Succession Page #3

Season #1 Episode #1

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I'll be back by Sunday night so I'll

look at his speech with him then, okay?

Okay, but his office wants the

poll numbers by the preekend.

The "preekend"?

What the f***'s a "preekend"?

Preekend is Friday.

If he wants them by Friday,

can he not say Friday?

Thursday lunch through Friday

afternoon is the preekend.

Oh, fine. Get Rennie

to look at the numbers.

Shiv.

This is a f***in' disaster.

I got to strategize my gift.

What can I get him he'll love?

I don't know. My dad

doesn't really like things.

He doesn't like things?

No, not really.

It needs to say that "I respect you",

but I'm not awed by you.

And that I... I like you,

"but I need you to like me

before I can love you."

So what says that?

Just, look, everything that you get him

will mean an equal amount of nothing,

so make sure it looks like 10 to

15 grand's worth and you're good.

- Will you come in here and help me?

- Yes.

Please help me.

Yes. Get him a watch.

If we go stupid on the stock,

what does a really sexy package

look like? Hmm?

He's probably illiquid, right?

So, what, we throw in

another ten million?

Might need to throw in a blow job, too.

I'll throw in a blow job.

I'll throw in a blow job.

I'll throw in a reach-around.

Hell, I'll even cup his balls.

Dad.

I thought you'd be

in St. Barts by now.

- How's it goin'?

- Good.

Uh, yeah. Fine. Good.

Uh, why are you...

Are we okay?

Yeah, it's just some paperwork.

What, ahead of the announcement?

Putting Marcy on the trust.

It's... bullshit.

I, uh, I just felt like checkin' in.

Oh. Yeah, fine.

- So this is just the trust?

- Yeah.

Doesn't affect me stepping up?

No, no, no, no, no.

I think I told you about it.

Is that...

Sorry, Dad, I'm kind of

in the middle of...

Do you need... Do I need

to lawyer all this?

It's housekeeping.

Fine. Yeah. Yeah. Marcy's fine by me.

I mean, the others

might not feel the same, but...

I'll deal with that.

So, I'll see you in...

Yeah, look, Dad, on lunch.

I really want to be with you,

but the deal...

- Son.

- You know.

It's your call.

Just priorities.

There'll be plenty more.

Uh-oh. Wheat.

Bye, Frank.

All right, amigo.

I have five farms,

and underneath all my farms

runs a big, giant aquifer

that's like an underground lake.

- That's so cool!

- I have pumping rights.

That means I get to take the water.

- That's so cool!

- And it's very important

because someday water's gonna

be more precious than gold

and people are gonna kill each

other to try to get that water.

Oh, hey, hey, Tom, don't, don't.

- Don't listen to him.

- Right, right, sorry.

But I'm gonna have the water.

And I'll share with you.

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