Elsbeth (2024) s02e10 Episode Script

It was the silence
that was the most terrifying.
When the second engine died.
What I was thinking was,
all these years of hedging risk
and I didn't see this coming?
I'm resigning from the firm.
Liquidating everything,
selling the houses.
I'm giving it all away.
There's no joy in it anymore, Peter.
I don't want it.
This is a joke, right?
Your private jet hit some turbulence.
Come on, take off that shmata.
Uh, no.
I wore a suit for 40 years.
Almost died in one, too.
Yeah
but it was Brioni.
I'm serious, Peter.
What is this?
Some guilt thing? You have nothing
to feel guilty about.
This isn't a judgment.
You keep right on going
if it makes you happy.
Come on,
let's open a bottle of your '86.
There's nothing
a good first growth can't fix.
I sold it at auction last week.
I don't need your permission.
I only ask for your support.
You're gonna live the simple life?
You're not that guy anymore.
You won't last a week.
Not a week.
(THEME MUSIC PLAYS)
We are joined, once again,
by the esteemed Peter Hepson,
of Hepson Capital.
Welcome, Peter.
First things first, I have to ask:
Your brother, Bill,
he's left the company
Retired, yes.
AVA: He's rumored to
have given away billions
in anonymous donations.
Sold his homes.
He's living in a walk up in Queens,
refusing to give interviews
What's your take?
Oh, hell.
My brother is
a very private person, Ava.
So I don't want to comment
other than to say I support him,
and it's business as usual
at Hepson Capital.
- (CANNED AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING)
- Oh, you gotta be kidding me.
Yes, but here's a photo someone sent in
of Bill on a city bus.
We are a well-oiled machine
with a great team under us.
- For the love of
- AVA: But come on.
They used to call you
the Bull and the Bear.
Now Bill the Bear has gone vegan
and the public is eating it up.
Wall Street must be a little nervous
with these optics.
How so?
Well, it raises the question
if he can do this, what's stopping you?
What's stopping me?
I don't know. What's stopping you?
Glad to hear that the network
extended your contract, by the way.
Will you be delivering
those seven-figure checks
to the soup kitchen yourself
or set up direct deposit?
Let's turn to the commodities market.
Oh!
(YELLS)
It's you.
It's really you!
Well, you have no idea how
many lives you changed, man.
- The shelter you built, it
- Buzz off!
(CANNED AUDIENCE EXCLAIMING)
Something eating you, Peter?
Your game's been a mess for
well, since
You hear the latest one?
Bill gave away the family yacht
to Greta Thunberg.
Didn't you two used to cruise that
down to Nevis every year
on your birthday?
That's crap.
Where did you even hear that?
It's on social media.
- (CANNED CHEERING)
- GERALD: (CHUCKLES) Good one, Tim.
Okay, maybe it was a rumor.
But it felt true,
which is really the point.
Everything he said was dead wrong.
Costs were piling up.
The guy was spending more
than he could recoup.
He was running the business
into the ground.
The shareholders weren't
seeing any profits,
quarter after quarter.
He hadn't addressed the inefficiencies.
Yeah.
Giving himself a huge salary? For what?
To play golf all day?
And the guy said
we went back on our promises.
Well, I'll tell you about promises
What would you have done if you were me?
I want you to answer.
That's not a rhetorical question.
And be specific.
(DOG BARKING)
Peter? (CHUCKLES)
What are you doing
(GRUNTING)
You always had to be Ma's favorite.
Knock it off!
Well, I'm not gonna spend
the rest of my life
having everybody else
be disappointed in me, too.
(STRAINING)
Peter, you better quit it!
Get off!
(GRUNTS)
You gotta stop it!
(BOTH GRUNTING)
Oh!
(YELLING)
(LOUD THUD)
(PANTING)
(DOG BARKING)
(HEADSET BEEPS)
That's what I'm saying!
If you'd let me speak
You have to show results when
you do business with Hepson.
We see what the problems are
and we do what we have to do
to fix them.
(CANNED CHEERING)
It was a big divorce case,
and they needed a woman.
Van Ness's wife was claiming
that he beat her up,
and that she'd reported it
to the police.
Oh, I should have believed her,
but there was never any evidence.
And, as a lawyer, it's not my job
to believe her.
I mean, people say a lot of things
in a divorce proceeding.
But still (SMACKS LIPS)
There was this nagging voice in my head.
And, sure enough,
she was telling the truth.
One of the other lawyers had
the police report suppressed.
As soon as I found out
I took a job that lets me listen
to that nagging voice.
To get to the truth.
Oh, boy, it's a good thing
that you were wearing those headphones
and you didn't hear any of that,
given I'm still bound
by attorney-client privilege.
Oh, I'm sorry.
You were saying something?
Elsbeth,
if someone hypothetically
buried a report,
they hypothetically broke the law.
And you should
I mean, the other lawyer
should be allowed to defend themselves.
I hate to interrupt this chitchat,
but the body is this way.
Right.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Thank you for trusting me.
I promise, I won't say a word.
The victim was Bill Hepson.
Former hedge fund titan.
He's been in the news lately
for renouncing his wealth.
Oh, right. Oh, that was real?
Mm. I thought it was an act.
BOBBY: Yeah, if I
had that kind of money,
I'd drive a new Ferrari every week.
Or at least live in
a building with an elevator.
Uh, we're canvassing the
neighborhood for suspects now.
What you got there?
A ten-dollar bill.
It was stuck to the body.
You see that?
It's different. Blurry.
What? Counterfeit?
Let me see.
ALL: Mm.
BOBBY: Yeah, all right.
We'll look into it. Thanks.
The hell you standing around for?
- Sir. Sir.
- Don't tou
- Don't touch me.
- ELSBETH: Whoa.
- OFFICER: Stand back.
- (GASPS) Didn't we just
No. That's his twin brother,
- Peter Hepson.
- PETER: Don't touch me!
- Don't touch me!
- KAYA: He's been on TV a lot.
Who's in charge here?
- That'd be me.
- Then you better
get off your ass and find
the lowlife that did this.
Hold on. Which lowlife would that be?
Any of the moochers around here
who took money from my brother.
Look, you're gonna have to
unpack that for me, sir.
Do you mind stepping this way?
ELSBETH: I know his
brother just died,
but he's got one heck of a temper.
Mm-hmm.
I better go deal with that.
Okay.
Ooh. Street donuts.
Duncan's Donuts? (CHUCKLES)
You here with another cease and desist?
My name is Duncan.
You can't make me change it.
No.
A man died in that building.
Bill Hepson.
Bill Hepson.
Geez. That's terrible.
You knew him?
He liked the chocolate frosted.
Man, I knew something was off
with him this morning.
What do you mean?
I'm on this spot every day.
Bill's a friendly guy,
always stops for a donut.
Big tipper.
This morning, he didn't stop,
didn't wave.
Like he didn't even know me.
Really?
He seemed pissed.
- Yelling into his cell phone.
- Stop.
I do not need to calm down! All right?
Interesting.
Cops just picked up
a kid two blocks away.
They say he looks good for it.
We're bringing him in.
All right, hang on.
How much for the chocolate frosted?
Duncan's Donuts have been
$1.25 for 30 years.
Look like they've been
in this cart for 30 years, too.
PETER: Okay, what you need to do
is you need to call everybody you know
at the police department.
Looks can be deceiving.
Where are we with the
Bill Hepson murder?
Suspect's in custody.
Kid we found trying
to break a $100 bill.
Got a black eye and a split lip.
Just waiting on the lawyer.
You think the kid was trying to mug him?
Well, the victim's brother
said he was known
to carry a lot of cash.
His wallet was missing.
So, local kid knew the guy was loaded,
followed him home, mugged him,
pushed him out a window.
ELSBETH: Huh.
Let me guess,
ladies' book club is tonight
and you still haven't finished.
No, silly. I'm learning
all about Bill and Peter
in their own words.
Or their ghostwriter's words, anyway.
I'm sure they appreciate the royalties.
- As I was saying
- It's just that, um,
I noticed in the crime scene photos
that Bill's TV was on
when the cops got there.
So, the killer followed him home,
let him go inside and turn on the tube,
and then brought him
back out to mug him?
My TV stays on all day.
My dog loves Drew Barrymore.
Gonzo listens to NPR.
It's just this theory
seems to hinge entirely
on what his brother told us.
But wouldn't the brother know?
Well, we don't know how Peter felt
about his brother's new life.
Relationships between
identical twins can be, um
trouble.
Carter?
You really are doing the whole
cops-and-robbers thing.
Do you guys ever stun gun
each other just for fun?
What are you doing here?
Van Ness is in town for business.
Also, to give you a heads-up.
The firm wrapped its investigation
into the alleged police report.
Regretfully, outside counsel
may not have adhered
to the high ethical standards
to which this firm yadda, yadda.
We're sending a press release.
You're saying I buried
the police report?
If such a report exists,
and we maintain that it does not,
then yes.
(SCOFFS) Does the firm's high
ethical standards include lying?
Don't shoot the messenger.
Can I stun gun him, at least?
(CHUCKLES)
He threatened to fire the firm
if we didn't clean this up.
There was yelling.
Yes, I read all about Van Ness's temper
in the police report I didn't bury.
Do you have a copy
of that nonexistent report?
No. Someone showed it to me,
but by that point, it was too late.
They didn't let me keep it.
Good.
Because the rest of the team
needs to keep practicing law.
Whereas you
You're doing this.
You have to admit,
you seemed best positioned
to take the fall.
Carter, you're accusing me
of gross misconduct.
I'm gonna lose my job.
Look, he doesn't know I'm here.
I thought you deserved a warning.
'Cause I'm a nice guy.
Smullen's in with the suspect.
He wants us to visit the brother
to keep him updated.
He said you'd be happy about that.
Why don't you look happy?
I still don't understand.
How are they allowed to bury the report,
then lie about you,
and you can't tell your story?
Van Ness would come after me
for breaking privilege.
And anyway, it would just
look like damage control.
Hmm.
So, what are you gonna do?
(APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS)
Welcome.
Let's hit the conference room.
PETER: So, you get a
confession out of that hood rat yet?
KAYA: No confessions yet.
ELSBETH: This is a hedge fund?
I thought it'd be more
(IMITATES YELLING)
(CLICKS TONGUE, CHOKES)
(MUTTERS) chaotic, you know?
You're thinking of
the Stock Exchange, in 1987.
We have the Internet now.
Is this your stock price?
Is it good when it's all red like that?
Not usually, no.
Oh. Hello.
I never understood a fleece vest.
Because what's the situation
where someone's torso is cold
and their limbs are fine?
HR says we can't make them
wear suits anymore
if we want to attract talent.
(SIGHS)
(GROANS) It's Detective Smullen.
Turns out the kid's black eye
came from his boxing gym.
Like a dozen people
saw him there this morning.
- Rats.
- Hmm.
Can you think of any other reason,
besides robbery, that someone
might want to kill him?
Sure. You don't get
to where we're standing
without pissing people off.
How did you get here?
My brother and I were raised
in Queens by a single mother.
Made some early bets
on tech stocks that paid off.
But mostly, we got here because
we sweat every single cent.
Oh, right, that's
a chapter title in your book.
When your mom couldn't pay
the heating bill as a kid,
you never unlearn the value of a dollar.
Ooh, let me guess:
the first dollar you
and your brother ever made?
Yeah, 'cause I'm 170 years old.
That's from the Grant administration.
Oh. (SIGHS)
PETER: My brother
collected rare paper currency.
He said every dollar tells a story.
So what's the story with this one?
I don't know. It was his thing.
You know, it's funny
you two didn't seem that similar,
and yet you look so much alike.
What did you make of his transformation?
It was classic Bill.
He never half-assed anything.
But like you said, we were different.
I accepted that.
Did people ever mistake you two?
Now and then. Why?
When I was in law school,
I sat next to this girl,
Penelope. So nice.
But then whenever
I would see her on campus,
she would always blow me off.
Well, I finally confronted her,
and it turns out
she wasn't blowing me off,
she was a twin.
(LAUGHTER)
I mean, I'd been waving to her sister,
- who must've thought I was a nut.
- KAYA: Wow. Imagine that.
(LAUGHS) I always thought
that was so funny.
Oh, also, I spoke to a donut cart guy,
who says that the last time he saw Bill,
he acted like he didn't know him.
And I thought maybe that's
because he didn't see Bill.
He saw you.
I didn't spend too much time
at Bill's new place.
Now, if there's nothing else
Forensics pinpointed time of death
to around 10:20 a.m.
I'm so sorry to ask, but can you
provide your whereabouts?
PETER: I can look.
My life is back-to-back meetings
and phone calls.
In fact, my next meeting
started ten minutes ago.
Well, we did have some more questions.
Leave them with my assistant.
(SNIFFS)
Oh. You're done with those cops already?
Your next meeting's not for 20 minutes.
(SIGHING): I know.
(GROANS)
SMULLEN: We found half a dozen folks
in the neighborhood with $100 bills,
and all of them said that
they got them from Bill.
Wait, no, before you start,
I agree with you.
The mugging theory has holes.
Bill was beloved.
Everyone said that if word got around
that someone in the neighborhood
had done it,
they'd turn him in.
So where does that leave us?
I think we're looking for
someone from his old life.
A Wall Street type.
Someone like his brother.
You saw his temper.
WAGNER: Sorry, no.
His brother's assistant
emailed us his alibi.
At the time of death,
Peter was on live TV,
giving a phone interview
to this woman, Ava Mornier.
PETER: Ava, Ava, Ava, listen to me.
PETER: This guy, Conrad
Deckles, you have him
on the show to bash Hepson.
Everything he said was dead wrong.
AVA: Okay, Peter. Uh,
if you are just tuning in,
we had Conrad Deckles
in the studio this morning,
the former CEO of Tellnon Technology.
We are now on with Peter Hepson
of Hepson Capital.
PETER: He was running
the business into the ground.
The shareholders weren't
seeing any profits
quarter after quarter.
He hadn't addressed the inefficiencies.
Giving himself a huge salary, for what?
- To play golf
- (TV TURNS OFF)
Who's this Conrad guy he's bashing?
So, Hepson Capital
bought controlling shares
of Tellnon Technology.
Conrad Deckles was the founder.
But Hepson forced the board
to fire Conrad.
- Sounds like a motive.
- KAYA: Mm-hmm.
And if Conrad appeared on Ava's show
the morning of Bill's murder,
that means he was in New York.
I'll track him down.
Whoa.
You're quiet.
Hmm?
Oh. I was just thinking.
What?
Well, Peter was on "live TV,"
but he wasn't
really on TV, was he?
You're thinking the interview
was prerecorded?
We never prerecord.
The show is always live.
And the call log says?
AVA: Uh, Peter was in
his office in Manhattan.
And Bill was killed in Queens.
Hmm.
Oh. Oops.
Um (CLEARS THROAT)
Is it unusual for Peter
to call in without being invited?
No, it helps him control the narrative.
Especially when he wants
to influence a company
in which Hepson holds
a financial interest.
Like a manipulation of the market?
Activist investing.
Right. That makes it sound better.
Hmm.
(CLEARS THROAT)
(SMACKS LIPS) Sorry,
I don't have an answer.
I didn't ask a question.
Thank you anyway.
Oh. Sorry. (MUTTERS)
I'll have a P.A. show you out.
Oh, great. Thank you.
And tell me again, where did you
go after you left the studio?
I told you, I went to a bar.
And you can't remember the name?
(SIGHS) Like I said,
some Irish place in Midtown.
Look, I needed a drink after
hearing Peter tear me apart.
And no one can corroborate this?
We're been through this
before, I paid in cash.
So you have a motive,
a grudge against Bill Hepson,
and no alibi.
Look, if I was gonna kill
a Hepson brother,
why would it be Bill?
He stole your company from you,
and the world treated him like a saint.
Maybe you couldn't take it.
(SIGHS)
Let's hear it.
This guy's got motive, he's got means,
and he's got no alibi,
so what am I missing this time?
Elsbeth.
Carter's firm issued the press release.
And
the captain's looking for you.
You're not missing anything.
You're a great detective, Bobby.
And it's been really nice
working with you.
This isn't good, Elsbeth.
I'll resign.
If you think that's best
for the good of the precinct.
Hang on.
First of all, is it true?
No, not a word.
But that won't matter.
I don't know.
When Lieutenant Noonan made me
out to be a corrupt hack,
it felt to me that the truth
mattered a great deal.
And I was lucky
that someone else agreed.
You're not gonna resign, not yet.
The lieutenant and I
will discuss our options.
This isn't over.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.
We bought shares in the company.
But we like the management.
The CEO's a great guy.
He's really built something fantastic.
And he's got a great team
underneath him.
That CEO is toast.
- Hey.
- Oh, hi.
Does this signal activist intentions?
I wouldn't say we're taking an
activist position at the moment.
We're still in the stage
of gathering information
I've been doing research
on Hepson Capital's
investment portfolio.
But how are you doing?
Hmm?
(SMACKS LIPS) Oh, that.
We're working on it.
Maybe I can help.
I can tell the captain what
really happened so it's not you
- breaking privilege.
- No, please.
Whatever you happened to hear
has to stay between us.
AVA: This isn't your first
experience with this company.
- In 2017
- What is this?
I've been watching hours
of Ava Mornier's
interviews with Peter Hepson.
I've learned that Peter hates
inflation, DEI, CEOs, and rubber stamps.
Okay.
Also his nickname is "The Bull."
You can see why.
PETER: Don't! No!
Just shut up! Stop it.
He berates his staff while on live TV.
He's a nonstop talker.
He never, never asks Ava a question.
He barely even lets her speak.
Except in one interview.
PETER: What would you
have done if you were me?
I want you to answer.
That's not a rhetorical question.
And be specific.
His alibi interview.
Not only does he ask her opinion,
he doesn't interrupt her for 32 seconds.
He sounds out of breath.
What if Peter murdered Bill
while he was on the phone?
Except
Ava said he was in Manhattan.
Yeah, that's a problem.
If only there was some way that
we could prove that he wasn't.
PETER: Ava, Ava, Ava!
You are not listening to me!
I said shut up!
Shut up!
(GASPS)
Hold on.
Wow, look at this amazing office.
Ms. Tascioni?
(CLEARS THROAT)
Peter, your appointment's here.
I have an appointment?
Oh, this is an incredible view.
You said you wanted case updates.
Thank you, Samantha.
Her name's Jessica.
Oh, Jessica!
Nice alibi by the way.
I've been watching old clips
between you and, uh, what's her name?
PETER: Ava Mornier.
- How can I help you?
- Um
this is just such a nice
office.
I like that, uh, private entrance, too.
(ELSBETH WHOOPS, CHUCKLES)
So, um, this is where you had
the call with Maeve?
You mean Ava? Yeah.
Hey, would you happen to be the same
Elsbeth Tascioni I read about
on the terminal this morning?
The Chicago lawyer who's embroiled
in a corruption scandal?
Yep, that's me.
Just in a different life.
Nice of the NYPD
to give you a second act.
Maybe that's why I can't stop
thinking about your brother.
I made a big life change.
And there were certain people
who just couldn't help
but take it personally.
I wonder
if there was someone in Bill's life
like that, too?
Mm-mm.
Mm-hmm.
Aw, is that your mother?
And, uh, this is you?
Actually, that's Bill.
Oh.
They look very close.
Where were you?
Ma asked me to take the picture.
So do you think all
of this media coverage
that, uh, Bill was getting
was, you know, making him a target?
I know he came up a lot on, um
Gosh, why won't that name
stick in my head?
Ava.
Mabel?
No. Ava! Ava!
- Ava!
- ADA: Hello.
How may I assist you?
Well, what do we have here?
ADA: Hello. How may I assist you?
Ada, shut up!
ADA: Sorry, I didn't catch that.
Please try again.
Ada, stop!
It's one of these tech assistants.
I'm an early investor.
I know, I had one, too.
She got me in trouble.
She was also a little mean.
Ava!
ADA: Hello. How may I assist you?
Oh, that must be so irritating.
ADA: Okay, now playing
"I Hate Myself For Loving You" by
Ada, stop!
Can we get to the point, please?
I'm a little busy.
Right.
You mentioned A
A-V-A several times
during your interview on
the day of Bill's murder.
But A-D-A
never interrupted you once.
It's almost like you weren't
in this office.
I guess I just finally
remembered to unplug her.
Right.
Thinking ahead.
Well played-ah.
ADA: Hello. How may I assist you?
(LAUGHS)
ADA: Hello. How may I assist you?
Hello. How may I assist you?
Hello. How may I assist you?
Shut up, Ada.
(JAZZY PIANO MUSIC PLAYS)
Peter Hepson wasn't in his office
when his brother died.
I thought we agreed,
it was the disgruntled CEO.
(SIGHS) I just don't buy it.
Ah, geez. What ever happened
to "You're so smart, Detective"?
"Great job, Detective"?
WAGNER: I'll deal you in
and you can tell us
about all of your theories.
But first, let's talk about exceptions
to the attorney-client privilege.
What's this?
We're brainstorming a plan
to prove Elsbeth innocent.
Breaking privilege is nearly impossible.
And since when is Elsbeth Tascioni
deterred by "nearly impossible"?
We're still playing poker, right?
CONNOR: So eager.
You must have a good hand.
And I fold.
Hmm, me, too.
Well
I'm all in.
(PHONE BUZZING) (SIGHS)
Saskatchewan?
Hello?
ELSBETH: What would
you do if you were me?
Be specific.
Tascioni, you asked me
to meet you at the crime scene.
Where are you?
Boo!
And (GROWLING)
Come on out (MUTTERING)
- Wrestle, wrestle, wrestle.
- (GRUNTING)
(BOTH GRUNTING)
And then push, push, push, push,
struggle, struggle, push, push,
push, push, push.
Crash! (IMITATES EXPLOSION)
(IMITATES YELLING)
Boom! You're dead.
The hell?!
And time.
Yes.
What's going on here?
Elsbeth's testing out a theory.
Officer Blanke figured out the alibi.
Hepson Capital invests
in this company that makes VIPs.
Uh, VPNs.
Virtual private networks.
It's the same technology that
allows spammers to make it seem
like they're calling
from different area codes.
Peter could have used
one to make it seem like
he was calling from his office line
when he was really in Queens.
So he used the VPN
to mask his location,
called into Ava's show,
asked a question,
and then in the 32 seconds
she took to answer it,
he
knocked on this door,
summoning Bill from the apartment,
and then wrestled him to the window.
And boom, dead.
Timing works.
(DOGS BARKING NEARBY)
Okay.
Can we get out of here, please?
So, how do we prove
this, uh, VP-whatever idea?
Well, we've requested access
to Ava's show's metadata.
Unfortunately,
media outlets don't hand over
that kind of thing without a warrant.
In the meantime, I might have something.
There was an interesting item
in the Financial Journal
about commodities markets.
Define "interesting."
According to anonymous sources,
Hepson Capital took
a giant position on cobalt
just before Bill's death.
And then right after he died,
the price jumped and they
sold it at a huge profit.
I spoke to an analyst there
who said that the order came
from Peter himself.
I'm sorry, I didn't make it
past Intro to Finance.
What does cobalt have
to do with anything?
I don't know.
I was hoping one of you might.
Elsbeth?
No, but I know someone who would.
Hmm.
I swear to God you reach an age
where you got to whiz every ten minutes.
Charming.
Can I clear some plates?
Oh, my God. Sorry.
Uh, for a second, I thought
Your brother donated
to my kid's school, and
We're still picking. Thanks.
(SIGHS)
Sorry for your loss.
Must be hard hearing those tributes.
Why would it be hard?
The police came by. Again.
They want to see
the metadata on my call logs.
Something about a VPN.
You weren't really in your
office that morning, were you?
(SIGHS)
State your terms, please.
I want two call-ins
to the show per week,
one live hit a month,
and I want real stock tips.
No more using my viewers
for your own ends.
I want to know what
Peter Hepson is investing in.
I'll give you one call a week.
Oh, no, no, no, no.
That was my first and final
take it or leave it.
It's neither your business
nor the police's
where I was that morning.
Go ahead, implicate me in a crime.
Believe me, my many friends and I
would be happy to return the calls
of whichever younger,
blonder correspondent
they've got working the
weekend gig these days.
Martina isn't that her name?
This should cover my half.
Till next time, Ava.
(CLICKS TONGUE, TAKES DEEP BREATH)
- Thank you.
- Ava.
Hi.
Oh, you again. What a coincidence.
Uh, no, not really.
I read your interview
in last May's Dress Up.
I didn't realize that someone
could be that passionate
about skin serums.
Well, anyway, the
caption says this is where
you have all of
your lunch meetings. See?
Hmm. Maybe you should have been
a business reporter.
Maybe.
I do have a lot of questions.
Like what?
Well, for instance,
why would Bill Hepson's death
have affected the price of cobalt?
Did it?
I mean, it could be another
coincidence, but
Actually, no.
Bill's charity funded research
into alternative battery tech.
Cobalt mines are terrible
for the environment, human rights.
Without Bill's funding,
cobalt's more likely
to remain a component,
hence the price spike.
Wow, I can't believe this, but
that actually is interesting.
I'm confused.
You're not with the SEC,
so what's it to you?
Hepson Capital took
a big position on cobalt
the day before Bill died.
And what?
You think that means
that Peter Hepson knew
his brother was going to die?
Is it securities fraud if you trade
on the knowledge
that you're gonna kill someone?
Well, according to Matt Levine,
"Everything is securities fraud."
But it feels like murder is
the more relevant crime
in this situation.
I can't believe that someone
would be that greedy.
Even Peter.
Oh, please.
You know what he left me
for our $300 lunch?
A five? (SCOFFS)
He gave you this just now?
And he ordered the fillet.
I just have one more question.
Can you make change for a 20?
Ladies and gentlemen,
it just hit the tape.
Tellnon Technology has been acquired.
(CHEERING)
And just look at our stock go!
This has been a very difficult
time for the company,
so I want to thank you for your
hard work these past few days
Sorry, past few
Hang on. What is going on?
(MURMURING)
Hey, Peter.
Ava Mornier is reporting a
heavy law enforcement presence
outside our offices.
What the hell is the point
of overpaying your lawyers
if they won't answer the phone
when the Feds are right outside
your offices?
Not the Feds. Just us.
Peter Hepson, you are under arrest
for the murder of Bill Hepson.
Oh, please.
You can't prove that.
I bet you five bucks I can.
What the hell is that?
On the morning of the murder,
Bill made a visit to
his safe-deposit box
where he keeps his currency collection.
He was gonna auction it off.
Bill didn't just collect
old Civil War money.
He collected modern bills, too.
Bills with unique misprints.
And with interesting serial numbers.
Maybe you could read this one for us.
B-eight-eight-eight-eight
They're all eights. So what?
So it's, like, super rare.
Your brother's banker
confirmed this one was his.
We got it from Ava,
who says she got it from you.
The only way this Honest Abe
ends up in your wallet
is if you saw your brother on
the morning of the murder.
You pushed him, and on your way out,
you saw this envelope of cash,
and you just couldn't help but take it.
Because you sweat every cent.
ELSBETH: I just don't
understand it, though.
Your own brother.
What would your mother say?
He was always her favorite, wasn't he?
Don't do that Freud crap with me.
Don't you dare.
And then he became everyone
else's favorite, too.
He acted like it had
nothing to do with me,
but of course it did.
We shared a business. We shared a face.
Which means it wasn't just
his life to throw away.
Now every other finance jerk
on the street
gets to go on making his buck,
but I'm some kind of scrooge.
What? We should've been proud
of what we built.
She should've been proud.
She?
She always hugged him first.
BOBBY: All right, Penny-bags.
I got to put the cuffs on.
I admit nothing.
You think I'm going down for this?
(SCOFFS)
(SIGHS)
- We should get going.
- Right.
You ready?
Oh, yeah.
Mr. Van Ness, do you remember me?
I'm one of the lawyers who
worked on your first divorce.
Elsbeth, what are you doing here?
- We need to talk.
- You can't be here.
Leave us, Carter. (CLEARS THROAT)
Mr. Van Ness,
the law firm representing you
recently issued a press release
blaming me for your legal woes,
destroying my reputation.
I might lose my job.
That's rough.
You're looking at a woman
with nothing left to lose.
But, of course,
your secrets are safe with me.
- Good.
- That said,
I've been approached for help
by your soon-to-be ex, TruRose.
You breathe a word to her
about that police report,
I'll make your life hell.
How so?
Well, I have friends in the police.
You might find your door
kicked in one night.
Then there's my team's fans,
who are very loyal to a man who
spends so generously on roster.
Betray me,
and your email will be flooded
with Internet harassment.
You'll regret the day
you opened your mouth.
Everything okay here?
You want to keep your job,
you better get lost.
You hear me?
I'm sorry, sir, but you're under arrest.
You've been menacing my friend here,
- and that's a misdemeanor.
- Oh, please.
- We were just talking.
- (SIREN WHOOPING)
No, you were threatening me
in front of a witness,
which means we no longer have
attorney-client privilege.
I'm free to defend myself,
and I am really, really good
at defending.
(GRUNTS, MUTTERS)
After a former attorney
for Mark Van Ness
confirmed the existence
of a 2016 police report
filed by his first wife, Amber Van Ness,
police sources have provided
details of the incident,
describing the toxic marriage
(TV TURNS OFF)
Police sources?
I'm not the only one who wants
the police to do better.
Thanks for sticking with me
through this.
I can't lose you here, Elsbeth.
You still got more to do.
Yes, I do.