The Kept Mistress Killer

Paul!

You poisonous snake!

How could you do this to me?

Julia, what are you doing here?

Honey?

Honey, don’t be crazy.

How long has this been going on?

You lying bastard!

Hey, hey.

Just think about what you’re doing, okay?

Shut up!

You won’t ever get to tell me what to do ever again.

Put it down.

No, no.

Put the gun down.

Honey...

I’ll make sure you regret this.

Mark my words.

Good morning.

Morning, love.

I hope you’ll forgive me for not making pancakes.

I made oatmeal instead.

Ugh, but you make the best pancakes.

And they make you sluggish all morning.

We need you in top shape for your big day.

Did you call Andrew about that job offer?

Oh, private tutoring.

I don’t know about all that.

I wanna be a real teacher again.

Atlanta just doesn’t seem to want me right now.

That is not true.

The right job offer is gonna come.

In the meantime, I get mom and breakfast.

What could be better?

A home of my own again.

Hey, this is your home.

You’ve just had some bad luck recently.

As long as I have a roof over my head, so do you.

Thank you, love.

Thank you so much.

Ride share will be here soon,

so you’re gonna help me eat this, right?

Right.

Pam?

Oh, hey there.

Pam Prescott. We spoke on the phone.

You must be Catherine.

Mhm.

Paul’s waiting for you, let me take you back.

Okay, great.

Oh, almost!

Thank you.

Yeah, I know, golf in the office,

such a big business cliche,

but the thing they don’t tell you

is how addicting this game is.

Paul Berg.

Nice to meet you, Catherine.

Hope the traffic wasn’t too bad.

Oh, I’m used to it.

It was an hour commute to my last job.

Ah, have a seat.

So, your old firm decided to move out of town.

Carelli Investments is hell and gone

from Atlanta Financial District?

Let’s just say they liked being away from prying eyes.

So is that why you quit? Too many secrets?

Look, I am a professional trader.

I am not some white collar business pirate.

So you were with Carelli for seven years?

Mhm.

Made quite a name for yourself

with a reputation of fire and integrity.

That’s pretty rare.

It’s easy to be decent,

and sometimes you have to be tough.

Okay, I’m gonna ask you one question.

If you could do anything, anything at all,

what would that be?

No, just say what you feel.

I wanna know.

I suppose I would be doing just what I’m doing.

I’m trying to find my mom some peace.

My parents were so good to me when I was little,

and I’d like to give back to them.

That’s good.

That is a load of crap, and you know it.

I don’t know who the hell he thinks he is-

Mom, I have to call you back, okay?

Not going to do this to me, and neither are you!

I’m not intimidated by you, Jackie.

Please leave.

This isn’t over, Pam.

And mark my words.

He’s going to pay.

Well, lookie here.

Aren’t you a pretty little thing?

Let me guess who you are.

Paul’s latest protege?

One question.

Are you good in a fight?

Jackie, I said leave or I’m calling security!

No need for that, I’m leaving.

But you better watch your back, girl.

Paul’s a dirtbag.

And you?

You just took my job.

I am so sorry. Are you okay?

Yeah, no harm.

But that feels a little scary.

Yeah. Jackie’s been very difficult.

But I promise you, you’ll never see her again.

She’ll never even get back in the building.

It’s my job to take care of everyone here.

And, hey, just FYI, Paul must think you’re pretty special.

He’s never hired anyone on the spot before.

Way to go, girl.

Catherine, breakfast is ready!

In the past, there was a lot of focus in your portfolios

on bespoke tranche opportunities.

And frankly, there’s a better way.

It’s way less risky and predatory.

We need to think of the future here.

Now, if you see over here,

these are the projections from the first quarter,

and down below, we have the second quarter.

A no-brainer.

It’s bad news, Paul.

She’s coming after all of your assets.

Julia lost the right to any of my assets

the night she pulled a gun on us.

She’s claiming that you’re lying about that,

and she wants 50% of the company.

Well, we’ve already torn her case apart,

and I have faith that you’ll tear apart anything else

she tries to bring into a divorce court.

Tell her people that.

All right? Tell her we’re bulletproof.

Come in.

Jim, I have to go.

Hey.

You wanted to see me?

Yeah, please come in.

Have a seat.

I apologize we’re having to do this so late in the day...

But Sheffield & Wexler...

Said they were very pleased by your pitch this morning.

Those two guys are rainmakers,

they’ve already brought in additional investors.

I call this a hole-in-one for you,

which is why I want you to have this.

This is a check for $10,000.

Yeah, call it a bonus.

A welcoming gift.

We’re lucky to have you here.

I...

I just hope that I can live up to your expectations.

Oh, come on. You already have.

You’ve got your finger on the pulse, Catherine,

your ethics are second to none.

I think we’re gonna do this deal too.

Excellent job.

-Thank you. -Excellent.

So, any fun plans this evening?

You know, I’ve gotta say, you are a breath of fresh air,

especially after Jackie Reese.

She was pathological.

Between us girls, she had a thing for Paul too.

When he divorced Julia,

Jackie made her move, and he shut her right down.

Wow. A shark and a woman scorned?

That’s a dangerous combination.

Oh, but Jackie’s no one to worry about, believe me.

She’ll bounce back at a new firm,

and lose her job inside of a year.

She didn’t even last eight months with us.

Well, hello ladies.

Paul, hi!

It’s nice to see you again.

Good to see you again.

Yeah, I had to come by and meet with Lou Dryden.

He’s right back there, impatient.

Would you like to meet him?

I am pitching him your idea.

You know what? I’ll leave you guys to it.

I need to get home anyway.

So I will see you on Monday, Catherine.

Pam, thank you so much for everything.

-Of course. -Bye.

See you.

Okay, right this way.

Hello, Jim.

Hi.

-How are you? -Catherine.

Nice to meet you.

Check, please.

Yes, ma’am.

So he’s quite a guy, huh?

Yeah.

I think he was really taken with you.