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00:09Sir, are you okay?
00:10Elias, we've got A-list VIPs flooding the hotel tonight.
00:14Stop daddling around or you're out of a job.
00:18Fine, I'll help you catch your breath for a second, but I've still got drink orders to run after this.
00:34You're that desperate to grab my stake in the East District property project?
00:38Spit it out.
00:39What dirty stunt are you pulling now?
00:42What?
00:43You've got the wrong guy entirely.
00:46I'm just a waiter.
00:48Bringing drinks around.
00:49I don't know anything about what you're rambling about.
00:57Let go of me.
00:59Please.
01:09Alleric's company is absolutely booming these days.
01:12He's so young, yet he's grown it so fast.
01:15Exactly.
01:16His company won the tender for that prime eastern land plot this year.
01:20They're the hosts of this gala, after all.
01:23That said, I haven't seen him around much tonight.
01:26Tonight, I was hoping to schmoozy him and get a piece of that project for myself.
01:34Mr. Volkov must have gone upstairs to rest.
01:40By tonight's end, I'll be Mrs. Aleric Volkov.
01:45Damn it!
01:46Of course the door's stuck right now of all times!
01:49Please!
01:54Hi.
01:55Can I grab a spare keycard for the VIP lounge upstairs?
01:58I'm terribly sorry, ma'am.
01:59We don't keep spare keycards for Mr. Aleric Volkov's suite.
02:02It's locked under strict top plan privacy restrictions.
02:06What?
02:06Could you repeat that?
02:26Elias, where's this month's payment?
02:28It's overdue!
02:30Just two more days, I'm begging you.
02:32I'm not here to keep cutting you breaks.
02:35You knew what your parents were like.
02:37Don't think their passing lets you skip out on what you owe.
02:40Have my money by tomorrow evening, or I'll make sure you wind up right beside them.
02:50Sir, I'm leaving immediately.
02:52I won't miss my shift.
02:59I'll deal with whatever happened here later.
03:02Clearing this debt's my top priority right now.
03:14Aleric, try this one.
03:15It's far lighter on the alcohol.
03:17That drink.
03:21Send a full change of clothes up to the lounge right now.
03:33Aleric, why'd you bolt the gala so suddenly last night?
03:37Did you come straight back here?
03:39Someone spiked my drink last night.
03:42Tracked down every single person who handled that glass.
03:45Who would have the gall to drub you?
03:48I'll sort this out at once.
03:56Find out who Victoria Thorne's been hanging around with lately.
04:00The Sterlings have been stirring up trouble again,
04:02and I'd bet they're in cahoots with her.
04:10And look into the waiter who helped me get back to the lounge last night, too.
04:14Who's his handler?
04:16What dirty trick are they plotting this time?
04:23Elias?
04:36No links have been found between Elias and either Victoria Thorne or Arthur Sterling.
04:43That said, Victoria Thorne's been contacting Arthur Sterling frequently these days.
04:51Keep digging into Victoria Thorne.
04:55Don't take your eyes off Arthur Sterling.
04:57Track every single lead, but don't tip them off or onto them.
05:03As for Elias, keep tabs on him, too.
05:07I'll never trust a guy like him unless he's right under my nose.
05:17Elias, what you've paid these past two days isn't nearly enough.
05:21Maybe I should go collect the rest from your grandma.
05:26Please, leave my grandmother out of this.
05:28I'll pay you back as soon as I can.
05:30As fast as I can.
05:32I've cut you more slack than you deserved.
05:34Pay up soon, or I'll go after your grandma for the money!
05:41I'm out of time.
05:42I need quick cash.
05:44Gonna pick up as many side gigs as I can.
06:02You?
06:13Elias, with your talent and that face,
06:17you shouldn't be breaking your back,
06:19handing out flies for pennies.
06:21Name your price.
06:22Come work for me.
06:27I can even wipe out all that debt
06:30you've been stressing over.
06:33You've been investigating me?
06:37That night at the banquet.
06:40Mr. Volkov!
06:41Don't cross the line!
06:49You're exactly my type.
06:51Think it over.
06:53Here's my card.
06:57Call me anytime.
07:09Alaric definitely drank the drugged wine that night.
07:13So who got to him first?
07:22A man?
07:23How the hell was it a man?
07:26I risked all my career and reputation
07:29just to become his wife.
07:31And some nobody scum stayed in my way.
07:36If Alaric finds out I'm behind all this...
07:46You could have spared us both a hassle
07:48by paying sooner.
07:50Get me the rest soon.
07:52I'll get you the rest in a few days.
07:54Stay away from my grandmother.
08:01A few more deliveries
08:03and I can make up the rest.
08:14Mrs. Thorne,
08:15the job's all wrapped up.
08:17Once he hits the road tomorrow,
08:20nothing can save him.
08:21Good.
08:23Once he's dead,
08:25you'll get every dollar I promised.
08:37Watch out!
08:38Move!
08:39What's happening?
08:40The brakes...
08:41Why aren't the brakes working?
08:58Hey, can you hear me?
09:00Are you okay?
09:04No.
09:05I have to get him out.
09:08Wake up!
09:10Come on!
09:11Don't die on me!
09:17Him again?
09:20Never mind.
09:21None of that matters right now.
09:24I need to save him.
09:36Why does bad things happen
09:38every time I see you?
09:41I'm the driver
09:42who caused this crash now.
09:43Things would only get worse
09:44if anyone sees me.
09:46What a pathetic loser.
09:49Picking today of all days
09:50to get into a wreck.
09:51We've got that
09:52East District land contract
09:53due tomorrow
09:54and now he's stuck in this bed.
09:56Do you have any idea
09:57how much money
09:58the Volov's gonna lose?
10:00Please don't be mad,
10:01Mrs. Volkov.
10:02Alaric didn't ask for this.
10:03The doctor said he hit his head
10:04and needs to rest.
10:05Rest?
10:06The Volkovs don't need a cripple.
10:08Victoria Thorne,
10:09make sure he takes
10:09these pills on time.
10:10Tell him that tomorrow,
10:12even if he has to be carried in
10:13on a stretcher,
10:14he's gotta sign that contract.
10:15If he says a single word of no,
10:17I'm afraid that plenty of people
10:18would gladly take his place.
10:20Victoria Thorne,
10:21stay here and watch him.
10:22The moment he wakes up,
10:23make him finish the rest of his work.
10:24I don't have time to sit around
10:25babysitting a patient.
10:26Is some business contract
10:28really more important to her
10:29than her own son's life?
10:39I didn't get Elias,
10:41but I took you out by accident?
10:43Fine.
10:44As long as the truth stays buried,
10:46it doesn't matter
10:47who's lying in this bed.
10:55Mr. Sterling,
10:56the old hag is gone.
10:57He got lucky
10:58and survived the crash,
10:59but he's still unconscious.
11:01Then let's make use of it.
11:03Didn't you just say
11:04that the driver
11:04has been visiting
11:05the hospital constantly?
11:07Make him the fall guy.
11:08Once Alaric Vorak
11:10dies in this hospital
11:11and I get the East District's sight,
11:13I'll make it worth your while.
11:14I've gotta record this evidence
11:16while I still can.
11:18Don't worry.
11:19This time I'll make sure
11:20he dies
11:21without anyone ever knowing.
11:25Alaric, don't blame me.
11:27Blame yourself
11:27for digging too deeply
11:29into my affairs.
11:31I loved you so much.
11:34You've left me no choice.
11:37No choice.
11:53Who's there?
11:54Get the hell out here.
12:00No!
12:06Security!
12:07Security!
12:08Grab him!
12:09He's the driver
12:10who hurt Alaric
12:11and now he's trying
12:12to swap the medication
12:13to silence him
12:14for good!
12:24Keep running, huh?
12:26What's stopping you?
12:29The recording's
12:30already in the plowed.
12:31Taking my phone
12:32won't do you any good.
12:34It doesn't matter.
12:36Once you're dead,
12:37it'll be your word
12:39against mine.
12:40No one will care
12:41whether there was
12:41another killer.
12:42Mrs. Volkov!
12:44Victoria Thorne
12:44is trying to murder Alaric!
12:46The recording holds
12:46all the evidence against her!
12:48Save your breath.
12:49Mrs. Volokh's got
12:50far more important things
12:51to handle right now.
12:51What is going on here?
12:53Mrs. Volkov,
12:54this broke brat
12:55hit Alaric hard
12:56and now he's trying
12:56to threaten me
12:57with a fake recording.
12:58I was just about...
13:00Mrs. Volkov,
13:00I've got solid proof!
13:02She's the one
13:02trying to kill Alaric!
13:03Simon says they've
13:04found the real culprit
13:05behind the crash.
13:07Alaric's awake too.
13:09We'll settle
13:10all these in his room.
13:17Victoria Thorne,
13:18while you were unconscious,
13:20tried to replace
13:21your medication
13:21with arsenic
13:22so you'd die slowly
13:23without anyone noticing.
13:25I have proof
13:25that she conspired
13:26with outsiders
13:27to kill Alaric.
13:29Alaric,
13:30please let me explain!
13:31This boy is lying
13:32through his teeth.
13:32Simon,
13:33play the recording.
13:35Pull up the security footage
13:37from the freight yard
13:38the day of the crash.
13:39Then let's make use of it.
13:41Didn't you just say
13:42that the driver
13:43has been visiting
13:43the hospital constantly?
13:45I've been your secretary
13:46for years!
13:48I've loved you
13:49for years!
13:50Yet you never spared me
13:51a single glance!
13:52Why?
13:53I was the one
13:54closest to you!
13:55But you've been
13:56investigating me
13:56the whole time?
13:57You never trusted me,
13:59did you?
13:59If you'd shown me
14:00even a little trust,
14:01you wouldn't have
14:01driven me this far!
14:02I hate you!
14:04Mr. Sterling,
14:05force me into
14:06those dirty deals!
14:09Insolent.
14:10How dare you covet
14:11the title of
14:12Mrs. Alaric Volkov?
14:13Fire her at once.
14:15The police
14:16can handle the rest.
14:19You fucking bastard!
14:25Alaric, you're badly injured.
14:27You can't manage
14:29without a personal assistant.
14:30I'll send someone over.
14:32No.
14:34Then find someone
14:35within two days,
14:36or I'll appoint one myself.
14:39Hmm.
14:44Elias, wait.
14:46My mother wants
14:47to plant a mole
14:48by my side.
14:49Finding an assistant
14:50with a clean background.
14:53I can trust
14:54in two days
14:55would be impossible.
14:56You've seen
14:57what Victoria Thorne
14:58is capable of.
14:59Right now,
15:00you're the only person
15:01who fits.
15:03I have other jobs.
15:05I'll pay you
15:06for this job!
15:07clear the debt
15:08that's been hanging
15:09over you,
15:10and...
15:11your grandmother
15:12isn't well,
15:13is she?
15:14I can move her
15:15into the best
15:15nursing home
15:16in the city.
15:17Money's no object.
15:19I can also...
15:23Mr. Elias,
15:24received multiple
15:25reports that
15:26your payments
15:26are overdue.
15:27The nursing home
15:28will have to reassess
15:29your grandma's
15:30eligibility to stay here.
15:36deal.
15:37Looks like
15:38we'll be seeing
15:39a lot of each other,
15:40Alaric.
15:52This is the principal
15:54plus the agreed interest.
15:56A hundred grand
15:57in cash.
15:57Count it.
16:03Kid,
16:04you were four weeks
16:04late last month.
16:06Street rules.
16:07Late interest
16:08compounds every week.
16:09This isn't enough.
16:11Your man told me
16:12on the phone,
16:13pay a hundred grand
16:14and we'd be square.
16:17A verbal promise?
16:19You think that counts?
16:21Your parents
16:22borrowed from
16:22a loan shark.
16:23Interest been rolling
16:24over for seven years.
16:26another thirty grand
16:28and we're done.
16:29Or the debt
16:30keeps running.
16:31I don't have
16:31another thirty grand.
16:34Here is everything
16:35I could borrow
16:36and earn.
16:37Don't play broke
16:38with me.
16:39You pick up side gigs,
16:41get scholarships,
16:42and your grandma's
16:43in a nursing home.
16:44You expect me to buy
16:45you've got no cash?
16:46Pay the full
16:47one hundred thirty grand
16:48today,
16:48take your original
16:49IDU and transfer
16:51paperwork and we're
16:52fully square.
16:53Or I'll send
16:54demand letters
16:55to your department,
16:56claiming you
16:57committed fraud
16:58to avoid debt.
16:59Your grandma's care
17:00is on Medicaid,
17:01right?
17:01How about an anonymous
17:02tip to the state
17:03saying you hit assets
17:05to cheat the system?
17:06Once they cut
17:07her benefits,
17:08how you cover
17:09eight grand a month?
17:19I just wired the
17:20remaining twenty-seven
17:21grand.
17:22That's every penny
17:23I save for tuition.
17:25Can I get the
17:25IOU now?
17:28Fine.
17:29Since you know
17:30what's good for you,
17:31I'll write off
17:32the last three grand.
17:33Don't ever touch
17:34our money again.
17:35Get out.
17:45Finally,
17:46that weight
17:47is off my shoulders.
18:05The room at the end
18:06is yours.
18:12These are...
18:13I had these set
18:14aside for you.
18:15The clothes are
18:15tailored to your size.
18:19I've been looking
18:20everywhere for this.
18:21Why are you being
18:22so nice to me?
18:23Is it because of that night?
18:24I won't deny
18:25personal reasons,
18:26but I truly respect
18:27your talent.
18:28I'm gonna shower.
18:29Let Simon know
18:29if you need anything.
18:30Thanks.
18:38Are you okay?
18:42Come help me.
18:48I wasn't going to ask you,
18:50but since you're here,
18:51do me a favor.
18:56Your hands are shaking.
18:58Are you scared?
19:00Stop moving.
19:02You'll make the injury worse.
19:13Done yet?
19:13Almost.
19:22I'll go make us some food.
19:27You're like a rabbit.
19:30One little scare
19:30and you bolt.
19:38What are you making?
19:40Smells good.
19:42Two bowls of pasta.
19:44There wasn't much in the fridge
19:45and you barely ate tonight.
19:47This will tie you over.
19:50No need to go out of your way for me.
19:56The doctor said you need rest
19:58and a bland diet.
19:59This isn't just a scratch.
20:02Watch what you eat
20:03or end up with permanent complications.
20:07I took a leave of absence from school.
20:10I'd planned to go back
20:11once I cleared all my debts.
20:14Now that it's gone,
20:15I'll stay until you've fully recovered,
20:17then head back to finish my degree.
20:19Like I said,
20:20this job is easy.
20:21You don't have to watch me every minute.
20:25You're paying me far too much.
20:27On top of that,
20:28you cleared my debt
20:29and settled my grandmother.
20:30I don't deserve all this.
20:32I need to earn what you're paying me.
20:33The money.
20:34The nursing home.
20:35I've written down every cent you spent.
20:37I'll pay you back one day.
20:38You won't lose a cent.
20:40I'll drive you to see your grandma
20:41at the nursing home tomorrow.
20:43Don't trouble yourself.
20:44I can go alone.
20:46I'm your boss.
20:49Looking out for an employee's family
20:51is just part of the job.
20:54Volkov,
20:54you really don't have to do all this.
20:56You're worth it.
21:02There's something I've been wanting
21:03to tell you about that night.
21:04Let's leave the past in the past.
21:06I just want you to know,
21:08I don't think what happened that night
21:10was a coincidence.
21:12What do you mean?
21:15I think it was fate.
21:17I'm glad I met you.
21:21At least,
21:22we've almost been through death together now,
21:24haven't we?
21:25We leave at nine to the morning.
21:26Don't be late.
21:31Fine.
21:37Grandma!
21:38Elias, come in.
21:40And who's this?
21:41This is my boss.
21:45Hello.
21:46I'm Alaric Volkov.
21:48Oh,
21:49thank you so much
21:50for trouble you to come
21:51to visit an old woman like me.
21:52Elias is a stubborn kid.
21:54He hasn't caused you any trouble,
21:56has he?
21:57Not at all.
21:59He's dependable,
22:00highly capable,
22:01and exceptionally talented.
22:04He's always been that stubborn
22:06ever since he was a kid.
22:08Always tries to handle
22:09everything alone.
22:12Tough on the outside,
22:14soft underneath.
22:15Please cut him some srak
22:16if he ever slips up.
22:18Please don't worry.
22:19Elias is incredibly promising
22:21and worth investing in.
22:29Hello.
22:31Hello.
22:38Excuse me.
22:47Elias,
22:47that boss doesn't treat you
22:49like just a normal staff.
22:51Grandma,
22:52don't say things like that.
22:53He's my boss.
22:54We're nothing more than co-workers
22:55and we're both men.
22:58Cow-workers,
23:00I've lived long enough
23:01to know better.
23:02The way he looks at you
23:04is exactly how your father
23:06looked at your mother
23:07when he was pursuing her.
23:11It's really not like that.
23:12Silly boy.
23:13There aren't that many coincidences.
23:16He arranged this private room
23:17and round-the-clock nurses for you.
23:19No ordinary boss
23:21would do that for an employee.
23:22I'll pay him back
23:23for all of this.
23:24Every last cent.
23:25I've gone through
23:26all kinds of life.
23:27Broken, rich,
23:28and I made it through.
23:29I don't ask for much.
23:30I only hope you find
23:30someone who truly loves you.
23:32Someone who'll stand beside you.
23:33You're still as stubborn
23:34as you were when you were little.
23:41The room has been prepaid
23:43for a year.
23:44Simon will handle
23:45all follow-up payments,
23:46rehab plans,
23:47and caregiver adjustments.
23:48You don't need to worry
23:49about any of it.
23:53I'll keep a detailed record
23:54of every expense
23:55and pay you back one day.
23:56It's time to get your stitches
23:57removed, isn't it?
23:59It's fine.
24:01I've got an appointment
24:01tomorrow morning
24:02to get them taken out,
24:03change my dressing,
24:04and get a check-up.
24:05I'll go with you.
24:07With one hand out of commission,
24:09you'll need help checking in
24:10and picking up medicine.
24:12There's no need for you
24:13to come along.
24:14Simon can come with me.
24:16I am responsible
24:17for your injuries
24:18from the crash.
24:19Anyways,
24:20I'm your assistant.
24:21Running errands like this
24:22is part of my job.
24:23All right then.
24:28You're healing better
24:29than we expected.
24:30We can remove the stitches today.
24:32Keep the wound dry
24:33for three days,
24:34don't lift heavy items,
24:35and make sure
24:35you don't tear it open.
24:40Does it hurt?
24:42Not really.
24:45All done.
24:45Go easy on that arm
24:47for a few days,
24:48lay off spicy food,
24:49come back next week
24:50for a follow-up.
24:51Thanks, doctor.
24:53I've put the follow-up
24:54in my phone.
24:55Okay.
24:58Crash injuries
24:58are no joke.
25:00You don't want
25:01any lasting issues.
25:06Let's head home.
25:13Why are you packing?
25:15Alaric,
25:16your stitches are out
25:17and you won't need
25:17round-the-clock help
25:18much longer.
25:19I've fallen behind
25:20on my major classes,
25:21so I want to head back
25:22to school and catch up.
25:25A couple of firms
25:26have submitted designs
25:26for the Eastrick site lately.
25:28I've seen them all
25:29and none of them gets it.
25:33You shouldn't be here.
25:34I need a full-time
25:35architectural project
25:36coordinator to review
25:37drafts, give professional
25:38input and manage
25:39site planning.
25:40Would you take this
25:40position and stay?
25:42Your company could hire
25:43architects ten times
25:44better than me.
25:44I've seen your transcripts
25:45and coursework.
25:46You're top of your class,
25:47more than qualified
25:48to work for me.
25:50This would also be
25:50great hands-on experience
25:51for you.
25:52Same pay and benefits
25:53and your grandma's
25:54nursing home care
25:55stays arranged.
25:55This isn't a favour.
25:56I'm hiring you
25:57because I respect your skills.
26:01Alright, I'll stay.
26:02But I need to move
26:04back to campus
26:04to make it to my classes
26:05easily.
26:06No need.
26:07I own an apartment
26:08right across from your school,
26:09just a five-minute walk away.
26:10It won't mess with
26:11your studies or work.
26:12When did you arrange
26:13all this?
26:13I had Simon handle it
26:14the day before
26:15I got my stitches removed.
26:16You can move in today.
26:17The car's waiting downstairs.
26:24No need to bother you.
26:25I've brought enough.
26:25I can't have my
26:26architectural assistant
26:27working without a
26:28proper drafting table.
26:29It's just basic furniture.
26:31Nothing fancy.
26:33Alark, Madam has been
26:34asking around for
26:35your new address.
26:35Background checks
26:36for two new servants
26:37at the old house
26:37look suspicious.
26:38They're likely here
26:39to spy on us.
26:39Keep an eye on them.
26:41Double the apartment's
26:42security.
26:43Don't let anyone near it
26:44who doesn't belong.
26:48You're Elias, right?
26:49I still remember
26:50your old neighborhood
26:51redevelopment project
26:51last semester.
26:52The professor held it up
26:53as the class example.
26:54And you are?
26:56Noah Sterling.
26:57I sat diagonally
26:58across of you
26:58last semester.
26:59You were barely
27:00ever around.
27:01I thought you'd
27:01taken a leave of absence.
27:02I knew you'd need notes.
27:04Here.
27:04I've got everything
27:05from this semester
27:06with all the key points
27:07marked.
27:07Use them to catch up
27:08and hit me up
27:09if anything's confusing.
27:11Thanks.
27:12Hey, Professor Arthur
27:13Winslow has a project
27:13coming up.
27:14You're a genius.
27:15You should apply.
27:15Got it.
27:16I'll think it over.
27:20I'll think it over.
27:29Mr. Elias.
27:32Alaric drank too much
27:33at a business dinner.
27:34Could you look after him?
27:37Leave him to me.
27:38Go get some rest.
27:41I'm not drunk.
27:42That's what every
27:44drunk person says.
27:52Don't go.
27:54I'm just getting you
27:55some warm water.
27:59Don't leave me again.
28:13You're impossible.
28:28You made two bowls.
28:30I wasn't sure
28:31if you'd stay.
28:34Thanks for last night.
28:38It's nothing.
28:40You're my boss.
28:40It's just part of my job.
28:42Got a class today?
28:44I have a studio class
28:45this afternoon.
28:46There's something
28:47I've got to tell you.
28:49Professor Arthur Winslow
28:50is putting together
28:51a student team
28:51for an urban renewal competition.
28:53And I want to apply.
28:55It might take up
28:55a little work time
28:56occasionally
28:57but I'll get all my
28:57assignments done
28:58ahead of schedule
28:58and won't fall behind
29:00on work.
29:02Architecture?
29:03Yeah.
29:04It's what I've always
29:05wanted to do.
29:07If you don't think
29:08it's appropriate
29:08go for it.
29:09We'll keep your hours
29:10flexible.
29:11Your project comes first.
29:13If you need industry data
29:14or real case references
29:15just ask.
29:16I appreciate it.
29:18You've already done
29:19more than enough for me.
29:20From now on
29:20I need to do
29:21these things myself.
29:25Don't try to tough it out
29:26alone if you run
29:27into real trouble.
29:31Our proposal centers
29:32on urban mending.
29:33We preserve the
29:34original layout
29:34and local life
29:35of the old town
29:36only carrying out
29:37structural reinforcement
29:38and functional upgrades
29:39instead of large scale
29:40demolition and reconstruction.
29:41Elias double checked
29:42every cost item.
29:43Our budget is almost
29:4330% lower than the others
29:45and the plan is
29:45highly feasible.
29:48Elias' proposal
29:49avoids the idealism
29:51common in student work.
29:52It's practical
29:54but it also has heart.
29:56I hope you'll join
29:57the project Elias
29:58and gain hands-on experience
30:00turning your ideas
30:01into reality.
30:03Still awake?
30:07Did your project
30:08get approved?
30:09How did you know?
30:10I could tell
30:11from your expression.
30:13You definitely nailed it.
30:16Congratulations.
30:18You've pulled yourself
30:19of hardship
30:20found your own path
30:22and shone bright
30:24in your field.
30:26Thanks.
30:27A sunken marketplace
30:28would be a better fit here.
30:30It redevelops
30:31idle underground space
30:32and bypasses
30:34the complicated pipeline network
30:35in the old district
30:36making construction
30:37much smoother.
30:39That's it!
30:41I always felt
30:42thing was off here.
30:43How did I miss that?
30:49We won the grand prize!
30:52We're having a celebration tonight
30:53at the Italian restaurant
30:55downstairs.
30:56The whole team's coming
30:58and you're the core designer.
31:00You have to show up.
31:10You guys go ahead.
31:12I've got personal things
31:13to handle.
31:14No way!
31:15What's the point
31:16of celebrating without you?
31:17Seven tonight.
31:18If you don't show
31:19we'll head to your apartment
31:20to get you.
31:26Vivian just got back
31:27from overseas
31:29and your East District project
31:30needs talented new designers.
31:33This would be a good chance
31:34for you two to talk
31:35about a possible partnership.
31:37Alaric,
31:37I've been following the plans
31:38for the East District site.
31:39I've worked on several
31:40similar urban renewal projects
31:41abroad and I'd love
31:42the chance to be involved.
31:43I've gone through
31:43your resume,
31:44Miss Sterling.
31:44My assistant can follow up
31:45with you on the details.
31:46Don't talk about work
31:48all night.
31:49You and Vivian
31:50are close in age.
31:51You must have plenty
31:52else to discuss.
31:54I have a few thoughts
31:56on the East District
31:57renewal plan.
31:58I'd appreciate
31:59your feedback, Alaric.
32:03The numbers don't lie.
32:05You proceed as planned.
32:07Hey, isn't that Mr. Volkoff
32:09with Vivian Sterling?
32:10Words going around
32:11the industry
32:12that their families
32:13are arranging an engagement.
32:14This must be
32:15a match-haking dinner.
32:16Let's go.
32:17It's time to leave.
32:18Sorry, everyone.
32:19I'm really not feeling well.
32:21I'm going home.
32:26Why am I feeling off?
32:32I can't have
32:33my architectural assistant
32:35without a proper
32:36drafting table.
32:41So I fell for him
32:42a long time ago.
32:51Why haven't you eaten?
32:53I'm not hungry.
32:54You won a grand prize
32:55this afternoon
32:56and this is how
32:57you're celebrating?
33:00The restaurant I ate at
33:01last night
33:02is close to your school.
33:06Did you see me there?
33:07Yeah.
33:09I passed the private room
33:10on my way to the restroom
33:11and saw you.
33:12Vivian Sterling
33:12is Arthur Sterling's daughter.
33:14She just graduated
33:14from an architecture
33:15program overseas.
33:16We only discussed
33:17a potential design collaboration
33:18for the East District site.
33:20My mother wants
33:21a marriage alliance
33:22but I said no.
33:26I've never had any interest
33:27in a business marriage.
33:29I didn't overthink it.
33:30I was just surprised.
33:32That's all.
33:39Where are you going?
33:40To cook.
33:42I can't let the award winner
33:44go to bed hungry.
33:51You can cook.
33:54Steak is the only thing
33:55I know how to make.
34:00It smells amazing.
34:04Come sit by me.
34:07I think you'll like it.
34:10It's delicious.
34:12Thanks.
34:15Alaric,
34:16Madam has the exact address
34:17of the apartment.
34:18She's planning to come here
34:20tomorrow morning.
34:21Got it.
34:22Increase security.
34:41How long have you
34:42been living here?
34:43Almost three months.
34:45Does he know
34:46who you really are?
34:47The place beside him
34:50was never meant
34:52for an ordinary person.
34:54How long do you think
34:56you can stay
34:56by his side?
35:11Hmm?
35:14Elias?
35:16She came by today.
35:18Yes.
35:18If she comes again,
35:19ignore her.
35:21She is your mother,
35:23after all.
35:23No, she isn't.
35:24She's my father's
35:26second wife,
35:27not my mother.
35:29Mm-hmm.
35:34You...
35:37Don't...
35:48The seat
35:49is waiting.
35:54Alaric's here.
35:55Good to see you.
35:57Have a seat.
35:58It's just an informal
35:59family dinner.
36:01Make yourself at home.
36:04Save the small talk.
36:06I have no plans
36:07for a marriage alliance.
36:08I never did,
36:09and I never will.
36:14Alaric Volhoff,
36:15watch your mouth!
36:17I thought I'd made
36:18myself clear.
36:19I won't agree
36:19to a business marriage.
36:21Sorry for wasting
36:22everyone's time.
36:32HUD has put the Eastside
36:33project approval on hold.
36:35They're demanding
36:35a new geotech report
36:36for the zoning change,
36:37and the deadline
36:38is tomorrow at 5 p.m.
36:39We don't have time
36:40for another survey.
36:41What's the board up to?
36:43They filed an emergency
36:44recall motion
36:44for next Wednesday's vote.
36:46HR also froze
36:47your hiring and firing
36:47authority over your
36:48three core departments
36:49this morning.
36:58Trace this number
36:59and have legal dig up
37:01every loophole
37:01in the board's
37:02recall procedure.
37:03I want it by end of day.
37:04Understood.
37:05Assign an extra security detail
37:07to Elias 24-7 surveillance.
37:09Make sure nothing happens to him.
37:14This game's only
37:15just getting started.
37:19Did you see that
37:20financial news?
37:21The Volkovs and the Sterlings
37:23are really tying the knot.
37:24Isn't that obvious?
37:25The Sterlings are
37:26property developers,
37:27and that ties in perfectly
37:28with the Volkov Group's
37:29Prime East District site.
37:30It's a powerful match
37:31that makes total business sense.
37:33Hey, Elias, watch it.
37:35Uh-huh.
37:50Ilias?
38:02Ilias?
38:08I'll pay you off,
38:09transfer your school,
38:10and keep your grandma's
38:11medical benefits.
38:12Take the money,
38:13leave Alaric,
38:14and get out of this city.
38:15I don't want your money.
38:17Alaric and I are just
38:18employer and employee.
38:20No need for all this,
38:21Mrs. Volkoff.
38:23Employer and employee?
38:25He turned down
38:26the Sterling marriage deal
38:27for you,
38:28ignored the board's
38:28recall vote.
38:30You two are never
38:31meant to be together.
38:32I'm giving you a chance
38:33to leave with dignity.
38:34Don't be ungrateful.
38:35Your grandma's nursing home
38:36insurance is under
38:36my company's audit.
38:37If they find false
38:38income filings,
38:39her benefits get cut,
38:40and you'll have to pay back
38:41every cent of past claims.
38:43Do you have any idea
38:44how much that is?
38:44Leave,
38:45or I'll report you
38:46for stealing project data
38:47from Volkov Group.
38:48You'll lose your
38:49competition gold prize,
38:50get your AIA membership
38:52revoked,
38:52and be blacklisted
38:53in the whole industry.
38:54I understood.
38:56Three days,
38:57disappear from his
38:58sight completely.
38:59Otherwise,
39:00you know the consequences.
39:02Remember,
39:02you're leaving
39:03of your own free will.
39:07Alaric,
39:08I found out.
39:09Madam met Elias
39:09at a nearby cafe
39:10this afternoon.
39:11Post extra security
39:12around the nursing home
39:13and campus at once.
39:15Nobody harms
39:16anyone close to him.
39:20Where have you been?
39:29I had a meeting
39:30with my project team.
39:32My phone was on silence,
39:34so I didn't hear it.
39:35She came to see you.
39:36What did she say?
39:39Nothing.
39:40She just told me
39:41to take good care of you.
39:42Alaric,
39:42it's late.
39:43I'm going to bed.
39:44You get some rest too.
39:48Elias,
39:49why are we suddenly
39:50moving to another nursing home?
39:52And why didn't you
39:53tell Alaric?
39:56Their treatment plan
39:57isn't a good fit for you.
39:58I asked around
39:58and found a better one
39:59in the next city.
40:00I'll let Alaric know
40:01once you're settled.
40:02Mr. Elias,
40:02Madam has everything arranged.
40:04It's a two-hour drive
40:05and the caregiver there
40:06is already waiting.
40:08Let's go.
40:14The three people
40:15Mrs. Vola planted
40:16in finance
40:17have all been transferred
40:18out of key positions.
40:23Approval for the
40:23East District project
40:24resumed this afternoon,
40:25but the Sterlings
40:26are holding up
40:27construction material supplies
40:28to force us
40:29into profit concessions.
40:30Replace the entire
40:31supply chain.
40:32Elias made a list
40:33of backup suppliers
40:34and vetted their costs
40:34and credentials.
40:37Find it in the
40:37filing cabinet
40:38and start contacting them.
40:39He stayed up all night
40:40preparing that plan
40:41before he left.
40:42It was never formally filed.
40:44I didn't think
40:44you'd want to use it.
40:45A solid plan
40:46speaks for itself
40:47no matter who prepared it.
40:49Should I send someone
40:50to check his current
40:51address and situation?
40:52No.
40:53Focus on the work at hand.
41:08I'll cook tonight.
41:14Elias, planning another
41:15all-nighter?
41:17Just finishing up.
41:19The project isn't due
41:20until next week.
41:21No one at the firm
41:22works as hard as you.
41:23Call it a night
41:24and go home.
41:25There's nothing
41:26waiting for me at home.
41:28Getting it done early
41:29means one less thing
41:29to worry about.
41:30You push yourself
41:31way too hard.
41:33Winning that competition
41:34wasn't enough.
41:35Don't forget the company
41:36team outing this weekend.
41:38I'd rather it happen
41:39after the bid presentation.
41:59Come on, what am I thinking?
42:01I need to finish these drafts.
42:19We've cleared every one
42:21of their people
42:21out of finance
42:22and procurption.
42:23Everyone Mrs. Volkoff
42:25planted has been removed
42:26from a key position.
42:27All she has left
42:28are two ceremonial board seats.
42:31She can't cause
42:32any more trouble.
42:33Is Volkoff Group
42:34attending today's bid
42:35for the Old Town
42:36Renewal Project
42:38as an investor?
42:40Yes.
42:41Eight firms
42:41made the short list
42:42including Elias' company
42:44and he's their lead designer.
42:48I'll go.
42:49Keep it quiet.
42:50I'm only attending
42:51as an observer.
43:04Aren't you staying
43:05for the final results?
43:06No need.
43:07He's got this.
43:12How could he be here?
43:16Elias, long time no see.
43:18Your proposal today
43:19was fantastic.
43:20Simon, good to see you too.
43:22Alaric's inside
43:22meeting the organizers.
43:24He mentioned
43:24your submission earlier.
43:30Good proposal.
43:32We've been distracted
43:33to you at the bid.
43:34Who ran into you
43:34at all night?
43:35Be honest.
43:36Was there more behind
43:37your sudden transfer
43:38two years ago?
43:41I've got something
43:42to tell you.
43:44Don't think
43:44it sounds crazy.
43:47Are you stupid?
43:48He's been waiting
43:49for you this whole time
43:50and you kept everything
43:51to yourself
43:51for two years
43:53without a word?
43:54Back then,
43:55I had nothing.
43:57I didn't feel like
43:58I belonged beside him.
44:00But you're right.
44:02I need to face this
44:03instead of hiding here.
44:09Is that you?
44:10Have you finished
44:11revising the proposal?
44:12I'd like to invite you
44:13to check briefing.
44:16Okay?
44:18I'd like to see you.
44:23Everything you spent
44:24on the nursing home,
44:24my tuition,
44:25and all the other help,
44:26principal, and interest
44:27is on this card.
44:29Alaric doesn't owe you
44:30anything.
44:31And neither do I.
44:32I'm not here to ask
44:33for your blessing.
44:34I'm here to tell you
44:35I'm going back to him.
44:37Do you really think
44:37this money buys you
44:38a spot in the Volkov family?
44:40It's been two years.
44:41He's had no shortage
44:42of people around him.
44:43I don't care about
44:44becoming part of
44:45the Volkov family.
44:46I'm here for Alaric Volkov,
44:47and you can't stop me.
44:52Wait.
44:55I drafted this
44:57based on your idea
44:57about preserving
44:58native tree species.
45:00Take a look.
45:02You still remembered.
45:04My stepmother
45:05no longer holds any power.
45:07Nobody can tear us
45:08apart anymore.
45:09Can you give me
45:10one more chance?
45:12It's okay.
45:18Alaric's here.
45:20Have a sit.
45:21Grandma.
45:22Grandma, don't mention it.
45:24I've had specialists
45:26redo your rehabilitation plan,
45:28and they'll come
45:29for a full checkup
45:32next week.
45:33That's very thoughtful.
45:35I know how frail I am.
45:39My only worry
45:40is Elias.
45:43He's had a tough life,
45:46losing his parents young
45:47and bearing everything alone.
45:51Promise me you'll treat
45:52him well
45:54and never hurt him.
45:57You have my word, Grandma.
46:02I can't erase
46:03all the pain
46:04he went through before,
46:05but I'll make sure
46:07he never suffers again
46:10as long as I'm around.
46:15Wonderful.
46:17Hearing you say that,
46:19I can rest easy at last.
46:30She's pulling one last stunt.
46:33Three key material suppliers
46:34will cut off all deliveries
46:35tomorrow
46:36to shut down the project.
46:42I noticed something was off
46:44with the suppliers
46:45during last week's bid.
46:46I've already put together
46:48a list of backups.
46:54You knew she'd do this?
46:56I learned to prepare backups
46:57after getting burned once.
47:02I've partnered with these suppliers
47:04for the Old Town renovation project
47:06before.
47:07They're reliable.
47:08It's late.
47:10This new supply route
47:11will save half a day
47:12and keep the main construction
47:14schedule on track.
47:17Add a late delivery penalty
47:19into the breach clause
47:21to lock them in
47:23with no room to back out.
47:27The noodles are cold.
47:30I'll heat them up.
47:31Let's finish this last part first.
47:32I don't mind them a little cold.
47:46Why did you bring a tree?
47:48You wanted to keep
47:49the native zelcona trees
47:51for the Old Town project.
47:52I found a two-year-old sapling
47:54at the nursery.
47:55We'll plant it on the terrace
47:56and it'll provide shade someday.
48:02I didn't know you could do
48:04gardening like this.
48:05I never planted anything
48:07growing up.
48:08My mother said this was
48:09servants' work.
48:11Something an heir
48:12had no need with.
48:23Looks like you're breaking
48:24a lot of your own rules today.
48:27One more exception
48:29doesn't make much difference.
48:32Looks good.
48:45The project needs another
48:46three years of follow-up.
48:49So I've renewed
48:50your consulting agreement.
48:53And here's a key
48:54to the front door.
48:59You won't have to wait for me
49:00to come home and let you in.
49:20I've signed the contract
49:22and I'll keep the key.
49:43The Sterling Group
49:44has collapsed financially
49:45and filed for bankruptcy
49:47liquidation today.
49:48Evidence proving
49:49Mrs. Volkov and Mr. Sterling
49:51embezzled corporate funds
49:52has been handed over.
49:53Everyone who drugged you
49:54and tempered with your medication
49:56is under investigation.
49:58None of them
49:58can escape punishment.
50:03Follow legal procedures
50:04and hold every
50:05responsible party accountable.
50:07The East District Project
50:08breaks ground next week.
50:09Arrange coordination
50:10between the project department
50:11and Elias' team.
50:13Got it.
50:13Elias' Old Town Reformation Design
50:15just won the top industry award
50:17and the organizing committee
50:18has sent the official invitation
50:19to his firm.
50:35dinner's ready.
50:39You seem capable
50:40of absolutely everything
50:41these days.
50:44I used to think
50:46I had
50:46to hold on to power.
50:50Now I know
50:51the only place
50:52I truly feel at peace
50:54is beside the person
50:56I love.
51:04From now on
51:05neither of us
51:07have to carry
51:08everything alone.
51:11I love.