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If I held my breath on you, I would have died a thousand times.

And if chewing was to show me how much you care, you'd probably swallow your

tongue by now.

All I'm trying to say, darling, is that you know very well that I left half of

you.

Just my tongue.

My tongue.

Bye, Charles.

Woman,

come with us.

Come here.

Okay.

Okay.

Hey,

they just pulled me out of the security line, and they're going through my bag

right now. I uploaded some of the files to the draft folder, so they should be

coming through now.

Wait, they took my computer.

Hey, um, I need my computer.

I'm a journalist, and I can't work without my computer.

I'm going to miss my plane. I need to get back to New York.

Stop! You're hurting me!

Where are you taking me? I'm a journalist!

Stop it!

Stop!

Thanks for sharing this, Alex.

They claim they found a suspicious hard drive in her luggage.

What's the State Department saying?

Well, they're reviewing her case to see if she qualifies as unlawfully detained.

It could take weeks.

The Belarusians haven't charged her officially.

But what does that mean? Charged with what?

Espionage. Conspiracy against the state. It could be anything.

Espionage? She was chasing a story.

What story?

Something that happened before the merger. A pollution cover up in Ohio.

A place called Wolf River.

If the story's in Ohio, what's she doing in Belarus?

She was meeting a source, someone who worked for the chemical company. I don't

have all the details because she and Chip are still putting all the pieces

together.

With Chip Black?

Oh, God, she asked for institutional support and cover for her travel, and I

said no.

This isn't your fault.

You... There's no way you could have known.

All right, what is happening?

Am I getting on a plane?

The last thing we need is more eyes on this.

We have to go through the State Department.

If this blows up, it'll only be harder to get her back.

We need to talk about news coverage.

I know that this is going to leak at some point, and we need to be ready to

something. Also, what do we tell staff?

Nothing yet.

Not until we know more.

I'll speak to the State Department, and I want to see any Bradley Jackson

package before it runs. Nothing goes out until we're ready.

Okay. Of course.

We'll figure it out.

Oh, I'll call you back.

Hey, quick question. You should have stayed gone. You were free.

Well, then I wouldn't get to bother you.

So why is Chris on call for TMS all week? I was supposed to have her clear

the next few days. Someone should have told Bradley.

Why? What's she doing?

She's sick.

So sick she couldn't even send a text.

Seriously? Aunt Ben sent a roll with a, I'm about to roll my ass to the bar if

you want to get a drink.

I don't care if it's unconfirmed. Just on background.

Give me your best guess.

All right. All right. Thanks. I appreciate it. Oh, God. What?

They're going to press charges against Bradley.

Oh, shit.

I'm going to fucking throw up.

Lying to government officials at a minimum. My friend at the IMF said that

they're planning to move her end of day tomorrow.

Alex.

If that happens... Yeah, no, and everybody that I've been speaking to in

is saying just what Celine says, which is just let the State Department handle

it. I just started going through the documents Bradley sent over, so we don't

know what she found.

We don't know what they think she found.

And if Belarus says that this is espionage... Exactly.

I mean, these are the people that dragged an activist off a plane. Their

ally locked up that Wall Street Journal reporter and threw away the key.

If we don't get her back now, she could be locked up for...

Fucking years.

Okay, what are we not thinking of, Chip? Come on. Who are we not thinking of?

Who could help? Come on. There's got to be somebody we can call.

Okay, look.

Belarus is like Russia, right?

It's a shit show run by oligarchs. So we need someone who can interface with the

actual power brokers.

You have an idea?

Yes, you do. Yes.

What?

Thanks for meeting me.

You said it was an emergency.

Come on.

Sit down.

Talk to me.

What can I do for you?

Bradley is being detained in Belarus.

What? I know how you feel about her. I do.

But, Paul, I really need your help.

Well, she's on air talent. I mean, she's way too high profile. They're going to

let her go. They're about to file charges.

What do you want me to do about it? There's someone you know. Alex Levy.

Every time I see your highlights, I know the sky's about to fall. Can you just

give us a couple minutes, please? I'm in between meetings and I have an event

tonight. Okay.

If I wanted to get in touch with Dmitry Ivanov. Jesus, Alex.

Or maybe you could talk to him and see if he would be willing to lean on some

government official to release her.

You want me to broker a deal with a sanctioned Russian oligarch?

Go through the White House.

Or better yet, call your friend Celine Dumont. Her whole family owns half of

France. She must know someone. She's deferring to the State Department.

Paul. One second.

Trust me, Paul. I hate this.

I hate that I have to come here and ask for your help. I really do. I'm very

sorry. But all they keep telling me is that I have to sit tight and be patient

and let the professionals handle it. But they're not handling it.

And if she gets thrown in prison and stuck there, it's my fault.

You're not the reason she's over there. Well, I am.

Essentially.

More or less.

I'm sorry.

There's nothing I can do.

You cannot get involved with her. I know.

I know this is going to be hard.

I couldn't do this without you.

We can watch it later together, you, me, and Naima.

Ready?

Let's do this.

These medals represent integrity, sportsmanship, and excellence. And I

am proud to finally be able to give them to their rightful owner.

Elaine, these belong to you.

In celebration of your achievement.

Thank you. This is an incredible honor.

Thank

you for

understanding, for accepting.

And they look good on you.

We will be right back after this break.

Thank you for coming in on such short notice.

I'm sure you understand time is of the essence.

Of course.

I do want to say that Alex gave us the go ahead to investigate this story.

So if there's any question of liability or UBN's legal exposure. There isn't.

Bradley's one of ours.

Why don't you start from the beginning? How did you get on to the story?

Well, Bradley got a tip from an old colleague. She was busy on the morning

so I said I would go to Ohio and do some legwork.

We eventually made contact with a source, someone from inside Martell

and she said she would only meet face -to -face.

This source?

She's a whistleblower?

Uh, I mean, that's what we assume, yeah.

But you're not sure?

Uh... I mean, she was a little cagey, but... What if she's not a whistleblower

at all?

What if she set you up?

This woman told Bradley to come to a hostile country. She did, and now she's

been taken.

Bad luck?

Or was that her plan all along?

Uh, hold on. That's not what happened. Did Bradley actually meet with her?

In the video, she mentioned some files.

Look. If she did send something, I wouldn't be able to share it, not

Bradley's permission.

I think, given the circumstances, she might make an exception.

Well, nothing came through.

There was the video from the airport that went to the cloud, but that's it.

Sure.

Just let us know if you think of anything else. Absolutely. I will.

Thank you.

Hey. Hey. What are you doing?

Bradley asked me to come by to just grab some stuff for her, so. Oh. Yeah.

Great. You talked to her. Is she feeling better?

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, she's not out of the woods yet, but she's, you know, she's

getting there.

What's up?

I don't know. I'm just wondering why if Bradley is sick, people keep coming

around her, digging through her dressing room.

People?

Like Celine's people?

I don't know.

Maybe.

Yeah. Yeah.

What do you think of her?

Celine? Yeah.

Wouldn't want to get on her bad side.

Yeah, I'm starting to feel the same way.

Anyway, I should probably get going.

It's good seeing you. Yes, you know, well... Bradley's not sick. What's going

on, Chip?

I don't...

I don't know what you mean. Okay, well, then maybe I'll go up to Selina and tell

her that I found you digging around in Bradley's dressing room. Mia, you

wouldn't do that.

I just leveraged the head of news for a paw deal.

My villain era is in full swing.

So...

Corey Ellison's office.

Did you just wake up?

Well,

I felt winter coming, so I thought I'd try hibernating.

Didn't work. I don't know how the bears do it.

No more cocaine for you.

Oh, that was the best part of my week.

Has anyone come to check on you?

Have you heard from any friends?

Just you.

You were funny the other night.

And you were fun. Thanks. Are you feeling any better?

Not sure I'm feeling anything.

You shouldn't be alone.

Not now.

Well, then I should have made different life choices.

Self -pity.

Least interesting of all the pities.

Don't be so hard on yourself.

You're mourning.

Her lawyer dropped by a box of shit and he was all solemn.

And Mr.

Ellison, I'm sorry for your loss. She was a good woman. I thought, who in the

fuck is he talking about?

My mom is in Greenwich. She's fine. She's doing... I'm coming over.

Hey, you don't have to do that. I'll bring you dinner.

You can talk about her till you're green in the face.

Blue.

Blue in the face.

Yeah. Blue.

Hey, I just found a document in the reports that Bradley sent, and one of

is from the Wolf River.

Yeah, just roll with me.

Andre, it's four hours outside of Minsk. Go help with Bradley as soon as he's on

the ground.

I know everything.

Well, you got me beat.

Uh, one second.

Hey, what do you got for me?

Can we please talk?

I should have made sure you got head of news like I promised. So why didn't you?

Because I was focused on advertising dollars and sponsors and proving that I

could do this executive job that I fought so hard to get. And I'm just so

Well, you should be.

But thank you.

Hello? I talked to Ivanov.

We're going to the opera.

Dmitry Ivanov almost closed a deal with a friend of mine, but he was sanctioned

before it went through.

He's a piece of work, but he has real influence in Minsk. And he has two soft

spots.

His Russian mistress and Puccini.

As it so happens, an acclaimed soprano is doing a series of recitals here in

York. I've arranged to fly him in as my guest for the night.

I'll make introductions during the concert, and then you can talk to him

Bradley.

What does he want in exchange?

His mistress Nadja is an actress whose series has been put on indefinite hiatus

because of the situation in Ukraine.

Maybe you can be of some help.

With any luck, he'll make some calls, talk to his friends in the government,

we can start working on a solution.

Obviously, no one can know we're doing this.

We'll arrive separately, keep as little contact as possible.

And you should bring a date.

Okay, Andre's at Minsk airport, waiting, waiting.

Okay.

All right.

I'm a little nervous.

I don't see why.

It's a secret rendezvous with my ex -boyfriend making a deal with a

oligarch trying to keep our friend from being thrown indefinitely into a foreign

prison. Well, when you say it like that, no big deal.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this

evening's performance.

We kindly ask you to take your seats.

The show will begin shortly.

There he is.

Where's he gone off?

You mean, are we still together?

Well, yeah, but, I mean, I've always just wondered what it is about

him for you.

Because you could have anyone.

Could I?

Why do you ask?

I'm curious.

Really? Mm -hmm.

Um, there's something that ties us together.

Even when we're apart, even when he breaks me.

I try to hate him.

I try to let him go.

But I can't because I'm weak.

And I don't want to be alone.

I think if it was me, I wouldn't have gone behind your back.

I think I would have done everything in my power to keep you.

But you never made a move.

In Los Angeles, I could feel you circling, getting closer.

But every time I looked, you tapped back.

Did you ever imagine that what it would be like you and me?

It's crossed my mind.

Me too.

When you imagine it, what do you see?

We stay there day and night.

And we fuck until we die of thirst.

Michael, hey.

Hi.

Yeah?

White. They have to be white. They have to be white.

No, there has to be 200. That's what she wanted.

Well, if she already ordered them, then why in the fuck did you just call me?

My mom's florist. She planned everything.

I'm a fucking producer, and I've got nothing to produce.

Corey? Yeah?

No, no, I'm fine.

Really?

It's OK.

Oh, my head.

She was alone.

She was alone.

In her house, the last days of her life.

And I was on the fucking movie set, playing make -believe.

She wanted that for you.

She wanted you to have everything.

I don't know what you wanted.

I'll never get a chance to ask. All I have left is a fucking box.

Totems.

For the sarcophagus.

Do you want to look through it?

We can do it together.

Paul!

Alex? Hey.

Remember Mia Jordan? Of course. Hey, how are you?

Ready to do this. All right.

Well, they're just waiting inside. Let's go.

Dimitri, Nadja, allow me to introduce Alex Levy and her colleague Mia Jordan.

Hi. It's a pleasure. We have a great appreciation for your work. Oh, that's

kind. Likewise.

And we saw your show, Nancy. It was very compelling. The romance and the scale.

It's big, it's bold, it's what everyone wants to see.

That is very kind of you.

Mia's one of our biggest producers at the network. And I have some great ideas

would love to talk to you about if you have a moment, or I can just tell you

my favorite scenes.

Why don't we step outside for a second? Of course.

She's so happy. But you know, sometimes I feel like she cares more for her work

than she does for me.

I know the feeling.

Where is your lovely girlfriend tonight?

She is still saving the Earth from all the ravages of capitalism?

I wouldn't know.

We're no longer together.

Ah. Well, things change so quickly, don't they?

Well, I'm glad you called me. It was getting a bit cold out there, being cut

from all the action, huh?

But you had a favor to ask.

Yes. I have a friend in Minsk, and she's an American journalist.

And there's been a slight misunderstanding, and she's stuck at an

No charges have been filed yet, but we would really like to get her out of

before they decide to make things more difficult.

She doesn't have any ties to Belarus.

She's just a TV anchor chasing a story.

Mm -hmm.

And you want what? You want me to negotiate her release?

We would be really, really appreciative if you could help us.

All she has to do is walk down a hallway and get on a plane.

That is not possible.

Dimitri, all we're asking you to do is make a phone call. In the middle of the

night.

To the regime.

What do you think is going to happen? Are they going to grant your wish and

she's going to come home?

No, that's not how it works. It's a lot of calls. It's a lot of favors.

I'm sorry.

Dimitri, can you... What?

What was that?

Give me a second. Let me work on it. Oh, God.

All right.

Ah, Mia, would you terribly mind letting us a few minutes?

Thank you.

Unbelievable. He said it's not possible. He's not going to help us. He'll do it.

He'll do it. I just spoke to him. I can make a call. He just needs something

more than a TV show for his side piece.

How do you know that?

Because I just heard him fucking say it.

Senator? What?

Where are we going?

Hello.

Where are we going? What is happening?

Alex, what is going on? Your friend. Your friend that was making the deal

Ivanov. The one that fell through.

What was Ivanov after?

Was it some kind of tech?

AI software.

My friend is a direct competitor in the space. We're both developing language

protocols that can transform generative speech.

Okay. Well, Mia just overheard him talking to his girlfriend.

He just wants more out of the deal. And maybe it's your software.

Maybe that's what he thought we were offering him. After he's been sanctioned

the United States Treasury, I don't... He knows I would never do that.

Oh, fuck.

Bradley has 12 hours before she gets charged with some bullshit and

don't know fucking where.

There's gotta be something.

give away something that you don't have wait hold on though upn's ai

initiative completely stalled i could license your software through the

and then i could i could get it to ivanov and your hands are completely

am not gonna let you do that there's a million different ways i could blow up

your face oh but with our european platforms and the olympics

We are licensing our AI software to UBN.

Once Bradley's released, Alex will get it to Ivanov. So you want to launder a

tech deal through your ex -girlfriend?

Wow. I did not have that on my bingo card.

It won't touch us.

What's the end game here?

Run off with Alex?

Boar hunting with Vladimir Putin?

Look, I am trying to put my life back together here, okay? There is a

Debt that needs to be repaid, and it is collecting interest.

You know you're the only man I've ever met who impressed me.

But when you're around her, you lose it. You have all the power in the world,

and you still can't let her go.

Maybe that's true, but we're doing this.

I'll make some calls.

was my dad's.

I thought my mom got rid of all that stuff.

Maybe it's some kind of peace offering.

I always thought she was hard on me because of him.

Because we looked the same.

She was afraid that I was going to leave her too.

But she was just giving me the tools to teach me to survive.

I'm the last one left.

End of the line.

Well, I'll join him soon enough, just a matter of time.

Then let's not waste it.

Hey, where are we?

It's happening.

It's happening. Tell Andre to go to the drop -off point and to call you the

minute he has Bradley.

Uh, I'm in awe.

Okay, I gotta go.

Okay, hopefully the next time I call you it'll be with Bradley.

I know. I'll be waiting. I'm waiting.

I'm sorry, Corey. I'll have to leave you.

Family matter.

Okay. All right. Well, to be continued?

I'd like that.

Are you there?

Honey, just say something. Just say anything so I know you're okay.

I'm sorry.

It didn't work.

What do you mean it didn't work?

Chip?

The trade fell through, and they won't release her.

She's gone.

Well, thank you for this. We'll have to go.

Are we good?

Dimitri.

What's happened?

They just left.

Something went wrong.

They moved him from the airport.

I don't understand.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I have to go.

If you hear anything, just please... I'll let you know.

What do we do now?

I don't know.

The truth is dangerous.

And what we do here matters.

And no amount of artificial intelligence or social media can replace that.

When a journalist is imprisoned, it's because someone wants them silenced. We

will not let that happen to Bradley.

We will keep this story on the air for as long as it takes.

This is day one.

We don't stop reporting until she comes home.

So make a show.

So, folks, before we start the show, there's something that Chris and I have

talk about. It's a new story that affects all of us, particularly those of

here in the UBN family.

Earlier this week, our co -host Bradley Jackson traveled to Belarus to do

research for a story, and while she was at the Minsk airport, she was detained

by the authorities.

Now, despite attempts by the U .S. State Department to secure her release,

Bradley is being charged with conspiracy against the state of Belarus.

UBN rejects all claims that Bradley was working as a foreign agent.

These charges are false, and we have full faith that she will be exonerated.

The State Department has no idea what they're trying to do.

You put me in an impossible position.

You had to protect Paul. I had to protect Alex.

What's my level of exposure?

My family made the call to stop the trade.

All through intermediaries.

They won't blow back on you.

And what happens with Bradley Jackson?

This is a government negotiation.

I have faith she will be returned.

Yes. I guess we'll see.

Yeah, we will see.

It should be up to you to manage the group's operations.

But there's a reason for it to be me.

I'd do anything to protect our family.

And you think I wouldn't do the same?

They'll do anything to bring her back.

Well, they can always try.