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[TV news anchor] Good morning. Expect airfares to gain altitude

as crude oil prices rise.

Analysts tell carriers like Delta and American

may be poised to boost ticket prices

while an analyst from JP Morgan Chase says

every sustained five dollar increase on the price of crude

translates to round trip fares rising seven bucks.

And, you know, nearly a third of Carrier's budgets

go towards fuel cost alone.

But meanwhile, American Airlines pulling its listings

from the travel website prevents the carrier trying to

steer more bookings to its own website, AA.com.

The move is a big precedent for the industry

and phone bills will also go up.

Yesterday, the FCC approved regulations

letting Telecom service providers...

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[train rumbles]

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Oh, all right, sir.

I don't know.

[speaks in foreign language]

Your hands, they're dry.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Still not sleeping?

Thank you for the taste of home.

[phone rings]

[tense music]

Cole.

Hey, Seyi, what's up?

About that filing deadline.

Well, we missed the deadline.

Last I checked, you can't exactly unscrew the pooch.

If you allocated to one of...

Hey, Seyi, it really is fucked.

Listen, if we allocate it to one of our foreign subsidiaries,

move the settlement date,

repatriate the securities later,

get them in by year end, it'd be like...

Like it never happened?

It could work.

Let me look into it.

And then, get this.

You repatriate the securities,

you do that before the year is up and

it's like it never happened.

The answer is no.

Yo, Seyi, Big Al is taking flight.

I need you on my wing, man, Saturday night.

Fly solo.

Josie McGowan's gonna be there.

You know she's toying with you, Alex.

Yeah, maybe, so what's got you so wound up?

This Cole fucking Whitman.

Him again?

Shit's not about you.

- You do know that, right? - Right.

Seyi, if I saw something, I'd say, I got your back.

Look, the problem is not what you think, okay?

Problem is, Cole Whitman is a pilfering fucking dick.

Dude, these ladies ain't out of our reach.

If you wanna get the girls in the bed sheets,

you gotta lay off the spread sheets.

Seyi Ogunde, you're the man, okay?

So, pretty please, this weekend, let's roll out,

like, Optimus fucking Prime.

Autobots, roll out.

That's a yes?

That's a yes.

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[grunts]

[woman on TV] We asked you to send us your garlic recipes

and you sure did.

We handed them over to a garlic farmer...

Funmi, your forehead is beautiful today.

You're adopted, Seyi.

I found your sorry ass covered in shit on the GW Bridge.

Wow.

[speaks in foreign language]

Did you cook something?

Did you cook something?

Why don't you ever ask Seyi that?

Because everyone knows my cooking tells me

I'm an excellent banker.

Funmi, the boy I was caring for last night

did not sleep, please, not now.

There's eba and egusi in the fridge.

But seriously, Mom, he went to Harvard,

he can learn how to cook.

It's the 21st century in Nigeria, too, you know.

We shouldn't have to do everything.

[speaks in foreign language]

- Come on. - I'm over all this.

Yappity-yap-yap.

Did you hear him calling you?

Shut up.

Okay, I don't even wanna know.

Dad's in his room calling you.

Oh, God, something huge came up.

Seyi, he's your dad, too, you know.

Oh, and I thought I'm spending the little money I have

on meds and therapy for someone else's dad.

I actually believe that.

Seriously, Seyi. I don't think you understand

how hard this stroke has made things.

Mom and I need you.

And dad needs us if he's gonna get well

and travel to Nigeria, so stop being selfish.

Hello?

I'm coming.

[groans]

Stay still.

Seyi, I want to go home.

Soon.

How soon?

Soon as your doctor says you can go to Nigeria.

I guarantee, they'll put you on a plane.

You put me on a plane.

My own son would not travel home with me.

You're good.

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Oh, oh, Seyi.

Yeah. Hi.

- Oh, hi. - Hey.

- Hey. - You look great. Josie, Seyi.

- Hi. Nice to meet you. - Hey, how are you?

- This is my friend, Liz. - Hey.

- Hey. - Hi.

- [Josie] Liz this is Alex. - Hey.

- Oh, hey. Hi, nice to meet you. - Hi, Alex.

- So, what's up? - What's going on, Seyi?

I'm not rolling all the way to some fucking 58

for some dude named Sven to slam a door in my face though.

Excuse me.

I'm Lowell, hi.

Seyi, how are you?

- Rawle. - Hey.

You look like a guy who knows what's up.

Would you tell him that Lavo's the place to be tonight?

Oh, man, yeah.

I go every now and then, always dope.

You guys should roll on over.

Well, every now and again.

Shit, who's your man at the door?

I wouldn't call him my man, it's, you know,

we're not exactly tight like that.

What's his name though?

Can he get people in tonight?

Uh, I'm blanking on his name.

It's okay. Thanks, man.

Sorry, guys. Bathroom this way?

Yeah.

Ogunde.

Hey, Justin Gonzalez.

Whoa, looking svelte, man. Did you lose weight?

A little. How are you living?

Um, let's get a drink in that hand first, huh?

Come on.

- Salute. - Salute.

Really though, how do you keep in shape?

[speaks Spanish]

[snorts intensely]

Fuck, your goody two shoes.

Jim Radass, man.

Dude, how's life treating you on the street?

- Life? - Mm-hm.

What life?

But seriously, you got no big deals going down?

Well, you got a one-track mind, Ogunde.

And it's on the wrong fucking track.

All right, I'll tell you something,

but then, can we change the subject?

I'm closing one now.

Big fucking deal.

LKN.

They're gonna buy a tool company

and we managed to get private, serious upside value.

Family managed?

You know I can't name names.

My advice, they go in at higher than standard premium.

Shit is gonna explode.

Ka-ching!

Yours truly is responsible.

Hey.

Now, on to real fucking business.

Mamacita's been eyeing me over there.

You sure it's not the stink eye?

I thought you said you had a girlfriend.

No, I said I had a girl and she's my friend.

It was good seeing you.

Stay in touch.

Looking for something?

I just dropped an earring. It's totally under control.

I don't mind helping.

I said I got it.

Ow!

You're very hard-headed.

I'd say the same for you.

I said it was under control.

I'm sorry, I just thought I'd help.

Um, wait, wait. Um, sorry,

it looks like this.

So, you and Alex, you work together?

Yeah, we're together.

I mean, we work together.

What do you do?

I just finished two years in Cameroon, Peace Corps.

Starting med school at Columbia.

Cameroon?

[both speak French]

Even picked up a little West African pidgin.

You're shitting on me.

Oh, God.

I'm on a fucking roll tonight.

It's okay, I don't mind.

Ah!

Not so fast.

A fee.

Let me hear some of this so-called

African pidgin of yours first.

Extortion.

And you seem like a nice guy.

I'm very crafty like that.

There, oh, there they are.

Yo, next up, Hookah Bar.

You tried white gummy bear?

Promised myself an early start.

Oh, come on, man.

Liz, you're coming, right?

Thank you.

Nice to meet you.

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Hey, Mom.

Funmi says you need something.

[Ife] Just checking about that $400

for your daddy's Lipitor and Glucophage, it hasn't arrived.

I can send it next week.

[Ife] How are you?

Very busy.

[Ife] Okay.

But remember, you put it in God's hands

and you will be the greatest.

Seyi, say it back to me.

I'll be the greatest.

[Ife] Good, I need to get back to work.

Bye.

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[chuckles] He preached enough for 10 sermons today.

I was waiting for Jesus to come himself

and say Lent is over now.

Shut your mouth so I can die.

See how helpful you are when you are with us?

What?

We both know what, Ma.

I told you I can't do my job and live in Hackensack.

I was only saying it is nice when you are with us.

You thought about what I said?

Yes.

I even spoke to Father Emmanuel.

- The answer is no. - He...

Dad cannot just get away with this.

You spoke about divorce before.

You'd actually throw your father in the street?

[exclaims happily]

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[line rings]

[Liz] Hey there.

How are you?

[Seyi] Not bad.

Just sitting around.

Hoping maybe I hear that pidgin of yours.

[Liz laughs]

Maybe someday if you're lucky.

[Seyi] How about this Friday?

I don't know, something, grab some dinner.

[Liz] Um, believe it or not, I got study group.

Saturday and it's a deal?

[Seyi] It was about valuing all people.

Now liberals care more about macrobiotic dining

and feeling better than others, people our age, we epitomize this.

Seyi, you're in finance.

I'm as guilty as anyone.

Self-hate and guilt, you are a Catholic.

Okay.

Uh, can you take that back

and bring me the Barbaresco, please?

[waiter] And for you, miss?

That's fine for me.

- The point is... - Mmm! There's a point.

We're all guilty and that includes our former president.

And my point is that he didn't just give up his beliefs,

what he faced was unprecedented.

Bad, yeah. Unprecedented?

Name the last president who faced out-and-out racism?

Well, maybe we should walk this back.

Maybe we should walk it forward.

We can talk like two adults here.

Okay.

I don't accept what you just said.

What don't you accept?

That he's done something no one has done before?

I agree with that.

That he worked in a place where pretty much

no one looks like him or has ever taken orders

from a person who looks like him?

Then, what don't you accept?

That he can do better.

That's how he got to where he is in the first place,

being better at school, better marriage, better looking.

It's the presidency.

He should have known better than

expect anything less than what he's faced.

He had to exceed expectations.

It's the only way forward.

And what if that's not enough?

I grew up in Texas outside of Houston.

I'm sorry about that, Liz.

I had well-meaning parents who told me...

They once said out of love and concern

that I should watch myself around groups of black people.

When I got to Columbia for college,

I found myself in a subway car, everyone else was black,

and I had a mini panic attack, I was scared.

I'd never been in a situation

or a place where I was the only person like me.

I'm not saying it's like that for Obama.

I'm just asking how being better... can remove that.

That fear, the thing that you don't know.

Um...

thank you...

for being open enough to share that.

I really appreciate that.

But, you know, you're right.

It's probably not the same for Obama.

For one, I don't think he rides the subway anymore.

Thank you.

So, you said your mom works at a hospital.

Is she a doctor?

- Yeah. - Your dad?

I mean, he got private practice,

you know, in the Short Hills.

Two doctors, I'd have guessed lawyers.

You're very precise, verbally.

I'll take precise.

Let's move on to a toast.

To you Liz, saving the world in medicine.

Me wrecking it in finance.

- [car horn honks] - [Liz] Almost here.

Cailin.

Liz?! Oh, my gosh!

You're back, how are you?

I'm good, how are you?

I'm good.

Oh, this is Seyi. Sorry.

This is my friend, Seyi.

- How are you? - Hi, nice to meet you.

And so, how's Greg?

Oh, he's good. Really good, actually. Yeah.

Well, I have to get going,

but we have a lot of catching up to do.

Yes, yes.

Okay, bye.

- It's good to see you. - Oh, it's good to see you.

- He's cute. - Have fun.

Cailin and I graduated the same year

from Columbia undergrad.

And who's Greg?

He's my boyfriend.

It's long distance, but at least we're

actually on the same continent now.

- [phone jingles] - [sighs] Uh...

Are we splitting it?

I think I'm gonna hop to the subway.

Okay.

Hang again soon?

Of course.

It was a nice night.

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What are you... Wait, how are you even here?

By bus.

Does Mom know where you are?

Actually, I'm here to talk to you about your mother.

Now?

[scoffs] You're here now ready to talk about Mom?

Yes, I want to travel to Nigeria as a family.

You are not being fair.

This has been very hard on her.

And you still haven't given the money

you say you were going to give.

This must be some kind of joke.

Who are you to say that anyone has failed their duties?

You failed.

You're the disappointment, it's you.

You sat on your high horse and you lived a lie.

Because of that, you brought a sickness into our family,

into our family.

You've ruined us.

Are you fucking listening to me?

You call me sick?

You talk to me like I am nothing.

You think you're better than me

because you grew up here in America?

Answer me.

Look at me in the face and tell me.

You're such a fucking embarrassment.

[phone rings]

It's Mom.

[panting]

Hey, Mom.

He's here actually.

He's fine.

He just showed up.

Oh, we're just having a conversation.

I know he gets cold easily, Mom.

I'll make sure he keeps his jacket on.

Mom, he's not gonna get pneumonia again.

I'll bring him back.

Okay, bye.

Let's go.

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[ticking sounds]

[Seyi] I'm trying to figure out what is this.

Yo bro, how are you living?

Chill weekend.

Got to meet a very fine bird.

You fucked a bird?

Okay, not only does that sound difficult and painful,

but also, I think your mother would be, like,

kind of disappointed in you, wouldn't she?

Jesus Christ. This is fucking excellent.

Yeah, I swear he's always high.

Guy is like a fucking asshole savant.

[phone vibrates]

I got to take this.

No worries.

Hey, Mom.

I'm in the middle of something.

[Ife] When are you not?

Where is the money for your daddy's Lipitor?

Something came up, I had to use it.

Seyi, we have talked about this.

Hey, check out DealBook, now.

Oh, Jesus. Layoffs have already started on our floor.

Better bust out the A-game or we're next.

I was actually just headed your way, I need some help.

You still got that pal at LKN?

Well...

I assume that's a yes.

Can you get me info on a company GeoPak, pak with a K?

- What for? - Verifying some research.

Is this coming from Cole?

It's for me.

Oh, that's right.

End his thieving ways.

Now, watch Cole Whitman get fucked?

Yeah, I'll pay for that.

- Pak, K? - Thanks, man.

I need some advice.

Don't buy Mexican food from Vietnamese people.

Seriously.

Wait, are you...?

That's what I'm trying to avoid.

Got a plan, but... it's questionable.

You mean wrong?

Not if you're smart about it.

The thing is, I'm very smart.

And I got people depending on me.

These people, what would they have you to do?

Yeah, follow that, you won't go wrong.

[tense music]

Because I'm looking right at it.

Uh-huh, well get it done.

Get it... Today!

Sorry to bother, John.

I wanted to show you some numbers on a promising new trade idea.

Now, you know you have to run all your stuff through Cole first, right?

Cole's out of the office, it's time sensitive.

Okay.

Okay, so, these two I know.

So, what is this GeoPak?

I've tracked it awhile now, it's very exciting.

All right.

I'll give them a closer look.

[haunting music]

Seyi.

John left these for you.

He okayed these trades?

Yeah, they're good to go.

Remember that thing I had you check?

Yeah?

John wants us to really lean on to GeoPak.

You wanna put the trade on for me?

Do I?

That's awesome.

[Liz] Hey.

What's up?

[Liz] Just be a second, guys. Sorry, I've got company.

[Seyi] It'll be quick.

I'm sorry to rush off last night.

Let me make it up to you, a little restaurant, Bouley?

[Liz] Yeah, dinner's fine, but maybe somewhere less formal.

[Seyi] Bouley's totally cool.

Friday?

[Liz] Sure, I really got to go.

Talk soon.

[dramatic music]

- Hi. - Hey.

Shall we?

Yeah, but I was thinking maybe

you're right about something more casual.

Well, what are you thinking?

Wait and see.

[thumping dance music]

[crowd cheers]

[music continues]

Liz.

Liz.

What's going on?

You can go back inside.

I need to leave though.

What are you talking about? Talk to me here.

Well, talk about what, Seyi?

My relationship?

I just can't be doing this.

Are you so sure about that?

Stop.

Liz, if you feel something, it's okay.

Listen, listen, listen, listen,

I said I can't, I can't, I got to go home, okay?

[melancholy music]

You are doing your Seyi thing again.

Where are you in that big Byzantine brain?

Sometimes I wonder about my dad.

He's always been so bottled up even before his stroke.

You said he was caught in Biafra.

My mom does, he won't talk about it.

Our secrets, they create barriers between us.

My father would always tell me

the things we want to hide can't stay hidden

because they continue affecting us and everyone around us.

Our secrets have costs.

[haunting music]

How are you sir?

I'm well, thank you. How are you?

You have insurance?

No.

Is this a refill?

No, no, it's not.

For something like this, maybe you can come back during

our regular hours so I can confirm with your doctor.

Thank you.

[tense music]

Quite a run, folks.

Quite a quarter.

And while everyone's contributed to an excellent few weeks,

I'd like to single out Seyi, whose tireless extra

effort is a big reason we're all here today.

[group applauds]

I know, I know.

Things got a bit ugly around here recently.

But for you survivors, know that the end of the year

is bringing a little something extra.

[group applauds]

[tense music]

Seyi, what couldn't wait?

What's this about?

Well, here.

I don't know what happened the other night, Liz.

The truth is, it doesn't matter.

I'm here because I need you to know

that I think that you're... smart,

and thoughtful, and hot, and...

I need to know if I'm crazy

or is there something actually here.

Sorry for the radio silence.

It's just Greg and I ended things

and I just needed some time before...

taking that leap again.

[gentle music]

What do you wanna do today?

I got to go play doctor.

Well, you can play doctor with me again.

Oh, my God.

Did I, did we last night?

Hey, you know my name means "God made this".

Let's not hold that against God.

Today is supposed to be beautiful.

Seyi, I should be learning

major organ systems right now.

But major organ systems are so overrated.

[sweet music]

[music continues]

You wanna be a chrome Seyi or a tonal Seyi?

Everything okay?

Everything's great.

You got your secrets, don't you?

Man of mystery.

I'll pry your secrets away eventually.

I can't believe you pulled this shit.

Funmi, I had to deal with someone.

What does that even mean?

Well, I had to deal with a girl.

- A girl? - Yes.

That's why you missed your father's birthday?

I covered for you.

I told Mom that you actually care.

After today, I'm not doing that.

Yeah, I can't do this.

I can't work the way I work and play nurse.

It's fucking bullshit. You and mama need

to start doing a better job of keeping up your end of the bargain.

Our end of the bargain?

Exactly, your end of the bargain, Funmi.

I swear, there's actually something

wrong with you up there.

[knock at door]

Oh, yes, come.

What's...?

[Seyi] What's up, Mom?

I was emailing your sister to meet me in the kitchen.

Listen, Mom, she's down the hall.

You couldn't do this one thing for me.

Mom, I always made myself clear.

It was his birthday.

I didn't come out of solidarity with you.

Oh, so you did this only for me?

You can pretend what he did doesn't matter,

but I can't fucking do this.

Do not use that word, and do not let

your sister find out about your daddy.

Seyi, listen, I do not have to pretend because I

turned to God, I turned to him and found forgiveness.

Seyi, this is not only about your daddy,

it is about your entire family

sticking together, no matter what.

We stick together!

Move past this.

You mean sweep it under a rug.

Look, I came here to tell you that

what happened yesterday wasn't about you... okay?

I always thought I knew you, Seyi.

Apex deal.

John wants it on his desk by next week.

This is what more responsibility looks like.

[phone buzzes]

I saw your firm in the FINRA investor list.

You exposed me.

It can't be traced.

You bought in volume.

Alex bought in volume.

Still breaks the Chinese wall.

That's an insider deal, man.

I made it look organic, like our research.

Organic?

This ain't free-range fucking chickens.

This shit comes home with a rooster we're fucked.

That's plausible deniability, trust me.

Thing is I don't.

Now I will check in again, but know that this, it's over.

And if shit ever hits the fan,

you best do the right thing.

[exasperated sigh]

So, what's the deal with onions?

Onions?

Yeah, you picked them out at dinner again.

Ogunde men aren't big on onions.

So, you got it from your dad then?

You know, you don't say much about him.

Hey.

Oh, are you gonna fight me?

Ooh.

Are you changing the subject?

Now that we're done making war,

let's go to the bed and make peace. Okay?

You were noisy this time, grunting.

[both make silly grunting sounds]

- [both laugh] - Come on.

Hey, are we just fucking or is this, like, for real?

That's a very feminist question.

Thanks, Gloria Steinem.

It's also an honest question.

Liz, of course.

[makes silly grunting sounds]

So, it's looking as if it's no longer

a matter of if but when?

And be sure the doctor's cleared him?

Uh-hmm.

With the caveat that anything can happen at any moment,

so this is probably our best window.

And this may be the last time

your daddy travels to Nigeria.

I'm saying this now so everyone has clear notice

and has time to prepare.

Yeah, I can't go.

[Funmi] Wait, what?

I got a lot of things going on at work.

- No. - There's nothing to discuss.

It's my answer, I can't go.

You're full of shit.

No...

[phone buzzes]

What's up?

Nothing's up.

Um... I'm asking because it looks like something is up

but you're not saying anything.

I'm not saying anything because nothing is up.

Did everything go all right with your family?

Liz, everything is fine with my family.

You keep on asking me questions about my family, my dad.

What about your family? You don't talk about your dad.

Well, I've never had my family away from you, not at all.

In fact, my mom's coming into town and I was just about to invite you.

To what?

Dinner, I guess.

She's interested in meeting you.

I told her about you, your work,

your cool Nigerian doctor parents,

even how you hate onions.

You said all of that?

Uh, yeah.

My mom can actually be pretty open-minded.

[scoffs]

If you don't wanna go, just say so.

Liz, no, it's not that, it's just...

you make me feel like I got to perform for her,

you know, present some version of myself.

No, you don't.

Just be the wonderful person I said you were, be yourself.

[tense music]

[Matt] Seyi Ogunde.

The very last motherfucker I'd expect.

Seriously, who here doesn't cheat?

Addy, it's for the kids, man.

When you're ready to graduate high school,

you give me a ring.

[tense music]

John needs to see you.

Can't wait till tomorrow?

He wants you in there now.

So can you explain this?

Look, I haven't done anything wrong.

When the SEC comes, and believe me they will, nobody looks good.

I followed GeoPak for a while now.

You don't cover that sector.

Don't you think it's odd our healthcare analyst

suddenly knows all about industrials?

I got a scent, I followed it.

So where'd you catch the whiff?

[John] I'm on your side, Seyi,

but you need to get your story straight, fast.

[Liz] He's never late.

[phone vibrates]

Where are you?

Something massive came up.

[Liz] When are you getting here?

I got to stay here, this is important.

I kind of feel that way about my mom.

Liz, look, I'm sorry, okay?

I'll make it up to you.

It's okay, don't worry, all right?

I understand.

Thank you.

I'll come over later at 11:00?

I'll be waiting.

See you.

[tense music]

Hey, can you open the door?

[driver] Hold on, man.

Hey, please, can you, can you open the door?

[driver] Yo, yo, it ain't working, man,

that's why I pulled off for a second, all right?

- All right. - Hold on.

Open the door.

- [driver] Hey, you're gonna break it, man. - Come on, open the door.

[driver] Yo, what the fuck are you doing?

Hey, shut the fuck up, man.

- Open the fucking door! - Fuck you!

[intense music]

[line ringing]

[Matt] Hello?

Hey, Matt, it's Seyi Ogunde.

[Matt] Seyi! To what do I owe the pleasure?

I was wondering if you can hook me up with something.

[Matt] Of course.

Anything for a friend.

So, how do we do this?

[Matt] Why don't you just come on over?

No, it's pretty late, I don't wanna impose.

[Matt] No, no, no, no. I insist.

The truth is, I could use your help.

Where am I heading?

[knock on door]

[muffled rap music]

Come on.

[music grows louder]

Robin, Erica, this is Seyi.

- Seyi's the man. - [both] Hey, Seyi.

You gotta check this out.

It's a levitating speaker.

Is this shit on some next level or what?

- Seyi. - Robin.

So what kind of name is that?

Seyi?

Nigerian.

I grew up in South Africa.

Really?

How come?

My dad works for the CIA.

You wanna hear something funny?

It's so nice to meet you, Seyi.

[all laugh]

See, I told you it was funny.

Wanna fix us some drinks?

[new rap song plays]

So this party was insane, like, straight up Caligula shit,

and I'm like, "It's my boss!"

How am I gonna look him in the eye on Monday?

Lifestyles of the rich and pervy.

[Matt] Exactamundo.

[Erica laughs]

[rap song continues]

[door closes]

[silence]

Shit.

You've more than earned this.

Provigil.

Shit will keep you going strong.

It's like Viagra for your other head.

[intense music]

[knock at door]

What are you doing here, Seyi?

- I came to see you. - You mean to ply me with gifts?

You can't just show up with flowers

and expect to get what you want.

Look, I know I've not been myself lately,

but I can do better, Liz, I promise.

Where were you? I went to your place.

I was at the office.

I called your office.

I don't wanna see you now.

I understand what happened...

Do you understand what happened?

I need to be alone tonight.

- Liz, if you just... - Please, Seyi.

Good morning.

Nancy Shepherd, Securities and Exchange Commission.

We're headed to the 24th floor.

[tense music]

[no audible dialogue]

[phone buzzes]

Mama.

How is he?

Tell me.

He's not speaking.

[machines beep]

I cannot continue like this.

After what you have done, after everything,

you expect me to just take care of you?

I'm not gonna, cannot continue like this.

You made me lie.

All of us, you made us all liars.

I tried to protect this family, but...

I cannot go on this way

because I am a good mother.

[Funmi] Mom.

I am a good mother, you hear me?

Mom, how the fuck can you?

What the fuck are you talking about?

- Funmi, stay calm. - Not now, Seyi!

- Calm. - It's true, Funmi.

I am a good mother.

Really?

You are being a good mother right now.

- You... - I said stop it!

If you only knew what he did.

Mom, please, not now.

What did he do?

Another time, Mom, please.

That summer...

Aunty Aubeo came. [sniffles]

Remember?

I was vomiting, hmm?

And my urine... was black...

and my abdomen pained me,

pained me like fire, hmm?

I went to the doctor.

He said, "Do you know that you have a disease?"

"A disease?" I said.

"Hepatitis," he told me.

That is when I knew for certain your father had been unfaithful.

I cried so much on the way home, I couldn't see the road.

I had to pull over because I was afraid

I was going to kill myself or someone else.

But also because I knew I could not confront him.

Not after that.

You kept this from me?

Wow.

Not anymore.

[tense music]

Seyi, hey, what's up? Where have you been?

Family stuff.

Is everything okay? Dude, these investigators,

they've been wanting to talk to you, but they're crafty motherfuckers.

So, just you be careful, okay?

Okay, peace, bro.

[woman] We're not here to question you, Mr. Ogunde.

The truth is, we need your help.

At this point, we know that Alex Mueller

made these big purchases of GeoPak.

And we also know about his friend at LKN,

the private equity side of the deal.

We could subpoena his email,

open up a formal investigation, but we'd like to avoid that.

What do you want?

An admission.

People say you're friends.

I mean, maybe you heard something.

Maybe you could convince him to come forward.

I haven't heard a thing.

I notice you're not exactly defending him here.

Do you think Mr. Mueller capable?

Mr. Ogunde?

Will you help us?

[gasps]

[phone buzzes]

Are you sure you're okay?

Yeah.

Okay, well, my feelings are what they are,

but I got some questions first.

Fire away.

Why do you keep things from me?

You know that's not true.

I know you've been honest about your job,

school, but other things.

- You know what you sound like? - Tell me the truth about your family.

You sound like someone crazy.

What is this? I'm not some bad guy.

Fine, but who are you?

No, this conversation is over.

No, Seyi, please. Please, just talk.

It's time you left.

Just please just talk to me for once.

Be open.

Please?

Just try.

I slept with someone.

[glass shatters]

Go fuck yourself!

[door closes]

[tense music]

Focus, focus, focus.

[tense music]

Hey. Hey!

I wasn't gonna hurt you.

I don't want any trouble.

Trouble? I'm not robbing you, I just...

I went to fucking Harvard.

Look, you clutched your bag and I was just saying...

- I said, stop. - Just look at me and listen to me.

- I swear, if you don't. - Hey, don't treat me like that.

Clutch your bag, you know me, huh? You know my IQ?

I'm at the top. Off the charts.

I graduated with honors.

You know what my father accomplished from nothing?

You can't outdo me. Don't look at me like you're better than me.

Help, help me!

Hey, hey, stop right there!

[intense music]

Stop right there!

[intense music]

What do you wanna do?

[intense music]

[gasps and chokes]

[line rings]

Hello?

Please, I need help.

Please.

Hey.

Hey.

What happened?

You don't remember?

I remember running from the police and...

Just running.

You called me asking for help.

You came.

It's not like that, Seyi.

Liz, please you know I.

You got other visitors, your mom and your sister.

They're very nice people.

- Thank you. - It's okay.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

I'm sorry, Mom.

[woman on PA, indistinct]

Do you need anything?

You talked about... forgiving Dad.

How?

I couldn't forgive your father.

But, I couldn't hate him either.

I struggled with forgiveness, Seyi, every day.

What he did was terrible.

Uh-hmm, but what I did was wrong, too.

If you really want things to change,

you have to be willing to look at the truth and...

I turned a blind eye.

Understand I never wanted to hurt you or your sister.

A mother, a parent,

never wants to hurt their child, it's unnatural.

All of us, we've all made mistakes.

You'll appreciate this later.

A person is not only the worst thing they have done

or the best thing.

Your father and I still share a love.

It helps us try to accept and forgive.

Do you have that love for him?

- Do you love him? - Come on.

It's a simple question.

It's a manipulative question.

Oh, no, Seyi.

Please stop. No.

Do you love your daddy?

[soft music]

[TV Reporter] For today's volume, or more precisely the lack of it,

it is one of the lowest volume days of the year,

with less than half normal daily trading.

Now, even so, we did have some big individual stories today,

including serious Sears holdings.

[traffic noise]

[intense music]

[sobs]

We need to talk.

About what?

About Alex, GeoPak, everything.

Why are you dressed like... You know what, that's all gonna have to wait, I got the...

Yeah, John, I can't wait.

Sit down.

I don't know what you think is going on around here,

but the SEC came, they took a look around,

they came up with nothing conclusive.

So no formal orders then?

And everyone's fine? Alex is fine?

I wouldn't say that.

Alex's name is on all of those trades.

I don't think I need to explain to you

why that means we need to get rid of him.

Yeah, that would be a mistake.

That's my call to make.

It'd be a mistake because...

it was me.

All me.

I got hold of the information on the buyer's side

of the deal, but I can't mention how.

And then I had Alex do the transactions

to throw off the scent.

And it all worked.

It worked too well.

And it'll continue to work well

because you're taking this with you to the grave

and we're not reopening this chapter again, okay?

And now, go wait outside my office.

Somebody will come by shortly to escort you to your desk

where you can pack up your things.

I have to say goodbye to you, Iji.

Why?

Not as smart as I thought.

Or too smart by half.

Remember you told me about...

secrets and their cost?

What happens when you tell someone the truth?

You may not get exactly what you want,

but if a person cares about you,

the person will listen and embrace you for who you are.

I hope to see more of you, Seyi.

Ah, all right.

Thanks for coming.

How are you feeling?

Like shit.

I wanted to share something with you

about my dad, if that's okay?

Of course.

I don't know where to start.

He was born in rural Nigeria

to illiterate farmers.

There was a British colony then.

He learned to read and write because of

Irish Catholic missionaries who came.

One of them saw something special in my dad,

helped him move ahead in school.

He spent so much time always studying that,

as my mom tells it, my granddad was afraid

that his son would be taken away

and sacrificed to the white man's God.

He took that education and he ran with it,

made it to college.

You know, my mom says he could've been anything.

Instead he decided to work for the new government,

to be a civil servant.

That's what he always called himself, a servant.

Whatever money he had, he'd give away for clothes,

books so other kids could do what he did.

And when the country fell into dictatorship,

and they had to leave...

came here...

Without a thought, he got a job in a hotel.

She became a nurse,

to make a life for my sister and me.

They're good people.

He's a good person,

but he could never accept his past and...

One day he'd make a terrible mistake,

and hurt someone he loved.

He hasn't been able to confront that either because...

I don't know, maybe...

he feels like he won't be forgiven...

he won't be loved...

he'd be alone.

[gentle music]

You can try to escape these things,

chase something better...

maybe even succeed wildly.

You can do all of that right...

and still get life so wrong.

I think maybe...

he understands this now.

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[thoughtful music]