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You know how I look at you? How?

As a guy who doubled my money in six years.

$388,693,119.

Total of cash accounts as of 9:00 a.m. this morning.

[ Laughs ]

Irving trusted you.

Sheryl Weinstein.

I know you don't take on just anybody.

Why don't you call my office, and we'll set something up?

-Surprise! -Surprise!

BERNIE: Chairman of NASDAQ.

I'd never have to sell myself again.

Dad, why won't you just let us in?

I'll know when you're ready.

Harry, have you ever heard of Bernie Madoff?

Private fund, right?

Strong, consistent returns year in, year out.

We need to do what he's doing.

It's a simple business plan.

People give me their money, and I make them richer than God.

HARRY: You want to know how he does it? Yes.

He doesn't.

It's a fraud.

We got a problem, Bernie.

WOMAN: Bank stocks were pummeled again today.

[ Keyboard clacking ]

[ Airplane engine whirs ]

♪♪

MAN #1: The president, at a news conference,

tried today to... MAN #2: Nightmare on Wall Street.

♪♪

[ Camera shutters click ]

[ Clanging ]

♪♪

There's a cancer gene in the Madoff line.

Cousins, uncles, grandparents.

Leukemia, lymphoma, sarcoma.

A poisoned heirloom passed down for generations.

Maybe we could extend out further.

We always hear that growth is a good thing.

As much as of -- of a window.

We'll see if we like it.

It shows the world you don't want to settle for good enough.

How -- How deep is this?

No? Yeah? Yeah.

By the time Bush Jr. was in the White House,

I had taken my investment business

and turned it into a business spanning the globe.

So, is growth a good thing?

Sure.

Unless it's cancer.

And then it can kill you.

[ Rock music plays ]

ED: Harry. Hey.

I'm sorry. I got held up in Charlestown.

How you doing?

Thanks for coming, Ed.

What's on your mind?

Maryann...

could I get a, uh -- I'll have a draft, please.

Maybe we should grab a booth in the back --

something a little more private.

A booth?

Harry, what is this -- a date?

Come on. We play softball together.

I'm with the SEC, not the CIA.

What's going on?

You like baseball, right, Ed?

Sure, yeah.

What if I told you there was a player in the major leagues

who was batting .960?

I'd want him on my team.

[ Both laugh ]

That's right.

I'd say he was cheating.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah.

[ Breathes deeply ]

Have you ever heard of Bernard L. Madoff?

Bernie Madoff?

Yeah, sure. He's got a good reputation.

[ Chuckles ]

I'll say he does.

Bernard L. Madoff is batting .960.

[ Scoffs ] Come on, Harry. What are you talking about?

In his investment fund,

only 4% of his months are down months.

If his performance statistics are true,

he would have to buy more options

on the Chicago Options Exchange than actually exist.

Now, I spoke to my options guy in Chicago.

No one remembers ever doing a trade with Bernard L. Madoff.

What are you saying?

Are you -- you saying he's insider trading?

I'm accusing him of running a Ponzi scheme. [ Glass thuds ]

Bernie Madoff?

The same guy that sat on the NASDAQ chair for three years?

That's him. And you want to speak to my boss?

I do.

Ed, I've run the numbers on this.

And you know me, Ed.

I am precise.

He's a fraud.

Madoff is a fraud. Capital "F."

You know what this sounds like to me, Harry?

It sounds like you've got some kind of personal issue

going on here.

I mean, you've got a guy that's not playing by the rules,

and you want to get him off the field.

When this thing goes down,

people are going to be destroyed.

Lives are going to be destroyed with this thing.

And not just rich people.

Little old ladies who thought they were investing

in their future, their retirements.

They're gonna lose it.

Charities!

People who didn't even know

that they were investing in this guy --

They're gonna lose everything.

You're sure? I am sure.

All right, if I can get you a meeting with Grant Ward,

you got to make a very clear, very convincing case,

and it's got to be done very quickly. Yes.

He's not a numbers guy. I know.

So don't go in there with equations... Ed --

...and all kinds of theorems and...

Listen to me.

I can handle this.

So, I met someone.

Her name's Catherine.

How'd you manage that without me as your wingman?

Yeah, don't be an ass.

I walked into her store.

She owns that fly-fishing outfitters store downtown --

Urban Angler. So, are you serious about her or what?

Yeah. I think it's real.

And I was thinking about inviting her to Shana's wedding.

That's great, man. You should do that. Yeah?

Just be ready. Mom's gonna give her the look.

Which look? You know the look.

Oh, the look, the look. The look.

They're such paradoxes, Mom and Dad.

You know, one minute, they're up in every aspect of our lives.

And the next, especially Dad...

they just freeze you out.

You see the new business card?

Yeah, that's pretty much the same

as the old ones, aren't they?

Yeah. Pretty much exactly the same.

And it pisses me off.

Pisses me off even more for Uncle Peter. Mark, come on.

You got to let go of the whole name-change thing.

Listen to me.

Dad's never gonna let it go.

Why won't he?

It should just be "Madoff Investment Securities."

All he ever talks about is,

"Oh, we're just a small family business."

Make no mistake -- It's the "Bernie Show."

Why don't you string one up for me?

You don't even like surf fishing.

[ Chuckles ] Oh, my boys.

It's a beautiful day, a sunny beach.

It's not about the fish.

[ Horns honking ]

ELEANOR: I know that I don't have the administrative experience,

but I'm a hard worker and a quick learner.

I spent six years in retail.

I managed the fundraisers for the PTA --

When you were growing up, what was it that you wanted to do?

[ Laughs ] I'm sorry.

I don't -- I don't understand.

When you were growing up, you...

you didn't have the ambition to be a secretary.

Did you?

[ Laughs ]

Sounds like a trick question.

It isn't.

Okay.

I wanted to be a nurse.

You know, something useful. You know?

Something to help people.

But...

life gets in the way.

I understand, I understand.

Now you got two kids.

So you're gonna get a job that pays well,

and you can support your children.

Yeah.

Yes, sir.

Eleanor...

I've run this company for 40 years,

and I have never hired anybody

who didn't answer that question honestly.

Now, the thing that I prize more than anything is loyalty.

You won't meet a more loyal person than me, Mr. Madoff.

If I hire you, Eleanor...

you have to be loyal to me.

Not the company.

To me.

You understand that?

Yes.

I do understand.

SHERYL: I know it's not a big deal to you.

We're just a client, and not a very big one,

but it is a huge thing for the organization.

So, what do you think?

Should we do it?

Do what?

Order champagne? Oh.

[ Both laugh ]

Yes, of course, if you'd like some.

I don't -- I don't drink, so...

Never?

Rarely.

Occasional glass of wine with dinner, but, really, no.

Are you afraid you'll spill all your secrets

if you get a little tipsy?

[ Chuckles ]

Or you'll lose control?

Well, we should have had this meeting at my office,

but you insisted on -- on having lunch.

Well...

we could have had lunch at any restaurant in the city,

but you suggested a restaurant in a hotel.

♪♪

Check, please.

♪♪

HARRY: So, plainly and simply put,

one OTC at-the-money put would have a delta of 0.5,

meaning that any drop in the OEX

larger than a mere, oh, 1.1%...

well, Madoff would have to buy options

with high enough gamma to protect second derivatives

against a drop in the first,

which, as we all know, is absurd.

[ Chuckles ]

Now, let's talk about mega-tronic analysis

of financial consortiums, which when compounded with --

GRANT: Thank you, Mr. Markopolos.

I'll refer your findings to the appropriate person.

Maybe they'll be able to understand your theories.

Thank you for your time, Grant. Ah.

It was great to see you.

Sorry to interrupt your schedule today.

I'm an Army man, Mr. Ward.

[ Breathes deeply ] Good to know.

I swore an oath

to protect this country against all enemies,

foreign and domestic.

And Bernard Madoff is a domestic enemy.

This is about duty.

Thanks, Grant.

MAN: 20,000 shares?

This is me putting my whole life in your hands.

Take it.

Eleanor...

if the world ends, these are the numbers I need.

I want you to make a copy of this book

and put it in your computer.

I want to have a separate password for you and me.

Okay.

The Lowell Hotel called.

They want to confirm a reservation

for lunch and a room.

Yes. That's correct.

Well, then you're all set.

Mr. Ward, this is Harry Markopolos.

Um, I have run some additional numbers,

and I think you'll find them very interesting.

If you could give me a call back at your earliest convenience.

Thank you.

[ Keyboard clacking ]

Hello.

[ Gasps ] Hi.

I'm Eleanor, Bernie's new secretary.

You must be Ruth.

I mean Mrs. Madoff.

It's nice to meet you.

Uh-huh. Nice to meet you, too.

So, where is he?

I just got back from Florida with my sister.

He was supposed to have lunch with us.

He's not picking up his phone.

Um, Mr. Berman needed him up at his offices.

He's gonna be in meetings all afternoon.

What's your name again?

Eleanor.

Eleanor Squillari.

[ Cellphone chimes ]

Oh, good girl.

One of your other mistresses?

[ Laughs ] My secretary.

Oh, come on. Tell me there are others.

Make me jealous.

Sorry, kid.

Only you.

♪♪

Uh, hello, Mr. Ward. This is Harry Markopolos.

I am checking with you again

regarding the Madoff materials that I sent to you,

and, um, if you wouldn't mind giving me a call back,

um, you can reach me through Ed Manion.

Do you know what I see everywhere that I look, Ed?

I see red flags.

Red flag number one -- Why aren't the commissions charged

fully disclosed to investors?

Red flag number two -- Why would Madoff leave 4% on the table?

I'll tell you why.

It's a con. It's a scheme.

It's to lure them in. It's to make them happy.

That's what that 4% is for.

Yes, hello, Mr. Ward.

This is Harry Markopolos

calling you once again regarding the Madoff materials.

Red flag number 12 -- Madoff goes 100% cash

for every December 31st year-end.

See, that effectively wipes the books clean.

Red flag number 31 -- Some guy in a strip mall

is his independent auditor

verifying the accounting entries.

Now, you're -- you're -- you're -- you're -- You're forcing me to conclude

that you are simply unwilling to take on anyone of real power,

or you're simply unable to grasp the magnitude

of what it is that I've shown you,

or you're just too lazy to do anything about it.

♪♪

ANDREW: This account, Shana?

Are you sure?

Yeah. Try this one.

BERNIE: Euros.

Pesos. Yen. [ Laughs ]

You set 'em up, and I'll knock 'em down.

Okay.

What's the matter?

It's okay, Bernie. Later. We'll talk.

No, no. No, no, no.

We'll talk -- We'll talk now.

What?

R-Roger.

Oh. [ Crying ]

[ Keyboard clacking ]

Does it work? Um...yeah.

Hold on. Let me try one more thing.

Okay.

Let me just...

What's going on?

Hmm?

He told him.

Told him what?

Roger's sick.

What kind is it?

Leukemia.

The poisoned heirloom.

The Madoff family curse.

[ Telephone rings ]

Yeah?

MAN: Is this Harry Mark-opolos?

[ Sighs ]

Marko-polos.

Who is this?

Michael Ocrant.

I'm a financial reporter.

I heard that you've been digging around

in the workings of Madoff's fund

and have some concerns.

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Who -- Who -- Who is it?

Michael Ocrant.

I'm a financial-news reporter.

And if I look you up, I'll find your credentials online?

Is a National Press Club Award good enough for you?

If I do go ahead and print this,

the whole industry's gonna read it.

You can be sure the mainstream press won't be far behind.

If I told you what I had on Madoff,

you wouldn't have the guts to print it.

Try me, Mr. Markopolos.

The Barron's article followed that industry newsletter.

I know a lot of you have been buzzing

about the Barron's article.

First thing I want you to do is read it.

But read the whole article, not just the headline...

because once you do that, you're gonna find out pretty quick

what they're actually saying

is that Dad's competitors are jealous

because he is outclassing them and they can't figure out how.

Luckily, both reporters called me,

and I fed them a pack of lies.

All they ended up printing was that I was secretive

and had some skeptics

questioning my consistent returns.

"One of the top three market-makers in NASDAQ stocks."

You put Mark in charge of damage control.

You sure he's up to it?

Sure he's up to it?

He's brilliant at it.

They love him up there.

And besides, he don't know squat.

It's you I'm more concerned about.

Me? Yeah. You gonna be ready?

When have I not been? Look...

every single one of our clients is gonna read this article.

We can't afford another SEC investigation, Frank.

Don't worry, Bernie.

I'll be ready.

What do you got?

I got ace-king.

♪♪

♪♪

RUTH: My sister called me today.

Yeah?

She and Bob read that Barron's article,

and they had all kinds of questions about how --

exactly how you handle their money.

And what did you tell them?

What -- What do you think I told them?

I told them to call you.

What the hell do I know about it all?

What are you drinking?

This is the '89 Château Latour

that Carl gave us for our anniversary.

It's so delicious.

Get a glass.

He said that you should only wait 10 years

and then drink it.

[ Sighs ] So...

is that what you really told them?

To -- To call me?

No.

I told them that if they had any doubts about my husband,

they -- they should feel free

to take their money out of the fund

and go back to life before you came along

and made them rich --

richer than they ever dreamed possible.

You're the best.

No, you are.

Bernie, I'm sorry to impose again.

No, no, no, no. No apology necessary.

If I saw an article like the one in Barron's,

I'd have questions, too.

You do know it's not us who the need the assurance.

It's just a few squeaky-wheel clients...

You might think that the managers

of one of my biggest feeder funds

were here because the Barron's article had people talking.

Of course, you certainly don't need us

to tell you how tricky clients can be.

Maybe it was the article.

Or maybe it was just the little voices in their heads

worrying if my returns were too good to be true.

But obviously we put a lot of stake

in our reputation for due diligence.

So we really appreciate you taking the time

to lay it all out for us. [ Chuckles ]

This is Frank DiPascali,

the Vice President of Systems and Technology for our firm.

How was the traffic coming down 95?

Not bad. Merritt was pretty clear.

Now, I assume the best place to start is a walk-through

of how we execute trades on your behalf.

Translation -- "I know that you want some proof

that the trades listed in those monthly statements are legit."

This software is our direct link

to the European options markets,

where we find most of our counterparties.

Now...

let's buy a hedge option on...

I'll tell you what. You choose it.

AOL.

AOL. [ Keyboard clacking ]

And there you go.

This is a call option from Germany.

And if we want to put...

Bingo.

This one's from London.

And there you have it. The split strike is in place.

Now let's go over a few more of your positions.

Oh, I don't know. I think that's, um --

that's probably sufficient, right?

What about the DTC?

The Depository Trust Company.

Aka the DTC.

This is the clearinghouse

that actually holds the stocks that traders trade.

Problem is, if you're not actually buying a single stock

for your investors...

if you're just taking their money

and putting it into your own Chase Manhattan bank account,

your DTC is the one place that it would show up

like an elephant at a tea party.

Sure.

Jut give me a sec, and I'll pull up the feed to DTC.

[ Keyboard clacking ]

And there you go.

Frank, you beautiful man.

You created an entire fake DTC portal.

Well [Sighs] I guess that's a wrap.

Thank you, Bernie. BERNIE: Thanks.

-Frank, nice to meet you. -You too.

-Thanks. -Thanks.

-Nice job. -Thanks.

You want to know what the best thing is?

My DTC portal looks more real than the real one.

[ Both laugh ]

This...

This is a Rembrandt.

[ Laughs ]

New York...

didn't find it actionable?

How can that be?

It's right there in Barron's!

Are they not able to read?

Harry, you -- you got to understand.

The SEC only has 180 investigative agents.

We're supposed to police $12.7 trillion

trading hands on Wall Street every year.

Yes. I mean, i-it's not a vast conspiracy, Harry.

We're just outgunned. This -- This is Bernard Madoff...

who manages $18 billion to $24 billion.

Until this article, 175 of your 180 enforcement agents

have never heard of him.

[ Laughing ] That is not outgunned, Ed.

That is simply inept.

[ Sighs ]

You want to see action on this?

Your only hope is to get Meaghan Cheung

of the SEC in New York to sit up and pay attention.

And the only way you can do that, Harry,

is to avoid shooting yourself in the foot

with all that quantitative analysis.

I mean, you got to make it simple.

You got to make it so simple

that a second-grader can understand it.

[ Knock on door ]

Hey, Bernie, you got a sec?

Mm-hmm.

Well, I just noticed that my paycheck

was 25% bigger this pay period.

And you wanted me to knock it down?

No, of course not. I just...

I just thought maybe there was some kind of mistake.

Well, it was a mistake.

I realized that you are raising two children

and I wasn't paying you enough.

So it was my mistake.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

I want you to know how proud I am

to work here for someone as kind as you.

Thank you.

Eleanor, could you do me a favor?

Would you mind, um...

saying all those nice things about me again?

All right.

I just want you to know how proud I am

to work for someone so kind, so generous,

so sweet...

so handsome...

[ Chuckles ]

...and so funny.

[ Laughs ]

So, thank you.

HARRY: "I am the original source

for the information presented here

and having first presented my rationale

both verbally and in writing

to the SEC's Boston office in May 1999.

There are two possible scenarios

that involve fraud by Madoff Securities.

Scenario 1, unlikely --

Bernard Madoff is earning those returns by front running,

buying in ahead of his own clients.

Scenario 2, highly likely --

Madoff Securities is the world's largest Ponzi scheme."

♪♪

Harry Markopolos.

I had a 10:15 with Meaghan Cheung.

Okay.

I'll let her know you're here.

I'll...

[ Telephone rings ]

♪♪

[ Telephone rings ]

Meaghan Cheung's office.

Yes, ma'am.

I'll let him know.

Mr. Mark-opolos?

Marko-polos. Thank you. I'm sorry.

Mrs. Cheung just called to say

that she won't be back in this afternoon.

She'll have to cancel your meeting.

[ Sighs ]

Is there a message I could leave for her?

Just make sure she gets that.

[ Keyboard clacking, telephone rings ]

Hey. Bernie. I'm just finishing up here.

I'm getting ready to take the boat down to the shore.

BERNIE: You're gonna have to cancel your vacation, Frank.

We're getting audited.

When the SEC audits you, they don't call you in.

They come to you.

They set up shop inside your firm.

For weeks. For months.

As long as they want.

Are those chairs comfortable?

They are.

They look -- They don't look very comfortable.

We have other, uh, ergonomically correct chairs.

Could we bring in those -- those other chairs?

One second.

[ Indistinct conversation ]

So, my plan was simple --

keep them isolated...

keep them captive.

Let Frank bury them in fake paperwork.

BERNIE: I'm sorry.

I-I thought they were bringing in

something to eat for you guys.

Make the captivity pleasant.

These are great, by the way.

They're the only doughnut I ever eat.

There you go. Here's some coffee.

MAN: I don't mean to put you out. Do you have any cream?

Yeah. Could we have some cream, please, with the coffee?

-It's a not huge deal. -No, no, no.

And when they least expect it,

mix in a little good, old-fashioned bullying.

How long are you people gonna be here, huh?!

I need the room!

But that's all just cover for the key ingredient --

misdirection.

Hey.

You find any of that insider-trading stuff?

[ Laughs ]

♪♪

Ah. Hey, Eleanor.

I'm gonna need that 1991 filing.

Sure thing.

Thank you.

Hey, Bernie.

They're asking for the 1991 filing.

What should I send her?

I'll take it.

[ Dialing ]

Frank.

♪♪

All right. How they looking?

I think that looks really good.

Are you stupid, Jodi?

They're supposed to look 15 years old.

What's the matter with you?

Danny! [ Sighs ]

Come on, come on, come on.

That's the way you do it.

Get a little bit of this on here.

Okay.

All right, put it in the box for everything up on 19.

And make sure that Eleanor sees it.

Yeah, absolutely.

Well, looks like all of it.

That should do it for us.

Well...

it's about damn time, too.

[ Laughs mockingly ] That's all right.

You three are okay.

You just got crappy jobs.

Why, thank you very much. [ Laughs ]

Well, uh, once we turn everything in,

the higher-ups will be in touch about an interview,

and that will be that.

Interview with?

With -- Oh. With our boss, David Green.

It's pretty much just a formality.

Okay. Well, anything they need.

All right. Get back to your crappy lives.

[ Laughs ] Why, thank you.

Take care. And if you do need anything, I'll be here.

♪♪

A formality.

That's what Agent Jamison had called the SEC interview.

No.

This was more than that.

They were asking all kinds of questions.

Was -- Was this common practice at that time?

Ones that I hadn't anticipated.

This was gonna be more than just a formality.

The SEC wasn't gonna let this investigation go so easily.

I know that I am guilty.

And I broke the law.

And I never registered as an investment adviser.

Why don't we do what I came to do today

and finally register as an investment adviser,

and you can name the penalties, and I will pay them?

This was a chance to close the deal.

Throw the SEC the crumb they could use to claim victory.

Surrender a meaningless battle,

and they forget all about the war.

GREEN: Well, that's a -- a great relief

to hear, Mr. Madoff.

I think we can wrap this up pretty quickly, then,

unless anybody has anything else.

Oh, just one little housekeeping item we never got around to.

Yes, yes. Go ahead, Tom.

Your DTC account number?

Crap!

Frank's fake computer programs

could fool the hedge funds, but not the SEC.

They could just call up DTC and ask for a statement,

and if I made up a fake account number,

they'd find out the moment they called.

My DTC account. Yes, of course.

Um...

I, uh [Chuckles]

That's not something I carry around in my head.

Uh, DTC.

6594.

And with those four numbers,

I'd given them the doomsday code.

One call. Okay.

And I am dead.

Thank you.

40 years of keeping the music playing,

and on Monday morning, the SEC was gonna call the DTC

and discover there wasn't a single stock

for a single investor in the Madoff account.

RUTH: Bern, coffee.

Bernie?

Hey, Bern!

You change your name and forget to tell me?

Every day, I waited for the ax to fall.

Two days, three days, four days, five days.

A full week since the SEC

had asked for my DTC account number.

What's the matter?

[ Breathes deeply ] Nothing.

Nothing.

Were they preparing to arrest me in full view of the world?

Show up at the office

and make me do the perp walk in front of the cameras?

Where the hell were they?

[ Knock on door ]

Hey, Dad. You have a minute?

[ Door closes ]

So, I, uh...

I wanted to tell you this first because, um...

because I'm not exactly sure how -- how Mom's gonna react.

Okay.

I'm gonna ask Steph to marry me.

Don't -- Don't rush to say "mazel tov" or anything.

No. [ Laughs ]

Oh, Mark. I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

My head was -- I'm really sorry.

Um, she's a fabulous girl.

She is. Yeah. Really.

It's gonna be great to have her finally

as part of the family.

Absolutely.

And I will welcome her with open arms.

Great. [ Chuckles ]

Look, while I have you here,

can we talk business for a minute?

Yeah. What's on your mind?

[ Sighs ]

Look. [ Chuckles ]

You built this.

No one disputes that.

It's your hard work and stature that made this place.

But?

But we all run it together now.

As a family.

Now, if you're not gonna involve me and Andy

in the money-management side of things.

Yet, yet. That's fine.

But Uncle Peter and Andy and I --

We run the other half of the business.

Your point being?

I think we should change the name.

It should be Madoff Investment Securities.

Wait.

You want me to take my name off the company that I built?

No. I want you to include ours.

Where did you get this? Huh?

From her? Huh? Are you kidding?

I just want to know. I think -- Are you kidding?

Because you better get a strong pre-nup.

Go to hell, you son of a bitch!

You will never,

ever be old enough

to say "go to hell" to your father.

Never.

Do you have any idea of the weight that I carry

to keep all of this afloat, huh?

Did -- Did it ever occur to you

that -- that -- that what I'm doing here

is -- is to protect you?

I don't need you to protect me.

I need you to let me be my own man.

In time, you'll understand!

[ Scoffs ]

In time...

you'll understand.

[ Sighs ]

♪♪

[ Door opens ]

[ Door closes ]

♪♪

Hey.

RUTH: Sweetheart.

What? What's going on?

What is it?

You're sick, aren't you?

Mantle cell lymphoma. Oh!

It's okay. No.

I-I feel completely fine.

What does that mean? It's in the blood.

Oh, God. But we caught it early,

so I'm better off than most.

What are the survival rates?

Oh, you would have to ask -- Oh.

Oh, stop it!

[ Sighs ]

It's 50-50, roughly.

There hasn't been much research on it.

Well, we can change that.

Every hospital,

every organization, every study --

I'll fund that.

[ Clears throat ]

Ruth.

Ruth...

I need you to pull it together.

Oh, you do, do you? Yes.

And why is that?

You don't want to be happy, okay.

But at least, for crying out loud,

put on a good face, will you?

What we're going through with Andy --

what I'm going through --

I'm entitled to take a day off

from the bubbly socialite crap.

You know, this is not about Andy.

This is Shana's wedding night.

And Andy's getting the best treatment money can buy.

Money?!

You can't throw money at this!

What he needs is his father's love for a change,

not his checkbook.

It's his turn to be the center of attention.

You know, this is your guilt.

It isn't mine.

I treat both my boys equally.

How dare you?

You think that it's -- it's Mark

that's taken all my attention?

Neither of the boys

have taken half as much out of me as you!

I'm just telling you --

You better go easy on the open bar tonight.

Yeah, yeah, well, I'll just do damn well

whatever I please, okay?

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ve-nis'mecha ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

Shana's wedding was gonna be strange

no matter how you cut it.

Father of the bride... I'm so proud of you.

...too consumed with care of his sick son.

Not just today, but on all days.

Mark parading around a fiancée who looked like a Barbie doll.

Andrew with his brand-new shiksa goddess,

acting like cancer was the best thing

that ever happened to him.

And then there was Ruth --

furious with the world about Andrew's cancer

and taking it out on me.

Like I said, Shana's wedding was already gonna be strange.

But when you factor in who she was marrying --

one of the very same SEC lawyers

who'd been involved with investigating me --

it was like welcoming the executioners

with the ax over my head as guests in my home.

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ve-nis'mecha ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

♪ Hava nagila ♪

And that's when it hit me.

This was the moment the SEC had been waiting for.

The most dramatic and humiliating moment

they could choose to take me down --

at my own niece's wedding.

♪ Hava neranena venis'mecha ♪

♪ Uru, uru, uru achim ♪

♪ Uru achim belev same'ach ♪

♪ Uru achim belev same'ach ♪

♪ Uru achim belev same'ach ♪

♪ Uru achim belev same'ach ♪

♪ Uru achim ♪

Mr. Madoff?

Mr. Madoff. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

David Green. Yeah.

The SEC lawyer.

So, how's life?

How do you mean?

Life, um...

Well, I think life's a pretty funny business.

I mean, how things come together.

You know -- people, timing...

where and how things work.

Okay.

Look, uh...

...I'm gonna go get my wife.

Unless you have something else to tell me?

Actually, I do.

And that is?

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