1 00:00:15,550 --> 00:00:19,390 Freud famously wrote that the aim of all life is death. 2 00:00:20,970 --> 00:00:22,930 Thanatos, some call it. 3 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:24,980 The death instinct. 4 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:27,770 The drive towards self-destruction. 5 00:00:29,270 --> 00:00:31,376 It lives in all of us, he said. 6 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,700 A need to court danger. 7 00:00:34,530 --> 00:00:36,780 Put ourselves directly in harm's way. 8 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:39,870 Sometimes a whisper. 9 00:00:40,620 --> 00:00:42,080 Sometimes a cry. 10 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:44,886 An invisible current. 11 00:00:44,910 --> 00:00:47,750 A force beyond our control. 12 00:00:49,210 --> 00:00:50,460 Your gun and your phone. 13 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,646 Which one of you is Simon says? 14 00:00:54,670 --> 00:00:56,340 Gun, phone. 15 00:00:59,100 --> 00:01:02,180 Freud's theory was largely dismissed by his peers. 16 00:01:03,180 --> 00:01:07,520 Why, after all, would any living organism pursue its own demise? 17 00:01:08,100 --> 00:01:11,650 But Freud's theory proved more resilient than its detractors. 18 00:01:12,190 --> 00:01:14,990 Because who among us hasn't felt that urge? 19 00:01:16,030 --> 00:01:17,820 We say yes to one more drink. 20 00:01:18,490 --> 00:01:20,950 We strike a match and run a finger through the flame. 21 00:01:21,700 --> 00:01:23,240 We edge closer. 22 00:01:23,750 --> 00:01:24,830 Tempt fate. 23 00:01:25,330 --> 00:01:28,516 We flirt with death to prove we're truly alive. 24 00:01:28,540 --> 00:01:30,170 And if we can't stop? 25 00:01:31,290 --> 00:01:35,260 Then that small fire we lit might just burn the whole house down. 26 00:01:36,090 --> 00:01:37,720 With us still inside. 27 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,720 Fuck! Jesus Christ! 28 00:01:42,220 --> 00:01:45,270 Can I… I take this off? It's hot as shit. 29 00:01:47,230 --> 00:01:48,560 Fuck. 30 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:55,440 Simon says? 31 00:01:56,030 --> 00:01:57,450 Simone. 32 00:01:57,950 --> 00:02:00,450 Isaac calls you Simon. 33 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,660 These the encrypted files you need cracked? 34 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:06,250 Yeah. 35 00:02:06,750 --> 00:02:08,726 The FBI's got people for this. 36 00:02:08,750 --> 00:02:11,920 Not half as good as me, but good enough, so 37 00:02:12,920 --> 00:02:14,460 why are you here? 38 00:02:15,420 --> 00:02:18,260 This isn't bureau business. This is… 39 00:02:21,180 --> 00:02:22,510 It's personal. 40 00:02:26,890 --> 00:02:29,270 I don't take cash or crypto. 41 00:02:30,100 --> 00:02:31,560 But at some point, 42 00:02:32,060 --> 00:02:34,650 I will ask you to return the favor. 43 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,626 And you'll do it with no questions asked. 44 00:02:37,650 --> 00:02:39,400 What kind of favor? 45 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,950 Do we understand each other? 46 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:48,450 Wait here. 47 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,830 - How long is this gonna take? - As long as it takes. 48 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:30,436 Hello. 49 00:03:30,460 --> 00:03:32,846 Sorry for stranding you at the party yesterday. 50 00:03:32,870 --> 00:03:35,936 I… had to put out some fires. 51 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,066 You missed the birthday cake. 52 00:03:38,090 --> 00:03:40,946 Yeah, well, I hope you found some good material. 53 00:03:40,970 --> 00:03:43,406 Well, you were right about your father. 54 00:03:43,430 --> 00:03:45,696 Don't say I didn't warn you. 55 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,560 Maybe next time we can attempt an actual conversation. 56 00:03:49,060 --> 00:03:53,746 So Nina mentioned the situation with your ex and the gallery show. 57 00:03:53,770 --> 00:03:56,060 You were right. It's a stupid idea. She'll kill it. 58 00:03:57,730 --> 00:03:58,730 Really? 59 00:03:59,110 --> 00:04:00,740 That is what you want, right? 60 00:04:02,030 --> 00:04:06,596 Well, I… I was just worried about, you know, the possible perception. 61 00:04:06,620 --> 00:04:09,330 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. No bias, no bullshit. I get it. 62 00:04:09,830 --> 00:04:12,040 Look, don't worry. She'll lay it on me. 63 00:04:12,790 --> 00:04:14,710 I didn't mean to put you in an awkward position. 64 00:04:15,290 --> 00:04:16,380 That's on Nina. 65 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:18,210 Well, okay. 66 00:04:19,210 --> 00:04:20,646 Thanks for understanding. 67 00:04:20,670 --> 00:04:22,630 That's what friends are for, right? 68 00:04:30,850 --> 00:04:32,730 Don't say you're mad at me. 69 00:04:34,270 --> 00:04:36,560 Not everything is always about you, nile. 70 00:04:37,150 --> 00:04:38,150 No? 71 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:12,760 Hello? 72 00:05:13,220 --> 00:05:14,310 Agatha wiggs? 73 00:05:15,310 --> 00:05:16,310 Who is this? 74 00:05:16,890 --> 00:05:19,376 Ellis Boyd. I'm the in grams' attorney. 75 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:20,996 Madison's parents? 76 00:05:23,190 --> 00:05:25,150 Thank you for… for calling me back. 77 00:05:25,650 --> 00:05:29,570 The in grams are willing to meet you this afternoon if you're available. 78 00:05:30,070 --> 00:05:33,266 I… I am. I'm free all afternoon. 79 00:05:33,290 --> 00:05:34,910 Glad to hear. 80 00:05:35,410 --> 00:05:40,146 Their address is 929 west 75th street, between Columbus and the park. 81 00:05:40,170 --> 00:05:41,590 Can you be there by 1:00? 82 00:05:54,060 --> 00:05:55,060 Nina? 83 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,020 Yeah, hi. 84 00:05:57,520 --> 00:05:58,520 Come on up. 85 00:06:04,230 --> 00:06:05,610 - Hey. - Hey. 86 00:06:06,110 --> 00:06:10,030 I'm so glad you called. There's something I've been wanting to show you. Come in. 87 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,790 Can I get you some, coffee or water? 88 00:06:18,330 --> 00:06:19,750 No. Thank you though. 89 00:06:20,420 --> 00:06:23,856 Well, it's not quite finished yet, 90 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,630 so I didn't bring it out for the art walk, but… 91 00:06:27,340 --> 00:06:28,340 Here. 92 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:32,970 It's new. 93 00:06:33,470 --> 00:06:35,930 And I think it… it might be my favorite one. 94 00:06:38,270 --> 00:06:39,690 It's powerful, shelley. 95 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:41,600 Really? 96 00:06:43,110 --> 00:06:44,110 Really. 97 00:06:46,070 --> 00:06:48,376 I'm glad. I… I was hoping you would include it in the show. 98 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,296 I'd have it finished by then, of course. 99 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,386 That's actually the reason I called. 100 00:06:52,410 --> 00:06:55,056 I didn't wanna do it over the phone. 101 00:06:56,740 --> 00:06:59,056 The truth is… 102 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,806 …I was so taken with your work that I… I got ahead of myself, 103 00:07:02,830 --> 00:07:05,880 and I didn't think through the implications. 104 00:07:07,420 --> 00:07:09,420 I should have spoken to my husband first. 105 00:07:10,590 --> 00:07:11,856 I'm not following. 106 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,366 The book that aggie is writing about my husband, 107 00:07:15,390 --> 00:07:18,696 it is more complicated than I realized, 108 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:22,310 as far as a potential conflict of interest. 109 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,466 I've been divorced from aggie for… for two years. … 110 00:07:29,490 --> 00:07:32,296 Our financial interests are completely separate. 111 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,506 I mean, we're barely in each other's lives. 112 00:07:34,530 --> 00:07:36,950 - That won't matter. - Matter to who? 113 00:07:37,830 --> 00:07:39,516 Nile… …for one. 114 00:07:39,540 --> 00:07:43,596 He's afraid that some people might think that I'm showing your work 115 00:07:43,620 --> 00:07:45,330 to influence the book. 116 00:07:46,630 --> 00:07:48,356 - Are you? - No. 117 00:07:48,380 --> 00:07:49,936 No, of course not. 118 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:51,736 But that's not the point. 119 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:55,276 Honestly, it's for your sake as much as anything else. 120 00:07:55,300 --> 00:07:57,906 You deserve a debut that's all about you. 121 00:07:57,930 --> 00:08:01,020 - Without the distractions from... - this is aggie, isn't it? 122 00:08:01,850 --> 00:08:02,850 Excuse me? 123 00:08:04,690 --> 00:08:06,336 She told you not to show my work? 124 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:07,360 No. 125 00:08:07,860 --> 00:08:09,506 No, no. 126 00:08:09,530 --> 00:08:12,280 I told you. My husband, he had concerns, 127 00:08:12,860 --> 00:08:14,950 and he shared them with me, and, 128 00:08:15,450 --> 00:08:18,120 honestly, I've thought about this from every angle. 129 00:08:21,700 --> 00:08:23,000 I'm really sorry. 130 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,790 I just don't think it's a good idea. Not now. 131 00:08:27,290 --> 00:08:30,760 Once the book comes out and some time passes, 132 00:08:31,340 --> 00:08:32,856 we can revisit this. 133 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:33,856 Sure. 134 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:38,470 In the meantime, I wanted to introduce you to another gallerist. Libby may. 135 00:08:39,100 --> 00:08:40,720 She's a rising star. 136 00:08:49,270 --> 00:08:51,916 How's it going, bev? It's been a while. 137 00:08:51,940 --> 00:08:55,756 - It's good to see you, Mr. Jarvis. - You too. Gummy bear? 138 00:08:55,780 --> 00:08:58,176 I really shouldn't. My dentist just fixed a crown. 139 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,216 So chew it on the other side. They're really good. 140 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:01,926 And, yes, my hands are clean. 141 00:09:01,950 --> 00:09:03,726 You're late, nile. 142 00:09:03,750 --> 00:09:05,436 I had to drop Nina off in Brooklyn. 143 00:09:05,460 --> 00:09:09,266 These crisis comms people bill $3,000 an hour per person. 144 00:09:09,290 --> 00:09:11,396 They brought eight people. Do the math. 145 00:09:11,420 --> 00:09:13,486 How come you didn't go with the kamdar group? 146 00:09:13,510 --> 00:09:17,026 They said they couldn't field a top-shelf team on such short notice. 147 00:09:17,050 --> 00:09:19,656 - What about salzman-adler? - Booked until January. 148 00:09:19,680 --> 00:09:22,446 Apparently, the crisis comm business is thriving. 149 00:09:22,470 --> 00:09:25,706 - You believe either of them? - Not for a fucking second. 150 00:09:25,730 --> 00:09:27,996 They're all rats fleeing a sinking ship. 151 00:09:28,020 --> 00:09:30,246 So who did you go with? 152 00:09:30,270 --> 00:09:31,586 The Montgomery group. 153 00:09:31,610 --> 00:09:33,796 - Never heard of them. - They're new. 154 00:09:33,820 --> 00:09:35,966 Westbrook used them when he ran for governor. 155 00:09:35,990 --> 00:09:37,296 Westbrook lost. 156 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,256 Yeah, but he came close, 157 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,676 which is pretty impressive when you consider 158 00:09:41,700 --> 00:09:44,846 he was photographed with his cock in a male prostitute's mouth 159 00:09:44,870 --> 00:09:46,386 four months before the election. 160 00:09:46,410 --> 00:09:49,710 He credits these guys with helping him weather the squall. 161 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:54,356 Hello. Esme noor. 162 00:09:54,380 --> 00:09:55,356 Nile Jarvis. 163 00:09:55,380 --> 00:09:56,420 Of course, I know. 164 00:09:57,260 --> 00:09:59,620 Hope you do a better job for us than you did for westbrook. 165 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:02,890 Let's get started. 166 00:10:03,390 --> 00:10:04,786 Before I introduce you to my team, 167 00:10:04,810 --> 00:10:07,286 I wanna thank you for trusting the Montgomery group 168 00:10:07,310 --> 00:10:11,810 to help you navigate this unfortunate and unfair situation. 169 00:10:13,190 --> 00:10:15,836 We'll start with an overview of our process, which can get dry, 170 00:10:15,860 --> 00:10:17,990 so I thank you in advance for hanging in there. 171 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,236 - Hey, shelley. - What the fuck is wrong with you? 172 00:10:36,260 --> 00:10:38,146 You say you care about me? Really? 173 00:10:38,170 --> 00:10:41,526 Whatever you told Nina Jarvis, it worked. Okay? The show's off. 174 00:10:41,550 --> 00:10:44,036 No, no, hold on. I… I didn't say any... 175 00:10:44,060 --> 00:10:47,326 bullshit! At least have the decency not to lie to me. 176 00:10:47,350 --> 00:10:48,350 I'm not an idiot! 177 00:10:48,850 --> 00:10:51,916 Okay, look. You have to understand. 178 00:10:51,940 --> 00:10:54,336 - It's more complicated than you think. - You're unbelievable. 179 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,086 - Would you please just listen to me? - Fuck you, aggie. 180 00:10:57,110 --> 00:10:58,940 She… shelley? 181 00:11:03,910 --> 00:11:05,950 - Your call has been forwarded… - fuck. 182 00:11:13,750 --> 00:11:16,210 Shelley, we need to talk about this. 183 00:11:17,670 --> 00:11:20,220 At least let me explain. 184 00:11:21,630 --> 00:11:23,050 Seriously? 185 00:11:23,590 --> 00:11:27,496 That was a life-changing opportunity for me, and you torpedoed it. 186 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:29,956 - Honestly, I… I can't. - No. Hey, hey, come on. 187 00:11:29,980 --> 00:11:31,366 Come on. That's not what... 188 00:11:31,390 --> 00:11:33,746 god forbid I enjoy the tiniest bit 189 00:11:33,770 --> 00:11:35,206 of professional success for once. 190 00:11:35,230 --> 00:11:37,046 You know I want you to succeed. 191 00:11:37,070 --> 00:11:39,836 No, you don't though. You really don't. 192 00:11:39,860 --> 00:11:42,636 You have no idea how many times I've given you the benefit of the doubt 193 00:11:42,660 --> 00:11:44,596 with my friends, with my family. 194 00:11:44,620 --> 00:11:47,886 Ten years of my life I took a backseat to your fucking career. 195 00:11:47,910 --> 00:11:50,056 We're not even married anymore, and I'm still doing it. 196 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:51,596 - That's not fair. - Not fair? 197 00:11:51,620 --> 00:11:54,186 We made choices together. I was supporting us. 198 00:11:54,210 --> 00:11:57,776 Right, right. And if my work wasn't making money, then it was just a hobby. 199 00:11:57,800 --> 00:11:59,816 Did I ever force you to stop painting? 200 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,486 No. No, you wanted a baby. 201 00:12:02,510 --> 00:12:04,116 We both did. 202 00:12:04,140 --> 00:12:06,696 That doesn't mean I wanted to give up everything else. 203 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:08,946 - Jesus Christ. - But your work was what's important. 204 00:12:08,970 --> 00:12:10,196 Your work was real. 205 00:12:10,220 --> 00:12:13,536 Shelley, I support you. I've always supported you. 206 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:14,626 - I still do! - Bullshit! 207 00:12:14,650 --> 00:12:16,496 You just sabotaged my one chance at... 208 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:19,506 I'm protecting you from Nina Jarvis and her husband. 209 00:12:19,530 --> 00:12:21,166 They are fucking dangerous. 210 00:12:21,190 --> 00:12:23,716 My god. You need to leave. 211 00:12:23,740 --> 00:12:26,676 Nile Jarvis might be an actual murderer. 212 00:12:26,700 --> 00:12:29,556 Who you're writing a book about because you know it will sell! 213 00:12:29,580 --> 00:12:31,476 - No, that's not why I'm doing this. - No? 214 00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:33,910 No. I'm doing it because I think he killed Teddy fenig. 215 00:12:35,620 --> 00:12:36,630 What? 216 00:12:38,130 --> 00:12:41,800 I know how that sounds. I do. Especially coming from me. 217 00:12:42,510 --> 00:12:44,406 But I… I don't think it was a suicide. 218 00:12:44,430 --> 00:12:45,986 I'm telling you. 219 00:12:46,010 --> 00:12:49,156 I was with nile the day before he disappeared. 220 00:12:49,180 --> 00:12:53,616 And I told him about Teddy, about the accident, and Cooper. 221 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,230 And I think nile might have done something. I… 222 00:12:56,980 --> 00:12:58,650 That is what I'm trying to find out. 223 00:13:00,570 --> 00:13:01,570 Aggie. 224 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:04,450 Aggie, this… 225 00:13:07,950 --> 00:13:10,280 If anyone killed Teddy, 226 00:13:11,740 --> 00:13:12,740 it was you. 227 00:13:14,580 --> 00:13:15,726 He made a mistake. 228 00:13:15,750 --> 00:13:18,306 A horrible mistake. 229 00:13:18,330 --> 00:13:22,340 But you made sure he'd never forgive himself. 230 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:27,106 And rather than ask yourself what that means or how that feels, 231 00:13:27,130 --> 00:13:29,680 you need to find someone to blame. 232 00:13:31,260 --> 00:13:32,600 It's what you do. 233 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:34,560 Always. 234 00:13:35,140 --> 00:13:38,350 You'd rather invent a murder than look in the goddamn mirror. 235 00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:42,690 You don't care about Teddy. 236 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:44,400 Or nile. 237 00:13:45,530 --> 00:13:46,570 Or me. 238 00:13:47,610 --> 00:13:49,620 You want a bestseller. 239 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:52,160 That's all you want. 240 00:13:52,790 --> 00:13:54,370 That's all you've ever wanted. 241 00:13:56,790 --> 00:13:58,500 You need to go. 242 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:01,000 I mean it. We're done. 243 00:14:01,750 --> 00:14:03,380 - Shelley... - no. Go! 244 00:14:44,130 --> 00:14:46,856 We only need to flip one vote to secure the council's approval. 245 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,356 And based on our analysis, 246 00:14:48,380 --> 00:14:52,316 the two council members most likely to switch votes are haas and mathers. 247 00:14:52,340 --> 00:14:54,050 Just show me my yes. 248 00:14:55,140 --> 00:14:57,576 Michael Morgan, who joined us recently from mckinsey, 249 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,730 will walk you through haas's profile. 250 00:15:00,390 --> 00:15:01,980 - Michael? - Thanks, Esme. 251 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:06,166 So Lionel haas is serving his second term on the council. 252 00:15:06,190 --> 00:15:07,966 He's a former public school teacher. 253 00:15:07,990 --> 00:15:08,916 Ugly divorce. 254 00:15:08,940 --> 00:15:12,546 Shares custody of his seven-year-old son, although haas is the primary caregiver. 255 00:15:12,570 --> 00:15:15,846 Late last year, the son was diagnosed with a rare carcinoma. 256 00:15:15,870 --> 00:15:17,466 He's being treated at mount sinai. 257 00:15:17,490 --> 00:15:20,136 Haas is trying to get him into a trial at Sloan kettering. 258 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:24,380 So we have a clean emotional asset... waste of time. 259 00:15:26,500 --> 00:15:27,800 Sorry, excuse me? 260 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:33,156 … …waste of time? How much clearer do you need me to be? 261 00:15:33,180 --> 00:15:34,946 - No... - we should let Michael finish. 262 00:15:34,970 --> 00:15:37,826 He's been working up a profile on haas for the last 24 hours. 263 00:15:37,850 --> 00:15:40,850 I've known haas for five years. Mathers for seven. 264 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,270 I know you won't get any traction with either of them. 265 00:15:45,900 --> 00:15:48,546 If you don't mind my asking, what makes you so sure? 266 00:15:48,570 --> 00:15:51,320 You're trying to convince the sheep instead of the Shepherd. 267 00:15:51,900 --> 00:15:55,966 It's been staring me in the face since Phineas gold told us to fuck off. 268 00:15:55,990 --> 00:16:00,596 Why it's taken me so long to realize it, I… yeah. 269 00:16:00,620 --> 00:16:02,410 We need to focus 270 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:04,476 on Olivia benitez. 271 00:16:04,500 --> 00:16:06,226 Benitez? 272 00:16:06,250 --> 00:16:07,316 Yeah. 273 00:16:07,340 --> 00:16:11,146 There's no way she backtracks after publicly condemning the project. 274 00:16:11,170 --> 00:16:14,050 It's a cry for attention directed at me. 275 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,326 Olivia benitez is a true believer. 276 00:16:16,350 --> 00:16:17,786 She's an opportunist. 277 00:16:17,810 --> 00:16:19,696 You dangle something more tasty 278 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:22,730 in front of her she can crow about on… TikTok, 279 00:16:24,350 --> 00:16:25,416 she'll flip. 280 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:26,666 I disagree. 281 00:16:26,690 --> 00:16:29,876 Supporting Jarvis yards would be a capitulation to a power structure 282 00:16:29,900 --> 00:16:31,966 she has spent her career trying to dismantle. 283 00:16:31,990 --> 00:16:33,900 Yeah. Go on. 284 00:16:34,950 --> 00:16:39,330 All her self-righteous virtue signaling is just political theater. 285 00:16:39,950 --> 00:16:41,450 She wants something. 286 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,000 We just have to figure out what it is. 287 00:17:06,150 --> 00:17:08,876 The customer you are trying to reach is not available. 288 00:17:08,900 --> 00:17:10,746 Please record your message. 289 00:17:10,770 --> 00:17:16,046 Hey, I'm just checking in again to see if you got anything off nile's laptop. 290 00:17:18,120 --> 00:17:21,766 I also wanted to let you know that I'm about to meet Madison's parents, 291 00:17:21,790 --> 00:17:25,620 which, frankly, I'm surprised they agreed to. But… 292 00:17:26,370 --> 00:17:28,500 Yeah, call me when you get this. 293 00:17:46,310 --> 00:17:47,310 Hi there. 294 00:17:47,730 --> 00:17:50,586 I'm Agatha wiggs. Sorry I'm a few minutes late. 295 00:17:50,610 --> 00:17:53,280 James ingram. This is my wife, Mariah. 296 00:17:55,110 --> 00:17:56,150 Please come in. 297 00:17:59,030 --> 00:18:01,556 I'm sorry our attorney didn't get back to you sooner. 298 00:18:01,580 --> 00:18:03,306 Well, thank you for seeing me. 299 00:18:03,330 --> 00:18:06,960 Well, honestly, we went back and forth about whether we should even respond. 300 00:18:07,580 --> 00:18:10,880 Of course. I know this… this can't be easy. 301 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:14,920 I'm going out. 302 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:19,300 That's our son, Christopher. 303 00:18:20,140 --> 00:18:22,026 He and his sister were very close. 304 00:18:22,050 --> 00:18:25,430 Whenever this gets dredged up, you know, he doesn't do well with it. 305 00:18:27,310 --> 00:18:29,020 I put out coffee in the living room. 306 00:18:31,150 --> 00:18:32,360 There's cream and sugar. 307 00:18:32,860 --> 00:18:34,666 Black is fine. 308 00:18:34,690 --> 00:18:35,690 James. 309 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:44,926 Ms. Wiggs, grieving our daughter is hard enough without the public attention. 310 00:18:44,950 --> 00:18:47,870 It's why we avoided speaking to the press. 311 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,380 Thank you for making the exception with me. 312 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:56,550 Is there anything you'd like to ask me, 313 00:18:57,050 --> 00:18:58,300 before we get started? 314 00:19:00,430 --> 00:19:03,236 You told our attorney that nile had, 315 00:19:03,260 --> 00:19:05,850 consented to this book. 316 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,020 Yes, he's agreed to talk to me. 317 00:19:10,270 --> 00:19:11,270 Why? 318 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:16,546 Well, he respects my work. 319 00:19:16,570 --> 00:19:19,440 He wants to set the record straight. 320 00:19:19,950 --> 00:19:21,610 Why would he trust you to do that? 321 00:19:22,660 --> 00:19:24,660 Is it because you believe he's innocent? 322 00:19:25,990 --> 00:19:29,686 Mrs. Ingram, I promise you, my obligation is to the truth. 323 00:19:29,710 --> 00:19:32,186 I agreed to no conditions whatsoever. 324 00:19:32,210 --> 00:19:34,936 - So whatever you say to me about nile… - Ms. Wiggs. 325 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:36,476 …I have no loyalty. 326 00:19:36,500 --> 00:19:38,460 I think you misunderstand. 327 00:19:39,260 --> 00:19:42,760 The only reason we're doing this is because nile vouched for you. 328 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,786 You… you spoke to nile? 329 00:19:50,810 --> 00:19:53,206 You sound surprised. 330 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:58,456 I just wasn't aware you were, in contact with him. 331 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:02,376 Or… or how you might feel about him. 332 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:03,820 How we feel? 333 00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:09,386 We feel awful about the way those vultures in the press hounded him. 334 00:20:09,410 --> 00:20:11,056 The way they hound him still. 335 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,346 They just keep circling and circling. 336 00:20:13,370 --> 00:20:15,420 They won't be satisfied until he… 337 00:20:18,550 --> 00:20:22,396 Poor nile has had to… bear the lies and the rumors. 338 00:20:22,420 --> 00:20:24,180 It's been a kind of hell. 339 00:20:24,890 --> 00:20:29,510 I pulled a few things from Madison's life I thought you might wanna see. 340 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:49,580 I've only got a few minutes. 341 00:20:50,740 --> 00:20:53,726 I talked to abbott. Agatha wiggs reached out about a book. 342 00:20:53,750 --> 00:20:55,750 He talked to her once on background. That's it. 343 00:20:56,330 --> 00:20:57,226 You're sure? 344 00:20:57,250 --> 00:20:58,540 He wouldn't lie to me. 345 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:03,880 I'm his supervisor, but we're also friends. 346 00:21:04,470 --> 00:21:05,630 Friends? 347 00:21:06,470 --> 00:21:08,776 Yeah. Are we done? 348 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,446 I hope so. 349 00:21:10,470 --> 00:21:12,930 What are you so worried about at this point? 350 00:21:13,430 --> 00:21:17,286 It's a closed case. Everyone at the bureau knows that Madison's death was a suicide. 351 00:21:17,310 --> 00:21:18,360 Except abbott. 352 00:21:18,940 --> 00:21:20,770 He accepts the case is closed. 353 00:21:21,780 --> 00:21:25,060 Some people don't care about the truth. They just believe what they wanna believe. 354 00:21:25,530 --> 00:21:27,160 That's what we're trying to manage. 355 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:31,370 So you keep an eye on abbott until I tell you otherwise. 356 00:21:57,350 --> 00:21:58,480 She's beautiful. 357 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:02,480 Yeah. 358 00:22:03,030 --> 00:22:04,280 She was a birder. 359 00:22:04,940 --> 00:22:06,610 She knew them all. 360 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:11,466 She'd walk through central park, and just from a warble or a chirp 361 00:22:11,490 --> 00:22:15,976 or a flash of color between the leaves, she'd point… 362 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:17,636 "Northern parula." 363 00:22:17,660 --> 00:22:19,896 "Yellow warbler." 364 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:23,550 That's quite an unusual hobby. How did she get into it? 365 00:22:24,550 --> 00:22:28,856 A therapist suggested, she find something concrete 366 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:32,986 and outward facing to focus her… her restlessness. 367 00:22:33,010 --> 00:22:37,560 Birding helped, along with medication. 368 00:22:38,270 --> 00:22:40,850 When… she took it. 369 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,230 I loved my daughter. 370 00:22:46,690 --> 00:22:49,740 But she was capricious. Willful. 371 00:22:50,780 --> 00:22:52,370 She was bipolar. 372 00:22:53,830 --> 00:22:56,016 I… I… I didn't realize. 373 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:57,766 Well, it's no one's business. 374 00:22:57,790 --> 00:23:01,880 I'm only telling you now for nile's sake to give you some context. 375 00:23:02,580 --> 00:23:04,106 When was she diagnosed? 376 00:23:04,130 --> 00:23:05,340 In her mid-teens. 377 00:23:06,380 --> 00:23:09,646 And after all the specialists and the psychiatrists, 378 00:23:09,670 --> 00:23:10,760 what good did it do her? 379 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,366 At a certain point, you have to take responsibility 380 00:23:14,390 --> 00:23:16,350 for your choices, your life, and 381 00:23:16,970 --> 00:23:19,680 Madison had so much anger. 382 00:23:20,690 --> 00:23:21,916 At whom? 383 00:23:21,940 --> 00:23:24,336 At the world. At us. 384 00:23:24,360 --> 00:23:25,336 Me, mostly. 385 00:23:25,360 --> 00:23:27,150 - Don't say that. - No, but it's true. 386 00:23:28,820 --> 00:23:30,150 The cruelest irony 387 00:23:30,650 --> 00:23:35,410 is that nile made Madison the happiest she'd ever been. 388 00:23:41,830 --> 00:23:44,000 She was practically glowing that day. 389 00:23:44,540 --> 00:23:45,630 They both were. 390 00:23:49,010 --> 00:23:51,220 Madison wasn't an easy person to love. 391 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:52,840 Believe me. 392 00:23:58,930 --> 00:24:00,560 Nile saved her life, you know. 393 00:24:02,190 --> 00:24:06,520 She attempted suicide two years before she succeeded. 394 00:24:07,150 --> 00:24:10,530 Nile found her in the bath, her belly full of pills. 395 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,070 By the time nile got her to the hospital, she'd turned blue. 396 00:24:16,780 --> 00:24:18,580 He tried so hard. 397 00:24:20,450 --> 00:24:21,660 We all did. 398 00:24:22,660 --> 00:24:25,790 But it was never enough. Nothing was ever enough. 399 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,566 I'm… I'm curious if you have any insights, 400 00:24:30,590 --> 00:24:35,526 or… or even just a theory why they never found her body. 401 00:24:35,550 --> 00:24:37,970 She didn't wanna be found, that's why. 402 00:24:38,850 --> 00:24:40,366 So you think it was hostile? 403 00:24:40,390 --> 00:24:41,480 Well, isn't it? 404 00:24:41,980 --> 00:24:43,850 Denying your parents closure. 405 00:24:45,060 --> 00:24:46,190 Maybe she just 406 00:24:47,020 --> 00:24:49,416 wanted to spare us the trauma of finding her. 407 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,190 She… she left a note, didn't she? 408 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:58,280 I thought you might wanna see it, so I made a copy for you. It's here. 409 00:25:25,690 --> 00:25:26,690 And you're… 410 00:25:28,690 --> 00:25:30,666 You're certain it's authentic? 411 00:25:30,690 --> 00:25:32,046 Absolutely. 412 00:25:32,070 --> 00:25:36,400 Three different forensic experts confirmed the handwriting is Madison's. 413 00:25:36,910 --> 00:25:38,240 There's no forgery. 414 00:25:38,910 --> 00:25:40,240 No question. 415 00:25:42,740 --> 00:25:45,186 You keep it if it's useful. 416 00:25:45,210 --> 00:25:49,540 We just hope the truth will put an end to these crazy conspiracy theories. 417 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,606 Because every time someone writes something, 418 00:25:52,630 --> 00:25:54,970 it feels like they're killing her all over again. 419 00:26:09,770 --> 00:26:13,610 You'd rather invent a murder than look in the goddamn mirror. 420 00:26:35,710 --> 00:26:38,300 I need… I need a bathroom! 421 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:41,850 Hey! 422 00:26:43,100 --> 00:26:46,220 Open this door, or I'm gonna take a piss on the floor! 423 00:27:05,740 --> 00:27:07,040 You're too late. 424 00:27:07,700 --> 00:27:09,250 Come with me. 425 00:27:23,260 --> 00:27:24,260 So? 426 00:27:24,850 --> 00:27:26,220 Nile Jarvis? 427 00:27:27,060 --> 00:27:29,060 Yeah. 428 00:27:29,850 --> 00:27:32,850 None of the files you grabbed was his fitness app. 429 00:27:33,940 --> 00:27:37,956 But I did find a heavily encrypted link 430 00:27:37,980 --> 00:27:40,450 to a private network. 431 00:27:47,450 --> 00:27:48,540 You know him? 432 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:53,356 When was this recorded? 433 00:27:53,380 --> 00:27:54,420 It wasn't. 434 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:56,340 This is a live feed. 435 00:28:02,470 --> 00:28:03,510 Can you 436 00:28:04,550 --> 00:28:05,696 trace where he is? 437 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:09,180 No way. Feed's running through multiple vpns, so it's untraceable. 438 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:10,930 Opsec is flawless. 439 00:28:11,690 --> 00:28:14,826 I copied the decrypted link and pasted it to the drive, 440 00:28:14,850 --> 00:28:17,246 so you can show it to your people. 441 00:28:17,270 --> 00:28:21,190 You are bringing this to the bureau, right? 442 00:28:58,230 --> 00:29:00,506 Aw. 443 00:29:00,530 --> 00:29:05,506 Hey. Yeah, I know. I'm sorry, love. 444 00:29:05,530 --> 00:29:07,296 I'm sorry, baby. 445 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,490 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 446 00:29:09,990 --> 00:29:13,040 You just needed a walk. Yeah, it's not your fault. 447 00:29:13,540 --> 00:29:15,750 Baby. 448 00:29:27,510 --> 00:29:29,736 Hey. I was starting to worry. 449 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:31,406 I've been calling. 450 00:29:31,430 --> 00:29:33,196 Did you get into his files? 451 00:29:33,220 --> 00:29:34,220 Yeah. 452 00:29:35,690 --> 00:29:37,770 So you accessed his fitness app? 453 00:29:39,900 --> 00:29:41,480 Are… are you there? 454 00:29:44,740 --> 00:29:45,900 There was nothing. 455 00:29:47,950 --> 00:29:49,070 Nothing? 456 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:55,500 No, they didn't go anywhere that night. He was asleep by 10:00. 457 00:29:59,500 --> 00:30:01,250 Look, this is my fault. 458 00:30:02,630 --> 00:30:06,260 For getting you into this. We didn't even know each other, and I… 459 00:30:07,840 --> 00:30:10,390 I put these ideas in your head. 460 00:30:12,060 --> 00:30:14,220 You played a hunch. I get it. 461 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,440 We all go a little crazy sometimes. 462 00:30:19,350 --> 00:30:21,360 But there's nothing else for you to do. 463 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:25,610 I mean it, aggie. Let it go. 464 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:31,740 For your own good. 465 00:30:58,180 --> 00:31:00,900 And what is bloodlust, really, 466 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:05,730 if not that same death instinct turned safely outward? 467 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:12,990 We are, all of us, drawn to monsters. 468 00:31:15,580 --> 00:31:19,476 Enthralled by the fantasy that any of us brave enough to sling a stone 469 00:31:19,500 --> 00:31:20,670 can slay Goliath. 470 00:31:23,210 --> 00:31:24,340 We play the hero, 471 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:25,920 the savior, 472 00:31:26,630 --> 00:31:29,260 Valiant and righteous. 473 00:31:33,970 --> 00:31:36,680 So we hunt the beasts that prey upon us. 474 00:31:37,470 --> 00:31:41,020 Convinced our act of violence will be the thing that keeps us safe. 475 00:31:43,150 --> 00:31:45,730 But does it, in the end? 476 00:31:48,740 --> 00:31:50,740 Once Goliath is vanquished, 477 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:53,030 the dragon slain, 478 00:31:53,990 --> 00:31:57,040 deep down we know the real threat remains 479 00:31:57,700 --> 00:31:58,910 within us, 480 00:32:00,540 --> 00:32:01,830 ever present… 481 00:32:03,710 --> 00:32:05,210 Itching for release. 482 00:32:41,250 --> 00:32:44,420 The truth is, we need our villains 483 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:46,540 alive and well. 484 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:48,800 Because without them, 485 00:32:50,170 --> 00:32:52,050 we're left to face ourselves. 486 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:40,850 You brought company. 487 00:33:42,850 --> 00:33:45,076 My chief of staff, Elijah garrity. 488 00:33:45,100 --> 00:33:46,100 Hi there. 489 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:52,360 What do you want? 490 00:33:54,150 --> 00:33:56,336 So we own this building, 491 00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:59,216 this entire square block, as I'm sure you know, 492 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:02,966 but our plans to develop this space are now shot, 493 00:34:02,990 --> 00:34:06,120 thanks to city council regulation. 494 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,130 Asbestos. 495 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:18,010 Don't worry. Trace amounts. Sub .5%. 496 00:34:18,590 --> 00:34:19,970 Barely detectable. 497 00:34:20,470 --> 00:34:25,680 Well below the level requiring remediation in every municipality in this country, 498 00:34:26,810 --> 00:34:28,390 except New York City. 499 00:34:30,230 --> 00:34:32,586 What are we doing here, Mr. Jarvis? 500 00:34:32,610 --> 00:34:35,206 Other than getting exposed to asbestos. 501 00:34:35,230 --> 00:34:37,756 You survived the New York public school system. 502 00:34:37,780 --> 00:34:40,200 Wow. Funny. 503 00:34:41,740 --> 00:34:44,766 Look, we both know I'm just a useful boogeyman 504 00:34:44,790 --> 00:34:47,016 that you're using to rile up the crowd. 505 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:50,346 And granted, it is working. I appreciate your instincts. 506 00:34:50,370 --> 00:34:53,396 I mean, taking me down as an opening gambit? Brilliant. 507 00:34:53,420 --> 00:34:55,960 What do you really want? Long term. 508 00:34:57,260 --> 00:34:59,356 Because you're smart. You're ambitious. 509 00:34:59,380 --> 00:35:01,680 But progressive Wells, they run dry quickly. 510 00:35:02,180 --> 00:35:03,600 Five bucks at a time. 511 00:35:04,100 --> 00:35:05,640 Your point being? 512 00:35:06,140 --> 00:35:09,560 My point being is, I am willing to take the write-down 513 00:35:10,230 --> 00:35:12,610 and donate all of this land to the city. 514 00:35:14,190 --> 00:35:17,376 If Olivia approves your zoning plans for Jarvis yards. 515 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:18,740 It's a win-win. 516 00:35:19,570 --> 00:35:22,006 You spin this whole thing like it's your idea. 517 00:35:22,030 --> 00:35:23,966 Olivia benitez, the young upstart 518 00:35:23,990 --> 00:35:27,096 who extracted her pound of flesh from the big, bad Jarvis family 519 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:30,710 to alleviate the affordable housing crisis. 520 00:35:31,460 --> 00:35:32,710 Throw in some green space. 521 00:35:33,580 --> 00:35:35,356 You make the rounds on msnbc. 522 00:35:35,380 --> 00:35:37,566 You bring in your mainstream libs, 523 00:35:37,590 --> 00:35:41,720 the ones you still need to convince you're not just some naive ideologue, 524 00:35:42,340 --> 00:35:44,350 but that you're here to make some moves. 525 00:35:45,180 --> 00:35:46,760 My vote isn't for sale. 526 00:35:51,190 --> 00:35:53,996 Being a radical, it gets you attention. 527 00:35:54,020 --> 00:35:56,876 Showing you're a pragmatist, that gets you donors. 528 00:35:56,900 --> 00:36:00,006 The kind you need to level up, run for congress, mayor, 529 00:36:00,030 --> 00:36:01,740 maybe even someday governor. 530 00:36:03,700 --> 00:36:06,056 You're young, and you're talented. 531 00:36:06,080 --> 00:36:09,290 And you're playing the long game even if you don't even know that yet. 532 00:36:11,580 --> 00:36:13,040 Take the win. 533 00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:20,920 What do you think? 534 00:36:27,390 --> 00:36:28,510 I think we're done here. 535 00:36:56,920 --> 00:36:57,920 Fuck! 536 00:37:03,970 --> 00:37:05,776 So what did she say? She go for it? 537 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:10,746 I got her attention, but… but… but what? 538 00:37:10,770 --> 00:37:12,770 She says she's not for sale. 539 00:37:13,730 --> 00:37:16,350 So, no. 540 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:19,416 All right. 541 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:22,360 I'll find another way for her to change her mind. 542 00:37:22,940 --> 00:37:25,466 You don't take the carrot, you use the stick. 543 00:37:25,490 --> 00:37:26,570 Right? 544 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:30,160 Right. 545 00:37:49,350 --> 00:37:50,430 Turn around. 546 00:37:57,600 --> 00:37:59,376 What the fuck is wrong with you? 547 00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:00,690 Turn around! 548 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:03,610 Hands on your head. 549 00:38:08,780 --> 00:38:11,386 This is private property, agent abbott, 550 00:38:11,410 --> 00:38:15,120 so unless you have a warrant, it is trespassing. 551 00:38:18,290 --> 00:38:19,710 I can tell you where she is. 552 00:38:21,130 --> 00:38:23,250 Madison, I mean. 553 00:38:23,750 --> 00:38:25,170 What did you say? 554 00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:03,810 Jesus! 555 00:40:07,360 --> 00:40:08,360 Fuck. 556 00:40:10,900 --> 00:40:11,900 Hey. 557 00:40:15,030 --> 00:40:17,676 - Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. - What time is it? 558 00:40:17,700 --> 00:40:21,540 It's… it's after midnight. But I saw your lights on, so… 559 00:40:22,330 --> 00:40:25,920 Honestly, I've had a hell of a day, and I… 560 00:40:26,420 --> 00:40:29,170 I felt like talking to someone. And I realized it wasn't my wife. 561 00:40:31,090 --> 00:40:33,590 Looks like you've had a head start. Maybe I could 562 00:40:34,340 --> 00:40:35,340 catch up? 563 00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:37,970 I could really use a drink. 564 00:40:41,390 --> 00:40:43,270 Sure. Come on in. 565 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:45,520 Thanks. 566 00:40:53,150 --> 00:41:01,150 I know -i know you belong to somebody new but tonight 567 00:41:03,910 --> 00:41:04,896 thanks. 568 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:08,420 You belong to me 569 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:15,276 although -although we're apart 570 00:41:15,300 --> 00:41:23,300 you're a part of my heart and tonight you belong to me 571 00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:36,480 way down by the stream how sweet it will seem 572 00:41:37,360 --> 00:41:43,500 once more just to dream in the moonlight 573 00:41:45,080 --> 00:41:52,816 my honey -i know -i know with the dawn that you 574 00:41:52,840 --> 00:42:00,840 will be gone but tonight you belong to me 575 00:42:03,850 --> 00:42:10,270 but tonight you belong to me 576 00:42:12,690 --> 00:42:17,126 way down, way down along the stream 577 00:42:17,150 --> 00:42:21,596 how very, very sweet it will seem 578 00:42:21,620 --> 00:42:28,920 once more just to dream in the silvery moonlight 579 00:42:29,540 --> 00:42:37,236 my honey -i know -i know with the dawn that you 580 00:42:37,260 --> 00:42:45,260 will be gone but tonight you belong to me 581 00:42:48,310 --> 00:42:56,310 but tonight you belong to me just to little old me