51Don't flatter yourself.
00:37:53You're still mine.
00:37:54And I don't want my pawn losing value
00:37:56before I'm done using it.
00:37:59Relax.
00:38:00I'm just your pawn.
00:38:02As long as we get what we want,
00:38:04use me however you like.
00:38:16Don't play that with me, Olivia.
00:38:18Don't try to piss me off.
00:38:30Everyone, given Alexander's outstanding work
00:38:33on the New Energy Project and across the company,
00:38:35I propose we name him the family's first heir
00:38:37and hand him full control of the group.
00:38:47Alexander, what the hell?
00:38:49What the hell is going on?
00:38:51Father, let me explain.
00:38:52This is slander.
00:38:54Father, I don't know where the leak came from,
00:38:56but Wall Street headlines and every major platform they've blown up.
00:39:09I warned you, Alexander, don't embarrass me.
00:39:13I gave you a chance.
00:39:14As of now, the engagement between the Sinclair family and the Ashford family is officially over.
00:39:21You idiot!
00:39:23Look what you've done!
00:39:24The Sinclair marriage was our biggest card, and you blew it!
00:39:28Father, this was a setup.
00:39:30Someone picked today to destroy me!
00:39:32You can't even keep your private life clean.
00:39:34Now you're pointing fingers like a lunatic?
00:39:36With a scandal this big, the group's stock is going to tamp it.
00:39:39Tomorrow's open.
00:39:40His support is gone.
00:39:41We can't hand the group to someone who's been dumped and disgraced.
00:39:48Just half an hour ago, Sinclair Sayre Victoria unilaterally called off her engagement to Alexander of Ashford Group.
00:39:54Sources say it may be tied to a leaked video from an underground club.
00:40:00Look at her from behind.
00:40:02Doesn't she look like Olivia, Director Charlotte's new legal assistant?
00:40:06Oh my god, if that's really her, no wonder she rose so fast.
00:40:09She slept her way into the heir's bed?
00:40:13Everyone, Alexander's scandal has wiped a billion off our market value.
00:40:17To stop the bleeding, I move to suspend all his authority.
00:40:19Charlotte!
00:40:19You're taking advantage of a crisis!
00:40:22I've been running those projects for three years!
00:40:24Three years?
00:40:25You spent three years proving you're useless.
00:40:28The group isn't your playground, Alexander.
00:40:31I second Charlotte's proposal.
00:40:33Right now, we need to steady the shareholders.
00:40:42Are you the other woman who wrecked the engagement?
00:40:44Is it true you used your job to seduce Alexander?
00:40:48No, I didn't.
00:40:51Please, let me through.
00:40:54What outlet are you with?
00:40:56You think you can harass my chief legal officer on Ashford property?
00:40:59Chief legal officer? Isn't she...
00:41:01I promoted Olivia myself.
00:41:03As for those rumors, my PR team will be sending legal notices.
00:41:06Don't be scared.
00:41:08Come with me.
00:41:18So, I guess I don't have to keep playing the victim in front of those reporters anymore?
00:41:22Of course not.
00:41:23I've handled it.
00:41:24By tomorrow morning, every negative story about you will be gone.
00:41:27With me around, no one can touch you.
00:41:31Charlotte, you're so sweet.
00:41:37Miss Sinclair, here's all the preliminary intel you asked for on Olivia Hart.
00:41:41A washed-up lawyer, buried in debt and blacklisted, somehow gets into Ashford Group.
00:41:46And in no time, she becomes Charlotte's most trusted general counsel.
00:41:50I don't believe in coincidences.
00:41:52That look in her eyes?
00:41:54That's not someone who's out of options.
00:41:57Keep digging.
00:41:58I want every detail from before she joined Ashford Group.
00:42:01Yes, ma'am.
00:42:05You're under enough pressure taking over Alexander's accounts.
00:42:08Let me handle the legal review on these M&A deals.
00:42:11No.
00:42:12These are core secrets with too much tied to them.
00:42:15It put you at risk.
00:42:19Charlotte, you bitch!
00:42:20You think you've won?
00:42:22Those old men only put you in charge for now.
00:42:24You're not taking what's mine.
00:42:26Alexander, hearing you this fired up is honestly a relief.
00:42:30Guess yesterday didn't teach you much?
00:42:31Your good days are numbered!
00:42:33Don't forget what you are!
00:42:34You're just some bastard daughter.
00:42:36Same as your low-life mother.
00:42:37You'll never be one of us!
00:42:39Yeah.
00:42:40And that same low-life just kicked the noble heir out.
00:42:43Get some rest, dear brother.
00:42:44Good night.
00:42:47What, did that scare you?
00:42:48He's been like that since we were kids.
00:42:50The second he loses control, he turns into a ravid dog.
00:42:54No, I just bastard daughter.
00:42:57So that's why she needs control so badly.
00:42:59And why it's so hard for her to trust anyone.
00:43:22Director, the morning meeting's ready.
00:43:24Mrs. Hart's waiting downstairs in the lobby.
00:43:28Let's go.
00:43:32Mrs. Sinclair, we found out Olivia Hart never stopped investigating after the major case that got her blacklisted.
00:43:38What was she looking into?
00:43:40She's been digging into several major corporate foundations for a long time.
00:43:44And she spent the most time on Ashford Group.
00:43:54Look at this, Charlotte.
00:43:55My people just dug it up.
00:43:58What is it?
00:44:00It's about that chief legal officer you trust so much, Olivia Hart.
00:44:05I already had a feeling.
00:44:07You knew?
00:44:08You knew she was a ticking time bomb?
00:44:10And you still kept her close?
00:44:11I knew.
00:44:12The second she went behind my back to get close to Alexander, I knew she had her own agenda.
00:44:16And you still trust her?
00:44:18I needed her.
00:44:19She's smart, sharp, and most importantly, she can destroy Alexander.
00:44:23You can fool everyone else, not me.
00:44:25You don't trust her, Charlotte.
00:44:26You're just arrogant enough to think that even with an agenda, she'd never hide anything from you.
00:44:30Whatever she wants from Ashfiend, as long as she's on my side, I can give it to her.
00:44:34My marriage alliance with your brother was always just a family deal.
00:44:37That deal's done, and I'm not interested in getting dragged into Ashford family drama,
00:44:41because you and that idiot brother of yours are exactly the same.
00:44:43What do you mean?
00:44:46He was too arrogant to ever take me seriously.
00:44:49You've never really seen Olivia, either.
00:44:51You think you own her, but you don't know her at all.
00:44:54You really think you can keep her on a leash forever?
00:45:05You don't know her at all?
00:45:07You really think you can keep her on a leash forever?
00:45:12Whatever you really want, Olivia, you can only be mine.
00:45:16I won't let anyone, not even you, walk away from me.
00:45:28Olivia, cut the innocent act.
00:45:39I know it was you.
00:45:41That club footage.
00:45:42You were the only one who could have copied it.
00:45:47I have no idea what you're talking about.
00:45:52If that's all, I'm going home.
00:45:55Whatever we had is over.
00:45:57And I don't want to get dragged into your mess with Charlotte.
00:46:01Charlotte may have buried the gossip with PR, but I was there.
00:46:07I can still feed the press every dirty detail.
00:46:14What the hell do you want?
00:46:16Get in.
00:46:16Have dinner with me.
00:46:18Call it payback.
00:46:27And don't tell Charlotte.
00:46:30Even if Charlotte uses those old men to push me out,
00:46:34she'll never touch the family's real power.
00:46:40You forced me here just to whine about losing?
00:46:47Losing?
00:46:48Please.
00:46:48If the family's throwing me away, I don't care what happens to Ashford.
00:46:51I just think the mess could get a lot messier.
00:46:54So this is the real you.
00:46:56No bottom line.
00:46:58Just selfish.
00:46:59You're smart.
00:47:00You know the real power behind Ashford Group has never longed to the board.
00:47:06It's the Ashford Family Trust.
00:47:09The Trust Committee.
00:47:17Why are you telling me a family secret this big?
00:47:24I know you're hers, but even I never got inside that circle.
00:47:28So what makes a bastard with filthy blood think she can?
00:47:39Read the room, Olivia.
00:47:42Make the right choice.
00:47:43Her smug little need to control everything won't last.
00:48:04It's windy tonight.
00:48:06Don't catch a cold.
00:48:07No, thanks.
00:48:10Thanks.
00:48:11Thanks.
00:48:13Thanks.
00:48:15Thanks.
00:48:15Thanks.
00:48:16Thanks.
00:48:26What is she doing here?
00:48:34Alexander, are you really that desperate now?
00:48:37Relax, Charlotte.
00:48:38We just had a nice dinner.
00:48:39Nothing happened.
00:48:42Think about what I said tonight, Olivia.
00:48:48Charlotte, you're hurting me.
00:48:50Just calm down.
00:48:51Calm down?
00:48:52How am I supposed to calm down?
00:49:01Open the door.
00:49:04Why didn't you tell me he took you out tonight?
00:49:06It happened so fast.
00:49:08I thought Emma told you.
00:49:10I thought you knew.
00:49:10Don't lie to me.
00:49:12Emma had no idea.
00:49:13What did he say?
00:49:14Tell me.
00:49:15Charlotte, it was just work stuff.
00:49:18What is wrong with you?
00:49:19If anything threatened the company, I'd tell you.
00:49:22You're mine.
00:49:23Everything about you, you tell me right away.
00:49:26All of it.
00:49:26No holding back.
00:49:29What, so you hid it from me, snuck off to a candlelit dinner with him, even let him put
00:49:32his coat on you because you actually fell for him?
00:49:35You really want to be his mistress?
00:49:38Who the hell are you to interrogate me like this?
00:49:41Charlotte Ashworth, why are you making demands like you're my girlfriend?
00:50:10Let me go.
00:50:12Let me go.
00:50:18Let me go.
00:50:19Let me go.
00:50:36Talk.
00:50:37Director, sorry to call so late.
00:50:39Tomorrow's 9am final decision meeting on the Europe M&R deal.
00:50:41God, I need you to check a few key numbers now.
00:50:45Send the file to my encrypted email in five minutes.
00:50:49Don't let it happen again.
00:50:51Remember your place.
00:50:53Charlotte, I'm not going to fall for Alexander.
00:50:56So please stop asking stupid questions like that.
00:51:05Director, here's the agenda for today's Air Council meeting.
00:51:07Olivia, come in with me.
00:51:09From today on, you sit in on every Inner Circle meeting I have, and you get a say.
00:51:13The Air Council is the family's highest level secret.
00:51:15Even I can't get in, and I've been her personal assistant for years.
00:51:22Director, this may be against board rules.
00:51:24At Ashford, I do whatever I want.
00:51:45The money trail's been scrubbed on purpose, and the legal signatory on every shell company was swapped out.
00:51:52This hidden financial addendron seems to point to the same signing authority.
00:52:01Alex, I was telling the truth.
00:52:03Behind this family, there's a huge power above the board.
00:52:06And the case that destroyed me back then, they were pulling the strings.
00:52:15Sir, we found something.
00:52:17Director Charlotte has been using high-level clearance to pull a batch of old files.
00:52:20What's she digging into?
00:52:22Dirt on me?
00:52:23No.
00:52:23Every file she pulled is on the United Energy fraud case,
00:52:26the one that got Olivia Hart blacklisted from the entire U.S. legal world five years ago.
00:52:31Charlotte!
00:52:31Charlotte!
00:52:33All for a woman, you went and broke the family's biggest taboo.
00:52:36You're digging your own grave.
00:52:39Given the massive PR crisis Alexander has caused the group and the heavy losses on his projects,
00:52:43I formally ask the board to vote.
00:52:46Remove Alexander from every executive post at the Ashford Group.
00:52:55The vote is over.
00:52:57Effective immediately, Alexander is removed from several key positions in the company.
00:53:11The truth behind the Ashford family trust is going to make you very happy.
00:53:26Ashfield Group.
00:53:26All the evidence they buried back then points here.
00:53:30What ruined my life was never an accident.
00:53:32It was this massive financial empire.
00:53:35And now I'm helping its air climb to the top.
00:53:49What's been going on with you?
00:53:51Is Alexander, that psycho, messing with you again?
00:53:54I'm fine.
00:53:55I've just been buried in case files lately.
00:53:56I'm tired.
00:53:59Tomorrow night is my celebration party.
00:54:01I want you standing beside me, out in the open.
00:54:03I want the whole board to know you're the most important person in my life.
00:54:08Only if you can promise the lipstick marks on my neck will be gone by morning.
00:54:12I promise.
00:54:14I promise.
00:54:16I promise.
00:54:21I promise.
00:54:24I promise.
00:54:47So that's the truth.
00:54:49For five years I've been hiding like a rat.
00:55:06While the real culprit sits in some top Manhattan office, basking in the world's admiration.
00:55:17Director, everything is set for tomorrow's final vote.
00:55:20We've secured a firm majority on the board.
00:55:23You're about to take control of Ashford.
00:55:26Good.
00:55:28But, Director, about Ms. Hart.
00:55:31The trust committee seems to have noticed she's digging through the old files.
00:55:34If she stays this close to the inner circle, it could spook those old bastards and put her in danger.
00:55:38Those vampires on the trust committee.
00:55:40One day I'll rip them out by the roots.
00:55:43The second tomorrow's vote is over, announce the appointment.
00:55:47I'm promoting Olivia to the group's top legal partner and moving her into my private advisory circle.
00:55:53As long as I keep her at the heart of my power, no one can touch her.
00:56:06A scapegoat.
00:56:08So from the very beginning, I was the sacrifice they handpicked.
00:56:13Directors, members of the press, we are now opening the final vote to appoint Charlotte Ashford as chair of the
00:56:20board.
00:56:27Oh my god!
00:56:28Oh my god!
00:56:29The Wall Street Journal just got an anonymous leak!
00:56:32Ashford Group faked all the pollution data for its East Coast chemical project!
00:56:37That's not all.
00:56:38Bloomberg got it too!
00:56:39The group's charitable foundation illegally transferred more than $5 billion over the past decade!
00:56:46There's more.
00:56:48Several past mergers involve serious kickbacks in corporate fraud.
00:56:50The evidence trail is terrifyingly complete.
00:56:52Director, we have a crisis.
00:56:53The stock triggered a circuit breaker three minutes after the market opened.
00:56:56It's down 30%.
00:56:58Cut off all external network access!
00:57:01Get Get Tech to trace it!
00:57:02Where the hell did the leak come from?
00:57:05Oh my god!
00:57:06Oh my god!
00:57:07Oh my god!
00:57:08Oh my god!
00:57:08Oh my god!
00:57:09Oh my god!
00:57:09Oh my god!
00:57:09Oh my god!
00:57:10Oh my god!
00:57:11Oh my god!
00:57:11Oh my god!
00:57:13It's worldwide from one of our internal outs of accounts with the highest level clearance.
00:57:16Whose account?
00:57:17It's the account of Ms. Hart, our chief legal officer.
00:57:18Location data shows she's in the Confidential Enchil Archive on the top floor right now.
00:57:23Why?
00:57:26You thought I got close to you just to climb the ladder?
00:57:29Five years ago, after the United Energy fraud case, I was blacklisted across the entire industry.
00:57:35Buried under tens of millions of debt.
00:57:37And forced to live in the gutter like a dog.
00:57:39I spent five years digging and every piece of evidence led back to your Ashford Group.
00:57:43Ashford ruined my life.
00:57:44You made me the scapegoat and made billions off my ruin.
00:57:47Since you destroyed me, I'm returning the Praver by destroying the empire you care about most.
00:57:55So from the start, we were caught in the same trap.
00:58:05Where are you going?
00:58:07My resignation letter is already with your personal lawyer.
00:58:10I destroyed your kingdom.
00:58:12You destroyed my life.
00:58:13Charlotte, we're even.
00:58:16If it were you, you'd do the same.
00:58:32Everything's archived.
00:58:33We shouldn't need these paper files again.
00:58:42Forty percent.
00:58:43In three days, we've lost 40% of our market value.
00:58:47Charlotte, this is the crisis PR you promised us?
00:58:49Those scandals got the FBI's attention.
00:58:52DOG subpoenas could hit us any minute.
00:58:54If you don't give us a real explanation, you're taking the whole group down with you.
00:59:03Mr. Hale, you're here.
00:59:04So this is the first time I've actually seen the man behind the curtain, inside the group.
00:59:09Richard Hale.
00:59:11Chairman of the Trust Committee.
00:59:13Everyone, please sit down.
00:59:15No need to be so nervous.
00:59:18Charlotte, your father vouched for you.
00:59:20But clearly you've blown this.
00:59:23Badly.
00:59:24This is just temporary market panic.
00:59:26I've already called in top auditors and a top PR firm.
00:59:29Give me time, and I'll bring the stock back.
00:59:31Time?
00:59:32That's the one thing the market never gives you.
00:59:35The committee has made its decision.
00:59:38Step down as heir and hand public control of the company to us.
00:59:41We'll bury the scandals, and the group survives.
00:59:46So that's what they really want.
00:59:48Hide behind the scandal, swallow Ashford whole, and turn us into their puppets.
00:59:54And if I say no...
00:59:56Don't be so stubborn, kid.
00:59:58In this game, you don't make the rules.
01:00:00Sacrifice you to save everyone else, that's the smart thing.
01:00:02Ashfield belongs to Ashfields.
01:00:03It's not your Trust Committee's puppet.
01:00:05Give me a little more time, and I'll fix this myself.
01:00:07If I can't, I'll resign and take the blame.
01:00:09I won't drag any of you down.
01:00:16You said we're even.
01:00:18But Olivia, you turned my whole life upside down.
01:00:22You even took my heart.
01:00:26You can't just call it even and walk away.
01:00:35Director, we found Miss Hart.
01:00:38She accepted an interview this afternoon with our biggest competitor, Rival Group.
01:00:42Looks like they want to use her to crush us for good.
01:00:46Mrs. Hart, your resume speaks for itself.
01:00:49This contract was built for you.
01:00:51Chief Legal Officer.
01:00:52Your own fully independent legal team.
01:00:54Enough equity to set you up for life.
01:00:56It's a tempting offer.
01:00:57But Ashford took a hit, not a kill shot.
01:00:59You're that sure you can swallow them whole?
01:01:02Ashford's as good as dead.
01:01:03Our inside source says their Trust Committee has already stepped in.
01:01:05That untouchable heiress, Charlotte Ashford, is on her own now.
01:01:08She can't handle those old sharks by herself.
01:01:10The committee?
01:01:10If they stepped in that to use its capital to help the group get through this?
01:01:13Mrs. Hart, you dug up Ashford's dirt, but there are deeper layers you may not know.
01:01:17As far as I know, the Ashford Group's Trust Committee broke away years ago.
01:01:21They don't answer to the board.
01:01:23If anything, they've been trying to hollow the group out.
01:01:26This scandal is their perfect chance to seize power.
01:01:29The Ashford Group is just the scapegoat.
01:01:32A scapegoat?
01:01:33If the Trust Committee is independent, then what was my revenge even for?
01:01:42Did I only destroy the one thing Charlotte was fighting like hell to keep?
01:01:46Director, these are the investigation files we found in Olivia's apartment.
01:01:51Director, you haven't slept all night.
01:01:53Please, take a short break.
01:01:54Pull up every money flow chart from the United Energy fraud case
01:01:58and the fake data exposed in the East Coast Chemical Project.
01:02:02Olivia's investigation is insanely detailed and the evidence chain is airtight.
01:02:06But why do I still feel like something's off?
01:02:08No.
01:02:08This money never ended up in any Ashford Group account.
01:02:11Director, what did you say?
01:02:12Look here.
01:02:13After the money passed through three layers of laundering, it all landed in this offshore account.
01:02:18The Trust Committee.
01:02:19The East Coast Chemical Project only got approved because the committee forced it through
01:02:22and the illegal transfer from the charity fund was then bipatting the board completely.
01:02:25So many issues point to the Trust Committee, not Ashford itself.
01:02:28They used Ashford's shell to rake in money
01:02:30and once it blew up, they made the group take the fall.
01:02:32Oh my god.
01:02:33Then Miss Hart was...
01:02:38Richard Hale, you old bastards.
01:02:41You didn't just make Ashford your scapegoat.
01:02:43You used Olivia's hand to stab me right in the back.
01:02:55Well, baby sister, looks like you finally got the seat you wanted.
01:02:59Good luck cleaning up this dumpster fire.
01:03:02I've always been lucky.
01:03:04I don't need blessings from a loser.
01:03:09Enjoy life overseas and don't come crawling back to me.
01:03:24Father, you wanted to see me.
01:03:30Sit down.
01:03:33This is worse than I thought.
01:03:35Ashford's in crisis.
01:03:37And even those old Trust Committee men hiding in in the shadows are being dragged out.
01:03:44So I should help you.
01:03:46After all, you're Ashford's rightful heir now.
01:03:51What's this?
01:03:53I once tried to break free of the Trust Committee.
01:03:57I failed and I had to compromise.
01:03:59But over the years, I did manage to get something.
01:04:07Director, we've located aided Miss Hart.
01:04:10The address has been sent to your encrypted email.
01:04:15Turn around, Brooklyn.
01:04:21No.
01:04:22On the surface, all the money does point to Ashford's accounts.
01:04:28What if I dig one layer deeper?
01:04:42The Trust Committee.
01:04:43Back then, the name behind it all.
01:04:46Wasn't Ashford at all!
01:04:47It was the Trust Committee!
01:04:51So I was targeting the wrong people from the start?
01:04:57The Rival Group used me as a weapon.
01:05:00And I even hurt Charlotte.
01:05:16Charlotte?
01:05:17What are you doing here?
01:05:49Charlotte, you have to leave.
01:05:51You have to leave.
01:05:53You have to leave.
01:05:55How dare you just leave without a word and vanish like that?
01:06:03Charlotte, enough.
01:06:04We have nothing left to say.
01:06:05Nothing left to say?
01:06:07You spent five years digging in secret.
01:06:09You even drove all of Ashfield Group to the edge for revenge.
01:06:13So why didn't you ever come to me?
01:06:15I was the closest person to you, wasn't I?
01:06:20Ask you?
01:06:22You're the heir to Ashfield family.
01:06:23Why the hell would I ask you?
01:06:25What, ask how your family set me up, buried me in millions of debt, and left me hiding
01:06:29in gutters like a dog for five years?
01:06:33Charlotte, we were never from the same world.
01:06:36From day one, this was kill or be killed.
01:06:42Olivia, you're hating the wrong person.
01:06:44You have no idea what kind of monster is behind this.
01:06:50Either way, it's over.
01:06:52The group's stock hit rock bottom.
01:06:55And you won't keep your spot as heir.
01:06:58You and I are done.
01:07:01Now get out of my apartment.
01:07:10No, you can't stay here.
01:07:12You're in danger right now.
01:07:14What the hell is wrong with you?
01:07:17Listen to me.
01:07:18If I found you, those old froxes on the committee can find you too.
01:07:22They'll kill you to shut you up!
01:07:27So what?
01:07:27Is this another setup?
01:07:30Charlotte, all I need right now is to stay as far away as possible from you, from Ashford,
01:07:34from all your mess.
01:07:36I'm done with your rich people power games.
01:07:42Fine.
01:07:44You said it.
01:07:59Charlotte's warning's been eating at me, but it's been days, and I haven't seen one suspicious
01:08:04face.
01:08:07Maybe I'm just being paranoid.
01:08:08The committee's busy taking over Ashford.
01:08:11Why would they waste time on a nobody like me?
01:08:23They're here to shut me up.
01:08:25Charlotte was right!
01:08:26wait!
01:08:38I'm just being aware of this!
01:08:41And again,
01:08:41That no one is gonna have to do it.
01:08:41and we'll just down the floor out of your room!
01:08:51Oh, shit!
01:08:53It's over.
01:09:02Break them.
01:09:09Are you okay?
01:09:10Did they hurt you?
01:09:13No.
01:09:14Don't be scared.
01:09:16I'm getting you out of here.
01:09:32Charlotte, are you okay?
01:09:33Don't scare me like that.
01:09:38What are you staring at?
01:09:40Call an ambulance!
01:09:41Get her to a hospital!
01:09:50I couldn't stop worrying about you.
01:09:53Emma heard the committee was making a move.
01:09:56I know how they work.
01:09:57They don't leave loose ends.
01:09:59So I've had people quietly watching your apartment.
01:10:03Are you insane?
01:10:05If that shot had been an inch off...
01:10:08You didn't have to go that far for me, Charlotte.
01:10:11I almost destroyed your family.
01:10:15No more what-ifs.
01:10:17You're worth it.
01:10:23This is my most private, highest security property.
01:10:27Almost no one inside the Ashford family even knows it exists.
01:10:34Listen to me, Olivia.
01:10:35Now that the trust committee is willing to kill, they won't just stop.
01:10:39To keep you safe, you have to stay here.
01:10:41You don't go anywhere.
01:10:42You don't go anywhere.
01:10:45Okay.
01:10:47I'm not leaving.
01:10:53I swear, I'm not letting you face this alone again.
01:10:58Never again.
01:11:06Take a look.
01:11:07You might need this.
01:11:08It's evidence my father gathered in secret.
01:11:10Kickbacks tied to the trust committee.
01:11:21So all this time, we've been after the same thing.
01:11:24You wanted control so you could rebuild the company.
01:11:26I wanted to destroy Ashford.
01:11:27But our real enemy's been the trust committee hiding behind the curtain.
01:11:31We fought like hell, schemed against each other.
01:11:33And somehow we were headed to the same place.
01:11:37If we're headed to the same place, then don't leave me again.
01:12:07I almost forgot.
01:12:09You're still injured.
01:12:10I'm fine.
01:12:12Keep going.
01:12:13Don't stop.
01:12:15Since you're hurt, I'll be generous this once.
01:12:19Just lie there and don't move.
01:12:33Our target now is the trust committee.
01:12:36We take them down together.
01:12:40I'm cleaning all of them out.
01:12:44This is non-negotiable.
01:12:45We move on this by EOD.
01:13:03Charlotte, time to get up.
01:13:05Those old foxes on the committee are waiting.
01:13:13Stop messing around.
01:13:14You really need to get to the office.
01:13:16We can be a little late.
01:13:18Let them wait.
01:13:23Charlotte, don't.
01:13:53The committee's hitting back.
01:13:55They're cornered now.
01:13:59They'll look for any weakness they can exploit.
01:14:10Olivia, promise me you don't go out for a while.
01:14:13I've got the best bodyguards around the apartment.
01:14:16They'll stay right by you.
01:14:23What about you?
01:14:26How are you gonna face the media and the board alone?
01:14:29I'm the heir to Ashford family.
01:14:31This is my battlefield.
01:14:36I'll go to headquarters alone, take all the heat in public, and give them the perfect target.
01:14:43Oh I'm afraid.
01:15:09This scandal is fraud. People are furious. You need to resign.
01:15:24She's always been so proud.
01:15:26And now everyone's treating her like a criminal.
01:15:30She must need someone beside her right now.
01:15:33Someone to hold her up.
01:15:41Mrs. Hart, please go back inside.
01:15:45Move! Don't stop me!
01:15:47That's Mrs. Charlotte's order.
01:15:49Are you blind?
01:15:52Don't you see she's got no one?
01:15:54She's in there facing those psychos alone!
01:15:58Mrs. Charlotte ordered us to protect you at all costs.
01:16:02Mrs. Charlotte also said she'd know you'd run out once you saw the news.
01:16:07So she asked us to tell you.
01:16:09Mrs. Charlotte, please trust her.
01:16:19No lights?
01:16:21Did she run again?
01:16:34Olivia.
01:16:41This is the first time you've ever held me this tight.
01:16:47I saw you on TV today.
01:16:50I wanted to come find you, but the bodyguard told me to trust you.
01:17:00So, can I trust you now?
01:17:01Oh, please.
01:17:06Trust me.
01:17:13Olivia?
01:17:18I like that book.
01:17:20This time, it's my turn.
01:17:26Guess I really don't know you.
01:17:27Guess I really don't know you.
01:17:28Didn't know you were this petty.
01:17:29That's okay.
01:17:30You'll have plenty of time to learn.
01:17:46You're looking at me.
01:17:47I'm getting tired.
01:17:48Oh, my life.
01:17:49I was looking for a sign.
01:18:02Behave.
01:18:23Relax, you're gonna like it.
01:18:34This early, find anything new?
01:18:38I cross-checked these two files and found one detail someone worked hard to bury.
01:18:44Over the last ten years, every shell company with suspicious money flow keeps leading back
01:18:49to the same name, Richard Hall, Chairman of the Trust Committee.
01:18:54Of course it's him.
01:18:58Emma, send the notice now, I want a special board meeting.
01:19:01And tell Legal to pull every major project from the last ten years, I'm reviewing them
01:19:05all.
01:19:10This time, I'm making the first move.
01:19:20Charlotte, come look at this hidden agreement.
01:19:28You're playing with fire, Charlotte.
01:19:30Reopening ten years of projects, you'll panic the market!
01:19:34Young people don't know their limits.
01:19:36I move we shut down every investigation right now.
01:19:39Reputation?
01:19:41If Ashford Group's reputation was built on laundering shell companies, then we don't need it.
01:19:45You're dragging the whole group down with you!
01:19:47We won't allow it!
01:19:49Does it matter what you allow anymore?
01:19:51Emma, notify IT and security.
01:19:54Suspend these directors' internal access now.
01:19:57Core files, finance approvals, executive floors, all of it.
01:20:02Charlotte, on what grounds?
01:20:04You haven't even taken over!
01:20:06How dare you strip our authority!
01:20:09On the grounds of my shares, and my acting executive authority.
01:20:15You'd better pray your names aren't in ten years of dirty books.
01:20:20Or, losing access will be the least of your problem.
01:20:27I know you're scared.
01:20:29I know exactly what Richard Hale can do.
01:20:32But the trust committee has already cut you loose.
01:20:36Keeping their secrets won't keep you safe.
01:20:38You don't get it.
01:20:40Richard Hale isn't some ordinary man.
01:20:41They control everything.
01:20:43If I testify, my whole family dies.
01:20:45But I can keep you safe.
01:20:47Ashford Group can give you top-tier security and a whole new identity.
01:20:50Hand over the real ledgers, and I promise you'll walk away clean.
01:20:54I'm sorry.
01:20:55I still can't help you.
01:20:57I just want to stay alive.
01:21:10Look here.
01:21:11Every troubled project at Ashford Group had its money laundered,
01:21:14then funneled into dozens of Cayman offshore accounts.
01:21:16On paper, these accounts have nothing to do with each other.
01:21:19Different registered owners, too.
01:21:20Right.
01:21:21But follow where the money ends up, and it all flows into one hidden fund called Horizon.
01:21:25And my contacts in Europe confirmed it.
01:21:28That fund is actually controlled by the trust committee.
01:21:30This is the kill shot we've been hunting for.
01:21:33You really are my perfect ace, Olivia.
01:21:40Charlotte, ever since you were named heir, this company has been chaos.
01:21:44Stocks down, scandals everywhere.
01:21:45You are not fit to lead Ashford Group.
01:21:47For the good of the company, we strongly suggest you resign today and hand control back to the
01:21:51trust committee for the transition.
01:21:53I understand your concerns.
01:21:54The group has been through some growing pains lately.
01:21:58But how we fix those pains is my job as executive chairman.
01:22:01You don't need to worry about it.
01:22:20As the person now running Ashford Group, I'm not here to dodge blame.
01:22:24I'm here to face the truth.
01:22:27I officially acknowledge that Ashford Group did have serious financial violations in several major past projects.
01:22:33But the rot from the old de jreme has to be cut out.
01:22:36Starting today, Ashford Group will fully and unconditionally cooperate with the authorities.
01:22:41We'll rebuild the market's trust with total transparency.
01:22:53Looks like our young heir still hasn't learned fear.
01:22:56Time to show her what the committee can really do.
01:23:01Mrs. Ashfield, public opinion is completely out of control.
01:23:04PR tried to bury it, but they poured in insane money.
01:23:07Richard Hale, that old fox is getting desperate.
01:23:11He's trying to destroy my reputation with this dirty move and force a board re-shunker.
01:23:17The leaks are half true, half trash, but the rollout's way too coordinated.
01:23:21I checked.
01:23:22Every outlet that broke it traces back to the same overseas PR firm.
01:23:26You keep the board steady. I'll handle everything outside.
01:23:29I won't let him ruin you with this disgusting stunt.
01:23:39Are you crazy? Richard Hale's people are already hunting me everywhere.
01:23:43He even set up a private jet to South America.
01:23:45If I go to court, my whole family is dead!
01:23:48Get on his plane, and you're the one who disappears for good.
01:23:50You really think he'll leave you alive?
01:23:52Your only way out is to blow this wide open and step into the light.
01:24:03See? I told you the Ashford family can keep you alive.
01:24:16Sorry. Did I wake you?
01:24:18Go sleep in the bed. You'll catch a chillet out here.
01:24:22Charlotte, I need to recharge.
01:24:25Okay, my MVP. Let's get you recharged.
01:24:32This is a complete smear against the trust committee.
01:24:35Every so-called illegal fund transfer was done by Ashford Group executives on their own to cover their losses.
01:24:40Mr. Hale, looks like age isn't the only thing catching up with you.
01:24:45So is your memory.
01:24:48This file contains the core ledger from the former auditor,
01:24:52plus on-record video testimony from another former senior May member of the committee.
01:24:59You faked this evidence!
01:25:02The courts can decide if it's fake.
01:25:06Mr. Hale, your era is over.
01:25:12Everyone, the crisis is over.
01:25:15Starting today, I am officially taking over as CEO of Ashford Group.
01:25:18I am announcing three resolutions.
01:25:20First, we dismantle the old trust committee system and cut every shady funding chain.
01:25:24Second, we create an independent oversight department that reports directly to me.
01:25:28Third, we release all audit reports from the past 10 years and rebuild market trust.
01:25:38The authority of the Ashford Group is finally fully in my hands.
01:25:52You know, I used to think winning the company was enough.
01:25:55Just take out everyone in my way, and that was it.
01:26:00And now?
01:26:05Now.
01:26:19Mrs. Hart, the way you handled that last crisis, all of Wall Street saw it.
01:26:23Come to our company, and you can name your price.
01:26:26Sorry.
01:26:28I can't take it.
01:26:30Why not?
01:26:31Aren't we offering enough?
01:26:34It's not about the money.
01:26:35There are things I really care about.
01:26:37I need to go find them.
01:26:56Take a look at that.
01:27:03Charlotte, if I'm not mistaken, this is the highest ranking legal position at Ashford Group.
01:27:08Aren't you afraid I'll get greedy and swallow your company whole?
01:27:12Olivia, I may be at the top of this tower, but I'm surrounded by wolves.
01:27:17I need someone I can trust completely.
01:27:19So I want you to stay.
01:27:21Stay with me.
01:27:37Olivia, are you sure you want to do this here, the door's not locked?
01:27:41Only if you can promise the lipstick mark on your neck will come off afterward.
01:27:45I promise.
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