But first, it all started with a gun, some deer, and one angry banker.
Needless to say, the police arrive pretty quickly.
I was blowing steam, a more sober Ben tells Axe over a tense breakfast.
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But when he saw those deer, he flew him into a rage.
Eat, move, s. Eat, move, s. Thats all they do and hes not them.
So he willed himself to feel something again.
This is the prologue for a reason, as youll see later.
Connerty, who tradedGlengarry Glenrossquotes with his FBI lover last week, smirks in acknowledgement.
These are macho guys who see themselves as the guy in the Scorcese or Mamet movies.
Its no wonder they behave the way they do.
Decker then tells us what its like to go through a day in Axes considerable shoes.
When youre at his level, youre more like a nation-state than a person.
Deckers got a knack for hyperbole: battleships, aircraft carriers, cheesesteaks.
Hes definitely fond of metaphors.
When Rhoades asks where Axe gets his information, Decker responds, Where does rain come from?
But the takeaway is: When everyone else is plugging away, Axe sees the whole board.
This leads to a game of cat-and-mouse between Kate and Tara, who might be the worst spy ever.
She walks into Rhoades officewhile Rhoades is in itto glimpse at who the snitch is.
Then she spends a good minute peering at Rhoades assistants desk calendarin plain view of Kate.
She grabs Taras phone and finds a two-word text message sent to Hall.
It reads Pete Decker.
The play goes sideways, so the Rhoades team is left with little.
NEXT: Who is Konstantine?
It works, and once Axe gets word from Wags back the HQ, he starts panicking.
Axe calls up Farraday, the British broker in charge of his fund.
A lot of yelling transpires.
I think there was spittle.
So what the hell does all this mean, anyway?
Its somewhat complicated stuff, full of financial and technical jargon.
But I have an even simpler version: BOBBY NO HAPPY!
Axelrod eventually deduces that Papa Rhoades is the one squeezing him.
These Rhoades boys are really ruining his day.
But news of the squeeze makes Chuck just as unhappy.
And having to hear it from SEC weasel Spyros adds insult to injury.
So he meets his crew ol pals from the hood on the runway before takeoff.
Two of the guys are the kinds of loyal pals wholl always be at Axes side.
Hes a bit of a leech,.
), the four buds play a game of cards that reveals the groups power dynamics.
Axe has always been the alpha, and Noah Emmerich has never appreciated being first among betas.
Its always worse when youre a beta whothinksyou could be an alpha.
Instead, it feels forced and obnoxiously overt.
I like the classics.
I like new things!
Hey,Billionswriters, WE GET IT.
Also: She spends her entire rehearsal singing right at Axelrod, never breaking eye contact.
Also, the song is Ratts Round and Round.
Its all just too much.
As is it happens, its not just the opening act that digs Bobby.
Hey, Axe, are you okay?
So I guess theyre close enough friends that Hetfield would know when Axe is blue?
But Axe must decline.
If there were two of me, I would, he says.
This stirring speech I will not cheat on my wife!
somehow wins Axelrod praise and applause and even respect from both Opening Band Girl and the audience.
The guys gets a prize for doing what normal people aresupposedto do.
After the show, he meets Konstantine in an undisclosed location in Quebec City.
They talk about… something, who knows.
Axe gets back to the hotel suite and finds Noah Emmerich looking at his laptop in distress.
Noah Emmerich admits to everything: piggybacking Axes play, messing it up, losing almost all his money.
When he gets back to the office, he seems to be another person.
His vibe is almost meditative.
Eat, move, s, repeat, he mutters to himself.
He then drops a bombshell on Wags: Starting tomorrow, start selling everything.
As in, all of their assets.
Is Axelrod quitting the game while hes ahead?
Did Konstantine have something to do with this?
Or is this all just another play?
