Succession

Season 3, Episode 1

Secession

Transcript

s03e01 - Secession script

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( Pensive orchestral music playing )

( Helicopter whirring )

( Music intensifies )

( Helicopter whirring )

( Electronics powering )

( Heavy breathing )

( Guttural exhale )

Greg Hirsch: Hey, Ken. Are you okay?

Is he okay?

Uh, he's in the bathroom.

( Quick exhale )

( Helicopter whirring )

Hey! Hey, sir!

Jet's en route back.

And, uh, where we headed, sir?

Okay. Where are the planes? Can we go?

Hugo Baker: Should be no more than an hour.

I got us a nice room to wait in.

At least, not that nice, actually, but it was the nicest I could source.

Where are we going, do you know?

E... Either New York or Geneva or London or Singapore or L.A.

Okay. Thank you.

What's he saying?

Not much.

Look, I mean, do we know what's he thinking?

Yeah, well, he's talking about his Mom a lot.

Oh! Okay.

His mom?

What... what's the play?

Karl: I don't know.

Lot of interesting ideas flying around.

I got fired. He got fired. She got promoted.

I got re-hired. She got demoted, right? It's...

Logan Roy: Come on!

Um... Dad? Want me to ride with you?

You wanna suck my dіck?

Roman Roy: Is what he said to his son as the sеxual assault allegations poured in.

Hey, dude.

Karolina Novotney: Let me call you back.

Greg: Hey, Ken.

If, if you're okay, will you just say, "Okay", so that I know you're okay?

Because otherwise I... I'll have to break the door down and I don't really want... I don't know if I'll be able to.

Wha... But, um...

( Door unlocks )

Okay. Action stations.

Let's fսck¡ng go, let's get into this.

( "Succession" theme music playing )

( Elevator bell chimes )

And where are we going, Ken?

Waystar, plant a flag, fix on my lawyer, PRs, get some independent directors shaking, and maybe ride in to see the fսck¡ng Feds.

( Press clamoring )

( Camera shutters clicking )

Greg: No comment! No comment!

No comment! No comment!

You don't have to say that.

You don't have to say that, Greg, just don't comment.

( Clamoring continues )

Karolina: Excuse me.

Greg: No comment! No comment!

Greg: Stop! Stop! Stop it!

Okay, Jess, let's go.

Jess Jordan: Uh-huh.

( Knocking on car windows )

This is a company vehicle.

What?

I mean, I don't have a dog in this fight.

But since you just clearly opened the company up to investigation, lawsuits, I imagine you're no longer working for the company?

Well, no, because I was acting in the best interests of the company.

Yeah? Violating your duty of confidentiality?

Violating your fiduciary duties as a director?

Look. I need a sealed unit here, Karolina. I need a clean jar.

So... so... are you in for this fսck¡ng revolution?

No, I know it's exciting. And, and I... I... I s...

I...

Are you with me, yes or no?

Karolina: Why did you do it like that, Ken?

I mean, did you know?

Me? No. No.

No, I had no prior warning and I was surprised at his comments, but now I am obviously concerned and interested to hear more.

Okay.

Kendall: This is a fork in your life, Karolina.

This is the righteous vehicle.

It's just not... It's not...

Okay. Stop the car.

Out. Out. Please. I need to make calls.

Karolina: Ken...

I can't have weevils in the fսck¡ng flour sack, okay?

Out. Now.

Ken?

Everything you've heard today is privileged.

Repeat anything and I'll sue you out of your fսck¡ng ass.

Are you coming, Greg?

I... um...

I, uh, I...

I... I... I think I'm just gonna catch a ride with these guys.

Right.

Okay? Thank you.

( Press clamoring )

( Door shuts )

Reporter 1: Why'd you get kicked out of the car? What happened?

Reporter 2: Why did you leave Kendall's car?

Reporter 3: Was he driving to the airport?

Do you have anything to say?

News Anchor: Logan Roy was personally and fully aware of the crimes committed aboard Brightstar Cruises. Kendall Roy says his father oversaw millions of dollars of payments to hide and cover-up criminal activity at the cruise line. Roy went on to deliver a blistering denunciation of his father and the values and practices at Waystar Royco.

Roman: Nice.

News Anchor: The media empire and parent company of the conservative news channel, ATN, and the correspondent that...

So, what are you actually thinking?

What am I thinking?

Yeah, what are you thinking?

What you mean? In terms of what?

Um, in terms of the fսck¡ng... the situation?

Hmm... I'm thinking that we just need to back Dad right now, and I can't believe anyone would think anything else.

Yeah. Yeah, of course. Yeah.

But... what am I actually thinking?

Hmm?

Well, I'm thinking, "Is he toast?"

Oh, fսck, you are? Really?

Yeah, well, what, what are you thinking?

I don't know.

Yeah, I am thinking that maybe I shouldn't be thinking, "Is he toast?"

( Indistinct announcement over PA system )

( Roman sighs )

Is he okay?

I really think we should react.

By George, I think he's on to something!

Hey, Hugo's got planes.

Hi. Listen, I'm drowning in calls.

And I want to deny, you know, speculation.

So, uh, I'm just checking that obviously we're all good if I say, for a starter, that he never hurt anyone, and he never... touched anyone, personally?

Gerri Kellman: You can reassure on that, Hugo.

Good.

Logan: Did you know?

Connor? Roman? Shiv?

Did you know?

Wh... What's that?

Did you know he was going to do that?

I was wondering.

Well, obviously not, Dad.

Uh-huh.

Kendall's mentally ill. He's insane.

Hmm.

Where's my phone?

Don't know, Pop. We'll call you.

Uh, yeah, you got it on silent?

Okay, I think I want Lisa Arthur as my personal lawyer, but can you call Remi to hit me up with other names?

Uh-huh.

Greg, Greg, if I get taken out on other sh¡t, I might need you to take my cultural temperature.

Uh-huh. Got it.

Okay?

As in? Uh, wh... what does that, uh, mean?

Like before I get my media monitoring in place I might need you to slide the sociopolitical thermometer up the nation's ass and take a reading.

Okay? I'll get seasick.

( Stutters )

Just feed me the metadata, anything that's gonna move the market on me reputationally, yeah?

( Phone notification chimes )

Uh-huh, uh-huh, yeah. Sure.

Uh, media monitoring department over here.

Wow, everyone is telling me Lisa Arthur.

She's my girl.

Did you... did you get her avails for me, Jess?

Um, we have a call out to her...

( Phone ringing )

( Phone continues ringing )

Okay. Um...

Jess Jordan on Kendall's phone.

Is it him?

Hi.

Kendall's, uh, just attending...

Just listen. to some other matters but I can pass on your thoughts.

What... what's he saying?

Jess: ( Whispers ) Do you wanna know?

Yeah.

Okay. I'll tell him.

Uh, he says that this could get very ugly for him.

You played a decent move.

If you were to retract and say that you were unwell and that you misspoke, then maybe there's a deal here.

You know what? Tell him, legally, it's not wise for me to talk to him, but that I'm going to be in contact with the government and that this would be a good moment for him to step down.

( Indistinct chatter over phone )

Okay, he heard.

... that I'm gonna grind his fսck¡ng bones to make my bread.

Uh, he says, in that case, he's going to grind up your bones to make his bread.

( Sighs ) Okay?

Well, tell him, that I'm gonna run up off the fսck¡ng beanstalk.

Okay. Logan? Yeah, he says in that case he's going to run up off the, uh, beanstalk?

He's kind of laughing. But not, like, nice laughing.

Just tell him he should step back and cooperate.

I don't want to see him behind bars.

Kendall: ( On phone ) We may no longer be on the same side, but I don't want that.

That's bullshit.

That's fսck¡ng sanctimonious bullshit.

It was a fսck¡ng play.

It was a play, it was a fսck¡ng move.

So, don't act like a cսոt to me because it won't fսck¡ng wash!

Okay, bye.

What... what... what did he say?

Um...

Any actual legal or, or physical threats?

Uh...

You know what?

Don't need that in my head.

Just put it in an e-mail and send it to yourself, in case it comes up.

Logan: Okay. Action stations.

I gave him a chance. Gerri.

Everyone, let's go.

Gerri: Okay. Great.

So, I suggest I call DOJ and just right away let them know how horrified we were to learn of these, um, allegations and that we intend to form a special committee and we can tell them which white shoe law firms...

I have ideas, we are considering to thoroughly investigate and promptly report back their findings.

Right. But do we cooperate?

With the government? Yeah, I think we have to cooperate.

I mean, we were under pressure already...

Unless we don't?

Yeah, but real world?

I mean, this is a public company.

We don't know what they have or what they might get.

There's only one real play here.

And what if I don't want to pull down my panties down so fast?

Roman: Then you pull up the draw-bridge.

It's politically motivated. "Come get us, mοthеrfսckеr".

What's our story?

The story is... is that he's exploiting these poor women.

And that's very sad.

You were grooming him for the top.

But you know? He's a junkie and he blew it.

He's a bitter fսck up that needs psychiatric help.

And of course you're the big baddie, so everybody jumped on board.

And what about these papers?

Uh, they're fake. Or stolen, if they even exist. Are you worried about the papers?

Hmm? We'll go after him for corporate theft.

This is, you know, not nice thing to say about your son but maybe you chop him into a million pieces and toss him in the Hudson?

You destroy Kendall, it falls apart.

Logan: What do we think?

How's the price?

Well, uh, net-net, it's steady.

But institutions are dumping in case this kills us and arbs are buying in case Sandy and Stewy win.

Yeah, Kendall has changed the game.

Noncooperation now, it's not... it's too...

It's too hot out there. I think it's very high risk.

Yeah, well, everything's high risk if you're a pussy.

Hey, I eat red meat. Okay?

Roman: Well...

I'm just... the repercussions.

Roman: Yeah, but I think you're looking too small.

We do a dance and we bide our time 'til the election.

ATN anointy-nointy the Raisin for a second term?

New Attorney General. And by then, this has gotten a little stale, Kendall will self-destruct because it's his favorite.

And this all fades the fսck away.

If I stop picking at scabs, saying, "Sorry", who knows where we'll end up.

Class actions from the chancers and opportunists.

Admissions of wrongdoing...

Billions out of the door.

fսck!

If you were to call the AG right now and shout at him, could we find out if that'd be okay?

Hugo, can you find out what would happen if Logan called the AG?

Get the Raisin. Let's go to the top.

Let's get the President.

But gentle. Okay?

Anything else?

Do we want to order some food?

Food? Swallow. We're on saliva and adrenaline here, until we get on a plane. All right?

No local foods.

I get the sh¡ts, we're fսckеd.

Hugo! Let's go.

Okay.

Logan: We've lingered long e-fucking-nough!

Hugo: Okay, guys, uh, this way please. The plane's on the tarmac.

Let's get going. I will definitely call you back.

( Indistinct chatter )

Greg: Okay. Uh, you're the number one trending topic, ahead of Tater Tots.

And the Pope followed you.

Okay... wow!

Greg: Uh...

Okay, no, this is not the... is this the real?

No, I don't think this is the Pope.

Right, great. Thanks Greg.

Greg: No, it's, it's a pope. It's not the Pope.

Kendall: ( On phone ) Frank? Hey. Listen, you don't need to speak.

I just want to say, sorry I didn't talk to you before, but I just want to let you know there's a place for you in the company I'm gonna run.

You just need to tell him time's up, okay? He steps back and we can cool this down. Someone like you steps in, a lot of respect. You know, a lot of folks would put in a shift for you. We steady the ship together.

Okay? I did this for you, man.

Did this for us.

For the soul of the company. This is exciting, Frank. Okay.

Uh, Gerri. Get me Gerri.

Okay. Um...

Oh, straight to voicemail.

Hugo: The vans are here.

So, the President is basically supportive, but they think it might be best for there not to be a call with you on the White House log today.

Like he can't make a fսck¡ng private call?

We got offered Michelle-Anne.

Oh, the pantsuit barnacle?

I got her if you wanna.

No. fսck it. No. I don't talk to the babysitter.

You fսck¡n' sound her out.

That'd be great. Yeah, Yeah I'll hold.

Where's Karl?

Yeah. He really feels he needs a sandwich.

A sandwich?

Yeah. I tried to tell him. But...

Guys, we have another van for you over here.

Okay? Right this way.

Gerri: Michelle? Gerri Kellman. How you doing?

Listen, I just wanted to say it was all nonsense and we know the President will be supportive, but we just wanted to answer... to, to offer to answer any questions he may have.

Michelle-Anne: ( On speakerphone ) Hi, yeah,

Gerri, I think he just feels for Logan at this difficult time.

Great, well, just let him know that we are not asking for favors.

Michelle-Anne: We hear you.

We just wouldn't, simply in terms of resources, want DOJ to follow Kendall off down this rabbit hole of bitterness.

Michelle-Anne: Okay. Well, you know how much the President respects Logan. Okay?

Great. So, off the record, um... what's the temperature at Main Justice?

Any danger of them or Southern District going Batman on this?

Michelle-Anne: Um, the Attorney General is very smart.

Gerri: Oh, we all love Bhavick.

He'll... he'll see through this, right?

Michelle-Anne: It's just, the DAG likes to think she's something of a straight-shooter. Marilyn's prickly. So that's your only issue, Marilyn.

Well, maybe you should just fire her!

Michelle-Anne: ( Sarcastically ) Ha, ha, ha. Justice can't do nothing.

Well, they could...

Michelle-Anne: It's out of our hands.

Not if you grab it.

Um, but look, we don't want to fall out with him.

Michelle-Anne: Well no, he's the president.

Gerri: No, sure, but, do we want to get the old guys on the blower so they can just chat for five?

Michelle-Anne: This will all be great, Gerri. Just find me whenever, on anything, okay?

Great, well, I appreciate getting a read. Um, many thanks.

Yeah. Good?

Good work. Basically supportive.

Roman: Good work, Gerri.

Hugo: Okay, we're, uh, fueled and tooled.

We all set for New York City and a fսck fest?

Gerri, stay.

Oh.

( Phone vibrating )

Shiv Roy: Excuse me. Sorry.

Kendall: ( On phone ) Oh, Shiv...

Shivy, Shivy, Shivy.

How are you doing over there?

You ready to come over? I got a spot for you.

Hello, hello? Okay, Jess, what do we got?

Um, we have independent directors.

Boom.

Opinion shapers, A list.

And then we've got Ewan, Laird.

Good.

Your mom, um...

Greg's mom, Josh Arenson, and Marcia?

Kendall: Great.

Oh, Greg. How's, uh...

Um, I mean...

( Sighs ) Headline is, uh, the Internet is big, uh, obviously, uh... and I haven't... I can't... I... I couldn't read it all, but I'm working through, I guess, um...

Yeah. That's the big picture over here at Media Monitoring.

Is it positive, Greg?

Greg: It's super positive.

Super positive?

Greg: Yeah.

The negative stuff does tend to stick in the mind a little just 'cause it's quite, uh, visceral.

But yeah. Basically, very good.

Nice memes, good memeage, and... and, uh, so on.

( Phone ringing )

Naomi Pierce: ( On phone ) Hello?

Nae? Hey.

I got a million calls, but I wanted to say hi.

You see it?

Naomi: Mm-hmm. Yeah, seems like maybe you're the best man in the world?

Yeah, fսck you.

( Naomi chuckles )

Yeah, but I mean, maybe you are.

Okay, ha, ha, ha, sure.

But what if I am?

Naomi: No, sure. But, um, seriously, Ken, just for a second here. What if you really are?

Um, Ken?

Yeah?

We're almost there, so...

Uh, Nae, hey, I'm arriving at Waystar. Can you come see me?

Oh, um, Remi's saying that maybe they're trying to cancel your access?

Later, Nae. Hey, I love you.

Naomi: Yeah.

Okay, well... well... well, they can't.

Sure, but, uh, they maybe did?

Kendall: All right. fսck it, keep driving. There's press at my place, yeah?

Jess Jordan: Uh, yes. So, where are we going?

Greg: Oh, God. This is crazy.

This is like... this is like O.J.

I... I mean, except if O.J. never killed anyone.

Who said I never killed anyone?

What character is that?

Juice is loose, baby!

Shiv: Uh, Gerri. Are you okay?

Yeah, great. All good.

Just gonna go talk to Hugo.

Because now, we're gonna go, it looks like in the first instance, to Sarajevo.

What the fսck. Sarajevo?

I think Michelle-Anne freaked him out.

Other places to consider.

Bahrain, Bosnia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Maldives, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Vatican?

Okay. fսck.

What do all these countries have in common?

They're all made up? They're lands with dragons!

No, I imagine that none of them have an extradition treaty with the U.S.

Okay. fսck.

You know, what I thought we could do, um, is discreetly dangle some juicy contributor contracts to the more responsible prosecutors?

We're going to Sarajevo.

What? To Sarajevo? Excuse me, the fսck...

It's fine. Shut up.

Hey. Look.

I'm not sure how much cover I've got.

I need to talk to a lawyer on my position.

Who's a tough bastard?

What? Like a kind of Layo Upton type mοthеrfսckеr?

A woman would be great. Like a Lisa Arthur?

She did the hοοker, right?

She repped the trafficked sеx workers, yes.

It'd be great to have her credibility.

Frank Vernon: Yeah. There are three or four good women, but Lisa has an excellent brain. She is a winner.

Gerri: You go with Layo, people will be like, "Oh, he's going scorched earth. Maybe he can fight this".

We get Lisa, people will be like, "Gee, maybe this is bullshit".

Can I get her?

Tom Wambsgan: Well, uh, Shiv...

Uh, yeah! I...

Tom: Right?

I mean, you know? I'm...

She's... Yeah, she's a pretty... She's a friend.

Could you get her for me?

Shiv: I don't know. I mean, she fսck¡ng loves winning and she loves money. So, uh...

Listen. Listen.

I don't... know.

Cooperate or not, to keep the board sweet, I may need to step back a little.

Okay. Oh, well then, who would...

I don't want to go back right now. Does that play?

Yeah, I mean, I just... I, I want you safe.

That's the most important thing.

Yeah.

Okay. Okay, okay, uh, Shiv, Roman, Gerri are gonna go back to manage New York.

No need for me to go running back like a slapped girl, looks weak.

Great! Another plane.

Want me to go?

No, no, no. I don't trust you.

You're gonna stay with me. Karl can monitor board liaison.

Tom here, across ATN.

I'll make the call on the lawyer.

I like... I like Layo, but, uh, I need to think about it.

Council of war on the plane!

Go on, fսck off back there, Tumbledown dіck.

Logan, uh, this plane has now been rerouted to Sarajevo.

It's ready to go. And, uh, I will get another plane.

( Clears throat ) Uh, Logan? Do you need...

Oh, Con?

This guy? Yeah.

Con, yes, yes, yes. Very important.

Can you hold the fort here? Can you keep this all secure?

You mean hold down the Balkans with just two divisions?

I can try.

Hugo: See you guys. Have a good trip.

Thanks.

Willa: Mm-hmm.

Oh, listen, my guy made contact and they wanna know if we wanna do a marketing push with the play.

Okay.

You know?

The whole hate watch angle, uh, you know, like, pick out all the worst reviews like, you know, "Kill yourself if you got a ticket", or the one about brain poison.

Yeah, okay, I know all of them, Con. Thank you.

That's so sweet.

Right. So, jump on the irono-cycle and, uh, make it into a thing for the hipsters and the dipshits.

Willa Ferreyra: Oh.

We could make a nice little return.

Mm-hmm. Sure. Yeah, I mean. Yeah. That sounds exciting.

Connor Roy: Yeah?

Hey, so, we'll talk about things... when we get back, right?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Tom: Yeah? Okay. Cool.

Of course. Yeah, okay. So, yeah.

You know, 'cause I love you.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Thanks.

Thank you.

And, uh... Yeah, don't...

You'll see him again.

Well, yeah, obviously I'll see him again, Tom.

Why would you say that?

I'm being nice, Shiv.

If you're worried that he won't come home, I think that's unlikely. Okay, so...

Well, I know that.

Okay. Great. It's fine.

Shiv: Okay.

Tom: Okay.

Oh, did Ken call you?

Ken? Me? No. No, no, no.

Not to speak. No. Why, did he call you?

No.

Tom: No.

No. No, I was just wondering.

Okay. Well, look after him.

Okay.

Keep in touch.

Okay. ( Blows kiss )

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( Sharp inhale, nervous giggle )

So, just... This is a safe place to be, yeah.

So just buzz me in.

Don't tweet from RealKendallRoy.

I'm not... I'm not tweeting from your account.

I'm serious.

I'm not. I'm tweeting from my account.

Okay.

Okay.

Just chill here for a second.

Right.

Hello, hello!

Hey!

Hey. ( Chuckles )

Are you okay? How are you doing?

I'm good.

Rava Roy: You're good?

Yeah. Yeah.

Is it okay if I bring in the guys?

Sure. Are they vetted?

Yeah. They're legit, right, Jess?

Greg: Yeah.

All the Emirati use the firm.

Jess: Yeah, vetted. Totally.

Oh, well, amazing.

So, is this okay to, to do a few calls?

I wouldn't ask if I had options.

Yes, yes.

Kendall: Thank you.

Of course.

Thanks, Rava.

Rava: Yeah.

Rava: Hey, Greg.

I'll close it up.

Yeah, good. Wow.

So, hey, wow!

You really did it, huh?

I fսck¡ng did it.

Yeah, well, it's been in the mail.

It has been in the mail.

You know, like you always said, it was either this or, you know, go to Mount Athos and become a monk.

Oh, yeah. This monastery on Mount Athos.

Mount Athos.

That, that, that could have been a more logical choice.

Surprise, surprise.

You came here for what? A, uh... pat on the back?

No, just, uh, the press.

They're, they're swarming mine.

And I, I need a hiding hole for meetings.

Plus, I actually wanted to see you and the kids.

You know, I, kind of, like...

It was kind of for you guys.

Yeah, well...

Hey, hey, I, um...

I didn't see it but I've just...

I've been up against it at work but... people were saying you did great.

Kendall: Oh. Yeah.

Yeah, it was... it was fine, whatever.

You might want to watch it.

No, I...

You might want to.

Yeah.

You know, I'm, I'm, I'm talking to Lisa Arthur.

Oh, great. Well, yeah, she's famous.

She's the best. So, what you think?

Can I do this? Can I win?

I don't know, Ken.

No. Right.

Right. ( Sighs )

How you feeling?

I'm looking forward to seeing more of the Balkans.

Karl: Mm-hmm.

Is this the worst?

Well, there were the tabloid suicides.

When we nearly went kablooey because of Argentina.

Karl: I know.

The Tiananmen Accommodations?

The Black Cloud after Sally Ann?

Karl: I remember.

I don't know.

He's the comeback kid.

Karl: No, I know, I know, I know.

But, Senate, FBI.

SEC, Class Actions.

Plus Sandy and Stewy?

I mean, this is a 12-foot sub of poisonous tree frogs.

This is the full Baskin-Robbins 31 flavors of fսckеr right there.

Gentlemen?

Excuse me, do you mind? Thank you.

Logan: So, this is where I'm landing.

For Waystar, three white shoe firms on retainers.

Then the next best five, let's play footsie.

See if we can tie them up with conflicts.

You two, touch base with Senate and House surrogates, payroll commentators, and friends.

I want everyone lawyered up.

Tom, me to see editorial on anything on this across ATN and global cable and print outlets.

We pressure-point other operations, the line is, "Don't lean on this, it's as bendy as fսck.

Play it smart today, you won't look a cսոt tomorrow".

Karl, I need to talk to the top 12 shareholders in the next 30 minutes.

An emergency board meeting ASAP and they'll be rolling through 'til next week, okay?

Hugo, I imagine most of that is obvious and in train, right?

Largely in hand. Largely in hand.

Great. And in terms of cooperation...

It's war!

fսck off!

It's war. fսck off.

Good?

Good.

Good?

Good.

Yeah.

But we throw them this.

I'll step back as CEO.

Wha...

You sure?

Well, obviously, on operational matters I will expect to have, um, informal input.

So, as I step back, uh, temporarily, who do we like as CEO?

I don't give a fսck.

Its name plates.

Come on. Brain dump.

Speak. Let a hundred flowers bloom!

No come-backs.

Well, I have to say, uh, I look good.

( Scoffs )

What? What? Why not? I like me.

Just the fresh face we're looking for.

Karl: Oh, fսck off, Frank.

Logan: Karl, if your hands are clean it's only because your whorehouse also does manicures.

I mean, I imagine you're looking at a kid. Or Gerri?

But if you want... if you want someone short term...

Frank?

Frank: ... who knows the place inside out, I...

You're not trusted.

You're mashed potatoes.

Okay, mm-hmm. I get it. Yep.

Now, I'd like a kid, obviously. So, Shiv or Roman.

But we'd love a woman. So, Shiv or Gerri.

But I'd like experience. So, Roman... or Gerri.

Just gonna run to the bathroom.

Logan: Uh-huh.

Frank: A woman is... a woman is good.

( Phone vibrates )

Hello?

Hey, listen. They're playing fսck¡ng dice with God next door, okay?

He is picking a new CEO in real time.

Oh, okay. Let me just check that.

One second.

What? Interim?

Tom: ( On phone ) Sure, sure.

But you know, who knows how long it will last?

VW took, like, 5 years, right?

Wal-Mart took a decade.

And what's the temperature?

Oh, it's, you know, it's free form.

"Let a hundred flowers bloom".

Oh, yeah, right! Sure!

Uh...

So listen, do you want it?

Me? What?

No. You crazy, Shiv? I don't think that's even...

I don't think with the hearings and cruises...

I don't think it's... I don't, I don't... I think, no, I mean.

No.

So, you're okay to push me?

Well, sure. That's what I wanted to know.

Because he's gonna fight, he says.

You wanna be the face of that?

Yeah, I mean, you can get too fսck¡ng clever with this, can't you?

( Knocking on door )

Hugo: Have a problem in there, buddy? Can't find a vein?

Hold on. Watch it, fuckhead!

Okay, I gotta go. But, um, if it's going, you want it?

I don't wanna be buried like Miss Haversham with a fսck¡ng bonnet full of clever stratagems. So, yeah! Yes. Yes, I want it.

You get in there and you hustle, baby. Hustle!

Okay.

( Inhales deeply )

Interesting call?

What?

Ah, no. Just... just bullshit.

Oh. Just bullshit? That's boring.

Ugh! I hate boring sh¡t, don't you?

What?

Roman: Just, you know, boring phone calls about bullshit. It's just so boring, right, Shiv?

It's boring?

Because Gerri just heard from Frank and Dad is apparently live picking the new CEO.

( Tongue clicks ) Oh, Okay.

Oh. "Oh, okay". So, Tom didn't just mention that to you?

Oh, yeah, now that you mention it, he, maybe he did, yeah. Mm-hmm.

"Yeah, okay, maybe".

fսck you. fսck you.

So, how come Frank called you and how come you told him?

I'm just a very straightforward person, Shiv.

Oh, yeah? So, what'd you hear?

Well, I heard there's a number of names in contention.

All right! Care to make it interesting?

Throw a little money on the table?

Well, I'm already pretty fսck¡ng interested.

So, I think I'm good.

Yeah, a full tally would be... would be great, thank you. Yep. I can hold.

Hi, uh...

Kinda just wanna let you know, I was doing his media monitoring for a while, but I guess...

Comfry: Oh...

... you'll be taking that over?

Yeah, that would be us.

Yeah, I wrote down a lot of tweets, like relevant tweets that felt kind of important so I could...

Is that useful to pass on? Or...

We can find them.

They're on Twitter?

Yeah. They are all on... They're all on Twitter.

Yeah.

But thank you.

Greg: No worries. Here to help.

I'm on hold over here.

( Sighs )

( Laughs nervously )

Cancelling my mom's credit card.

Okay. Nice.

Yeah, no. It's pretty stupid actually.

Uh, my grandpa cut her off.

Uh, long story. I guaranteed her gold card, just 'cause I thought that'd be, like, a good son thing to do?

And then just she saw the press conference, and she's kind of, like, under the impression that Ken's taking the company down.

And so she's over here panic buying NutriBullets and buying a lot of Krugerrands. Like a very particular currency.

And she never even drinks the smoothies...

Kendall: Hey! ( Claps )

So, it's like...

Berry fսck¡ng Schneider in the house!

Thanks for coming. How you doing?

Great. Good to see you.

Yeah? Come on in. Come on in. Let's sit, let's sit.

Thanks for having us. Comfry.

Kendall: Hey, I'm Kendall.

Is he harassing you?

No, he's fine.

Greg, stay here.

Welcome to my ex-wife's living room. Sit, sit.

Can we just say, right off, some jobs are money jobs, some are heart jobs.

We would love to work with you. We love the narrative arc.

We love everything you did.

And I would love to work with you, but, uh, if it's cool, and I know you guys are the best but is it okay if this is still a pitch?

Of course!

Kendall: Great.

So, we have a lot of thoughts.

Kendall: Yeah.

Communication planning and positioning thoughts.

How we can leverage our relationships with significant writers at major outlets.

Yes. Yes.

Prepare to prime and amplify some impressive secondaries.

Great, great.

So, shall, shall I talk, or will you?

Berry Schneider: Well, we want to hear your thoughts, of course, but you wanna start off just hearing our five points?

Sure. Sure, you go.

Berry: Okay. So...

But I think the headline needs to be "fսck the weather, we're changing the cultural climate".

But you go.

Okay, I mean...

For context, I, I, I'm talking to the Times about an op-ed.

Draft an alternative corporate manifesto.

Drop a rapid reaction TEDx. sh¡t like that.

Well, that's great.

It's cheesy as fսck but, you know, I need people to see this was part of a coherent philosophy, not just punching an old guy in the fսck¡ng nose?

Yeah?

Right. Right.

That's in line with our thoughts. So...

Well, I just, I may as well say, on a dumb level, I'd like my Twitter to be off the hook.

This could all get super earnest, so I was thinking of hitting up some BoJack guys.

You know? Some, some, some of the Lampoon kids... to just smash that sh¡t, make my feed a little powder keg people need to check-in with?

Like cool tweets that position you?

Yeah, that would be the... straight-leg chino way of putting it. "Cool tweets".

fսck you!

Kendall: fսck you! ( Laughs )

No, it's... I'm kidding. I know you guys are the best.

Okay, sorry. I want to work with you if you can... if you can work with me?

Sure.

Well, we think you're going to win this and we like winners!

Hell yeah.

( Airplane engine powering down )

( "Succession" theme music playing )

Hugo: Hello. Hi, uh, Waystar Royco?

( Plane engines roaring )

Gerri is clean, right?

Well, I mean. Up to a point?

Oh, she was nowhere near cruises was she, when... you know?

She was in the UK on all that regulatory sh¡t, I think, during the time in question.

I have to say, I like Gerri.

Oh! You like Gerri?

Uh-huh. I do.

Are you playing the reverse banjo, son?

Trying to black spot her?

Nope. No. I do.

She's very stolid. And I like Roman.

Oh, you like Roman?

What about yourself, Tom?

Who, me? What?

Logan: Oh, you know. You're kind of family.

Kind of new blood.

Well, that's very kind. But I don't... no. I don't...

I think it's a little rich for my blood just yet. So...

What about Shiv?

Well, Shiv's great.

Uh-huh.

I like Shiv. But no experience. And Roman, great, but...

You don't think Roman is ready?

Do you?

Well, is anybody ready?

Was I ready?

So...

When he's not all fսck¡ng "meh, meh, meh"...

Plus, I'll be pulling the strings. Right?

I like Roman.

I like Roman.

Of course I like Roman.

Sure you do! He'll fսck¡ng fire you on day one!

( Phone ringing )

Oh, Romulus.

Hey, Dad. Um... can I just speak to you for a moment?

Sure.

Well, um, it's already getting out what you're thinking about so, um, I just wanted to throw a couple of things in the old, uh, lobster pot.

Mm-hmm.

I think it should be me.

Okay.

It's my time.

I can do it, I want it, and I think I can do it. So...

Um... But, I... Sorry, what?

Okay, um...

No, no. You go.

Yeah, okay. Well...

( Sighs ) I think it should be me.

But...

If you don't think I'm ready, okay, which, um...

um, I would understand.

But... and I'm not saying that I agree with that, but, you know, um... maybe a couple of years under the wing of an older, uh... hen, could, you know, see me crack out of the old egg.

And, um, I gotta, I gotta say,

I know that you've been sweet on Shiv, and I love her, like a brother. ( Nervous giggle )

But, um, I just don't think that it's time, you know?

And all bitterness aside, I do wonder if maybe it isn't Gerri time.

So I would think just, you know, let the stone-cold b¡tch do it. She's tough, she's got the good chromosomes.

For whatever reason, it ain't Romey time, then, uh... maybe it's crony time.

Mm-hmm.

I hope I haven't, um, I don't know, overstepped here.

Nope. Thank you, son.

Okay, well, um, I'd love it, but, you know, I understand.

But I do want it. Okay?

But, you know? No hard feelings, so, um...

Uh yeah, no, anyway, I'm just... ( Garbled speech )

So, uh, uh yeah, love you, Dad.

Uh-huh.

Roman: ( On phone ) Bye.

Roman's out.

He's out. Okay?

( Plane engine roars )

( Wheels squeaking )

( Phone vibrating )

Who is it? Is it him?

Hey.

Uh-huh.

Yeah, yeah, of course.

Thanks, Dad. Yeah. Mm-hmm. Sure, I can do that.

I can do it.

What? You can do what?

Oh, fսck. fսck, go on.

He wants me to go get Lisa.

You're a fսck¡ng b¡tch.

He told me to tell you to wait airport adjacent though, he might need someone on investors. You might need to fly to Boston to meet Arenson.

Or, you know, hijack a plane and fly him to Cuba.

And he didn't say anything about CEO?

Oh. Oh, yeah. No, sorry, he did. It's me.

( In silly voice ) Oh. Oh! You got me.

Oh, you really fooled me, Shiv. ( Mocking )

Hilarious.

Lisa Arthur: We've gone over that, so now, what's the solution?

Okay. Well, when is that happening?

Keith: Eminently.

Lisa: Okay, good.

Can I have the room, please?

Shiv: Hey. ( Laughs )

Lisa: Hey, Shiv.

Lisa! How are you?

Good.

God, look at you!

It's been so long. This place...

Sit, sit.

Wow, it's amazing.

Thank you.

So, um... So listen. I'm just gonna jump right in because I don't want this to be difficult with a friend.

Um, and I hope I've not wasted your time because...

Yeah, no, the message came through.

You can't act for my dad.

Right.

I don't think I fit, so...

Yeah. Uh...

So, cards on the table, I wanted to talk to you about something else.

Oh. Okay.

Mm-hmm. I'm, uh...

Yeah, I'm thinking about my own position here.

And to be honest, I could do with a friend.

A discreet friend with legal training.

You know, a consigliere.

A smart, savvy woman, who can help me navigate the position I find myself in.

Right, that's kind.

But that's not the kind of role I normally take on.

I know, I know, but, uh, honestly, Lis, I got nowhere to fսck¡ng turn here.

You know my husband is a player in this.

And, uh, in one world, there's, uh, I'm in a position to come out here as CEO.

Or I might have to leave the firm to protect my reputation.

You know, I don't know what my dad did, and I don't know what my brother did, and I don't know what the firm did.

I'm in a fսck¡ng fսck pie here, Lisa.

Can I clean it up? I don't know.

I don't know. I have a plan... but I could easily get crushed between these two fսck¡ng men, and I need to game things out, and I need to do that with someone who can give me a read legally and culturally and politically and socially, and, you know, it's a lot.

Okay, look. Okay, look.

And I trust you and...

Look, look, stop. Stop, Shiv.

I can't give you legal advice and you should not give me any confidential information.

Okay?

Okay.

Uh, fսck. Uh...

I'm sorry. Is that... Does...

Does that mean what I think it means?

Are we done?

Yeah, you know what?

I would, I would just say... careful who you hitch your wagon to, honey, 'cause a lot of wagons are going in the ditch.

Right. Thanks, "honey".

You know, you'd actually consider working with that disingenuous little fսck doll? He's not on the level, Lis.

Shiv, I am unavailable to help you.

If for some reason that changes, I'll let you know.

Okay?

Okay.

Wow. Well, thanks, pal.

( Tense music playing )

Any vibes?

On what?

"On what?" On the whole, "Is my dad going to jail?" situation, who's climbing Mount Olympus to be the new Dr. Zeus.

Look at us here. Waiting.

So fսck¡ng... hot.

If it's you, you think you're clean?

Yeah, obviously. There's a bed through here if you wanna give it a go.

The pipeline was still sending cruise girls out west when you were in L.A. though, right?

Yeah, that was... mostly over.

There's deniability, Frank thinks.

We essentially didn't even actually know.

That's all on the... the little guys and Mo.

Uh-huh.

What about the satellite launch, accelerating it?

I'd lay you badly, but I'd lay you gladly.

Can I remind you, Roman, that so far as I am concerned nothing has ever happened between us other than of a professional nature.

Mm-hmm. Gotta be curious though, right?

Young fighter in his prime.

Technically raw, but, you know, hungry.

I am quite a successful person, Roman, and I remain so by avoiding mess.

Mm-hmm. Well, we're stuck in this room for...

I don't even know how long. And, um... no one would know.

( Phone rings )

Hey, Logan. Okay.

Great.

Okay, uh, well, um... ( Clears throat ) Okay. well...

Yes, yes.

Sure, I'll let him know. I'll tell him.

Thank you.

So?

It's me.

Are you kidding?

It's me.

Are you kidding?

Gerri: I'm not kidding.

It's actually you?

It's me. Shiv blew it with Lisa.

Okay.

sh¡t a pony. So, what, you're like the boss of me now?

Well...

Congratulations, Gerri. That's, uh...

Yeah, that's great. Congratulations.

You fսck¡ng b¡tch.

It's just an administrative position, largely, so...

You know, I might have swung this for you, you know that?

Well, thank you.

Yeah.

Does Shiv know?

Can I tell her? I... I think I should tell her.

I think it'd be nicer coming from me.

( Phone vibrating )

Yeah?

Hey, yeah.

So, we lost Lisa? I guess you fսckеd it?

Your friend doesn't like you?

Oh, also Gerri got the job. He wanted me to tell you.

But I got a song for you. It goes...

♪ Your friend doesn't like you Boo-hoo, boo-hoo ♪
♪ And Dad wants to fire you woo-hoo, woo... ♪
♪ And you hung up! ♪

You know what? Change of plan.

Hey, Rav? Rav?

Rava: Yeah.

Hey, I got more folks incoming.

Yeah, yeah.

And, and also just, um... as an FYI, is it cool if Naomi Pierce comes up?

Sure, is she the Pierce...

She's the...

Yeah, you know, we have a little thing...

Yeah, yeah. Fine. I heard.

Kendall: ... going.

It's not weird? She, she's kind of good for me.

No, sure. Yeah.

Kendall: Thank you.

Look at us, huh? Huh?

I know.

Also, I saw the razors, so...

What?

The razors in your bathroom?

Whose are those?

Wait... wh...

Why were you in my bathroom?

Because I don't like to drop a deuce where the staff go.

Yeah. Oh, God. Ken, uh, those don't actually mean...

Oh, no? Male razors?

What... no!

Uh, they're less expensive.

Oh, so I'm not giving you enough money for gender-appropriate razors now?

Ken, I'm not having this conversation right now.

I'm kidding. I'm kidding.

This isn't that conversation.

Rava: It's funny. Good.

Hey, Ken.

Yeah?

Uh, Lisa and Keith are here.

Lisa: Hey, Ken.

Hey, hey, Team Genius!

Thank you for coming.

My pleasure.

Keith, Kendall. Please sit.

Uh, can I, can I get you anything?

No, I'm good. Thank you.

You're good? You sure?

Rav, it'll just be four or five hours.

Uh, yeah, fine.

Okay, hey. Here she is.

Hi.

Hello.

Kendall: Look what the Aegean dragged in.

Okay, I'm right in the middle... So, I want to introduce you.

This is Rava. Rava, Naomi.

Rava: Hey. Hi.

So good to meet you.

And thank you for this.

Oh, yeah, no. Yeah, not at all.

I just gotta... I gotta...

Kendall: Me too. Hey, Greg, can you help, uh...

Greg: Yeah?

... Naomi, I gotta... Yeah.

Greg: Oh, yeah. Uh-huh.

So...

He's still in Europe. He's scared.

And it looks like my dad's gone to Sarajevo.

Okay. So, I should, um, make it clear this is just a preliminary.

So, no confidential information.

Sure. Sure. Well, look, what can I tell you?

Uh... my dad's the devil.

He runs a crime ring, and I would love to hire you because you're a super star and I think you can take down my dad, and this will be the case of the century and the highlight of your career.

Okay. Okay.

Well, that might be...

Kendall: I'm serious.

They'll make a movie about you.

We should make a movie about you.

Mm-hmm. And how would that look?

It would look amazing, because it would be brilliant!

Okay, look, this is quite a complex situation to progress because, as I understand it, you want to take down your dad without implicating yourself?

Correct.

And without damaging the company to the extent that you lose control at your shareholder meeting?

Correct.

And you know that Shiv and I have had a friend relationship?

Yeah, well, that might work out anyway.

Okay, well, that's for you two, but first things.

Has the government reached out to you yet?

Or have you received a subpoena for the documents yet?

No, no. And look, to be clear, I will do whatever you tell me to do.

I am your puppet.

Lisa: Okay. Well, in the first instance, we need to make sure you're in the clear with your friends at one, Saint Andrew's.

Right.

Lisa: So, first thing is to make sure your head isn't on the block, okay, puppet?

Lisa, I feel like you're my lawyer!

Rava: Oh, for fսck's sake! Greg! What the fսck?

Be right back.

Ken!

Jess, can you...

Yep.

Rava: Ken!

Greg: I'm so sorry.

Kendall: Yeah. I'm right here.

Rava: I'm sorry, did you not see that there was dust all over the bottle?

We okay?

Rava: Did you not think to...

No, it's fine.

I really had no... I'm really sorry, Rava.

Rava: It is fine.

What?

That was one my godfather gave me.

Naomi told me to open it, Ken.

Oh.

And so I just...

Well, I'm very sorry, Rava.

I'm so sorry.

Rava: Greg, that's not...

Hi.

Hey.

Hey, ooh, sorry.

No, no, no. Guys, drink it, enjoy it.

Greg: I don't want any personally...

It's fine! It's good.

It's like when someone breaks something beautiful and it reminds you that nothing lasts.

Enjoy it.

I'll get some napkins.

All these brilliant fսck¡ng women, Greg.

I mean...

Hey, I must be doing something right.

Right? Right?

You are.

You're doing everything right, man.

You are on top of the world.

Okay. Uh, I'll be back in a flash.

All right, baby. Lisa Arthur, you got my undivided attention.

Logan: Where's Shiv?

I'm trying.

Looks like the Gerri CEO news might have leaked.

And I got Simon on the board lined up.

Logan: Uh-huh.

Do you want a room?

Yes, I want a fսck¡ng room!

I'm about to eat dіck for three hours straight, so, yes, Hugo, I would like a fսck¡ng room.

( Phone ringing )

Hugo: Okay...

I don't need that.

Kendall.

Right.

Sure, well, whatever.

What now?

Nothing, tell you later.

Go on, fսck¡ng say!

It's not a big deal.

Lisa Arthur is going to represent Kendall.

Huh.

Fine.

Fine.

Let's get Layo.

We'll fսck¡ng beast 'em.

We'll go full fսck¡ng beast!

( "Succession" theme music playing )

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