Billions

Axe receives news from an unexpected source that he's in the crosshairs of law enforcement. While Axe moves quickly to safeguard his livelihood, Chuck arranges the last pieces of his long game in order to secure victory. Lara marshals her resources to protect what’s hers. Wendy and Chuck make a momentous decision about the state of their marriage. Season finale. MORE -LESS

You, however...

I got to find out if this is bullshit or if it's real.

That's not showmanship. It's tradecraft.

The Ice Juice IPO never tracks back to my family,

And I also know that life without you is a misery.

We get this part over with, then we start digging in.

Okay. Perhaps some coffee, tea?

Don't you worry, George.

Pop quiz.

No, Dad. I did not.

Why? You didn't.

I don't want anyone to see me in here.

And if and when I need you, I know where to find you.

I understand the swirl that must be going on inside your head.

before the news streams out, we should sit them all down.

have required the most discipline, patience, and trust,

Then, let me organize his surrender.

That way, it won't be diluted or misstated in any way.

I'll create a phantom algo for our biggest illiquid names

my boat's draft is too deep for this dipshit marina.

What do they tell their kids?

I sign them in a big stack on my desk.

I really appreciate your doing this, Dad.

and say meaningful things about me.

Be good boys like I know you can be.

Fuck. Jesus, Bobby.

- He's not here. - We'll see about that.

But that was this morning's price.

The conflict is too deep.

That is exactly what we'll do together.

You made a mistake coming here.

spraying everyone in sight.

Chuck finds he has much at stake in the success of a new business venture; Senior, too, is heavily invested. Meanwhile, Axe takes out a massive short and takes steps to insure its failure. Wendy wrestles with a familiar and uncomfortable position: caught between Axe and Chuck.

there is no one in this business who won't sell you out

No one sees a short play we can make.

Yes. Where did he get the capital for the juice company?

[Ira] The deal goes out at $18 dollars a share tomorrow.

conservative.

How do you think I engineer a cup of Stumptown?

One was my first time actually arguing in court.

it does unfortunately mean someone has to be let go.

I am not shanking anyone.

in the following ten categories,

led you to take punitive action and book a loss.

And Axelrod is right where he needs to be,

You can stand, but I'm gonna sit for this one.

This is different.

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♪ dramatic music ♪

[sighs heavily]

Only a knowledgeable and motivated individual

I've registered that.

♪♪♪

Her choice.

♪ jazz music ♪

We're short a name.

I appreciate it.

♪♪♪

Run down fraudulent purification techniques.

and from that moment, this is all I dreamed about.

♪ dramatic music ♪

Care to watch the docking of the Hindenburg?

[door opens, closes]

and wouldn't have to keep looking over your shoulder.

That's why I offered to take you to coffee.

♪ dramatic music ♪

But you should really apologize to your friend,

- Gone. - [Ira scoffs]

and wonder why I stay...

only none of it will matter to you at all.

[keys clatter]

So, this is like a first date?

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♪♪♪

with only your platinum wristwatch for jewelry

the Attorney General among them.

Axe deals with a major family disturbance involving Lara and the kids. Chuck considers the potential pitfalls of his personal life while being vetted for political advancement. Wendy tries to right a wrong she committed against Axe. At an impromptu dinner Chuck and Wendy open up to each other.

Can I get out of the car now?

I'm not feeling so well.

I was... I was trying to protect you,

Seventy percent sour cream.

- intimately since school days. - Jesus.

Uh, in counseling.

That's where I'm going.

How you gonna figure out what she's referring to?

You need a goddamn life jacket no matter how fast you paddle.

Taylor Mason took my card.

Guys.

needs her back.

Hey. Uh, are you busy?

Wow.

I'm not saying I've got fucking dyscalculia,

And I was thinking about all that rail shit we used to drink,

- of punishing true expression... - Understood.

Firemen.

but his jaw... shattered.

Mm. You'll let me know.

What kind of money would you be making in the real world?

You scared him.

And I don't know what kind of cookies you like,

which closely approximates the sparrow itself,

How'd that go?

Chuck Rhoades Sr. has taken a significant stake

I'd like that. I'm starving.

Should I move their desk closer to the bimah?

Asseyez vous. S'il vous plaît.

There has been some movement.

And then I learned something that I knew would hurt her.

You shame the angels.

The fucking opportunities I've had.

Axe is offered inside information from a former employee and considers whether to use it. Chuck faces external pressure to drop an ongoing investigation. Lara plans a lavish birthday celebration for Axe only to discover he's lied to her about his relationship with Wendy. Chuck is willing to support Ira and Senior's investment in a company about to go public. MORE -LESS

Thanks, Wags.

is completely legal. It's the timing that's suspect.

- [whack, ball bounces] - Plays third.

♪ tense music ♪

Has he made you afraid of Rhoades,

You're a very rich man.

well, then somebody needs to get to work changing the law.

And we need to do it right now because of the attention

[sighs]

- "He who looks..." - Yeah, we need to stop here.

He's coming again, isn't he?

But the party, I have a conflict.

on Churchill first editions just to stick it to an enemy.

Try Taylor Mason.

Have some dignity and spare us the time.

You're really hiring him? Why?

Your, uh, lockup period is ending?

I'll... [sighs] [hands slap sides]

and Connie and Lu and Mo, Sean.

for posterity and for fun.

Yeah. I don't know if you heard, but I was up in Sandicot.

I think I went back to see if I still could.

This is complicated, because Victor always puts himself

She RSVP'd "no," and I just wanted to make sure

For good fucking reason.

It meant that the law didn't apply to you.

Here are the notes from the interview, if you're interested.

Your wife asked me to come. Said you wanted me there.

It's not my best. It's not my worst.

[laughing]

Wow.

[ball thuds]

You're rich. They're called private planes.

So I bought a seat at the exchange for 64K,

I don't handcuff. You're free to go after Thayer if you want.

Fuck you, Axe.

You can't be who you are, and it's ripping you up.

so it can attack without warning,

[touchscreen clicks]

tied up in an few real estate deals right now,

I'll invest silently. Your role will be hidden.

Hmm. I couldn't tell when I spoke to him at work.

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Axe investigates who was behind the breakdown in his Sandicot dealings but faces formidable opposition. Chuck digs up dirt on a political rival. Lara makes a PR trip to Sandicot to ease tensions between the town and the Axelrods. Wendy helps Taylor solve a problem at Axe Capital. Chuck and Senior curry favor with a powerful ally.

Ah, don't get it in a twist, Charles.

He has proven that he can cause great damage

Aged to peak complexity.

- He's second-tier. - He was.

No. But it doesn't mean you have to engage.

Plus a night of hard-core partying

- This is Dr. Lenny "Gus" Gustaferson. - _

have to go to Sandicot if you don't want to.

All wrapping wounds

- Upstate. - Your backyard.

[chatter in distance]

Okay, I'm gonna skip the part

A billion dollars.

- Taylor, right? - Right.

Good.

- And did you? - What?

Well, then encourage him without words.

[chair scrapes]

[Wags] Whoo-hoo, hoo-hoo-hoo! Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

You got to jump primes now.

Now my only option is to squash him where he stands.

You know that I practically live at St. Venus.

heeding and listening to my fear.

I want to see him in the ground.

Thank you, Donna.

Come on. We have so many areas of commonality.

Enough.

Looking forward to it.

For the party?

out of some personal animus.

we might have been something like friends,

Do you like parties?

I've been thinking about our fight.

A woman from jiu-jitsu.

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- you'd still be at the office. - I am.

If you start to feel yourself

He's got piss all over his big boy's.

You didn't just put Sweeney out of the race.

[door opens]

and then... fuck her good.

[Bobby] Rhoades!

one single penny from Sandicot.

Axe assembles a war room in the Hamptons following a disastrous setback in Sandicot for Axe Capital. The fate of the town hangs in the balance while Axe seeks counsel on how to best recoup his losses. Meanwhile, Chuck capitalizes on a high-profile victory, but alienates Wendy in the process, causing the couple to change the status of their separation. MORE -LESS

I swear.

there is for you to gain as U.S. Attorney.

Thanks, Axe.

You're really saying those words?

in the trunk right now.

Frederic. American artist from the 19th century.

Model it up for me.

The results are quite...

Son, you do know why you need her in your life, don't you?

No wires or transfers.

meeting with one its finest representatives.

What I was looking for is a specific reason

Axe bought the distressed debt on this town upstate.

because of decisions made in your presence,

But the town it was invested in mismanaged its finances.

The people up there are sure to turn to the media

And when a business operates beyond its means,

So it's a mutton chop.

Bryan...

I am the one who called the OPR.

then I think you know what that makes you.

But I have atoned for all of it.

you will truly have earned that chair.

Or would it hurt you to watch other people suffer

Still, I haven't decided on a course of action

You can weigh all that from your goddamn nursing home.

I want you to get his granddaughter a clerkship.

I haven't stayed in bed past 5 a.m. since 2001.

Why would she be here in the morning?

If you are happy there,

it's just distracting with Everett here.

She's at Cardoza. Smart. Studious.

True objectivity.

It wasn't the Governor who called the shot.

and growing his six-generation fortune and staying invisible despite it all.

Just don't forget...

I understand what "vulture" means now, huh.

Axe negotiates with a timid seller. Chuck's deal with a defendant fails.

and I think it's best that she...

I want the world to know that I can be

Mr. Boyd is confident his presence isn't required.

Don't forget about that part.

I made all the offers through an LLC.

Flagg got his price. He backed out.

That means a lot, um... to the kids.

salmon with ginger and sage.

[sighs]

Oh. Thank you.

I wish I'd had one-tenth of that

so I'd cave and come to you with this deal.

You have to believe that I need you as a partner.

Wags convinced me to try him out,

in front of the bulldozers.

Okay?

[chuckles] Good man.

I'm not interested in putting Wendy in jail.

"An old trick well done is far better

which doesn't serve you at all.

You owe it to your family.

Or I'll bleed him out.

a couple guys eating burgers at Murdock's...

I'd like to challenge the juror for cause.

Lincoln Tunnel, back in '34.

was moving you around to serve his purposes

Bryan, can we talk?

[smacks lips]

Now they're seeking settlement.

But...

It's over.

to the people of the United States.

[Orrin] Closer than ever to your goal, Bryan.

I have walked away from things that I care deeply about.

And the only question now is...

Chuck, Connerty and Sacker must rely on an anxious insider who's willing to wear a wire. Meanwhile, Axe's numbers take a big hit, leaving him to scout ideas for a quick play with a huge payoff. Wendy rediscovers her passion for her former job at Axe Capital through an old colleague. The reality of Lara's business starts to affect her marriage.

I made a promise to you, and you to me.

♪ In my time ♪

He already knows the most important part.

Some guy in Korea took a mickey over it.

So, I wanted to wear the suit.

And we could add some classy names to the investor letter...

Finally someone has something.

There have been studies.

I overheard it from Mafee...

Thing is, he's a great guy.

Something about making a man of me.

A little home court hospitality?

They're leaving a lot of money on the table at my firm.

Come pick your lining when you're ready.

No, maybe next time.

And you listen to all of his suggestions?

and chase them out of the fields.

Is this Go club?

I stand to make a huge kill on my own.

[♪♪♪]

But we don't. We're not perfect.

[cellphone vibrates]

Might have done the same in your spot.

And you're gonna need people betting on your bird.

And what do you do that's so amazing?

Fuck it. I'm sticking.

and those who have it but are strong.

I was hoping.

You casino guys are all old-line crooks.

I might go across the table at that motherfucker.

[laughter]

The ten-years.

Well, that I do want to hear about.

I'm sad, lonely.

of Wall Street.

a man you deemed better than you, laid low.

Wendy reassembled me, piece by piece,

[♪ dramatic music ♪]

Was she rude?

Now, I gotta go into New York

Yeah.

Oh, this?

The old Malachi Crunch.

Under pressure to make progress, Chuck develops a new strategy. Wendy helps a tech billionaire assess a candidate for a special project. Axe considers pledging half his net worth to charity. Lara's new business faces a rival. Meanwhile, Axe and Chuck find themselves together in a room for the first time since their face off.

We have a conference room set aside.

We didn't inherit our money.

and let us both get on with our days.

and reeling in billionaires for the Giving Oath.

to watch my wife sleep next to me, knowing what he knows.

[♪ suspenseful music ♪]

Great.

because if you take "no" out of their vocabulary...

Of course. I would nev...

Then it's a good day for business.

It's not going to save Chuck's job.

That's what the Mongols did when they sacked a village.

I like the way you fight to pass my guard,

They've got real money behind them.

Judge Wailand is expecting you,

of charity-minded champion that gets to steward a sacred trust,

Oh. That must have been nice.

Makes you wonder how you can find a true partner

[Dake] Whatever you heard in that meeting made you squeamish.

No. No, he picks the spot.

That's Tennyson, right?

I don't have much on Spartan-Ives.

How about this?

he didn't want to drown in your rising tide.

♪ And let the truth be told ♪

I asked a warrior.

I'm sure you know what you're doing.

If six months later, she makes another attempt,

like a second-rate Freud, which...

Dough, sauce, cheese.

Okay. What you've just described...

Just don't keep me waiting.

Okay.

This was the Americana Suites,

No, not rehab.

You think Chuck screwed up?

♪ What do you mean, I don't support your system? ♪

Let's go on the record.

He didn't come with a SWAT team, not even a subpoena.

Ah, so then you must not be asserting actual damages?

Axe considers buying an NFL franchise, and finds a new ally. Chuck begins a last ditch case against a banking titan by developing a low-level informant. Meanwhile, Wendy makes a controversial appearance at the Alpha Cup Charity Poker Tournament by accompanying Axe's competitor as his performance coach. Lara launches her new business.

First he asked me to vow...

Let's see if we can keep that going.

Chuck, you've got to accept the new reality.

So, we don't play?

As the target of it...

Is there some kind of a prop bet going on here?

a flight attendant on the Spartan-Ives jet

Why are you asking about the Alpha Cup?

No. We've done this dance before.

Glad as I am to be seen, how do you know?

I appreciate the offer, but I can't play.

The whole "my dick is bigger than yours" thing,

So, Michaela, the following facts

Oh, wow.

Rhoades' attack on Boyd is very public.

Competition doesn't bring out my best.

This is an advisory conversation, not "Loveline."

to make this session more productive,

I mean, don't get me wrong. I'm very happy to have it.

of the enemy."

Maybe when you embrace someone, it's a move,

Hey, Todd. How you running?

Relax your features.

Seven hundred.

Let's see the river.

So, as soon as Prianca comes back from the powder room,

_

Yeah, I've heard other people say that.

and it filled me with disdain, almost hate.

Take your hands off the bars and let him ride on by.

By 2090, we'll all be gone,

since that's what stands between me and winning.

Axe publicly spars with a rival hedge fund manager and with the help of a talented intern initiates a new financial play to hurt the competition. Chuck deploys his team to quickly find a high-profile case that might save his sinking status. Wendy navigates a minefield of questioning that could result in disaster for Chuck.

Larry, you ever found yourself afoul of British law?

I called the car around so you can go.

Hey, Chuck. Come in.

It's $1,400 an hour.

Since you're in my office,

Three months.

sent me a charge for a breakfast on a day that I was not there.

Unless it is broken plates and steak knives,

Hey, look, I'll stay next time.

by unseen forces?

They're not connected.

I'm not sure what you mean.

Or maybe we'll have a pepperoni slice in Yonkers.

Short two million.

What I say is,

the federal government... occasionally fuck up.

No one at Axe Capital works under a contract.

it would be the end of Chuck Rhoades.

No idea what you're talking about.

Buddy, you gotta understand.

So you have to try the Green Dream.

what's really animating it?

I want to make a fundamental change in our standing.

We've all been bred in a culture of perfection.

What's going on, Bryan?

Lawrence Boyd and the A. G. went to fucking Horace Mann together.

Get it hard, keep it hard, use it!

CEO Kurt Williams knew about it,

and engaged in a cover-up at the highest level.

You were testing me, and you still are.

I think I just found the thing.

I did count on a shared mission.

if you still have the A. G.'s picture on your wall.

We're in my office.

I appreciate the gesture. I do.

when they're so fixated on a stock,

that has been such a friend to the administration,

In the aftermath of their Season One confrontation, U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and hedge fund king Bobby Axelrod are digging out of the wreckage. Chuck faces scrutiny from within his office and from the Attorney General. Axe refortifies Axe Capital, and weighs his options for retaliation. The fund wrestles with a precarious economic landscape that threatens the very existence of Axe Cap. Wendy entertains an offer from a rival hedge fund manager. Lara intervenes in an emergency at her children’s school. MORE -LESS

I know what you know.

you can generate offense out of defense,

I have nothing to hide. You'll receive full cooperation.

beyond a phone will come or go.

Because you want to believe you're perfect.

were reduced to fucking skeletons.

you wait until Steph is there before you pitch me the cream.

the Europeans back in the cafés, drinking wine.

I tried it for a few weeks between wives two and three.

I get it, Lara, but we can't do this thing bang-bang.

I mean, you land it, you're minted.

celebrating the departure of a colleague.

I had an unstoppable waiting attack when I saw it happen.

but I won't.

Because I don't believe we have anything to worry about.

Tell me about your meeting with Axelrod.

But if it takes me sending you flowers every day,

This?

Thanks for working through lunch.

What makes you think I'm a vegan?

You kind of can't.

Hey, Matt.

and score my next chapter, you know?

No dealing went on in that bar for a long, long time.

Ooh. That's a hard man. Good one.

so I am asking you to do this one for me.

A payment?

one of the first free nights I've had in years.

That wasn't gonna be me.

Strange time for a workout.

I need Rhoades gone.

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