[dog continues barking]
- [lighter strikes]
- Mm.
- [barking continues]
- [chuckles]
Getting him to take the plea deal
that's the trick.
A big settlement that'll hurt him,
get him off of outside money.
What makes you think I would settle?
My desktop calendar.
A conviction could take years.
You don't want it to be your
successor that gets the credit.
No, I'll be on the podium for this.
Son, has your vision
of the future changed?
Or is it just my vision?
Because after after that
short squeeze incident
and I understand that I put
you in a bad position.
I understand that.
[clears throat]
Your performance left me
more convinced than ever
of your greatness.
There is no high office in the
land you could not attain.
- Okay, Dad, I appreciate
- But if you want that,
you have to think about
things in a certain way.
I didn't when I was
younger, and it cost me.
You can't allow yourself
to get drawn in to an unwinnable fight.
And I won't.
Victory will be swift, Dad.
No.
Be realistic.
This guy is gearing up
- [sighs deeply]
- for trench warfare.
dramatic music
[exhales sharply]
You've been talking to
Wendy, haven't you?
Well, you're the one
who's always telling me
that she has your best
interests at heart.
What the hell was that?
You've twisted my father into
carrying your water now?
He called.
I told him what I think.
He agreed with me.
That I should settle, huh?
Nice try.
[scoffs]
You want me to think that, uh,
you're trying to save your job?
Really, you're trying to save Axelrod.
I am trying to save you
and me and him
[clatter] - and your father.
Do you trust me?
Just because I trust you
doesn't mean I think you're right.
Ask me anything.
Are you gonna open up
the book on Axe for me?
The whole way?
- What about the oath?
- What do you want to know?
What's he thinking right now?
What's he doing?
He's looking for a win.
Always.
He needs to find
at least a small win
in every endeavor, every exchange.
What happens if he can't find one?
Then he'll play a different game,
with different rules
ones you don't know,
no one knows, where
he can make your loss
bigger than his loss.
A lose-lose scenario.
And
that doesn't bother him?
Of course it does, but
Axe came from nothing.
So unconsciously, he fears
No, he may even expect
he'll have nothing again.
- [sighs]
- So he
loves to put that same
fear into others,
especially if they're
not familiar with it.
[sighs]
Like the Eads family.
The naming rights? I heard about that.
But that's just the
part of him I know
that he's allowed me to see.
But you know him better than anybody.
Well, I think I do, but I'm
not really sure anyone can.
He's most likely ahead of you
[sighs heavily]
Especially when it looks like he's not.
And if he does go down, he
will pull you down with him.
I'm not afraid to prosecute anybody.
Okay, it's not about that.
It's about you being your alpha self,
not letting him pull
you out of your game.
That's his goal in all his deals
get under their skin, get
them to make a mistake.
[sighs deeply]
If this was a different
case, uh, at this stage,
I would pursue a plea agreement.
You would.
It's a cardinal rule you
don't trust your career
in the hands of a jury of
12 random crazy people
who might decide a case
based on a wink and a smile
and not the law,
which they can't fucking
understand in the first place.
[sighs]
tense music
Would he take a deal?
He'd settle if he thought it was a win.
If he thought he tricked
you, even better.
The only deal with teeth
would have to take him
out of business forever.
That's the only deal
he would never take.
Would he take a family office?
Would he admit guilt?
Why don't you ask his lawyer?
No, they have to come to me.
If they come to me,
then it's on my terms.
I can get him to come to you.
Are you sure?
I mean [chuckles]
what if the Axe we're
dealing with now
What if that's the part of
him you don't know about?
[footsteps approach]
What happened?
Well, Lawrence Boyd
sent me the message.
He pissed right in my face.
- [exhales] [indistinct conversations]
[man] Holy shit.
Bobby Axelrod!
Can I get a selfie? I'll get
mad followers on my Instagram.
He didn't show.
The room was full of
20-year-old dipshits.
It was mailroom night.
[exhales deeply]
Well, what the hell do we do now?
[crickets chirping]
[Bobby] It's worse than I thought.
That's why we're standing here.
I didn't think it would go like this,
this fast.
What's the counter?
It's easy.
Rhoades is vulnerable, exposed.
Conflict of interest.
Wendy.
I make it look like she's involved.
Fraud, embezzlement.
Or maybe she's having an affair
with Bill Stearn.
- With you, even.
- [scoffs]
Watch how fast the case goes away.
I'll let you know.
[indistinct conversations]
He's working out of the office today.
Will you tell him I need to talk?
In person.
It's important.
Of course.
You're gonna give him a deal?
You're gonna fucking let him walk?
If Axelrod comes to the table,
we'll see what we can get.
It's the smart way to go.
That's not what you said two days ago.
What happened?
I changed my mind.
Y Ah, this is fucking
Birch all over again.
I didn't come here and
sacrifice real money
to let these guys write
their own "get out of jail free" cards.
Was it Is that all just
bullshit posturing? Why?!
Because you don't have him!
Give me more time.
[scoffs]
And I will build this case
into a fucking guillotine
and drop the blade.
It's too late.
We went into his house
and, uh we shit the bed.
Every day I don't bring
charges, we lose leverage,
and the deal gets better for him.
So, uh, take the rest of the day off.
Or better yet, wait by the phone
for his people to reach out.
[papers rustling]
[sighs heavily]
[car approaches]
[Hall] Hello, Wendy.
[engine turns off, door opens]
Have we met?
No.
And we still haven't.
If you wanna talk to him, get in.
tense music
Where are we going?
[heels clicking]
We have to take precautions.
There's a protocol.
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