Succession

In terms of M&A action, we're hearing that Gojo and Waystar

could seal their long gestated deal as soon as tomorrow.

Word is that regulatory concerns have receded.

So Lukas Matsson may soon take control

of the deceased Logan Roy's empire

to add to his streaming, betting, sports and socials, Everything App.

All right.

OK, OK. Carpe the diem, people.

Hey, hey!

Telly, let's run this board presentation, shall we?

Yeah, great. Thanks.

Good stuff.

- So... - What?

Just Stewy, that was his guy. Yeah, I don't think we got him.

Cool.

Really?

Where is he? Get me him direct.

It might be smokescreen.

I think, yeah, that'll be smokescreen.

I can pull in Stew.

Ken, I don't think we have the shareholders,

and I don't think we have the board numbers to stop this.

I'll get the votes.

If we had more time, but by tomorrow, Ken...

You want to just outline the path here?

OK, I got fucking me. I got Ewan.

I got Paul. I got Dewi. Locked.

So yeah?

OK, great.

- And... - And I still think I can get Stewy.

I think maybe Sonya, maybe Frank. There are multiple, multiple routes.

Right now, you have four, and one of them...

And is Roman even going to show? Is he going to vote?

Don't worry about Roman.

- But just where does he stand? - I don't know.

I don't know. I don't fucking know.

OK? I don't know.

OK? Does that make you feel better?

I don't know where he is. I don't know where he stands.

But I got him. OK? I fucking got this, Telly Bear.

OK. I think I lost Stewy. He's wonked.

So that means we got Kendall in the trunk,

all trussed up and ready to fucking bake. Yeah?

- It's good. - OK.

Because, you know, we got me, obviously. Here.

Me, Simon, Frank, Sandy, and Sandi locked.

And then Stewy, look, he talks a lot of shit,

but I think he's going to stay. He's not going to split.

Because money, honey, right?

So then we got Diane Liu, Sonya, and then we have it.

Then if we peel off Dewi, Paul, and Ewan,

then there's only, like, Ken and Rome in the against.

And Rome might not even show up from whatever jerk dungeon

he's being pity spanked in. You happy?

Very happy. Very, yeah.

- Yeah, good. - Success, yeah.

And I'm checking in on Frank.

If you want to still do the old school signing.

- Perfect. - You know, me as new CEO, yes?

And your list? You want to talk Tom?

I know you've been thinking about ATN,

and just say out loud it's no big deal for me.

Well, we've had some initial, like, vibe meets.

Yeah, I mean, he's shitting himself.

Well, the delta between a guy and a 10x guy is obviously life and death.

And ATN is central, so...

Tom. Tom, yeah. I don't know.

- What do you think? - Well, he's very competent.

But if he irks you or it's complicated, it is okay. Yeah?

He is very plausible corporate matter,

but he's also just a highly interchangeable modular part.

- And I would say that to his face. - Okay.

Okay, but if we wanted continuity,

because there's been a lot of changes,

ATN is going gangbusters, and he is well liked.

So if you were to stay on, that would also be okay with me.

- Okay, good to know. - Yeah.

Separate feelings aside,

Tom will honestly suck the biggest dick in the room.

That's just my assessment.

- Love is in the air. - Mm-hmm, yeah.

Sorry. Excuse me.

Yeah. Just one sec. Hi.

Hello, darling. How are things going?

Yeah, fine. Good, thanks.

Great. I just wanted to know if there was any chance of you coming.

Yeah, I mean, look, I would love to,

but I think, you know, fucking schedules and board,

Yeah, I know, but, well, there's somebody here

I think you might want to see.

I promise I wouldn't say, but it's one of your brothers, and it's not Kendall.

Okay. Well, let me crack the code.

I just thought you'd like to...

Yeah, well, let me have a think,

but let's, yeah, let's try and make this work. Shall we?

Great.

That okay? That profile bullshit?

The cartoon? I think it's funny.

Look at me, look at me!

'Cause I can get the journalist, you know, maybe take the online?

I don't give a fuck. People always try to fucking get at me, you know?

They can't.

Look, that was an associate of mine indicating

they got a fix on Roman,

so why don't I just fucking go and nail Roman as well?

It would be so nice just to get unanimity across the board, you know?

All of us smiling in public,

just nice clean start for the start of our reign.

Yeah? 'Cause, corporate narrative, if we're on separate sides,

it looks like Lady Macbeth Part 2,

and it would be nice, in an abundance of caution,

just to close nice.

- Yeah, yeah. - Great.

Alright, call me whenever, wherever. I'm available. Okay?

- Let's fucking do this. - Get him.

Hey, Shiv, what are you hearing?

Rome's at my mom's.

So, I'm on my way to bag him. I'm looking for unanimity.

Okay. He's at your mom's? And have you spoken to Lukas?

Am I for the chop?

I'm trying.

Okay. I just got a bad feeling.

He booked me in for the third hang.

It's excruciating. I'm scared

he's gonna wanna play online games

and I'll be running into a wall for hours, you know?

Tom, hey, Tom? Can we have a real conversation?

Okay, on the Matsson stuff, I'll do what I can. I'm trying.

But, with us, I wanted to get a few things straight.

Yeah, I just want it to be really nice.

And we should Czechoslovakia it.

We should make it all lovely, velvet, parting of the ways.

So, for you, there's not anything left?

Well, how do you mean?

Well, I wondered if, I guess I thought it might be worth raising,

are there any positives about the nightmare we've shared?

As in?

If there was anything there,

if there was, then it would be so convenient.

Well, it would be incredibly convenient

because you would be married to your husband.

Yeah, exactly.

And then you think of the scheduling. It's mess-free.

Yeah. You've fallen in love, finally.

You've fallen in love with our scheduling opportunities.

And I would also, you know, would love to not to have...

You don't like to fail the test, do you, Siobhan?

Well...

Look, I know that we've said the worst things,

but I think I've always just been scared

in relationships of the underneaths.

What's the worst thing a person thinks? But we know.

But once you've said and done the worst things, you're kind of free.

Yeah, I guess my question is,

are you interested in a real relationship?

Honest to God, I don't know. Shiv, I just don't know.

Okay. Sure. Alright. Bye.

Stewy. Stewy, bro. Don't hide from me.

I can see you from up here. Come with me, Stew.

We can win this.

Ken. Roman. From Greg and Ratfucker Sam

Okay. Now we're talking.

- Hello, darling. - Hey, Mom.

So, I hear Romy might be there.

Listen, I'm sorry I couldn't make your get together,

but I need to speak to Roman very urgently.

No recriminations, but it's life or death. Is he there?

I can't say.

You can't say? Well, he needs to come back.

Is he planning to come back for tomorrow?

That's for you to decide, all of you.

He's very fragile.

And is Shiv there? Is she coming?

I don't want to get into a lot of business, alright?

I'd love for the whole family to be here,

but if it's going to be thumbscrews,

I'd rather it didn't happen in my house.

Okay. I'm coming. I'll be there, Mom.

We have him. New Jess, I'm flying out.

I'll be back tonight. Early tomorrow, latest, small team.

I'll put this together on the move.

Okay? Let's get him. Let's bag him and tag him.

- Hey. - Hey. Welcome.

Shit. What the fuck happened to you?

- Hello, hello. Hi, lovely. - Hi.

Wonderful. I see you've brought you're underling with you.

Yeah, well, got a lot going on. What the fuck happened?

I just had a discussion with some of your pals about the merits

of liberal democracy.

Okay, well, it's good that you're here, I guess.

You can rest and recuperate.

Looks a lot better than he did.

I couldn't look at him when he first arrived.

That's true. Peter did my eye drops.

Yeah, bless him. There's something about eyes.

They just kind of revolt me.

Eyes? Like human eyes we all have?

Yeah, I don't like all these blobs of jelly rolling around

in your heads. Face eggs.

Anyway, come on in. Place hasn't changed. Still full of leaks.