All language subtitles for Optics s01e06.eng

(CARNIVAL MUSIC)

Are all the clowns in the car?
Is the door closed? It is.

I think that means,
ladies and gentlemen, that's 31.

That's equal to the world record!

Ladies and gentlemen,
this is a historic moment.

Never before have...

Get me out of here!
Get me out! Let me out, please!

Maybe we should check in
on the welfare of the clowns.

I'm sure they'll be OK.

Oh...oh...ooh...

Ooh, boy oh boy.

Call an ambulance!

We...we really want to check on
the welfare of these clowns.

So, is anyone coming guys?
Are there any medics here?

Please start moving, can we?
(SIREN IN THE DISTANCE)

OK. Are you seeing this? This
is the worst thing I have ever seen.

And yet I can't look away.

Oh, it's truly
an unspeakable tragedy

and yet I also can't look away.

Oh, I hate clowns.
And yet I always seem to date them.

I know, that is
such a strange pattern that you have

that all the men that you date
quit their jobs in tech

to go to clown school.
It really is unusual.

Oh, I can't look at this anymore.
Mmm.

Oh.
Thank God we put Ian on that.

It was really kind of us to do that.

(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Our market research shows
that your culture loves comedy.

So, naturally we thought
the best way to launch our car

would be clowns.

(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Ah, unfortunately ah,
Chinese clowns are a different size.

We miscalculated the girth
of your Western clowns.

I see. (CHUCKLES)

(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
But we do not find this funny.

This is devastating.
Y-yes, yes.

OK. Putting the clowns aside
for the moment.

Yes, let's do that.

Today might be one of the busiest
days slash nights of our lives.

Totally. The Rainbow Ribbon
Foundation launch, I'm so excited.

OK. So, I've already sent Bundy

his 'Standing Against Hatred
Together' speech,

and he should be practising
with Tatiana.

Tatiana, the strategic girlfriend
that we set him up with.

All the while we wait for Bobby
to come in with our contracts,

which should be any day now.

No, no, I can't think
about that today.

You're right, focus on today, today.
Today we focus on today.

And the foundation that we set up
to save a man's image.

Mr Randell, there was quite a lot
of bad news about our car company.

Call an ambulance!

Yes, it was a particularly
meme-able moment, wasn't it?

Ah, a dozen camera angles.

Probably the most recorded
clown tragedy in history.

Ah, and there are actually a lot
more of those than you'd think.

Pretty degrading job actually.

(CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY)

OK. So, we've got Dion Kelly from
Male Body magazine coming in first.

To run through Bundy's
picture selects for the...

Ambassador presentation montage,
exactly.

Can I tell you, I have missed
front-facing events, so much.

Same. Spiritually
I have a need of the catharsis

of externalising our success on line.

Mmm. Nothing has been postable
in a while has it?

Actually it's been
the opposite of postable.

Although I did take a picture of our
giant shoe trophy, after it was...

Un-impaled from that worker,
totally.

Bundy, what are you doing here?

Ah, your call time isn't until
much later this evening.

Ah, yeah, right.

I just thought maybe, ah,

ah, I could be here to help.

Oh.

That's thoughtful.

Yeah, I mean maybe
you could work on the,

the speech that you have tonight.

Speech?

Oh, yeah. The speech, yeah.

Oh. Um, what's it about again?

Oh.
Are you serious?

It's the hate speech, Bundy.

I mean, the 'stop hate' speech
that we wrote for you.

We hate hate here, obviously.
We hate hate.

Oh, true. Yeah, I agree,
Greta Goldman.

So, Bundy we've got a lot
going on today.

We're launching
our new strategic agenda

and we're also proving ourselves
to a variety of clients so...

Yeah, so you just, like, stay here,
work on the speech.

Ah, you'll just
have to stay out of our way,

and don't disturb us.
Yes.

Ah, yeah, cool.

Don't go in there.
Yep.

Don't go in there, Bundy.
In the war room. OK.

The war room, war room. Hey!
The war room Bundy, go!

(HALTINGLY) Good evening,
ladies, and gentlemen,

and, oth... and others.

Welcome to the lunch-launch
of the Rainbow Ribbon Foundation.

The Rainbow Ribbon Foundation
is more than a charity.

It's a bacon of light
d-dedicated to addressing

some of the most pressing issues
of our...

(PHONE VIBRATES)
OK.

Dion Kelly from Male Body Magazine
is here, so...

OK... Bundy, just keep going
with that. Really great.

We stand, uni... fuck this.

DION: Oh, my God. These are amazing.

Oh, absolutely.
I can't wait to launch these tonight.

He looks, like,
masculine and wholesome.

A bad boy who's been...
Saved by a woman's love.

I know.
Yes.

OK. Skip. Just ignore these.

We just included them to show
that the sitting doesn't work.

I think it's the size of his calves
or something,

that doesn't allow him to sit.

Ohh! He is so handsome.

OK let's go with the blue.
I-I'm thinking blue shirt.

Really?

I- I really love the check.

OK. Let me just scroll back to where
his arm is a little less weird.

See, look it just might sell you.

I mean, I'm not really being sold.
Nicole?

No. Like I said,
to me it's giving

face down in the mud
at Melbourne Cup aftermath footage.

You did say that.
I said it.

OK, blue shirt it is.

Ha! Is he, ah, is he single?

Oh, no, babe, he's dating an
influencer called Tatiana Lodros.

But if he was single, he'd be sitting
firmly in my niche,

which is AFL player
that's played less than 30 games

and now makes a public comment
on masculinity.

Mmm, so...
Yeah, hot.

In China

we would go to the government
to get rid of the footage.

Yes, well that's not the way
things work in our country.

The government won't just
'get rid' of the footage.

They can't.

(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Mmm.

But we can.

You can control the media?

Yes, that's our whole business.

For private profit?
Yes!

(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Mmm. We find this very unethical.

But in this instance, very helpful.

But apparently,
she's just like de...

Well, we have zero time
to babysit Bundy.

Hi-i...

Watch out, ladies,
these are heavier than they look.

And I've got six more trays
in my hatchback.

Fantastic.
Oh, my God, thank you so much.

So, are these
really for Nicole Kidman?

I am such a massive freaking fan.

Um, it's a different Nicole Kidman.

and anyway, this, ah, one
is quite influential in her own way.

Just a question Cherie.
Yes, darl.

Yeah, what happens
when the 'end' gets eaten?

Sorry?

You're just left with violence,
aren't you?

You eat my 'end'
and you're left with violence,

and everything else that our
foundation stands firmly against.

So, I just want to know, Cherie,

what you were thinking when you made
a cupcake that said 'genocide'.

To be honest, I did think
it was a bit weird, you know?

Oh, did you? Yeah, did you? Well,
maybe next time trust that intuition.

Because this is insane.

They were supposed to be
on the same cupcake.

No this is fine, this is great.

Why don't you just go get
the rest of the trays

and we will figure something out?

I'll go grab misogyny.
Got it in the car.

Great, go get...the misogyny.

Misogyny is in the car.
Cupcakes. Yeah.

Prostate cancer.
Yeah.

There as well. Oh, great.
Now we have lunch with Anna.

What?! You're joking,
that is just...perfect.

Ohh! Cupcakes. Yeah!
Ah, Bundy.

No. These are for tonight.
No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no.

No, Bundy, let's just get you back
into the war room,

practising your speech OK?
Yes.

Then what's the food situation then?

Alright, let's go, Bundy. It's OK.
Let's go back in the war room.

Mr Wu, if a tree falls
in a forest and nobody hears it,

does it really fall?

Yes.

Well, there's actually a debate
about that.

The debate is about the sound.
The tree still falls.

Well, put it this way.

If a clown gets crushed in a car,

and no-one can tell whether
the footage is real or fake,

does he really get crushed?
Mmm.

If he's in a coma, yes.
This is very serious.

Yeah, ob-obviously we know that.
But, nobody else does.

Actually on that, Cody, we've got
NDAs from all the conscious clowns.

Mmm.

Go to the hospital, and get an NDA
from the crushed coma clown,

the moment he wakes up.

Oh.
OK?

Yeah.
Yep.

Ah, what do you feel like?

Ah, anything vegan I guess.

I'm still doing that cruelty-free
challenge for Rainbow Ribbon yeah?

Yes, that is correct. We can find you
a deliverable vegan option.

Just get back to the speech, Bundy.

And have you messaged
Tatiana, Bundy?

Oh!

That stupid lectern
is distracting me!

Bundy...we don't do that,
we don't kick the lectern.

So, what...

Ah, you know what, Nicole
we have to go to lunch with Anna,

like right now, so...

Just stay in here Bundy, and...

Yeah, OK. I'll stay here.
With this lectern!

Um, what the hell was that?
That was so weird.

No. I know.
What is going on with him?

I don't know. Maybe he's just,
like, really hung over or something.

Can we just leave him in there,
and I need to get on with my day,

I need to compartmentalise all this,
I can't...

Oh, God. I hated that kicking.

Excuse. Excuse me, I'm sorry.

Oh!

Can we help you, buddy?

Um... I- well I'm, I'm just a friend.

Wanted to be here
and really, ah, support him.

Ah, and be here when he wakes up,
you know.

Well, we haven't seen you before,
mate.

Yeah, how do you know Mick?

Oh, well I-I-I'm also a clown.

You know. Yeah.

And new to the game.
New clown on the block.

Are you a NICA guy?
Oh, what's NICA?

National Institute of Circus Arts.
You haven't heard of NICA?

Mick taught at NICA.
Mick is NICA.

Oh, no, no, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Of course, of course. No, no.
I-I'm just breaking in myself,

you know, with Mick's help.

Well, not now obviously.

Oh. Ooh! Oh! That's right.

Oh, yeah. I have a gig. Birthday
party. You know what that's like.

I'll catch you soon.

Oh, that's OK.
He's gone now. He's gone.

ANNA: I have done this whole menu
to death.

But I always return
to the tuna sashimi.

I mean, this is the only
place I find comparable

with the fish markets.

OK. Ian told us about your extraction
techniques, Anna,

including the small talk ease-in.

Yeah, why are we here, Anna?

What do you actually know
about Frank Fritz?

Fritz?
Fritz?

Well... What are you just fishing,
Anna?

We don't have time
to do your job for you today.

It's the pause technique.

Yeah.
OK.

Ian also told us about
the pause technique.

Yeah.
Yeah.

We're not going to fill silence
with information, Anna.

No.

Because we don't anything
about Fritz.

Yeah, because he was a cadaver
the whole time we worked there.

Yeah, and then he died
and now we're here, so...

Oh, come on there was no
information in that information.

What? So that's confirmed some
sort of theory for you, has it?

Actually it does.

What does it tell you
that everyone that I've spoken to

knows more about Fritz & Randell
than both of you?

I know about the yacht.

The question is
do you know about the yacht?

So, Fritz had a yacht.
So, what? What about it?

You're right.
Lots of men like Fritz had a yacht.

Except this is different.

Never in my life have I seen
something hidden from public record

as well as this particular yacht.

And it makes you wonder why.

Why is my source urging me
to look into it?

OK there could be a million reasons
why that's the case. Fritz...

Yes, but you would think,

that as people
poised to take over the company,

that you would know all about
the practices of said company yacht.

And what went on there.

Why don't you just say
what you want to say to us, Anna?

Mmm.

Look, girls, this is not small fish.

Now I'm sure there's a part
of you deep down

that knows your new position

isn't really Bobby Bahl's attempt
at feminism.

You've been brought on
to take the shrapnel

when Fritz's legacy
inevitably explodes.

And it will explode.

Well, thank you for that, Anna.

We'll just have to see
how it plays out.

OK, what...was that?

Of course Anna picks the busiest
day of the year to tell us

that Fritz was basically a
sex-trafficking pervert paedophile!

Oh, look, we don't know that!
And Anna doesn't know that!

We don't know what she knows,

but it doesn't matter.
OK.

Finding out whether Fritz was a creep
or not, is not a today problem.

You're right, you're right. Bundy
and Tatiana, that's a today problem.

Yes. Hiding genocide cupcakes,
that's a today problem apparently.

Yeah, OK. Starting a foundation
and then ending hate speech forever,

that's a today problem.
Exactly.

But can we just maybe, find out
what Ian knows about this yacht?

What Ian knows? Ian?
Ian.

Ian. Ian.
Ian. Ian.

I mean, frankly,
AI is just revolutionary.

You would be astounded
by how much we'd done with AI

over the last few months.

And that's why I think ah, oh...
Sorry. Excuse me.

May I remind you this is my client.

You got
the whole of the Pan-Pacific.

OK we know, we continue to be happy

for you to handle the coms
on the clown crush car, Ian.

We need you urgently
in your office.

(SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
Five minutes.

OK. Well, what is it?

Ian, we spoke to Anna.

She told us about the yacht.
What?

Do you know about Fritz's yacht?

Yeah, yeah.
I...I know about the yacht, yeah.

Yeah. We all knew about the yacht.

Ah, I knew. Ah... Fritz knew.

Ah, well, 'cause it was his yacht
and he knew about it.

Well, we didn't know about the yacht.

And it would've been great to know
before we found out from Anna.

Well, isn't it your job
to know about these things?

I mean, you run the company,
don't you?

Well, we haven't signed
our contracts yet.

And we're not sure that we should.
Oh.

Ian. What happened on the yacht?

I'll tell you,
but, it's not pretty.

I mean, that's why it was so secret.

Nonstop debauchery.

All sorts of sexual things.

Not just missionary position

but like, from behind.

Woman on top.

Whatever a client wanted,
they'd get.

Right, we're talking Epstein
levels of debauchery there.

Or worse, like Harold Shipman.

Or Ivan Milat. You know?

And don't get me started
on the drug stuff.

You know, we'd be all there,
sniffing on our joints.

And then, you know, somebody
would bring out the cocaine.

Nose candy, we used to call it,
yeah.

Pretty addictive actually.

Oh, wow.
Yeah.

So, that all happened?
Yeah.

If anyone ever finds out about it,

whoever's in charge
will go down with it.

Oh, my God.

Actually, do you think

that's why Bobby put you in charge
of the company?

Oh, my God.
You know to be his patsies?

Oh.
Oh, my. God.

I mean that could be it, Ian.

That's it. Yes!

Well, thank you so much
for warning us, Ian.

Mmm.
Not a problem. I'm there for you.

Thank you.
Yeah.

Ah, now I should get back
to the clown crush 'cause you know,

those clowns
don't uncrush themselves.

Absolutely.
Thank you, Ian. That's great.

(SIGHS)

Well, he has no idea
about the yacht.

None at all.
We need to talk to Bobby.

Yeah.

Fellas.

And...any updates?

No. Nothing yet.
Oh.

How was the party?
Oh, you know how it is.

You know, 17 four-year-olds.
Oh, yeah.

Yeah. Only want to do one thing.
Mm-hm.

Suck on your playing cards.

That's right. They did that to you.
Yes. Yes.

Oh, no.

Listen, um... I've been meaning
to, ah, apologise,

for the way I behaved earlier.
I just...

Mick was... He's, he's one of us.

Of course, of course.
Yeah.

Totally understand.

I just know that
Mick is smiling at us right know.

Yeah.

That's a nice thought.
Yeah. Love you, Mick.

(VIDEO GAME SOUND EFFECTS AND MUSIC)

Bundy. You're still here.

Of course you are. How are you?

Uh, OK, to be honest,

I don't know if I'm that keen
for this speech tonight.

I'm just not, like, vibing it.

And, like, all the talk about
violence, is, like, really heavy.

OK, well, you have to do the speech
tonight, Bundy.

Yeah, ah, w-w-what if we made it
more of a double act?

Tatiana gets up there, she says
a few words with you as well?

Do it to...
Nah! Nah.

Nah. Tatiana's not coming tonight.

What do you mean,
she's not coming tonight?

I don't know, she's just being,
like, real difficult.

OK, Bundy, she has to come tonight.
We spoke about this.

Well, I don't know
if I want her there to be honest.

We had an argument last night
and I don't really rate her energy.

Do you have any cordial?

Thanks to AI, this is a video
of our hashtag clown crush.

But it's now happening,
in your competitor's car.

Every time
somebody posts the real video,

our bot farm
will post this video underneath.

This is impressive technology,
Mr Randell,

but there were dozens of people
filming the incident.

Which is why we've created
dozens of these videos,

all with different brands of car.

There were live witnesses. They'll
say that it was our brand of car.

They already are.

So, your plan is foiled?
Nah.

We've got a troll farm in Estonia
on it.

Ah, just wait for it.

See, there you go.

Thanks to AI,
just because something happened

doesn't mean anyone needs to believe
it's true.

Mm. Um, Mr Randell...
We believe you are very evil.

Ah, evil?

No I-I think your translation
might be a bit wavy on that one.

Mmm. He is very confident
that you are evil.

Right. Ah...

Evil, thanks. Yeah, hm.

Try 'goshu'.

'Goshu'.
Yeah. No?

No. No.
No. Goshu's a word.

No.
Yes, it is.

No.
It is. Goshu.

I'm, you know, so that's so goshu.
Definitely not.

Check again.

So, Fritz never mentioned
a yacht to you?

No, no me neither.

But, as the executor of his will,
I need to find out.

For administrative reasons.
OK. Thank you.

Woolwich Pier Marina.

I think I know that.

One, three, six, three...

Ah! Try 'shogu.'.

Oh.

Hm. Meredith, Meredith, Meredith,
you inquisitive little minx.

Do I have to call Tatiana
to get her to come tonight?

I don't really feel like being
a relationship counsellor.

Well, yeah, we need her at the event
so you have to.

What are we going to do
about Fritz's yacht?

I don't know!

You must be Greta Goldman
and Nicole Kidman.

Just Nicole.

We are very impressed
with your ageing subordinate.

Hm? Oh.

While there is nothing funny
about one clown in a coma

we understand
that there is something bigger

than 33 injured clowns.

Without you,

we would have had to put thousands
out of work in our factories.

So, the work you do,
it is so very important.

Thank you.
Oh...

Thank you. Goodbye.
Thank you.

Girls...

I'm, ah, I'm going to have
to leave early this afternoon.

For personal reasons.

Ah, ah...Meredith? Ah...

You were really close to Fritz,
weren't you?

Well, I worked for him
for a long time, yes.

So, do you know about his yacht?

Yes, I do.

Hmm.

Hey-y-y.

I feel so much better now.
Sorry about before.

Yeah, that's all good, Bundy.

We might just have to get you ready
for the event tonight.

Yeah, mad. Also is there going to be
a lectern there tonight,

'cause that's really going
to piss me off.

We'll figure that out
when we get there,

if you just want to make
your way to the venue.

You can bring your coconut
if you want.

(SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

Hi, it's Cody. Leave a message.
Cody, all clear on our end.

Ah, let me know
how you go with that ah, NDA

but, ah, total triumph
on the coma clown car crash.

Ah, you know when you get back here,
drinks all around.

The girls have cracked.

So, I'll be, ah, I'll be kicking
back in Fritz's office

awaiting Bobby's call
when you get here.

See you.

OK. Greta, I'm feeling
very overwhelmed.

OK I-I hear you,
but it's about to get worse.

What?

Because Bobby is coming
in this afternoon with our contracts.

God.
Yeah.

This is supposed to be
a moment of celebration, Nicole

and instead we're dealing with
what exactly?

Cupcakes that are riddled
with prostate cancer

and Bundy's kicking lecterns

and Tatiana's not getting back
to any of my messages.

OK. Not to mention
our dead boss's weird sex legacy

and there's a clown somewhere,
in a coma.

OK. I'm just going to say this once
but do we want these jobs?

What are you talking about, Nicole?

OK. You are clearly stressed
and very delusional,

even though you look great.
Thank you.

But we have not been killing
ourselves in this firm

for nine months,
to not deserve these positions.

OK? This is all we've ever wanted,

and I don't know who deserves this
more than us.

You're right.
I know I'm right.

OK.
OK, here's what we're going to do.

Yeah.

We're going to wait
for Bobby to arrive.

Ah, see what he puts on the table.

We're going to get a hold of Tatiana,

and then just continue
with what is essentially,

a very challenging day in our lives.

Nobody is having a more
challenging day than us.

Nobody.

Mick?
What is that?

Hey, what's that noise?
There's bleeping. He's gone blue.

Do you know about this?
I didn't touch him.

Do I have family here?
Hey, what's happening?

What's happening?
We need some space. Guys!

Can one of you
tell us what happened here?

Doctor. Doctor.

Somebody remove all these clowns
right now.

Guys give us some space. Please.
Tell us what's going on.

We'll tell you in a minute.
Get out, let's go.

Please, can you tell us
what's going on?

Get out.
It's OK, it's OK.

It's OK. It's OK, it's OK. It's OK.

Ah, hello.

Ian.
Cody.

Yeah, ah, Mick, I-I mean the clown
passed so, no NDA needed.

That's great.
Um...

I think I'm going to be a bit late
coming back to the office, though.

You know in order
to access the space

I had to create a rich
and textured character.

Um... Now, I think
I need to see that through.

Yeah. Yes, yes that's fine, Cody.

I'm sorry, guys.

Bobby, mate.

Hello, Ian, my second-favourite
middle-aged white man.

I, ah, I just need to talk
to you about the girls.

Ever wondered how men talk
when they think you can't hear them?

I just spent the whole day

helping Greta and Nicole
work through the moral dilemmas

of whether this business
is ethical enough for them.

(LAUGHS) Yeah, go on, Ian.

Claws out. I love it.

I just think from a risk perspective

you're going to have to go into this
eyes wide open.

I mean, do you really

want to be putting this firm
in the hands of two girls

who frankly can't make an omelette
out of their own eggs?

Ian, your metaphor appals me
but point taken.

I mean, they still haven't
signed their contracts, have they?

Ian. Ian. Ian.

I'm afraid I have to go

unless there's anything else you'd
like to say about Greta and Nicole.

How long have you got?
(LAUGHS HEARTILY)

Ah.

Such a misogynist downer
on such a fabulous occasion.

I'm sorry. Contracts.

I mean, come on, the first
female CEOs of Fritz and Randell.

The board
were very surprised to discover

that we are living
in the 21st century.

You should have seen their faces.

I'm joking.

Ladies, I'm kidding.

Um, Bobby, we spoke to Anna today.

Anna? Anna, Anna, Anna?

Anna McDowell.
The investigative journalist.

Oh, yes, yuck.

She knows about Fritz's yacht.

Yes! OK yeah, ah,
no, that was a different time.

It was three weeks ago.

Bobby, why would we sign contracts

to be instated
as the heads of a company

if we don't have
all the information?

about how the company
actually operates?

That makes us feel,
and it certainly makes Anna feel,

like we've been set up to fail.

Yeah, no, I appreciate
that feedback.

Um, and this is what I love,
an exchange like this.

OK, so, ah,
let me get this straight.

There's a reporter

that's writing a story about
an old man that has a secret yacht.

And probably did some bad things
on that secret yacht,

hence the secrecy of the yacht,
yeah, but here is the kicker.

Those secret bad things
have stopped happening

because that old man is dead.

So, hold the front page.

Seriously, Dod, make sure
that doesn't come out.

OK. But what did Fritz do
on the yacht, Bobby?

Ooh, I have no idea.

Um, probably something disgusting

like have outlandish parties
with perverted old men

and beautiful naked women.

I mean personally, ah,
I despise that, I don't know.

Um, but let me tell you why I think
you should sign these contracts.

I mean, you don't have to but...

Let me tell you why
Fritz & Randell

is my absolute favourite
of all of my scattered subsidiaries.

Because when you walk into a room

of the most powerful people
on the planet,

knowing the secrets
that could end them...

..ooh, ladies, that's
the best feeling in the world.

They know your power,
you know your power

and they have everything to lose

and they will do any kind of dance
that you want them to.

Personally, I'd love to see
that kind of power in your hands.

So, come with me.

Let's take Fritz & Randell
in a different direction, hey?

You'll be in charge.
No more yacht parties ever again.

So...

What do we think, ladies?

Signy, signy?

Or should I go and talk to Ian?

(SOBBING)

(PHONE VIBRATES)
It's Tatiana.

Finally, tell her
she has to come tonight.

Oh, sorry I have to take this.
Of course.

What's going on?
Tatiana, where are you?

If you leave now you can still make
it 'cause Bundy's just left.

Wait. Wait...
just, just stop, just slow.

He did what?

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